Today we headed off to explore the northern section of the island. First stop was Champagne Pools, this is the most northern point that all the tours come to. We walked down the boardwalk and watched some of the brave tourists venture into the water. It could be that they were European and thought it was a warm day or it could have been young men trying to impress the ladies but neither Jacky nor I felt inclined to join them. It was quite a nice day but there was stiff breeze blowing.

Champagne Pools, Fraser Island

From there we went back to Orchid Beach, a small settlement just north of Waddy Point, where we had a pie at the general store for lunch. There were some pretty amazing houses in Orchid beach, many of which are available to rent.

From Orchid beach we headed inland and across to the western side of the island to Wathumba Creek, quite a nice secluded camping area but there is little beach available to drive on. The fishing is supposed to be good but the guys I spoke to hadn’t caught anything.

Wathumba Creek, Fraser Island