Day 5 - 28th April 2012
The weather turned nasty today. I just saw on the news that we had the wetest April day in 14 years. We picked it!!!
Probably for the best though. We just lazed around all day. I had a killer headache so probably wouldn't have been too wise to do too much driving anyway. We did venture out onto the beach to have a look but it was too risky as it was about an hour and a half before high tide. The heavy rain does pack the sand a bit but just makes it greasy. Driving on it is a bit like driving on wet black soil. Nothing packs the sand to a hard surface like the partial weight of the Pacific ocean.
So no piccies today. I did however, take the opportunity to do a little maintenance on my camera equipment.
Let's see what tomorrow brings with the weather. Looking on the radar, it says the current patch of rain has moved south so hopefully it's out of the system. On Monday, we are planned to move further north and set up base but if the rain sets in, we've decided, we'll either stay here at Dilli Village or head back to the mainland and have a slow trip home.
We'll play by ear for now.
28 April 2012
Day 4 - 27th April 2012
Late posting here. This is what I wrote last night but didn't get to post as it (pardon the french) pissed down all night and only signal I can get is outside the van. Yesterday, we did a run up the East coast as far north as Cathedral Beach including another inland track to Lake Allom. Turtles inhabit the lake. They're very curious - they come right up to surface within a metre of you but quickly duck away as soon as the shutter on the camera fires.
We stopped at the Maheno wreck a couple of times - the second time there were no tourists swarming around so grabbed the opportunity. Bloody tourists! Oh wait...
The Maheno was a NZ passenger liner that was blown ashore by a cyclone in 1935 while being towed to a Japanese scrap yard. It's been busy rusting away ever since and is now a popular tourist attraction.
We visited the mouth of Eli Creek along with about 100 other people. It's amusing to see 3 or 4 Troop carriers pull up and when you take a second look a minute or so later, there's a multitude of people pouring out. Suddenly there are people everywhere. How many backpackers can you fit in a troopie? Hundreds, I think!!!
Some more pictures at... https://picasaweb.google.com/106361511620108780730/Day4FraserIsland
Late posting here. This is what I wrote last night but didn't get to post as it (pardon the french) pissed down all night and only signal I can get is outside the van. Yesterday, we did a run up the East coast as far north as Cathedral Beach including another inland track to Lake Allom. Turtles inhabit the lake. They're very curious - they come right up to surface within a metre of you but quickly duck away as soon as the shutter on the camera fires.
We stopped at the Maheno wreck a couple of times - the second time there were no tourists swarming around so grabbed the opportunity. Bloody tourists! Oh wait...
The Maheno was a NZ passenger liner that was blown ashore by a cyclone in 1935 while being towed to a Japanese scrap yard. It's been busy rusting away ever since and is now a popular tourist attraction.
We visited the mouth of Eli Creek along with about 100 other people. It's amusing to see 3 or 4 Troop carriers pull up and when you take a second look a minute or so later, there's a multitude of people pouring out. Suddenly there are people everywhere. How many backpackers can you fit in a troopie? Hundreds, I think!!!
Some more pictures at... https://picasaweb.google.com/106361511620108780730/Day4FraserIsland
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