Returning to Townsville it was a lovely to find a number of old and new friends encamped nearby.
First off Laurie, Timmy and Lorraine were arranged so they and Highland Drover formed a corral............. perhaps to protect themselves from the Kellybilly's who were camped nearby?
Cathy & Catherine the world globe-trotters also managed to escape cold and wet Melbourne for a few days in the warm and sunny north Queensland weather and spent a lot of their time updating their iPad apps and sampling some the delights from Townsville's cafe scene including Betty Blue and the Lemon Tart and JAM Corner
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The Kellybillys at JAM corner |
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A Babycino for Charli |
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Trent at Shelly Beach, with Townsville in the background |
Meanwhile the Kellybillys (who I'd first encountered at Calliope River) were terrorising the Riverside Convention Centre in between visits to local beaches, waterparks and rockpools.