Mt Isa Sunsets aren't bad....

Alice Springs - Mt Isa - Disaster - Cairns

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October 1st 2007
After the excitement of viewing all the big rocks in the 'red centre' we took a couple of days in Alice to rest and re-stock the van ready for the long trip into Queensland and on to the coast. The first days drive to Tennant Creek was the reverse of the drive we had already done which made it a bit boring. We really wanted to use the Plenty highway but unfortunatlry the van wasn't hardy enough ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more