From time to time I complain and grumble with the family about the extra cost and time we spend commuting from home on Magnetic Island to work and school in Townsville.

On days like these I can't think of a better place in the world to live. This creek with waterfalls and swimming holes is just over the back fence and up in the local mountains. I spent several hours there yesterday playing in the water, photographing and exploring with my boys Dylan, Sascha and Milo.

It makes all that time spent commuting on the ferry well worth it...this is really living the dream.