Fraser Island

East Coast - Fraser Island

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December 14th 2007
Spent the night at Hervey Bay last night to prepare for our trip to Fraser Island. Had our meeting inn the morning where we met the people who we will be travelling with for the next 3 days. Everyone seems really friendly. There is Rob, Sarah and Richard ( English), Nacky ( Japanese), Agnes, Sina and Simon ( German) and Lars & Anna who are from Sweden and Denmark. A good mixture of folk there! ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island

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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