Blogs from Roma, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

It was a short drive from our free camp to Hebel where we needed to refuel. While filling the 4WD we could hear loud Mooing sounds and crashing noises. Looking over we saw a cattle truck road train with very excited cattle, mooing and kicking at the sides of the truck. Initially we were puzzled but then we came to the conclusion they had only recently been loaded and had not yet settled down. Joan was also puzzled as to why the ladies toilets were locked but not the mens. Leaving the town we saw a popular area to free camp next to the local river. That needs to get added to “Camps Australia Wide”, so we made our own addition for any future trip to this area. This morning we saw a variety of wildlife. ... read more

When in Roma... do what the Romans do How can 2 months have passed since the last blog entry? Some of our readers have complained about these blogs being too verbose! Remember that this is our way of documenting our experience so that when it’s all over we can re-live it. This one is a biggy. To read/see the abridged version, please just see the photos with their descriptions. Extra photos at the bottom of this edition. "What happens in Roma?" we hear you ask! Our initial plan upon our arrival in Roma was to head straight to Carnarvon Gorge. However, on being promised so many job opportunities, we decided to try our luck. Within a week, Wendy had a trial at a coffee shop and was up and running. Peter was encouraged by the amount ... read more

Still lots to do prior to departure... read more

Well, we're still in Roma. Yesterday was supposed to be our last day here, but Ryan's work has been delayed due to the weather. He is loving the work and learning about the specifics of asphalt. With luck we'll be ready to pack up and ship out on Wednesday, I'm not holding my breath though. One big issue with the work delay is the impact it has on our travels. We want to be back in the land of Brisvegas a week before Christmas, so this changes our route. I think we're going to scratch the plan to travel through Surat, St George, Goondiwindi etc and just retrace our steps to Brisbane. We might get to stop and investigate Toowoomba (which would be nice) and the latest Caravan Ontour magazine has a great article listing things ... read more

We planned on staying in another free camp on Friday night, at the Wallumbilla Show Ground, it is a 48 hour camp with water and free power, but there was no consistant mobile signal so we decided to head straight to Roma. After checking out 2 of the caravan parks, we figured it wouldn't hurt to drive out to the Meadowbank Farmstay and see what it was like. It probably wouldn't have been bad, but there wasn't much shade and we needed supplies, so the decision was made that Roma was the place to set up. So, we settled on staying at a caravan park that has a small playground and pool.... the weekly rate is comparable to the other 2 parks, but they charge an extra $5.00 a night for children 1 and over! It ... read more