From Boulia to Mt Isa
350 km via the Selwyn Road and Duchess
300 Km of narrow dirt, sand and corrugated gravel roads.
Most of it less than 60 k per hour
Departed 8.30 arrived 4.30
50+ dry river/creek crossings plus dips and small creeks
7 gates to open and close
Numerous cattle grids
3 station vehicles
2 Road graders
3 groups of feeding eagles
3 emus
100’s kangaroos
1 lizard
1 Phosphate Mine
No other tourists on the tracks.
All through the middle of cattle stations.
The results of a husband who woke up this morning and decided to turn right instead of left and follow the dotted lines (gravel road station tracks) rather than the main road. (As opposed to where he told me we were going last evening!) Most were old Stock Routes and are the access roads to the many Cattle Stations. ( Dry weather only these stations are isolated in the wet).
An awesome day and some great scenery.
Now for a couple of days in Mt Isa, a mining and Industrial regional city.
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