Well, after a short bus ride we arrived at Hervey Bay around 8pm. Since it was a Sunday and we saw lots and lots of churches and other religious buildings and stuff, and since Hervey Bay is a small town we figured that perhaps shops and restaurants close early so when we saw Subway nearby we went there to get dinner to go.
The hostel was nice and clean and we got a very nice room (even though the air-con didn’t work). We ate our subway and got to bed pretty early.
Rise and shine. Today is Fraser Island day!
The weather was pretty horrible. Warm but grey skies and rain in the air. We drove to ferry and the ferry took us to Fraser Island.
I’ll tell you up front. I’m not all that impressed with Fraser Island. It’s a sand island, yes. it’s got Dingos, yes. It’s got lakes, yes. It’s got rainforest, yes. It’s got miles and miles of beaches, yes. But, what’s it all for when the sand make for one hell of a bumpy ride, and you never see the dingos, and it rains in the rainforest, and you can’t swim at the beach?
But enough of me ranting and being negative. Lake McKenzie was very nice (but it would have been nicer if it hadn’t rained) and it felt good to swim in a lake with crystal clear water (instead of the murky ones in Sweden). The sand was perfectly white and beautiful. I wonder what it would look like when the sun shines on it?
Half an hour after we left Lake McKenzie the sun came out and all clouds disappeared and it turned out to be a truly wonderful day. But hey, that’s life.
We had a so-so lunch and after that drove on the 7 mile long beach, had a walk in a small river, and saw the shipwreck Maheno (got some really nice shots of Chiquita there).
There definitely are some great scenery on Fraser Island, and things to see but nothing really (in my humble opinion) that stands out to make Fraser Island a must see whilst in Australia.
All in all, though, it was a good day and we enjoyed our-selves very much.
