We were advised by the lady working at the caravan park in Mackay to go to Eungella National Park but to stop on the way and have a pie.
She also gave us a whole bunch of other instructions so i didnt think we would remember any by the end. However, when we drove past the pinaccle pie shop on that sunny day, something said stop. Im so glad we did because they were delicious pies.
We rode up the windy roads to Eungella National Park and I am enjoying the corners more and more as time goes on. We get to a dirt track and head down the rocky, steep road, leading to a camping area next to a river. There are a few families still there as its Easter Sunday today. Thankfully we spotted a whole bunch of loaded up cars driving back to Mackay on our way here so majority have left.
We picked a great little campspot which was hidden and secluded and it was right up the bank of Broken river. We set up camp and went exploring. There has been a lot of tree branches broken off due to the cyclone so the ranges have put them all in a pile for people to use as fire wood which was very handy. One night a couple of the neighbours decided to light it with a flair. The whole area has trees overhanging the pile so i was thinking of an emergency evacuation plan in my mind whilst watching it burn hoping it wouldn’t create a bushfire. I asked Rob at the time what he thought the measurements of the fire were and he said 6 metres wide by 10 metres high. It was the largest fire i have ever seen and as it was in the bush with no water ready for even a spot fire i was worried.
Thankfully nothing else caught on fire and it started to rain. We stood there in the rain still watching the fire like bugs to a light. The rain didnt put it out, just tamed the beast.
One of the days we went on a platypus walking track and spotted multiple platypus which is usually a difficult endeavour. Apparently the area is a breeding ground for them and they are use to humans and the noise where as in other areas they are shy and hide.
We went to another look out hidden away and it would be rated one of my top 5 nature views of all time. It was incredible. There was a windy road going through the middle with mountains on either side and the sun setting down the middle. Absolutely amazing.
We rode back to camp, relaxed on the hammock chair and listened to music.
The next morning whilst packing up i felt something on my top, touching my kneck. Rob had a look and i could tell by the way his eyes widened that it was a spider or something like that. He said “dont move, just dont move”
So i didnt as he got something to get it to it off with. It was a medium size, smaller than a huntsman, larger than a white tail. Enough to give a spider phobic or backpacker a good scare but growing up in a house with huntsmans regularly visited my bedroom it wasn’t too bad. Hopefully it wasnt too poisonous, actually thinking about it now does make me feel quezy. Next stop Airlie Beach.
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