Saturday 31 March 2018

Wildlife encounters on Magnetic Island


At last, a proper Delvy adventure! This time off to Magnetic Island, 8 kilometres east of the city of Townsville in north Queensland. After an intense year of getting things back in order from Cyclone Debbie, it was a wonderful feeling to be going on a holiday, together, and to discover new places.

First stop, the Big 4 Walkabout Palms in Townsville to rendezvous with friends for dinner, who dropped in on their way back to Rollingstone, a 30 minute drive to the north. A pity the BBQ didn’t work but we made good use of the electric frying pan instead, which was supplied in the camp kitchen.

The next morning, we left in good time to get to the Fantasea Cruising Magnetic terminal on Ross Street. It’s rare to see a 7-metre motorhome on the vehicular ferry but as we both work for the parent company in the Whitsundays we were given some special treatment. Lucky us!

Cruising to Magnetic Island with Fantasea