Feral Feast

Day 13 – Sat 10th April
Blinman Pools – Back to Hawker – Parachilna
We awoke knowing we were going to have to back track due to most roads in the area being flooded so rather than worrying about our waylaid plans we headed off on a walk to see the ‘Blinman pools’ water holes that are usually filled all year round but we were lucky enough to see the whole creek in flood.
We then headed back to Blinman for another steak pie and a quandong pie.
We then decided to make our way to Parachilna for the night so we could re fuel on a ‘feral plate’ at the Prarie hotel.
Many hotels exist in this area because of the Ghan railway line that used to head through quite regularly picking up passengers as well as wheat from surrounding farms. This rail line ran from the late 18’s until 1980’s?? So there fore there are many abandoned towns and buildings along the road towards Alice Springs or Adelaide. The Prarie Hotel is one of those pubs that existed to serve the passengers getting off the train for a meal or for farmers in the surrounding properties. Rather than becoming a run down pub they have done it up and offer a fine dinging restaurant.
It is a pub that everyone should try to stop at not only to watch the coal train run by from Leigh Creek but also to try the Feral Plate.



This plate consisted of Emu, Kangaroo, Camel and goats cheese. To top ot all off Quandong pie was for dessert!