Day 107

15/10/2009

East to Townsville on the coast where the weather is still tropical - just like England at this time of year.

Townsville sounds like one of those made up names for a city in a children's book, but it's actually named after a bloke called Towns who co-founded it as a port in the 1800s. Quite a nice place and the biggest we've seen so far at 160000 people. The beaches are well looked after and there are several pools as the whole of this coast is affected by lethal jelly fish for much of the year.

Camp site is across the road from a beach and while its not the prettiest we've seen, the facillities are good. It has the usual mix of tents, campervans, caravans and cabins for rent. Notable is the presence of Mr Caravan who sits outside his caravan from 7:30am until 10:00pm watching everybody else. He seems to have been here for weeks and has the best spot for watching as many others as possible. He has all the equipment, but it looks like most of it is still in its stowed position. I am now certain I will never own a caravan.

Lat 19 14.33 S
Long 146 47.32 E
Distance
Town Townsville