Blogs from Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 17

Our final road trip in Australia, Brisbane to Fraser Island, is over and 2010 is already speeding by as quickly as 2009! After driving through the rain for six hours on the way up to Hervey Bay the prospect of camping for two nights on the 75mile long sand island was not very appealing; especially when the weather forecast for the next three days predicted lightning storms. Being British we thought what the heck and went anyway which was a good decision as the forecast was completely wrong. Armed with plenty of BBQ food, beer and goon (4 litre bag of wine), our group of six, including Beccy’s sister Emily and partner Marc, set off for our stay on the island. Fraser Island, 5km of the East Coast, is unique as despite being in effect a ... read more

Hello everyone We've made it to Fraser Island. We've been on a 4 WD tour of the island today it was very bumpy but we saw some beautiful things. We've swam in the lakes and creeks and seen a big old shipwreck on the sands. The room has evidence of crawlies but we haven't seen anything too scary (yet)! Emma the driving is fine the roads are so so long though. Hope you're all ok, we're fine and having fun. xx ... read more

If I say propeller aircraft does that fill you with horror? If the answer is no then it’s the same for me ! How good is that ? For those that know me well that is a huge move forward . My second flight from cairns to where I am now was on a smallish propeller plane from Brisbane that took us down the coast over an amazing coastline. And what is more fantastic , I was able to look and take pickies admittedly the bleedin camera has this blur in the middle which I will try and have sorted ( does anyone have an idea what it might be ? is it terminal?!). But you will get the feeling. Arriving on the island by catamaran after a long day and a very early start was ... read more

Am frühen morgen ging es zur 2-tägigen Adventure-Tour mit der Fähre nach Fraser Island, der größten Sandinsel der Welt. Auf der Insel angekommen, wurden wir von einem sehr abenteuerlichen, charismatischen Crocodile Hunter, namens Dave, in Empfang genommen, der für die nächsten 2 Tage unser Fahrer und Reiseführer war. Mit einem Allrad-Bus ging es auf weichen Sandstraßen in die Tiefen der Insel. Von dort aus ging es zu Fuß (1,5h) quer durch den subtropischen Regenwald (mit Todestieren, riesigen Bäumen in einer vielfältigen Vegetation), begleitet von sonderbaren Urwaldgeräuschen. Das Weltkulturerbe, Fraser Island, hat uns durch die unberührte Natur und Vielfalt in seinen Bann gezogen. Das nächste Highlight führte uns zum Lake McKenzie, einem See mit azurblauem Süßwasser und weißem Sandstrand gesäumt mit Palmen, und das mitten im Urwald! So könnte man sich das Paradies vorstellen… Nac... read more

Hello On Saturday we had a bit of a relax and took a walk to Queensland Museum where they have awesome Muttaburrasauras bones. On Sunday morning we checked out of our hotel and picked up our hire car at 7:30am and made our way to Hervey Bay. On the way to Hervey Bay we stopped in at Australia Zoo (the late, great Steve Irwin’s Zoo). We got to see a whole array of lovely animals, the Wildlife Warrior Show at the Crocoseum and we also got to pet some more koalas, roos, wombats and some other barn animals (which included some babe like piglets). We also got to feed some massive Asian elephants and there was also an excellent tiger show, where they were swimming about and playing with their trainer. We finally reached our motel ... read more