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Boating Sunset

Tuesday in Townsville – Cape Cleveland

July 23, 2013 By Jan Robinson 7 Comments

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The weather in our home town of TOWNSVILLE has not been that good this Winter.  Usually Townsville which sits inside Cape Cleveland in North Queensland has perfect blue skies, lovely warm days and cool nights.  The thought of Winter is cherished while we are melting away in the heat and humidity of summer.  When winter arrives in the North, Grey Nomads from Melbourne pack up their caravans and head north to defrost.

Winter in Townsville – The Rock Pool

Winter in Townsville at the Rock Pool

But this Winter it seems like the wind has not stopped blowing.  Our nightly walk along the strand has evolved to suit the conditions. When the rock pool end is reached, we divert and walk one street back from the beach to avoid headwinds on the return trip.  That in itself is not a bad thing as we have discovered new things of interest – like old Queenslander homes and apartment buildings not previously noticed.

So when the predicted calm weather came to fruition on the week-end, we excitedly packed a picnic lunch, and headed out to Cape Cleveland in our boat.  We were hoping to catch some fish and maybe see whales, but we came up empty on both counts (well we did catch one Flathead for dinner last night).

As we left the Port the Red Baron Seaplane flew overhead on a sightseeing trip.

Red Baron Seaplane over the Townsville Port

Although the whales were again nowhere to be found, we did see a succession of green turtles, a dolphin and one dugong.  The turtles were very curious, popping their heads up and looking at us quizzically from various positions around the boat before heading off to graze on the sea grass beds just inside the cape.

This Green Turtle lives at Reef H.Q. but looks the same as the ones at Cape Cleveland!

Green Turtle

It is always lovely to get out on the water, and Cape Cleveland was looking beautiful.  With the onset of Winter, the grass on the Cape had browned and changed the character of the land completely.  It had lost it’s tropical persona and taken on a Mediterranean one.

Cape Cleveland

I am wondering if this is what the Mediterranean Coast of Turkey will look like in September?

The Lighthouse on Cape Cleveland.

Cape Cleveland Lighthouse

Nearly time to Leave.

Boating Sunset

Now that it is Tuesday the wind is blowing again, but at least we did have a lovely winter’s week-end. Winter like it is meant to be in Townsville that is!

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About Jan Robinson

Jan Robinson writes about travel on her Budget Travel Talk blog. A solo traveller in her teens, for the last 40 years Jan has travelled through Australia, Asia, Europe, Turkey and New Zealand with her husband. They specialise in road trips, caravanning and Independent travel without spending a fortune. Her favourite destination is Turkey and she is currently dreaming of Myanmar and Mexico.

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  1. Johanna

    July 23, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    Looks lovely despite the wind Jan. I am sitting in the car not daring to get out into a downpour of heavy rain!

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    • Jan

      July 24, 2013 at 9:30 am

      It is lovely Johanna – just unexpected. 🙂

      Reply
  2. Leigh

    July 24, 2013 at 12:01 am

    I’m just back from the Arctic where the wind blows and blows so I can relate to what you’ve been going through – though I suspect your winds have been a little warmer. What fun getting out on a boat and finding animals in their natural environment.
    Maybe the coming summer will be cooler than normal to make up for winter.

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    • Jan

      July 24, 2013 at 9:24 am

      I am very sure our weather is nowhere near that of the Arctic. The wind today is 27kph with a high of 17 degrees (63). 🙂

      Reply
  3. Andrew Graeme Gould

    July 26, 2013 at 9:32 am

    Lovely… and that turtle photo is wonderful!

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  4. Lisa wood

    July 29, 2013 at 1:27 pm

    gosh that so looks like a great way to spend the weekend.
    Those turtles were incredible – bummer about not seeing any whales.
    Mind you it would be way warmer up your way at the moment compared to down here!
    I so miss those warmer Queensland Winters. Wished we heading north like all the travelers do – very smart of them to avoid the colder winters!

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    • Jan

      July 29, 2013 at 1:34 pm

      Yes Winter in the North is great I must admit Lisa. 🙂

      Reply

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