Our friends, Mark and Alicia, flew in from Melbourne at the same time we arrived from Perth, so we all headed back to our house together for a much needed night of sleep before starting the quick turn around for our camping adventure!
It is about a two and a half hour drive to Inskip Point (where we have camped several times before) and then jumped on a ferry for a quick 20 minute ride over to Fraser Island.
It is an all four wheel driving Island (no paved roads- only beach driving and really, really soft dirt tracks). Once we arrived on the island, we drove another hour and a half to the spot where all of our friends were already set up. The island about 124km long... so very, very big.
We did lots and lots of fun things while we were camping- most of which I did not get pictures of because I was being lazy and had a pretty big case of the first trimester I-am-going-to-vomit-any-minute. But imagine lots of beautiful beaches, a fresh water creek, New Years Eve celebrations and lots of four wheel driving all over the island.
One of the day trips I did get pictures of was our drive to Platypus Bay. Enjoy :)
Some of the group. Babies (youngest was 3 months). Kids. Friends.
As soon as he had the chance, Lachlan would take off as fast as he could towards the ocean. The kid seriously thinks he can swim!
There are two gas stations/shops on the island as well as a few resorts and rental houses for people who aren't the camping type. We like to stop at these places for a nice cool treat after a long day in the sun!
Another day trip that I managed to get a few pictures of was our adventure to Lake McKenzie, a very large freshwater lake.
It was soooo nice to cool off and WASH off after a few days of camping on the beach.
On our way back to camp we stopped at one of the fancy resorts for another ice cream and a look around where the REAL tourists stay.
Another good adventure and a great way to welcome 2014!
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