Cruisin' on the Northeast Coast of Queensland

The last week and a half has seen us in some serious R 'n' R in little tiny beachside places on the way to our weeklong stay in Cairns for their festival: Armstrong Beach, Bowen, and then the city of Townsville.  We loved Horseshoe Bay in Bowen, where we climbed up to an old lookout point for World War II and took a pano.

INeil Casen Townsville, we again took the opportunity to obtain a real floor, a real ceiling, and our own shower in the Billabong Motel.  We've gotten lots of rest here. Most important, we both got a much needed massage from Neil Case who got us undressed and destressed. Thanks Neil!

As of Saturday, August 13th, we are in Lucinda, which is a tiny town with a sugar refining plant and a 3.5 mile/5.7 kilometer pier for sugar transport. 

The birds are singing, and for some people, the fish are biting.  Next to the really long pier that you can't go out on is a shorter one where folks do a lot of fishing. Shirl shot this catch of Ryan who just hooked a Brim (but is also called a Bluegill or Bream)!

The barbecue fires continue to burn: As you can see here, Rowan is cooking Trevally, a type of local fish, with mushrooms, onions, and corn. Sadly, there's no way to use charcols here.