Townsville

It has been a great time with friends, here in Townsville. We have been up Stuart Hill, Castle Hill and some forts. Our friend is in the army and he showed us around the military base. The forts are there from World War II and some were built in 1881 and there are also some cannons he showed us. It was a real treat to have an army guide to show us around. He is an Officer. I loved it. We saw the World War II defences.

There was a sculpture festival on the Strand. The one in the picture is made only of sand.

I have been staying in my friend’s house. There are 3 kids, 2 cats, a dog and some goldfish. They also have a swimming pool. We went for a swim every day, even though my friends think its too cold, as it is Winter time here. It is hot for me.

We went to Reef HQ which is an aquarium. We went to the turtle hospital, where sick and damaged turtles go until they get better. We also took a look around a fish area, which had lots of information on the coral reef. Townsville is beside the Great Barrier Reef.

We we saw these turtles in the Ross River. They are different to the sea turtles. We fed them bread.

This kookaburra sat above our picnic table. It swiped the sausage from my hot dog when I turned my back! Cheeky!