Ville Ville Ville

Townsville City. So good they named it three times. We are out of the van for a few nights in a hotel in what now feels like a huge sprawling metropolis, but what is actually just a small town of 120k people. We have met up with our friends from Brisbane, Chris and Jess, which inevitably means some nice restaurants, lots of wine and good laughs.

There isn't too much to do in Townsville, it really is quite small but just off the coast, a 20 minute boat ride away is Magnetic Island, a medium sized Island with quite a few permanent residents and some lovely untouched beaches and walks. So we've done a walk and swam at the beach! It is famous for having an abundance of wildlife including wild Koalas and Rock Wallabies, we were lucky enough to see both. Some were more active than others...we will let you guess which one was which. 😉

On our last night there was a food festival in town with a stage and live music, Townsville isn't the best place for foodies, the most popular dish we saw was Potato on a stick and undercooked pizza. Gin and Tonics to finish the evening had us ending on a high.Read more