Lake Birrabeen

4 Wheelin' with Dingoes

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September 27th 2007
Wow, what a few couple days. I just got back from a 3d/2n stay on Fraser Island off the coast from Hervey Bay. I arranged a trip through a hostel and got paired with 10 other backpackers from around the world. By some cruel coincidence, I was paired with 4 couples and 2 Scottish blokes. There were 2 couples from Germany, one from the States (the female was a legit circus performer, trapeze and all ... 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