Wednesday, 6th. Headed for Townsville but had to wait for the high tide to negotiate the channel into the marina. Left Horseshoe Bay at 1035 and on the way we investigated the many pretty bays of Maggie that we had seen from the land. Arrived at the marina channel right on high tide but even then it came down to .9 of a metre under our keel. It is usually full with local boats but we were lucky to secure a casual berth among the large live aboard population. Once again, there were building sites all around us as developers make the most of water views, same as in Mackay and Abel Point.
From the water, Townsville is the prettiest town we have seen so far with a beautifully landscaped 2.5 kilometre beachfront park and promenade with many leisure amenities. Behind the parks and on into town are some magnificent government and commercial buildings dating back to the mid 1800’s, most sensitively restored. The Customs Building in particular attracted our attention. Guess who left "her" camera behind on the boat?
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