Over the last couple of days we have moved up to Mt Isa, we enjoyed Longreach but it was time to move on. First we stopped at Winton but we were both disappointed with the town for one reason or another so we stayed one night in the Caravan Park and moved on, we had to stay in a rest area before we got to Mt Isa, but was good because quite a few vans doing the same, eventually we got to Mt Isa which is a mining town and the mine or a least one of them is close to town, I would imagine if you lived here it would be because you are employed by the mine. There are a good range of shops and clubs, we had morning coffee and vanilla slice at The Buffs Club and lunch at the Irish Club, a shop at Woolworths and a quick hit in Kmart. It was hot about 28 degrees when we arrived but a bit cooler today, cool at night but dusty all the time. From here we will move across the border to Northern Territory.....
Last shots of Longreach
From our free camp looking across to the town of Longreach
Sunset on our last night there
We had a busy day travelling.... Bentley had to have a nap, so tired .....
A view of Mt Isa with the mine in the background, there is a highway running between the mine and the town. Not sure what is mined here but they do mine Copper, lead, zinc and silver in the area
Another view with a mine in the distance
Still a long way from WA
Lake Moondarra, the towns water supply, as you can see it looks quite low, the Mt Isa Mining Co created this lake in1958 by building a dam on the Leichardt river.
Looking down on the dam wall
More views of the lake, used for fishing and boating
There may be a lost Grandad on the dam wall
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