Hi everyone!

Hope that you are all keeping well!???

This os the 1st chance i have to go on the net for a bit so sorry not to keep you updated!

Well,as i though,the plan of are travels had actually changed on the spur of the moment!

We were as you know orginally going to Mission beach for a few days and then to townsville for tuesday but we had a change of hear as we got to mission beach!

It took a fair while to get to Mission beach from Cairns ,and when we arrived there it look rubish,boring and wet!

So we thought we would go to Townsville but the plan changed once more, and now wer are on a Island called Magnetic island, just of the coast of townsville!

And what a decisio!we arrived here last night and we couldnt really see much "Apart from a rubbidh crowded dorm".

This morning we woke up at it was boilin,its been over 35 degrees allday.

We thought we would go around and see the island,and rent a small 4x4 - but the rules here are you got to be over 21 to drive so that was out the window,so instead we were given bikes to go see island!Not so bad as i really need the exceris thinking iy would be a nice ride along the beach to see some stuff,i was totally wrong!

We rode about 3miles uphill to beging with and in that heat you can imagine how uncomfortable it was!

Its was bloody worth it though!we went to a bay called horse shoe bay and it was totally beautiful!Crystal clear water,whie sands,palm trees,and views of hills and rocks as far as you can see!

The island is well known for its koalas,so i asked a few locals were the best place to spot them is ,and it was down some random round but the said it was unlikely!

Anyway went down this road and on the 3rd big tree,my hawk eyes zoomed in on a koala sat in a tree!

I couldnt belive it,how lucky,i thought i would never see one!it made my day!

After we just went round looking at viewpoints to get some good pics,which is did!

the problem now being the hostel that i am at has no usb port ,so i cant put any of the pics on untill i move on!Which i think is 2mz as were moving to a different hostel!Hope they got a usb port on there pc's!

I also visited a Crocidle farm on the way here with the rest of the oz experianc lot!

I got some brill phots and video footage so i will try and put that on here asap!

I tried a croc satay stick and itsactually not that bad atall, its more fishy than chickeny!Not bad atall!

Anyway,takecare and keep intouch,i enjoy readind the messages your all leaving on here!

Love Charlie