Mt Isa

A rest day for us to repair, restock and recharge. Unfortunately Sunday trading in Mt Isa only exists for Bunnings and KFC. No supermarkets or camping stores which we need. Temperature has increased to about 26 degrees which we are really enjoying. Dipped our toes into the unheated swimming pool but thought no thank you.

So a rest day which involved cleaning the ute and inside of caravan to remove as much outback dust as we could. Also 4 loads of laundry which takes a while as the camp is full from Big Red Bash people all wanting to clean like we are doing. A bit boring for the blog but the satisfaction of feeling cleaner is important.

A drive around town and a walk down by the river with no flowing water was about all we did of interest. Mt Isa is a small town dominated by the open cast mine looming over it. It mines lead, silver, copper and zinc and is one of the worlds most productive mines. It wouldn’t exist without the mine but it’s quite a sight from town with the high chimneys bellowing vapour all the time.Read more