Me on Indian Head looking out towards Champagne Pools

Hervey Bay/Fraser Island

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April 1st 2007
Arrived at Hervey Bay ( similar to small town America - spralling malls etc! we were suitably un-impressed) where we checked into the scummiest hostel we have come across yet! It came with bed bugs included - nice! luckily we were only there for 1 night, and were up and the crack of dawn the next day for our Fraser Island briefing. We were doing a 4x4 self drive tour, and the basic guidelines wer ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hervey Bay » 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