It's a beautiful day .... warm & sunny. We certainly lucked out as we heard this was the best weather they have had in a couple of months. As we mentioned yesterday, the island can only be navigated via 4WD vehicles on sand tracks. Unbelievably, we were on a 4WD bus with 30 passengers which we hopped on at Kingfisher Bay Resort.
Our driver/tour guide Shane was very entertaining, informative and not a bad driver either but seat belts are a must! We were warned that wild dingos roam this island and to put on our "dingo face" if we encounter any.
The tracks were awesome and lots of fun! We drove through several different types of forest where the speed limit is 30kph. Several times we thought we were going to get stuck in the sand as
we negotiated the large hills and tight turns on a track just wide enough for our vehicle.
We finally arrived on the east coast where we drove on Seventy-Five Mile beach. The speed limit on the the beach is 80kph. Beautiful beach but we were advised not to swim as there are strong rip currents, sharks and no beach patrol.
We stopped on the beach at Eli Creek with a clear fresh water flow of about 4.2 million litres of water every hour at 18C and is clear, clean and drinkable. You can swim there or just wade up the creek.
At Eli Creek you can walk up the stairs to use the "facilities". This is where we spotted some "little" spiders. Hubbie was shaking while I took this pic!!
Next we headed a little further down the beach to see the remnants of the ship Maheno which had an interesting history. That story will have to wait as it's a bit long.
A little further up the coast, we got to see the sand Pinnacles which contain 72 different colours.
It was then that we took a short scenic flight over the beach and parts of the island in a 8 seater plane .... spectacular views!! We took off and landed from the beach. On takeoff, there was a 4WD vehicle coming down the beach towards us.
Our next stop was a 1.8 km walk through the rain forest along another clear flowing creek. We spotted a few lizards along the way. This picture shows remnants of the logging industry that was stopped to preserve this beautiful island.
Our last stop for the day was Lake MacKenzie. This is a beautiful clear blue perched dune lake permanently created from rain water. It has a 4.5 nearly perfect pH level for humans and made our skin and hair feel wonderfully soft. However, not much can survive in the water except a few minnows and one type of toad. It was a very refreshing swim on this hot sunny day.
We caught the 5:00 barge back to the mainland and then bus to home... That was our day.... two tired puppies signing off for now....
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