Hello Townsville

So we arrived safely in Townsville and were staying with friends. Easter Monday our friends took us out to Rollingstone and the Crystal creeks. The weather was beautiful so it was an awesome day. Our first stop was rolling stone, a river that runs underneath a bridge and you can swim in it. Jamie was actually brave enough to join in with the locals and jump off the bridge into the river. The water was freezing - too cold for me!

                  

             

                                     

Then we drove up to the paluma range to the Crystals - big & little Crystal Creeks, the best swimming holes in Townsville. 

           

Little Crystal Creek has a beautiful Roman Arch bridge, which we are standing on in the above photograph that was constructed during the depression in the 1930's. 

          

The following day we visited the Riverway swimming pools, which was a short drive from our friends house. It consists of 2 open air swimming pools, which were free to use. As the name suggests they are alongside the river in which you can spot turtles swimming around the lily pads and jet skiers speeding down the river.  

The riverway centre alongside also houses an art exhibition. 

      

A friendly possum with a baby in its pouch! 

             

Turtles swimming in the river. 

             

A Giant Spider takes pride of place in Townsville city centre! 

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