The sun setting over the island

The rocky ride of Fraser

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October 5th 2007
Back on the road we headed down to Hervey Bay for our trip to Fraser Island. I have spent many a pub conversation sat quietly while people regale their Fraser Island memories to each other, having not been, (unlike the rest of the world), I could never join in, well not anymore. And it was amazing. After an extremely windy ferry ride across the water, we boarded our 4x4 monster bus and head ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more