Mercure Inn Townsville

... hill and along the strand is incredible. <br> <br>I have never seen so many people out exercising. The Strand is a purpose built park aimed at exercising and family activities including a huge water park for the children. It is fun to watch the big bucket fill up and then tip over drowning the little kiddies, the kids scream every time. At the northern end of The Strand there is an ...

... headed off towards Townsville but stopped at Bowen to photograph the Big Mango and sample local mango sorbet. Mangoes are one of the main crops here, introduced by sailors returning from India in the latter half of the 19th century. The local variety was originally called &#8216;Kensington&#8217; but has now been named Bowen Glory (for obvious reasons) and is known for its deep orange stringless flesh. Of course there are the usual tales of treachery as ...

... boots and paddling for a few seconds .... We were so over dressed on the beach...we're trampers not beach bunnies ..<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>The motel was not the best.. Dark and well in need of re-decorating..But Clean and the bed was comfortable ... We did a little drive around that evening ...

20 July &#8211; 1 August 2009<br><br>Cairns to Mackay and back<br><br>We're now on the home stretch &#8211; our flight home is booked for 6 August (brrr.....). We&#8217;re flying out of Cairns so we&#8217;re heading down the coast a bit to see what we can see before heading back. We will have been travelling for exactly five months &#8211; it has gone by in a flash. <br><br>Airlie Beach was our next stop &#8211; this is a great place if you are a backpacker! Lots of places to ...

After a leisurely start went to church at Townsville City Church which was a pleasant experience although didn't know any of the songs. A very family orientated church so the kids enjoyed going to sunday school and we even scored a free meal as it was their 26year anniversary! Was much better than the sandwiches planned for the day. Then headed ...

Maccas count - 1<br><br>Flew 3 hours north from Sydney to Townsville with Virgin, managed to get premium economy seats somehow but my stumpy little legs didn't appreciate all the extra leg room... <br><br>Landed to a balmy 27 ( yes 27) degree day, hell yeah AND its mid winter!<br><br>Tour guides Mikey &amp; Ange showed me around a bit.. awesome ...

... killed by Marie for suggesting we go on a walk. We caught a bus back to Horseshoe Bay (where we were staying), had yummy fish and chips, and then proceeded to fall asleep on the beach. When then decided that we would go to the other hostel on the island because it was a bit of a party hostel and a couple of our friends were staying over there. On the way back, I caught a taxi. In the evening there is only one taxi that ...

... the time we got back to the office, removed our helmets &amp; harnesses, thanked the guys and were dropped back at our Farm Stay. <br><br> <br><br>Our kind hostess let us have quick showers when we got back, and then we ...

... sandet, simpelthen saa laekkert. Der var super smukt med palmer over det hele, bjerge til hojre og venstre og stranden var super flot. Vi boede i nogen bungalows, rigtig palmeoes agtig. <br><br>Dagene gik med ultimativ afslapning. Dagen hvor vi ankom var vi ude og sejle kajak med drengene, men det var mega kedeligt saa vi var kun ude 30 min.<br>Anden dag havde vi 4 lejet den sejeste bil, en rigtig barbiebil hvor vi lige ...

Big Tone and I sailed on a fabulous Coral Sea up to Townsville, or in particular, Magnetic Island where we stayed for a couple of nights courtesy of Bill Webb, a good friend of mine. Bill owns and manages Magnetic Island International Resort and we were able to keep Tactical on a floating pontoon in one of the new developments there. Townsville ...