Day 64 Friday Aug 8th 2014 Kynuna to Winton Our peaceful night was punctuated by the increasing then fading roar of road trains as they thundered through the night. By 6:30am the roadhouse is open for business again and trading … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 64 – Waltzing with Matilda in our hearts
Day 63 Thursday Aug 7th 2014 Mt Isa to Kynuna The road to Cloncurry is busy with vans and horse floats heading to The Isa. We go out to the Cloncurry airfield to see where the first Qantas flight (Longreach … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 63 – Kynuna
Day 62 Wednesday Aug 6th 2014 Mt Isa It is warm and wet. We drive past Buchanan Park, the rodeo ground. It is already a quarter full of rodeo people, horses and ponies. This year will be the 56th Mt … Continue reading It’s a long way to the top, Day 62 – Rodeo in Readiness
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
