Shipwreak

Should Old Acquaintance be forgot on Fraser Island

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February 1st 2010
We arrived at Hervey Bay at 6pm; we were due to spend the night here before heading over to Fraser Island the next morning. After gorging ourselves on Dominos pizza and packing our one tiny bag for the next 3 days, we sat outside and to our surprise saw the dusky sky literally flooded with flying fox bats (the huge ones.) After watching this slightly eerie spectacle for a few minutes we decided to ... 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