It finally felt like summer when we arrived at Breakwater Marina in Townsville with Emi and Edu on a sunny Friday prior to their departure flight on the following Tuesday. After taking care of Emi’s hurting with the bad fall and after a subsequent doctor’s check-up we were ready to explore a bit of town with our rental car.
One of the things high on the list for our friends was a visit to a wild life reserve, so on Saturday we headed to Billabong Sanctuary where we spent a wonderful day feeding and learning habits of Australian wildlife. This park is very well organized with shows and talks scheduled in a way that allows you to cover all the park animals in a relaxed and enjoyable way. It’s been a long time since we visited one of these parks; it was nice to do this again.
At the Billabong Sanctuary:
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| Emi's first encounter with Mr. Kangaroo |
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| Black cockatoo |
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| A sweet wombat |
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| Sleepy koala |
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| Mom kangaroo |
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| Feeding with delicious sunflower seeds |
Next day we all went for a walk around Rock Pool, an interesting public salt water swimming pool with picnic and park facilities for kids. It was a bit windy and not many people were around but quite a good place for families to hang about with their kids.
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| Rock Pool |
Rock Pool is not far from the Jezzine Barracks and Kissing Point area where we walked along the coastal boardwalk. Here you can appreciate aboriginal as well as non-aboriginal artwork. Some of the artwork addresses the military history of the site and the important role of Townsville in time of war. We climbed to the top of Kissing Point where there is a fort with observation decks that have incredible views over to Magnetic Island. We spent a bit of time reading some of the many brass plaques describing significant people and events during WWII. Until now we didn’t realize the importance role that Townsville played in various wars over time.
Our friends left and we finished various routine boring tasks and now are ready to leave the marina life and go back to Horseshoe Bay to explore Magnetic Island.
G.
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