Mt Isa

this is the orignial transporter for the minners to get to the bottom of the mines.

 

The Main Stack 

Melting pot 

donga's 

Lead Block ready to sell and transport

this is only 1 quater of the size it will end up still a lot of minning to be done here it is already 800 mtrs

Oh well next time (it was close)

this Long tom bit Paul on the arm, I was too slow with the camera, oh well may be next time hehehe

Action shot 

Our view from the van park 

Free camps & things we have seen on our way

The Daly Waters Pub is the First Pub in Australia they say 

Hey they have a parking Meter 

And for some reason everyone leaves something there,  eg.. bras ,caps, business cards, money, t shirts , shorts , number plates, badges, pins, whatever you want ...........

Coins

thongs

they also have a tasmanian devil (hehehe)

Oh Good a sign to Macc's

Kramer does not mind travelling 

hehehehehe

Kramer really loves a good old Ausie Pie (he didn't want to stop eating it)

Paul's new friend 

big foot

that's different 

there are 3 towns and they have found dinosour bones and we went through 2 of them .

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Mataranka

Around our Van the peacocks came every day 

Front View 

Rear View 

 You Guys realise how long it took me to get these photo's hehehehe

Guess Who - at Bitter springs (yes, sorry everyone another hot springs they are so great have to show you all)

 I never get sick of swimming at these springs (highlight)

the water is so so clear and warm 

Croc Trap 

Paul did fish here but no good, they were there but not interested.

We of the Never Never , the movie was about this place Mataranka and the  first settlers here. and was filmed here.

I want a chair like this 

Paul wants a shed like this 

Movie was about these poeple

This is the Mataranka springs but these the built a pool and steps for ,  I like the natural look better.

around these springs sometime all these bats, I mean there must of been hundreds- come and they have these really tall water sprinkler on (I thinks its to try to help get rid of the peeee smell from the bats)

At the Van Park they had Barra Feeding this guy has 5 in his billabong in the park and he has taught them to eat from his hands.

Oh Yes and he picks them up 

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What a Nice Looking  Fish .....