Oh my god.... Tears were streaming down my face leaving the people and the paradise behind there - we have literally just lived the dream all weekend!

Arrived at Dingo's Hostel in Rainbow beach and all 3 of us were super impressed. From the minute you walked in you could tell you were going to be well looked after and it was not like any other hostel I have been in! Checked in super fast and went to the beach...... Rainbow Beach - absolute perfection. Hardly anybody there; pure white sand for miles and blue skies!

We had a safety meeting to prep for Fraser Island at 4.30pm, where we all got put into groups that we would be on the tour with. We had to watch videos, sign waiver forms and most importantly, order ALCOHOL! They picked it all up for you and had it put into eskies in the land cruiser the next day! We had some drinks in the hostel bar (so cheap, mixed fruit kopperbergs wooooo) and then went out for dinner. The hostel provided a $6 meal every night but it was first come first served ticket basis and we had just missed it. There's a few little cafés along the main road so we had food there - very cheap.

We spent that night getting organised - all we needed was a small backpack with swimmers, towels, insect repellant, sun cream, sleeping bag .... Anything else was bonus! We took warm clothes for at night and didn't use them.

6.30am start on Fraser Friday :) pancakes were provided for breakfast at the hostel then we set up the 4WD for the weekend ahead - packed in the eskies and back packs. The 4WD fit 8 people including the driver so our group was myself, Helen, Danny, 3 lovelies from Essex - Steve and Louise who were newly married and their best man/best mate Terry, then the other 2 were German Jastin and Charlene. Jastin was on our Everglades trip also!

Fraser Island is a heritage listed island and the biggest sand island in the world and it's known to the Butchulla people as K'Gari meaning Paradise! We took a ferry from Rainbow beach and headed in through Hook Point which is at the southern tip of the island. We headed up the East coast of the island (pretty much what we drove up and down on the 3 days) aka the 75 mile beach that's used as a highway for vehicles and a landing strip for small aorcrafts(!!) and stopped at our 1st scenic adventure - Lake McKenzie, situated in the middle of the island. It's one of the most popular lakes on Fraser, it's so so so beautiful! The sand is nearly pure silica so our guide told us to use it to brush our teeth haha. We stayed there for a while. The drive to the lake was hilarious, since Fraser is the only place where rainforest grows on sand - it was a bumpy ride! I had no idea how difficult it was to drive on soft sand, it was an amazing experience. I've got videos to upload of the beach and rainforest drives.

We went to stay at our camp K'Gari which was next to the Pinnacles - we didn't get to see them at sunset unfortunately but they are meant to be lovely. We were provided with eskies of food and left to prepare it ourselves. It was fun being like a little family cooking together and eating together but the camp kitchen itself was small so you had to be tactful or you didn't get fed til silly o clock. They had an eating area next to the kitchen, another area they called "The Nightclub" where you could plug in your iPod and party haha then it was surrounded with camp sites. We were lucky enough to only be sharing with our group and we also had hot showers. That night got a bit messy - lots of drinking, dancing and memories I will laugh about for years! Helen being on top form as usual providing chat for the next few days haha. The tents were based on 3 sharing unless you were a couple so Danny, Helen and myself shared.

On the Saturday we got left to get up at our own leisure, get fed and set off about 9.30am. We drove up to the Champagne Pools. These pools provide a very popular swimming hole with the ocean crashing over the rocks into shallow sandy pools. The foaming water is where the name Champagne Pools comes from - it was a little walk uphill from where we had parked on the main beach but it was worth it. The beach between the Champagne Pools and Indian Head is without a doubt the most beautiful beach I have ever seen! That to me is absolute paradise and if I could have set up camp there I would stay there for the rest of my life. Perfection! We drove to the next point which was Indian Heads; the best vantage point on the island. You can see sometimes see sharks, whales, turtles.... I didn't see anything though (typical!) but it was a beautiful view of the coast from up there. It was quite a hard walk to get up there though, climbing over rocks.

We went back to camp for lunch then headed to the Maheno shipwreck. It was blown ashore after a cyclone in 1935. Much of it is destroyed and disintegrated and what's left is severly rusted - access is prohibited but doesn't stop us backpackers climbing all over it for a selfie haha.

Our last stop of the day was Eli Creek; after rainfall this becomes a fast moving, crystal clear waterway, we all wandered down knee deep in it but it was bloody freezing haha. Charlene had a proper fancy camera so we went back in and took photos of her in the creek and they are amazing. Such a pretty place. A popular spot as well as lots of families and tours were stopped there. It's on the beach front 2km from the Maheno shipwreck.

That night was slightly more tame but still lots of alcohol involved....

On the final day (sad face), we packed up and set off to Lake Wabby. This can be found via a walking trail which took us about 45 minutes in the blistering heat - never been so happy to see a lake! Wabby is surrounded by eucalypt forest on 3 sides and the 4th side is a MASSIVE sand blow. Definitely one of the prettiest and amazing sights on Fraser Island. Walking out a forest to see nothing but sand then trek down a steep incline of sand to sit in a beautiful picturesque freshwater lake. The whole thing was like a mad dream! I absolutely LOVED driving on Frasers. Speeding along the beach at 80km (we done a tag along tour so there were 4 cars with the first car being our tour leader) underneath blue skies and the tunes blaring.... So so so so amazing!

We managed to get a group shot with our jeep before we jumped back on the ferry and headed back to Dingo's hostel for a night.

I would do the Dingos Fraser tour again in a HEARTBEAT. Infact, it took me all my will power to stay on this bus and not get back off to do the whole thing again. Definitely up there with one of the best experiences of the Oz adventure and I recommend it to everyone and anyone! I think it cost maybe 300-350 dollars and for everything we got including ferries, car hire, insurance, food, fuel etc... It's shocked me it's that cheap!

Back on the travels though, next stop Agnes Water 1770 where we stay for 2 nights then it's the Castaway remote island trip........... Living the dream continues!