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Have you caught Crabs on Holiday?

By Jan Robinson 25 Comments

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We actively try to catch crabs when we’re on holidays. 🙂 The best place to catch Crabs. Any river or ocean frontage that comprises of mangroves is perfect for mud crabs. Lucinda 139 km north of Townsville, Australia, is our family’s favourite crabbing and fishing destination.  Passing the 55km mark of Rollingstone, the country turns …

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Spotlight on Townsville

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  Townsville sits on the East Coast of Australia in the curve of Cape Cleveland overlooking the Coral Sea. A Cape Cleveland sunrise marks the start of our day in Townsville.   Morning is as good a time as any to meet the colourful and noisy locals as they search the Bottle Brushes and the …

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Tuesday in Townsville or Chinese with a Downpour

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It was all Marty’s fault.  He went and declared the wet season over on a recent afternoon walk.  I knew then and there that we were in for more rain. On Saturday 12th April with Cyclone Ita situated somewhere up near Cairns we went to dinner at the Capitol Regent Chinese restaurant in the City.  …

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Riverway Townsville Walking Tracks

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The Strand is one of our favourite walks because it is the perfect length (4.4 km return), with the option of a small hill walk if we feel so inclined.  During the hot summer months we walk there to take advantage of the cooling sea breezes.   As soon as the weather cools, Riverway Townsville …

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Fish Poison Tree on the Strand Townsville

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  The Strand Townsville is a 2.2km parkland that stretches along the foreshore in Townsville. From the Strand you can see Magnetic Island across the Coral Sea. Crossing over the little creek that enters the ocean near Strand Waterpark my heart skipped a beat.  Recently the profusion of lily plants beneath the trees had been …

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Townsville Rain, Rain, Rain Living in North Queensland

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Rain, Yep that wet stuff that that falls from the sky, the stuff we don’t often see in Townsville, not like on THE PALUMA RANGE..  Nine inches (225mm) in 24 hours of gusty, heavy, slanty, straight, beautiful rain. Our rain gauge which measures six inches overflowed this morning.   How Exciting. This is what living in …

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Tuesday in Townsville Experience Pineapples and Swimming at Rollingstone Creek

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On Australia Day 26th January, 2014 we went on a mini journey.  Our destination was Mt. Spec on the Paluma Range north of Townsville.  You can read about it HERE. On route we arrived at Rollingstone Creek about 55km north on the Bruce Highway, where pineapple farms border the road before the creek. We took …

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In Search of Salt Fields at Kampot

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Bicycle riding is a great budget way of exploring KAMPOT  country. Having heard of the existence of salt fields across river we decided to take a look.  Hiring beat-up bicycles for $1 USD/day we prepared ourselves for the challenge of the old bridge.  Destroyed by the Khmer Rouge it had been rebuilt but with mismatched …

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