It's our first Saturday evening spent here in Townsville doing nothing specific. Matt is working until 11 so I'm manning the fort. It's not so bad though. I've managed to be productive and catch up on some work, pay some bills online, and even unpack a little. The new apartment is okay - not as nice as the last two places we've been in but it's cozy and really really big. And the shower is normal, too, so that's a big plus.
After we moved last night we went out for a late dinner on Palmer Street. The place was called Table 51 and had a live jazz band playing on the patio. We had a traditional Australian damper for an appetizer, which turned out to be a pretty basic loaf of bread. Good to try, but probably won't do a repeat. Dinner was a salad with coconut crusted bugs and pumpkin and artichoke risotto. Bugs, by the way, are a sort of crustacean shrimp-like food. The food, wine, and jazz were all fantastic.
This morning (Saturday) we got up and headed to the Billabong Sanctuary for a couple hours. The sanctuary is pretty rugged, as in there aren't paved walkways or big fancy signs or food stands everywhere, but interestingly enough it has a few swimming pools and BBQs spread throughout the park. So you can bring along a picnic and make big a day of it. All in all a very cool place. The highlight for me was getting to pet some small kangaroos. They're absolutely adorable and Matt had to pry me away from them. We saw a short crocodile feeding (very impressive) and a snake demonstration with a few taipans.
Not much else is going on really. Tomorrow is going to be a relaxing day for us. I'm having coffee with a friend in the afternoon and Matt and I will probably go to a movie in the evening. It'll be another busy week for sure. We'll work on uploading some more photos to Matt's Picasa web albums and send you the links soon.
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