Fri 21st July Magnetic Island

This morning it was toad in the hole for breakfast, the two girls once again devouring the eggs.

A quick swim was in order before Megs, the girls and I caught the bus to Arcadia to the post office and to grab a few items for Megs to take home.

We met John back at Horseshoe Bay for fish and chips for lunch and as usual we ordered far too much. The bench seats and tables were the perfect spot to enjoy the delicious lunch.

Charli was sliding along the seat and came off the back end and smacked her head on the concrete. She had a sizeable lump and was in a fair amount of pain. We monitored her and she seemed to be okay, there was a lot of crying though, it must have hurt.

Back on Ovive we built some lego and played a few games, before heading back ashore to walk to the Koala resort for the lorikeet feeding. The Bungalow Bay Koala Village has its own on-site wildlife park. The park is very popular for back packers as accommodation must be very reasonable. You can stay in bungalows or camp in your tent.

At the designated time of 4:15 the lorikeets arrived, and a feeding frenzy began with everyone vying for the lorikeets attention. The girls loved it, we were trying to get the birds to land on the girls’ hands and eventually they did.

The lorikeets are fed grated beetroot and carrot instead of the honey and bread, it’s a much healthier diet more akin to their natural feeding habits.

Two peas in a pod

For Megs last dinner we had booked a table at Sandis restaurant where on Fri night they had kids’ movie night on the big screen. It was steak night specials, so we all ordered steaks for $25 each and $4 extra for vegies instead of salad. For that price the steaks were delicious, juicy, and tasty, the best meal on Maggie so far.

The kids were enthralled with the movie Dumbo, they were given Bluetooth headphones. A fantastic idea which didn’t disturb adult conversations. Riley and Charli were glued to the screen then following Dumbo it was Alice in Wonderland.

Charli’s headphones were slightly large so her koala was used as padding, its been another long day!

On the dinghy ride back to Ovive Charli finally decided she liked dinghy rides.

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