Annoying shit in Paradise.

We have had a couple of good but annoying days. Thats the ambivalance of life. Having to take the good with the bad.
After a couple of days of fishing without catching anything worth eating. Garry and I decided to drive across to Kingfisher Bay.
On the way we stop of at the dump point to empty the portaloo. Oops the rubber ring that seals the unit falls in with the other shit. I should have taken a photo for you. Because we could initally see the ring. So we were using our fishing rods to try and hook it out. Would have looked good to bypassers. Then alas it slid beyond view. So now we have a leaky shit pot until we can get another rubber washer.
Well the drive to Kingfisher was good. Lots of pretty native scrub and rainforest, with sandy tracks. The bay was a lovely resort town. Heaps of fish under the jetty but not many in the buckets. Saw the barge come from Hervey Bay.
Back on the road and on past some of the islands lovely lakes. Very pretty but quite tannin stained, with teatree and banksia scrub surrounding them.
Come across big lakes over sandy tracks. Splash through we go again.... and again. Then back past Dilly Village and back on the beach. Tide is getting high but must stop in for supplies at the shop in Eurong. ( jar of jam $7 diesel $2.10) Got bread and milk came out to find no front number plate. Bugger.
Yesterday went for a lovely walk into Lake Wabby. The track was 5 km return of lovely tall, quiet, native forest with sandy track. Had a lovely but cold swim then back through the scrub and home to the van. Mean while dear little Tweety (my lovebird) has shredded a couple of maps in our previously wonderful 'Camps 6' book. This book gives us maps and info about cheap or free camping in Australia. So much for being nice and letting Tweety fly around the van while we are out walking. Ooops again.

The weather has been cool and windy with scattered showers.
Thinking of moving on tomorrow. Very pretty here but we have seen most of it now and are eager to see whats around the next bend.
Bye for now. X

Another Day in Paradise.

It's like another world here. A parallel universe called Fraser Island.
Every where you look it is beautiful. Nature has also made it quite diverse in scenery and biodiversity of the life.
The casualness suits me too. I love a place where everyone runs around in bare feet or thongs (Not bum floss undies),  looking windswept and smelling of fish guts. There is something very authentic about it.
The island also has a lovely comradery about it. We got bogged to the axles, trying to get up a deep sandy uphill track, the other day. So in seconds we have about 20 people piling out of off road vehicles with snatch straps ( Not undies) and spades to give us a hand. After lots of people scraping sand from under the chassis, pushing and towing we were free. Every one was friendly, practical, enthusiastic. It was fun. Many hands made light work and lots of whoops of joy and grins, when the Nissan was back on solid ground. No such thing as stress and road rage on a holiday island.
Garry helped some young tourists  a few days before with a boiled dry hire vehicle.
Even when swimming in the champagne pools, it was lovely having young people chatting with me excitedly, as the bubbles of salt water foamed around us. On the main land, youth often act like they are a bit too special to talk to old fat ladies. Here in paradise they glow with the joy of life and are enthusiastically friendly.
Yesterday we moved from the camp ground at Dundabara to the beach further south. The new camp is just above the high tide mark, nestled amongst the Casurina's and dune grass. We have a phone signal here, heaps of sun for the solar panel and a clear satalite tv picture.
We plan on exploring the lower part of the island from here and do a bit if beach fishing.
Water, supplies and waste disposal are close by too. The only negative is Dingo's roaming around. They are not causing us any dramas though.
Enough of me raving on. See ya. X

K'gari (Paradise) aka Fraser Island.

After camping at Inskip Point, near
Rainbow Beach Qld, we caught the Barge across to Fraser Island. It was only a 10 minute trip, followed by an hours wait for the tide to go out enough to drive up the beach.
The east coast beach is a super motorway 2 hours either side of low tide. There is an amazing amount of water washing across the beach, from the creeks filling the ocean.
We drove about 80 km up the beach towing our camper trailer, then set up camp in Dundabara. The campground has fenses to keep out the dingo's, flushing loo's, hot shower's, gas bbq's. Rather posh for a national park.
As soon as we drove into the area, Garry and I could both smell Goanna. They smell like mashed potatoe that has been burnt onto a saucepan. The variety here seem smaller but similar to the monitor lizards we have seen in NSW.
Friday we drove from the Pinnacles, (pointy cliffs of coloured sandstone, reds through to yellow.) across to Woralie Creek, via Lake Allom. Allom was a lovely tanin stained lake in a rainforest. It had heaps of hand sized turtles swimming around in it.
The road was a sandy 4 wheel drive track, that wound through a variety of types of vegetation until we reached the west beach. The beach had very white sand, calm, clear, turquoise water, a creek and eucalypts and banksias, lining the shore. We went for a lovely swim then drove back across the island.

Just had a lovely bubbly swim in the Champagne Pools.
Another day in paradise.

Wishing my lovely mum a happy mothers day. Xxx

Mann River.

A few days ago we left Little Styx River. After actually catching a couple of Trout there. Yeee haaaa !!! A very beautiful variety of fish! Caught with a light line, small float, swivel, hook with a worm, in the shallow rapids.

First stop, on the next step of our journey north, was Wollomombi falls. A very spectacular deep george with two extremely long waterfalls,some of the longest in Oz.
Then onto Mann River, our next camp. I believe this is the best camp yet. A grassy, sloping area with roos and whiptail wallabies, on the banks of the Mann River. Fast flowing rapids, lots of granite bolders, native oaks, nestled in the mountains on the way to Washpool National Park. Near World Heritage Way. Camp is about 50k ENE?? of Glen Innes.
Have good company too. Bill and Shirley Mayo from Taree, are our neighbours. We have shared a fire and lots of good chats. Garry roasted some chessnuts in the fire for us. The chopped wood is supplied here too. Not bad value for a free camp.
Also a carwash but no suds or coin to be used.
Today we went for a drive through Washpool and Gibraltar Range National Parks. Saw some amazing rainforests, waterfall and chrystal clear streams. Had a lovely day with my best buddy.
Came across a blow up doll at Raspberry Lookout. Lol.
Bye bye x.