Kiera and Mackenzie

Townsville/Magnetic Island

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July 28th 2006
Hello! Have just spent a fantastic few days on Magnetic Island and you can see why they call it "magic Maggie" - it is really lovely. Unfortunately they are building everywhere and you wonder how much longer it will remain nice. We've been staying at a place called the Koala Bungalows which is a nice campsite and we even had a champagne breakfast with the Koalas! Kiera did not get to hold one a ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Townsville

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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