Australia!: Lovely Walks in Townsville

My friend Verena and I have got into the routine of going for walks or hikes almost every day. Often times we hike castle hill early in the morning or some days we go walk around the river. There is a botanical gardens place called the "Palmetum" that I had seen a few times but never been to. So we decided to go check it out and walk the trails in there. Turns out it was not as exciting as I thought it would be. I think it got quite a bit of damage from the cyclone because I remember it was closed for a while. And there was construction going on in there still when we were in there. It is a cool little place because they have different sections to it that are supposed to represent different ecosystems, but we ended up going to walk around the river after that. I really enjoy being outside and doing some kind of exercise though. Especially getting up early and doing the hill. It is so beautiful up there, but you got to get up early and do it before the sun and heat arrives!

Bamboo!

I am going to miss the palm trees...

cactus??

I liked the shadows :)

Verena and I

Ok so I have always wondered what this huge snake was by the river, and only the other day when I brought my camera on the walk to take some pictures did Verena tell me why it was there. APPARENTLY, this snake is a symbol of the giant snake that created Australia. It is a aboriginal legend that a MASSIVE snake somehow created this country I guess. Interesting huh?

These are rich aussie houses, by the river. They are all SO different from each other, I enjoy seeing all the different houses over here. But for the most part, houses are not as many levels as we have at home. They may be just one level or you see lots of raised up houses too.