Hey everyone Today we explored Magnetic Island some more! Our day began with getting annoyed over breakfast about all the bugs that had gotten in our food. Christina then had shower number one of the day. We then went off to play in the sea at Horseshoe Bay, and wore ourselves out swimming around in the big netted-off area (to stop jellyfish). After a little relax in the almost unbearable heat and a quick shower at the beach (number two) we went back to the ho...

Hey everyone Today we explored Magnetic Island! After getting up and getting ready, we decided that today we would tackle the popular forts walk. We packed our day bag and made some lunch and went off in the sweltering heat. It was a 20 minute walk just along a road and up a hill before the actual forts walk began, by which time we needed a break to cool down a little. Our next stop was at a lookout point over Arthur Bay, one of the many beautiful bays on Magn...

Hey everyone Today was wildlife day! Christina has named this blog due to her early morning experience with wildlife. One thing we have learnt about Australia is that its wildlife is never far away. We constantly see lizards and toads outside, and if you see something flying above you at dusk it will most probably be a bat. This morning the first animal encounter occured when Christina was flushing the toliet, when out hopped a small frog. Then as she went to...

Hey everyone Today we explored Bowen! We woke up, had breakfast, showered and did another load of washing before taking the hostel's free bus to the beaches at 11am. The bus took us to Horseshoe Bay, a lovely little beach surrounded by huge boulders either side that strutted out into the sea (hence the name). We were told there was coral reef just off the beach but without our stinger suits and it still being jellyfish season we decided we wouldn't risk it this...

Hey everyone Today we went to Bowen! We got up early, got ready and packed our stuff to catch the 9.10 bus to Bowen. We got to the bus stop nice and early and waited for our bus, but 9.10 came and went without a bus. As did 10.10. We were all becoming very irritated as the heat slowly became more and more unbearable, but finally at 11am the bus came with apologies of being so late. The bus had got stuck in floods at Noosa, and we had seen on the news before lea...