P1010107

Bowling Green Bay National Park

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July 23rd 2012
After a slow morning, we carried on towards Townsville. We almost made it there but couldn’t resist stopping at the lovely Alligator Creek for a night’s camping. It’s part of the Bowling Green Bay National Park and had been recommended to us by some other travellers in Mackay. It’s a really peaceful, basic campground in a small and surprisingly quiet area not far from the Bruce Highway. ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more