On Boxing day we took off, for an adventure, to Fraser Island.
Fraser Island is the largest sand Island in the world.
We stayed at the Kingfisher Bay Resort. It was very nice, and kinda felt like being in a treehouse. We had to take a ferry to the island, and during the trip we saw Dolphins playing in the ocean.
While we were here we went on a couple of hikes where we saw many beautiful sights. We walked along the beach and through the rainforest.
a tractor....
Path through beautiful trees....
We also went on a 4X4 tour around the island. We were on a big 4X4 bus.
The tour bus on the beach which also was the road...
Lake McKenzie which was absolutely sensational. The water was crystal clear,
and surrounded by white sandy shores. A couple of guys there, saw fresh water turtles but I did not.
We walked through the rainforest at Central Station
The Maheno Shipwreck
On June 25, 1935 this ship was being towed from Melbourne to Japan for scrap metal when it was caught in a strong cyclone. The tour guide told us that the brass propellers had been taken off and sold to help fund the journey. A few days later on July 9 1935 she drifted ashore and was beached on the Eastern shores of Fraser Island. During the second world war the Maheno was used as target bombing practice for the R.A.A.F. (Royal Australian Air Force). Since this time much of the ship has either been destroyed or disintegrated, and the remainder has become severely rusted.
Thousands of Soldier crabs which we saw on one of our beach walks.
Coloured Sands
Our tour guide told us there were 72 different colours of sand here, but I could only see white, yellow, and orange.
This plane offers tours of Fraser Island. It takes off and lands right on the beach. I wanted to go on this tour, but my parents wouldn't allow me to go. A week after we left the island this plane crashed during take off.
While we were on the island I signed up to be an Eco Ranger and went on an evening guided hike. On this hike I saw 2 sea turtles, and a brown snake. Before we went out they showed us a bunch of different snakes in jars.
As we were on the pier looking at the sea turtles we saw massive storm cloud rolling in, so we headed back to the resort. We got there just in time, because the skies opened up and began raining. It rained so hard that the whole resort lost power.
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