http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Oceania , Australia , Queensland , Hervey Bay , Fraser Island en-us Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:41:31 +0000 Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:41:31 +0000 After jumping on the night bus from Airlie beach i caught up with the Irish girlsNorma Fionnula and Cliona. Three cracking girls i met on mission beach and traveled with to Airlie. They went on the silent night a couple of days before me so had left Airlie before i finished. Met up with them on Saturday morning then straight on the boat out to Fraser. They had booked onto a guided tour on Fraser http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-417728.html Wersquove been very busy bees the last few weeks. Work has been going great for both of us and wersquove really settled into city living. Wersquove moved apartment in the last few weeks. Found a lovely 2 bed apartment just a couple of hundred yards away from our old place. Itrsquos right on Hyde Park. We now have a gorgeous view of St. Maryrsquos Cathedral and Hyde Park with Sydney Har http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-408386.html 160509 Saturday Day 274 Yet another day of drivingAnother 400k day clocked up. We did however stop off at the rum distillery in Bundaberg for a quick tour and we also got two free drinks which made the tour turn out to be good enough value That was about it for today really.So now wersquore here in Hervey Bay. Wersquove a tour booked for tomorrow to visit Fraser Island.170509 Sunday Day http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-400222.html Another flight this time with Virgin Blue to Brisbane then a 4 hour bus journey in our 12 seater charabanc and we reach Hervey Bay. And guess what Another 5 star place of luxury staying at the Allegra Mercure apartments estimated at being worth 1.2 million How the hell are we gonna go back to slumming it I do not knowHervey Bay is very picturesque the beach was so tranquil and on the da http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-384598.html Well I left Paradise a few days ago and have been running ever since. My first stop was Brisbane where I only stayed for a night. I went to the Brisbane Broncos rugby game. Now I don't know much about rugby. I know what a try is and the general rules but little of it makes sense to me. It appeared to be a pretty solid game with the home side winning by 1 pt on a goal in the last few mins. I went http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-382036.html Hi allYou'll be glad to hear we arrived back safely from Fraser Island i.e. not being bitten by a Death Adder or mauled by a Dingo although we did encounter them bothMet in the hostel bar for briefing at 7am and were split into groups of 9 or 10 our group consisted of 2 french girls a french guy a swizzitalian couple and 2 english lads definitely had the best of the bunch on offer We http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-364967.html Back in Hervey Bay bin ich jetzt. Und die letzten drei Tage waren ja so geil. wie schon gesagt sind wir hier gegenueber auf die insel fraser island. die insel besteht nur aus sand ist irgendwie aus duenen entstanden und zum groessten teil naturschutzgebiet. aber trotzdem offen fuer touristen. jedoch gibts da keine hostels oder so man muss als gruppe sich ein auto mieten so n richtig coolen jee http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-355440.html Aprs notre escapade en voilier on a continu notre route en direction sud. On a couch Yeppoon le jeudi soir. Jusqursquo date nos choix drsquohbergement ont t trs bien. Mais Yeppoon on a t trs du. On demeurait dans une villa dans un Big4 Holiday Park encore une fois mais quelle diffrence avec les autres Big4 Holiday Parks dans lesquels on a hberg. La villa tait poussire http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-353562.html There are vivid memories of sitting on top of Indian Head on the east coast of Fraser Island the sun was shining sharks were swimming in the sea below dolphins were also swimming making a mockery that the two give each other a wide berth the odd turtle floated on by it was a Monday morning. What would we be doing on a dreary Monday back in the UK It was one of those iconic moments when you http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-340548.html On arrival at Hervey Bay we didnrsquot have anything planned for the first half day we were there thank god because after the terrible bus ride we ended up sleeping for a good few hours I know afternoon knaps are sooo unlike us We were sharing a 4 bed dorm made up of 2 bunk beds. Pre afternoon snooze we noticed the other 2 beds had already been spoken for and wondered what they would be http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-333817.html Another couple of coach journeys with grumpy drivers and even worse videos brings us up the coast from Surfer's Paradise to Hervey Bay where we join fellow travellers although much younger to take a 2 night camping trip over to the largest sand island in the world Fraser Island. The key part to this trip is the ability to drive yourself in a 4x4 along the beaches to group cook at the campsit http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-320644.html Arrived into Hervey Bay ready for my Fraser Island trip. I met my group who I would be spending the next three days with in the bar. We were given a briefing on what to do if we came across the wild dingos which was apparently just stand there and how we operate the four wheeled drives.We then had to get up at 6.00 in the morning to pack up the truck which took a lot of patience and many coff http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-308853.html Hi allSo sorry I have been slack with updating the travel blog you must be wondering what has happened to us. We're 14 weeks on now from Olivia's birth and life is very busy as you can imagine So here is a photo diary from our lovely two week holiday with my Dad who stayed with us for 6 weeks recently but has sadly gone home now on a 42 foot catamaran on the seas next to Fraser Island http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-278542.html Hervey BayArriving at Hervey Bay we were greated by the Koala mini bus waiting to transfer us to the hostel and a short drive later we had checked into the hostel and dumped our bags in the room. Our room was not particularly nice however we did have it to ourselves which was a bonus. After a much needed long hot shower we were tucked up in bed desperate for a good nights sleep. Unfortunatel http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-277135.html Alright where did we leave offI think we were all scrambling to the bus station so that we could catch our bus to Hervey Bay on time. Well we caught the bus so it was no big deal. We stopped a couple of hours into the drive in Brisbane to change buses where I had McDonald's for only the second time in Australia. I still don't like it much. We had to weigh our bags at this terminal for some str http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-271352.html Ok So Airlee Beach was a great success. Three days two nights of hanging out on a boat sailing to different snorkel and beach locations. Our most impressive destination was the famous Whitehaven beach where the sand is paperwhite and so fine it crunches under your feet like snow. Incredible really. I went into the water up to about waist height and within a few minutes was surrounded by sand http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-267524.html Greetings from Queensland and the Sunshine Coast although I'm doing my blog because it's raining here at the moment It is still warm though hopefully it will clear up so I can go for a dip in the sea later.So we have been travelling in the car for about 10 days now and still have a lot of driving to do before we get to Cairns. It doesn't look that far on a mapWe started off driving to Bondi http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-263466.html G'day mateIt took us about 3 12 hours up the coast to reach Hervey bay. Before we checked in at a camp we stopped in town and booked up a one day safari of Frazer island the following day. The tour started at 7.20am so got up about 6.30am. A coach picked us up from the camp and continued to pick up everyone else. In total there was about 20 people on the trip. We got dropped to the ferry by our http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-258186.html Arrived in Harvey Bay which is a very small quiet town with very little night life considering it is the gateway to Fraser island and thousands of backpackers must pass through here every year. Having said that the dorm was by far the best value dorm of Australia so far. It was a four bed dorm but it had it's own ensuite bathroom and kitchen. I booked a 1 day tour of Fraser island. They did 2 and http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-252990.html Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world and we went on a selfdrive 4wd jeep safari over there. me stu caroline and camilla and stephane who were all on the boat for whitsundays amongst some french that were abit of a nightmare. We went out there in the jeep and the weather got the better of us it was a monsoon and we camped on the beach in it. not clever but had no choice as the http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Queensland/Hervey-Bay/Fraser-Island/blog-251772.html