Laughing Kookaburra

Platypus Country

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December 8th 2006
05/12/06 - 07/12/06 Pioneer River Valley (Eungella national park) The Broken River Retreat was fully booked for the night so we postponed the platypuses for a night and headed to Stoney Creek Cottage for a farm stay. After pulling up at the farm, one of the owners, Steve dropped us at the cottage in his 4WD, as it was deep into the woods down a long track. The beautiful Mackay cedar wood cott ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Eungella

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more