Eungella National park was our destination – a place up in the mountains so we were prepared for a cooler evening! We were lucky enough to see some platypus swimming at dusk in the river within the national park and also meet some locals at the makeshift pub down the road from our campsite. Many of the towns buildings were damaged during Cyclone Oilua? Earlier this year thus the pub being run out of the sport club house.
Eungella National park was gazetted due to it’s lush rainforest – including king ferns and platypus in abundance. We were lucky to see the view from our campsite – normally shrouded in mist – of Mackay and the east coastline.
We were also lucky to see a platypus swimming around in the creek in the morning.
On our way out of the region we headed towards the lower end of the National Park – Finch Hatton Gorge – a surprise! As the water flows from the mountains the waterfalls and creek were gushing, Jamie went for a brisk, invigorating swim and we watched crazy French backpackers climb a waterfall…..again we left before they did anything that would need medical attention.
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