Mr. & Mrs. Vandebilt + kids

In Mackay there is a national park, Eungella which is supposedly the home to the largest population of platypus. Since we have never seen a platypus we decided we’d take a look. The park sits on the top of a mountain. Thankfully we were able to drive up, climbing 700m in less than 4km of road.

The views on the way were incredible. The top is covered with rainforest with a bunch of walking trails. We opted for the 5 minute walk in the clouds. Unfortunately though we didn’t get to see any platypus. We were there at the wrong time of day. The park info says you must sit and be patient to actually get to see one – not my forte.

On the way back into town we stopped in Pinnacle for a Pinnacle Pub Pie. Pinnacle the town is about the size of Dremore with about 30 residents and a rather large pub. The pie was excellent and the locals entertaining to spy on.

We had great plans of checking out one of Mackay’s dozen beaches for the afternoon but on the drive in we had a tropical storm. The rain came down in buckets with thunder and lightning. Not really ideal sunbathing conditions. Instead we sat next to the beach in the van and read.