Townsville Revisited

22 August – Friday

Left the dog capital of Australia early this morning – Kurrimine Beach is also the place where everyone owns an old, red, rusty Massey Ferguson tractor as well as a car – and headed south for Townsville. Very warm, humid and cloudy when we left.

Tully to Ingham would have to be the bumpiest section of highway we have travelled on, and it hasn’t improved in the last five weeks either! Lots of traffic on the road, including hundreds of motor bikes heading north. Perhaps there is a motor bike convention in Cairns this weekend.

We decided not to stay in the caravan park at the end of the Townsville Airport’s runway and opted for a park on the outskirts. The Big 4 Woodlands Caravan Park would appear to be okay from our first impressions, although it is close to the main highway and railway. Most of the caravan sites have ensuites, but as we have our own, we have an open, grassy site with little shade. It was 34 degrees in the shade under our awning after lunch – a bit hot. We have actually turned the air conditioner on this afternoon! There are a couple of monstrous American style motor homes next to us, both towing large 4WD vehicles.

The flies followed us.