Blogs from Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Thu 16 April we took the 7.30 am Greyhound to Hervey Bay. We arrived at lunchtime and were picked up by the hostel transport Colonial Village, Hervey Bay. The hostel was quite quirky with Peacocks and other birds wandering free, a pond and a swimming pool. The bar/restaurant was the hub of the hostel, with a chef coming in for a couple of hours each eve to prepare meals with a dish of the day special for $16 (£8). Needless to say the kitchen area was hardly used! Our room was basic but for £28 a night it was good. The bus to and from the greyhound saved us $44 in taxi fees! We didn't see much of the town as the purpose of our stay was to pick up a 2 day tour to Fraser ... read more

Hello People, Today sucked! It rained all day! Neil and I woke up about 5am with rain dripping on my hair and our sleeping bags and belongings soaked. It’s the worst feeling! We were meant to leave at 9am, but because people were hung over and because the tour guides didn’t bother to gear anyone up to put their food boxes away and get people onto the trucks, we didn’t end up leaving until 10.30am!!! It’s stupid as that’s a mornings sight seeing wasted! Rebecca drove next, we went to Champaign Reef and Eli Creek but it wasn’t much fun as it was torrential rain. Some people had a swim though. We couldn’t go to Indian Head as Craig the tour guide said it wouldn’t be safe. So we drove back to the campsite. Terrible day, ... read more

13/3 The greyhound to Rainbow beach was about three hours long so we were there by half 1. Me and Kennedy were in different hostels because we are going to Fraser Island with different companies. Me and one of my roommates went for a walk to the beach and then to have a look at the very small town. I had to go to a meeting at the hostel bar all about Fraser and driving 4x4s. We got put into groups of 8 which is the groups we share a car with and cook with. Once the meeting was over I had to pack a small bag to take with me for the weekend and pack everything else away. I went to the bar for a few drinks and bumped into a group of guys who ... read more

I was awake early as the two German girls were leaving too and they were leaving before me, it's hard to sleep when people are fettling around lol. We said our goodbyes and wished each other well on our travels. I got my stuff sorted, checked out, got some breakfast and then waited at the bus stop fir the mini bus to arrive along with some others including two guys I had seen at the Noosa hostel. When the vehicle arrived it wasn't a minibus but a big 4 WD all terrain vehicle which can accommodate 24 people. We checked our names off, stowed our luggage and climbed on board. We stopped of to pick up some others and once all the pick ups were done we headed off to the ferry. We had a minute ... read more

Fraser Island je největší písečný ostrov na světě - hlavní silniční tepna je vedená podél oceánu na písečné pláži, pískem se chodí nebo brodí po všech cestách i necestách, písek po chvilce naleznete všude. Díky biologickému předmětů jsem tu mohla strávit 5 krásných dní, během nichž jsem se dozvěděla něco o místní fauně a flóře, jako pravý výzkumník jsem sbírala vzorky květin, v rámci anti-arachnofobie-terapie (něco mezi in vivo a desenzitizací) jsem sbírala pavouky do zkumavek a po identifikaci je všechny zase vypouštěla na svobodu, často se nacpávala výtečným jídlem, viděla spoustu zvířátek, koupala se v nádherných jezerech, poznala milé lidí, udělala mnoho fotek a ještě víc a v tomto blogu se vám pokusím těchto 5 dní, během nichž jsem zažívala pocit absolutního štěstí, zprostředkovat. Naše skupinka sestávala z 59 mezinárodních studentů a asi 8 či ... read more