PICT0100

Days 47-50

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August 5th 2009
We made it onto the standby list for Frasers and it was pretty good fun! Fraser Island is the biggest sand island in the world; the tour was basically us and 9 other people given a 4x4, all the camping gear we could need, and all the food we could need , we were given ferry passes and let loose on the Island for 3 days! On Friday we had to watch a safety video about littering and not driving at ni ... 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