An event has been likened to Moses holding out his staff on God's instruction and the Red Sea parting to enable the Israelites to flee the wilderness into the promised land . It involves the sudden , welcome opening on Magnetic Island of a track through an area once known as the Pope's Land after months of closure due to frequent rain , causing flooding , the high humidity and temperatures resulting in tall grass growth .
A nearby resident assured Little Darwin that Moses did not play a part in the clearing . There are a number of suspects , all with Anglo names .
Not far from the reopened track work has reportedly been carried out on the foundations for a proposed new pop up eatery for backpackers and others , so passing millenial Israelites will not go hungry .
