Fraser Island - April 2013

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

Last time I was at champagne big thick 40cm whiting were getting thrown in with us, it's mad. Can't catch em!
Ohh yes a pfd, yes no yes no not a pfd a pfd personal floating device like a blow up boat or pool chair will be required at Eli. Ohh and a can per run? Jeez I'm silly.

That's right, DON'T FORGET THE BEER!!!

[Mark from Brisbane Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark from Brisbane]

Beer is a must, hot and humid over Easter and the XXXX Gold Cans were going down a treat!!

Oh by the way fuel prices (sorry forgot that) $2.15 at Cathedrals...not sure about elsewhere...it was $1.98 at Eurong whgen I was there in October last year.

AND

Fill up BEFORE you get to Rainbow Beach, cheaper on the way between Gympie and Rainbow than at Rainbow itself

Oh and one last thing,

An excellent ($12.00) Underbody Car Wash is available when you are coming back into Rainbow, instead of turning left at the roundabout go straight ahead, worth every cent IMO

[JPH Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close JPH]

Beer is a must, hot and humid over Easter and the XXXX Gold Cans were going down a treat!!

Oh by the way fuel prices (sorry forgot that) $2.15 at Cathedrals...not sure about elsewhere...it was $1.98 at Eurong whgen I was there in October last year.

AND

Fill up BEFORE you get to Rainbow Beach, cheaper on the way between Gympie and Rainbow than at Rainbow itself

Oh and one last thing,

An excellent ($12.00) Underbody Car Wash is available when you are coming back into Rainbow, instead of turning left at the roundabout go straight ahead, worth every cent IMO

Thanks Mark for some great advice, well except for the xxxx cans!! The water in Eli has more taste! These boys seem to be mainly spirit drinkers!

Cheers

JPH

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Thanks Mark for some great advice, well except for the xxxx cans!! The water in Eli has more taste! These boys seem to be mainly spirit drinkers!

Cheers

JPH

Or spirt bubble blowers.......

[blkd4d Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close blkd4d]

Or spirt bubble blowers.......

Spirits or iced coffee for me .

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Spirits or iced coffee for me .

You can bow bubbles in either the same hey?

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

13 days or less????

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

Haha 24hrs for me .

Ahhhhh, 2 trips to Fraser in the same month it's just not fair is it hehehe.

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

Haha 24hrs for me .

Ahhhhh, 2 trips to Fraser in the same month it's just not fair is it hehehe.

Sweet, looking forward to some pictures and report, enjoy!

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

2 more weeks to go now...
still got lot of things to get done before...
Long days for me until then

[Anth120playdo Banned Find all posts View Profile Close Anth120playdo]

2 more weeks to go now...
still got lot of things to get done before...
Long days for me until then

For 2 of us it might be 8 days till departure :-)

Imaging how long Josh's days are, trying to run a business and setting it up to keep it going while away.
Plus getting car & camping gear ready for a family of camping for the first time, (no caravan)
Plus make a couple sets of custom drawers.
Plus an afternoon evening to ARB.
Plus a half day in wombat? - for a rest!
Sounds like 4 weeks work in 10 days?
I'm sure I missed something, being hubby & a dad etc

In comparison, I'm ready to go lol.......

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

Well i just got home after 4 days up there. Let me just say that all the tracks and beaches are fine. Yes some sand is gone but there's nothing to worry about at all. We were staying on the western side at Kingfishers so we were using the inland tracks to get to eastern beaches and to lake McKenzies, and be honest i think a hyundai excel could do most of the tracks.
I went for a drive right up to the northern tip and then around to the lighthouse and there was only one spot which was a short very steep 15m beach access point from Marloo to Orchid Beach township that a landcruiser destroyed by getting stuck there and having no idea of what to do so they just sat there and dug holes lol. It was the only time i locked the center lock. I was on 20psi the whole time without issue.
I'll give some more details a bit later but now im going for a nanna nap.

Cheers
James.

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Heard from a work colleague who was up there last week there was a Hilux upside down in the sand with Police tape around it that the tide had been through a couple of times, how on earth do people get themselves in that situation?

Cheers,

Dave

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Thankx James. Sounds good.

Hey Dave, you know there are a lot of silly people in the world, they go to Fraser too.

[JPH Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close JPH]

and be honest i think a hyundai excel could do most of the tracks.

I went for a drive right up to the northern tip and then around to the lighthouse

I'll give some more details a bit later but now im going for a nanna nap.

Cheers
James.

Anders maybe you can leave the blkd4d at home and take Sheree's car would be much more fuel efficient on the way up! It also appears your plan may come off and we get to the tip?..

James thanks for the update, we're all hanging to get up there and see the conditions for ourselves, enjoy your nana nap!