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THE STRAND IN TOWNSVILLE, North Queensland, is home to several outrigger canoe clubs, whose boats live permanently on the sands, but last Friday on our daily walk, we noticed some new arrivals. Realizing we had stumbled upon the beginnings of some sort of event, we returned the following morning. A quick Google search had revealed …
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Last Tuesday we started a walk through THE QUEENS GARDENS IN TOWNSVILLE. There was still much more to see in the botanical garden so this Tuesday we’re back. Big Bad Boys Under the shade of the giants is a chaotic understorey. I christened the pathway beneath “Ginger Alley”. The Flowers of Ginger Alley …
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Last Tuesday I visited the Queens Gardens in Townsville at approximately four o’clock in the afternoon. The mosquitoes were horrendous. In true North Queensland style they were shade loving, and without insect repellent I was restricted to the sunlit areas. This morning I ventured back to the gardens at 8 a.m. and approached them from …
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This week’s Tuesday in Townsville photo is of outriggers on the Strand in Townsville. The sight of the beached outriggers adds that instant island feel to the already tropical setting of sand, sea and palm trees. Both the Townsville Outrigger Canoe Club and the Maggie Island Outrigger Canoe Club have a presence on the Strand …
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The day after Australia Day, we decided to take our motor boat from Townsville North Queensland to Magnetic Island. Locals use the term The Island or Maggie, but not it’s proper name Magnetic Island. First stop of the day was Picnic Bay, the first bay to be settled on the island. How to get to Picnic Bay Magnetic Island Just …
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Since I have started the Tuesday in Townsville Series, at Budget Travel Talk, I have taken to looking at my own City in a different light. Things that I had previously overlooked completely or at least taken for granted, take on new meaning. This substation situated on the breakwater not far from the RED BARON …
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When the weather is hot and humid in Townsville I sometimes feel like wilting. The trees however have a different viewpoint. The Cassia Trees are so bright and tenacious, their yellow flowers are sunshine personified, lasting for weeks and weeks. They grow in parkland, private gardens and in abandoned areas where they get no water. …
