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    Quote Originally Posted by ml708 View Post

    Any advice on how to best weather the cyclones? I'll be in Townsville in less than 2 weeks!

    Mate the weather in Townsville and Far north Queensland is truly glorious this time of the year. Cyclones long gone.

    Calm clear days with lovely sunshine. Top of the season now.

    Enjoy yourself. Go to Maggie Island hire a Moke and piss around there for the day.

    Great day out on a nice day.

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    Bit of lao khao Terence kills all known predators.
    It's certainly sorted My Wife's Relatives and Young an Old in Her Village!

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    Just read about the cold front seeping as far north as Qld. Hopefully townsville isnt affected as the temperature looks to be around 20 degrees. Will be there in 2 days

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    At sea level you will be fine. The ocean is an enormous heat sink
    But up in the mountains : freezing !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Latindancer View Post
    At sea level you will be fine. The ocean is an enormous heat sink
    But up in the mountains : freezing !
    How high are the mountains there? Cold like 5-10 degrees up there?

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    Yes. Plus, tonight's weather report says the cold will produce frosts as far North the Atherton tableland till Wednesday.

    Not even in the mountains, too....just go inland, away from the ocean and you will be quite surprised at how cold it will be.

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    Ok so far I have been to the strand, reef HQ, cotters market and billabong sancturary. I havenr yet been to magnetic island. But I feel like I'm running out of places to visit here. Any other suggestions? I have to say people here are really friendly. I like them.

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    maggie island is worth a visit

    if you have your own car then also head up to crystal creek for a day - head north toward ingham and turn left at the signs


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    I did manage to find some Thai people and restaurants in the ville but they are so expensive and may not be authentic

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick View Post
    maggie island is worth a visit

    if you have your own car then also head up to crystal creek for a day - head north toward ingham and turn left at the signs

    I would love to have a car but I would imagine servicing and maintenance would cost a bomb. But the roads look like they are easy to drive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick View Post
    maggie island is worth a visit

    if you have your own car then also head up to crystal creek for a day - head north toward ingham and turn left at the signs
    As an alumnus of Nelly Bay School (not the same time as Julian Assange), I can recommend a trip to Magnetic Island. The school was a one room, one teacher school then. My scholastic career almost came to an end when the drunk prick of a teacher expelled me in Grade 1 but luckily I was able to continue at Central State School in North Ward, Townsville.

    As kids we often went swimming at Bluewater (also on the map above), which was closer than Crystal Creek and warmer water and, you will no doubt guess, is blue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shy Guava View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick View Post
    maggie island is worth a visit

    if you have your own car then also head up to crystal creek for a day - head north toward ingham and turn left at the signs
    As an alumnus of Nelly Bay School (not the same time as Julian Assange), I can recommend a trip to Magnetic Island. The school was a one room, one teacher school then. My scholastic career almost came to an end when the drunk prick of a teacher expelled me in Grade 1 but luckily I was able to continue at Central State School in North Ward, Townsville.

    As kids we often went swimming at Bluewater (also on the map above), which was closer than Crystal Creek and warmer water and, you will no doubt guess, is blue.
    good for you that there were no salties at bluewater. there is a huge one lurking somewhere between magnetic island and the strand and they haven't been able to catch him

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    Quote Originally Posted by Shy Guava
    at Central State School in North Ward, Townsville.
    the old prison

    the was a spot there which was registered as having low gravity anomaly - I spent grades 6 and 7 there

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Shy Guava
    at Central State School in North Ward, Townsville.
    the old prison

    the was a spot there which was registered as having low gravity anomaly - I spent grades 6 and 7 there
    I moved from the old school to the prison site when it opened. Must have been around '54 or '55. There is a bit about it here: 11 May 1953 - NEW SCHOOL RISING ON OLD PRISON SITE Story Of Pr...

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    I snogged/fondled/stuff the ugliest girls I've ever got hold of in Townsville.

    I was pissed in one of these nighclubs that had foam parties and I ended up snogging this girl who looked a bit like this:



    Then I went to the loo, came back and found her again, got back into the 'lovin', but upon further inspection, she looked more like this:



    Then I noticed the original one staring at me, turns out they were sisters. Anyways, to cut a long story short, they invited me back to their place for some shagging, but I noticed a group staring at me:



    ...turns out the whole family were there. I decided not to take up on the offer...

    Townsville was a big big drinking/party town when I was there, erm, back in 1994 or so.
    Cycling should be banned!!!

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    Nothing wrong with a bit of Abo Betty,I done one on the train on my way to Penrith, she was stinking hot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick
    the was a spot there which was registered as having low gravity anomaly - I spent grades 6 and 7 there
    That sounds like some supernatural story in the making.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chittychangchang View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by baldrick
    the was a spot there which was registered as having low gravity anomaly - I spent grades 6 and 7 there
    That sounds like some supernatural story in the making.
    Any ghost stories in townsville? Would be interesting to know of any haunted spots!

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    BUMP.....^ try the west end cemetary, i too am an old Townsville boy, born and bred and lived on Maggie for a bit as well

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    Yer not really an an Aussie unless you've ravaged the savage, fond memories of wiluna

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    Quote Originally Posted by beerlaodrinker View Post
    Yer not really an an Aussie unless you've ravaged the savage, fond memories of wiluna
    Try a black & never look back, eh?

    Kamilaroi memories!

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    There are Thai communities in every Oz town and city. The ones I have observed in North Queensland seem to adjust well with the climate and surroundings helping a lot ..... biggest problem would be the lack of vibrance they would be used to living in LOS

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    Thais like FNQ, except Townsville. Fortunately there is a now big ring road that goes around the city,so you don't even have to stop.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wally Dorian Raffles View Post
    biggest problem would be the lack of vibrance they would be used to living in LOS
    Everywhere I've been lacks...err...vibrance.

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