Kingfisher Bay Resort/Village Fraser Island

Fraser Island ist immer einer der Hoehepunkt auf dieser Reise. Waehrend des kurzen Stopps in Miriam Vale wurde ein Kookabarra, der groesste Eisvogel, auch lachender Hans genannt, gesichtet und die Kameras waren wieder am klicken. In Bundaberg machten wir unsere Mittagspause und dann ging es weiter bis nach Hervey Bay, wo wir die Faehre bestiegen.Alle waren, glaube ich, doch ein bisschen traurig, dass die Reise nun doch so schnell zu Ende geht, aber das Erlebnis "Fraser Island" stand ja noch b...

So yeah Fraser Island breath taking place full of beautiful beaches but more about them and the sights and sounds of what I did etc when I've got time. So yeah been there done that! Now that I have the time let me fill you in about what I did. We left Kroombit cattle station early after learning to lasso. Chris our bus driver is the same age as me, which helped to explained a lot about his personality. However very kindly he took me all the way to the marina at Hervey bay so that I could catc...

Woke up this morning perfectly healthy- strange how only at night I seem to get ill but wake up the next day 100%. Headed back towards the coast after a home cooked breakfast. Unfourntantly we had a lil accident- poor Sam sprained her ankle. It looked really bad, so we all felt bad for her.

Stopped for lunch in Childers. Famous for the arson at the backpackers hotel (called the Palace) years ago. Killed 20 visitors. Pretty sad. Didn't get a chance to go inside though and check it out....

Part #1: We didn't sleep very well last nite. It rained all nite, all we could hear were the bats flying around and fighting and the rain as well as other animals. My alarm went off at 5:30am and I wanted to cry. I only got about 2 hours of sleep in total. I showered then had a PB and J for breakfast and packed my bag for our King Fisher Bay Lake McKenzie Tour of Fraser Island! Sara and I walked to the end of the drive way at the camper van site to meet the bus that was picking us up. It was ...

00.01 - Breakfast this morning was absolutely delicious. There was all the usual stuff that could be found at the Sebel but this was 10 times better! I made sure I filled my boots before setting off for the train station with all our bags. This proved to be quite an ordeal because Dad, Jo and Ryan all have massive bags but we somehow managed to get there to find we were in business class which was a pleasant surprise. The carriages were indeed very nice with loads of legroom which made the jo...

Wow! wasn't that a long way, 600k on Saturday (7th Oct) then overnight at a place called Gladstone, not one of the highlights of our trip. Then on Sunday it was another 400k on to Hervey Bay to park the car up and on the Cat over to The Kingfisher Resort on Frazer Island. Checked in ok Brenda upgraded the room for us (of course) had a nice buffet dinner, saw a Dingo trotting along round by the pool, then later at 9.30pm went for a night walk with a guide. We really didn't see very much, in fa...

We really enjoyed our time on Fraser Island. We spent 2 nights there which was enough time to do a fully 4WD tour around the island seeing a lot of the highlights on the island including driving along 75 mile beach (which is a recognised highway!) and visited some crystal clear lakes on top of the mountains. We also paid a bit more to have a scenic 15 minute flight over the island in an 8 man plane! It was well worth risking our lives, the views were incredible and was amazing to see the isla...

10th Queensland Odyssey (Maryborough June 9-10-11-12) This was our first Ulysses event since joining the Redlands branch of the Ulysses Motorcycle Club ("Grow Old Disgracefully" is the club motto). It was the Queen's birthday weekend so a long weekend away was planned, also taking Friday off to ride up to Maryborough the scenic route. Friday; Heading north over the Gateway Bridge and we were on our way, leaving the motorway at the Murrumba Downs exit we headed for Kallangur and onto Cabooltur...

Fantastic place, went on a day trip in a huge 4x4 which kept getting stuck in the sand! Got to see the ship wreck and the lakes but was disapointed not to catch a glimpse of a dingo! We stayed at kingfisher bay resort which was a top class hotel, would recommend to anyone who wanted to get closer to nature which a few home comforts!

Left Urangan Harbour and worked our way back down the Straits and anchored off Kingfisher Resort, and spent the night there. It was a windy night, and the anchorage was a bit rough.