In yesterday’s post I documented our day two adventures through lunchtime, but I left off one neat place — the Maheno Shipwreck.

This boat began service in 1905 crossing the Tasman Sea between Australia and New Zealand; she also made several voyages to Vancouver.

She became a hospital ship during WWI and regularly brought wounded soldiers from France to England.

In 1935 she was sold to an Osaka-based ship company and needed to be towed up to Japan. But a cyclone struck just after she left Sydney and the ship disappeared. Three days later she was discovered off the coast of Fraser Island, where she has remained ever since.

Good-bye, Maheno!

Now let’s get back to our post-lunch fun on Fraser. After dining on the dunes, we head south to Indian Head.

We walk to the look-out spot on the very far end of the rock.

Here’s a view down the beach:

We watch the water below for any activity. Turns out there is a LOT to see.

In addition to manta rays, sea turtles, and large fish, we spot SHARKS. Lots of them.

I have photos of the manta rays and turtles, but they are small dots in the water below. The sharks are bigger and much more noticeable.

Afterwards, Troy resumes his search for the giant beach worm.

This time he is successful. Let’s all say it together… EWW!

This rock catches my eye:

This stretch of beach is also a runway. Planes land and take-off several times a day. Aside from a few signs that read “Caution: Landing Area,” you’d never guess this shore doubles as a runway.

It’s hard to tell, but that plane in the photo below is actively taking off.

Our last stop of the day is Eli Creek.

This creek pours 80 million liters of fresh water into the ocean daily.

After a short walk, we enter the creek. Troy instructs us to fall backwards into deep water just below the stairs:

I wear my GoPro camera to capture the fun:

Check out this video from our float down Eli Creek. We even stumble across a deadly spider…

Fun times!!

Many thanks to Dropbear Adventures for sponsoring my tour in exchange for photography services. Opinions are my own.