We woke up at Cape Hillsborough to an extremely windy morning. We had morning tea (scones) with some other park guests. The park had been doing this weekly to raise money for Daffodil Day and we were more than happy to make a contribution to such a worthy cause. We drove back into Mackay and went firstly to the marina and saw the last functioning kerosene lighthouse in Australia. We had a wander around the foreshore and the CBD and then went and found the early...

Up and on the road this morning and made our way to Cape Hillsborough which is about 50km north of Mackay. The caravan park is in a beautiful national park and right on the beach. After setting up camp we drove to Mackay to have a look around. Firstly we went and stocked up on groceries and fuel, then drove over to Eimeo Beach which we read had recently been named as one of the best 101 beaches in Australia. The tide was a long way out and didn't make it very i...