Campervan Trip 6 'Townsville, part 2' ….Still here! Woke up intending to move off to Mission Beach and heard that not only had Cyclone Nathan been upgraded to a category 4 (categories 1-5) but it had changed course and was now headed to hit the north just above Cairns, oops just where we were heading! We had seen what devastation cyclones could cause when we travelled through Rockhampton and surrounding areas so rang 'Bloomfields' which was to be our rainfore...

Campervan Trip 6 'Townsville' On our way to the Whitsunday Islands at the weekend we had noticed a deserted and netted cove from the ferry. Apparently the locals try to keep it quiet but it is on public land so before we left, we decided to have a dip in the ocean. We found the beach still deserted in the early morning and had a lovely swim secure in the knowledge that we were protected by the stinger nets. However when we left the beach we saw a notice re: the...