Blogs from Magnetic Island, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 12

Tonight we found ourselves on the beautiful Magnetic Island staying at the YHA Bungalow Bay which has won several awards. It had great facilities, our favourite was the pool with the numerous and extremely comfortable hammocks. After a quick ferry ride over and a stint on the bus we were settled into our private bungalow and sucking back on a cold beer. We went for a small hike over to the next beach and were greeted by an old man and his free willie. Yep, I guess I missed the sign saying NUDE. Mick saw it but decided not to prepare me for what was in stall, thanks Mick! Upon our return we just missed out on seeing the sun set, but made a plan for the next night, which involved crackers and cheese and a ... read more

We have now officially started our travels down the east coast! First bus journey out of the way and first stop on the road south - Magnetic Island! We'd heard a few people talking about it being a good place to see koalas in the wild, and also that it was good for walking and lovely beaches, so we decided to give it a go. Turns out our hostel has a wildlife sanctuary in the grounds which is pretty good, lots of random things like crocs, koalas and snakes separated from the main hostel grounds by flimsy looking fences.... We stayed in a small little A-Frame hut that was brilliant, although they're not kidding when they say the place is close to nature, each time i opened the front door a different animal was waiting for ... read more

Had our first trip on the Oz bus and it was definitely the right choice of transport down the East Coast - it was great fun and you meet loads of people on it! Our first stop was at a Croc farm and this was so completly different to Malaysia - for a start the crocs were very much alive and only chicken wire was separating you from them ! The guides were like Steve Irwin and were crazy ! One of them came out to the bus as we arrived and as he got on he threw what looked like a toy croc on to Luke's knee so I just laughed - the next thing I knew his eyes opened and I realised he was a really baby croc with his mouth sellotaped !! I ... read more

We are on magnetic island at the moment. it is soo beautiful. lots of tropical birds and Koalas. - Take a look.... read more

Hey everyone so today i'm in magnetic island..its beautiful here...there's cute little magnets running around everywhere living in the trees...lol jk it was named magnetic island in 1770 by captain james cook who thought his compass went funny around this island (but further studies have confirmed there is no magnetic forces around this island which could have caused the compass malfunction)....anyways its absolutely stunning here my hostel is right on the water..mind yoou i have to share quite a small room with my 7 new best friends lol but its not a bad deal thats for sure..i. put up some skydive pics for you all to see ive got 80 pics tho so those are just a few! tomorrow i leave to go up to cairns and i think i'm stopping at some crocodile thingy..not really ... read more