Five days on Fraser Island

[pradogang Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pradogang]

You can certainly see it as you come out on to the beach but I don't think the road is threatened just yet.

[talk2tiny Moderated member Find all posts View Profile Close talk2tiny]

Thanks for the read pradogang, you've got me itching to go. Can I ask though who you booked your accommodation through? I've only ever stayed in the resort at Eurong but I was thinking a self contained house next time might be the go.

[pradogang Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pradogang]

This is the link for bookings.
Cheers

Jim
http://www.stayz.com.au/21425

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Thanks for that.

[gumboot Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close gumboot]

Looks like a great trip pradogang, thanks for sharing. Nice central location as well.
We are trying to get over there in Jan.

[ROY07 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ROY07]

Great trip report, we are heading over on the 17th for 4 days cant wait.

[Muz Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Muz]

Tomorrow 5am leaving for Happy Valley, Annabell's Parker Place, can't wait.

Five nights at one of Australia's most spectacular natural wonders. First time for the rest of my family and the first time for another family we are travelling with. Woo whoo!!!!!!

Everybody should try it at least once.

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Have a great trip Muz....(lucky Bugga)


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good report and pictures. Its a top spot hey, especially if you get the great weather it looks like you did.

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If our part makes the cut it should be broadcast in late December or early January.

Looks like you made the cut. http://www.creektocoast.com.au/episo...sp?segment=311

The star makes his appearance from 1:44

Mike

[pradogang Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close pradogang]

Yes Mike,

Just waiting for the cheque from Cooper Tires to arrive!!

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Tomorrow 5am leaving for Happy Valley, Annabell's Parker Place, can't wait.

Five nights at one of Australia's most spectacular natural wonders. First time for the rest of my family and the first time for another family we are travelling with. Woo whoo!!!!!!

Everybody should try it at least once.

Muz, we stayed at Parker Place from the 14th -20th Dec. Fantastic place. Been there 3 times and booked in again at Easter.

The king tides made the beach great to drive, even 1hr after high tide, but any inland track was badly cut up. I recovered 2 Prados, 1 Landcrusier and a Mazda CX9. Yep, a CX9. They came over at Kingfisher, managed to get over the hill but had it on its belly 100m after the split sharp left hand bend. We recovered them twice. They got it stuck again trying to turn around. The track to KF is really bad and the big hill on the way back from Lake Mc was really bad as well. That is where we recovered 1 Prado and the Cruser. One group of Asians got their Prado bogged in the intersection just before Pile Valley on the Central Station to Eurong roads. Even saw one guy get bogged on the Yidney Rocks bypass!

Fishing was poor but we got onto a school of Dart which I got my 5yr old son onto for his first fishing attempt. He loved it.

Eli Creek was battered by the king tides. trees and coffee rock was exposed in the creek. The tides caused a backup in the creek so it was unusually deep. It was up to the second step at the bridge. The bottom of the creek at the beach was full of leaf litter so it wasn't looking at its best. By the end of the week though, it had cleaned up, thanks to the bus loads of backpackers trampling through, and some sand returned on the last 2 king tides.

When we were leaving, they had 2 barges going, and there were 20 cars on the beach at Inskip. Got out of there just in time! There was one car bogged and someone else that had obviously been bogged as their trailer was still there, bogged. Glad I wasn't stuck behind that trying to get onto Inskip!