Magnetic Island

Hey all,

I hope everyone is doing fine back home. Here in Oz, I have recently headed down south from Cairns to Townsville and then took a ferry over to Magnetic Island, just a 20 minutes off the coast. Magnetic Island is approximately 5184,Half of which is National Park. Twenty-four kilometers of tracks guide visitors through thickly wooded bushland, ranging from dry wattles and stunted eucalypts to moist forested valleys. While there we stayed at a backpackers hostel where we met a number of interesting people. During our days we ventured out on a number of trips to check out some of the cool features of the island, one day we even rented scooters for a fun way to get around quickly to the different hikes we took on. The island is inhabited by some pretty interesting wildlife including Koalas, Rock Wallabies, Brush-tailed Possums, and an abundance of different bird species. Although the Island was pretty fun after a couple of days we figured we had seen most of which it had to offer, after that we took a ferry back to Townsville and are heading about 80 kilometers north to Mutarnee to stay for a week. I’ll let you know how it goes.

John