We went up to Indian Head, a high cliff, overlooking the Pacific and eastern coast. From here we could look down into the ocean, where we were supposed to see sharks, turtles and rays, but all we saw were a couple of dolphins surfing on the waves. On our way back to the car we were lucky to see two wild horses (they didn't look or behave wild in any way).

On our way south from Indian Head we backtracked the eastern beach, coming across viewpoints like "Red Canyon", the "Pinnacles", and the "Maheno" Wreck. Further south, we crossed the Eli Creek, the biggest of the creeks on the east coast. We made a couple of crossings to make sure we had a good "Camel-Trophy"-like picture of us. :-)

We didn't take the hike to the Rainbow Gorge 'cause we wanted to go for Lake Wabby, which requires close to a two-hour walk. Arriving at the start of the Lake-Wabby-trail, we decided to take the "short" hike since we had a rather tight schedule. This turned out to be a bad move - we wasted one hour looking for the entry point to the track, but never found it :-( This was really a shame since it shouldn't be so hard for the Fraser authorities to put up a sign that tells you where the track starts.

Because of the wasted hour we didn't have time to get to Lake Wabby, so we continued south on the beach. About 11 miles from Hook Point, where the ferry takes off, we took a break. Inspired by the sandcastles of Byron Bay we started our own sandcastle. One and a half hours later it was done. Probably the castle with the most variation in style ever built in the southern hemisphere! ;-)

The last part of Fraser Island's beach was a bit challenging to drive because of the high tide. But with a four-wheel-drive Landcruiser, it was no problem.