Fraser Island - some tips
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Merilyn H
Some of you may remember I asked for advice about Fraser. Thanks to those of you who replied.
Well, we got there and really enjoyed it. Yes, much busier than 25 years ago. I couldn't believe the number of tourist buses running around the place - they seemed to be on tight time schedules (ie driving right up behind us on tracks) and seemed to think they had more rights over the rest of us (ie about 3 cars stopped to watch some dingoes until the bus drove through the middle of us and blocked everyone's view. Grrr.)
We didn't get to do all the things we planned so now planning a return visit. One of us got sick which prevented us doing the walks we planned.
Some tips:
Central Station was a
great camp spot but really cold in July, although it was t-shirt weather on
the beach.
Take the advice of national parks regarding dingoes. NP produce a really good booklet about what to do around the dingoes.
Too many people doing dumb things, mostly not supervising
young kids.
If you have children under 16,
camp in the fenced areas.
Pack your binoculars. We saw heaps of whales in July.
Avoid
Lake Mackenzie after 10am when it gets busy.
Reply By: Rangiephil - Thursday, Jul 25, 2019 at 13:26
Thursday, Jul 25, 2019 at 13:26
In the old days I used to
camp just about anywhere.
At one spot south of
Eli Creek a couple of stallions were fighting over who got the mares, and they would thunder past the tents at all hours at top speed biting each other, and woe betide if you were in the way.
But my fondest memory is one morning in about 1979, I started early from the old sand mining area and 4
brumbies paced the car up
the beach 2 on either side at about 60Kmh.
I taught the kids to swim in
Eli creek by just dumping them in one end of a wider part and catching them at the other end. That was before
toilets and boardwalks.
I never was bothered by dingoes. We used to
camp where the
toilets are now and one day I was on top of the
embankment and the chair arm broke sending me end over end into the water to much hilarity.
Great times originally with an FJ40 , then a VW type3, and then a Jackaroo.
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