Fraser Island Day 2

Ranger Craig informed us that day 2 would be an 8am start so we had to be down for breakfast at 7.15am. We dragged ourselves out of bed and got ready for our tea and toast, but when we got to breakfast we found they were serving bacon, sausages and scrambled eggs. You should have seen our faces - everyone was chuffed and overdid the brekkie which in hindsight was not the best thing to do as we had to face the "rollercoaster" again.

The first stop of the day was 75mile beach and the Maheno shipwreck. We had to drive down "snake alley" first and Craig told us to look out of the window for snakes basking in the early morning sun. There are 19 species of snake on the island and 6 are deadly, when he told us that little gem I was ready to pack up and leave the island. Craig managed to somehow drive and spot a small carpet python basking in the sun. Everyone then piled out of the bus to take its picture. I stayed in the bus until we left "snake alley" as it was far too dangerous for me to get out of the bus.

75mile beach and the Maheno shipwreck were amazing and it was awesome driving fairly fast along the beach. It was interesting to find out that police sometime speedtrap along this beautiful beach.

The sun came out and warmed us up just as we arrived at the champayne pools. Alan got my shorts soaked as he dragged me kicking and screaming into a high wave. There was quite alot of marine wildlife in the little rock pools which was quite interesting including a small octopus.

After lunch, we walked up to Indian Head and saw stingrays in the crystal clear water below. The heavens then opened and we all got absolutely drenched.

Afternoon tea was served at Eli Creek, a freshwater creek that runs down the beach and into the sea. A couple of eels live in this creek but I didn't see any.

We finished day 2 with a few beers, a game of pool and a mexican buffet.