We thought the sun had forsaken us when we flew into Brisbane, Queensland (the sunshine state) as we arrived just as a storm started. The storm closed the ground side of the airport and prevented our luggage being taken to the baggage hall. Two hours later, we (and our luggage) were on our way, driving up into the heart of the Sunshine Coast - hurrah the sun was back!! With temperatures slightly less than we had become accustomed to after Fiji, only 29-32 degrees rather than 35+, we arrived in Hervey Bay apparently known as the whale watching capital of the world. Before meeting the whales, we spent a day on Fraser Island, which as with most parts of Australia, was discovered by Capt James Cook. Fraser is the world’s largest sand island with no roads
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