"Maggie" is not magnetic The name is from James Cook's expedition, when his compass was messing up, he assumed it was the island. It wasn't, and no one is sure what really happened there. Still, Magnetic Island stuck and locals still refer to it as "Maggie" today. Maggie is a small island off the coast of Townsville, which hosts several interesting terrestrial and marine species. The climate is drier, and some how felt hotter, than that of the main land so you find species on the island that you don't see in Townsville as often. For example, koala's, rock wallabies, and death adders are commonly seen on the island. I started my day early with a brisk, and surprisingly hot, cycle downtown to the ferry terminal. Once there I met up with a couple of
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