Originally Posted by
lucille
Caribou,
Judging by
a) the long shadows
b) the lack of empty cans
I’d say that photo was taken shortly after dawn on Day One.
I have recollections of the street outside the pub being ankle to knee deep in empty cans.
Wrong side, that looks like late afternoon.
While the Birdsville Races are still a huge attraction, they’re a very different event to even 15 years ago. Fun runs, cocktail parties, fashions of the field (which I can lay claim to winning in a category one year), are just some of the happenings during the race weekend. It’s modernising while still keeping some of the old Birdsville Races there.
A top weekend though, and the numbers of people driving in far far outweighs the number flying in. Heck they’re just about to finish sealing the road from Boulia, and I reckon the road from Windorah won’t be too far behind.