Year off around Australia

Arrive and head straight for the Hughenden Allen Terry Caravan Park to see if we can get a powered site for 2 nights - sure can. $32 per night. Take our van to the wash down bay - so Roger can hose off the ute and caravan - both very dusty! Thankfully not so much inside though. While doing this discover a 'nasty' smell (stale urine...) happening in our caravan bathroom. Roger quick to empty our toilet cassette (shouldn't really needed to yet) at the caravan dump point - and we'll work on rectifying the smell. Cleaning a priority today! While Roger hosing, I get our washing underway as there are washing machines available $3 per load. I've got 3 loads to do as over a week since last washing day, both Rog and I down to our last pair of undies. Get our caravan settled onto site 8 and get stuck into cleaning. By the time we finish (all washing now hung out on caravan park clothesline) our van lovely and clean inside, and we've managed a late lunch as well. Leftover cold meat in sandwiches for Roger, I picked at the leftover roast meat and then had ham and cheese toasties. Realise the day is getting on so I go for a drive to the Tourist Information Centre, Roger happy to stay at our campsite. Lovely lady - loads me up with plenty of brochures and handy ideas. Go back to Roger and let him know we should drive out to Mount Walker to checkout the lookouts there and time it for sunset for a lovely setting - so we do.
Back into Hughenden and our 'home' set up, to prepare tacos for tea (Roger) - which we enjoy, then I do the dishes while Roger has a shower. Relaxing until bedtime.
Friday morning sees us awake at around 7am and happy to just ease on into the day. By the time up and dressed we've decided to have bacon and eggs breakie at our caravan (rather than taking stuff to the Recreation Lake BBQ. I head off for a quick walk to Holden's Bakery for a loaf of bread and a couple of bread rolls while Roger gets the bacon, eggs, mushrooms on the go for cooking. When I get back we enjoy our bacon and eggs with fresh rolls, relish, cheese, tomato and cooked mushrooms. After clean up we go walking to check out around Hughenden. Lovely way to fill in the morning, checking out the shops and main street, then doing a lap around the Recreation Lake to then go to the Bakery for a cuppa and treat. Apple turnover for Roger, Bee Sting for me - both really good. Had a lovely chat with three lovely older ladies while enjoying this 'smoko'. Great how friendly people can be - happy to share their travel experiences and make recommendations (Charter Towers worth a stopover apparently - unfortunately not the way we're headed at present). Walk back to our caravan, and I get some cash so I can head back down the streets to get some things that Rog and I wanted (small amounts so cash better). Some clips for Roger (Hardware store) and 'bargain' Kathmandu pants (Vinnies) , and 'white out' pen (Foodland supermarket) for me. Back at our caravan - happy to just relax this afternoon at our campsite and catch up on odds and sods. Lunch is reheated mince etc to make up Tacos again. Later in the day we go for a drive and check out Hughenden along the river, very nice. Bowls Club not open for drinks as we had read - so we fuel up (cheapest we've seen since leaving Hamilton $1.99 per litre) then try the Royal Hotel for a drink. Roger disappointed his XXXX flat, my Great Northern OK - decided to head back to campsite and enjoy our own drinks. This leads to teatime, tonight's meal Chicken Kievs and chips (our airfryer) with salad. I do the dishes while Roger goes and has a shower. Time to relax some more before bedtime. I might watch some more of Season 1 A Guilded Age... I did - rewatched Ep 6.
Saturday morning, get up 8am both have our breakfast - weetbix for Rog, porridge for me. After tidy up I go have a shower, Roger continues to get us ready to leave. We leave the caravan park just before 10am. Now heading for Porcupine Gorge, where we have made an online booking (required before arrival) with the Queensland National Park's website. 2 nights at $14.50 per night.Read more