A private island in Australia's Southern Great Barrier Reef is now on the market — just in time for those who want to hide out amid the Covid-19 pandemic. And it comes with its very own resort.
The island is home to five beach cottages and two ocean bungalows.Prior to 1961, the island was an oyster farm that belonged to a man called Snigger Findlay.
" Roger and Merle Mason fell in love with Pumpkin Island, but Snigger did not want to sell it. So when Roger challenged Snigger to a game of poker, he said that if he wins Snigger would have to sell the island to Roger. So Roger won and bought the island for £60," say the Rumbles.The island was leased by a Queensland beer company between 2012 and 2015 to promote their beer Castlemaine XXXX and was renamed XXXX Island during that period.
"Their customers could win an all-expenses-paid holiday for themselves and three friends to the island if they found the golden beer can in a case of beer. Almost like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," say the Rumbles. The couple say they are selling the island because they would like to move closer to their family in New Zealand.
"We would love to hand the island over to someone who would care for it as much as we do. It is a very special place and ideally, the new owners would find as much joy in the beauty and breathtaking nature as we have."
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