Day 61 Tuesday Aug 5th 2014 Mt Isa It is a bright, clear and chilly morning. We visit the underground hospital which the miners tunnelled into the hillside during the war. With bare rock walls and an earthen floor it … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 61 – Mary Kathleen
Day 60 Monday Aug 4th 2014 Mt Isa At 8:00am it’s only 4 degrees and it’s hard to get out of bed. We take the Jeep to O’Brien’s Windscreens and the chap assures us that the crack won’t get any … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 60 – Lake Mondarra
Day 59 Sunday Aug 3rd 2014 Corella Dam to Mt Isa It is cold waiting for the sun to rise. The drive into Mt Isa is magnificent with its red rocky ranges. The mine dominates the city skyline. It is … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 59 – Mt Isa
Day 58 Saturday Aug 2nd 2014 Normanton to Corella Dam We got an early start after a hot and windy night. The road is good, flat and straight with grass to the horizon. In time the road reduces to one … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 58 – Corella Dam
Day 57 Friday Aug 1st 2014 Normanton A bit of a look around on our last day in Normanton. Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 57 – Around Normanton
Day 56 Thursday July 31st 2014 Normanton Karumba Normanton In this park we are very tight. Last night our TV addict neighbours on the left had their TV blaring. The folk on the right had their TV outside, obviously as … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 56 – Karumba!
Day 55 Wednesday July 30th 2014 Normanton Croydon Normanton We assemble at the Normanton railway station at 8:00am to board the Gulflander train to go to Croydon 150kms away. Yeah, I know that’s where we just came from but this … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 55 – The Gulflander
Day 54 Tuesday July 29th 2014 Croydon to Normanton It’s another clear hot morning and hundreds of galahs wheel overhead, oh that sweet air. The road is good, very good and straight and flat. As always there are hundreds of … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 54 – Normanton
Day 53 Monday July 28th 2014 Undara to Croydon It is a warm sunny morning the road is lined with piles of basalt rocks the soil ranges in colour from pink through to red. The sky is cloudless. As far … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 53 – And on to Croydon
Day 52 Sunday July 27th 2014 Undara Lava Tubes There are kangaroos hopping around the van and currawongs perching on the awning. We drive out to Kalkani Crater and walk around the rim. It gives us a good perspective of … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 52 – Kalkani Crater
