Fraser Island

Our ferry ride to Fraser Island was pretty neat. It was 7 or 8pm when we left - so the ride was in the dark under a pretty neat sky - full of stars. We ate dinner that night at the Dingo Bar - which is just a funny name for a bar. Dingos inhabit the island and are some of Australia’s purest blood wild Dingos. Also, I suppose we should tell you about Fraser Island - it’s an entirely sand Island. I think it’s the largest sand island in the world. Somehow, plants have adapted to the sand soil and thrive on the island - so until you get towards the ocean you really can’t tell the whole island is sand. It’s 20-30km wide and over 100km long - so it’s big.

Our accommodations that night were basically little buildings in the middle of the woods. There were snake and spider caution signs in the building - which made Kristen feel comfortable and right at home :-). They also told us to check under the toilet seats for snakes - more comforting words.


Adam continued to be great in helping swap things around when possible to get Kristen and I our own room - which was super nice. He was able to at Fraser Island. That night we didn’t do too much - just hung around with our cabin mates and headed to bed.

The next morning we ate breakfast again at the Dingo Bar. That was a pretty good breakfast. For the day, we had a choice to either do a 4WD tour of the island or head out with Adam on a small walk to Lake MacKenzie - which is a crystal clear blue lake with some of the purest silica sand in the world (99+%).

We opted for the walk...which turned out to be a 12k trek up and down hill through sand, dirt, and jungle to the lake. Needless to say, we were thrilled when we finally arrived. We went for a swim in the nippy water and relaxed on the beach for a couple hours - chucking a disc and playing some cards...mostly in an attempt to delay the inevitable 12k walk back (we figure it was about 4 hours total and 16-18 miles).


We entertained ourselves during the walk back though. Kristen, Amy, and Ashley led the group back while marching along in synch with their iPods. Behind was Matt, the other Matt from Newcastle, England, Helen, and John (also both from England) who all kept busy playing games that England Matt taught us. The results of the games on the walk back led to some owed drinks at the Dingo Bar later that night as drinking games don’t work well when walking 9 miles through the jungle.

Once back - we relaxed ourselves, cleaned up, and headed out to dinner with everyone. We later visited our favorite canine bar (the Dingo Bar of course) and spent the rest of the night there hanging out with everyone. The bar that night came complete with 80’s music and $10 cocktail pitchers...It was a lot of fun.

The next morning we grabbed the ferry back towards the mainland - and caught a glimpse of a Dingo from the pier right before we boarded! Last minute we finally got our shot of the elusive Dingo!

The ride back to the mainland and bus wasn’t as cool as it had been at night - but we we’re excited to be continuing on our way to Rockhampton - which was one stop closer to the Whitsundays!