Rolled into my first coastal town in the morning, Townsville. Maybe about the size of Darwin (not too big)? It was POURING rain when I got there, but none of the locals seemed to care about carrying umbrellas. I visited their aquarium for a little while before heading to my very first actual pre-booked Queensland national park camp site. I have been skipping all the others due to heat, isolation, or simply finding better spots so far – but I think I will try sticking to my itinerary now for at least the next few weeks due to the Christmas / New Years holiday madness you usually find in Australia. A bit disappointing, my campsite was located right next to some large suburban house, it poured rain the whole time I was there, and the mosquitoes were vicious.
Buckets of it.
