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Townsville Slideshow
Townsville
Travel Blogs from Townsville, Australia
Townsville
... to the lady in charge of the ref's and have now got myself some referee work on Tuesdays and Fridays, got a nice souvenir Townsville referee's basketball shirt to take home with me. Saturday was Mel's roller derby, which she has been super hyped for the ...
Last day in Townsville
... they do in Mission Beach, so I can just arrive and ask where's the best place to stay and how much etc. Looking forward to leaving Townsville as there's not much to do here unless you have a car. Going South, maybe it will be cooler as it's a bit cooler ...
Magnetic Island, Queensland
Es ist einfach paradiesisch hier !!! So tolle abgelegene Buchten und Straende hab ich noch nie gesehen. Bin vorgestern auf Magnetic Island mit der Faehre angekommen und schlafe in einem Bungalow in der Koala Village mit Franzoesinnen. Um 6:30 bin ich ...
Relationships...
As I told you in my last entry, this week we have been looking at relationships. or at least that's what the week was titled, where it went was somewhat different but we did at least cover the topic! We've had a guest speaker - Faith Dutton - in this ...
Stingers Can Kill! Hot in the City.
... pretty but we think as it was out of season and cost more than we thought we did not really have a great day, back to Townsville for our favorite rock pool. The final day we chill out and decide where we are heading next, Charters Towers here we ...
Busy Busy Bee...
... and even has an operating theatre on board for simple surgeries to restore people’s eyesight. Last week the ship sailed into Townsville for the first time which was an incredible thing to be a part of but led into a very busy week of fundraisers, ...
Totally Tourist
... my bags & to sleep later, but met very sweet girl from Eastbourne UK, staying in same room & catching the same bus to Townsville. Got chatting... I'm slowly getting used to the ice breaking stuff, it's the hardest part... a bit like going on a first ...
Whose bright idea was this??
... cause i have no idea) so my complaints as always are over the top, but it was still hard! The picnic at the top overlooking townsville and magnetic island was lovely, chatting to the work guys that were at the top. So sweet offering us a lift back down :) ...
Townsville
Ok, soI have ahd a few nights relaxing in the tropical town of townsville. A few early starts so i could pinch a lift into town with Stu. Townsville isnt that big, so 2 days was just about right to see all i needed to see and relax on the beach or by the ...
The Leave it All Till the Last Minute Travel Guide
... to say our package had arrived. By hook and by crook, everything was done by Thursday evening. We were off! We stayed at Mercure in Townsville – the second-tiniest motel in the world, but that was OK because it was just to sleep in. I set my phone ...
Frustrating start
Sorry it's been a while since I've blogged - been a few things happen - will go back over the days but basically our computer screen cracked and Ethan's been in hospital. Read previous days.... Today we had to move from our unpowered site - all that was ...
Faking it: bikers / cowgirls / sailors
... by Cyclone Yasi, so after our quiet couple of days in sleepy Magnetic Island we made our way to Cairns, our final destination in Australia. We only have a week left in Oz now, where has all our time gone?! Tan-o-meter Coupe - Kangaroo Royce - ...
Come on Barbie lets go party!
G'day again folks! A little update on our recent adventures...we travelled from Airle beach to Townsville on Wednesday and spent a very hot and humid afternoon exploring Townsville. Which is nice but not really an awful lot to do there except catch the ...
Townsville and Magnetic Island
2nd May We arrived in Townsville in the afternoon, offically the dullest place in the world I believe! We dropped our stuff off at the hostel (Globetrotters - wierd, ancient, musty place) and went into town to explore. It was Labour Day but absolutely ...
Townsville
July 10 Head into Townsville and meet my host Ty. Then I go for a short ride up Castle Hill, the beach, and the strand. It definitely feels like summer here. I need to take the liner out of my motorbike pants and jacket. Get back to his ...
My travelling starts here!
... of taking off around 11:15, we took off at 11:40, but that’s fine. It was a cloudy flight up to Townsville, which was annoying because I wanted to see where I was going and what was below. Getting into Townsville was interesting. You never know ...
I love maggie
I love Maggie!!!! (zo noemen ze magnetic island hier) Ge kunt daar gewoon koralen zien vanop het strand, volgende keer neem ik men snorkel grief mee!!! 'Slechts 20min met de ferrie' en je bent op een tropisch eiland, ipv schelpjes zoeken kan je ...
Meet-n-greet at the Basque Clubhouse
Well, we had a committee meeting tonight at the Club House (which, as it turns out, used to be a Polish clubhouse) and some tapas. They've got it pretty well organized, I think. Bego, the lady that has been my contact for the past few months, is the ...
The cavalry arrive
Early start this morning as Jeremy had the car booked in for a general service. To get somewhere we had to catch the bus which the boys thought was great adventure. Jeremy took Ethan and Elijah to Reef HQ which is a big aquarium and underwater setup. ...
Big Mango!
... running out of petrol. But thank god we just made it. Lunch at the beach and then a drive through the country to get to Townsville, our stop for the night. We chose a campsite on the beach hoping that we would get a breeze from the sea. The campsite was ...
Stranded
... busy though as you can imagine - no one can get north, so everyone is stuck here. Not a bad place to be stuck...Townsville itself though offers little, especially since the rain means there is little else to do but sit indoors and ponder how the hell I ...
Minor Outreach - pt 1: Mission Adventures Training
When I left off I was just about to start on a day of prep for Mission Adventures. We started off with worship and then prayer over each other and over the next week before we jumped into all the practical things we needed to do for the week. We all ...
Billabong Sanctuary
We head to Billabong Sanctuary today. We get there in time for the Cassowary feeding which we assume will be done by the keeper, however she tells everyone a bit about the birds, they are large flightless birds who are nearly extinct, there are ...
The Great Barrier Reef
... but Ally doesn't think she could handle that so we settled for snorkeling. But I would like to come back here one day when I have my diving certificate! Once the boat brought us back to town, we got in our car and drove to Townsville for the ...
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267km Innisfail - Bluewater Park Townsvillen rajalla Yöllä tuli niin rankasti vettä, että sitä tunki sisään myös ikkunasta.. Sade ei kuitenkaan ollut niin rankka, että olisi pessyt pois Port Douglasin satamassa päälleni kakitut linnunkakat. ...
Townsville
138km Bluewater Park - Ayrin raja Eilisen vietimme Bluewater Parkissa. Tytöt pyykkäsivät käsin, lukivat ja käristivät nahkaansa auringossa. Minä torkuin varjossa koko päivän. Tänään huristelimme jäljellä olleet n. 20km Townsvilleen. Tytöt ...