Day 7 - Mount Isa

On August 12^th we traveled 430km finishing in Mount Isa. That was our second day of driving without any landmarks or interesting places. Since we left Alice and Red Center it’s all about driving.

Mount Isa was the first big town on our way (around 30,000 people), but we could feel that it was big. Probably all the miners were out at work and the town looked very boring and empty. There were stores, cafes, clubs, cinema, but they were so empty!

Many miners work on temporary contracts having a week break after a week of work or having a two-week break after two weeks of work. Probably for this reason we didn’t find loads of private housing.

Change of scenery was the only interesting thing in our driving. In the east direction we have had last bits of red and green desert, which changed with green trees, yellow grass and huge termite houses. Then we have passed infinite flat areas and farmlands covered with yellow grass, then mountains, then yellow valleys again… The scenery kept changing every 100km…

We ended the day in a camping watching the moon and Al Pacino movie.