Fraser Island (Day 2)
Our full-day tour of the island was in this impressive 4x4 coach. All the roads on the island are sand tracks. The sand is incredibly fine and at times difficult to negotiate.
First stop was Stone Tool Sandblow, so called because the shifting sands, as they move, have given up ancient aborigine stone tools .
The whole island is shifting slowly as sand accumulates on the east side and is blown to the west. Movement is around 1 metre a year but more is being added on the east than being lost on the west, hence the island is growing...slowly.
Seventy Five Mile Beach...
so called because....it's 75 miles long!
The wreck of the Maheno - beached in a cyclone in 1935
Oooh an airplane!
Well we couldn't resist it...we
crossed the pilots palm with silver and took an aerial view of the
island.
Laurie sat up front as co-pilot.
The Maheno from the air
......and the beach
it really is 75 miles long!
Eli Creek
Butterfly Lake
Stone Tool Sandblow from the air
Kairen gets it all on video
...an interesting landing considering the amount of traffic on the beach.
The Pinnacles
43 different colours of sand
The Pinnacles and the moon!
Dee and Andy
Bansia flower
...REALLY big spider
Wangoollba Creek
Also know as Invisible Creek because it is very difficult to see
the water as it is so clear and pure. The white is sand on the
bottom of the creek.
Pile Valley Trail
- a very pleasant 30 minute walk through the forest.
Lake McKenzie
One of the top ten beaches in the world. This 'perched' fresh water lake has water that is crystal clear and sand so fine that you can polish your jewelry with it. It is definitely the most spectacular lake we have ever seen.
...that's nice!
the water is warm and crystal clear
we don't want to leave beautiful Lake McKenzie
They swarm around showing green, then blue and flashes of red in the sunlight...it's pretty and noisy too!
we settle to sit on the beach and watch the sunset
..going
.......gone!
the end of a magic day......