Giant Spiders and Oases

Indian Head
Originally uploaded by katelljentreau.

Wow! Fraser island was great. I really had no idea how three days was going to be filled, but it certainly was - with rainforests, white sandy beaches on clear blue lakes, shark watching from cliff edges, shipwrecks, and submerged treasure.

CoolDingo and Kingfisher tours, personified by Graham the Ranger took us and 20 other 20-something nature watchers on a hectic and very bumpy 4wd tour of the beauty spots on the island. By night, we stayed in rather nice lodges overlooking a rather nicer hotel, and took to the local bar for cheap filling food and silly entertainments.

Highlights: Zoe went for a flight over the island in a tiny plane that took off and landed on the beach -- where the rest of us were swimming in a freshwater creek (the sea was off limits for any number of horrible reasons). Alex was attacked by a giant green insect, and later found a (probably enchanted) silver ring at the bottom of a lake. Katell spotted a giant turtle, and luxuriated in the 25 degree freshwater lakes.

Go to flickr immediately! and take a look at the pictures.