The "Butterfly" Lake

The biggest sand island in the world!

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January 30th 2007
When i got to Brisbane i was picked up by a coach that drove me about 5 hours north to Hervey Bay where i then transferred to a cruiser which took me to Fraser Island which was to be my home for the next 3 nights. On my travels i have met a great number of people who has told me i should do a self-drive holiday on Fraser Island as it is the best way to see the island. I have a bit of a phobia ab ... read more

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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