Magnetic Island: Day Eight – Fortifications? More Like Koalafications.
Ed Brown Our last full day on the island, and it was a big one. We’d saved Tripadvisor’s #1 Thing To Do for last – and that was the infamous Magnetic Island…
June 2023
Magnetic Island: Day Seven – Yippie Kayak, Other Buckets
We had only one thing on the agenda for this day, which meant we could have a very lazy morning. We slept in, we lounged around, we read our books,…
Magnetic Island: Day Six – The Day of Nothing
The day before was epic, so today was a day of relaxation and recovery. A little trip to the Nelly Bay IGA along the usual walk beside the stunningly beautiful…
Magnetic Island: Day Five – Coronavirus Wallabius
This was the day we’d been waiting for – our first proper beach trip. And not just a boring touristy beach like Horseshoe Bay, this was a trip to one…
Magnetic Island: Day Four – Market Day
Some websites will tell you that the second and last Sunday of each month is when the markets are on at Horseshoe Bay. Others will tell you that EVERY Sunday…
Magnetic Island: Day Three – I Don’t Think You’re Ready For This Jetty
After their evening of playing don’t-hide-and-creep at the pub, the fascist bush-stone curlews were much quieter and I awoke on Day 3 well rested. A leisurely breakfast and then we…
Magnetic Island: Day Two – The Next Day
Sleeping on holiday should be blissful and relaxing. But my first night was difficult, mainly because of the bush-stone curlew. These marauding nocturnal hunters have a unique call, which sounds…
Magnetic Island: Day One – The Beginning
It barely counts as Day One because most of it was spent in Melbourne. But suffice to say the trip up was pretty smooth and uneventful. Once we landed in…