We packed up and said farewell to Mary-Anne's very friendly family group who stayed with us at Stanthorpe and headed for the most scenic road in the Stanthorpe area - The Stanthorpe/Inglewood Road which bisects the famous sheep station 'Pikedale'. Then we had lunch at the Inglewood rest area and did a small shop at the IGA for a few essential supplies. Then it was onto Cecil Plains for a night of free camping at the Cecil Plains Apex Park right on the Condamine River. It is a large area open and flat. Set up was very easy. The flies welcomed us and seemed to enjoy our company. The next morning was cloudy and the solar panels were doing their best to generate some power. The park is very quiet and it is nice to relax and do nothing. There is also a tap near the toilet block which vans can fill up with water. The day was quite hot.
Monday 5/3/2012
After a very hot and still night without electricity we hit the road and headed for Dalby. After a quick stop we then drove over the bumpiest road in the world to the Chinchilla Weir on the Condamine River. The river is full and the weir is over flowing. There we had morning tea in 36 degree heat before continuing through Miles to Wallumbilla show grounds. The Wallumbilla Information Centre is a must to see as there is lots of Arts and Crafts. There was a lot of road works from Dalby and lots of FBTs who would pull out in front of you. There is a donation for power and also a water tap at the toilet block that you can fill up from. The air conditioning is great. The town of Wallumbilla is very unkept and untidy.
Tuesday 6/3/2012
It was overcast and cool when we woke up. After mucking around filling the water tanks we eventually got on the road at 9.25am. It was a pleasent 45km drive to Roma with a multitude of road works to break up the monotony. The girls did some grocery shopping and I commandeered a shopping trolly to carry the groceries about a kilometer to where we could find a place to park with the vans. Then it was onto the Roma Base Hospital to visit and have lunch with Mary-Anne's nephew Doctor Luke. Luke showed us around the Hospital and then drove us to a coffee shop called Bogarts in the local cinema where Mary-Anne and I had the best coffee ever and Karen had the best ever hot chocolate. Maryanne and Dr Luke had coffee and sandwiches. Even better than Aldi coffee. We had to say goodbye to Luke and we were on the road again heading through Mitchell, for afternoon tea, then onto Morven. We are staying at the Morven Recreational Reserve for $5.00 per night. There is power and water. It is overcast and there had been a heavy shower of rain before we arrived. The Prado and Van look great with red mud over them. The girls want to stay 2 nights here to relax and unwind from the thousands of kilometres driven already (919kms really). I won't tell them but I like it here too and wanted to stay 2 nights anyway.
The Cecil Plains Homestead was right next to us at the Apex Park
The Cecil Plains Homestead
Our solar array in operation at Cecil Plains
The Chinchilla Weir at 37 degrees
The Morven Recreational Reserve with power and water
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