The beach on Frazer Island is the main highway. Sometimes it is impassable because of high tide.
Frazer Island has dingoes. Native to Aussie, the ones on Frazer Island on the purest of the breed. Others on the mainland have interbreed with domestic animals and foxes.
The was a female in good health. She had come down to the ocean for a quick dip. The saltwater kills ticks and fleas.
Dingoes look cute, but they are very dangerous. There's a $3,000 fine for feeding them. They have attacked and killed small children before.
More beach, with a vigorous surf.
More surf.
The entire island is sand. Vegetation dies, gets buried in the sand, and serves as nutrients for the next generation.
The dunes are constantly shifting. Frazer Island is growing.
Lake MacKenize is a freshwater lake in the heart of Frazer Island.
The water collects from the dunes and is filtered from the sand.
The sky above the lake was very blue. The weather was pleasant and in the 70s.
The sand is very fine quartz, and can polish jewlery.
The sand is very soft and fine.
The water is very pure, and has the same PH balance as our skin. After swiming, hair and skin
More water.
The lake and me. Look at those white legs!
Central Station is where loggers use to stay back in the day when the island was logged. At one time, the area has barracks, housing, store, and a school. Most of the buildings are gone. There's now a ranger station and an information kiosk and some toilets.
Just off Central Station is a boardwalk to a sub-tropical rain forest.
The creek is really pure. You could drink this water. It bubbles up from the water table, and since there is no rocks, it's hard to even see it because of a lack of waves. It is also very quiet.
The boardwalk through the forest was recently rebuilt last year.
Another view of the creek from a bridge on the boardwalk.
A tourist with a bad haircut. Oh well. Got my monies worth!
Another view of Central Station.
This is typical of the roads on the island. All sand. This one was well graded. Others were more ... bumpy and soft.
Here's the front of the 4WD truck at Central Station. Andrew, our guide, had put a map on the front.
My turn up front, and I got a better picture as we left the island and drove down the beach.
The sand, the surf, and the sun. One could get lost out here for hours and not mind.
Leaving the Island via the ferry.
Ferrys provide service to and fro the island. This was our return path to Inskeep Point.
We drove down the beach all the way to Noosa. A good 40 miles. This is Rainbow Beach. Camping is allowed.
The Colored Sands was a stop on the way. The sands get their color from minerals. Basically, they rust.
A close-up of the sands.
More detail of the sands.
More detail of the Colored Sands.
More detail of the Colored Sands.
The sand is kind of like clay, very compacted. It can stain clothing.
American tourist at the sands.
Overview of the Colored Sands
Overview of the Colored Sands.
Our final stop on the tour was the Red Canyon. It was made up rusting sand, as well.
The canyon had an un-Earthly look about it. I expected to see Captain Kirk battling a Gorn here.
An American geek at the canyon.
Another view of the Red Canyon.
Looking up into the Red Canyon.
A detail of the sand at Red Canyon.
One of the large mounds at the canyon.
The sun was setting. This is a view from the canyon looking toward the beach. The tour vehicle is at the right.
Another view of the Red Canyon. Unfortunately, people write in the sand, defacing the beauty.
The sun was setting as we left for home. The red truck is the tour vehicle I was on.