In Mount Isa today but ummmm....which way should we go next??? The original plan was Normanton, then Cooktown, finally Townsville.
Mount Isa Mines stand just on the edge of downtown Isa. Funniest thing. At least we had the winds blowing the right way for our visit....no foul mine odours heading our way.
Richmond waterpark...no I didn't just push the button and watch it run. I jumped in ,clothes and all, closely followed by my brave husband.
Lunch on The Strand in Townsville with Jim and Marie. Thanks guys!
Taking in the action at Dairy Farmers' Stadium in the 'do or die game' for the Cowboys.
Sadly, they died.
Sitting in Mc Donald's on Wednesday morning in Mount Isa, I was reading the Courier Mail. And discovered that the Broncos were to play the Cowboys in Townsville on Friday night. 'Let's go!' says my ever-spontaneous husband. Half an hour later, we'd booked internet tickets using Maccas free Wi-Fi and hit the road for the
900km journey to the game. We travelled the Flinders Highway through all sorts of exciting towns....Cloncurry, Richmond, Julia Creek, Hughenden, Charters Towers and discovered a few more of the delights Australia has to offer. Bomb bunkers aplenty in CT, muttaburrasaurases in H, artesian spa in JC and a fun little waterpark in dry old Richmond of all places. The road itself was pretty flat and boring but the many l-o-n-g (and wobbly) road trains and plenty of big road kill certainly added some interest to the trip. Our arrival in Townsville on Friday was to a wonderful lunch and some sightseeing with Jim and Marie....the owners of the company Jon worked for for 8 yrs in Gladstone. They were headed to the game that night too.
Small world! For the record, the Broncos won.....which sadly, ended the Cowboys season for 2009. Better luck next year boys!
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