Ayr and Townsville

Well we made it safe and sound to Townsville after first going over this amazing bridge - what is just as amazing is Tony got a good shot of it from George - good work hun.

After Ayr we made a slight detour to Bowling Green National park where we had lunch and went for a wee wander to the lookout.

Alligator Creek

From there is was a straight run to Townsville.  A town with a population of approx 160,000 people with a large military and airforce presence, in fact most of the employment is from these two sectors.  Townsville boasts Castle Hill - a cool red rock hill 286m high which is apparently only metres away from being classified as a mountain.  It was used as a vantage point during WWII and has 4 short walks which allows you to see the whole of Townsville and surrounding countryside.  It also has the coolest toilets that i have seen yet.

Toilet block on Castle Hill

Also at Townsville at the moment is a beach art sculpture competition and much to Tonys horror i took a photo of every scultpture - 35 in all - i wont however bore you with them all but here is a wee taste.

This one is made from old plastic bottle tops

one for Keith

2d chalk art which by standing in the right place turns into a 3d photo - cool

the yummiest sculpture

And now we are sitting in the park contemplating a trip to Magnetic Island - the weather is not overly condusive and has been blowing a gale for the past few days - a bit calmer today though.  Watch this space to find out if we ventured over or not.

Love to all in NZ