This is what I woke up to to greet 2011. It goes without saying that it was amazing - it certainly beat desperately searching for water with a pounding head.
Mark and I braved a dodgy weather forecast and set out for Fraser Island for the weekend. Fraser is about three hours north of Brisbane, and stretches just over 75 miles to the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef. The whole island is a national park and a world heritage sight. There are no paved roads, and the only electricity comes from solar panels at the ranger stations.
The whole place was amazing! Fraser is the largest sand island in the world. However, over its 70,000 year lifespan, trees have grown and died, leaving nutrients for future generations. Now, the island is incredibly fertile. Driving around over the course of the day you passed through beaches, massive sand blows (think Saudi Arabia), swamps (watch out for the salt-water crocs!), brush, eucalypt forests (Koalas!), and rainforest.
We camped right on the beach, and spent the two sunny days we had exploring some of the natural treasures on the island. Everything was slow going, bouncing through rivers, mud wallows and swamps in four-wheel drive, but we did get to see a lot. On the third day we woke up to blue skies, which unfortunately promptly turned to downpours, so our trip was cut a bit short (shucks, we'll just have to go back!).
To avoid having the longest post ever, here are some shorter posts about all the amazing sights I saw this weekend.
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| Last Sunset of 2010 |
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| Happy New Year! |
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