Waters Edge The Strand Townsville

... campsite and met some quebec canadiens walking it too, it was so good to finally get there!!!<br>thoguht the campste would be cheaper but actually the same price as a dorm<br>so moving tomorw as it far away from the city so make sense to be nearer!!<br>im loving this travelling you meet peeps every day<br>met some norwegians so hung out with them this evening, then early bed in cosy tent<br>all good xxxxxxxxxxxxx

<br>We stayed in Townsville for four days.<br><br>Before we arrived in Townsville,we spent a night in Bowen.Bowen is where the movie "Australia" was filmed. We went to the BIG Mango and had a mango sorbet.YUM.That's pretty much what we did in Bowen.<br><br>While we were in Townsville we went to the HQ reef aquarium,which is ...

... beach and then playing in the sea. It was really good as there was a netted off section (to avoid stingers, although it is the wrong time of year) with a lifeguard; the sand was firm and flat and the water not too cold. Had fish and chips for lunch. Headed off around 3.30pm and went on a whistlestop tour of Radical Bay, Florence Bay and Arthur Bay (via a lookout). The wind had picked up a bit so was quite blowy on the beach. <br><br>We then headed off ...

... But she would have to speak to the cleaning staff and find out if they had them ...Jill and her worked out contacting arrangements and then it was a waiting game ... Then - Yes they have jacket and passports !! OH JOY !!!!!!!!!!!... Arrangements for couriering the package to the lodge we were staying at ...

... working island, ie not just for tourists, and it has a much better feel than somewhere like Hamilton. Of course there are plenty of touristy things going on, it just doesn&#8217;t feel like that is all there is. Of course Rob hurt himself again &#8211; this time a toe got in the way of a branch.<br><br>Wednesday 29 July &#8211; Saturday 2 August<br><br>Up the road to Lucinda &#8211; a really lovely little village which we wouldn&#8217;t have stopped at but for a ...

... We were visited each day by beautifully coloured lorikeets (green, blue, red) and had our spirits lifted thoughout the day by those lauging kookaburras (remember the song? --they do indeed sound like laughter).<br> The boys continued to develop their passion for fishing. True to form, Steve was able to rig up a couple to fishing lines using items from the nearby second hand store. The best catch was a sucker fish ...

... vor Hook Island, wo wir nach dem Dinn** gefragt wurden, ob wir mit in die Bar kommen wollen. Rugby (QLD gegen NSW &#8211; ein großes Spiel) lief an dem Abend und uns**e Guides hatten anscheinend wied** großen Durst. Ich war neugi**ig, was uns auf d** Insel **warten würde, da dort ja auch uns**e Zelte standen. Ein vielleicht 200 Met** lang** Weg führte zu den Zelten, welche wied**um vielleicht 50 Met** vom Resort entf**nt waren. Sagte Tim nicht gest**n &#8222;mehr**e 100 Met ...

... sharks, jellyfish and so on. There really is no worries about sharks as the chances are less than kitchen fires or getting knocked down by a bus. The only, worry and still it is seldom to happen, are jellyfish. The main one is the box jelly which can grow up to a couple of metres with even longer stinging tentacles. However they are very good to carefully maneuver around us humans when amongst them in their world. Pretty cool! But some unfortunate people do get ...

... our own little wooden tepee set amongst trees and possums. We are minutes from Horseshoe Bay, a picture postcard beach lined with a few restaurants and a single pub. We spend the days snorkelling at remote and deserted beaches or walking through thick forest tracks. One time the walk back from the beach ended at a deep river which we had to wade through so as to get back before nightfall. On one of Dave's rare ...

... look amazing when the sun is out... <br><br> <br><br>We then set off again, and under an hour later we passed through Cairns and carried on towards Mission Beach, which was our target to reach for this evening. <br><br> <br ...