Catching the ferry from Hervey Bay to Fraser Island.
Off the ferry and in our 4WD tour bus. Ben loved sitting up front and bouncing up and down from all the bumps.
This was the most incredible tree.
Ben inside the tree.
Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world. It's the only place in the world where tall rainforests are found growing on sand dunes at elevations of over 200 meters.
Ben playing in the sandy street after lunch with his monster truck.
The two garbage trucks off in the distance were waiting for the tide to drop a bit before attempting to make it around the rocks. We didn't and just drove right through the waves.
"The Pinnacles", aka "The Colored Sands" at Cathedral Beach is apparently a sacred spot for aborigial women.
The shipwreck of the S.S. Maheno
We drove to one of the many fresh water lakes on the island and went for a quick dip and shined our rings using the pure silica sand.
We made it back just in time to catch the ferry back.
All aboard!
After celebrating Bennett's birthday, we drove to Hervey Bay which is the gateway to Fraser Island, the largest sand island in the world. It spans over 120km in length and about 20km in width. The lumber industry used to be very active on the island, but in the 1990s, all logging ws stopped and the island was declared a World Heritage Site. We took a guided tour on a 4WD bus. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the entire area and he gave us amazing descriptions of the history of the island, the fauna and flora, and the Aborigines who used to inhabit it.
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