Toowoomba to Carnarvon Gorge

Toowoomba to Carnarvon Gorge

We left Toowoomba just before lunch on Sunday 14 June & travelled via Dalby & Chinchilla – both big centres. Huge areas of harvested cotton – BIG SKY country. My sore throat developing into full blown cold!

We arrived in Roma at 4.45 – showers of rain last 20kms – not a good sign for going to Carnarvon Gorge! We headed for the Big Rig Caravan Park - FULL sign outside

Warren checked & last expected people not coming until tomorrow night. So we were in, set up in the rain on the newly clay topped site – slippery as!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Neighbours solved our ‘no power in van’ problem! Warren rigged up the TV aerial for me to watch ‘The Secret River’ to find there was NO ABC reception!!!!

After a little more rain overnight, we decided with surrounding neighbours not to chance going to Carnarvon Gorge – 16 kms of dirt to get there.

After looking around Roma – place of the original natural gas & oil finds & production – found an ENORMOUS EMPORIUM with 8 aisles stacked ceiling to floor with anything you might want!!!!! We bought a ‘jam setting thermometer’ & handkerchiefs for Warren. There was everything in 4 sizes & hundreds of colours! Wonderful!

An hour’s drive to Injure – the best Information Centre ever! Free tea/coffee & yummy biscuits; plus we were able to book Canarvon Gorge stay after hearing rain had not affected road & there were camping places!!!! Opposite the Info Centre was The Church – Church of England, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian and Uniting Church ALL in one – what a great progressive idea for all!