Gidday again.
Got some more data for my phone so can afford to send some more pics, I'll try remember to attach some after I've written the text up. About 32 degrees here currently, pretty warm.
Went for a bit of a drive around tour of gladstone, saw some interesting things. There is a huge aluinim smelter here which produces 7% of the worlds alumnim which they use for aluminium metal. Went to a lookout to see most of gladstone, took some pics from there too which was interesting. Met some huge ants... They like 1.5 cm long, and fast as hell. First I knew about them was when they picked up our car and tryed to carry it back to their queen. Ok I may have made the last bit up. Once you see one and start looking you realise there is about 1000 of them all running round.
Went to go out the back door this morning and this lizard fell on me and kept on running, finally cornered it long enough to get a bit of a pic but then he ran off. I'm hoping he's run into Ryan's bed, I'll wait for the girlish scream tonight. Met even more strange birds... It's like living in an exotic avairy. Saw the body of a night beetle, and I kid you not, it was about 10 cm long minus the head. I'm not looking foward to meeting one of those.
Small ants are everywhere, it's uncommmon not to see them. And lots of them. So many fords and holdens over here its unbeleivable. You can't look anywhere and not see a ford or a holden. Most cars are all flash, there is definatly a lot more money here.
Gladstone seems bigger than Timaru, a lot more happening. Not as big as chch though. People seem friendly enough. Finally stopped raining today, we have had a chance to see more of what gladstone is like without the cloud and rain. Righto, I'll keep you updated as I find out more. TTFN.
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