Eric and Kieren

The Great Sandy Island

---

February 23rd 2009
Once we landed in Brisbane we drove four hours north to Hervey Bay. The first mileage sign we saw showed Cairns as 1699kms from Brisbane. Eric felt relief that we were not driving that far. Instead, it was less than 300kms to Hervey Bay. HB is a small seaside community, reminding us a lot of South Florida, particularly with the architecture of the one level brick homes. We did not see much of ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Fraser Island

---

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