We took this day off to relax, do much needed laundry, and decide how we want to visit Fraser Island. Ideally we would have liked to rent a 4wd and drive around the Island ourselves but all the rentals were so ridiculously expensive, that we could go on a tour with meals and lodging for the two of us for less then just renting a vehicle. We asked at reception which was also the booking agent what we should do and the lady said, “tour, no doubt, you’ll get all the information about the island. If you drive yourself you’d be digging yourself out of sand all day.” Coincidentally there was another man at reception that agreed that he got stuck in the sand when he drove around Fraser Island. Much to Hendrik’s dismay since he has fantasies of being a rally driver, we booked a tour. We found a company that we felt was the best value, the Fraser Island Company, and then we didn’t even have to make a choice which one to take since every tour did not depart every day. Since it was a Tuesday we had to go on the 2 day wilderness safari.

Pelican

Then we went to check out Hervey Bay and to find an ATM to pay for the tour. The town is nothing special and the only reason people come here is for Fraser Island. There is a beach with pelicans all in a line which I thought was cool, and we found pineapples for 50 cents each at the Spar and it was really good, so a definite score right there.