Camping really makes me appreciate the closeness of a toilet at home, a sink with hot water and a comfy mattress. And a separate room for children to 'think'.....
Fraser Island is beautiful, and we had wonderful weather all week.
On the barge heading over.
Caleb setting up the tent. He required a little assistance sometimes.
Driving down one of the inland tracks on the way to Lake Mackenzie we came across a 30 m long 1 and a bit metre deep puddle to drive through. Chris and Michael took about half an hour to decide whether to dive through or not, and walked through it a couple of times, and then a flood of testosterone hit and they drove through.
We climbed this tree at Lake Birrabeen. By 'we' I mean Aunty Katie and the kids.
Attempting to kick to the other side of Lake Mackenzie on an airbed.
At Lake Mackenzie.
The Pinnacles coloured sands.
We did a lot of this. Driving up the beach on the sand at 80km an hour. And through rocks and sand dunes. When I drove my knuckles were white and we went very slowly. I was reluctant to roll the car.
Eli Creek. We were some of the 300 000 people who visit each year.
Champagne Pool. Uncle Michael's thumb got in the road of a falling rock. The rock won. The thumb split. Ow. Lucky we (and by 'we' I mean Aunty Katie) had bought the first aid kit in the swimming bag!
Michael was not going to let a pesky dressing stop him swimming. He gloved and gaffa taped up.
Eli Creek.
We took the long (5km round trip in the soft sand) walk to Lake Wabby. Down the track...
Across the sand blow.....
Over the sand dune...
And into the lake!
We carried the snow boards all the way so we could slide into the lake - fun! The busload of bikini English tourists looked on in envy.
The track back from Lake Wabby.
The girls were in charge of pancake cooking in the morning.
Thanks for the holiday everyone!
Wow - looks like a fantastic time! Lovely to see the cousins all together.
ReplyDeleteHiya, we're looking at camping on Fraser Island later this year but I've got a concerned sister who's worried about kids and dingos. There are so many scary warnings on the official FI sites about keeping your kids within arms reach etc. Can you give me any insight? My kids are 6 and 8 and hers are a similar age. Thanks
ReplyDeleteHi Ms Lottie - The campsite we stayed at was Dili Village which is on the southern end of the island - it is completely fenced and safe for kids as well as grassy and a nice campground. When we travelled around the island we only saw 2 dingos on the beach who were mostly interested in looking for scraps. The picnic sites near the lakes are fully fenced as well. As long as you are sensible (like walking with the kids along the bush paths) and treat dingos like the wild animals they are I think it is fine! We had a fantastic time. There were also a lot of tour groups with tour guides who know about the island when we were there in the popular places, so they are a good support if you need.
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