Picnic Bay

Magnetic Island and Townsville

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June 10th 2007
Good flight up to Townsville, as I Greyhounded the East Coast Last year I did not need to rack up all those road miles again, Townsville is on the old backpacking circuit the connection for the short ferry ride of 20mins to Magnetic Island, so it can be missed, but with a good selection of eateries (inc Tim's Surf and Turf for half a cow and chips) and an attractive beachfront looking out to Magn ... 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