Fraser Island - Day 2

Today we got up at half 4 in order to go down to the beach and watch the sun rise. It was so worth it. Almost everyone went down with their dingo sticks and sat on the sand to watch. It was so beautiful and to top it off we saw a dingo and some dolphins. It was a fab start to the day, despite the early rise.  

For breakfast I had sausage left over from last night and some toast with peanut butter. At 6:45 we all got into the car to go off for the day. 

The noise of forest as we drove through was amazing. It was so loud. Apparently it's an insect call a cicada making all the noise. As we were driving we saw a huge iguana climbing a tree. The whole island is packed full of wildlife! 

We arrived at lake Birrabeen around half 7 (maybe). We were the only ones there. A whole load of us (but not all) got in the lake as the weather was fairly warm. We didn't stay for long before heading off around 9 to Lake Mackenzie, which put all the other lakes to shame. It was absolutely beautiful. White sands and amazing clear waters. It was more crowded as it's. The most beautiful lake on the island that everyone wants to visit but it wasn't too bad. We stayed there until 11:15, as that's what time our tour group was restricted too. 

We drove from the lake to a place called central station, which wasn't a station, to have lunch. It was a build your own tortilla wrap type lunch again. After lunch we did a jungle walk alongside wanggoolba creek  whilst Gary told us about all the different trees. 

After the walk we headed back to the hostel to get our stuff and drive back to the barge to the mainland. Lauren had a go at driving the four wheel drive and handled it like a pro. Whilst we were on the barge we saw so many dolphins just playing and jumping around in the water. It was fab.  

When we reached the mainland, we got dropped back off at Rainbow beach and checked into the hostel we had stayed at before for a night. We were both dying for a shower as we were covered in sand. 

After making ourselves presentable and feeling much cleaner and happier we headed out to a little cafe for dinner. I had fish and chips which was good. 

The rest of the evening will just be spent chilling and sorting ourselves out. We're only staying here one more night before heading off to Hervey Bay. 

I absolutely loved Fraser Island. Dropbear adventures did a fab job and Gary was so funny and entertaining in his job. I would love to go back someday. I could have swam in Lake Mackenzie all day.