Friday 23 October 2009

23rd - Fraser Island 1/3

The first (or was it the second?) animal we saw at the island was a lizard. Or iguana. Or whatever that type was called. A snake with legs. They are extremely fast, so it was difficult to get a good photo of them. Yes, it is there, even though it might be difficult to see...

The second (or first?) animal to be seen; a dingo. It was just lying there while we drove by. We where told that it was very unusual that they just sat still when we drove close. We also saw two more later during the sunset on the beach, running around. It surprised me, that despite they are wild dogs they have extremely clean fur - they don't look shabby at all.

The bus we drove around in. Our guide is the small guy on the left.

I took an opportunity and got a ride in a plane for 15 minutes to see the island from above. Nobody said anything when our pilot asked who wanted to sit in front, so I grabbed it. Great view, I was sad it didn't last longer.

Beautiful beaches as far as you could see. The island is app. 125 km long and not more than 25-30 km wide and there is almost becahes all the way on both sides of the island.

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