And the convoy is on the road!

Our first day on Fraiser - hold on tight!

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December 24th 2007
Well, it was another early start of 7am for breakie then we all went to see our new home for the next 3 days - our 4 wheel drive jeeps! The guide gave us a talk on how to work the vehicles, what to do if you got bogged in the sand, how far you could push them (they are pretty tough machines!) and how to look out for a thing called a 'Wash Out' - where the fresh water from the island drains into ... 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