Best part – surrounded by starkly beautiful scenery, virtually uninhabited bush country, waterfalls in the wet, sandy pools (some even safe to swim in, but not many) in the dry. 60,000 year old rock art. Relationships with indigenous people. Fantastic fishing, people come from all over the world to fish for the big barra. Unbelievable tracks for trail running or off road bicycling.
Worst part – beautiful beaches but water full of crocs, 250k to any kind of civilization such as a restaurant open after 6 at night, no movie theaters actually no anything, no tennis.
Solution – soon moving back to Queensland, close to Townsville after 5 years in the bush. I can’t wait, close to a vibrant art community, a community college where I can take a welding course, close to a beach (with crocs being a very rare occurrence) and a river and good fishing there too. Did I say I CAN’T WAIT!