Back on the east coast in Queensland our first stop was Townsville. We had a great time at the foreshore, the well-developed green space on the water that every city and town in Australia has. If the town is away from the water their park is on a river or lake, or just in the town. All of them have free gas barbeques, playgrounds, washrooms and picnic tables, almost without fail. It's a wonderful fixture here in Australia. The foreshore in Townsville runs for kilometers along the ocean, with a giant salt water swimming pool, barbeques and playgrounds dotting the paths, and a huge water fun park for kids, like a giant playground but with water pouring and squirting and dumping out all over. All of this is free. In the picture of the water park I think our kids are under the waterfall.
At the Townsville aquarium we had a great time. One of our favourite creatures to see are the leafy sea dragons, sea horses covered in appendages that look exactly like seaweed. If you've never seen one they're worth a look on the internet. The photos of Mercedes caught in the giant fish and my kids: the snail and Nemo, were taken at the aquarium.
The black cockatoo was hanging around the foreshore along with some of it's mates. They were quite tame. This one is the female red tail. They're great parrots, screeching and waddling around. We never knew a black cockatoo existed until we came to Australia. We found the tiny lizard on the sidewalk and Kyra got it to run up her arm. They're very delicate and quick.
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