The drive from Cloncurry highlights changing scenery. From wide open plains and grassland on the day before there are now ranges with red highlights in the rocks and wattles almost in bloom and grasses. There were more anthills is some places. We had a brief look at Cloncurry and did some Woolworths shopping. Fuel from the Woolworths discount shop pleased Roger.
We enjoyed the drive which is undulating and more winding than most previous days, and stopped at a few rest areas. One had a cairn to mark the fact that Bourke and Wills had passed that way on their illfated expedition. We stopped and drove a little way towards the Mary Kathleen Uranium Mine, now dismantled and in ruins. However the road was far too rough for us to travel far so we turned back. We had expected it to be just a short distance to some memorial. There was a notice board at the entrance.
We bypassed one of the 4 caravan parks to try a different one, found the next with a 'no vacancy' sign and were successful at the third, which is now declared as sites full. However there is two empty spaces near us. Don't know where we'd go if they are all full - probably on to a rest area, or perhaps a motel for a change! Being here is back to (some) traffic, a number of round-abouts and traffic lights. We're fairly familiar with Mt Isa as we had to spend about 5 days here in 2006, and are not trying to see too many attractions this time. We'll have a quieter day tomorrow.
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