Magnetic Island

What a fantastic time we had here.  A great Island. 8klms of the coast from Townsville. An unusual island because it is residential for many but with heaps of holiday accommodation. Both of us felt the real sense of community amongst her residents.  Marilyn who organises the jazz festival is also a wildlife saver.  Chrissie, the rock wallaby, was orphaned and is about to be trained to go into the wild. We had the wonderful experience of dining out with her........

 And then she had cuddles from Tony.......

The beaches were fabulous.........

Horseshoe Bay

 

West Point

Arcadia Beach

the picnic area at Arcadia Beach

Rocky Point Beach

 And Balding Beach where we became dare devils and did some rock climbing!  Loved rock climbing as a child, a little harder these days, but still fun!

Balding Beach

pose atop the rocks!

easier going down!

Yes there is a golf course and you won't believe the price.....

 









We thought the war time golf rules were interesting......

Had a couple of beautiful meals at a very french restaurant where we met people from Townsville who had a holiday house on the island and invited us to their home for coffee. You can almost taste the meal from the visual......

An entree, duck pate and duck meat all very tasty.

and the music.....what would we do without music?  This  jazz festival is unique as none of the musicians are paid! Their air travel and accommodation is taken care of and they get to have a 3 day weekend in better weather where they can catch up with one another, make new connections, swap ideas, and jam together. For us lucky listeners, we get to see a whole bunch of the best musicians all in one place and freshen up our music collections.  

Krissie on stage

A jamming session.

Bye bye for now Magnetic. We'll be back.
(I will try to post some clips of the music on another post.)