Beautiful One Day..........

I just thought - given our imminent departure from the Harbour City to destinations tropical - I would capture a few thoughts, observations and anecdotes on the relocation to a tropic clime.

I will try to share our experiences, challenges and inevitable learnings from the process while keeping you moderately (hopefully) amused.

Observation 1 - "Winter" weather is a lot nicer in Townsville than in Sydney.
The locals would kinda say - duh - but as we are in the tropics - there is no winter - only the Dry and the Wet. Fortunately Michelle was hired in May to start in June in her new role - so we get to experience the best of the dry season - I think the day time temperatures are between 26 and 27 at the moment - blue skies - very nice.
Everyone says that the "Summer" is real hot!

Pic -The Jetty on the Strand - Magnetic Island in background


Observation 2 - Townsville is a bicycle riders town.
Townsville is very flat - apart from the "meteorite" that is called Castle Hill. I am very much looking forward to riding my bike pretty much everywhere in Townsville - as it is flat but also it appears very pro-bike riders with bike lanes on most roads and bike paths stretching along the waterfronts and rivers that bound the city.

View from Castle Hill out to East of Townsville











Anecdote 1 - Real Estate Agents DON'T open on weekends. (Actually we were told that some do - but not the 6 or 7 we had dealings with!)

Observation 3 (or is it anecdote 2) - It is totally reasonable to eat Steak every time you go out - 4 dinners - 3 steaks (+ 1 lamb) - when you are on a good thing - stick to it I say!

More Pics of the Strand












Bugger!