Yes I have been very slack. No blog for weeks. So making reparations for lack of diligence.
After Lorella Springs we went back for one night to Cape Crawford and managed to avoid the beligerant manager. We had thought to go to limen National Park as there are several camoing places within the park. The weather was very hot at 37celcius and land very dry with no waterholes left. So we thought this would be best left for another adventure soon after the end of the rains.
A short side trip into Currimine Reservation area was worth viewing.
The land cruiser had been booked for a service in Mt Isa, so we then did a few long days of driving to get there in time for the service.
An overnight stop at Barkly Homestead, along the Barkly Highway before arriving in Mt Isa. Lunch of steak, salad and chips at the Overlander Hotel for $12 with a two dollar voucher for the pokies. Peter won $6 with his token so a lovely lunch for very little!!!
Again we stayed at the Discovery Park in Little West Street where they have ensuite bathroom units attached to most sites. A little bit of luxury after using donkey water heaters or swimming holes at Lorella Springs.
The car was due at 8.00 am for its 100,000 klms service. Fortunately most places of interest are within walking distance of the service centre. So a leisurely breakfast at a nearby recommended cafe before spending the day in the Information Centre, where there is a book exchange and comfortable seating.
A serious shop for food, beer and wine before heading off to West Leichardt Station for the night, a distance of approximately 35klms.
Here we met a pompous ass from Kenya, with the surname O'Brien. He had lived in Kericho. His father had had a tea plantation there. He had just been back to Kenya on a holiday and gave us a 2 hour monologue of his life and what he had done on his holiday. The other people sitting round the campfire quietly sloped off to an early bed!!!
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