This is the Fraser Island Highway. Pretty wicked if you ask me. In this particular picture we are racing the tide and trying to stay out of the waves.
Our Campground. Hard life. HAHAHA
Gorgeously warm freshwater lake located in the middle of ridiculously big sand dunes.
Our Campground. Hard life. HAHAHA
Gorgeously warm freshwater lake located in the middle of ridiculously big sand dunes.The Maheno Shipwreck. 
Our transportation of choice for the two days. This bus believe it on not made it through extremely narrow sand roads and even through rouge creek beds.
The Flora and Fauna
The Flora and Fauna
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We took the overnight train from Sydney to Brisbane. It was occupied by five rather shady, obnoxious and drunk passengers, so the sleep was minimal on the overnight train. When we got to Brisbane we had planned on staying 2 nights, but ended up booking the plans for the next week and a half, renting a car and immediately taking off to Hervey Bay. That was on Tuesday. We stopped in Maroochydore, the home of Steve Irwin and took some pictures of the Australia Zoo. Then headed to Noosa Heads which is the coolest resort town we've come across (only later to be challenged by Airlie Beach). Then we made our way to Hervey Bay where we checked in and packed our bags to head to Fraser Island the next morning.
Thursday - we got on the tour bus at 8am. It was a big bus, like a Greyhound, which we thought would take us to the ferry. Wrong - it was our vehicle for the next two days. This machine and our tour guide Fritz (who was the most cheerful man and made the trip even better) boarded the ferry at a tiny little dock and then exited the ferry at the island. However the exit ramp was higher than the water so into the water and up the ramp and to the parking lot we went. Did not stop there however - we went on through to the "roads". They were barely as wide as the bus, but Fritz manouvered the four wheeler no problem. So we bounced through sand roads on a sand island, through a rainforest anchored in sand, so a little resort town and then the beach. Then we turned onto the Fraser Island highway where even more sights awaited. This highway runs around the island and slowly disappears during high tide - its simply the beach. We checked out the outline of the island, and then headed to Cathedral Beach, where we spent the night in great tents that I think we should install at the cabin. Also had an awesome dinner and even some kangaroo!
Friday - we woke up and continued our tour of the island - we climbed a sand dune to a fresh water lake that was 25 degrees and beautifully clear. No seaweed or anything! Just catfish about half a meter long. We made our way to another lake that was slightly acidic apparently - it has been filled over the years by rain water only. Crystal clear and a crazy teal colour - we weren't planning on going swimming but a rain storm hit and we were so wet that we thought may as well do it now! With the day nearly over, we left the island and made our way back to the hostel in Hervey Bay
Saturday - We drove to Rockhampton to break up the drive to Airlie Beach. We found ourselves in a "hole" (warned by one of the guys on our Fraser Island tour). "Rocky" is a cross between a small southern USA town and an Aussie middle-of-nowhere redneck hub. It is 100 Mile on Ozzie-steriods - 50,000 people live in this beef capitol of OZ. It is a place one should pass through on the way to more sun, but unfortunately it is the only and thus most popular stop between Hervey Bay and Airlie Beach. The hostel was iffy, the neighbourhood sketchy, the retail shops closed at 4pm on a Saturday. We ate at Sizzlers, which I would warn against - kind of like a glorified Perkins. Yet the locals apparently frequent the place for special occasions such as Valentines Day. Overall, it was a disappointement that only succeeded in one thing - reminding me of Prince George - Congratulations Rocky, you're the largest populated redneck town in the East, complete with drunks on the corner at 3pm.
Sunday - we left Rocky like a bat out of Hell, and headed for Airlie Beach - a cute little resorty town that was as picturesque as Noosa Heads with a completely different feeling. Thanks Whitsundays for showing us how gorgeous Queensland can be!
Next on the agenda - sailing the Whitsundays, diving, relaxing, eating and drinking while doing so.
Then back to the big city to start school and my newly acquired job!
Cheers all! "Hope yous going great"
Thanks for reading this and please leave messages on what you are up to!
We took the overnight train from Sydney to Brisbane. It was occupied by five rather shady, obnoxious and drunk passengers, so the sleep was minimal on the overnight train. When we got to Brisbane we had planned on staying 2 nights, but ended up booking the plans for the next week and a half, renting a car and immediately taking off to Hervey Bay. That was on Tuesday. We stopped in Maroochydore, the home of Steve Irwin and took some pictures of the Australia Zoo. Then headed to Noosa Heads which is the coolest resort town we've come across (only later to be challenged by Airlie Beach). Then we made our way to Hervey Bay where we checked in and packed our bags to head to Fraser Island the next morning.
Thursday - we got on the tour bus at 8am. It was a big bus, like a Greyhound, which we thought would take us to the ferry. Wrong - it was our vehicle for the next two days. This machine and our tour guide Fritz (who was the most cheerful man and made the trip even better) boarded the ferry at a tiny little dock and then exited the ferry at the island. However the exit ramp was higher than the water so into the water and up the ramp and to the parking lot we went. Did not stop there however - we went on through to the "roads". They were barely as wide as the bus, but Fritz manouvered the four wheeler no problem. So we bounced through sand roads on a sand island, through a rainforest anchored in sand, so a little resort town and then the beach. Then we turned onto the Fraser Island highway where even more sights awaited. This highway runs around the island and slowly disappears during high tide - its simply the beach. We checked out the outline of the island, and then headed to Cathedral Beach, where we spent the night in great tents that I think we should install at the cabin. Also had an awesome dinner and even some kangaroo!
Friday - we woke up and continued our tour of the island - we climbed a sand dune to a fresh water lake that was 25 degrees and beautifully clear. No seaweed or anything! Just catfish about half a meter long. We made our way to another lake that was slightly acidic apparently - it has been filled over the years by rain water only. Crystal clear and a crazy teal colour - we weren't planning on going swimming but a rain storm hit and we were so wet that we thought may as well do it now! With the day nearly over, we left the island and made our way back to the hostel in Hervey Bay
Saturday - We drove to Rockhampton to break up the drive to Airlie Beach. We found ourselves in a "hole" (warned by one of the guys on our Fraser Island tour). "Rocky" is a cross between a small southern USA town and an Aussie middle-of-nowhere redneck hub. It is 100 Mile on Ozzie-steriods - 50,000 people live in this beef capitol of OZ. It is a place one should pass through on the way to more sun, but unfortunately it is the only and thus most popular stop between Hervey Bay and Airlie Beach. The hostel was iffy, the neighbourhood sketchy, the retail shops closed at 4pm on a Saturday. We ate at Sizzlers, which I would warn against - kind of like a glorified Perkins. Yet the locals apparently frequent the place for special occasions such as Valentines Day. Overall, it was a disappointement that only succeeded in one thing - reminding me of Prince George - Congratulations Rocky, you're the largest populated redneck town in the East, complete with drunks on the corner at 3pm.
Sunday - we left Rocky like a bat out of Hell, and headed for Airlie Beach - a cute little resorty town that was as picturesque as Noosa Heads with a completely different feeling. Thanks Whitsundays for showing us how gorgeous Queensland can be!
Next on the agenda - sailing the Whitsundays, diving, relaxing, eating and drinking while doing so.
Then back to the big city to start school and my newly acquired job!
Cheers all! "Hope yous going great"
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