We Did 8000km In 28 Days! + Chinchilla Bush Camping | The Last Leg Of Our Mini Lap Of Oz

This episode we travel from Charleville in Western Queensland 455km to Chinchilla, and camp at a fantastic bush camp on the lagoon. We are the home stretch now, having already travelled over 7500km on our Uluru road trip.
But first we stop through Roma and visit the Big Rig, a great tourist attraction with a sound and light night show that explores the history of the region.
Then we are headed back to the Gold Coast to close off this epic road trip adventure to the Red Centre!
Our epic road trip from South East Queensland to the incredible Red Centre - Uluru and Kata Tjuta - the beating heart of Central Australia, is almost over!
We’ve driven over 7500km across a 28 day period to complete this mini lap of Australia - a road trip we believe every Aussie should experience in their lifetime!
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Episode 193
We Did 8000km In 28 Days! + Chinchilla Bush Camping | The Last Leg Of Our Mini Lap Of Oz
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00:00 Introduction
00:45 Skip Intro
00:57 Charleville to Chinchilla
05:02 Roma, QLD
06:01 The Big Rig Night Show!
07:23 The Big Rig Caravan Park & Daytime Museum
08:47 Battle At The Bowser | Miles BP
10:12 Rubern Lagoons - Hipcamp
13:03 24 Powered Sites Available
14:20 Chinchilla Parklands
14:35 The Big Watermelon
16:27 We Head Out On The Lagoon
17:28 Good Morning With the Feel Good Family!
18:37 Chinchilla To The Gold Coast
19:24 Rubern Lagoons Campgrounds Wrap Up
23:14 Toowoomba Bypass
24:18 Battle At The Bowser | Freedom Fuels Alberton
25:57 Logan River Retreat, Gold Coast
27:36 Please Like, Comment & Subscribe!
28:22 After The Credits Scenes

[@RoscoAdams-xt5lp]

🇦🇺 Aussie On 👍🏻👍🏻

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Love it! 👍🇦🇺💙🕺

[@theknightrider888]

More viewing on my lazy Sunday. Thank you!

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Brilliant! Enjoy 😉

[@elainemcintyre4407]

Thank you a terrific trip,will be following you next week for break up & then onto next trip.Elaine from Brisbane.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

That is fantastic 😊 happy planning and safe travels 💙

[@B0TH4]

Watch it while I did a workout. Best distraction 😅

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Haha!! That’s true commitment 🕺💙👍😅

[@TinaWarn]

Lyn & Pete-Mate ❤

[@grahamslaughter3628]

Just caught up with this episode. I'm glad the fuel tip was helpful and that you enjoyed Rubern's Lagoon. Your footage looked so good, we think we need to have a couple of nights there. By now, you're probably back on the road again. Safe travels.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Fantastic! Thanks again Graham and definitely stay at Rubern Lagoons really great time - we are up in the Gulf currently and heading to the Cape in next few weeks 🇦🇺🏕️💙 safe travels and see you on the road 👍🍻

[@fleurneumann8430]

What a great 28 day trip . Thanks for the wonderful tag along , we have thoroughly enjoyed the ride and look forward to the next trip where ever you are heading . We are about to do a 28 (or there about ) day trip from Perth to Exmouth and back through wildflower country but certainly not the same kms as only 1500 kms to Exmouth .

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

That sounds amazing! We absolutely love Cape Range NP 💙🇦🇺 totally wow 🤩 enjoy every minute and safe travels

[@yusufsayed1583]

Good Morning 😊 Beautiful drive to Queensland 😊 Roma Jasper is an amazing kid 🤗 Nice hipcamp 👍🏼 lovely 🍉 i love Mac & Cheese 😋 Jasper is glad to see ouma & oupa🤗 Thanks for another awesome video 😊Greetings legends From South Africa 🇿🇦

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Good Morning! How is the weather in SA? We are slowly tracking north to the warmer weather of the top end of Aus! Safe travels 🇦🇺🙏💙

[@rossharvey1496]

This hurts me to say because I really don’t want to world to know about camping in the Western Downs Regional Council area. During COVID the council spent $squllions on their free/ low cost camping. Chinchilla Weir, Lake Broadwater, Tara Lagoon and Caliguel Lagoon next to Condamine. When we were there we even scored a free powered site at Caliguel. In fact, we made a special trip doing all of these and later went back for a week at Lake Broadwater. Congratulations to the council for these amazing facilities along with the Ruben Lagoon you stayed at that entire area is well worth spending a bit of time doing some high quality camping.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

So true Ross and thank you for sharing these other campsites 🏕️ we were blown away that you could get a free camp with power!! The first we’ve seen of this in our travels and we will definitely look at your recommendations above for our next journey on the western downs 💙🇦🇺🙏🙌 safe travels 😊 P,K&J

[@aquadmc7295]

Another terrific episode, love your travels, well done thanks guys 😊

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you 🙏 some amazing new places coming up over the next few months too and we can’t wait to share them with you 💙🇦🇺🕺

[@treeman3663]

What an epic journey you must nearly have the shits with each other after that lol

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hahaha!! Almost killed each other but fortunately (for both of us) Jasper is present all the time 🤣

[@whitedog7897]

Thanks for a great series. Such great places you’ve visited. 👍

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you WhiteDog for watching 🕺💙👍

[@JoChadwick]

Wonderful episode Paul, Katie and Jasperooni ! I love your easy going presenting styles, all very inspirational, informative, fun, honest, and entertaining! Such big travel days you are completing too! I remember when living in Rocky, a day trip to Mackay was over 300 kms, and we thought nothing of it! Living back in Vic now, and can't imagine doing such big drive days, but I think the vastness of Queensland makes it seem easier in some ways to tackle the long stretches, as well as that 'can do' Queensland vibe! Thanks again for a wonderful series! :)

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you Jo! When we speak with overseas visitors they can’t imagine doing these distances - a couple from the UK said “you’d get from the top to the bottom of the UK doing those distances at home in a single day! 😅🇦🇺💙 Australia is so massive and so incredibly amazing 🕺

[@seandolkens4021]

Can’t thank you enough for this series. We’ve decided to do the exact same trip from March to May next year. Our van turns up in October and your itinerary will be our guide. Thank you so very much. I owe you a meal somewhere soon. 🙏

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

So good!! Katie is working on the ebook now and will put that out in 2 weeks when the wrap up video goes live on KZbin 💙🙏🇦🇺

[@ottoswinebar]

Saying the biggest and best “Melon’s” in Australia with a smirk on your face 😆😆 Loved it . Another great episode. Quick question, did your Windsor ever leak water? Thanks

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Haha 😅. 🍉🍉 re: previous van , what we can say is that when we had any issue with the van we are able to get after sales service to sort things out by taking it in the the factory so suggest if having any problems starting there, we really hope that helps 🙏

[@ottoswinebar]

@@TheFeelGoodFamily thanks guys. Very professional answer. Hope to see you in the North West of WA again. Safe Travels

[@annieowe]

Melons…..Yep think we all saw the sideways look too 😮😊😂

[@johnpitt2742]

i find driving with a van is more tyring but in the past on my own i have driven for the best part or a 24 hour stint.

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Whoa! That’s a huge stint - our longest day was on the Nullarbor with quite a few cuppa breaks 10hours 😅

[@MrBigcav]

loved another gr8 series..thank you for the inspiration. BTW, r u doing a travel publication for the Uluru trip?

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you 🙏 yes we are and it is being released in 2 weeks when the ULURU Wrap up video goes LIVE on KZbin 💙🇦🇺👍

[@cbeuck5024]

Waved to the family as you travelled through Dalby😂 and I walked the bypass on open day - very interesting -fun Will send info on Chinchilla camp site to son.Thanks enjoy your rest and family time.Jan Adelaide

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

We’re waving back 👋💙🙏

[@bazz1376]

Great vid, thanks guys. A question for Katie, during this vid my wife noticed your boots, at the risk of expanding the, already, large footwear holding, would you be kind enough to let her/us know the brand and other details. Cheers

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Haha! So good 😊 she wears Merry People Boots and is actually in discussion with the owner to do a promo as this is the number one question we get asked 😅🙏🕺safe travels and enjoy these incredibly comfortable, not to mention stylish boots!

[@desmondfrost1763]

Desmond I think I am finally going to see katherine gorge only 365 days to go the trip is going to cost me just over 4,000 I belive its about 30 degrees at katherine hope I can cope with the heat with my heart

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

That’s very exciting Desmond!! Just take your time and drink loads of water and stay cool 😎

[@lisa-mareecolombo2991]

Love watching your travels.. just a question, is there any reason you haven’t travelled across to Western Australia? Or will you be doing so? Would love to see that area..

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thank you 🙏 we did a fairly quick 3 months in WA and it was incredible!! You can find that video series through the video tab on our website www.thefeelgoodfamily.com and we hope to be back their in 12 months time for a longer experience - enjoy watching it’s an incredible state 💙🇦🇺🙏

[@johnpitt2742]

miles is 40 odd miles short of chinchilla. did you get a bight of the melon , if so how did it taste

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Hahaha! No melon this visit

[@peterstoll8366]

Just a question for you - why do you have two aerials on the front of your vehicle?

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Great question- one is for our UHF and the other is for our CelFiGo (Telstra mobile booster) 😊🍻🕺

[@peterstoll8366]

@@TheFeelGoodFamily Thankyou! 😀

[@treeman3663]

Are the cabins powered?? How much $$$??

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Yes the tiny house was powered and was $120 for a Saturday night that we had it for the parents 👍

[@desmondfrost1763]

Desmond here I have seen so many video/s of your trip and the katherine gorge which are amazing the trip to fly to darwin is about 15 hrs lots of cross in darwin going on tour with aat buses it will cost me 5 to 7000 dollars I belive katherine has a population of 5,000 is that correct

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Wow that will be an epic trip Desmond! Population of Katherine is approx 11,000 people 🇦🇺🙏💙

[@desmondfrost1763]

@TheFeelGoodFamily yes I am excited cross your fingers I just have to save I can do it its easy to spend

[@Shemayahu222]

Hi I tried to go on your website and it’s not available??

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

Thanks for letting us know 🙏 it should be working now 😊🕺💙

[@leannechurches5227]

Katie do u drive.?

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

These days only when Paul is flying the drone 😅 I need to do more and had quite a bit of driving/towing when Paul broke his ankle (twice) in our first 2 years on the road 😬🕺

[@leannechurches5227]

@@TheFeelGoodFamily Don't loose your confidence . I drive and the zone tows well behind the 200 series Landcruiser.Also learning to reverse the zone..

[@TheFeelGoodFamily]

@@leannechurches5227 woohoo!! You are awesome 🤩 and yes more practise and time behind the wheel needed 😊