Dad, mum and Kate on Blacks Beach

DAY 4: February 21st, Bargara to Moranbah via Mackay

With a huge driving day ahead, we were up early and set off for what was to be over 10 hours of driving to get back home to Moranbah!
Luckily, the car is insured for anybody so all five of us could take it in turns to drive. This gave everyone a break from the boredom of watching endless kilometers of straight roads bordered by endless kilometers of sparse trees and ever yellowing grassland pass them by. It was also fun for mum, dad and Kate to have a go at driving upside down in Australia!
We stopped several times along the way and had the obligatory McDonalds which was conveniently positioned at the roadside for weary calorie-seeking travelers like ourselves.
We got to Mackay just as everybody was starting to feel like we had been sat in the car forever, and the family got their first look at our nearest city. No time to stop though as we had a very important pick-up to make, Ben was eagerly waiting in his kennels to see grandma, granddad and aunty Kate!