Rain in paradise!! What’s going on? The extraordinary amount of water on this island may have something to do with regular rainfall. Jacky had seen a cute t-shirt at Happy Valley when we were there on Thurs so she was keen to go there and she offered to buy lunch. Going back through the Indian Head bypass was a breeze, not sure what all the fuss is about getting through this section but I imagine it can be more difficult when the sand is very dry, there had been rain before we arrived on the island and some rain while we were on the island so the sand was quite damp.

Indian Head, Fraser Island

First stop was the Dundubarra camp ground, this is the most northern camp ground before Indian Head and is set up for families with a fully enclosed dingo proof fence. It’s quite large with plenty of shady camp sites.

Next stop was Cathedral Beach Resort, another of the privately run resorts with chalets as well as a camping ground all fully enclosed with dingo proof fencing. The store provided limited lunch options but it was well stocked with almost everything a camper would need including a variety of card and board games.

We had a leisurely lunch at Happy Valley and headed 45 km back to our camp at Waddy Point. We were quite fortunate with the tides during our stay at Fraser Island with low tide being around lunch time to early afternoon each day allowing for most of the beach driving to be on hard sand rather than the soft sand above the high tide mark.

The Maheno Wreck, the most photographed piece of rust in Australia