K‘Gari 3: Lake McKenzie

Last day on K’Gari — and an early rise at 5 am! After gathering our stuff and a quick breakfast, we drove to the probably most famous attraction on the island: Lake McKenzie (Boorangoora). The water around the shore is intensely turquoise and tropical-looking. The sand is amazingly white — it's composed of nearly 100% silica. We were told this stuff is great for your skin, hair and teeth — so once in the water, everyone started scrubbing. And yes, some people brushed their teeth with the sand. I didn’t. All I can say: my skin did feel incredibly smooth, my hair looked freshly washed — though I cannot guarantee that wasn’t just the novelty effect. 😁
Since we got to the lake very early, we were lucky to be one of the first there. The beach filled up fast afterwards!
This was the last attraction on K’Gari that we visited. We then drove for a few more hours to get off the island and back to Noosa.
To sum up: the island is stunning. Endless beaches, rainforest in the middle, lakes, dingoes etc. My favourite parts: seeing dingoes, the shipwreck and driving the LandCruiser three times (on the beach, on soft-sand inland trails and back on land on normal roads) — and, modestly, being complimented on my driving.
Also, camping was nice. Sleeping in nature with the distant sound of waves and the howling of dingoes (the camp was said to be dingo-proof, but one actually got in… 😁) plus not using any kind of devices for most of three days was refreshing.
The tour guide was great, the group sucked. They were not my kind of people, for sure, and I felt excluded most of the time. But you never know in advance and it was an experience to be had. I don’t regret doing the tour at all and I’m happy to be back with my friends here in Noosa whom I’m glad to have!Les mer