Today we went to Magnetic Island, which is a twenty minute ferry ride off the coast of Townsville. It's called Magnetic Island because Captain Cook thought his ship's compass went funny when he sailed past but there's no evidence there is any magnetic material there. It is very pretty, though, and you can see koalas in the wild.
We took a bus to Horseshoe Bay where we met Sylvia, an Italian lady who was staying with Miss Berry at the same time as us. Sylvia learnt English in Cairns before going travelling round the rest of Australia and to New Zealand.
From Horseshoe Bay we walked to Balding Bay, famous as the most beautiful bay on the island. The track to get there was rough with lots of stones to climb over and we were a bit worried about snakes. Later we took the bus to Alma Bay where there were lots of schoolies but we found a quiet spot at one end.
After a lovely sunny day, we caught the 6.15pm ferry back from Nelly Bay and had dinner in the motel in Townsville.
Barnaby
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