Day 1 - Roma to Hell Hole Gorge

The trip started mid afternoon yesterday when we had the opportunity to get away early and make tracks towards Hell Hole Gorge from Brisbane.  We ended up stopping at a motel in Roma for the night rather than leaving Brisbane at sparrows for the around 1000km journey out to Hell Hole Gorge.


We had breakfast at Mitchell and can recommend the bakery and the breakfast wrap!  We got to explore Mitchell on the way back - but more on that later in the trip!

We refuelled in Charleville where the phone lines were down and luckily we had some cash for fuel and then headed out on the Adavale Road to the bush town of Adavale.  This is the second time we had been out this way and the pub was again shut....maybe next time. 


The photos below show Lot 1, Registered Plan (RP) 1.  The folks at work were interested in this block as this was the very first lot on the first plan ever registered in Queensland. Adavale has a long history, starting back in 1880 and is closely linked to the large station which you drive through out to Hell Hole Gorge - Milo Station.  This was a thriving country town but the rail ended up going to Quilpie and not through Adavale so the town diminished over time - there are some historical markers around town but don't expect the pub to be open and there is no fuel here.



Interesting drive out through some slightly damp dirt roads with emus, wild boars, goats, cattle, locusts and brolgas to keep us focussed.




The video from today:

Drive from Roma to Hell Hole Gorge

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