DNLAROUNDOZ: 26th Jan - Australia Day!

We kicked off the day with a bacon and egg brekky put on by the van park at 9am, most enjoyable and we need a bit of a lining on our stomachs as we plan to check out a few of the pubs today. After brekky we head down Burt Street, about a half hour walk from where we stay. First pub shut, opens at 12 – it is about 10.30am. Second pub shut down, 3^rd pub only a sly door open, looks a bit dodgy so we bypass. Next pub not open till 12pm – what the??!!

The balloons didn't last long

Another old workers cottage on our trek down town

First pub not opening till 12pm....

By this time we are getting a thirst, thankfully the next pub is open, yay! We have a drink at the Albion then move onto the next, the Metropole, one of the pubs sustained a fair bit of damage in the earthquake, still open for business but it doesn’t really look like it from the outside. This pub is special as it actually has a view to the underground mining pit in the public bar, locals are friendly. It’s amazing to think that the maze of mine shafts, tunnels etc., all runs beneath the streets, homes in Kal-Boulder to this day.

Metrolpole dress code - shirt, shorts, shoes and minimum 4 teeth

Mine shaft into the pub cellar, there's a few of these around

Exchange Hotel, opens 6pm.......

Moving on, we catch a cab into Hannan Street – the Kalgoorlie Pub is surely open, it is! Only one catch they have an FM top 100 party happening and it costs $10 each to enter, double what the?! We move on down the street, past a number of closed pubs, one opens at 2pm the other at 6pm, this is crazy… Finally we find the Criterion open, it is a sportsman’s bar, all the races are on and the TAB is running. We won’t be here long….. but we were, met a couple blokes, one from Gold Coast and Frank from Gumdale (not far from where we live) over here working in the mines. They run a few yabbie races and have cheap snags, mash, onion and gravy rolls….good tucker! A couple hours later we move on to Hannan Hotel for a couple more to end the day. All in all a great day out, wonder how my Darl will pull up tomorrow??