Fraser Island

Fraser Island is a beautiful sand island off the East coast of Australia, a few hours North of Brisbane. At around 166 square kilometers it is the largest sand island in the world. I spent a couple of days there with a group of people from all over the world. We drove along the beach to Indian Head where we climbed to the edge of the rocks and had really pretty views back down the island and out to sea. It was the very start of the whale season and we were lucky enough to see the spray from a whale (although the whale itself kept hidden) and a couple of Manta rays in the sea beneath us. We walked through the rainforest and went to a lake with crystal clear waters and white sandy beaches. We saw a dingo where we were staying and were warned that we shouldn't walk around alone as they might attack though this was the first and last one we saw. Somehow a few of us managed to get up at 5.30 in the morning to see the sun rise from the sea. This wasn't exactly what we saw as it was a little cloudy but it was very beautiful all the same.