Date: 5th – 7th July 2024
Travelled: 200 kms from Capella to Rolleston via Emerald
Visited: Emerald and Rolleston
Stayed: Rolleston CP, $37, S24.46471, E148.62291
Budget: 48 days @ $XX per day
Itโs a relatively short 60+ kilometres from Capella to Emerald. We have booked two nights at Emerald Tourist Park. An unpowered site with CMCA discount itโs $16 per night which is a bargain given its location and facilities, especially how expensive CPs are this year.
We settle in amongst the other grey nomads unload the bikes and go for a get to know the place ride.
Emerald is the largest town weโve passed through in a while boasting two Woolworths and a Coles. Finding the tourist office we get some suggestions and do some exploring.
Our second day slips past as easily as the first. Pam is hunting for a new something and all the shops get a once over.
The CP has entertainment from 5 till 6 at the fire pit on each night of our visit so we wander over with a drink and chat with whoever we find ourselves next to. First evening we chat away with a couple also travelling in a motorhome only to find they live at nearby Picnic Point not far from home. The pizza was excellent by the way.
Itโs Sunday morning and time for a last walk before we ready the Jayco for the road once again. Our destination today is Rolleston about 150 kms south. A quick stop for fuel and a some groceries as we leave. We donโt expect another large town for 4 days.
We arrive to find Rolleston is a pub, servo and a pop-up coffee van and a very busy CP. We find ourselves a spot and settle-in by dark the place has filled with 30+ caravans and campers. After lunch and a rest we set off to explore the town, given its population is 132 people it may be a short walk.
Our walk was actually interesting a tiny old church, the most wonderful federation home with a magnificent garden. There is a small local museum built around a relocated slab hut. The cemetery is only small but very interesting particularly the graves of three locals killed in the crash of a tiger moth in 1931, just a few hundred metres from the runway which co-incidentally adjoins the graveyard.
What follows is a very quiet evening enabling us to plan our time in Carnarvon Gorge.
Michael + Pam
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We enjoyed Emerald too.We stayed near the bridge there .I do remember how nice and generous the people were .One local lady came with a load of fresh fruit from her garden and gave to everyone who wanted some. Beautiful. It leaves lovely memories โค๏ธ