We decided to take the advice of two English girls we met in 1770 and use Rainbow Beach as our jumping off point to Fraser Island. The idea being that we would avoid the crowds and the backpackers. After driving down the Bruce Highway for a ways we exited at Maryborough and navigated some back country roads. The most startling feature of the journey was that there were miles and miles and miles of Canadian pine trees, all planted in perfect rows. There was no evidence of pine beetle either. We also encountered logging trucks similar to those back home, fully loaded and hauling lumber to the mill. (Get out of the way!)
Rainbow Beach is a quiet beach community that hasn't yet woken up to resort development. Even though we were not camping on the beach, Craig was very happy to be at an excellent beach - white sand and good surf. He was able to have some success at body surfing. We walked up to the Carlo Sandblow where we were treated to unbelievable views and entertained by the para-sailers. Possibly a new adventure?
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