Well I know I have been very slack of late, not updating this journal. I guess when you are living and working somewhere you fall into a rhythm that makes you feel more like a resident than a traveler.
Living and working in Townsville has been a fantastic experience. I remember coming here about 20 years ago and thinking what a backwater it was. I couldn't wait to leave. But the experience we have had over the past year (god has it been that long?) has been amazing. Despite the cyclones, floods and gigantic mosquitoes we've definitely fallen in love with North Queensland. Since we have been here I have been working for corrective services. It's been an eye opener of a job that's given me the opportunity to work on Palm Island and in Townsville and has exposed me to an enormous diversity of people and situations. I have loved every minute of it.
We've also seen some great stuff since we've been here. Airlie Beach, Mission Beach, Magnetic Island, Palm Cove, Cairns, The Misty Mountains, Atherton Tablelands and Paronella Park. Gob smacking scenery that has been at time unbelievable.
But it's time to move on.
We're off across the continent in early April heading for Broome where we hope to live and work for at least a year.
As I've said before anyone thinking of heading off on a lifestyle change like ours - JUST DO IT! It's the best thing I have ever done and I have never regretted it for a second.
