Magnetic Island, Australia Travel Blogs

Magnetic Island
Jun 19, 2005 (2 photos)

A bit of a long trek as we catch the bus from mission to townsville and then a very to magnetic. Staying at Reefos which is more like a hotel than a hostel with an ensuite room and a tv, nice. Very friendly possums here that seem to have a tast for fish ...

Australia - Magnetic Island
Feb 6, 2006 (20 photos)

... football match, we were in no mood to be getting up early to catch a 4 hour coach journey to Townsville, and then onto Magnetic Island. Unfortunately that was what we had to do. The 3 ½ hours of sleep after the game felt pointless as we tiredly checked out ...

Where are the koalas?
Apr 17, 2006 (3 photos)

... we were both still moving from the boat) that we would spend a couple of chill out days off the coast of Townsville on Magnetic Island. Bus took a few hours to Townsville and then got a local bus and then the ferry (about 20 mins) to Maggie Island ...

When it sucks to be traveling...
Jan 17, 2006 (3 photos)

... . Everyone's just afraid that I'll spread it to them and pretty much keep their distance. So just to let you know, I'm in Magnetic Island, an incredibly beautiful place, and have taken so much dayquil and drank so much orange juice that I was able to ...

M and M...Mission Beach and Magnetic Island
Jun 28, 2005 (6 photos)

... . Thank goodness were off in the morning. 25th June 2005 It was back on the bus to head to Townsville, the gateway to Magnetic Island. Magnetic Island (or Maggie Island if you want to sound local) is so called due to the fact that you cannot take ...

Part racehorse, part clydesdale
Feb 20, 2004 (2 photos)

********************* 16th February 25 minute ferry ride out of Townsville to Magnetic Island. It's such a beautiful place. Arriving here in the Australian summer is frustrating. It's so hot and the water is so inviting but everywhere there are ...

Koala Encounter
Nov 18, 2006 (7 photos)

... hot and dusty and as I approached the forts themselves (abandoned WWII lookouts) I began to keep an eye out for Koalas with Magnetic Island apparently being one of the best places to spot them in the wild. Looking for a grey bundle up in the eucalyptus ...

Love and Peace or Else
Nov 30, 2004 (3 photos)

... and catch the Greyhound to Townsville - which is a pretty nondescript town, and hence immediately catch the ferry to Magnetic Island, so called by Captain Cook in 1770 because he thought it disturbed his compass (subsequently proved not magnetic!). ...

Magnificant Magnetic
Jan 25, 2007 (26 photos)

... not originally planning on coming here, but were recommended it by Sammy and her sister Hannah. So a quick ferry over the the island and instantly we knew we were onto a winner. The island is just beautiful and a huge difference from the mass sprawl of ...

Day 274-280: Mission Beach to Townsville
Jun 19, 2005

... Townsville on Sat so we'll see what it's like. When I booked into Base I also booked a 2 night deal at Base on Magnetic Island. For $79 I get 2 nights, ferry crossing, one evening meal, 1 hour internet, cocktail jug and 1 hour sea kayaking, so I'm heading ...

Island in the sun
May 9, 2006 (5 photos)

... that it's magnetic, when in fact it wouldn't even attract so much as a paperclip. Despite this obvious shortcoming, Magnetic Island is truly a beautiful spot, with mountains sloping dramatically into the ocean, lots of great walks, koalas, and beautiful ...

Snake Eyes
Nov 19, 2006 (5 photos)

... realizing how rocky this island is and how it got it's namesake from old Captain Cook himself believing the many rocks on the island were effecting his compass though doubt he ever called it 'Maggie' to sound like one of the locals, Nelly Bay is the ...

Trials and Tribulations
Feb 3, 2006 (3 photos)

"I don't feel like I'm traveling. I feel like I'm on holiday." Magnetic Island was a disaster. As soon as we got there the heavens opened and it pissed down non-stop. Possibly the heaviest downpour I've seen since I've been traveling. The creek, ...

Magnetized
Oct 14, 2008

... Stinger Season yet, when you cant go into the water this far north because of all the jellyfish, so I was able to have a swim there. Magnetic Island was also used as a base during WWII, and you can hike up to the top of the hills and see some of the ...

Off Again with Pistol Pete
May 15, 2006 (6 photos)

... off again!!! Our new driver: Pistol Pete. I never knew someone good have so many bad Michael Jackson jokes!!! Our next stop: Magnetic Island. We had to carch a ferry from Townsville to the Island. On thing I will mention, if you haven't noticed yet, ...

Cairns -> Magnetic Island
Oct 19, 2006

Cairns -> Brisbane : 1 stop

Bus, Train, Taxi, Ferry, Bus. Koala.
Jun 11, 2006 (8 photos)

... weather. We managed to find an extra passenger for part of the taxi ride across Townsville, and caught the next ferry to Magnetic Island, from there catching the cheap and easy bus around the coast to our hostel. A benefit of the train timing ...

Islands again
Jan 7, 2007 (1 photos)

Couple of days away from the crocs

Magnetic Island
Jun 4, 2005 (1 photos)

Very short entry. Lisa and I went to Magnetic Island (it bothered Cpt Cook's compass) for a night. Many plans were made - Kayaking, walking, bikes etc. None were realised as Lisa got so drunk we were in bed at 9.30 and she vomited all the next day ( ...

Island Paradise
Jan 8, 2006 (5 photos)

... verbringen. Naeheres dazu, wenn ich wieder Netz habe (ab dem 14. im Outback). Drueckt die Daumen, dass Druckausgleich trotz Erkaeltung klappt, sonst ist da jemand seehr seeeehrt traurig. Also Ihr Lieben Euch viele sonnige Gruesse aus Magnetic Island

Big city, magnetic island and a mini moke!
Apr 14, 2005 (4 photos)

... and had been in the cinema watching the film I had just watched! Teh next day I caught a ferry over to an island called Magnetic Island. A very popular holiday spot for Aussies I saw more Aussie people there than in any other place. It has a very laid ...

Busy Bees
Apr 2, 2008 (47 photos)

... 60's. What a legend. Just a little ferry ride from Townsville (most imaginatively named town on the planet) stands lovely little Magnetic Island, covered in forests and fringed with bays, almost two thirds of it is national park protected. We're staying at ...

Magnetic Island
Oct 10, 2008

... so booked it online on the way there (was cheaper too!). We took the ferry across and got a bus to Arcadia (a part of Magnetic Island... there's only 4 places.. Arcadia, Picnic bay, Nelly bay and at the top of the island is Horseshoe bay. The rest of the ...

Magnetic Island
Aug 9, 2006 (5 photos)

Some photos of our day trip to Magnetic Island. A ball was had by all :-)

Toad Jerky Anyone?
Nov 2, 2008 (10 photos)

... " is limited to what I can see from the car window or a blanket on the beach.   We spent a weekend on Magnetic Island just off the coast of Townsville - affectionately named "Maggie" by the locals. It has about 2000 residents or so, and plenty ...

Oz
Jul 2, 2009 (32 photos)

... if it was high tide, as there are crocs in the sea. We arrive in Townville port,, where we catch the ferry to magnetic Island!! We were staying at Bungalow Bay, which has a koala sanctuary attached, so Michelle was already well excited The ferry took 20 ...

Townsville/Magnetic Island
Aug 13, 2006 (5 photos)

... when we arrived. We took the ferry across to the island, which was so windy nat was going to sue for whiplash. Magnetic island is beautiful with fantastic coves all around the island, our hostel was stinking with bad smells all around the rooms. Never ...

Slept in a log cabin in a koala park
Aug 18, 2007

1 night - Bungalow Bay

Magnetic Island + SS Yyongala Wreck Dive
Jan 30, 2009 (20 photos)

... + rough seas = unhappy Lizzie), then we descended once again to the wreck, another good dive. After we haded back to Magnetic Island and had a chilled evening. 25/01/2009 Caught the ferry back to the mainland and waited for the Greyhound to show up. ...

Koalas and Crocs and Snakes oh my!
May 29, 2008

Our trip up the East coast was nearly over and we had time for just one more stop before we reached Cairns. Magnetic Island was the place of choice. Getting there involved a little more effort than most of the places we have stayed as it meant getting off ...