Fraser Island

So last weekend we all took off in a bunch of 4x4’s for a camping trip to the world’s largest sand island – Fraser Island. It was about 3 hours drive north of us, and we had to leave at 4 in the morning (eugh!), pick up the 4x4’s and get a ferry across. There’s nearly no tarmac on the island, so most of the weekend was off-roading to various degrees of extremity. It’s a pretty amazing place, with different stop-off points where you can swim or climb or take pictures. The most stunning of these was a place called Lake Makenzie – a huge freshwater lake in the middle of the island, with white sand beaches and crystal clear water. No kidding – it looked like the Bahamas or somewhere, but the water was sweet! Incredible beauty but no saltiness!! It was one of those surreal, dreamlike places that you would never have imagined could actually exist. Such a testament to God’s awesome creativity and beauty. The place we camped out at was along the beach (you aren’t allowed to swim in the ocean because there are so many sharks – didn’t deduce if this was for our protection or theirs…) which was another epic scene, windswept sand dunes with huge waves crashing as the sun goes down in a pinky murk of cloud. Pretty special. As were the 2 inch devil horseflies that plagued us all day… nasty!