That`s where I am!
Not much more to add at the moment.
I`m looking for a job...
August 28, 2008
August 18, 2008
Fraser Island
I`m back
Summarized...
I`m pleased the way I traveled on Fraser. I maybe have seen less places then people with a 4 wheel drive, but the things I have seen I experienced more then standing there with 10 other people. To my surprise there were tour buses on the Island, so... imagine you in a peacefull beautiful lake, good vista, nice weather... and 40 tourists you don't know around you, no thanks
.
On the other hand... I was expecting to meet some people on the way I walked... but i met NOONE, noone crossing me, noone passing me, noone passed by me. Also on walker camps I stayed, I was the only one... Seems walking is out, and 4 wheel drives are in. That maybe also explains why my add got 0 responses...
I really enjoyed walking the 8 days, exploring the Island with my backpack and getting lots of good pictures which I`ll upload soon. So... after pasta for 8 days, no shower, no music, no book, little entertainment, its good to be back again!
The weight...
That were some different 8 days then driving with a car.
As I said before; I needed to carry everything I need for 8 days to be self sufficient; sleeping, cooker, tent, food... On the first day I started with a FULL backback AND a bag with 2 breads and 8 pieces of fruit in it. So I was very very happy every time I ate something or, cough, took a shit... less weight to carry ;-)
Day
1
Of course; like with a lot of things I plan, it takes longer then expected. I wanted to leave on the 9th, but the 2 hours I planned for arranging everything like calling home, reserving my sleeping places, parking my car, packing my backpack, buying food and other equipment... it took me a full day...
So there I went on the tenth... Woke up at 4:11 (ouch) parked my car in the centre under a lantern hoping for the bes
t, and started walking the 12,5k To Inskip Point where the Ferry is... I made a sign saying "INSKIP POINT" to hitchhike a little. But at the worst situation I`d have to walk the 12,5K. And the worst situation it was... didn`t realised before I walked that I would start out in the dark, so the little cars that passed me passed me without stopping. After getting to the barge at 8:30 and arriving on Fraser at 9:00 I started walking the 35K to Dilli Village where the Great Walk starts... Luckily I got a lift like walking 5K...
From Dilli Village I went to lake Beraroon; a perched lake with beautifull crystal clear brownish water. After getting there I walked around a little, saw a nice burned tree and for some reason I stripped some bark off... which revealed a snake of 2 meters which made me jump back fast... not good when you`re standing on a steep slope...
I won`t do that again...
Also I`ll try to record my guitar playing...
To give those guitarrists back home a good laugh...
Day 2
On second thought, I`m not going to write every day`s adventures... Too much for me, too much for you. But I still invite you to take a look at all the pictures. More fun. Edit: Looks like not all photo`s are uploaded correctly, I`ll look into it... later...
But now
I`ve had 1 day to recover... feels good to take a warm shower after 8 days... But tomorrow going to plan further. I`m still going north but at the moment no destiations near that I want to visit. So I`ll start by posting some adds if people want to join me going up. And then... maybe some work for a few weeks, snorkeling in the great barrier reef... we`ll see.
Summarized...
I`m pleased the way I traveled on Fraser. I maybe have seen less places then people with a 4 wheel drive, but the things I have seen I experienced more then standing there with 10 other people. To my surprise there were tour buses on the Island, so... imagine you in a peacefull beautiful lake, good vista, nice weather... and 40 tourists you don't know around you, no thanks
.
On the other hand... I was expecting to meet some people on the way I walked... but i met NOONE, noone crossing me, noone passing me, noone passed by me. Also on walker camps I stayed, I was the only one... Seems walking is out, and 4 wheel drives are in. That maybe also explains why my add got 0 responses...I really enjoyed walking the 8 days, exploring the Island with my backpack and getting lots of good pictures which I`ll upload soon. So... after pasta for 8 days, no shower, no music, no book, little entertainment, its good to be back again!
The weight...
That were some different 8 days then driving with a car.
As I said before; I needed to carry everything I need for 8 days to be self sufficient; sleeping, cooker, tent, food... On the first day I started with a FULL backback AND a bag with 2 breads and 8 pieces of fruit in it. So I was very very happy every time I ate something or, cough, took a shit... less weight to carry ;-)
Day
1Of course; like with a lot of things I plan, it takes longer then expected. I wanted to leave on the 9th, but the 2 hours I planned for arranging everything like calling home, reserving my sleeping places, parking my car, packing my backpack, buying food and other equipment... it took me a full day...
So there I went on the tenth... Woke up at 4:11 (ouch) parked my car in the centre under a lantern hoping for the bes
t, and started walking the 12,5k To Inskip Point where the Ferry is... I made a sign saying "INSKIP POINT" to hitchhike a little. But at the worst situation I`d have to walk the 12,5K. And the worst situation it was... didn`t realised before I walked that I would start out in the dark, so the little cars that passed me passed me without stopping. After getting to the barge at 8:30 and arriving on Fraser at 9:00 I started walking the 35K to Dilli Village where the Great Walk starts... Luckily I got a lift like walking 5K...From Dilli Village I went to lake Beraroon; a perched lake with beautifull crystal clear brownish water. After getting there I walked around a little, saw a nice burned tree and for some reason I stripped some bark off... which revealed a snake of 2 meters which made me jump back fast... not good when you`re standing on a steep slope...
I won`t do that again...
Also I`ll try to record my guitar playing...
To give those guitarrists back home a good laugh...
Day 2
On second thought, I`m not going to write every day`s adventures... Too much for me, too much for you. But I still invite you to take a look at all the pictures. More fun. Edit: Looks like not all photo`s are uploaded correctly, I`ll look into it... later...
But now
I`ve had 1 day to recover... feels good to take a warm shower after 8 days... But tomorrow going to plan further. I`m still going north but at the moment no destiations near that I want to visit. So I`ll start by posting some adds if people want to join me going up. And then... maybe some work for a few weeks, snorkeling in the great barrier reef... we`ll see.
August 8, 2008
Rainbow Beach
With my car I went from Noosa Via Gympie to Rainbow Beach.
I`ve spend the last couple of days here exploring the area, testing my backpack and planning my trip to Fraser.
On Rainbow Beach I`ve been to Carlos Sanddune; a HUGE sanddune of which I made some nice pictures. (to be uploaded soon...) And I`ve walked a lot on the beach, passing colored sand cliffe.
Before I arrived I thought about joining a 4x4 group for 2 or 3 days, but after seeing how many people go in there, I decided to walk the Island instead.
It will take me a few days more, but will also let me enjoy it more and come (camp) to places where cars cant come. The "bad" thing is that there are no resources on Fraser; no shops, no stores, no telephones... like allmost nothing. So what I need to go is carry everything I need for 8 days. Inlcuding tent, sleeping bag, mat, food... Quite a heavy backpack sadly.
This are 4 links:
Fraser Island
Fraser Island Great Walk
Fraser Island Map
Fraser Island Photo`s (I havent looked at the photo`s yet...)
And this is the planning I got.
I`ve spend the last couple of days here exploring the area, testing my backpack and planning my trip to Fraser.
On Rainbow Beach I`ve been to Carlos Sanddune; a HUGE sanddune of which I made some nice pictures. (to be uploaded soon...) And I`ve walked a lot on the beach, passing colored sand cliffe.
Before I arrived I thought about joining a 4x4 group for 2 or 3 days, but after seeing how many people go in there, I decided to walk the Island instead.
It will take me a few days more, but will also let me enjoy it more and come (camp) to places where cars cant come. The "bad" thing is that there are no resources on Fraser; no shops, no stores, no telephones... like allmost nothing. So what I need to go is carry everything I need for 8 days. Inlcuding tent, sleeping bag, mat, food... Quite a heavy backpack sadly.
This are 4 links:
Fraser Island
Fraser Island Great Walk
Fraser Island Map
Fraser Island Photo`s (I havent looked at the photo`s yet...)
And this is the planning I got.
- 10 Rainbow Beach to Lake Boomanjin.
- 11 Lake Benaroon
- 12 Central Station
- 13 Lake McKenzie
- 14 Lake Wabby
- 15 Valley of the giants
- 16 Lake Garawongera
- 17 Happy Valley
- 18 Rainbow Beach
So, with allmost everything packed I`m ready to go again, this time only for 8 days ;-).
Till then.
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