Townsville to Taylors Beach

An easy drive fromTownsville to Taylors Beach under normal circumstances, however, my health has caught up with me and I am suffering the first cold that either of us have had since being on the road. Perhaps we should have stayed another night in Townsville. my recollection of the journey to Taylors Beach is vague, I do remember being overtaken by two blokes who then slowed to 80..... Anyway, we are here now. This is where Marg's Mum and Dad used to come each year with his brother and sister in law. They left Swan Hill about the Queens birthday and got home at about Cup day. The journey North being quicker than the return journey, to escape the cold.

A days recovery, tucked up in bed with my blanket on for the day has worked a treat. Now Marg. is crook with it. Tried the walk along the beach to the "Sticks" where I caught  a nice Queenfish last time and wrestled with a hawks bill turtle for about an hour as well. Fish today NIL. The fresh seafood place in Lucinda used to sell bug tails but do no longer. freshly cooked prawns, tigers, at a very reasonable price is the go. Marg. recovering but we need to restock our supply of cold and flu material and do some shopping so off to Ingham. A nice place that was established by Italian migrants who chose to plant cane.The rest is history. Cane is growing on both sides of the road and the cane mills are belching smoke like there is no tomorrow.Cane trains lines, criss cross the back roads and not all have wig wags, so caution is well advertised on hordings on all roads of the area. Lunch in town before exploriong Forest Beach where there is supposed to be a free camp. Power and water available adjacent to the Hotel ($) area looks nice but not worth leaving our present location. while parked in town, Marg saw this Red Tailed Cockatoo, BONUS..