Thursday, 9 May 2024

Townsville (Day 1 of 2)




Townsville is a big city, last census 200 thousand plus. Of course the army is a huge employer but the industry that comes with that is significant I guess. 

We free camped at a truck stop for the night: fine, but we've decided to head to another free camp tomorrow 20 minutes north.

John's mum was born in Townsville so of course did a drive by her old house and school. Her house in Queen Street was somewhere in here...







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