8.23.2011

Fraser Island - Extreme Adventure

Hey everyone.
This post will be about winning over a raging ocean.
So this is pretty much what happened;

Wedneday morning I decided to join an event called Boat Day, I didn't really know what it was but I knew that we were going to go on a boat trip only paying for the petrol, how great opportunity is that? Being a yesman I had to go.
I got picked up at around 8.30 am. It was about a 4h drive to Hervey Bay Harbour where our boats were awaiting. Boats that where big and luxury, vip life haha!
We cruised out about an hour, seeing whales, dolphins and the sunset.
We anchored and had a beachfire and some games.
Thursday morning we carried on cruising the Pacific and went in to Wootoomba bay to anchor. What a beautiful place. Crystal clear blue waters allowing you to see fish, stingrays and turtles.
We had a swim and Risa and I had a bath-tub party on a boat to warm up after the cold swim. Some one brought along beach cricket and we played an awesome game! Afterwards we all made ourselves some dinner before the evenings campfire and games.
Friday, the most perfect day in the most perfect place. We took the dingys over to a little private beach and chilled out, some were sunbathing, some were fishing and we went for a walk and saw a Dingo and a turle on our way back to the boat. We jumped into the water from the boats upper balcony and all had a sweet time. Thereafter we went to 'the hippies' campfire place and it was still smoking. The girls Jess, Risa and I decided it was ladies night and used the glowing piece if wood to wake the fire again. After putting in some bark, moss and dry grass my lungpower got a flame going. magic moment.
After dinner we went back to our fire and waited for or next boatload of people, including my friend Maria. During the guide throu to our bay their boat got 'beach-ass bru' aka stranded.
They finally made it over to our fire in dingys and I was glad to see Maria again.
We called it a night pretty soon after that to have a energetic Saturday.
Saturday, Maria and I put lemon in our hair to bleach it 'naturally' in the sunlight. and risa sat with us and we where going through a cosmo.
Some of the guys were using the dingys alot, so we were kinda stuck on our boat doing nothing, but then finally we got one working and went on a adventure. We took some nice photos and went hunting for nice driftwood. It was another night at the campfire but it started raining so we all headed to the big boat. Not much happened there so we decided to go to bed.
Sunday, the day to dig out and tow a the stranded boat. That plan failed.. We decided to leave them and take the non-stranded boats back. That was the plan until out boat got stuck in a sandbank. We couldn't get out at all. Since the tide was going out we had to wait 12 hours until the next hightide. It was windy and rainy and for the first time, very bitter weather. Maria and Ross decided to walk over during low tide to the other stranded boat to use somebodys phone (since we've had no reception for the past 6 days). They did and another fail. he had dropped his phone into the great big ocean so it was broken. When Ross and Maria got back they said they had to run because a big lightning and thunder storm had just begun. And being at sea is the worst place to be. When I heard this I stopped breathing and tried as hard as I could to not panik. Having a massive thunderstorm right over my head did not help me sleep. In the middle of the night one of the hippes drove over to the big boat and gave them petrol for the dingy (since both of them where completely out) The plan was to leave at 2 am but failed aswell since the dingy did not start. The axciety and fear was to deep the was hardly any sleep this night. It was terrible, completely terrible.
Monday morning came. The new plan was to get everyone over to the big boat and leave the 2 stranded ones so we could go back to our lifes with jobs and university. We packed up and cleaned as good as we could and JUST got over to the other boat in the dingy. The dingys petrol was all out 3 metres from the big boat, luckily we could paddle that distance.
While hoisting the dingy up to the top of the boat, Chris fell man over board and landed on his back on the half hoisted dingy. That was a very scary moment since he could have hit his head really really hard and bad. The crane was now broken which led to that we couldn't go back full speed since the dingy was being dragged behind us.
The 3h boat ride back in a storm was not the cherry on the top. The ocean was rough and the wind was hard. Mitch told us that there was a risk of tipping over. The last hour of the ride was like sitting in front of a rollor coaster, thats what I was focusing on then but in reality it was horrible. the waves were massive and this boat, being high, wasn't the best boat to drive in these conditions. At some points I was seriously scared of being tipped over.

As soon as we got throu to the habour our hearts were all dancing of happiness and we made it! WE MADE IT!

It was a great adventure and I learnt alot. It wasn't all bad since I got to see dolphins, whales, dingos, turtles, stingrays, fish, naked hippies, made fire without lighter, beach-cricket, enjoying paradise, seing sunsets on the horizon, making new friends, fun games, rainbows, and appreciating coming back home to my girls and getting lots of hugs and comfort.

I'm so glad to be alive.

Now: I need to catch up in school and pictures are coming, I promise.

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