Fraser Island at Easter

Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 13:32

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carlj

Have just returner from 6 days on Fraser Island where the weather was great and the 4x4 even better.For a change we stuck to the western side the beaches where the best, not a sole there and the water as clear as a bell ,had to winch myself out of a bog hole going up to Moon point.One thing I came across a GU which had lost his rear wheel not checking after changing a wheel.

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Reply By: Member - Toyocrusa (NSW) - Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 13:58

Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 13:58

Could not believe the line waiting to get on the ferry on the news last night. People interviewed had been waiting hours. Bob.

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Follow Up By: guzzi - Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 15:29

Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 15:29

Thats because most people choose to use Manta Ray barges and ignore the kingfisher run one. Its busy going over but not too bad as its spread out over a few days, unfortunately everyone seems to want to go home on the same day, so you get a queue. There are however much worse places to wait :)
Kingfisher would like to see all private 4x4 banned so you have to their barge, their busses and their resort. They've played silly buggers in the past trying to run manta ray out of business and take a strangle hold on Frazer Is, seems people still have a long memory and a sense of fair play.

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Follow Up By: rumpig - Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 16:28

Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 16:28

exactly the reason i chose Manta Ray over Kingfisher, i remember them trying to send Kosta broke with the barge war prices.
Kingfisher also owns the Shell servo at Rainbow, hence the reason i don't fuel up there and use the Matilda on Tin Can Bay Rd or back at Kybong or the BP in Rainbow.

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Reply By: Litlbalt - Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 15:57

Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 15:57

We were up there end of March and had a ball although my mate got bogged on the way to Moon point in the mozzie breading area opening the door to go help out and you couldn't see out the other side of the cab with the amount of mozzies that came in. Our eldest then didn't like the place cos of the mozzies.

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Reply By: rumpig - Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 16:34

Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 16:34

the week before Easter was much more pleasant, very few people there considering it was school holidays, and then the crowds arrived on Good friday. i drove straight onto an empty barge Sunday when we arrived and had to wait 15 minutes until the barge filled up before we departed. same again when we left the next Sunday morning, though it was only 3 vehicles on the return run.
first vehicle to drive through our camp looking for somewhere to set up on Friday, was at 6.00 a.m, every 20 - 30 minutes a new wave of vehicles would head past up the beach looking for campsites.
we left Sunday morning as we'd had enough of the crowds, the week before was good enough for us.

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Reply By: Member - Wayne B (NSW) - Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 22:41

Wednesday, Apr 27, 2011 at 22:41

We are going up there on the 6th June. I was going to take the ferry from the southern end Rainbow Beach and then travel up the east coast of Fraser Island. We will be taking a camping trailer with us.

Wife wants a few nights at Kingfisher Resort although I have heard mixed reports about it.

Should not be too crowded that time of the year.

Cheers
Wayne

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Follow Up By: carlj - Thursday, Apr 28, 2011 at 09:38

Thursday, Apr 28, 2011 at 09:38

We stayed at Kingfisher Resort and found it good the meals at the bar and the Seabelle bar are quite expensive,go to the sand bar the meal are quite large servings at an ok price.Fuel is 205c a lt and the car wash is $4.00 for 8 mins

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Follow Up By: Member - Wayne B (NSW) - Thursday, Apr 28, 2011 at 14:31

Thursday, Apr 28, 2011 at 14:31

Carlj
Thanks for the info.
I will take plenty of fuel with me so should not have to fill up on the Island.
Going to book at kingfisher, min 3 nights stay by the look of it.

Thanks again

Wayne B

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