Fraser island Archives ~ Mutual Horizons

June 16 2017

Driving over Fraser Island

Tobias Stricker Travel Log 4WD, Australia, East Coast, Fraser island, Sand

Exploring the biggest sand island in the world – Travel log no. 78

After our sailing adventure through the Whitsunday’s we had a long drive in front of us. We had to cover about 865 km to get to Hervey Bay. We just did a little stop in Rockhampton and arrived late in Hervey Bay.

The next morning we got together with our group of 10 people. With two 4WD cars we got onto the ferry around 10am.

It wasn’t too easy at first to drive via the sandy off-roads through rainforest. But we got more and more used to it.

Rainforest, Fraser island — Driving through the rain forest on the way to our first stop – Central Station.

Wanggoolba Creek, Fraser — Bush walk along the Wanggoolba Creek.

Spider, Fraser Island — The first big spider I have seen in Australia – Wolf Spider.

Luckily the weather was great. The wildlife and nature on the island was really diverse. In the calm of the rain forest we saw many animals like this spider and birds.

After a really treacherous drive through deep sand we finally made it to the beach. We checked into our accommodation for the night. During the rest of the day we scouted the sites along the beach.

4WD, Fraser Island — Our vehicles for this tour.

Maheno, Fraser island — The ship wreck of the Maheno.

Maheno, Australia — The wreck served in first world war and lies here already for several years.

Sanddunes, Fraser Island — Colorful sanddunes on the shore of the East Coast of Fraser Island.

Dingo, Fraser Island — The biggest predator of the island (Dingo) passing by during sunset.

Sunset, Fraser Island — The sunset on the beach was magnificent. Even though we didn’t see the actual sun.

Moon, Fraser Island. — Some minutes later the full moon shines over the ocean.

Back at the hostel we played some card games with our friends. Unfortunately it was getting super cold and the alcohol was limited, so people went to bed early.

The next day we got up early to explore the highlights of the island – the fresh water lakes.

Lake Walley, Fraser Island — Hendrik walking down to lake Walley a little oasis in the middle of sand dunes.

Even though the water was super cold we had good fun swimming there. After another drive through the inland routes we got to my personal highlight of this tour:

Offroad, Fraser Island — Driving along the partially steep off-roads.

Mc Kennzie, Fraser Island — Lake Mc Kenzie has a high acid content, therefore it reflects like a mirror. Furthermore the sand is white as snow. A all in all a dreamlike lake.

We stayed at this beautiful lake for an hour before we got back onto the ferry.

Another good tour passed by way too fast. Unfortunately also Hendrik’s departure comes closer.