Anybody in Townsville?

[DaveO (David)]

Hi all

Am holidaying in Townsville next week, and was wondering if there were any IISers in that part of the woods?

[Striker (Tony)]

To be honest David.....I dont recall anyone that posts often from Townsville here but I could be wrong.

Hope you find someone to meet up with.

[astro_south (Andrew)]

Dave

You may want to PM ChunkyLad...if he doesn't see this post

[rowena]

Heyya Im in rockhampton.. a mere 8hrish down the road... There are a couple of people up in mackay, 4hrish awy..

[DaveO (David)]

Sounds like I will be spending an "astronomy-free" week! Shame I can't take the new 10" newt on the plane as hand-luggage!!!

[astro_south (Andrew)]

Did you PM ChunkyLad Dave?

[DaveO (David)]

Originally Posted by astro_south

Did you PM ChunkyLad Dave?

Not yet, will do so now

[Mick (Michael)]

There is an astronomy group in Townsville, Look in the back of the Astronomy 2006 book for contact details. I've talked to their contact Charles before he's very approachable. Oh and have a nice relaxing holiday David, Townsville has a lot to offer visitors.

[DaveO (David)]

Greetings all

Well I came back from a beautiful week last week in Townsville. Stayed just north of there in a beach house - no TV, no phone, no internet, no e-mail and mobile coverage only if you walked down to the beach! The kids even remained mostly calm the entire week!

I also caught up with ChunkyLad, who kindly invited me to have coffee at his place. It was a delightful morning, and I really want to say thanks to David for his hospitality. Had the chance to attend their field night too, but other commitments stopped that.

We swapped stories and experiences, and I got the chance to drool over his 12" dob - very nice. And he has a great storage facility for the scope too!

I can certainly recommend a trip North to everybody, and if ChunkyLad is anything to go by, the folks from the Townsville club are champs!