lake McKenzie

Fraser Island, Australia

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July 25th 2008
Arrived into Hervey Bay ready for my Fraser Island trip. I met my group who I would be spending the next three days with in the bar. We were given a briefing on what to do if we came across the wild dingos (which was apparently just stand there) and how we operate the four wheeled drives. We then had to get up at 6.00 in the morning to pack up the truck, which took a lot of patience and many ... 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