Arcadia Hotel Resort Magnetic Island

... war, gab es gar nicht viel zu sehen und wirr wollten eh erstmal schlafen! Aber es ist schon nicht unbedingt schlecht, vom Rauschen des Meeres geweckt zu werden, weil der Bungalow ca. 10 Meter vom Meer entfernt steht und wenn man von der Fensterfront aus einen unverbauten Blick aufs Meer hat! So sind wir am nächsten Tag nämlich aufgewacht! Sehr schön!<br>Dann sind wir lecker frühstücken gegangen (die Früchte hier sind soooo gut) und haben uns leider schon ...

... hopefully seeing some wild koala's waking up for their late afternoon snack as the temperature dropped. We looked and looked up in the trees and down on the ground for ages with not a cute cuddly grey fur ball in sight. The walk up to the forts were nice and they had great views from there but they were mostly just signs saying that used to be this or that with nothing but forest to look at. We passed a few people asking if they had seen any koalas with mixed replies ...

... on camera! <br><br>We had planned to go for an explore of the island after this but it was incredibly hot so we chilled out in the shade by and in the swimming pool. When it got a bit cooler, though it was still hot enough for us to pour with sweat on our walk, we set off to explore the nearby bays. Unfortunately to get to any of these, you have to walk up to the top of the headland and down again over lots of rocks and through the bush. Sounds easy but in that heat it&#8217 ...

... chocolate so mum you need to stock up please - green tea ants just are not the same as a lovely double decker!! With regards to koala bowels the minute the koala went to Emma it began to poo - we think there may be a theme!!! We hope everyone is well and miss you and love you all lots!! Much love, Em and Ben xxx PS Thank you to the parents - The Howards for getting to cut the grass and to the Daileys for almost cutting the grass - we love you all!!! xxx

... town. We did check out the Aquariam but this wasnt too big and was over within 35 mins or so. We also had tickets to the IMAX to see the Deep Sea in 3D but about 20 seconds after this started the thing stopped and we were told it was working and we would be given refunds or could keep our tickets for following day if working. The rest of the afternoon we made a decision to treck up to the top of the hill/mountain called Castle Hill. It was a very steep 286 Metre treck to the top with ...

... to get the van clear, we set up and settled into a few coldies. Their place is on a small, isolated strip of 13 houses. It was so peaceful and beautiful. We hung out with Bruce &amp; Rosie for a few days which was great as I hadn't seen them for years.

... du liquide et mes cartes de credit mais j'ai recupere mon telephone, mon passeport et mon appareil photo...<br><br>je me sens vraiment chanceuse et encore plus chanceuse que Marcus et Dominique soient restes avec moi pour m'aider: je ne pense vraiment pas que j'aurais pu faire tout ca en si peu de temps toute seule!!<br><br>La police nous aide a trouver un hebergement le soir, et nous allons manger et prendre un verre.... et le lendemain nous reprenons le bus pour Cairns ...

... and then a 20 minute boat ride to Magnetic Island. Met some people on the boat and at the hostel who I'd seen earlier on in my Oz travels which was really cool. We've had a really fun few days here. We hired scooters and a moke out on Monday which was hilarious! It was a great way to explore the island but i don't think i should be let loose on a scooter ever again!! Managed to fall off once but luckily didn't hurt myself!! Don't know how ...

... Bay which we discovered was a nudist beach, so we did as the Romans do, so to speak, and luckily for the nudist culture the beach was stinger free (a naked old guy told us it was safe). After a bit we hiked back and attempted to go snorkelling on the coral reef at horseshoe bay that was on the map. There was zero visibility so I gave up the ...

... the rest of the day in the pool with Dan and Ema drinking goon (4 litre bags of wine). <br>Went on a wildlife tour the next morning and it was really good. It was in the wildlife conservation centre attached to the campsite and we got to hold a baby crocodile, a python and a koala. It was really good value for money and I'd definately recommend it. Towards the end of the tour it started lashing rain though, it was to be the start of ...