I arrived in Townsville, a smaller city south of Cairns. I am actually staying on Magnetic Island, so I took a ferry across the water to get to my hostel. It's right on the beach... the only hostel in Australia that is directly on the beach. Huge deck and bar, and there's not much else around so people are hanging around outside all day here. Unfortunately, we can't do swimming in the beach right now... the reason, you ask? Well, a big crocodile is on the loose so there are warning signs everywhere to stay out of the water. Only in Australia, huh?
But, a bunch of us decided to rent bikes and ride to the other side of the island where we could go swimming. So our worldly little crew of Troy from Isreal, Nic from Wales, Marco from Switzerland, Ellen from Ireland, and little old me from the US set off for the day. We rode for 10 miles or so, to Horseshoe Bay.
We hiked to the top of the island too for some amazing panoramic views. Along the way, we stopped at a koala sanctuary and walked along a p
ath to see koalas in the wild... we made it at the perfect time, just as they were waking up to eat. Koalas are nocturnal, so around sunset, they were waking up to eat. They only stay awake for about 4 or 5 hours a day though. They eat and sleep. That's it... talk about the life.
We hiked to the top of the island too for some amazing panoramic views. Along the way, we stopped at a koala sanctuary and walked along a p
ath to see koalas in the wild... we made it at the perfect time, just as they were waking up to eat. Koalas are nocturnal, so around sunset, they were waking up to eat. They only stay awake for about 4 or 5 hours a day though. They eat and sleep. That's it... talk about the life.
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