Magnetic Island (9)

Magnetic Island, Townsville, Queensland

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December 10th 2012
Monday - 10 December - After arriving on Magnetic Island yesterday, I saw a couple of girls that i'd met on Rainbow Beach. They wanted to hire a car and drive around the island. I also wanted to do the same so we ended up hiring a Barbie mobil. We did loads in one day including going to a Koala sanctuary, hugging a Koala (Melinda, who was super cute) and getting very close to other animals. Th ... read more

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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