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Four things that will never leave my memory. Ever.
Team: Awesome. Car: Troy. Driver: Anthony II. Fraser Island, FWD.
We had arrived in Hervey Bay, meeting our campanions for the 4 day adventure on Fraser Island just off the coast of North Queensland. We had the high privledge of driving our own 4WD vehicle on the island with an international crew. Allow me to describe. Phil: German, loves meat, all the time. Adrien: also German, loves meat and Canadian girls. Paul: Irish, doctor, fun loving and flamboyant, and Leyre: little Spanish lady with a strong opinion (and accent). Adding Chelsea and I, we all packed into the jeep, loaded with camping supplies, 5 kilos of carrots, 4 different types of meat and landed on Fraser Island. Fortunately we weren't left driving on the island alone, we had a tour guide, "No Dramas" Dubsy, who coined the phrase "too easy" as he pranced around in his Ugg boots. Dubsy showed us the beaches, swimming holes, lakes, sand dunes, shipwrecks and the campsites. He informed us of Dingo sticks, wild ferns, and utilizing the camp-site toilet. ( Basically a fisher-price kids pottie). Fraser Island has rain forests, beaches and lakes. The swimming is prohibted in the ocean due to sharks. " If the shark is as big as you, no swimming in the water" direct quote from Phil, our autobahn driver. The wild life was unique (not to mention the Germans) there were iguanas, whales jumping and dingos roaming. Dingoes that weren't afraid to scrape up the last of any barbeque. Hence the Dingo Stick: A long wooden stick that you must carry when leaving the campsite alone. If approached by a dingo, act in a ninja like stance to ward off. The hassle with the dingo stick is trying to both pee, in the pitch dark, with no hands free. Figure that one out.
Phil named after Phil Collins manned both the steering wheel and the barbeque. Using forks, he hovered over the grill bombarded with greasy sausages and an assortment of kangaroo patties. The majority of the time, the menu consisted of meat and the 5 kg bag of carrots, which was fully consumed between the 7 of us, over the course of 3 days.
Driving on the largest sand island, and world heritage site, Fraser Island encompass, and surrpassed all my expectations. We drove along side the coast, directly on the sand highway, watching the sunrises and sunsets. Whales would jump in the distance and the peace and calm of the island was unreal, until we boarded the 4WD and the sounds of deep German " Oh Oh OHs " and christian rock, lifted our spirits, (literally) as we bumped along the sandy terrain.
The team WAS awesome, our car WAS 4 wheel drive, our driver WAS NOT "troy" and I still have no idea who Anthony II is.
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