Fraser Island

After a bit of a long and boring briefing we got into our groups and started to load everything onto our 4x4. 'Merv' was our instructor who told us everything we needed to know, he was quite a character. We got given everything that we needed including two eskys... one for alcohol and the other for food. The amount of food we were given was luxury, we actually had a good balanced diet for a few days! Once we were all packed and ready to go we drove to the ferry and off we headed to Fraser Island.
Driving the four wheel drive across the beach was so much fun, although driving it along some of the tracks were a little bit more scary as you could easily lose control or get stuck.

The first day we went to Eurong where we stopped and stocked up on ice and water, then we headed to Lake McKenzie. It was absolutely beautiful, with crystal clear waters and sand surrounding it. That night we set up camp right on the beach front, we had nothing around us and when you needed to go to the toilet you had to take the shovel with you and dig your own hole... classy we know! After drinking nearly all our alcohol in one night, everyone got to know each other and have a really good laugh together.

The next morning we all woke up bright and early and went down to the sea to wash our dishes before making scrambled egg on toast for everyone, yum! That day we drove all the way to the top of the Island where we climbed up to Indian head. From there you could see all the sand dunes which made up the Island, you are also supposed to see sharks from there too but unfortuantely we didnt.
That night we stayed at an aboriginal camp where we had a bonfire, got painted like aboriginals and learnt more about the digeridoo. There were also a few dingos roaming around the place trying to eat you food... they may look cute but you definately wouldnt get too close to them.

On our final day we went to Eli Creek before making our way to Lake Wabby. Just before we made it to the lake our good old 4x4 decided to break down... just our luck. We had to walk to the nearest liitle town where we rang Merv and he sent a mechanic out to us. Once the mechanic arrived he sorted out a few battery connections and we were back on the road... it wasnt completely fixed though as we could only turn the car off by opening the bonnet... classic!

Lake Wabby had big sand dunes surrounding it, it was really pretty. After spending a hour or so there we headed back to our ferry and said farewell to Fraser Island.

Overall the weather wasnt amazing but it was definately better than previous weeks, we also had a really good group which completey made the trip what it was.

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