Hello from the Gold Coast

Haven't posted in a fair while, in fact have been away from the internet for 4 whole days...and didn't get any withdrawal symptoms at all! Am very surprised...yes indeedy! Anyhoo, just spent the weekend in lovely Fraser Island. The weather was a bit overcast but I think that was a blessing in disguise as it prevented me from getting burnt to a crisp...though i do have a nice dark tan (at least i think so, i'm kinda tanned normally anyway).

One of the highlights of Fraser Island was swimming in Lake McKenzie, a freshwater lake that was beautiful crystal clear water and smooth soft sand (soft as corn flour as Alan would say...), surrounded by lush green rainforest. A real tropical paradise...hehehe. Another highlight was seeing the rusted wreck of the S.S. Maheno sitting on 75-mile Beach. While some people thought of it as a stupid piece of rusted junk, i thought it was facinating imagining what a spectacular vessel it must've been, and how something so magnificent could be eroded and destroyed by the forces of nature in such a short amount of time. Kinda made me think about the fragility of humanity (what with the tsunami recently) and what sort of legacy mankind will likely leave on this planet when our species eventually becomes extinct (not much i reckon).

Overall, Fraser Island was awesome...kinda touristy but who am i to criticise, i was a tourist there after all...the resort was very beautifully designed (blended in nicely with the natural surroundings) everything else was great...I can only think of one thing that might've made the trip better but i'll refrain from elaborating lest i make Stella gag again...heheh

Am staying at a family friend's home on the Gold Coast and will be till Friday i think, not much planned except for the beach and maybe go to Wet and Wild theme park (done the other theme parks on previous trips so no point going again)...will try to put up pics of the whole trip on my site when i get back home...