First up was Saunders Beach , a nice but very small spot right on the beachfront, 15 kms from Townsville. Really a Car Park where camping is permitted for about a half dozen or so vans. needless to say, campsites are highly prized. That meant for us, arrive late in the afternoon after the Ranger had gone and sleeping overnight in a parking spot before grabbing the next available legal Camping spot first thing next morning. It worked thank goodness, I enjoyed the next "48" hours and will surely return some day.
Bluewater Park next, only 15 kms further on next to an unremarkable creek. Although not too bad, a better description would have been "Bluewater Car Park". Rows of northern migrants lined up until there was no room left is the norm here. John and I found a site side by side at the end of the row which suited us rather than being boxed in.
Finally Toomulla Beach just another 10 kms up the road for a couple more days. Again quite a pleasant spot but strangely not as popular as the others maybe, the 7 km drive in from the Hwy puts some off. The Rangers weren't deterred though and dropped in to do their duty. Not much of a beach really and not really friendly for swimming etc. There was a good chance of Saltwater Crocodiles here too! Anyway Jules and Billy caught up with us and after spending a night, we said goodbye to John and made our way west on the long trek to the NT border.
Saunders Beach
Bluewater Park
Toomulla Beach
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