Mount Isa, Australia

"We're on the road to nowhere......."
Jun 13, 2007

... and I embarked on our trip into the 'real' Australia - the outback. Our first destination was to be the mining town of Mount Isa, or 'the isa' as Aussies call it. i don't know why, maybe it was too long a name before, and so they abreviated it like they ...

Entering Northern Territory
Jul 18, 2008

... Büsche wachsen direkt nebenan. So kann jeder Zeit ein Tier auf die Straße huschen. Also fahre ich weiter gemütlich 110 km/h. In Mount Isa suche eine Bibliothek auf um mein Tagebuch endlich wieder online stellen zu können. Ich werde jedoch auf das Touristen ...

Moby rolls again...
Jun 4, 2009

... road train lorries and chased a big ugly CAne Toad. The mighty Moby has now covered 100km without fault as we are in MT Isa now. This is a pretty rancid place. ITs just a gigantic mine in the middle of nowhere and red rocks with a skanky town attached. We ...

Mount Isa
Apr 11, 2008

Mount Isa I arrived at Mount Isa late afternoon after passing the mines on the way into town. I headed straight for the backpackers and settled in to what was quite an ordinary place. I suppose you can't expect too much for $50. After speaking with the ...