Well, basically, we got in the whole "how do you say this in Britain/Germany/etc...oh we say it this way in America" conversation, and found out that another term for Jell-0 is "wibbly-wobbly" in Newcastle. Unfortunately our friend Simon from Newcastle (people from there are notorious for having a screw loose, in a good way, and are lovingly called 'Jordies') decided to say "wibbly-wobbly the rest of the trip.
So you have a few choices for tours of beautiful Fraser Island, and basically it comes down to whether you'd
prefer to take a guided tour or save $200 and take a group tour where you all just drive yourselves. So I went with the group tour, and it's one of those things where if you get a boring group, you're in for a long 72 hours. Fortunately I don't think I could have asked for a better group! We all got along famously, and there was not a sour apple in the bunch. We were all joking on day 2 that it is amazing we'd only met 24 hours earlier, as we all were so close right off the bat.
prefer to take a guided tour or save $200 and take a group tour where you all just drive yourselves. So I went with the group tour, and it's one of those things where if you get a boring group, you're in for a long 72 hours. Fortunately I don't think I could have asked for a better group! We all got along famously, and there was not a sour apple in the bunch. We were all joking on day 2 that it is amazing we'd only met 24 hours earlier, as we all were so close right off the bat.
So we pile 3 people in the front of a 1978 Landcruiser, and the back has bench seating for 8 more of us...and they give us a vague map and itinerary and we just head off and try to survive the wilderness and not get lost. Fraser was much more beautiful than I imagined. The first spot we went to was Lake McKenzie...a crystal blue, freshwater lake on the interior of the island. There were probably 60 people on the beach, as 
it was the most popular spot on Fraser. After making a few stops, nearly missing a head-on with a Cessna on the beach, and stopping to get some water, we found our beautiful campsite for the first night. The second day we had off and on sun...but this time of year the 
sun is so intense that you really don't want it around for too long. To give you an idea, no one even wears 15 here...30 SPF or higher only, including on cloudy days. Our trip included camping with Aboriginals on night two, which was a very unique, fun and educational experience.
sun is so intense that you really don't want it around for too long. To give you an idea, no one even wears 15 here...30 SPF or higher only, including on cloudy days. Our trip included camping with Aboriginals on night two, which was a very unique, fun and educational experience. Friday we woke up, went to Lake Wabby, another beautiful freshwater lake, this time a green lake with huge sand dunes surrounding. 
We couldn't stop laughing and rolling down the hills into the lake, and the other 3-4 groups there just watched and seemed to wonder how we all could get along so well after only a couple of days.
We couldn't stop laughing and rolling down the hills into the lake, and the other 3-4 groups there just watched and seemed to wonder how we all could get along so well after only a couple of days. Last night we all got back, had a few laughs, and headed out for a nice dinner and some drinks. Emails were exchanged, and goodbyes were said (tear)...and plans were made to meet up back in the states soon. I'm off now to Brisbane to catch my flight tomorrow morning, but am really glad that I was so lucky to end my trip with such a great group of people, on such a beautiful and unique location.
See you all soon!
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