Fraser Island QLD (April / May - 2 days)

We have just returned from two magical days on Fraser Island. We have all experienced some magnificent natural wonders such as the pristine freshwater lakes and creeks as well as the ‘champagne pools’ (large coastal sand-based rock pools) on the north end of the island.

We feel very fortunate not to have become bogged at any point, despite some very soft and deep sandy tracks that many other cars became stuck in. Well done to Tim who managed 240 kms without incident! We did however have a near miss with a light aircraft which was more than a little hair raising! We all became very skilled at hanging on during our inland trecks as the tracks were often extremely rough. Even Georgie had a firm grip on her car seat at these times. Annabelle, Harrsion and Hannah loved the four-wheel driving and shrieked and giggled in the back for much of the journey. We stayed the night at ‘Happy Valley’ on the east coast where we had dinner at the one restaurant there to celebrate Annabelle’s birthday.


After warnings and signs at every turn to beware of the dingoes, we all cheered as we finally saw two dingoes from the safety of the car during our last hour on the beach.


It is lovely also to be back home again (in the van!) and to finally rid the sand from our feet! (The island is quite unique in that there is only sand underfoot everywhere you go (no tar or footpaths, only the occasional boardwalk).

Definitely a spot we’d like to return to one day!