Brisbane was our next stop and I liked what we saw of the city, but on the advice of an ex-Brissy we only stayed one night. We walked through the uni on the South Bank of the river, messed around on a manmade beach and lagoon, I scared myself half to death by walking through a Whale Mall (huge model whales hanging over a walkway), and we ended the day with a trip to the Brisbane Museum where there were dinosaurs, turtle displays and similar childish exhibitions!
Then came the best part of Australia so far - the beautiful Fraser Island. It's the largest sand island in the world and we went on a 3 day self-drive 4WD camping trip with 9 other people who we got on really well with. The roads (bumpy sand tracks!) were impossible, the spiders were massive, the catering was interesting and we all got bitten by flies and mossies, but the lakes and beaches were gorgeous to look at, the water was beautiful and cool to swim in, the drinking games were hilarious and we all had so much fun. We saw a lot of cool wildlife including dingos and eagles, but unfortunately no sharks, whales or turtles as hoped. It made a nice change to go camping as well, right by the sea on the sandy beaches, although Candi and I had to share with an Irish guy who tried to go sleep walking (in a tent!) and kept draping himself over us in his sleep!
Now we're in Airlie Beach preparing for a 3 day sailing trip (that's right Dad!) around the Whitsunday Islands and word on the street is the sun's just gonna keep on shining, woohoo!
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