The beach - Fraser Island

Sand Safari

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January 22nd 2008
Day 101 - Wednesday 9 January At half nine the bus pulled into Hervey Bay and most people including luckily the German next to me got off. This is where most people do their Fraser Island trip. Not us however our budget trip although the same, departs from Rainbow beach a quiet village instead. As this particular bus doesn't stop at Rainbow Beach, we had to get off at Maryborough and wait ... 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