Fraser island fourwheeling!!

I'm currently cruising down the east coast in the greyhound bus on the last leg of my trip, less then a week left. I can't wait to get home yet know I will be missing Australia as soon as I leave. Just said my goodbyes to my group I travelled around Fraser island with, what an adventure!!! I'm glad I had no expectations because some of my group was expecting the best part of Australia on this tiny island... Although it wasn't the best, it has to be on the don't miss list! Very unique, the whole island is a sand dune (saying I have sand everywhere would be an understatement, just praying my camera wasn't contaminated), its sand yet covered in thick jungle. The tour was a self guided trip, so basically 11 random strangers were given the keys to a jacked up toyota land cruiser, a map and camping equipment and set free to fend for ourselves! A totally different experience then a tour bus... Can't say which way I enjoy more but for a short trip like this it's the way to go. All but three English birds in our group totally clicked and we had so much fun. We had to take a ferry to the island and as soon as we got there we had to shift into 4wd and couldn't take it off till back on the mainland! All the roads were soft sand, surprisingly only getting bogged down a few times, and the best part was during low tide we could travel along the east coast beaches. Not much wildlife besides the dingos which we saw a couple of (including one while we were partying on the beach that came close to check us out), there were migrating whales off in the distance jumping out of the water which was totally amazing but could only get a couple fuzzy pictures, and also quite a few crazy birds. Also just after we finished lunch the last day a goanna came to visit, A big green spotted lizard, very cool. There was a very spectacular tranquile lake, lake mckenzie, think of a blue lagoon paradise surrounded by white sand beaches and gum trees.
My group was zach (N or S Carolina), ben(uk), kori(BC), nicky(uk), maryan(Germany), scott(uk) and his girlfriend from Spain who's name is slipping my mind, sorry. Oh and the English girls hanna, hanna and P.

-- Post From My iPhone

Whitsundays sailing

I think I'm starting to get tired of travelling or I've been spoiled by having such amazing tours before but I was a little disappointed by my sailing trip.
The crew was questionable, boat well worn and weather cold and windy. Food wasn't very good, mostly prepared salads from grocery store. Most of us got bed bug bites. But besides that it was a blast! Made some great friends with the others, snorkelling was fun, nothing like diving but saw great corels, beautiful fish and others saw a shark but I missed it, and although the times we did put up the sails we almost tipped over from the gusts, that's what made it fun. If the weather would have been nice it would have been so relaxing just to lay out on the deck resting, taking the time to take in the clear blue water and pure white beaches. We made a stop on whitehaven beach which was not only beautiful but fasinating, the sand is nearly 100% silica, it made it super white, very soft, extra squeeky to walk on and always cool to the touch.


-- Post From My iPhone