Rain and black skies were by now well established and we packed up in the rain. Memories of Victoria and the cold came flooding back as we headed north to Townsville our last stop before turning around and heading South again and back to Winter.
After setting up camp we decided to risk it for a night without the annex and hope the flies weren’t too bad. It certainly made the setting up a little easier. Em and Lachie located a play ground not far from our tent so they were happy to play driving buses and boats for once. Joy.
We headed for a look around town and Townsville struck as a bright clean city with some great facilities. First stop was the free water park on the Strand and the kids had a ball.
Then onward to Castle Hill, a rock hill in the centre of town. We drove up, amazed by the number of people walking, running and generally keeping fit on this monster of a climb. Definitely glad we drove. We took an hour or so to do the walks around the hill and admire the 360 views of the city, right out to the Islands.
We made the mistake of leaving before sunset and as we pulled into our campsite I saw the most amazing red sunset sky – it was stunning, but I bet a lot better from the top of the hill. Next time!
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