Wonderful salt water pool on the Esplanade

Townsville Waterfront Day 22

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July 25th 2010
We arose later after a good rest and had breakfast. The weather was overcast but not raining so we decided to walk down the Strand along the Esplanade to the Marina. This is where the Ferry Terminal for Magnetic Island is located. Sandy developed blisters on her toes and a kind man who was the car park attendant obtained some plasters to ease the pain so that we cou ... read more

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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