Left Byron Bay finally on Tuesday 09 August and headed to Hervey Bay in Queensland via Noosa Heads & Surfers Paradise. Hervey Bay was only a base from which to visit Fraser Island, which we did on a 2 day trip. We took a short flight there from the beach in a GA8 Airvan 7 seater + pilot. Have some excellent photos and film of the area, including aerial views of course. The next stop was Town of 1770 for a two night stop (1770 is when Cptn Cook first discovered the area). Ilona went surfing (last chance before the great barrier reef which dampens the waves somewhat) and I went to Rockhampton - Rod Lavers home town, amongst othger things. It signifies also the start of the great barrier reef area and the beaches on the coast were littered with signs warning of stone fish, dangerous jelly fish etc. Fraser Island is also a no get your feet wet in the sea zone due to the area being a major breeding location for tiger sharks. We saw sharks, giant rays, whales but no snakes - it also is home to the top 5 of the world's deadliest snakes. Town of 1770 has a good surfing beach. Tonight I am in Brisbane and about to go on a river cruise to relax. Ilona is by now (after a planned day of surfing) almost on the bus from Town of 1770 to the north where her next stop is the Whitsun Islands. I'm off to Auckland tomorrow morning. Dylan should be nearly in Kuala Lumpur at this moment. He'll be in Auckland a couple of hours before me. Might get time to load some photos in Auckland.
posted by Fred 65 @ 12:19 AM
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