Fraser Island
Trip Start
Sep 04, 2007
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Trip End
May 28, 2008
Rainbow Beach,
Queensland,
Australia
Saturday, May 3, 2008
I was the oldest person in our group and ended up being the first driver since nobody else wanted to. We drove down to the beach in a convoy with another 5 vehicles, and then caught the short ferry across to Fraser Island. We nearly had an accident on the ferry when one of the girls knocked the gear stick out of 2nd gear, and I learnt that the handbrake really wasn't that good.We just avoided rolling into the vehicle in front!
Fraser island has no real roads so most of the time we were driving along Seventy-Five mile beach, along the east coast of the island. It was good driving along the beach, but I had to be careful due to the streams which run down to the sea. In some places there were drops of 6 inches, and our heavy vehicle meant we had to go very carefully. The real fun came when I drove inland to reach Lake McKenzie. The track was steep and twisty so we really needed the four wheel drive. I was enjoying the driving, but some of the people in the back were suffering more as they were thrown around.
Lake McKenzie was stunning, with crystal clear waters and a lovely sandy beach. It was a bit of a shame that there were so many other people there. We also saw some Dingos, which are a kind of wild dog. They were really nice looking dogs, but they are scavengers and wild so we kept our distance.
Somebody else took over the driving for the trip back to the beach and our campsite. We had a great dinner and most of the people in our group helped out. It then turned to party time along with all the other groups camping in the area. The next morning we woke up with hangovers and I ended up doing the washing up in the sea using sand and seawater. It was not my favourite moment of the trip. I seemed to take on the roll of 'Dad' for the group since nobody else seemed to make decisions or tell people what to do.
The second day was a bit quieter as we headed up to Indian Head and the Champagne Pools, before heading back down the coast to camp near the Maheno shipwreck. Unfortunately my camera was playing up and I couldn't take any photos. We had a quiet evening and most of us were asleep by 9pm. The next morning we had time to visit Eli Creek and Lake Wabby, before catching the ferry home.
Everybody in our group had a good time, and unlike some groups, we didn't have any arguments. We also came back with hardly any food, whereas some of the others hadn't eaten any fruit or vegetables over the past 3 days!
