Fraser Island

On Sunday morning, we left for Fraser Island, one of the big weekend trips that everyone tells you is a ‘must do’. Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world and one of the only sand islands to have a rain forest on it as well. The trip overall was really fun aside from the fact that everything got really sandy and for what we paid the accommodation and facilities were very poor. And our tour guide was kind of a dank and one of the guys in our group was a big dank… okay, all that drama aside this is what we did on Fraser Island:

We are split into 3 groups of about 8 people each and we get a 4X4 jeep type of thing. We get to drive on the beach, directly in line with the water. It’s a really fun experience, not to mention very beautiful. Throughout our stay there we also had to go on some very, very bumpy roads. Enough that you had to watch your head! All good fun though. We slept in tents which were pretty uncomfortable, and like I said the facilities were poor. We got a couple of crappy tin cooking items and a gas stove top, we had to make sure to keep our food close because the island is crowded with dingoes. They may not eat your babies, but they will eat anything else you have! At first, I was kind of weary of the dingoes but by the end I realized that they’re basically just wild dogs and you can walk right beside one without worrying about them.

The first day on Fraser, we went for a 45 minute hike through the trees to this remote lake that was surrounded by sand dunes. The lake was multiple shades of beautiful green and very peaceful. Once you reached the sand, it felt like you were in the middle of the dessert and the lake was just a mirage! During both of the nights, we survived off of the little, crappy food that we had and drank a popular drink in Australia called ‘Goon’ or ‘The Silver Pillow’. Basically, it’s the cheapest most disgusting wine you can get and it’s in a box form. It’s the only thing we can drink and still have some change in our pockets.

The second day was my favourite. We went to a viewing point called Indian Head that had a magnificent view. From the top you could see all of the ocean and spot things like sting rays and dolphins. A lucky group even saw a humpback whale.

Champagne Pools

We also visited an area called Champagne Pools which is a collection of little pools and rocks…the giant waves hit the rocks and spill over to the pools. We ended the day by going to another lake that had tons of fresh water turtles in it.

The last day, we visited Lake McKenzie which has 98% silica white sand and crystal clear water. By the end of the trip though I was so tired, dirty and hungry I couldn’t be bothered to care about another lake.

Tonight, we spend one night in Rainbow Beach which is basically just a stop over so we can take another bus in the morning. Then we head to Brisbane where we plan to do some surfing and visit one of the world’s top zoos which was opened by Steve Irwin and of course party.

That’s it for now! Hope everything is dandy at home.