Day 10 - Aussie Road Crew

After leaving our farmstay we stopped at the Roma Showgrounds to fill our water tanks. We parked in a back street of Miles to get coffee and lunch. Some of the locals were surprised to see a group of Roadies with eight small dogs and Blue close behind. People who live out here are more accustomed to larger dogs and they would rarely be walked along the main street.

For two nights we will be at the Columboola Country Veterans Retreat, about 20 minutes from Miles. There was 10km of gravel road to get here, and the facilities are basic. Beccy had organised a tasty dinner for us cooked by locals - lasagne with vegetables followed by apple crumble or sticky date pudding. They provided plates and cutlery so we didn't even have any washing up. 

There is a series of small rock pools and a much larger one near our site. Our friends put in their yabbie nets but no luck so far.

I was playing with our youngest Roadie Little Fancy who spent time in Blue and Tilly's playpen, with Blue having to go in and out as part of her game. She wanted to see "cat" so I let her come into the Bushtracker but Tilly kept running away. Fancy brushed Tilly with our washing up brush. There was a typical 2 year old's tantrum when I took her out to give Tilly some peace, but she was soon distracted by the playpen, even laying down in the critters' bed and pretending to drink from their water bowl. When she pretends to be a dog she pants instead of barking so I was entertained.