Fraser Island part 2

So... Again, the photos are not in sequence. The middle photos are of a lovely relaxing swim at Lake McKenzie. That afternoon we headed of to Lake Wabby for some sand dune surfing. The first photo is at it's lookout at sunset... The second photo is of the 2 guys from National Geographic (Andrew Gregory takes awesome panoramic pictures - if you are looking for a 2012 calendar, try his Australian Geographic Panorama calendar) who pushed us out of the sand when we got very stuck on the way. The fourth photo is of Matt finally getting to use his shovel... Pointless really. The thing that saved us was a pair of bright orange (yes, the colour is important) grippy tracks, and a journo (Ken, if you are reading this, thanks a million) and photographer desperate to get to Lake Wabby before sunset... After some swearing, we made some new friends and enjoyed a meal together at the resort.
The last photo is the obligatory touristy shot of the giant Satinay trees used to make the Suez Canal.

We learned a lot about 4WDriving that day - and then felt in a position to pass on our wisdom to all the people we came across stuck in the sand in the following days.
Unless you want to hear about 'getting purchase' on soft sand up hills, I advise you not to get Matt started...