Mackay

On Friday 17/7 we headed from Tannum Sands to Mackay which is 470 ks. We went through Gladstone and Rockhampton. The drive was long and pretty boring and the landscape so dry. So many crops of sugar cane was unreal we stopped to take a photo as it's so high and just goes for miles and miles. It really stinks though was gross.

Here's a pic of our car against the sugarcane as you can see towers over the top so it's pretty high

We got to Mackay Friday afternoon and we are staying with Erin and Joel for a few days.

On Saturday we went to the football to watch Joel play for the Mackay Saints and they were short some players so they roped Shaun into playing a game of footy. He was very sore after he hasn't played for nearly ten months but he did pretty well. They lost though which was a shame. It seemed strange to go the footy in our shorts and t-shirts instead of being rugged up in coats and scarves with blankets for our knees!!

Both boys were very sore after the game so they had a jacuzzy when we got home. Summer got in as well and she loved it - another tanty when she had to get out.

Here's a pic of her

Today Erin and Joel took us to do some touristy things. We had a great day we headed down to the park first so Summer could have a play. She is right into the park at the moment and loves playing. It's hard to get her away. I usually have to bribe her food usually works!! her favourite things are the swing and the slide.

We then went to a pub called Eimeo which was up on top of a hill. We sat outside and had a drink and the view from up there was just amazing. Here's a few pics from there. We could easily have settled in there for the day but unfortunately no babysitter!!!

From there we went to Eullunga which is about 80kms from Mackay to check out the platypus and have one of the famous pies at the pub. We did see one platypus and it was tiny not like the big ones we have back home! and we saw a turtle to. Summer was very excited she was ohhing and ahhing and there were lots of people there laughing at her and exclaiming how lovely she was...

Still in Eullunga we went to the Eullunga Chalet for a drink (can you see a pattern forming here? lots of stopping for a drink!!) and the view from up there was just amazing. I was a bit nervous though with Summer as there were no real fences or boundaries and we all know she has no fear so we had to keep our eyes on her the whole time.

Here's a couple from up at the Eullunga Pub

The view

Joel standing on the platform they hanglide off

Front of the Chalet

The road back down

and the camels on the side of the road!!

We then stopped at the Pinnacle Pub for one of their famous pies the bloke makes them and they sell between 800 and 900 pies a week and have seven different kinds.

So we had a full day and got home around 7pm all exhausted but had a great day.

All our love to everyone back home xxx