TOWNSVILLE
Places to stay O A K S G AT E W AY O N P A L M E R Perfectly situated to wander the restaurant strip of Palmer Street, these spacious apartments offer plenty of room for families with a balcony facing on to the main street; then you can shop and dine at your leisure. 2 Dibbs Street, South Townsville; minorhotels.com
PEPPERS BLUE ON BLUE Popular with the wedding crowd, this waterside collection of apartments at Nelly Bay offers main rooms with a huge bath, balconies overlooking the marina and al fresco dining at Boardwalk Restaurant and Bar. 123 Sooning Street, Nelly Bay; peppers.com.au/blue-on-blue
QUEST TOWNSVILLE With killer views over the Townsville Marina, the simple but stylish rooms of the Quest Townsville have a beach theme with seaside prints over the bed and a large bathroom; the rooms are also a short walk to The Strand. 30-34 Palmer Street, Townsville; questapartments.com.au
SUNRISE ON THE STRAND, TOWNSVILLE’S BEACHSIDE THOROUGHFARE
DRINK BUBBLES ON A YACHT Sailing of a different kind is on offer with Pilgrim Sailing’s Sip and Sail cruise that departs from Magnetic Island’s Nelly Bay marina at sunset. Your hosts, Paul and Claire Ley, will get you to sink down into one of the deck’s bean bag chairs before unfurling the sails and unleashing some seriously great hospitality. Claire will make sure your wine glass is always full and that you have a platter of cheese and biscuits to stave off hunger, and they also offer Great Barrier Beer, a craft IPA from the Good Beer Co that donates money back to save the reef that you’re sailing on. There’s a reason photographers love sunset light, and as these golden rays hit the wooden curves of Pilgrim – and a frisky dolphin or two breaks the waves nearby – you’ll wish Paul just kept sailing off into the sunset. pilgrimsailing.com.au ê t i g et ir ga ei rr. ac ior .mc .oam u
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