There's a real sense of freedom when you camp. You have a tent, food, and camp gear which is usually the barest essentials. And when you do this with friends, it's even more fun.
We went to Fraser Island this weekend and it was GREAT! Lots of sand, surf, and sun. The Scout was MADE for this kind of stuff. No bitumen roads, only sandy ones. (Although, there WAS one small portion of bitumen at the end of our trip)
We headed up north on the ocean side of the island. And because it wasn't low tide yet, we had to go up inland on the corrugated road. I was so surprised to see so MANY 4WDs. Once again, for being a REMOTE area, it was filled with so many people! There were tourist buses everywhere, along with the local fisherman. There were houses on the island to rent, and small residential areas, along with one or two spots for the tourists to stay.
We headed up to the Great Sandy Cape. We got 'bogged' in the sand which took some time to get out, but once out, we took off like a shot up the beach.
We saw a ship wreck, a lighthouse, turtles, whales, and different types of flora and fauna. We had a roast every night. (lamb, beef, pork) Unfortunately we didn't catch any fish, but fortunately we DID have the roasts available!
This camp trip was great. It was WARM weather for starters. And we even got to relax before heading off around 10 to 11 am. This is MY IDEA of camping. A bit of relaxing, a bit of travelling, a bit of touring, etc. So it was all good.
Even did a little fishing...and by the way,...you need sunscreen EVEN in the early morning. Which I found out the hard way! Yes, I'm a pink little berry which should start peeling next week sometime.
This is a sea turtle. He/she had beached itself to rest, but high tailed it back into the ocean as soon as it saw us coming.
Just checking us out to see if we'll leave now. And sure enough, as soon as we turned our backs, he/she came back on shore. One of the other ladies got a much better picture.
Well, it's time to get a move on. We're leaving for Townsville tomorrow morning and we have oodles of things to do.
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