Flackattack’s Wanderings

Fraser Island-View from Indian Head Point

Originally uploaded by Flackattack.

Greetings from Noosa. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Since my last entry I both volunteered in and then got sucked into the slow life in Agnes Water/1770. First I helped build a fence at Greg and Monica North’s place in Agnes Water. Greg is a very active contributor to the bootsnall travel site which I used to prepare for my trip. I promised to shout him a beer for his help pre-trip when I got to his neighborhood, and then as a matter of convenience we worked out a deal where I helped him in exchange for room and board. He and his wife are very nice, and I also got to meet a few of their friends, hang out at the pub, take a 4wd trip through Eurimbula National Park, and help build a fence to keep Ginger and Mr Fonz from going crazy in the neighborhood. Then I stayed at the Cool Bananas hostel in Agnes for another week. I took my first surf lesson, went sea kayaking, took a mini-motor bike tour and relaxed on the beaches. It was hard to get away, but I finally escaped.
Next it was Fraser Island and a 3d/2n 4WD tour. Fraser is the largest sand island in the world, and the lakes, sandblows, rainforest, swamps and other features were great fun to explore. I posted a few pictures of the place on my flickr account.
Here in Noosa I walked the national park and the river yesterday. Today I am headed for the beach to work on my sunburn after the computer bs is done. Hope all is well with everyone. Again Happy Thanksgiving. Cheers Howard

Solway Lass at Sunset

Originally uploaded by Flackattack.

How to celebrate your 40th birthday:
1.Wake up-sure beats the alternative.
2.Wake up on the Solway Lass-a 10 sail, square rigged, 105 yr old tall ship, on which you are enjoying a 3day 3 night cruise around the Whitsunday Islands.
3.Be serenaded by birthday wishes from the other 35 people on board who can not believe that you are actually 40.
4.Snorkle at Blue Pearl Bay-one of the top 5 fringe reefs (Off the beach) in all of Australia. See lots more fish, coral, clams, etc.
5.Enjoy sunset from the beach with your shipmates, a cooler of drinks, and munchies.
6.Dinner, cake and a lashing from the pirate wenches.

Yeah, it sure sucks being me these days.

I am aware that this blog is way behind, and although I may want to post more often, it just aint gonna happen. You have a better chance of keeping up through my flickr.com/photos/flackattack site where I make a few comments whenever I post another dozen pics. As for the past few weeks since I left Cairns, here goes:
A fun trip to the Atherton Tablelands and Yungaburra where I biked, canoed, swam in waterfalls, walked in the rainforest and did not spot any platypus. Then a few days on Magnetic Island where I snorkled, saw koalas in the wild, caught a cold, and then gave it away to others. The Whitsunday Islands sail which was a great 3 days overall. A few days relaxing (as if everything I do isnt relaxing enough) on Great Kepple Island at a very environmentally friendly ecoresort, where it rained on me for the first time in 3 weeks and rained on the island for the first time in 7 weeks-we spent the day at the bar. Right now I am in Agnes Water/1770 doing an unofficial volunteer situation with GoNorth-a very helpful member of the Bootsnall travel community, which I relied on for so many things in the pre-trip months. I am helping him build a fence to keep his dogs from terrorizing the neighbors chickens. I should be here till the end of the week and then I’ll go on a 4WD excursion to Frazier Island for a few days before continuing south. I hope all is well for my family and friends back in the States, and a blog birthday wish to my sister Elise. Cheers everyone. Howard