So it was time to go back to Townsville, I was meeting up with Tom who I planned to travel the east Coast with. Tom is a chap who I only met in Innisfail, but yet he and his friend James who he was originally travelling with only come from Rainworth, which is about a 10 minute drive from where I live for those of you who don't know. The only problem with his arrival was that he planned to hitch-hike it down. So I was very sceptical whether he would make it or n...

So I left Innisfail for Townsville. My goodbye to everyone was very subdued. I picked a time of day most people would be at work or busy so that I could sneak off without a big farewell others had with groups of us going down the bus stop to see them off. Whenever we did this I was the guy who would jump on the bus with them or when the driver was distracted putting bags under jump in his seat. But I didn't want the attention of all this and maybe deep down I ...