Townsville with Anna Whitmire

What a blast! We spent a night on Magnetic Island and got to hang with the locals where I learned to Fire Dance while Lindy Hopping. It was scary as hell but loads of fun. The next day we saw crocodiles, koalas, thousands of butterflys swarming around us, and I got to hold a 2 meter long snake. I think he liked me because he wrapped around my neck and waist, started to snuggle my bum and then he climbed all the way up the back of my shirt. The tour guide was very amused and decided to show everyone in the group how far the snake had gone up my shirt before helping me get him out. Later, we went horseback riding thru the rainforest and the ocean. We got out to about 2 meters depth where the horses head is just above the water and tried to Horse Surf, stand on the horse and pretend you are surfing. This was not too difficult but half of the people wouldn't even try it. I did it but then when I was doing one of the simpler games that everyone was doing, I fell off the horse and Rosco (my horse) decided he didn't want me to get back on. So, as I was getting back on he bucked me off and kicked me! Luckily I was underwater and close to him so the impact wasn't serious. I don't have any broken bones, just a very sore calf and thigh! I calmed Rosco and got back on and he was perfect for the rest of the day. We even Swung out together later on. I love riding horses and have decided I really need to do more of it. So if you are a horse rider and you are reading this, we should go horseback riding the next time I am in your town. :-)

Labels: dance, horse, magnetic island, scuba dive, townsville

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