Blogs from Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 13

Day 58 We woke early ready and excited for our two day tour of Fraser Island, although Brett was very itchy...since arriving in Australia we havent had to use much insect repellant and it has been nice both being bite free, however last night it was like The Empire Strikes Back as Brett was bitten half a dozen times! Ouch! We were collected from our hostel to the ferry crossing at River Heads. Due to having to pay for our tour we ended up getting on the ferry last and were unable to get past the cars, buses, etc to the paasenger level and had to stand in between all of the cars for the 40 minute journey! We did get VIP treatment at the other side though and were the first to exit along with ... read more

Znów uwaga techniczna: działają już wszystkie filmiki! Dziś wybraliśmy się na całodniową wycieczkę na Fraser Island, która pod wieloma względami jest cudem natury i jako taki jest wpisana na listę światowego dziedzictwa UNESCO. Fraser Island jest największą na świecie piaszczystą wyspą i chyba jedyną, na której rośnie las deszczowy. Co więcej, znajduje się na niej ponad sto słodkowodnych jezior i całe mnóstwo gatunków zwierząt i roślin, w tym kilka tysięcy najczystszych genetycznie - bo niezmieszanych z psem domowym - dzikich dingo. Wyspa faktycznie jest jedyna w swoim rodzaju. Wrażenie robi choćby to, że wzdłuż jej zachodniego brzegu ciągnie się plaża o długości 125 km (Seventy Five Miles Beach), która służy jako główny trakt komunikacyjny, a w weekendy bywa zatłoczona jak autostrada. Na wyspę wjazd mają tylko pojazdy z napędem na cztery koła posiadające odpowiednie pozwo ... read more

This is where the story gets interesting, the next two days didn't go as planned and we will remember it for the wrong reasons. This being said we all had a good experience. We met at Rainbow beach Surf Club with our guide Andrew who was to show us around Fraser Island, we all climed aboard a Toyota Hybrid 4x4 and set off to the ferry at Inskip Point. Once on the island we drove along 75 mile beach which is the main highway beach road along the island. Our first stop was at Eli Creek, here we had the chance to swim or paddle in fresh spring water. CRASH BANG WALLOP!!!!!!!!! This is where our plans took a big change in direction. Before heading on to our next stop we all made use of the ... read more

I går ankom vi Fraser Island, en øy som ligger ca en times båttur unna Hervey bay. Vi kjørte tidlig i går for å nå halv 4 fergen. Vi rakk ikke fergen mer enn akkurat- Der har seg nemlig slik at vi kjører uten GPS og hadde litt problem med å komme oss ut av byen i Rockhampten, men vi fant fram til slutt!:) Turen tok ca 5 timer, og vi la bak oss 40 mil. Aleksander er kjempe flink. Han kjører på feil side av veien, her er jo venstrekjøring.. noe som går lang bedre enn vi hadde trodd!:) Distansene her nede er helt sinnsyke, alt er jo gedigent stort! Å mye av landet er faktisk ubebodd, så vi kjører mange mil uten å se en eneste bensinstasjon eller hus, ofte uten noe dekning på ... read more

From Noosa we caught the Greyhound to Rainbow Beach. We'd heard from other backpackers it was a more relaxed place from which to do Fraser Island and also potentially cheaper than from Hervey Bay. Rainbow is small but cute, we stayed in Pippie's Hostal one of the three options in the town and were able to organise our Fraser trip with them as well. We joined our briefing the day after we arrived and were well versed in the dangers of Fraser Island. Dingoes; be careful not to go anywhere on your own as they will try their luck. Driving; there have been plenty of accidents on the island particularly on self guided trips, only recently a thing of the past because of all the accidents. Sharks; Tiger and Bull sharks along the east coast mean ... read more