Tuesday 17th February 2008- have just got back from Fraser Island. Its the largest sand Island in the world, and its stunning. There was a group of 11 of us. They were a fantastic bunch of people, and we were really lucky as everyone got on really well. We got a 4WD vehicle, got the 10 minute ferry across to the Island, then we were off driving down the beach listening to the travelling tunes, and first stop was Lake Mackensie. This lake is paradise, its like stepping onto the set of the film ’The Beach’, pure white sand (even though its a lake), and clear turquoise waters which were so warm. It just smelt gorgeous and fresh, and we all dived in and started swimming around and playing Frisbee. It was like being in the Caribbean. We then drove inland as it all depends on the tide when you can drive on the beach and we did a scenic route around, then back onto the beach to camp for the night. Well, I have never seen so many mutant flies in my life. Everything in this country is 10 times the size of home, and these flies live everywhere on the island but are in huge monster groups near the sea. Its hilarious watching the guys have a competition to see who can kill the most, but these buggers really sting when they bite, its like a wasp sting, and we are all now covered in them along with millions of mozzie bites. We all dance around trying to wave them away as well, and we all ended up getting really aggressive screaming at them at the top of our voices, like they really understood. There are wild dingoes on the island and you have to ignore them and you can get a $3000 fine if caught feeding or interacting. They attack kids, especially this time of year as the pups are playful and learning to be dominant, so kids have been mauled to death. We saw a few, and they really are beautiful creatures, but we were told we needed a toilet partner at all times if you go in the bush, as there was a story of a woman peeing by herself, a dingo came up, scared her, so she ran off with her knickers round her ankles, fell flat on her face and got a deep bite to the arse!! So us girls always made sure we went in pairs – but hey us girls are used to that. The guys had a problem going in pairs, so proved their masculinity by going alone. Fools!! We cooked our dinner and I haven’t been camping for 20 years. It brings back childhood nightmares as I HATED camping, and that’s what we did for a few years. I hate being sandy and dirty, and not having clean cooking facilities, but this time around I didn’t care, I was having far too much fun, and we had such an awesome group of people. After dinner we got out the cheap wine called goon and sat on the beach drinking it. When the sun goes down those mutant flies disappear, then you get eaten by mozzies instead, but its fine as you can’t see them or feel them at the time. A 4WD of Canadian guys pulled up and pitched near us, so they joined us drinking and chatting, one had the guitar out, so its was all cool. The stars were fully out and everyone was in awe of the sky, and the sound of the ocean right next to us. Eventually we went to bed, and it was soooooo uncomfortable it was unreal, we had no airbeds or pillows, so we lay on top of the sleeping bags as it was too hot, and with 3 of us in a small tent it was hot. We woke up so many times with a body so stiff and aching, and we could hear the dingoes padding around our tent and sniffing by our heads. We got up at 6.30am the Monday morning, battled and danced and screamed with the flies for an hour whilst packing the van, then we drove to a campsite where there were hardly any flies to have a great fry-up brekkie, then we headed to Lake Wabby, which was a 30 minute walk, a steep climb up sand, then wow, the view was stunning. There were vast sand dunes, then lush vegetation, then the lake. It was a greenish colour as it had tea tree oil stuff in it, and we got in and it was so soft and smooth on the skin. The guys were entertaining us by having races rolling down the sand dunes into the water, and it was so chilled and relaxing. After a while we went back to driving on the beach and saw the old shipwreck ruins, and also loads of Dingoes running around. We camped in a site as we couldn’t bare to spend another night battling with the flies, even though it was so cool to wake up to the noise of the sea. Us girls set up the tents whilst the boys organised the BBQ, and dinner was served. We all sat round drinking and chatting, and freaking out as there were MAHOOSIVE spiders in the trees, and there were huge things running on the ground that we all swear were tarantulas in the dark, and Ian was a bigger girl than all of us put together. Eventually we all retired to bed, then just gone midnight it started pouring it down with rain. There was slight leakage, but nothing too bad. We were all worried that we might drown but eventually it stopped, so we had a 5.30am start in the morning as we had to drive on the beach at the correct time for the tides, so we went to Indian Head which was a lookout point up some cliffs, and we saw a shark in the waters below. Swimming in the sea is a no go as there are tons of sharks and box jellyfish in the water, and to actually see a shark in the wild was awesome. They come in really close to shore, it was madness. We then went to Eli Creek where some of them took a swim. No matter what the weather is the temperature of the water is always 15’C, so there was no way I was getting in!!! We got back to the ferry at midday and went back to Rainbow Beach where we are staying. We checked the vehicle in at the garage who gave it a once over and it was fine. We only got stuck in the sand twice on the trip. It was an amazing few days, but its so great to be showered and away from sand, and to now be able to sleep in a bed. I’m certainly no camper, a couple of days maximum is enough for me!!!
Tony’s surprise party: I think I know what we should do. Who would be up for a abrupt trip and spending a bit of cash on some italy skiing.
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