Day 97 – Sunday 24th October 2021 – ? Km

I was up & out before sunrise this morning but we had another slow start, there is no rush. We spent a lot of time chatting with our camping neighbours this morning, he is from South Africa & his partner is Australian, they seem really nice people. We got away around 8.20am & drove relatively slowly away from Injune heading south again. The road is again fairly quiet with the main traffic coming the other direction are a few road trains & the odd car. We are overtaken by two cars on the whole 90 odd kilometres. The countryside is mainly flattish & mostly cattle grazing land. There are no towns between Injune & Roma.

We get into Roma around 9.30am & drive a little bit out of town to the Gun Club, our campsite for the next few nights. There is lots of space & not many campers, the tourist season is just about finished, it is starting to get too hot. As we set up camp there are lots of shots that we hear. The local pistol club members are having a shoot this morning. There is a pair of Tawny Frogmouth birds nesting in a Queensland Bottle Tree nearby & we go to have a look at them, they stay rock solid still with their camouflage of feathers.

After setting up we head back into town to explore. We go to the Tourist Information Centre & book some tours for tomorrow & then have lunch in the café. Very lucky, it is midday & they close the café at midday on Sunday. The Beckys Special Angus burger is very tasty, we both have one of those. Again it is so much food, we are both full.

Next on the agenda is the big Bottle Tree, it is the largest Queensland Bottle Tree in Roma & Roma has lots & lots of bottle trees growing around town, there are hundreds. This tree is seriously big, it is so squat & round, we are impressed. We then have a bit of a random drive around Roma & come across the old council chambers & courthouse & police station plus the new courthouse, they are all nice old buildings with an interesting style about them.

Back to camp & on with the air conditioning, it is 35C & we need to cool down. There are a series of gunshots as some of the Gun Club members practice their clay pigeon target shooting for around an hour. The sunset is beautiful this afternoon & we finish the day with some nice King Island blue cheese, bikkies & red wine. Another great day.