3rd July – Friday
Our 38th wedding anniversary.
Last night we had a glorious sunset across the grass plains. Later, while we were having a coffee, a very large (7.5 cm long) grasshopper/locust/something just appeared on the arm of the chair being used by he who isn’t worried about insects! Of course, the grasshopper took off, landed in the sink then proceeded to check out other resting places throughout the caravan before finally being secured and removed. This morning, the same person discovered a very large green frog living in the cistern downpipe to the toilet bowl (I don’t want to know what it lives on!!!), which hung on for grim death during flushing. Lot to be said for toilets in caravans.
A cool, clear morning as we headed for Mt Isa, certainly no where near has hot as the previous few days. We also encountered a very strong headwind, much stronger than the previous day. We also encountered a very large stone thrown up by an oncoming car and we now have a very large chip about 2 cm across in the windscreen! Copilot reacted admirably and didn’t lose control.
The flat plains gave way to rocky hills shortly before we arrived in Mt Isa, passing a couple of very large mines on the way. The Argylla Tourist Park is on the eastern side of the city, the standard a little less than we have been used to from Big 4. Amenities are good, but the sites are very dirty. We will stay here for three nights – a chance to catch up on some laundry and for himself to recover from a migraine.
First impressions of Mt Isa? Queenstown, on a bigger scale. The couple of staff we encountered in Woolworths didn’t really put out the welcome mat. The deli girl had a very short memory span – what did you want? what did you want? – and the check-out chick told us not to stay in the carpark once we had finished shopping. The carpark at Coles was full of trolleys just left wherever they were unloaded. I wont mention the attitude of the driving public.
Our 38th wedding anniversary.
Last night we had a glorious sunset across the grass plains. Later, while we were having a coffee, a very large (7.5 cm long) grasshopper/locust/something just appeared on the arm of the chair being used by he who isn’t worried about insects! Of course, the grasshopper took off, landed in the sink then proceeded to check out other resting places throughout the caravan before finally being secured and removed. This morning, the same person discovered a very large green frog living in the cistern downpipe to the toilet bowl (I don’t want to know what it lives on!!!), which hung on for grim death during flushing. Lot to be said for toilets in caravans.
A cool, clear morning as we headed for Mt Isa, certainly no where near has hot as the previous few days. We also encountered a very strong headwind, much stronger than the previous day. We also encountered a very large stone thrown up by an oncoming car and we now have a very large chip about 2 cm across in the windscreen! Copilot reacted admirably and didn’t lose control.
The flat plains gave way to rocky hills shortly before we arrived in Mt Isa, passing a couple of very large mines on the way. The Argylla Tourist Park is on the eastern side of the city, the standard a little less than we have been used to from Big 4. Amenities are good, but the sites are very dirty. We will stay here for three nights – a chance to catch up on some laundry and for himself to recover from a migraine.
First impressions of Mt Isa? Queenstown, on a bigger scale. The couple of staff we encountered in Woolworths didn’t really put out the welcome mat. The deli girl had a very short memory span – what did you want? what did you want? – and the check-out chick told us not to stay in the carpark once we had finished shopping. The carpark at Coles was full of trolleys just left wherever they were unloaded. I wont mention the attitude of the driving public.
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Happy Anniversary - nearly to 40 years! From sunny Launceston - at least for today.
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