November 14, 2002 Hervey Bay, Australia
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We slept in until 7 again today, and were the last group out of the campsite. While we ate, there was a group of brumbies, rare wild horses, hanging out nearby. We had lots of driving today, since we were leaving the island. On the way we stopped at Eli Creek, which h ad amazing clear water. You could see fish swimming around, and the sand on the bottom. It was freezing, though. I forced myself to jump in, and after about 30 seconds of pain it felt great. We also stopped at another lake, but there was a difficult 45-minute walk on sand trails to get to it, and it wasn't as nice as the other lakes. We eventually made it back to the hostel. Me, the Welshman, and the Spanish woman went to the bar for a couple of drinks. They were supposedly having a wet tee shirt and wet jock contest, but there were only about 10 people there, so nobody entered. The Irish lads from the Samurai were there, and were leaving for Fraser Island tomorrow.
Overall, I thought the experience was a bit disappointing, since the group all knew each other. It's more fun if nobody know anybody. I'm still glad I did it, though.

