From Mooloolaba, my coach heads towards Noosa, north along Rainbow Beach (RIGHT), then onto a short ferry ride before reaching Fraser Island, the world's largest sand only island in the world.

On landing on the other side, the coach pelts down a heavily tyre-ridden coastline and through forestry, to reach Lake McKenzie (BELOW) , a gorgeous secluded area, apart from hordes of other tourists!

RIGHT In the afternoon, we move on to Eli Creek. A wooden boardwalk follows up the creek, where it is possible to jump into the stream and drift back down to the beach!

ABOVE LEFT The Cathedrals

ABOVE The Maheno wreck

LEFT Trekking across a sand dune to Lake Wabby, much harder than it looks!

ABOVE LEFT Looking down on Lake Wabby from a forest trail

ABOVE Tyre tracks heavily mark the coastline of Fraser Island

LEFT Another shipwreck... I forget which