Today we stayed around Mt Isa in recovery mode after the long trip yesterday. The weather was clear but windy. It warmed up during the afternoon. This is very much a mining town - the mines produce lead, copper, tin, silver and gold. We walked up to Observation Hill, along Rodeo Drive, had lunch in a coffee shop, had the windscreen fixed, and then visited the Underground Hospital. This hospital had been built inWW2 as security in case the town was bombed - but the Japanese only bombed Darwin. We then went out to Lake Moondarra which is the water supply dam for the town. We are now prepared for the long trip to Hughenden tomorrow. As an aside we were walking down the main street and some Aboriginal children looked at me and told me
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