Trip of a Lifetime

Fraser Island Madness

Hey kids! I'm in Noosa right now, I got here yesterday after some Fraser Island recuperation. Holy crap I was tired after that trip - And it was amazing! I have many pictures for you people, but I do have a bit of bad news about my camera - the memory card malfunctioned halfway through my Fraser trip, and I've had to delete the photos on it to get it running again. It was probably just a wee virus, lots of the internet cafes here have them. Thankfully, Vanessa has pretty much all the photos that I've lost on her camera as well! I still have some eye candy for you today though, Fraser Island was gorgeous - something I've come to expect here in Australia. We stayed at Beaches hostel on Saturday, and left for the island on Sunday, with 8 other people, in car "C". Basically, my trip to Fraser was a self drive experience. What this means is - Pile 10 people into a 4x4, go buy a lot of food, go buy even more booze - a REDICULOUS amount of booze - go to Fraser Island, set up camp, and finally eat and drink yourself into a coma. Our group was an excellent mix of people, including a few Brits, some Swedes and a Norwegian, us two Canadians and the craziest Irish man I've ever met. Fantastic. We saw so many amazing things on Fraser Island, and all three of our days there were absolutely packed with activities and destinations. As always, the pictures say volumes more than I ever could, so let's get to it! This is Indian Head- I got some pictures from up on top of there, but my memory card fritzed just after, so I've got no shots form up there until Vanessa gives me hers. From up there you could see turtles and stuff, as well as Tiger Sharks, two meters long, swimming in waist deep water... We did not swim in the ocean on Fraser Island :) http://www.geocities.com/spiker43936/P4180003.JPG The views only get better from here. Next we went to the Champagne Pools, so called because the waves hit the rocks and foam up over them, it feels kinda like a salt water jacuzzi when they hit you. http://www.geocities.com/spiker43936/P4180005.JPG http://www.geocities.com/spiker43936/P4180012.JPG The next few pictures are of lake Mackenzie, which is in the middle of the island somewhere. I've never seen anything like this place... The white sand runs into a crystal clear freshwater lake, and then drops off suddenly, creating quite a nice color scheme. Hmm... I just said "color scheme"... http://www.geocities.com/spiker43936/P4190044.JPG Here we decided it would be a great idea to hold hands and skip into the water, and get pictures of it. Now you see what two nights of heavy drinking does to brain cells. Stay in school kids. http://www.geocities.com/spiker43936/P4190052.JPG And here's possibly my favorite picture taken at lake Mackenzie, which shows just how rough a time I had on the island. http://www.geocities.com/spiker43936/P4190049.JPG Pretty hard work over there, I tell you what. There was also a lush rainforest on the island, and though I'm sure you're all tired of seeing pictures of trees, I think you might like this one anyway. http://www.geocities.com/spiker43936/P4190060.JPG Lastly, a picture of the most dangerous creature on the island. Deadlier than tiger sharks, more venomous than any snake, this creature strikes fear into the heart of anyone who sees it. Luckily this one was contained behind thick steel bars. http://www.geocities.com/spiker43936/P4190070.JPG How freakin cute is that? Of all the things we saw on the island though, I think the thing we saw the most was the bottom of empty beer cans as we finished them... I don't think I'll be drinking again for a little while, just to give my poor liver a rest. As a group, we finished 72 cans of beer and 8 liters of wine... ON THE FIRST NIGHT. We actually had to buy more for the second night... Ah, the hard life of a massive alcoholic :) I had such a great time over there, and made some good friends as well, it was a raging success. Having made our way here to Noosa, Vanessa and I are planning to spend a few days lounging around on the beach, and surfing our butts off! I really can't wait to get out there and surf, it's the only thing I've got left to do in Australia, and I'll be able to do it for next to nothing because I just got a job! Well, it's barely a job, all I do is work 4 hours a day, 5 days a week, and I get free lodging, free food, and a free SURF BOARD! Woohoo! I don't think it gets any better than this. I'll be here for the next three weeks or so, and I'm hoping to extend my stay in Australia until about the 22nd, so I can still see Byron Bay and Sydney on the way down. Needless to say, I don't think I'll be posting too much in the next little while, unless amazing things happen that you've simply got to hear about! After this, I've just got New Zealand left and then I come home to work in Kelowna. I am missing my family a bit more now, and I think that by the end of my trip, I will definitely be ready to come home :) Nevertheless, these next two months will go by very quickly I think... I can't believe I've already been gone for three and a half months... That honestly blows my mind. I've been so busy and overjoyed that the time has absolutely flown by. Then again, that's what they say - Time flies when you're having fun :) Spiker

posted by Spiker @ 6:54 pm