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March - July 2001
Australia
Brett Voegele2005-11-14 17:31:04
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apex, and then freefalls back towards earth, before once again bouncing skyward. This up and down ride continues for several minutes, while at the same time the cage is free to rotate, meaning that sometimes you are facing skyward, other times you are looking directly at the ground. The maximum height was about 25 stories, the speed was 160 kph (100 mph), and the force was 6 G's......excellent. Had to do that one a few times.
Brisbane & Rainbow Beach
From Surfers we headed to the capital of Queensland - Brisbane, where we spent a few days wandering around and taking in the sites. Next stop was Rainbow Beach, a small community of 1000 from which we could access Fraser Island. Rainbow Beach was much quieter than the traditional jumping-off point of Hervey Bay, with it's population of 40,000, and was very enjoyable. We spent one morning on a canoe trip in the area, and also spent time exploring a huge sand blow on the outskirts of town.
Fraser Island
After pricing everything, we decided to simply take a two day tour to Fraser Island, as it was about the same price as renting a four-wheel drive for a few days, and much less hassle. Therefore, the following day we jumped on a big bus with oversized tires, caught a ferry across to the island, and then cruised the sites in comfort. As Fraser Island is the world's largest sand island, all driving is done on sand - either along the main 'highway' (the East coast beach) or along a confusing network of roads in the interior that are holdovers from the days of logging. Fraser Island is a World Heritage Site and quite enjoyable. There are impressive forests and some beautiful freshwater lakes. Now, even those of you in the States are probably familiar with the line, 'A dingo ate my baby'. Well, it actually happens. A few weeks before we arrived a 9 year old boy was killed by dingoes
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