Rainbow Beach and Fraser Island - between beautiful places and creepy spiders!

I set off for Rainbow Beach and was surprised because there was really - I mean really - nothing going on here. There were a few shops near the beach, a gas station, and a supermarket... but in the end, I didn't want to stay here forever, I just started my Fraser Island tour here. The next morning, we started very early, we were divided into groups and drove to the ferry crossing in cars. It was already very sandy and bumpy here and we immediately got stuck in the sand at the first obstacle, but this also happened to the guide, so it wasn't a big deal and was almost part of the adventure.

When we arrived at Fraser Island (the crossing only took 10 minutes), we drove for miles along the beach. It was definitely not easy, but it was fun! The guide's favorite saying was, 'drive it like you stoled it!' We went straight to the first spot, which was the famous Lake McKenzie. When I arrived here, it immediately reminded me of Whitehaven Beach (see previous post), the sand was just as white, the sky was super blue, and the water was clear. But here I realized that I definitely left a piece of my heart on the boat Summertime and on the open ocean. Nevertheless, this was also a magical place that I fell in love with.

Unfortunately, we had a tight schedule and so we drove to the camp after a short time. The tents were lined up closely together, protected from wind and weather, and to the right of them was the kitchen with tables and benches that were enough for the 30 people traveling with me.

We had dinner, had a few drinks, played drinking games, and danced on the tables until one by one climbed into their tents - I had one to myself and enjoyed it very much (after all, I've had 3 and a half weeks of sleeping in hostels)

The next morning, I woke up before the alarm, climbed out of the tent, freshened up, and brewed myself a coffee. With 3 other girls, I headed to the beach and we enjoyed the first hours of the day in this very special way.

When everyone else was awake, we started again and drove through the landscape in the giant land rovers. First, we visited the Champagne Pools - the name comes from the fact that the waves break against the cliffs and bubble like champagne. Unfortunately, the stop was also limited in time and we continued to Indian Head - a cliff-like rock formation and the only point on the island with reception and of course with this breathtaking view:

We also visited the famous shipwreck, but I have to say... it's just a big piece of steel rusting around.. so nothing special.

Back at camp, we had spaghetti bolognese and a little panic attack on my part because there was about a 10 cm spider on one of the tents! That night was really short for me and full of fear, because everyone knows that spiders are not my best friends. On the last day, we drove to another lake (forgot the name). It borders a huge sand dune and the lake is reduced by 1-2 meters every year. However, the lake was not as special as Lake McKenzie or even Whitehaven Beach, so I didn't even take a photo.

After that, it was time to pack up and go back to the mainland.

It was really exciting to be without internet for 3 days, to live with the bare minimum, and to camp in a tent in the middle of Australia and just get lost in the vastness of the starry sky. I love climbing cliffs and taking unknown paths, experiencing adventures and daring things that I wouldn't normally do... but in the end, I still want to sleep in a normal bed - so I'm just a simple little city girl after all.