Roma. Wallaroo, Surat, St George, Bollon

Spent a couple of nights between the rail and road bridges at Emerald. Pleasant spot. Only  a few trains in the evenings but was amazed to see people parked right under the bridge! Lovely Botanic garden there which would have been totally covered in the floods that went over the bridges and up to Coles.

Fig tree was interesting. No fruit other than on the bare trunks. A native fig maybe?

On towards Roma. Stopped at the CP in Rolleston overnight. Best TV ever - plugged straight in to their satellite system  Did a couple of loads of washing.  A big load on the road - first time I have had a pilot talk to me and suggest I find somewhere to park up and wait. Good thing I had the radio on.

Not many camps heading south but did find Wallaroo which is not in either my Camps book or on the caravan site. It is a designated truck park but the owners have cleared a large area out the back for campers. There are a couple of little shelters and I bought Geoff Fearnside's book 'An Eye to the Future' which was in a box in one of them. What an amazing life he has lead and such and interesting 'thinker'. Thoroughly enjoying it. Did not bother socializing that night - only a couple of other lots and we were very spread out. 

Stopped at Injune for fuel and having a conversation with the bloke there it turns out that he is most likely a relative. His mother would be Dad's cousin. She was born in my home town. Interesting that my grandmother lived there after she married also. Small world.
Did not stop in Roma but carried on to Surat to the camp beside the river. Backed up to a site only to find that people I had met at Lake Elphinstone were beside me - AND had been at Wallaroo the night before. Lovely to chat to them again. I bought a brazier from them so though I had better 'have a go'. Lit it and cooked a delicious beef stew in the camp oven. Decided that because I had a container that would fit perfectly inside the oven that it would be easier to bring the food inside with that and easier to keep the oven clean. Great innovation I think!
On to St George to stay 5km out of town with friends I had met last year and that I have traveled with some times. Lovely to catch up again. Started writing my 'memoir' while there. What fun that is and thank goodness for the freedom of the computer to cut and paste for some semblance of order. So many things trigger another memory.
Next stop was Bollon at the camp beside the river. Large area and there is a new concrete footpath all the way along in to town. A couple of taps, BBQ's and new shower/toilet block. Went for a walk -to town. Just a couple of shops and a pub but a great playground. Pity the river is so low - must be a lovely spot when it is full.