Gismo Queen and her King

Inskip Point - Wednesday 19 June 2019

A lovely warm sunny day, the birds were twittering while we had breakfast and the sun was getting warmer. After breakfast we went for a walk up the beach, towards the actual point, where the Fraser Island barge does trips across the short (couple of kms) section of the Sandy Straits to the south end of the island.


A lot more rugged than the ferry/barge we used the other day, this one requires you to drive almost a kilometre out to the water’s edge on super soft sand in order to board the barge. There is a whole facebook page dedicated to mishaps here called “I got bogged at Inskip Point” and it’s easy to see why especially for the inexperienced or poorly set up vehicles. It was beautiful on the beach, very quiet and it wasn’t until we were walking back that we realised we look back towards the coloured sands cliffs of Rainbow Beach from our beach.
Back to the vans for morning tea then we headed in the car to Rainbow Beach to explore. One of the local points of interest was the Carlo Sandblow - a giant sand dune just on the edge of town. They call them sandblows because the wind keeps moving them, and they can engulf trees and houses. We walked out to the lookout which afforded amazing views both ways across the sand dune.
Then it was back into town for lunch - when on the beach, it has to be fish and chips doesn’t it?! A sneaky beer from Neill’s car fridge washed down the delicious fish and chips while my back got hotter and hotter from sitting in the sun - but I’m not complaining!


After lunch we drove to the barge at Inskip Point and walked out to watch the cars go on and come off. But nobody got bogged so we headed back to camp for a quiet afternoon reading in the sun. The fire was lit early to provide good coals for my camp oven beef stroganoff and another lovely night around the fire was had by all. Several of our evening cuppas have included lovely fruit cake courtesy of Michele at my work so if you're reading this, Michele - we have really enjoyed the last of your Christmas cake!!

posted by Tracey @ 8:53 pm