23rd September 2008

No photos today.

Another easy and leisurely pack up.
A nice quiet night except for the sound of road trains in the distance but they were not as bad as some other locations we have been in.
We did not hurry this morning as our destination was Roma. Our overnight camp was a little over 70 kms away. While I was packing up, I noticed some small foot prints of possibly a possum around where we had been sitting last night. The location was nice to wake up to with primarily just early sounds of the Australian bush. Lots of bird calls around the Karavan.
Our drive to Roma was uneventful just meeting the occasional road train which are now down to only 2 trailers. This is because larger road trains do not run in this area although there is an unusual combination that includes a normal semi trailer towing a B-double combination. On our trip we have seen up to 5 trailer combinations. All these combinations do manage on quite narrow roads. I think the drivers are very skilled in controlling them.
After just under an hour, we arrived at the Big 4 Caravan Park on the outskirts of Roma. We had no problem booking in as it was early, around 1030. A bit different compared to the little Injune Caravan Park. So we setup the Karavan including the awning as we are staying for several days.
Late in the afternoon, we drove into the CBD of Roma. It is not very big but has quite an array of shops and even a nice coffee shop, Chapters, which is also a bookshop. In another visit we had been to this place and it does have nice cappuccinos.
We came back to the Karavan and prepared for dinner preceded by a red wine and nibbles. Again we had nice steak to BBQ with a variety of vegetables.
While cooking at the BBQ, the weather was becoming much cooler as a southerly change moved through the area. As I went to the ablution block it was very lightly showering which became heavier during the night.