If you’re looking for an all-in-one nature paradise
get-away, Fraser Island is it. The
biggest sand island in the world (with more sand than the Sahara desert!),
Fraser has over fifty miles of straight, postcard-perfect beaches; extensive
sand dunes; lush rainforests; the purest lakes in the world; and, of course, dingoes
– and if you time it right, you feel
like you have it all to yourself. For
three nights, my party of four (Patrick, me, Pat’s sister and his two friends)
camped out right behind the dunes and watched the breath-taking sun and moon
rises every day. (Especially impressive
since it was a full moon.) We drove to the
trail heads down the beach in 4WD landcruisers, dodging the rising tide and
small flocks of birds. Although it was
my second time on the island, it was still as remarkable – if not more so –
this time around. Oh, and I learned to
drive manual! In a 4WD on one of the
most remarkable beaches in the world!
