Fraser Island Finale!

We have come to the end of our Fraser Island escapades, with barely any catastrophes to report. (I know, it does not sound like us at all - I did say barely... We did boil the engine, pushing her a bit hard through the soft sand at Indian Head - but she calmed down again after a cup of tea and a lie down and we did get a bit stuck at one point on the first day - but not really really stuck)

To really get really really stuck, you need to be back on the mainland. Not that far on the mainland, in fact only 50 meters off the barge on Rainbow beach in full view of all the other 4WD diehards behind us (Of course we would be first off the rank!)

 With the Ute completely bellied with about 200 meters of soft sand in front of me, it was looking like a long afternoon of shovelling sand.

Some young bucks in a Landcruser had a go at pulling us out with a snatch strap but they were not strong enough. It took a bloke named Ashley in his you beaut NISSAN Patrol to do the job (and at one stage it was looking like that would not do it either - but he did. Thanks Ashley!)