Fraser Island (Day 3)

The next morning on Fraser was so much better for me. I woke up feeling well, not sick, and not hungover. We all had breakfast and then loaded the truck. I offered to drive and everybody agreed. It was so much fun driving the jeep around on the sand. It was a Toyota Landcruiser which my dad has but it was driving that off road which was so much more fun.

Our first stop that day was Lake Wabbee (Probably spelled wrong) and it was a good hours drive away.

When we got there, we realised that we had to walk for another 30 mins at least to get there. The walk was across sand dunes with no vegetation and it was literally like walking through the desert. Once we got to the top of each sand dune, I had great fun throwing myself off the top and down the other side of it.

It was serioulsy hot that day and we hadn't any water with us for the walk but eventually we got there and wow.....

It was another lake completely surrounded by sand, completely fresh water and after a long walk in the sun, it was very appealing.

Everyone got in for a swim this time, and the water, though it was cold was nothing like it was in Lake McKenzie the time before. We hung around there for only a little while because we all agreed we wanted to go back and see Lake McKenzie while the weather was nice.

I drove this time aswell and this time was along the beach which was really fun aswell. Sometimes you would have to squeez through a gap in the beach before a wave came in and completely covered it up on you.

When we got there, it was a different picture from the last time. The sun was shining down and the beach was a lot more crowded than before too. The water was not as cold as the previous day but it did still take a little adjusting to. Most people got in here again for a little swimming, and it was really, really nice.

We knew we were pushed for time though as we had to catch the 4pm ferry back. Myself and J went up to prepare lunch while everyone else finished off their swimming. While we were up there, there was a dingo sitting looking at us. We had been told never to feed them so we didnt but to me they are just like your average pet dog.

We all had lunch and then it was time to hit the road but this time at speed. Emer wanted to drive but because we were so pushed for time she gave me back the keys and told me to cos she didnt wanna crash.

This trip was the best by far as we were in a huge rush to get to the ferry. J put on some music in the jeep. He chose the song Highway to Hell and when it came on we just looked at each other and I put the foot right down on the pedal. We were really flying and the jeep was sliding from side to side. The people in the back were banging their heads every couple of seconds but everyone was laughing and we all knew it was necessary at the same time.

We were not too sure of the route to the ferry and a couple of times we missed our turn and had to reverse back up the road, as they were neer big enough to actually turn around on. But we got to the ferry in the end right on time and everyone was happy.

I only had to drive onto the ferry forwards this time but I knew I would have to reverse it off when we arrived at the other side. I managed to do both without any problems and when we reached the other side, we were greeted by the man from our hostel.

I followed him back to the hostel but I have to say it was nowhere as nice driving the jeep on the normal roads as it was in the sand.

That night, we all agreed we would use the food that we had left over and all have a meal together. We needed to cook the food between 3 different rooms as the cookers were not big enough but we all sat down together, had dinner and a great laugh. We got the drinking games going after that and they were absolutely hilarious. I was even voted the best driver of the trip with Emer getting the best chef award.

We went down to the nightclub after that and fell home in the early hours of the morning. Fraser was definitely the best part of my trip down the coast, and the people we met there were really great, and the main reason the whole thing was so good.