Jupiters Townsville Hotel And Casino

... lights, roundabouts and a big population.<br><br> <br><br>Townsville has certainly grown over the years and now has a population of 175 000 and it seems that most of them are fitness junkies. Judy and Rowan included. Rowan has lost 20 kg and Jude has lost some too. It is quite a shock to come back to a household that has to get up early in the morning to go to work, come home have ...

... pool, only splashing out on a cold rock ice-cream between us.<br><br> Our neighbour at Blue Waters had a generator and offered to let us top up our power supply, which we readily accepted as we&#8217;d been in free camps since Pussy Cat Flats some 6 days earlier.<br><br> It was then I decided to see if I could reboot the computer. I noticed that it began working and we both realised that we had only had a ...

We love Queensland! <br><br>We finally hit the east coast today - and jeez it feels good! although the weather hasnt been kind yet, and ive managed to pick up a headcold cause of the changes in temperature, the heater is back out and the blankets have made a comeback at night, but its still good to be on the same side of the planet as all of you lovely folk back home.<br><br>We had a quick ...

... drawcard for visitors. Also within reach are Orpheus, Hinchinbrook, Dunk and Bedarra Islands. Inland, the historic goldmining towns of Charters Towers and Ravenswood make a fascinating day trip or overnight stay. <br><br> The Strand is the favourite beachfront leisure spot for locals and visitors with four ...

Discovered this morning that our screen on our laptop has a huge crack in it so not usable.....doh! So spent the day going around electrical shops finding out our options for a new one. Apart from spending lots of money the other option is buying a cord to ...

... Wednesday night toad races. Yes you read that correctly!!! Huge crowd. Betting occurred on which toad would win the races. The races happened much faster than the bidding process. We had a good laugh. People came from all over the island and we were lucky enough to be staying just across the street from the action.

... the new adventures to be had!<br><br>Simon &amp; Bridgette arrived home from the Whitsundays, so out for dinner and drinks and festivals alllll round!! Ended up in the Townsville equivalent of the Outback before finishing up at the Casino... and the standard pizza stop on the taxi home.<br><br>Friday we all took the ferry over to ...

... the last country I expected to see racism with everyone coming from various cultures really..... but the relationship between aboriginals and white people is unreal... I heard so many chocking comments (I won't go in the detail now but will write about it one day)... because the girl who robbed me was of aboroginal origine... I have since learned a fair amount behind both cultues and it is actually quite sad. I do wish for re-integration there. And I am sure most people do deep down...

... on Monday morning, we rose early and went for a walk to go and see the nearby lagoon - which was a slight disappointment in its lagoonlike qualities, but we did see a green tree snake which was gorgeous (though slightly scary at the time as we didn't know it wasn't a Death Adder or an I-can-kill-you-with-my-eyes Python haha). We then had another lovely little walk along the beach before having a delicious brunch. In the afternoon ...

... I've been caught in some pretty intense rainstorms over the years, from the edge of Texan hurricanes, to Japanese 'rainy seasons', and of course those Thai monsoons, but I don't think I've ever been underneath something this ...