Townsville to Magnetic Island

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We stayed the night in Townsville and had a few hours in town before getting the ferry over to Magnetic Island where we hired a mini moke (which was painted pink and had Spongebob Squarepants on the front!) and zoomed off to Horseshoe Bay where our hostel was. It was like driving a cross between a giant go-kart and a dodgem, sooooo much fun, although I think I scared Lucy half to death. She later told me she did get a bit nervous when we were hurtling towards a blind bend and I yelled out 'where on earth is the gear stick on this thing?'

When we finally got to our room in the hostel it was like a Turkish prison in need of some serious redecoration - bare concrete floor, saggy bed and no air-con for $59! I think not. So i went straight downstairs and unceremoniously told the receptionist that was "taking the piss" so she sent us to have a look at another room - still crap but with a balcony as well. I couldn't get a refund on the 2 nights i'd just paid for (!!!) so we just upgraded to a double which was a rip off but the others were just hideous. Anyhow, went out in the moke for dinner to a French restaurant to make up for it.

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