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2011-09-18

Carlo Sand Blow

Hervey Bay不是通往Fraser Island的唯一門徑。從Rainbow Beach也可乘船到島的南端。而Rainbow Beach本身,也大有看頭。

Rainbow Beach的沙灘跟Fraser Island的一樣,長長不見盡頭,可供四驅車行駛,欣賞岸邊顏色繽紛的沙崖(Coloured Sand)。我駕的只是一般房車,不能在沙灘上奔馳。



我們去的,是她的另一著名景點:Carlo Sand Blow。所謂Sand Blow,簡單的說,就是小沙漠。而Carlo Sand Blow,在小山上。

Carlo Sand Blow的起步點,往左看是大海。


直望,是另一片叢林


右方,估計是Rainbow Beach小鎮


到處都是沙,舉頭是大片藍天白雲






往海灘那邊走






我瞎猜:經過長期風化,沙變出不同顏色,部分也硬化




看看下面沙灘上的四驅車,車上的人就是舉頭看Coloured Sand啊






也有用腳走的人呢


我總疑心那是硬化了的沙,不是石,隨時會掉下去的


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同場加映: Tin Can Bay



2011-09-17

坦白說,Hervey Bay 無甚足觀

Hervey Bay得天獨厚,既是觀鯨勝地,又是往世界最大沙島Fraser Island的門戶港。但Hervey Bay本身,坦白說,無甚足觀。地方分散,即無沙灘,海濱步道景色也普通得很。

還是走走那一千米長的突堤(jetty)吧。






那天刮著風,竟讓我看到一群小鳥整齊排列,躲在突堤一邊避風。



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JTBlog: Fraser Island 2007
- Fraser Island
- Aerial shots of Fraser Island
- Fraser Island: Maheno wreck
- Fraser Island in blue
- Fraser Island photo album

2011-09-05

明天出發觀鯨

明天出發往Maroochydore和Hervey Bay。

除了會從Hervey Bay出海觀鯨外,沒甚麼其他特定節目。幾天駕車出遊,無所事事,優哉悠哉。

2011-08-13

周遊昆士蘭迎春

年底前的長途旅行編排不太順利,仍未落實。

唯有暫時在昆士蘭南征北討,過旅遊癮。

月底飛Cairns,5晚,告別冬日。回來休息幾天,即駕車前往Sunshine Coast(兩晚)及Hervey Bay(兩晚)迎春。

以大堡礁和雨林馳名的Cairns,差不多20年前去過一次。那時任職澳洲外交部,當導遊小卒,陪外國訪客周遊,Cairns的部分純玩樂。太座則從未去過。

年初去過Sunshine Coast兩次,一次即日來回,一次住Caloundra。意猶未盡,這次會以Maroochydore為據點。

至於Hervey Bay,它是觀鯨勝地,也是Fraser Island的門戶港。幾年前去Fraser Island,曾在此吃午餐,並在海邊步道逛了一回。這次打算人生第一次出海觀鯨。

另,九月十月期間,會去一趟Gold Coast山區,Lamington國家公園。

2007-04-09

Fraser Island: Maheno wreck

The Maheno wreck is a major tourist spot along Fraser Island's 75 Mile Beach. To learn about her long and sad history, read The Maheno - the story of a famous shipwreck.











Fraser Island in blue













2007-04-08

Aerial shots of Fraser Island

During the full-day 4WD tour of Fraser Island, we opted to board a 6-seater plane for a fun fly over the island.

In my previous post, I mentioned that the 75 Mile Beach is the main thoroughfare for 4WDs on the island. Well, it is also the airport for small planes since we boarded and landed there as well.



The never-ending beach on the east coast of the island. The sea is rough and said to be infested with sharks. Swim there at your own peril.



Camcorder rather than camera is more suited to capture the 4WD traffic along the beach.



There are many fresh water lakes on the island which are great for swimming. I swam at Lake McKenzie, probably the most-visited one on the island.



Sandblows are caused by the gradual action of shifting sand across Fraser Island, killing the vegetation they cover along the journey. The look just like deserts on the island.



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Lake McKenzie, where the sand is super fine and the water super clear.



A closer look at a sandblow. Note the dead trees half buried underneath it.