{"id":1356,"date":"2019-05-27T06:37:33","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T06:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/idoitoutdoors.com\/?p=1356"},"modified":"2019-05-28T05:08:55","modified_gmt":"2019-05-28T05:08:55","slug":"the-road-to-mount-isa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idoitoutdoors.com\/?p=1356","title":{"rendered":"The Road to Mount Isa"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 27, 2019<\/h2>\n
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Welcome to Mount Isa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Today we hit the last leg of our segment from Boulia to Mount Isa where we will stop for a rest day. The wind kicked up overnight and was strong enough to cause the sides of my tent to slap against my head. Nice wake up call. Packing everything down in the strong wind was a challenge but we managed by helping each other and preventing tents and tarps from turning into runaway kites. At least it was a tail wind for the first 35 kilometres or so. Later it was more in our face before finally becoming our friend again as the road turned to a more northerly direction into Mount Isa.<\/p>\n

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Entering the Shire of Mount Isa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While the Shire of Mount Isa is a lot less than what I think of as mountainous, it is quite hilly and a change from the flat, dry Outback we have been crossing. Boulder abound as do large termite mounds. These termite mounds dominate the landscape in some areas with their cone like structures forming large colonies of these wood eating insects. <\/p>\n