Boondooma Homestead, Queensland

Wednesday May 10th we headed North from Millmerran taking a backroad into Cecil Plains with Sandra taking a turn driving. The road was quite quiet and Sandra had an uneventful trip. From there we continued on to Dalby. This road was considerably busier with quite a few trucks. As usual the roads weren't any to wide and had lots of bumps. We stopped for a stretch in Dalby which was larger that we expected.

From here we continued on through Jandowae and Durong. The road wasn't much better but the truck traffic lessened a bit as we proceeded North. Eventually we arrived at Boondooma Homestead. This would be one of our more unique campsites over the years. Located at the 1854 Homestead which is part caravan park/part museum. It also hosts a few big events during the year where they have hosted up to 700 caravans on their 40 acres. As luck would have it we were the only guests for our first night. Camping is reasonable at $7/person and an additional $4 for power. We took the power option as would cost that much in gas for the fridge and petrol for generator anyway. The caretakers were wonderful and helped up find a lovely site with access to power which would be very limited as is water.Amenity block is designed as a rustic building of the day but has nice modern plumbing. Nice and clean during our stay but wouldn't want to be there with 400+ other caravans. 4 Stars! I've put a few pictures below of the camping area we had and also from a distance to show the scope of the space.

Sandra and I enjoyed a lovely, peaceful afternoon living in the 1854 era (except for all the conveniences of our caravan & modern amenity block).  Had a few walks around the 40 acres and the homestead buildings. It was a bit overcast although we didn't get any rain to speak of.  We had a nice dinner and a very quiet night.

We woke to nice sunny skies in the morning and did another walk around the property. We then took a tour of the buildings and museum areas with the caretaker. Very interesting although there is a lot of work to be done to some areas and equipment to restore them to their former glory. Unfortunately, any work is in the hands of volunteers who are getting older and fewer. One of the main volunteers is a former resident of the homestead in his youth. All in all it was an interesting and enjoyable tour. Some of the buildings were the Stone Store, Homestead, Post Office, and Married Man's quarters.

3 more caravans arrived in the morning but all found areas well away from where we were camped. Mobile coverage is sketchy but we managed to get a phone call through to Stephanie on her birthday. We did another walk in the afternoon and walked down to the Boyne River. Lovely area and so quiet!
We enjoyed another quiet afternoon and evening with a bit of a sunset. Very enjoyable stay and highly recommended to fellow travellers.