Fraser Island Sunday 9/3/00 Got up this morning at about 6:00. Broke camp, ate my last fruit bar (lousy dingo), filtered another jug of lake water, and I was off. Even after a day of it before, I still couldn’t…
20: 9-2-00 Lake McKenzie
Lake McKenzie [Editor: On Fraser Island] 9/2/00 Beautiful (if not touristed) Saturday 1:40 PM Not a cloud in the sky. And what a beautiful blue sky. It’s almost as blue and beautiful as the lake. But as I sit here,…
19: 8-31-00 Fraser Island, Central Station
Fraser Island, Central Station 8/31/00 Thursday 6:25 PM [Editor: Fraser Island is a UNESCO World Heritage listed island located along the southern coast of Queensland,Australia, approximately 200 kilometers (120 mi) north of Brisbane.] Now pay careful attention to this: dingos are not racoons,…
18: 8-30-00 Rail to Hervey Bay
Rail to Hervey Bay All three of us were alone when I woke up. Had a 10:30 train to catch, so I hit the pavement. As I made my way down the street, there was a girl on the…
17: 8-30-00 Brisbane
Brisbane 8/30/00 Wednesday 10;27 am That’s 10:27 am Standard Time. I gained an hour as soon as I crossed into Queensland. New South Wales changed their clocks early for the Olympics. As Alex (from Manchester) said last night at the…
16: 8-29-00 Murwillumbah YHA
Murwillumbah YHA [Editor: YHA is short for Youth Hostels Association. They provide inexpensive basic lodging for backpackers] 8/29/00 Tuesday 9:55 AM Should be leaving for Mt Warning in 5 minutes, so let me just say that Aussies are really weird…
15: 8-28-00 Railroad Friendly Bar
Railroad Friendly Bar 6:50pm One VB for the road. I am so damn tired & stiff. That surfing thing kicked my ass! Loads of fun, though. I never really got upright. I was doing really well at the start. It…
14: 8-28-00 Aquarius Cafe
Aquarius Cafe 8/28/00 Monday Surf’s up! Time’s up, too. going surfing today at 1:00, but I need to check out by 10:00. Then my train doesn’t leave until 8:00. Should be a real back-and-forth day. Up with the sun this…
13: 8-27-00 Aquarius
Aquarius 8/27/00 Beach Time Today was fairly lazy, I suppose. Dropped some emails, went to the beach…. that’s it. The beach was nice, but cold! I made sure I took a swim in the Pacific as soon as I could.…
12: 8-27-00 Byron Bay Beach
Byron Bay Beach 8/27/00 Had a couple more VB’s. Found a corner on the dance floor and went to it. Would have made Scott proud. Surprise of the night: Ice, Ice Baby. The DJ’s played at least 4 songs twice…