After packing up the van, we ventured up to the lookout on Mt Isa, with a great view of the working mine dominating the town, and the chimney stack pumping out gallons of smoke. The fossil display at the museum was good including an informative (but lame) talk by the scientist in the laboratory - […]

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We crossed the border into Queensland on the way to our next destination, Mt Isa. Just outside Camooweal we came across a waterhole which was bounding with Brolgas. They were smashing mussels on the muddy banks, an interesting site. The only other interesting thing in Camooweal was an historic store that looked like it hadn’t changed […]

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We packed up early from the station and pretty much just drove and drove all day. We finally got to turn left at Three Ways and started our journey east to Queensland. We had filled our tank at Three Ways so we could avoid the excessive fuel price we had heard about at the next […]

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We drove about 300 km to Banka Banka station, an old cattle station that is now a camping ground. On the way we stopped at (Grumpy) Frans for a scone and coffee, and we weren’t sure if it was worth it, as it was expensive and Fran kept telling Olive off. At the station we […]

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We woke early for the morning breakfast cruise along the gorge. We had breakfast during the first part of the cruise, then changed boats to see the second gorge, before changing back to the first boat to return to the start. The views of the gorge were spectacular. Going for a canoe along the river […]

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We wanted to go on the breakfast cruise along the gorge today before leaving, but it was fully booked. We have reluctantly booked for tomorrow morning, meaning we will be staying here a day longer than planned. It’s not a disappointment though, as this is not such a bad place to hang out, and we […]

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We were up very early as Olive is teething, and headed out for a big hike along Katherine Gorge. Combining two hikes into one, we walked for a total of 4 hours. There was a nice breeze that kept us cool for most of it, but also meant that a swim in the gorge was […]

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