East Coast Road Trip - Day 10, 11 & 12 - Hervey Bay/Fraser Island Photo 1

East Coast Road Trip - Day 10, 11 & 12 - Hervey Bay/Fraser Island

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June 4th 2009
Day 10 The sun is shining this morning and it is really hot so we take full advantage to top up the fading tans and head down to Hervey Bay beach. The tide is out so we stroll along the sand and see armies of little blue crabs skittering along the beach. As soon as you get close to them they disappear down into holes in the sand. There are loads of little rock pools too with fish in them- I tr ... 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