Oh My Goodness ! ! :-D
Fraser Island is by far the best trip I have done so far in Oz. It was definitely worth the 16 hours spent on the bus. After a night in Rainbow beach in an ACTUAL bed we left for our 3 day/2 night self drive safari. There were eight of us in each 4WD and by happy coincidence we were put in a group with two english girls that we have been bumping into ever since Mission beach. Each car also got three tents, cooking facilities, plenty of food and a shovel (you don't want to know why). The first day there we went to the sand blow, and lake Wabby. It was an easy half hour trek through the rainforest and when we reached the end it was amazing. Fraser Island is the worlds largest sand island, as well as a bit of a phenomenon as a rainforest has still managed to thrive on the island. The view was even more spectacular than Whitsundays and at the base of one of the the hills is a beautiful lake you can swim in. Day two we were up early again to get to Champagne falls before the tide beat us to it. This time a much shorter walk brought us to a small enclosed beach area surrounded by huge rocks and the waves crashing into and over them created an awesome sight. The sun even came out for us to get in a bit of sunbathing. The only thing that would have improved our time there is if someone had warned me and Rach how quickly the tide came in... when you're chilled out on your towel comtemplating life the last thing you want is a cold wave to come right up over your feet and nearly drench your towel - or in Rach's case gettinf wet yourself is bad enough because having been told there were no showering facilities she decided she wouldn't need a towel, oops :-). From here we ventured to Indian Head; a huge cliff face hanging out over the sea giving stunning views in all directions... even down if your brave enough to look :-\ . We then drove back down the beach to the Maheno ship wreck for some good old group photo's as a human pyramid :-) . Finally we stopped at Eli Creek. The water was ice cold and so shallow that if you lay down in it you scrapped knees, elbows, and for girls other protuding body parts, along the bottom. This however did not stop us getting in twice to let the current pull us back out to the beach. It was a simple but fun ending to the day and also a good way to wash a good amount of sand and salt off ourselves. The morning of our final day there we went to see Lake McKenzie and here the water was so unbelievably clear you would have happily started drinking it... unless your group are looking at you like a morron for even suggesting it and pointing out how many bodies had already been swimming around in it :-( .
As well as the sightseeing, the driving and the camping was also awesome. Driving on sand is an interesting experience :-\ . There were people in my group far better at it than me but I am glad I had a go. Camping was also great fun. The food was actually and best I have cooked so far on this trip - steak, chips, and veg in a red wine sauce. It's even better when every other group has followed the suggested food list and ends up with over cooked meat and potato salad :-D . Even the occasional dingo sighting was exciting, and they only attacked camp once... tore open the bin, tore through one tent, and stole one bag of goon (wine).
Rainbow beach was nice too but it is just a launch pad for the Island, so a night there before and after the trip was all we needed.
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