Townsville

We have car troubles! Just before we were scheduled to leave Airlie Beach for Bowen, the passenger door of the BT50 decided not to shut. The door accentuator failed, and after several phone calls to the Mazda dealers at Bowen and Townsville, we decided to head straight to Townsville as the dealer had a accentuator in stock. Robert and I rigged up a snatch strap to hold the door shut for the trip to Townsville and Marg had to sit in the back seat.

Turns out Mazda had issued a warranty recall on the door accentuators, so the dealer was able to fix all 4 for free...very lucky.

Stayed at Townsville Tourist and Lifestyle Village which had a couple of great pools and amenities which we used for our stay. We rigged up a TV outside the Quetti's van, and watched the Broncos vs Rabbitohs with a couple of neighbours...Read more