'Jump Around'

Townsville....oops no rooms....Magnetic Island!

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July 2nd 2008
2nd July - Disorganisation Pays Off! After some very bad planning, i.e. not actually booking a hostel in Townsville (our next stop) we were left with no accomodation and so decided to get the ferry accross to Magnetic Island - ferry terminal was right next to the Townsville Greyhound Stop. I'm so glad we did this because Magnetic Island (so called because Captain Cooks compass fail ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Magnetic Island

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more