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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mt Isa September 24th 2006

hei olen nyt taalla tyopaikalla, taalla on netti, mutta se ei toimi kuin tosi satunnaisesti ym, eli en varmaan paase usein kirjoittelemaan. Tama on about 400 000 hehtaaria tila, johtaja on mun ikainen poika jonka kummatkin vanhemmat on kuollut, heidan yhtiolla on useita tiloja, tama niista pienin. Huomenna lahdetaan Cloncurry nimista kaupunkia kohden parin kolmensadan kilometrin paahan heidan toiselle tilalle siirtelemaan sen karjaa, kaytossa on kolme helikopteria joilla ne ajetaan laitumilta kokoon, me sitten hevosilla viedaan ne karjapihoille joissa aitauksissa ajetaan ja erotetaan elaimet ja laitetaan takas laiduntamaan. Viimeaikoina ollut tosi iisia, juuri kolme paivaa lomaa, sita ennen viikko sitten kolmepaivaa kaytiin Karumbassa Queenslandin lahdella lomalla. Nyt alkaa varmaan enemman kiiretta, yksi poika kertoi etta oli nahnyt yhtena paivana unta etta oli saanut kirjeen, ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mt Isa September 12th 2006

We arrived in Mt Isa on Thursday August 17th booked into the Argylla Caravan Park and first impressions of the Isa were not all that good. Spent our first day here inspecting all the other caravan parks and found ours (a Big 4) was the best. Were trying to find a park that had more than 2 TV stations so John could see the golf and footy and also had a bit of grass. Once we got over the dryness we settled in. All the parks had a large number of permanents caused by a huge lack of accommodation as in every other mining town we have been to. We stayed here 5 nights because the car was due for a service and no other reason really. The mine dominates the town and because of OH ... read more
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The big crocodile

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mt Isa August 30th 2006

Var paa weekend tur til Mount Isa sammen med Enola og JJ...noej hvor var det dog super at komme lidt vaek - 3 fridage i traek! NICE! Saa den staa ellers paa bytur og saa selvfoelgelig lidt shopping ;)... read more
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Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mt Isa August 19th 2006

Hi Everyone, Thank you all for the messages, comments and emails. It is great for us to get some news of what is going on back home and also at school. We are all well and having a lazy day at Mt Isa. Very warm but the pool at the Van Park is freezing, so the kids are not happy. We are a bit travel fatigued and are looking forward to some National Parks in NT. Life in the camper trailer is pretty good. The kids make cubbies out of the mattresses and have developed fine imaginations without the TV. We can set up and pack up in a much shorter time than when we started out, which is a relief. some minor electrical trouble with the car but no real dramas. Anyway, since we last ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mt Isa July 30th 2006

Travelling north from Longreach, we are moving into Waltzing Matilda country. The unofficial Australian national anthem, this song has been heard around the world, yet few people are aware that it is based on actual events. Winton (pop. 1140) is the next main town on the road north and claims to be the place where Waltzing Matilda was written although there is some doubt about this (see below). It is also the town where Qantas opened its first office, despite Longreach's claim to be the home of Qantas. Even though the Waltzing Matilda Centre in the main street offered audio-visual displays and an art gallery, we thought it was overpriced so had a cup of coffee and left without going in. We had also heard some bad stories about the town caravan park so decided to ... read more
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