Day 77: Townsville - Mackay

We set off early this morning on our jaunt down to Brisbane. We have decided to dash down there and then come back up visiting all the things we have missed on our way to Darwin.

When we were hunting for the Big Mango we stumbled across the idyllic beaches of Bowen. As well as being the mural capital of Australia, the town is to be portraying Darwin in the 1930's in the new Baz Luhrman epic, Australia.

There was a lot of building work going on. Several large apartment blocks were being built right on the seafront, prices starting at $605,000! Bit out of our price range for a holiday home.

Our caravan park in Mackay is not quite as good as the one in Cairns. After driving past the nice cabins at the entrance the rest of the grounds appear to be full of permanent residents in their caravans with ute's and huge awnings.

Everyone stopped and looked as us as we parked Henry in the empty camper van area. The camp kitchen and the ablutions are dire. We can't wait to get out of here in the morning.

Em

Distance: 400km
Time: 6 hours