31 August 1985

The Henley on Todd regatta is Alice Spring’s alternative to London’s rowing regatta. The Todd is the local river but for most of the time it is bone dry. The regatta is held in the sandy bed of the dry river and the ‘boats’ are empty shells with teams holding them up & running a la ‘The Flintstones’.

The ‘boat’ races weren’t much fun but the greasy pole was. 5 people standing on one another’s shoulders to hopefully snatch the bottle of Bundy rum and salami off the top. Chris managed to get to the top and get the Bundy.