Before leaving Longreach went to visit the Flyn Memorial Cenre,this is where Flyn set up and originally based the Flying doctor service Then headed west a few klm to the banks of the river where Burke and Wills stopped of for a pinic a few years ago. 100mtr further on is a memorial wall for the Aboriginals dispossed by European settlement (not sure about the irony between the two)' Then on to Mt Isa,towered over by the mine hulking in the background. Sampled ...

Another brilliant day not a cloud to be seen all day temp 9-30 degrees Rerfueled in Longreach then headed north,very good road with little traffic although seemed to pass a few vans heading south maybe they know something I dont. A couple ofr hours saw me near Winton,detoured 10klm to see the Dinosaur museum,but it was conducted tours only duration 2 hrs,just missed one and the next was another hour away,really wanted to get to Mt Issa tonight and 3 hrs wait wo...

Being Sunday decided a day of R&R was in order. First port was Qantas Founder Museum.The guy on the entrance counter was a little confused I think he was trying to sell me a ticket to NZ but no it was just that the entry price was aprox the same but Im here so better have a look.Spent a couple of hours going thro the museum and their fist 704 jumbo plus another 707. Then it was on to the Stokmans Hall of Fame,slightly cheaper but just as interesting, Took...

Must say it is getting much warmer up here,low of 17 to high of 29 today. Refueled and away from Eromanga heading up the Kyabra rd towards Windora. Only a single lane of seal but in very good condition. Place on the map called Thylungra ,looked very hard all around where it was supposed to be but no sight of it anywhere so moved to Windorah,luckily it was exactly where it was supposed to be.Stopped for morning coffee then headed for Longreach.Next stop was Jun...

Up early for a change and ready to roll heading for Tharmanminda on the Dowling track.This is a dirt metal track mild corregations main in reasonable condition but with some patches of very deep bull dust There was a lot of storm clouds out to the south and I hope they stay there as water and the dust dont mix very well. Arrived Tharmanginda in time for lunch then went out to see their main claim to fame.It was a hydro-generating plant which allowed The town t...