Fraser island 2022

[tugger]

Spent 10 days on Fraser island with a great crew, we had 6 cars and split our time in 2 camping zone. The first 3 nights on the beach near Eli creek then the last 6 nights north of Waddy point near Ocean lake.

The weather was perfect with the wind barely getting above 5 knots for most of our trip. The fishing was good and we all got plenty of tailor with the odd dart mixed in, we got our wives and kids onto the fish as much as possible.

We visited the usual spots like Lake Mackenzie, Eli creek, Central station, Maheno wreck, Champagne pools, Ocean lake, Waddy point headland and through Nagalla rocks to Sandy cape.

The sunrises and sunsets were brilliant and a bit of drone fishing got us a couple of sharks after dark. 

I swam every day in the surf with a rinse off in the fresh water at either Eli creek or Ocean lake. Already keen to get back to the big beach until next time I'll leave you with some photos.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Great report @tugger! Looks like an awesome trip.

[Kimtown]

I’m jealous, looks really good 

[Old Scaley]

Happy days, Mark. You sure know how to pick the weather windows.

[tugger]

51 minutes ago, Old Scaley said:

Happy days, Mark. You sure know how to pick the weather windows.

Lance might be having a word to the weather gods for me 

[Neil Stratford]

Some great photos there !

[kmcrosby78]

Looks a cracking trip Mark and good idea camping in two different areas. And yes, as Steve said, you certainly nailed the weather

[tugger]

2 hours ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Looks a cracking trip Mark and good idea camping in two different areas. And yes, as Steve said, you certainly nailed the weather

The island is that big to see everything it's easier to have a southern camp and a northern camp if you got the time.

[The Mad Hughesy]

what a trip! just out of curiosity, how much fuel did you go through?

[tugger]

1 hour ago, christophagus said:

what a trip! just out of curiosity, how much fuel did you go through?

About 90 litres on the island 

[Hweebe]

The #Navlife looks proper bogged to the chassis there  

Nice spacious campsite spot you found to fit everyone 

[Ed.]

Looks like you all had fun on that trip, what time of the year did you go to get the calm winds? I live now in Hervey Bay and it seems to blow continuously up here.

 

[benno573]

looks awesome mate.  some great photos in there and good feeds for the cmap too.  hope the recovery on the nav wasn't too hard. 

Need to have a proper crack at fraser one year soon... if only i didn't love going to moreton so much... 

[tugger]

7 hours ago, Hweebe said:

The #Navlife looks proper bogged to the chassis there  

Nice spacious campsite spot you found to fit everyone 

Good campsites alright and the nav popped straight out I stopped straight away when lost momentum look at the wheels the sand isn't even half way up.

[tugger]

5 hours ago, Ed. said:

Looks like you all had fun on that trip, what time of the year did you go to get the calm winds? I live now in Hervey Bay and it seems to blow continuously up here.

 

We were just there so September October we up there 

[Kat]

Gorgeous! On my bucket list if I ever own a 4wd

[tugger]

3 hours ago, benno573 said:

looks awesome mate.  some great photos in there and good feeds for the cmap too.  hope the recovery on the nav wasn't too hard. 

Need to have a proper crack at fraser one year soon... if only i didn't love going to moreton so much... 

We're doing a big trip to Moreton next year and the nav popped straight out my friends son wanted someone to get bogged so he could use our maxi Trax and there was another vehicle bogged in front of us and soon as I stopped on the uphill section I couldn't get going again without help so my mates son had some fun.

[tugger]

19 minutes ago, Kat said:

Gorgeous! On my bucket list if I ever own a 4wd

Thanks Kat it really is worth doing.

[boleropilot]

Brilliant - LOVE Fraser Island...

BP