Biggest sand island in the world

We left the UK exactly 5 months or 150 days ago today! We celebrated with a trip to Fraser Island, the biggest sand island in the world. Most people do spend a night on the island but for over double the price we couldn't justify more than one day. This meant the tour was jam packed but we saw so much for our money which was good. We were picked up early before driving to the small ferry that only takes 15 minutes to cross to the island. We spent a long time driving on the sand up the beach up the island and we spent time spotting whales on the way, even seeing a baby humpback jump out the sea about 7 times. It's the migrating season this month and about 30,000 pass through Fraser Island and the East Coast. The island also hosts every type of dangerous shark as well as stingrays and jellyfish so swimming in the sea is a big no go. We stopped at a shipwreck of a hospital ship used in WW1. It had its engine removed and then was being towed and the tow line broke and it washed up onto the beach where it remains today. It was pretty impressive to see and it has even been blown in half when the air force use to practise their bomb targeting on it. We spent time at one of the islands many creeks that leads to the sea called Eli creek as well as visiting the amazing Pinnacles that are huge sand formations that look like rock and are made of 34 different coloured sands. Before lunch we had a pilot come on our bus and offer plane rides over the island. The ride was 15 minutes and you take off and land on the sand and seeing as it's our 5 months today of travelling we decided to go for it and we are so glad we did. It was incredible! It was a 6 seater plane and we flew high over the island getting a perspective of the coastline that you can't even imagine when on the beach. We saw a lake shaped as a butterfly that is totally inaccessible on foot or by car so that was pretty special. The best part by far was seeing the humpback whales from the air. You could see them so clearly and we even saw a baby riding on its mum's back. It's honestly one of the coolest experiences we have had and we are so glad we did it. Lunch was extensive and a buffet so of course we ate too much. They had this amazing soup that was sweet potato and coconut that definitely had some spices in too. After making the most of the food we drove through the forest to Lake McKenzie. The forest is incredible when you consider it has grown on sand. Years of rotting plants has provided the huge trees and various plants with enough nutrients to sustain the ever-expanding wilderness. Lake McKenzie was spectaluar; crystal clear blue and turquoise water with the same silica sand that we found on Whitehaven Beach. The water was freezing but it felt so refreshing and liberating to swim there. The water is slightly acidic so no algae or plants grow in the lake meaning it stays a beautiful untouched blue colour. After a swim we headed to our last stop of the day; a walk through the rainforest at a previous logging station. Before the island became listed as a national park the pine trees were used in the timber trade, some timber even made its way to England after the war to help rebuild London. After our walk it was time to head back to the mainland. We've had such an incredible day and to make it even better it looks like no one new has moved into our room either. This makes it so much easier when we are getting up at 5:30am for our kayak! What a great 5 months we have had and here's hoping the next 5 are just as awesome.Läs mer