Hi
We leave Magnetic tomorrow, which will be sad. We have had a great time here. The weather has been very mixed, from windy (every day), rain, sun an earth tremor, that we did not even feel.

We have walked the length of the island, up and down mountains (a couple of times). Sure couldn't do that if it was really hot. And yesterday spent the day swimming and reading on Alma Bay Beach.

Yesterday i went on a mission. As i mentioned in a previous Blog, my parent bought me to Magnetic when i was 3 or 4. One of the memories was a ring set into the rocks where the old style shark net was connected. Dad carried me around the steep rocks to look at it.
When i was here in my early 20's i walked to the exact spot and showed my mates. No-one was more surprised to find it than me.

With quite a few years under my belt, i set off yesterday climbing over the rocks, and sure enough there it was. Well the remnants at least. The years and weather has taken it's toll and all that is left are rusty marks in the rock, however, the ring almost at the water-line is still there.
It was a bit too slippery and dangerous to get to it, so took a photo.

Magnet is a great place to holiday and walk, and a great familt destination. There are 3 pubs strategically placed, one at either end of the island and one in the middle, and it's only about 12 klm end to end.

Tomorrow back to Townsville where we meet our friends Glenn and Susan, they have booked into the same camp They arrive today, as they were told they could not get in on Saturday as it is their day of rest. Lucky we booked early.
Cheers Timbo and Cazza

Alma Bay Rocks

On the track

What a handsome couple

Nelly Bay

A bird (you can tell as it has a beak and wings)

What i see every night

Disgusting Toad

Toad Racing to raise funds for the LSC

All that is left of the rings in the rocks

The last ring (30 metres below me)

Amazing root system (the tree)