Fraser Island

I have just arrived at Noosa after a night and day on the world's largest sand island (170,000 hectares), Fraser Island. Yesterday we got a ferry over to the island from Hervey Bay just in time to catch sunset on the beach, which unsurprisingly did not disappoint. Making some ghetto peanut butter and jam sandwiches on the beach was highly satisfying! That night's Toga Party included Goon, chin-ups, broken sandals and all the usual entertaining features! 

Today was filled with an incredible 4-Wheel Drive (4WD) excursion around the island. The size of the island was reflected in the variety of terrains and environments that we covered on the trip. The first stop of the bumpy 4WD trip was Lake Mackenzie. It was a serene and clean lake with an adjacent sand bed. The Aboriginals say it has healing powers, and while this is unlikely to be true, the water did actually feel very nice! After lunch we ploughed on to the "rainforest". No humidity, no mosquitoes = no rainforest! That being said, it was a lush green aesthically pleasing forest and made for a relaxing exploration walk. A lot of photos were taken. Selfies feel like a thing of the past, as I now have people around to take the photos! The final stop-off was at rainbow beach - named so on account of the 70-odd shades of resident sand. This was another highly picturesque spot and made for a good game of "smack ball". Smack ball is basically where you smack a bouncy ball to each other - tres fun. The truth. The journey to Noosa continued with a bouncy ride in the 4WD along aptly named "Seventy-five mile beach". The drive on the beach felt like army trucks in the desert. Twas very cool!