On to Fraser Island

After a quick scoot down the coast we arrived in Rainbow Beach which was our base for the Fraser Island trip. One of the first things we did was a dolphin kayak trip, this was simply stunning, we saw huge pods of dolphins, some swam right underneath the kayaks, though i think the highlight for me were the massive manta rays that made an appearance, they swim really close once they realise you're not a threat to them, they swim so gracefully it's as if they fly through the water, the ones we spotted were about 4 metres in width, though they grow up to 9 metres!!
Next day we left for Fraser, the 4 wheel drive was a Land Cruiser, 3.7 diesel and was pretty impressive, there was 11 in our group & they were a really good bunch, we had an awesome time exploring the island which is stunningly beautiful, it's a real experience to drive on the sand highway, we had a few hairy moments with younger group members at the wheel but it was generally great!

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