Wow, what an adventure Hervey Bay's turning out to be. Skydiving and now camping with wild animals...well no, the group weren't that bad :-)
Met our 9-man team for the self driving tour to Fraser Island the night before and quickly got to sorting our food and booze requirements once the briefing was over. For the 3 days and 2 nights we have; Luca & John (firedancers from Germany), Stephanie (Amsterdam), Laura D (Another Geordie lass from Whitley Bay), Marie (Melbourne) and us four, plus 3 tents, a spade, one stove and a nine-seater bright pink 4WD nicknamed Penelope (tho the hostel named it Zombie)! There was another
team of 9 too, so at 7.30am Friday we set off together for Woolworths, the booze shop and the ferry to Fraser Island.
Once at Fraser Island it typically rained as we drove through the rainforest, pausing at the Central Station to fill up our water bottle and then down onto the beach. We were given a rough itinerary at the briefing so followed that up to Lake Wabby, where we quickly munched sandy cheese sandwiches before trekking to the lake and big sand dunes. Refreshed from a swim and a play with the catfish, we were soon on our way to set up camp. Took a while to find a spot but settled behind a sand dune up from Eli Creek with a BBQ...in the rain, again! Soon
found out our light didn't work so sat under our waterproof and did the only thing we could in the dark...drink! Could see one thing by torchlight tho...the dingo sneaking around behind us. It soon scarpered when we all stared him out and the German boys started their fire show.
One uncomfortable sleep later (must flatten sand next time) we headed to Eli Creek for a
morning dip, passing some more dingos on the way back (think they're more scared of us then we are them). Then jumped in the 4WD and off up the beach to Indian Heads to spot tiger sharks. Unfortunately they were all hiding so climbed back down (more dingos) and headed along to have a shower at one of the resorts. Next up was the Mano shipwreck before a quick drive down the beach as the tide came in. Realising we wouldn't make our next point we settled down behind some more sand dunes with a cosy camp between the two cars. More drinking and some party games of big booty (and various versions), we sat under the starlight which was absolutely stunning. Unfortunately rain called time on our night and we headed to comfier tents.
Our last day was spent at Lake McKenzie, a stunning white sand beach and blue waters. Got there bright and early after a 6am start to enjoy the quiet before the crowds came. A big lizard tried to join us for lunch...but we weren't sharing, before a bumpy ride through the trees back to the ferry and Hervey Bay. Another communal dinner with the leftovers and a night in the bar capped off our trip, as the Penelope Team shared best bits and email addresses over a Tooheys (or vodka!). A great trip...with the rain just adding to the adventure!
Met our 9-man team for the self driving tour to Fraser Island the night before and quickly got to sorting our food and booze requirements once the briefing was over. For the 3 days and 2 nights we have; Luca & John (firedancers from Germany), Stephanie (Amsterdam), Laura D (Another Geordie lass from Whitley Bay), Marie (Melbourne) and us four, plus 3 tents, a spade, one stove and a nine-seater bright pink 4WD nicknamed Penelope (tho the hostel named it Zombie)! There was another
team of 9 too, so at 7.30am Friday we set off together for Woolworths, the booze shop and the ferry to Fraser Island.Once at Fraser Island it typically rained as we drove through the rainforest, pausing at the Central Station to fill up our water bottle and then down onto the beach. We were given a rough itinerary at the briefing so followed that up to Lake Wabby, where we quickly munched sandy cheese sandwiches before trekking to the lake and big sand dunes. Refreshed from a swim and a play with the catfish, we were soon on our way to set up camp. Took a while to find a spot but settled behind a sand dune up from Eli Creek with a BBQ...in the rain, again! Soon
found out our light didn't work so sat under our waterproof and did the only thing we could in the dark...drink! Could see one thing by torchlight tho...the dingo sneaking around behind us. It soon scarpered when we all stared him out and the German boys started their fire show.One uncomfortable sleep later (must flatten sand next time) we headed to Eli Creek for a
morning dip, passing some more dingos on the way back (think they're more scared of us then we are them). Then jumped in the 4WD and off up the beach to Indian Heads to spot tiger sharks. Unfortunately they were all hiding so climbed back down (more dingos) and headed along to have a shower at one of the resorts. Next up was the Mano shipwreck before a quick drive down the beach as the tide came in. Realising we wouldn't make our next point we settled down behind some more sand dunes with a cosy camp between the two cars. More drinking and some party games of big booty (and various versions), we sat under the starlight which was absolutely stunning. Unfortunately rain called time on our night and we headed to comfier tents.
Our last day was spent at Lake McKenzie, a stunning white sand beach and blue waters. Got there bright and early after a 6am start to enjoy the quiet before the crowds came. A big lizard tried to join us for lunch...but we weren't sharing, before a bumpy ride through the trees back to the ferry and Hervey Bay. Another communal dinner with the leftovers and a night in the bar capped off our trip, as the Penelope Team shared best bits and email addresses over a Tooheys (or vodka!). A great trip...with the rain just adding to the adventure!
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And I thought you'd gone away to do something different! Apart from the tent and the sand it sounds like your usual weekend!!!
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