Thursday Island 7th - 9th June 2011

Our weeks orientation comes to an end tomorrow (Friday).  We have spent a week on Thursday Island where some orientation days have been long, with the usual blah blah Monday, Tuesday.  Wednesday was cultural awareness day which was great, informative, interactive, well constructed and delivered. We learned Torres Strait history which was quite interesting and the expectation for being culturally aware. Thursday saw us re-doing competencies and running over technical equipment as well as some informative information about what to expect when we hit our islands on the Saturday.
Thursday Island would appear to have loads of Hotels in comparison to the population (left over from the Pearling days no doubt).  There are only a few shops, cafe's (as such) bowling club (synthetic grass as water is precious and pumped here from Horn Island), 50m swimming pool. 
It has been fairly overcast since we have been here so not too hot, however still humid, but, not nearly as humid as it is going to be when the rains begin. 
Mitch has had to endure a long suffering boring week with no school, slothing around playing computer, internet and using up all the battery on our phones playing games. 
Torres people are friendly, shy and most helpful in anything. 
We are growing tired of a motel room and are looking forward to getting to our Island, meeting people, getting started in the clinic and our new life.  However,  Mitchell will miss Austar and the movies.  But also,  looks forward to school next week to meet some new Torres friends. 
We have a new list of words to start getting to work on our Creole (Torres Strait language), so hopefully within 6 months we will be pretty good. 

Thursday Island photos. 

Low Tide...

Still havn't seen one!!!

Ferry Wharf from Horn Island

$9.00 a kilo (cheap)