Maggie

Wednesday 23rd October

Our last night on Magnetic Island. Its been pretty wild, there was skinny dipping, heavy drinking, sitting round a fire on the beach with a guitar and boys who could actually play and sing really well... and that was all just last night. It's the first time we actually stayed in a hostel since being in Oz, as we left the van in Townsville and took a passenger ferry here. We're sharing a dorm with 4 other people and we have been meeting a lot of young, excited people many of whom are here for the full moon party this weekend which is highly likely to get rather messy. Today we did some snorkelling and went round the island on the bus, so its not all been an alcoholic haze.

The best thing about the last few days though is the news from home - on Oct 18th not only was it my big brothers birthday (hope you had a good one, bro!xx), but also the birth of my cousins second child and Babas new nephew/godchild. Happy days! (THANK GOD for skype, baba has been an emotional wreck)

After this we head towards Arlie beach and the Whitsundays!!