Today was a five hour bus ride down from Cairns into Townsville. Townsville is a larger town then Cairns, slightly cooler (temp wise), and with a giant pile of dirt called Castle Hill. A gentle man was trying to give Townsville a mountain via carting up dirt. He never succeeded; instead there is one of the oddest hills ever.
A twenty minute ferry ride later and we are on Magnetic Island. I’m personally in love with the island. It’s small, takes 30 minutes to drive from one end to the other, and has beaches galore. Well, bays technically. It is also 80% national rainforest.
Our hostel is quiet the unique. It’s actually on the beach. The in house bar, dance floor/patio, pool, and even our room is all ocean front. There is also Scotty’s rentals if we want to rent a moped.
When I actually wrote this blog it was just after we had finished our dinner. What happens when you cross DeadMau5, a warm day, clouds, and a covered patio? One interesting Tropical Thunderstorm show. It was a lovely show. I actually prefer this thunder over the thunder at home. What’s the difference? I have no idea.
Tomorrow there is talk of walking to picnic beach (1km away), and then hopping on the local bus for the day and heading around to the other end of the island at Horseshoe Bay. We would then enjoy that bay and hope our way back to our hostel for some dinner.
Till next time,
Yours In Rovering,
Kimberly McGilvray
xox
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