Our first stop the next morning was at Roma - another bakery to sample, and oh so yummy!! However, we found a store that had everything a sewer could possibly dream of, and surprisingly the owners knew where everything was - goodness knows how. One could say it was an Aladdin's cave or an absolute nightmare. To be honest I do not know how workplace, health and safety allow him to continue trading - to me, it screams of a fire/death trap.
We then continued on to Miles, doing a little grocery shopping before heading for our stop over for the next three nights. This would be a Veteran's Retreat at Columboola which is half way between Miles and Chinchilla. Really basic/rustic, but very peaceful, although water was to be an issue - another product of the on-going drought.
There was this beautiful waterhole though, but sadly not suitable for drinking water.
During our stay at Columboola, we took a run up the Leichhardt Highway to Wondoan and Taroom.
At Wondoan we saw another one of those 'quirky' things that appear every so often in Australia - out in the middle of central Queensland - the Wodoan Surf Shop!
We continued on through to Taroom where we saw Leichhardt's tree, where the famous explorer passed (and marked the tree) on his inland explorations of this area.
Just across from here, we enjoyed another yummy (late) morning tea, before it was time to start heading back to camp.
After leaving Columboola, we continued down the Warrego Highway heading towards Brisbane via Dalby and Toowoomba. Have to say, at least this time through Toowoomba, we did not encounter a pea-souper of a fog like last trip thankfully. Then it was down the Range and on to Brisbane.
This is where we began and ended our adventure, we trust you enjoyed coming along for the ride - our journey to Darwin, via Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide covered some 11,000 kms.
Time to unpack the caravan, do the washing, and (hopefully) put our feet up for a while.
See you next time in the sewing room.
I've really enjoyed reading about your trip, you Aussies certainly travel long distances! We have a caravan too and like to get out and about too, usually shortish trips mostly, with longer ones a couple of times a year.
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenny, glad you enjoyed 'travelling along with us' - that is our long-haul trip for this year, just a few smaller trips now so as not to suffer withdrawal symptoms.
DeleteThank you for inviting me along and sharing all the experiences from the comfort of my armchair.
ReplyDeleteGlad you came along for the ride Karen. More adventures down the track.
DeleteHi June I love hearing about your trip and seeing your wonderful pics,thankyou for visiting my blog,I am now your newest follower and I hope you will visit me again and follow me to .
ReplyDeleteWe have bought a caravan late last year and have just started travelling xx
Hello Sheryl, glad you enjoyed following our trip. Down the track, now I know what I am doing with posting it to our blog, there will be more. For now though, it is back to my sewing room.
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