me on the plane

Fantastic Fraser Island

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May 12th 2009
After Rainbow Beach we headed a further 2 hours up the coast to Hervey Bay. We booked ourselves into the Woolshed Backpackers, it was a great place to stay. Me, Ross and Jen all had single beds, a great change from bunk beds. The first night we had the room to ourselves and took full advantage of the tv/dvd in the room. We took a trip to the local Woolworths to buy some cheapo noodles and then to ... 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