Longreach to Mt Isa



Reiny on her road train























Well  Reinys getting the s---ts with doing the blog so its up to me this week.  Well I was about to start with Longreach but the one who didn't want to do this tells me she did that last week.  So we move onto Winton, meeting a roadtrain along the way which was broken down.  Made Robert the driver a cuppa and had a chat and of all places he was from Penrith.  Does around 1200ks a day at 41 cents a km pay.  Anyway stopped at a nice caravan park, and settled in for a couple of nights.  Drinkies with a few of the neighbours the first night then off sightseeing the next day.  Went out to the Australian Age of the Dinosaurs display which was very interesting.  Wondered around town and the had a lazy afternoon, after visiting the trunk museum and musical fence.  See some photos below of Arnos wall in Winton made by a some what eccentric old bloke by the name of, you got it, Arno.  Anyway next day moved on the Cloncurry or as its known out here, the Curry.  On the way stopped at Kynuna and met our first Brolga's, then onto Mckinlay for a drink at the Walkabout Creek Hotel, made famous in Crocodile Dundee. Not much to tell about the Curry so I won't bore you.   Arrived in Mt Isa on Friday and are staying till Tuesday, awaiting 2 tyres to arrive from Townsville.  Wondered around town went to Outback Mt Isa, and lookout with spectacular 360 degree views of the Isa and Surrounds.  I didn't expect the mine to be right in town like it is.  This morning we have been to the underground hospital, very interesting and soon are going for a drive to Lake Moondarra, but Reiny can tell you all about that next week.  Thats me for now and the next 3 months then it might be my go again Robin

Reinys new career path drummer extrodinare

Croc Dundees drinking hole

Reinys took this for the ladies

Note how green everything is , who said the outback was dusty