townsville + magnetic island ~ queensland, australia

our next stop in queensland after mission beach was the city of townsville and the magnetic island. why magnetic and why to visit it? well, captain cook's compass did not work properly there, so he thought the island was magnetic 😵. and we thought it should be possible to see a koala in a free nature out there and yes, we did :-)

you don't know what it is and it is ugly? yes, it is modern arts, my dears 😂

 arts ...

 arts or a python?

rose bay

part of the promenade, townsville

 rockpool with salt water = (box jelly fish) stinger free & crocodile free swimming in townsville

'the strand' beach, where i was swimming 'under control' of lifeguards. i wonder what could they do if crocodiles came? nothing? strand means beach in german. that's probably why is the main beach in townsville so named ... 

 two of us

 wedding #1

castle hill

sunset at castle hill

let's visit the koala island today, let's go to magnetic island by the sealink ferry. btw, book it online, it's cheaper than at the counter in the port

 leaving townsville

magnetic island NP:

topless on magnetic island  ~ popular rental cars

the forts

 

 (controlled?) bush fire in australia

nice swimming and climbing, but quite boring snorkeling at alma bay / arcadia

mission beach & cardwell - queensland, australia

after the atherton tablelands was the mission beach our next destination. especially because we hoped to see a CASSOWARY in a free nature and yes, WE DID 😃.

joy at mission beach ~ QLD, australia

my dears, swimming in mission beach was allowed and there were no crocodile warning signs. but only 6 - 10 km to the south at the south mission beach were crocodile warning signs ?!?. how the hell do the crocodiles know they can not swim to the mission beach and eat tourists and/or local people? just to make sure, there is no island / reef or any other natural or artificial barrier in between 😱.

enjoy few beach & sun 💥 pictures:

source of the picture unknown, probably some postcard

mission beach + dunk island 

 best of all wives at mission beach

evening at mission beach

sunset at clump point:

cassowary walks together with us in free nature in djiru NP (licuala day use area @ wongaling beach)

 

walking to the bicton hill (Clump Mountain National Park):

 

view to dunk island + hinchinbrook island from the top of the bicton hill