The Ship Wreck

Whale Watching & Fraser Island

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September 20th 2006
After a fantastic time in Airlie beach..we drove a mere 800km drive south to Hervey Bay. We were traveling with a (crazy) couple from London, who also had a camper, so spirits were high. Fraser Isalnd...oggy oggy oggy!! After three long driving days (passing through Mackay, Sarina, Clairview, Malbourough, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Bundaberg & Childers) we arrived. It was slamming down with rain, ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Hervey Bay » 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