Cowboys and Alligators, Oh Boy!

My week was not as exciting as most, but yes I know, I'm still in Australia and that is most likely more eventful then a lot of other places, so they tell me. Thursday I attended Uni Club, which is always a good time. This time was different though. On the way home, I believe I dropped my camera causing it to malfunction. I'm not really sure what happened to it, but I do know I don't have a full functioning camera and I am upset about this naturally. It still decides to take pictures without a flash, but any night pictures I plan to take won't happen. There are no authorized Canon repair places here in Townsville but I plan on finding somewhere local before I send it off to get it fixed. With that aside, I was still able to have a fun and exciting weekend with minor mishaps along the way.

The Cowboys had another home game this week playing the Melbourne Storm! We lost terribly and it was quite a turn around from the previous week. I believe the final score was 26-12 and it was a downer for all the Cowboy fans. The games are still pretty entertaining and overall, it was a fun night. Of course, to go to the game I had to acquire some sort of Cowboy gear. I ended up finding a cute shirt with the Cowboys logo on it and I fit right in at the stadium. I know I don't have the accent down, but I do what I can.



Sunday was a very good day because it involved water falls and climbing rocks. What else do you need to have a good time? Some Aussie friends wanted to go to a watering hole for the day because it was hot, as usual, so we headed south to Alligator Creek. It is a park where you can camp and have lunch and there are a series of rock pools along the way with many waterfalls and cliffs you can jump off of. Since it hasn't rained here in awhile, most of the pools were semi shallow, but most were deep enough to take a dip in. The boys left us behind in search of bigger water falls so we made our own fun. We sun bathed on rocks and found little water frogs to harass. It was the best way to cool off and then we worked up an appetite and decided to get Chinese! They introduced me to prawn chips, which are basically fried chips that are made out of a light batter and then seasoned in prawn (shrimp) flavoring. They are actually quite tasty, but I'm sure they sound strange. Our bellies were full and content and we headed back to Uni to end the night with a horror film. Perfect ending with nightmares to follow.

This weekend I begin to travel and will be doing so for the next three weekends! I am going to Paluma for a field trip this weekend and then off we go for Easter to the SS Yongala wreck and outer reef for a live aboard dive trip. Then a week after that we leave for New Zealand! I don't know what to do with myself. I can't wait to tell you about the things I see and do. Love you all. Keep in touch!