Holiday Inn Townsville

<br><br>Our departure from Home Hill was an orderly affair. We have got our take off procedures down pat. Jo checks hatches, catches and latches and I check lockers, chockers and knockers. We left in the heat of the day, just after 1 pm. Travelling in the hottest part of the day has never been our intention and we could feel the heat coming through the windscreen (just like the old days of ...

... circuit. <br><br> Next job was to get into Townsville, find the Officeworks and begin the task of getting the computer fixed before meeting the Corky&#8217;s.<br><br> Greg found the local Leagues club and knew he&#8217;d be able to have a bet and watch the footy whilst there. The Corky&#8217;s came and we confirmed we&#8217;d hire the Sailing boat with them and re-mortgage the house for a third time!!!<br><br ...

... universe says this of Townsville<br><br> <br><br> As the unofficial capital of North Queensland, Townsville combines the lure of the tropics with the attractions of a city. It is a renowned centre for research into marine life and is home to the headquarters for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority ...

Well we dropped mum and dad off at the airport today. It had been great having them here but I'm sure they will be looking forward to a good nights sleep tonight not on an air mattress and not interupted by Denzel screaming way too early in the morning and having to go trekking across the countryside just to go to the toilet. Hope they have a safe ...

We spent three days and nights sailing the Whitsunday Islands on the Whitsunday Magic. A beautiful 125 foot sailing vessel. All rooms had private baths. 32 people on board from all over the world. Believe it or not, the son of one of the couples on board goes to TCC. We spent the days snorkling, beaching, lounging on ...

... my camera (and they hadn't deleted the pics of my Heart Reef....) and my phone (they had destroyed my SIM card - and by the way I also lost my english SIM card which was in my wallet so don't bother texting me on that number anymore)... but at least I can now change travellers cheques and I won't have to fly back to Sydney to get a new passeport....<br><br>The next day we get on the bus to Cairns and I won't see much of Cairns at all as I will spend the next few days sorting out ...

... we had an early start as we had made arrangements for some warranty work on the caravan to be completed.Our arrival was a little nostalgic for me as I had spent nearly 4 years here in the Army. We found the Windsor dealer and the work was completed with the hour.We checked into the Walkabout Palms caravan park and settled in before catching up with family.Stay tuned for what happened in Townsville..<br><br><br><br>

... market, which was lovely. We then whizzed back to the hostel for a quick spot of lunch before heading to the pool for a few hours. At about four o'clock we set off to do the Forts walk, which headed up a big hill overlooking horseshoe bay, and we'd heard it's possible to see koalas if you're lucky. And we were lucky! We saw three koalas, steadily getting increasingly active as the day wore on (and supposedly their morning was ...