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| Carmila lunch stop - cane, crocodiles and snakes |
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| Beach erosion |
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| Sunbathing seagulls |
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| Flowering paperbarks |
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| Lunchtime view |
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| Morning scrub |
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| Frogs |
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| Artwork |
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| Platypus |
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| Waterhole |
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| Frangipani |
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| Unusual tunnel |
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| On the beach! |
We departed Yeppoon early Thursday morning, with our longest daily drive so far this year as we headed further north to Mackay. This was also our first full day on the Bruce Highway - much heavier traffic, lots of trucks and a fairly bumpy road at times. The scenery was pretty much just cattle country - grass and trees - as far as Carmila, when sugar took over. Carmila was also our lunch stop in a small rest area close to the river - sugar cane (with lots of snakes, no doubt) and crocodile warnings. Needless to say, the lunch break was spent inside the caravan!
We are staying at the Big4 Blacks Beach Caravan Park, on Mackay's northern beaches. We have stayed at this lovely caravan park a number of times and always enjoy its position right on the beach (no roads to cross). However, the large number of paperbarks are in full flower and not only do we have the overpowering smell of the flowers - no pleasant, but not unpleasant - and large numbers of rainbow lorikeets enjoying the flowers during the day, but the flowers also attract large numbers of dirty, stinking, pooing bats at night time!!! The morning ritual seems to be washing mustard coloured mess off the caravans and cars.
The weather has been superb, with clear blue skies, sunshine, gentle breeze and temperatures ranging between 23-27 degrees. Apart from a walk along the beach and lunch at the Eimeo Hotel with its superb view, Friday was a rest day. However, today we ventured further afield this morning, with a visit to the Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens, with an interesting artwork at the entrance. Although the gardens aren't large, it was pleasant strolling along the paths under the trees, watching the many and varied butterflies and birdlife. This afternoon we again enjoyed a long walk on the beach.
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