good chance of getting in a surf krusty.

thought i might also add as a former sunshine coast resident and someone who travelled to fraser every easter for nearly 10 years.

i would never ever, under any circumstances go in the water at fraser isalnd.

of course. there are lots that dissagree with this view.

Seeing the sharks swiming around India Head would put me off...

It was however 25 knots on the inland lakes and looked good - however being freshwater you may want a bigger freestyle board!

Just make sure you drive better than you did in Tazzy.[}:)]

I have swum in the surf at Fraser but never ventured to far out as I have seen the sharks come in very close to the shore. My father has photos where the sharks were doing circuits/loops along the gutters. They will come into knee deep water if they have to. Its kinda disturbing when you've been fishing on the sand bank to then have to walk back through a waist deep gutter.

Most of the lakes have a bit of a walk from the carpark to the lake shore, not sure whether its worth carrying the gear that far, the only one which is very close is Ocean lake but that is north of Orchid Beach - admittedly you don't get many backpackers up that far as most of them aren't allowed to take the hire cars past Indian Head which is why a lot of them walk up the Middle Rocks to see the Champayne Pools

At least if you do go on the lakes you won't have to wash your gear afterwards

Mobydisc said...

I feel drawn to northern Queensland as the colder weather with light variable winds start to become the standard weather down in Sydney.

Can I ask a couple questions as I have never been past Noosa or Eumindi in my travels. Are there reasonable caravan parks on good locations as you head further north? I'd like to do a camping trip with my van and a sock tent attached to the back when I camp. Are you allowed to have a campfire?

Whats the price of diesel up there. Its around $1.60 to $1.70 a litre in Sydney now.

I really want a windsurfing holiday somewhere warm and windy. I need time on the water to make up for the lack of wind in Sydney. We had a snowboarding trip to Japan a few months ago. It was fun but windsurfing is better.

June thru august is very busy, the grey nomads flock north to prevent those old bones freezing, most caravan parks are fully booked this time, however most parks also have a overnight section that they don't book to allow for daily drive ins, you will find that most onsite vans/cabins/tent sites will be booked as well, so book early
diesel is around 1.60 today, expect it to be 1.70 before long.
lots of great windsurfing locations, I hardly go for longer than a week without a sail and average 3-4 sessions per weekall year

My mate and I windsurfed off Inskip Pt a couple of months back. We had a small free ride board and an old wally. Wind was about 20-25 knots and it was loads of fun. Sailed the wally all the way to the Southern tip of Fraser and was cool fun riding the swell. Didn't see and sharkies, but saw heaps of massive sting rays.

just so happen to come across this article, looks nice and desolate
everything-everywhere.com/fraser-island/