I can see the sea

Day 1 Fraser Island

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May 2nd 2010
So after surviving the night on Crocodile beach we head off across the Island to Happy Valley. The road across is a challenge and Shenton gets lots of practice using his 4wd skills. The track changes from sandy desert like conditions to lush rainforest and back again. It does take us a good hour to get across to happy valley and we all need some breakfast after our long night! After brekky we ... 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