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March - July 2001
Australia
Brett Voegele2005-11-14 17:31:04
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dingoes on Fraser Island, so you can understand why the topic was on everyone's lips. We were relaxing at one of the lakes - Lake Wabby, one afternoon when a lone dingo nonchalantly wandered out of the woods. Though it wasn't really looking our direction, it continually moved closer and closer to one guy who happened to be seated - evidently mistaking the guy for a child. It was only when the dingo approached within 10-15 feet that the man stood, causing the dingo to flinch and wander off in a different direction in search of smaller prey.
The Car Goes Flambe in Townsville
From Fraser Island we spent one more night in Rainbow Beach before heading to Townsville, via Rockhampton and Mackay. As always, we found the caravan park and quickly pitched our tent and put sleeping pads and bags inside, while leaving most of our gear in the locked car. We then ate a quick lunch of sandwiches before walking across the road to the beach. We were only gone for about 1 1/2 hours, but we returned to a car which had the hood opened and the drivers side window smashed. Now a person from Louisiana would say the engine was done Cajun style - blackened. Anybody else in the world would call it burnt to a crisp! A quick chat with the guys in the adjacent site provided the story. Evidently the car started smoking 5-10 minutes after we left. A small fire ensued, which the guys tried to control with a hand extinguisher - to no avail. It was time for the big guns, so they called the fire department and two trucks arrived to hose everything down. After the window was smashed to open the hood, the guys took most of our belongings from the car and threw them in the tent. There was some smoke/water damage, but things weren't nearly as bad as they could have been. From the sounds of it we missed quite a show, as the entire caravan park turned out to watch the engine go flambe! Needless to say, our self-sufficient days
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