The day began at 5am to get all of the jeeps packed with the camping stuff. Starting in Hervey Bay, we drove to the Bagde harbour and set over to the Island with a Ferry. The first stop was Central Station, in the middle of the island. After that we drove to Lake McKenzie which is a beautiful lake with mostly pure silica beach and blue to purple water. From the inland we continued to the beach searching for a place to camp around 3pm, as the tide went from high to low and we were no longer able to drive on the beach.

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The next morning, after packing the tents into the Jeep again, we set off in north direction driving along to the most northern point of our track, all the way along the east beach. The destination was Indian Head which is a viewing point onto the sea, where one often can spot some sharks, turtles and in some seasons even whales. We spotted a black dot in the sea which was probably a diving turtle:)

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From Indian Head we took the south direction on the beach and drove some hours to Catholic Beach, the area where the wreck of the S.S. Maheno is located. The ship went on ground in a strong cyclone in 1935 and since then is rusting giving the wreck a red, rusty look.

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Continuing in south direction, we eventually entered a inland road which lead us to Lake Birrabeen where we chose the camp that night. The lake is known for its reddish, orange tea colored water. The next day Julia and me had to leave early to visit a doctor as Julia's cold has been getting worse and worse on the Island. Of course, the next day was public holiday, so we even had to go to the next hospital.

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