So we left Normanton on Wednesday and drove all day to Mt Isa. Was nearly 5pm when we got here. Had a bit of a stop and chat at the Burke & Wills Roadhouse, which is half way between Normanton and Cloncurry, to decide if we were going to go west from the roadhouse to Gregory Downs. There is not much there but somewhere near there is a very pretty spot that everyone raves about called Lawn Hill. From what we can gather it is the middle of nowhere with a couple of spectacular gorges.....hmmm does that sound familiar to any of my readers??? After a great deal of discussion and map reading and chatting to other travellers and the roadhouse staff we decided to give it a miss. Seen one spectacular gorge seen em all.........
So it was onward towards Cloncurry and then west to Mt Isa. We did not intend to go all the way yesterday but all the free camps along the road were packed out. So here we are, Mt Isa, mining town.
Himself got up early enough this morning to go on a tour of an underground mine, called the Hard Luck Mine.
This afternoon we took a drive around town and topped up the fuel and food supply and tomorrow we head for Camoweal, maybe even Barkly Homestead. Map is in the car so no idea of the mileage.
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I like gorges
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