Thierings on Tour

The smoke and fire from the night before were nowhere to be seen or smelt this morning, which was great.

We tried our hardest to leave early and were aiming for 7am, but ultimately set off at 8am this morning. We really should be better at packing up and hitting the road by now, but every time it’s a struggle to leave early or even on time 🫣 

There were a lot of roadworks happening, which is great to see as so far NT roads have been some of the worst we have driven on. It’s also fascinating to see just how much goes into making roads reasonable! We are so spoilt where we live…

I won’t lie, it was a hard drive with some big emotions floating around the car and Scarly just can’t get used to not having her way. We had to break up the drive a few times and some dancing at a rest stop finally seemed to help and break the funk everyone was feeling!

As we neared the Stuart Highway we all felt done for the day, so I suggested just staying in Daly Waters for the night instead of making it our lunch stop. Another tip of the scales came when we heard that our friends Chloe & Ben and their three kids would be staying at Daly Waters tonight also. 

So we managed to grab a spot at the back of the infamous pub and everyone got stuck into some work/homework before the Kilgus family arrived. The kind caretaker at the caravan park promised us he would keep the spot next to us free. It wasn’t long before they joined us and the girls were thrilled to be playing Uno like in the olden times 😊

I love how sometimes everything comes together perfectly without much planning! When we finally made it to the beer garden it turned out there was another surprise waiting for us – the O’Bergs had in fact moved their plans and were in Daly Waters a night earlier also. I didn’t even think to check in, thinking we wouldn’t see them until next week. Needless to say the girls were off with all their besties and the adults were having a great catch up.

Tomorrow was also Territory Day, so it seemed extra busy and extra boozy. The pub itself is as quirky as it’s ever been. I actually don’t think it’s changed a bit since Chris and I were here 11 years ago. The bras, T-shirts and random artifacts are still all over the walls and ceiling and it’s good all the vibes. We’re just a bit older and possibly a smidge more responsible with three kids under our belts.

The other important news of the day is that Jazzy lost her first ever tooth! She casually walked over from the kids table and said that after it was a bit too wobbly she decided to pull it out 😂🫣

As the sun set, there was live music, there was dancing and the kids had an absolute blast. Scarly was in her element right at the front of the stage, dancing her little heart out and more confident than any 2 year old I have ever seen!

Sophie also had a milestone birthday tomorrow so Oscar and the kids organised for cake (a quarter cake in the case of Daly Waters) and then it was back to more dancing. We had to pry the kids away from the dance floor at 8.30/9pm as they just kept asking for one more song. Needless to say they were danced out and ready for bed by then!

What a fun night though and so many nice people to share it with. Now the only thing left to worry about was whether the tooth fairy would know how to find the tooth in a special bowl in the 4WD in Daly Rovers Pub caravan park…

Kms travelled -390