Yesterday we arrived at Kondari Resort. The drive up was 7 hours long, but as expected, it was a fun time! We had a few hours to relax and get ready for the big 6,000 people dinner =) The Tidy Town 2002 Dinner was basically commemorating towns in Queensland that were environmentally exceptional, and it sure was a big deal! When we entered the hall, we picked up our nametags and were to sit at table 11. For a while J. and I stood and chatted. I felt as if standing for a bit was this stupid formality... The good thing was that J. was as much of a stranger as I was at this dinner even though he was to go up on stage and talk for a bit. There were 10 awards that were presented to various towns. The meal was quite filling... a 9-course meal! Everyone at the dinner was drinking loads except J. and I.
Today I went to Fraser Island - gorgeous place. (i won't go into much details about island b/c it can be found online) Lake Birabeen was my favorite part of the whole day =) The waters were a beautiful light green and fresh bright blue. The lake is the largest perched lake on the island. The sand was special as well. It was 85% silica and great for cleaning teeth, jewelry, etc. What's interesting about Fraser Island is that it's made exclusively of sand and on the inside of it there is a beautiful rainforest! Something I found interesting: In 1770, Captain Cook made 2 observations about Fraser Island in his journal.
1) the island has insufficient freshwater
2) the island has insufficient commercial value
Everyone laughs at him now - yeah right! I stopped by the Maheno Shipwreck as well. The ship was all rusted and the sight was very amazing.
