Townsville, Australia

This morning we woke in Townsville, located in the northeastern part of Queensland, Australia. Townsville is a large city with modern amenities and a lot of natural beauty. It was founded in 1864 and quickly grew into a busy port town due to the discovery of gold in the region. Its current population is 200,000, and it is considered the gateway to the central Great Barrier Reef and Magnetic Island.

After 3 days on the new antibiotic, I actually felt like going to breakfast this morning. Ronnie was able to get another good run in off the ship this morning. Other than an uber ride to and from the music store, I’ve accomplished absolutely nothing today but hopefully I’ll be up for an excursion by tomorrow morning.  

Welcome to Townsville

Townsville Cruise Port

There are often artisans or craftspeople set up to display their wares in the terminal buildings or even on the sidewalks so that passengers can purchase souvenirs and such. This lady was pedaling a spinning wheel with her feet to turn alpaca fleece into yarn. On the table behind her were items she had made from the yarn.

 

pedaling alpaca fleece

catching an uber

banyan tree trunk

Thankfully, however, we didn’t have an excursion planned and my goal was to rest and drink lots of water. Ha! I managed to do just that except for a quick ride to and from a music store with Ronnie to get a strap for his ukulele. He is still enjoying practicing on sea days with a group of other ukulele players on the ship, usually fluctuating between 8 and 10 persons.

all colors and kinds, even electric ones (not shown)

t-shirt in music store

I wouldn't even blog today but as I've said before, this is my trip diary and it helps me keep up with where we've been. So...apologies for a boring post!