Lake Wabby

Fraser Island

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December 15th 2009
My day in Hervey Bay was pretty uneventful, as there is nothing to do there at all. The next morning was time to go off to Fraser Island (the largest sand island in the world) on a self-drive tour. However, in the morning it was all rush rush so whilst the briefing for the drivers took place, four people out of a group of nine had to go and do food and alcohol shopping. Missing the briefing mea ... 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