Alice Springs to Mount Isa

At 5:50 a.m., ABC Alice Springs reported the refreshing temperature of 8°C. Tree silhouettes formed black lace against the deep blue of clear, desert sky as Vilis and I drove away from The Alice, beg...

To the Red Centre – Mount Isa to Alice Springs

At 6 a.m., flying foxes painted black, flapping silhouettes against a starry sky lit by a big moon, and blue-winged kookaburras brayed and chortled a raucous welcome to the day. Forty-five minutes lat...

To the Red Centre – Townsville to Mount Isa

At sunrise, Vilis and I departed from Townsville, our destination Mount Isa near the western border of Queensland, approximately half way to Alice Springs. We headed inland on the Flinders Highway, th...