Heading South - Townsville

Friday 7th September - we finally head out of Cairns heading south. Cairns has been great but it was nice to finally be leaving. Our first night out of Cairns we stopped at a free camp Toomulla Beach, the Camps book should also indicate midge's, we both got eaten alive and were very quick to move on the next morning.

Saturday we stopped again on Stony Creek, north of Townsville and Mark caught four muddies and yes more midge's. I now look like I have chicken pox. A night we started seeing all these lights going through the mangroves very quickly, it took some time to work it out, but they were fire flies. They put on an amazing show.

Monday we arrive in Townsville and went across to Magnetic Island for a look around, had lunch over there. Yet again weather wasn't great, overcast day. Booked into the Caravan park next door to the Army Barrack and we caught up with Adam, he popped in after work.

Tuesday was spent at the hospital and then at the Townsville Aquarium, absolutely amazing. Again Adam called around for dinner, it was great catching up with him, it certainly had been awhile since we had seen him.

After Mark's treatment we stayed the night at Townsville and then off to Home Hill, where we caught up with Ray and Jenny. They are care taking the Home Hill golf course and Ray is also working on the  cane harvesting trucks. Didn't stay the night as with weekly treatment we really have to keep moving.