Woke to a misty, birdsong filled morning, camped under the trees, in a secluded part of Paronella Park Camp Ground.
I was eager to try and spot a platypus in Mena Creek, so before breakfast, at around six thirty, Andrew and I went for a walk down to the creek.
Well, we took lots of photographs, went to the special spot where platypus are supposed to be plentiful, saw none (surprise, surprise), but spotted countless fish, eels and turtles then returned to our camp site for breakfast.
We packed up our tent, as we were not staying another night, and parked the car in the car park.
We returned to Paronella Park to investigate the grounds a little more before taking a walk up to Mena Creek Village (but since it's Saturday, it was mostly closed), before heading off south, to Townsville.
This is the cottage where the Paronella Family lived. It is now a small museum.
I was eager to try and spot a platypus in Mena Creek, so before breakfast, at around six thirty, Andrew and I went for a walk down to the creek.
Well, we took lots of photographs, went to the special spot where platypus are supposed to be plentiful, saw none (surprise, surprise), but spotted countless fish, eels and turtles then returned to our camp site for breakfast.
We packed up our tent, as we were not staying another night, and parked the car in the car park.
We returned to Paronella Park to investigate the grounds a little more before taking a walk up to Mena Creek Village (but since it's Saturday, it was mostly closed), before heading off south, to Townsville.
This is the cottage where the Paronella Family lived. It is now a small museum.
Paronella Castle
Paronella Castle, in its heyday, boasted a movie theatre, tennis courts, a 'love tunnel' (now inhabited by micro-bats), countless walks, a ball room, a children's playground, spectacular waterfalls and a hydro-electric generator (just renovated and back in operation).
Today Mena Creek is alive with fish, eels, turtles and the ever elusive platypus.
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