FINALLY WE HAVE LEFT MACKAY!
Today, Saturday 24th May, after another two hours at THE TELSTRA SHOP I have finally got my new USB card up and running.
We left Mackay in a flood of rain, the first real downpour since we left home eight weeks ago. Skin threw a tantrum when I put on his raincoat and hat and threw himself on the ground in the mud.
Eventually he became a trifle tired of getting soaked and decided to climb into his car seat and wait for the van to start.
And start we did! Happily we both sang all the way to another Paradise.
As we approached Cape Hillsborough, a beautiful National Park on the coast, an hour north east of Mackay, we gasped at the magic of a mountain in front of us with wisps of cloud floating around the summit, like cotton balls stretched into strands.
Cape Hillsborough is a place to stay for more than a day. I am so pleased we are both going to be here for a week.
Just look at the beach..........
We went for a walk along the sand and found some very interesting rocks. One of them was looking out to sea in deep thought.
It was actually the face of Captain Cook who named Cape Hillsborough.
Skin wanted to dip his feet in a rock pool.
He told a little boy Michael that his feet were getting cold and that he needed some exercise to get the circulation going in his legs.
SO........
It was time for a rock climb.
He put on his little safety helmet in case of falling rocks and grabbed the little pick Sam had given him in Rosewood. He started to climb a very steep rock, making sure his feet dug into the crevices correctly.
THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN....OOOPS.....
Luckily Skin found a rock to hang onto, and made his way carefully DOWN, DOWN, onto the safety of the sand.
Enough excitement for one day!
We both relaxed in the thriving bush setting, alive with butterflies, lizards, kangaroos, a diversity of birds and poisonous snakes, not to mention the myriad of crawling, nipping and stinging insects.
It was time to celebrate our arrival with a special bottle of......
APPLE JUICE!
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