Day 44 – Wednesday 1 September 2021 –? Km

Up bright & early as the car is booked in for a service at 8am in Townsville city. Our friends drive in & pick us up from the mechanics then take us down to the marina. They want to check over their catamaran moored at the marina after all the rain to see if it leaked during the downpour. A hatch leaked onto a bed so off with the sheets to take home & wash. We walk along the Strand at Townsville along the beachfront looking over to Magnetic Island, there are lots of people out walking & jogging. We drop into a café for coffee on the seafront looking out at Magnetic Island, it is a nice view & the coffee is good. I also have eggs benedict with salmon for breakfast, very tasty.

The walk back to the car is pleasant & our friends drive us up to Castle Rock, a prominent very large hill overlooking Townsville. The road up is steep & windy, however, that does not deter lots of people walking, jogging & cycling up the hill, even some women pushing prams. At the top the view is magnificent out over the Coral Sea & Magnetic Island with Townsville stretching off into the distance in all directions. Townsville has grown to be a large & vibrant city. The wind at the top is very strong & cools us down nicely, threatening to blow our hats off.

Back to Bushland Beach & after a nice lunch we help our friends with some work that they are doing on their house. The car is ready for pickup around 3pm and when I get there find that it is all shiny & clean, the first wash since we left home. Back into some more work before Tereza cooks us all a delicious dinner that goes down very well with some wine. Another great day.