The view whilst waiting for the ferry to take us to the Island.
Haydn was our guide for the day. He was a bit of an old woman, but very knowledgable. He told us there were 19 varieties of snake on Frazer Island including the 3 most venomous in the world, the taipan, the death adder and the eastern brown snake. However he went on to say that 4 of the species were non-venomous, so that's ok then!
Andy was brave enough to swiim In lake Mackenzie, which has a beautiful white sand beach.
Then went on to see the wreck of a once proud cruise liner, which became beached after a failed attempt to tow it to Japan, and the pinnacles which are mounds of different coloured rock
Also spent time on the beach, which borders the South Pacific. Here the sand is yellow not white.
Spotted a couple of dingos, young ones who looked incredibly thin. Apparently there isn't much for them to eat on the Island so they scavenge and can be quite aggressive. Also saw another skink, not so colourful this time, just brown.
Our trip around the Island was on a 4 wheel drive bus. It needed to be 4 wheel drive to get around the rough terrain and even then we were bounced around a lot. Just before we boarded the bus for the trip back to the ferry, Andy decided he would buy a coffee. Not a good idea! He spent the next 40 minutes holding on for dear life to a cup of hot coffee whilst we bumped and bashed back to port. Ended up with 1/2 a cup of cold coffee and 2 burnt thumbs! ;)
Had a lovely day.
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