Magnetic Island and Townsville

Monday 19 July Cape Cleveland to Magnetic Island

With very little wind and a good forecast for the next few days we motored the 2 and a half hours to Magnetic Island. We anchored in Horseshoe Bay and went for a walk ashore. We were last here in the late 70's and while the units are much flasher, the place seems much the same. We were lucky to time our visit with the local cruisers Monday night BBQ on the beach. We had a great time and met lots of interesting and helpful cruising folk that we hope to see again in our travels.

Tuesday we accepted an invitation from Brian and Annette (Muscat 7 - Lightwave 38) to go around to 5 Beaches Bay for the day with a couple of other cruisers. This was a very relaxing day in perfect weather.


Wednesday 21 July Magnetic Island to Townsville

We were glad we had spent the time at Magnetic, but it was time to stock up in Townsville. Our 2 nights turned to 3 as we had a strong wind warning and a few unplanned jobs. We also had a few late (very late) nights following the Tour de France. Our bikes came in very handy as I visited friends at the TAFE one day and we went searching for to Bunnings and a bike shop on Friday (30k trip in the end). This was to get Warren's gears cleaned after the bike had an unplanned swim at Airlie!

We loved the Strand and the many old buildings around town. Overlooking the bay are many huge, spectacular houses. I thought my brother John, an architect in Hong Kong, would like this one. I wonder how deep the anchors of those supports need to be for this to survive a cyclone! Print this post