Magnetic Island

On our way down the coast we saw a father cassowary with his two chicks crossing the road - lucky sight!




Magnetic Island, about a thirty minute ferry ride from Townsville, was settled by white people around 1860 and soon became a popular destination for tourists. There was a quarantine station on the island that held new migrants before they made it to the mainland. It also played a major role during WW2 as a look out for Japanese bombers coming close to the Australian coast.
We caught the ferry over on Wednesday afternoon after driving through sugar cane and banana farming areas. Since it was state of origin we decided to have a XXXX gold on our way over to lull the Queenslanders into a false sense of security (didn’t work)
Horseshoe Bay was our camping destination and the Marlin Bay Tavern was where we watched the state of origin surrounded by crazy Queenslanders.





Magnetic Island was a surprise – so many beautiful bays, bushland and we even spotted some koalas in the wild!