Day started off with two dingo sightings. It doesn’t matter how many times we see dingoes during our travels, it’s still exciting to see one, they are such beautiful animals.
Again on the inland tracks we made our way first to Lake Boomanjin. This is a pretty special lake ….. at 200 hectares it’s the largest perched lake in the world, AND it sits on the largest sand island in the world! How cool is that!
Perched lakes form when a build up of organic matter raises the lake floor to above sea level. Lake Boomanjin’s water is stained a tea colour and at times appears in shades of red, purple, blue and brown. This staining is due to the tannin from surrounding trees.
Next lake to visit was Lake Birrabeen. This is another of Fraser Island’s perched lakes and its crystal clear water and pure white sand makes for another spectacular view.
This would have to be the little brother of Lake McKenzie and we love it for that reason. The view is very similar, but hardly anyone goes here so quite often you will have the beach to yourself.
While at the lake we found this adorable little turtle. He was struggling in the small waves and floating on his back, every time he managed to flip over a wave came and pushed him on his back again.
So we picked him up and moved him in to the shallow water and reeds. He had a little rest on the sand and then took off through the reeds.
Next stop for us was Central Station. This now beautiful rainforest area was originally established as a forestry camp when tree logging was allowed on the island. Back in the day this logging village was home to about 30 houses and a school.
Central Station now houses displays explaining the history of the area. There is also a large array of staghorns and some of these are huge.
Central Station is a great picnic area and also the point for many walks. One small walk is along the boardwalk around Wanggoolba Creek and through the beautiful rainforest.
The water in this creek is crystal clear, at a quick glance you will think it’s sand only, but there is actually clear water flowing through. This creek was a sacred area for the traditional owners of the land, the Butchulla people.
Arrived back at camp in time for a beautiful rainbow over the ocean!
