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Search for the elusive Platypus

On the first day at Eungella I decided to immediately try my luck to see the Platypus. So I drove out to Broken River and parked at the designated area near the Platypus Viewing Platform. I was a little early in the afternoon—best time to see the platypus should be around dawn or dusk—so I decided to walk a little along the trails marked in the area.

It's very beautiful in its own right. Nice, dense forest, with quite a lot of diversity and wild–life. Although not always easy to spot and see.

These little fellows were everywhere, however. And, although fast to scurry out of sight, still easy to spot.

So this is the small creek that is supposed to harbor the elusive Platypus.

The first expedition was not a complete failure, but all I saw was a glimpse of a Platypus diving away as I too noisily walked back on the trail to my van, already thinking I'd try next day and not paying too much attention to the water anymore. That'll show me…