Saturday 5th August 2023
The alarm went off at 7am and the girls were up and getting organised, enjoyed a quick breakie and a cup of tea. As usual, the tour guide suggested a quick drive along The Strand in Townsville  (the foreshore which is really quite pretty) as the girls really hadn’t seen any of the area. They all laughed at David’s desire to cram just a little more in, but they enjoyed it all the same, as well as the cafe coffee they got there as well.
We then dropped the girls at the airport at 8.50am, said our goodbyes and headed back to the motel to tidy up our gear. We unpacked and cleared out all our rubbish from our hiking bags, re-packed them and the car, then headed to the storage shed at about 10.30am.
We spent the next 1.5 hours putting our gear back in it’s place for the next stage of our adventure. Where to now, nobody knows.
At about 12.30pm we headed to the Palmetum – Botanic Gardens for some lunch and thoughts about our next step. Unfortunately, the Cowboys and Broncos are playing today at the stadium here (capacity 25,000) and accommodation is 98% full. So we can’t even find a cabin or campsite around. We head north to Crystal Creek which is unfortunately (NOT) across the road from the Frosty Mango – what a shame. After another mint ice cream for me and mango one for David, we finally check in at about 4.30pm. Still unsure of our next adventure but I am sure we will work it out soon.