Hey Bloggers!! Hope everyone is good and looking forward to the next installmnet of our travel blog! This'll be a good one!!

Arrived in Hervey Bay the night before our trip to Fraser Island - we have no idea what the day was or is as we have totaly lost count!! Had a quiet night with all you can eat pizza and a movie in preparation for our early start the next day. Up early the following day for our 7am briefing!! This is the point where my mother will learn that the Fraser Island trip was a self drive 4x4 trip with 8 other travellers. Sorry Mum thought you would worry if I told you this before we left especially since there is no phone reception on the island!!

So the briefing basically consisted of scaring us sh*tless so that we didn't feel the need to take any risks! The main dangers on Fraser seemed to be rolling the oversized 4x4 vehicle (which had to accommodate 10 people, their luggage and enough camping gear for 3 days!!) and being eaten by a dingo, which we discovered on our trip was a very real threat!!

So we were put into groups which we stuck lucky on with a very easy going and fun bunch of people. After packing up our truck we set off to the supermarket to stock up on supplies - the girls on food and the boys on booze - and then to the ferry.

Fraser Island was absolutley AMAZING!!! It is the biggest sand island in the world and is made entirely of sand with no roads. you basically drive on the beach or the inland 4x4 tracks which were at time a bit hairy. The first day we went to a place called Lake MacKenzie which was absolutely beautiful. You cannot swim off the coast of the island as there are too many dangers - rip currents, sharks, jelly fish and crocodiles are apparently a common occurrence!!!! We were so scared we didn't even put our toes in the sea!! Spent a few hours swimming and relaxing at Lake MacKenzie and then we went to set up camp on the beach. This was so much fun - 6 huges tents, 19 people, loads of food and drink and lots of fun. We spent the evening having a bbq and playing on the beach. The stars were out of this world - more than I have ever seen in my life, and you could see the milky way also which was something not to be missed. We also discovered that if you dragged your feet in the sand it literally glowed in the dark which was apparently plankton under the sand, it was so cool!

A bit tipsy (me) and totally drunk (Jon) we collapsed into the tent for possibly the most uncomfortable nights sleep ever!!! We shared with a swedish couple we have been travelling with which was hilarious given that Hans was so drunk he disappeard outside the tent to be sick and Sara found him perching on the spare tire of the 4x4 trying to keep his feet away from the dingo that was tucking into the contents of his stomach!!

The next day we set off to see some sight on the island - a shipwreck, some beautiful beaches and a place called Indian Head where from the top of a cliff we watched humpback whales and manta ray playing in the ocean - amazing!!!

The second night we set up camp again on the beach but in a different spot this time near a place called Dundabara. Again another alcohol fuelled fun evening! Jon and another guy spent hours re-enacting scenes from Lord of The Rings, with Jon playing Frodo and the other guy (Ian) playing his trusty companion Samwise. This all started because Ian did actually bear a strong resemblance to Samwise. This re-enactment was possibly the funniest thing I have ever seen and actually had me rolling around in the sand clutching my stomach!!! Fortunately the whole thing was caught on video!

With a few sore heads the next day we packed up camp and headed to Lake Wabby. Although the island is not very big when the roads are bumpy and made of sand it can take a while to get from A to B. Lake Wabby was amazing, a beautiful emerald green lake surrounded on 3 sides by woodland and the fourth a massive sand dune which we took great pleasure in running down and throwing ourselves into the lake - great fun!!

So back to clean the van and equipment and back on the ferry to go back to the hostel. All completely exhausted and in desperate need of a shower we arrived back at the hostel on a high from our great trip. After finishing off the left over food we were all in hysterics at the footage we had filmed during the 3 days, as we linked up the camera to the tv in the lounge. After that we collapsed into bed absolutely exhausted! A couple of weeks ago we missed our own beds, last night we were just happy to have a bed and give our aching bones a rest!!!

Today we have a free day which we are very glad for!! The plan is to catch up on sleep, emails, washing and booking hostels and trips for the rest of our stay on the east coast. Next stop is Kroombit Cattle Station for goat herding on horseback and then Airlie beach for our 2 day sailing trip on the Whitsunday Islands!!!!!

Missing you all so much but having such an amazing time, we could stay here forever!!!

Lots of love Jemeela and Mick Dundee - you will understand when you see the pictures xxxxxxxxx