Townsville - 16.10.2012 to 20.10.2012

Townsville is quite a large city and the caravan park we stayed in was right across from the beach. It offers the same thing as most cities, however has the advantage of having Magnectic, Orpheus, Hinchinbrook and Bedarra islands just off of this mainland city. We were going to venture over to Magnetic Island to seek a good snorkeling spot, however the wind was not in our favour and the visability would have been poor. We ventured down "The Strand" of Townsville, positioned on the beachfront and close to the centre of town and offers views of Magnetic island, a nice casual place to have lunch.

Castle Hill offers Panoramic views of the city and is only a couple of metres short of being called a mountain. It was extremely windy up here, with our hats nearly going over the edge a couple of times. The view was magnificient though. We stayed about four days here, though Crowey did take up the opportunity to do a little work (internet stuff) whilst the weather was a little windy. Next stop, south of Townsville, is Bowen.