Hayden and I had a late start to the day and we packed up
camp and drove only 60 km to Mount Isa. The country side change greatly after Cloncurry.
It is mountainous, and very ruggered now, and many contrasting colours of red
rock, black tree trunks and green foliage. After a visit to the information office we
checked into the Big 4 for 4 days for the price of 3. We plan to have at least
1 school day, and also it gives us time to clean, shop, wash etc. Today we
spent around 2 hours out of a 3.25 hour of a mine tour underground. The ex-miners
showed us a lot of the mine equipment and how to use it etc, and some informed
us of some of the history on the Mount Isa mines. Hayden really got into the
tour, and the miners loved his energy, and his afternoon tea appetite! It is a
shame we couldn’t go into the real mine, however someone sued them once, so
that is no longer possible. I do love that the miners put in time for free to
build a new small mine just for tourists coming to the town to be able to see.
Dad
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