Kimberleys Trip 22 June 2019

We woke up to a cold morning of 4.2oC and 5.4oC by the time we got out of bed. The wind had died down a bit by morning, but it was hard to get going. Darryl used the metho stove for our coffee, and water for the thermos, but had a hard time getting it going. We decided to head straight home, but it was still 1588km to go. The shrubby wattle were in bloom beside the road on the road to Mt Isa. 

We stopped for a break at WWII Airfield rest stop. The scenery was gorgeous with lovely purple wildflowers, white grasses and yellow wattle against red cliffs. 

Mt Isa

The house with the big fence is where we lived, but you can't even see the house now

We were definitely on the lookout for huge cattle which eat cars

Fountain Springs Rest Area (half-way between Mt Isa & Cloncurry), looked interesting, (there is some sort of mining trail there I have never seen before), and might be worth looking at on another trip. I had forgotten how colourful the hills around Mt Isa/Cloncurry area look. 

We stopped at Kynuna Rest area, with 1010km to Rocky.