Day 1: Leaving the beaches of Townsville behind, head west and wind your way up Hervey Range. As you near the top of the Range, be sure to take in the expansive view of the coastline below. Can you spot Castle Hill? Magnetic Island? The stadium of the North Queensland Cowboys? Wind the windows down as you inhale the scent from coast to country, chasing the sun westward while driving through cattle stations and changing scenery. Today you are bound for the historic gold mining town of Charters Towers. For a comfort stop along the way, call into Herveys Range Heritage Tea Rooms for a cuppa with locals. Arriving into Charters Towers in time for lunch, there’s something for everyone in ‘The Towers’- take a Ghost Walk Tour, spend the afternoon fossicking or explore the Heritage Trail.