The detour through Gregory DownsAdele's GroveFire Boodjamulla National Park
The Return JourneyQuamby PubClosed in 2013 and restored in 2023 by two Gold Coast based mates.
The Isa Street bridge in Mount Isa was closed for several months during 2019 for reconstruction and was opened to the public with a grand opening street party celebration. The new bridge constructed at a cost of $7 million replaced the previous bridge which was constructed in 1932. Despite the heat it was awesome to see so many people walking along the bridge and enjoying the festivities. One of Gumby's co-workers, Sam Wylie, entertained the crowd, singing and playing guitar with his band.
This purpose built lake is located about 70kms east of Mount Isa along the Flinders Highway and is a popular grey-nomad camping spot. We ate lunch in sitting in the back of Cherry with the rear door open and enjoyed being close to the water. Check out our previous visit and learn more about the lake by clicking on the button below. I never get tired of the view from Telstra Hill. The colours in the landscape change with the passing of the seasons and it is consistently spectacular.
We had a awesome day exploring the area around Lake Moondarra and taking Cherry up and down the dirt tracks. Check out pictures from our previous visit by clicking on the button below. Chern'ee & Brooke Sutton Kalkadoon ArtistsChern’ee Sutton grew up in Mount Isa and is now an accomplished and award winning artist with two paintings in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace; a reconciliation painting given to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their Royal visit to Australia in 2014, and a painting for the 2018 Commonwealth Games gifted by the City of Gold Coast to his Royal Highness, Charles Prince of Wales.
Greta, Our First HomeOur First Permaculture GardenArtworkLiving Near an Active Mine SiteLife in GretaLaying New Grass in 2020New Concrete Driveway in 2021Shovel and I were up obscenely early on Friday morning to drive approximately 1,100kms from Mount Isa to Airlie Beach for the wedding of Amy (Shovel’s sister) and Zak. We stopped in Richmond for a steak sandwich at Treats for your Table a locally owned café serving homemade goods from an old weatherboard house on the main street, and arrived into Airlie Beach later that evening at around 9pm, after enjoying a curry for dinner in Bowen.
Amy & Zak's WeddingAmy and Zak were married on a private out-of-town beach. In March 2017, Airlie Beach was hit by a category 3 cyclone, known as Debbie, which produced winds of 150km/h and left homes destroyed, with insurance losses totalling almost $2 billion. Two years on it’s difficult to imagine the town had experienced such devastation, as the region is recovering, thanks to the combined support of local residents who rallied together to restore the paradise holiday destination. The Wedding Gift
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