It's been another nice week in lovely Townsville. 78 degrees and sunny yet again. Matt's job is still going well. We hope to move into our permanent apartment this coming Wednesday. We're very very excited to finally to have something to call our home away from home.
Once again we met our mates at Molly's on Tuesday for trivia night. Although it came down to the final question, our winning streak continues. 4 for 4. This week Townsville hosted a cultural festival so after work on Wednesday we went to "Bollywood" night down on the strand to sample some Indian food and culture. We also saw a great science fiction film (District 9) on Thursday. We both gave it an A+. Friday Matt worked in the evening but I went to my first Prawn Party. Lots of fun seeing the friends we've made and meeting new ones. Matt joined us around 11 after he got off work.
This weekend was spent on Magnetic Island for the North Queensland Emergency Medicine Conference. This was a conference in title only. The first day of lectures included: 1) bariatric transfer 2) is life insurance a waste of money 3) xbox versus Wii. Needless to say, Matt didn't spend a lot of time in the conference room. In fact, 1 hour into the conference he snuck out the back and went with me to rent a moke. A moke is a tiny version of a jeep and was a lot of fun to drive. It was our first time driving stick with our left hands. It really was an easy switch though. Matt and I picked up a panini and a bottle of wine for a picnic at Alma Bay. After that we went on a hike to the "forts." This hike was home to a WWII military outpost. The buildings are still on the hill. This area is also home to a large wild koala population. We saw 2 of the little buggers sleeping in trees. It was a beautiful day for a hike and we had a great time. After that we headed to Horseshoe Bay for a beer by the water. Touring the island on the moke was awesome, and those of you visiting will have to do it.
That evening we reconnected with the other docs over dinner at a great little bistro. It was an interesting way they served the meal - you didn't get to choose what you got, they just randomly placed a dish at your place and that was that. The food was incredible so ultimately everyone was happy. We left dinner around 10ish and some of us went to a local bar for a few jugs of beer. It was great to get to know the docs that Matt works with and all seem really nice.
The next morning the lectures were more interesting: 1) emergency medicine in Malawi 2) snakes in North Queensland. I slipped in for the snake talk and found it really educational. The snake dude (Eric, whom we met at dinner the evening before) even brought in two live snakes for show and tell. I did pretty well despite the fact that one of the snakes was a Death Adder.
After lunch we sat by the water and read our books and ultimately returned to Townsville on an afternoon ferry. We just finished eating homemade veggie pizzas and watching The Black Hole, which is not nearly as exciting or believable as it was when we were in elementary school.
This will be another busy week for us. We move (hopefully) on Wednesday and we're leaving on Friday morning for a trip west to Undara, which is a national park full of lava tubes. We'll be there through Sunday.
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