Spent thursday and friday driving around the island looking at all the other lakes. Thankfully none of us have been eaten by dingos and are all in 1 piece after camping by the beach and eaten dodgy food! Caught the ferry back to the main land desperate to get in a shower after wearing the same clothes and not showering for 3 days!

Arrived in Hervey Bay yesterday where you then get the ferry to Fraser Island - the largest natural sand island in the world. 1st stop was Lake McKenzie as seen in the picture. It was amazing here - the weather was actually sunny and the water was so blue, the sand so white.......We also went to Indian Head where you can sit and try spot whales, sharks and dolphins. Also went to visit the Maheno Shipwreck which just perches on the edge of the beach. Was mad dr...

Visited Steve Irwins Australia Zoo and saw my fair share of large crocs, snakes, birds, tigers, elephants. This was my pitiful attempt at interacting with the animals. I did feed an elephant but that just dribbled everywhere!

So today i have been to the Koala sanctuary and look very uncomfortable holding this koala - id just been told they pooh 80 times a day so suddenly i was fearing for my feet! Cruised back along the river in the sunshine and off to Steve Irwins zoo tomorrow.

Travelled from Byron to Brisbane today and stopped at Nimbin on the way - the craziest hippy community where the police ignore the drugs and crazy behaviour. The highlight of this awful stop was the maggot my friend found in her salad! Then we stopped at Surfers Paradise, another not great place - lets say it was like Benidorm, but in OZ and taken over by tourists. Next we went zorbing. This time a much better experience than when i did it in the cold wet winters...