Final - Fraser Island - Rainbow Beach - Kingscliff - Forster

Well here we are for my final installment to the 'Nicholls OZ Adventure'.

From Agnes Waters/1770 we went onto to Bagara where we got the car serviced for it's second time since our departure. Yep, for all you stataticians out there we have done 18,000km since we left on the 16 April.

Our last leg of the adventure takes us onto Fraser Island which I have to admit I was more than a little apprehensive about due to our weight on the sand with the Taj Mahal coming in at a slender weight of 1.4 ton loaded up.

Long story short we did it!!!!!!!

Here we are on the ferry from Rainbow beach (Inskip Point) to Fraser Island. Just getting on the ferry is a task with lots of soft sand!!!!!!!!!!!! Notice the tyres looking flat!!! 20bls

Here is a boat wreck that half way along the beach (name escapes me at the moment!!)

Here's Leah doing her 'Stork' impersonation at one of the fresh water Lakes on Fraser.

Here are the kids at Eli creek which is about 3/4 along the beach. It reminded us of Mataranka but water was definitely alot colder!!!!!!!!!!

Here's Jarrod doing his best to look like 'Borat' in the cold water, watch out for ya family jewels mate!!!!

Leah at Indian Head, which is a majic spot up toward the Northern tip of Fraser.
Apparently there are heaps of sharks sighted here during the Tailor spaw run in September, and No One surfs here!!!!!!!!!!, very tempting as it was perfection.
About ten years ago three locals used to surf here and one of them would sit on the head land each time taking pot shots at the sharks and alerting their mates that there was a shark coming around the point!!!!!!!!!!, apparently Jarrod and a slug gun wouldn't have the same effect!!!!!!!!

For all you surfers this was a solid 6 foot wave and around the corner was better!!!!!

Did you know Fraser Island was all sand!!!!!!!!! I mean everywhere!!!!!!!!!

Yep I got bogged too!!!!!!!!!!!, with the camper on the back!!!!!!!!!!!. Luckily I chose !!!!! a spot that limited access to the camp ground so people could not get in!!!!!! Here a fellow camper, Leah calls Sir Lancealot, apparently he was our night in shining armour with his snatch and strap. I would have dug us out though before dinner with our poop digging shovel if everyone would have just been a little more patient!!!!!.
Seriously though, Sam (our hero) took all of 5 minutes to access the situation and help us out with no fuss or bother. We all caught up with him later in the camp ground and rewarded him and his family (brother, Father and Mother) with a few beers. Probably the nicest family we met on the trip with time chatting around their fire.

This is the after shot, Sam wanted me to acknowledge his car that pulled us and the camper out was a Nissan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well after Fraser Island we returned to Rainbow Beach for a few nights and wash the  sand out of every nook and cranny. Rainbow beach was very beautiful with beach driving to a surf point, lagoon and the most amazing sand dunes (kids loved them).

This is a lookout on the southern side of Double Island Point at Rainbow beach. The beach in the background actually runs all the way to Noosa.
You may have noticed that the clothing is starting to get thicker due to the weather getting colder. Below is a photo of the kids on our last night in the Taj Mahal at Kingscliff. Here we had the electric blankets on and the fan heater in the morning and we all made a group decision to make a dash to Forster for our last week a little earlier than expected, however, with the last three months having every night in the Taj Mahal we were going to reward ourselves with a week in a cabin at Forster. 

Below is a picture of the Forster district from Cape Hawk. Absolutely beautiful place.

Finally, I'm not going to repeat everything Leah has said in thanking everyone as she is absolutely correct.
My clients are the only other people I would like to thank for their understanding, patience and loyalty. On that note,  my colleges or as they know it "The Boys". Thankyou very, very much and I hope not having me stressing and telling you what to do was also like a holiday!!!!!!!, you will all be rewarded in time.
Adios Amigos