Just back from a road trip north to my old home town of Mackay. Did the usual day trips to Eungella to see a platypus (and some 4wding in the mud), around Hay Point to show the kids what coal looks like out of the ground, and Cape Hillsborough, Seaforth and Halliday Bay for a bit of fishing. We also went up to Airlie Beach and a bit further north to Dingo Beach, Hydeaway Bay and Cape Gloucester. Stayed on Daydream Island then returned home with a stay in Gladstone for good measure.
We had great weather in Mackay while to the north was getting "cycloned" and here on the Sunshine Coast was getting "cycloned" also.
We have been trying alternate routes up and down the coast as my wife doesn't like driving the Bruce Highway with trucks, caravans and impatient drivers so we have been taking the inland roads via Gayndah, Eidsvold, Monto, Biloela, Emerald, Clermont etc. Much more interesting and much less traffic. On Sunday after leaving Gladstone we went through Calliope and down through the Boyne Valley through Kalpower, Many Peaks and a few other places on the way to Monto. The road wasn't great in parts but so much more to see and no where near as boring as the Bruce Highway. I think the kids enjoy it a bit more also as they get to see a bit of the history of these older towns.
We did 3,200klms all up and without doing an accurate fuel check I reckon we averaged about 10.5ltrs / 100klms for the entire trip. I can't praise the Prado highly enough as a great touring vehicle.
We had great weather in Mackay while to the north was getting "cycloned" and here on the Sunshine Coast was getting "cycloned" also.
We have been trying alternate routes up and down the coast as my wife doesn't like driving the Bruce Highway with trucks, caravans and impatient drivers so we have been taking the inland roads via Gayndah, Eidsvold, Monto, Biloela, Emerald, Clermont etc. Much more interesting and much less traffic. On Sunday after leaving Gladstone we went through Calliope and down through the Boyne Valley through Kalpower, Many Peaks and a few other places on the way to Monto. The road wasn't great in parts but so much more to see and no where near as boring as the Bruce Highway. I think the kids enjoy it a bit more also as they get to see a bit of the history of these older towns.
We did 3,200klms all up and without doing an accurate fuel check I reckon we averaged about 10.5ltrs / 100klms for the entire trip. I can't praise the Prado highly enough as a great touring vehicle.
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