FRASER ISLAND

On Saturday we got up at the crack of dawn (literally) and went over to explore Fraser Island. We caught the barge from River Head and took Jimny over for a little 4WD ing. It was great!

The tracks were amazing through the forests. The enormous trees we are looking at are called "satinay". They are a hard red wood. The rivers were so clear they don't even look like there's water in them. This one had about a foot of water running through it and a lovely sandy bottom.

Then we went for a zip along the beach. Look how far you can see, and that's only a little strip of it. It actually goes for 75 miles but we only had the one day so we couldn't go too far. The island is enormous and you could easily spend a couple of days exploring it. We were hoping to see a little wildlife but other than a few birds we saw nothing...not a dingo or a lizard or anything.


Next it was off to find Lake Mackenzie and have a little dip. To look at, it is paradise but unfortunately it was freezing the day we went so we weren't in for very long. Chris said when he came here many moons ago you could see a lot more clear water, but now the leaf matter is covering the bottom. Still it was beautiful and well worth the bumpy drive to get there. Will was propositioned by a gorgeous blonde lady, she asked if she could help him build his sandcastle - but he turned her down! That's my boy :)

This is Chris on the pier at Fraser Island, waiting for the barge to come and pick us up. And these are Deb's feet, having a lovely relax on the beach, boy it was heaven!