It's been one week and lots of driving to get to a place called Roxby Downs. This place is a mining community situated next to the biggest Uranium mine in the world, Olympic Dam. I actually spent a few years hear as a kid and it was interesting to note that I remembered squat. The trip has been an interesting one, leaving Townsville on Sunday the 6th July 2008, stopping overnight at the following: Muttaburra - Coppers Creek - Coopers Creek (Burke and Wills Dig tree) - Some place in-between the Dig Tree and Roxby Downs - Roxby Downs. All the vehicles in our group are going well, with no major breakdowns. It's hard to understand how friggin big Australia is until you drive it. Anyways, next update will probably be in a few days when
... read more