Townsville QLD has plenty to offer!
After precipitating we follow our set course to sea, starting at its Ross River dam, we slither through kilometers of gallery forests where birds chirp intrinsically. As gravity decides our direction we can see an abundance of culture and life; joggers, strollers, rowers, water skiers, cyclists, fishers and the occasion youth trying to take it all in and show it around with a camera. We pass Castle Hill where hiking and 360 degree views reign. We flow through the old train yard and the smell of booming residence is rich. Here we split the right stream meanders out to sea but the left stream pumps through the heart of the city.
By day commerce fills the Flinders Street Mall. By night social activities take hold we can see the ever popular Palmer Street known for its restaurants and jazz bands. Its older sister Flinders Street East resides on the opposite side of the bank where clubs, pubs and bars are frequented by the local youths, students and army population. In between these street yachts and catamarans bob up and down and we welcome their interest in us with claps against their hulls. At day they sail out to the Magnetic Island with its green and lushes forests and beautiful beaches.
We pass the port of Townsville, pass the breakwater and drift to the left. With a single glance we can see the Strand. People sit on the dunes with dogs, children, fish and chips while seagulls glide in front of them in cool off-shore winds. As I evaporate out at sea, I recognise my necessity here and I hope I will visit again.
Article written by Chris Jensen
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