I’d heard about the chicken races in Tambo but hadn’t really known where Tambo was…. so when we were going to Longreach it was great to discover it was only 3 hours away…. therefore totally do-able!! And it was the most rewarding 3 (well 6) hours we’ve driven, as Ben and his chickens were an absolute scream and provided some of the silliest fun we’ve had in many years. I don’t know how Ben keeps up that show night in night out, but HUGE thanks to him for doing so!!!! How could we not keep putting our hands up and up and up to ‘bid’ for rights to the orange and purple chickens….. they might have been the stupidest two birds of a stupid bunch but to contribute a little bit to charity for such an all-out good-times experience was worth any $$$s!! We stayed on for a few drinks and dinner at the Royal Carrangarra Hotel and the very cheap wine (I think the house Chardonnay was called ‘Foul Play’ or similar ha ha ha) was not as nasty as you might imagine!!! Our two meals hit the spot, even if it was poor taste to order a chicken schnitzel ha! The Royal Barramundi (topped with garlic prawns) went against my rule about ordering seafood when nowhere near the sea but it was goooood! The line-up to order food after the races finish is somewhat chaotic so we sat and had a drink to let the queue die down and the food didn’t take long to arrive. That is something to bear in mind. Sitting back and having a glass of something and reflecting on world class chicken racing instead of standing in a line is the better plan!!!
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