Blogs from Townsville, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 20

So far Australia has been very kind to me. We've been having fantastic weather since coming to Townsville. It has been about 29 everyday and the humidity is still not bad since it's not quite summer yet. I've taken full advantage of this by sitting out on the balcony with my book most days, taking the dog for walks and of course going down to the beach for a swim. Everyone keeps telling me that Townsville beach isn't really a great beach but it looks like one through this Canadians eyes. One weekend soon we'll head down to Arlie Beach to explore there but this weekend I decided to stay in Townsville. The big plans for the weekend are to go to the Billabong Sanctuary where we can see crocs being fed which i'm really excited ... read more

As most of you probably know, I am going on my European trip very soon. I actually leave home on Sunday afternoon, and come back a whole eight weeks (and a bit) later. I've cancelled the paper, set the video to record all my shows (very important), and started to think about packing my bag. For those out there who aren't in the loop on my itinerary, I'll give a quick rundown. On Monday I fly to Hong Kong where I stay for two nights. Then on to Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Avignon, Paris, Brugge, Amsterdam, Berlin, Dresden, Munich, Lucerne, Interlaken, Florence, and finally Rome. Hopefully, if all goes to plan, I'll be back in Brisbane on the 21st October and then back in Townsville that same night. There are a few things I need to get, ... read more

Hey guys! So, I am officially sitting here, on the other side of the planet in my single at JCU Townsville. It’s actually awesome, my single here is only marginally smaller than my double at Stine…although the mattress and pillow they provided me with kind of smell funny and are a little damp…and I don’t have air conditioning (it’s the depth of winter here now, and its 70 degrees, I am perfectly comfortable in a t-shirt, summer is going to be brutal). I also have crazy limited internet access; I get 100 mb for the semester. If I go over I have to pay up with money I’d really rather spend on a trip to Sydney. I don’t know how I’m going to survive, I’m already illin’ for a manga fix. Downloading pictures to put up ... read more

Well it's my last day at work, I have 5 hours 20 minutes remaining and I now have a capable 4x4 to travel across Stralia. Our intrepid group of adventures plan to leave at 8am from Townsville and return about four weeks later with the turn around point being Kalgoorlie. Not much to report yet, except to show off my pimped out rig. ... read more

Unfortunately things have not gone to smoothly for us, we have been 3 weeks and more stuck here. Today finally the shaft is being put back and hopefully we will be in the water tomorrow morning.....this is happening as I am writing this entry so we won't know, but I can say that is looking very promesing. Last weekend we packed the car and with the boys head north of Townsville all the way to Mission Beach. We stoped along the way at Taylors Beach,located 24kms east of Ingham and stayed the night in this quiet coastal haven. Looked into Lucinda's acclaimed engineering feature the 5.76km sugar conveying jetty and off shore loading facility. the conveying jetty follows the curvature of the earth and the longest of its kind in the world. We checked out Port ... read more