Blogs from Roma, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Must start this by saying... Happy Birthday to the most wonderful lady in the world - Jacinta!!!! Hope it was full of love and happiness! Big birthday hugs and kisses from Ryan, Noah and I and the puppies. xoxo The alarm went off at 5:30am today, yuck. We got packed up before the heat got some sting to it, so I guess it was worth it. Still we weren’t ready to leave until 7:30am, which means there is lots of time we can shave off, it’d be nice to take 30mins – hour to get on the road. Today was the first road journey where I haven’t had this niggling guilt in the back of my mind reminding me that I should be studying while Ryan drives. Ah, the simple pleasures in life, no more study, ... read more

Good morning Goondiwindi! The place of much exhaust braking. And yet the travel guide assured us this was the quietest caravan park in town. I’m glad I haven’t experienced the other 2! Before breakfast I spent some much needed time behind the car tightening and adjusting the hitch – I didn’t want a replay of the day before. The travel is all part of the journey – a thought that pervades my driving. As we move along, I find the stress lessens each day – and comfort as the hitch works perfect. The only ‘stressing out’ times are typically dinner, and bed time. Both involve small (and not so small) children being tired, and unable to make decisions, or listen to direction. We saw our first wild emus today running through some fields. A well-deserved break ... read more

We left Mount Isa quite early on Monday morning heading south east, so we could make Longreach before dark. We traveled through Cloncurry, McKinlay (we stopped at the Crocodile Dundee Pub), Kyuna and then Winton. At Winton we looked around at some of the local attractions including a statue dedicated to Banjo Patterson who wrote Waltzing Matilda at a nearby station. We also saw the building where the first ever meeting took place for Qantas. I read that Qantas was conceived in Cloncurry, born in Winton and raised in Longreach. Just next door to the Qantas building is a wall that has been made by a man called Arno who is an eccentric, which was very interesting to look at. He has added all his junk to the fence and it has become one of the ... read more

A late start today and its off to Roma, via the town of Miles where we engaged in a little building construction. This was at a small gallery called Dogwoodcrossing@miles and is an activity belonging to the QLD art gallery that travels around QLD for the kids and big people in remote communities to get involved in.WE passed through a small town called Wallumbilla population 300 and visited their heritage museum.We arrived in Roma early afternoon and set up camp at the local caravan park before heading off to explore the town. After dinner we visited the BIG RIG and saw a night show that told the story of the history of Roma and the discovery of Oil and Gas. ... read more