MacKenzie

Fraser in the rain!

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May 12th 2007
Yes it does rain in Australia- but only where we seem to be! We made some friends for life on this trip, aided greatly by the many bonding sessions, always in the rain! Only half an hour in we had to change a tyre in the rain, with the spare being at the bottom of the pile on the roof-rack! We set up camp to discover tents with more holes than canvas, and spent most of the evenings huddled und ... 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