Fraser Wrap up
Submitted: Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 13:27
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Member - Troll 81 (QLD)
We returned from Fraser Island on Monday after a 5 night stay at
Waddy Point. I was amazed at how much damage was done on the eastern beaches by the storms and strong winds and how much beach got washed away. For those that know the shortcut along the beach from
Waddy Point to the
Shop at Orchid
well you can’t use that as there is more than a 3 meter drop down to the beach. So much rubbish got washed onto the beach but it was all gone by the time we drove back. We had 4 days of full sunshine and we had a great time. You could drive on most beaches 2 hours either side of the tide but even in some
places it was pushing it.
Wish I could go back tomorrow ?
Reply By: Member - Rob S (NSW) - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 16:47
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 16:47
Hi I will be up there in about 6 weeks.
Certainly makes it long trip up to
orchid beach when the beach has gone at the short cut there is a name for that little point,
but i can't remember it.
Did you Drive up to the cape, some times you can't get around
Browns rocks, about 3 years ago it was a bit hit and miss to get around even at low tide the water was washing up to the rocks.
Rob.
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Follow Up By: Member - Troll 81 (QLD) - Thursday, Feb 28, 2008 at 09:58
Thursday, Feb 28, 2008 at 09:58
We tried going up there but the tide was to high over the rocks even at 2 hours before the tide turns
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Reply By: rumpig - Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 21:35
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2008 at 21:35
hopefully it will have repaired itself just nicely by the time we go there in september for 2 weeks.
amazing how much the beach can change in 2 weeks, we were there one year and the beach was like a highway on the day we arrived, then we had 30 knott + winds on day 3 for the next 5 days and you could hardly do 40 klms/ hr along the beach, by the time we left our 2 week holiday it was like a highway again.
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Follow Up By: Member - Troll 81 (QLD) - Thursday, Feb 28, 2008 at 10:00
Thursday, Feb 28, 2008 at 10:00
Yea I am sure by then it will be much better
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Reply By: Member - Troll 81 (QLD) - Thursday, Feb 28, 2008 at 09:51
Thursday, Feb 28, 2008 at 09:51
Some of the pics of the beach
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Reply By: Mark & Jo, S/side, Bris - Thursday, Feb 28, 2008 at 23:10
Thursday, Feb 28, 2008 at 23:10
Hey Bro! pleased to hear you had a great time! I didn't end up with any time off, ended up working heaps of overtime. Hows Jazz?
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Follow Up By: Member - Troll 81 (QLD) - Friday, Feb 29, 2008 at 09:09
Friday, Feb 29, 2008 at 09:09
Jazz is great thanks going up the coast this weekend so should be good.
catch you around
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