Today you are all very lucky people because you get to read a guest blog. Which means I am feeling too lazy to write anything so Rachel, my new travel buddy, is going to blog for me :-) . Enjoy...
Magnetic island...what an adventure. We arrived to a very sticky heat at about eight at night and immediately we loved the place. Unlike the usual hostels we stay in, this felt like a proper back packers place with log cabins only yards from the beach-the place was absolutely stunning. After a quick nosy around, a good pee stop at the toilets, we headed to the bar where we sat with four danish guys who we had met previously in cairns. Unfortunately for us blondes, we were not willing to spend much on drinks, so thought a bit of innocent flirting was necessary to rehydrate us in the thirty degrees heat. A few drinks later and we all caught the mini bus/clapped out banger to a local pub where we carried on dancing until the early hours. What we soon realised at magnetic island is that its not exactly what we would call a 'happening place for night life lovers', a night in this bar, surrounded by wilderness would certainly have been apt for every granny and their cup of coco-no offence to all the elders out there!
The second day at magnetic was proberly our most laid back since we had arrived on the east coast, I think the most energetic activity me and Cass got up to was deciding what outfit to wear for the night ahead-we are such girls! After a nice relaxing day at the pool and on the stunning beach that the hostel looked onto, we had some punch for free!!!...music to my ears! It was ladies night which meant all girls got free punch, or comically if you were a guy dressed in a ladies attire, you were also eligable for free drink. Needless to say, plenty of punch was involved, some great if not slightly concerning dancing going down by the lady boys...all in all it was a great night.
To make up for our fatty friendly/non productive day previously, Cass and i thought it was about time we hunted down some koalas, and so proceeded to go on a two hour walk up a designated route which is known for having koalas. Its often the case I have discovered that having two traveling buddies who are both blonde, isn't always ideal-especialy when we both forget its necessary to take any sort if water with us whilst climbing up steep hills at thirty five degrees...what a mare!! Fortunately someone out there decided it was highly likely that two blondes would one day partake in this trek and cleverely had a water tap at the foot of the hill-i have never been so pleased to see a make shift water supply in my life.
Unfortunately for us, we didn't spot any koalas, and instead burned about twenty percent of our body fat in sweat - sexy ladies! However it was a great day for a jaunt up to the famous fort of magnetic island...it was only when we returned that day did the adventure really begin.
Unbeknown to us, we found out after we returned to our hostel, that we would have to get the ferry back to townsville before midnight that night as our bus from townsville in the morning was before the first ferry... blonde moment numero deux!! The quickly came the realisation that we were both too tight to pay for another nights accommodation, and so proceeded to try and sleep on the ferry stations bench outside-best night of my life naaaaaat!! After the zillionth game of cards, and rehashing old stories from our previous lives in good old britain we both settled down, counted to one thousand and back and endeavoured to sleep...I can frankly say it was the worst nights sleep of my life, never to be repeated, but thank God we had each other...go team blonde!!
And so this is it, goodbye magnetic island...and goodbye from cassies new and slightly blonder side kick :-)
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