fraser island

[Ken Gargett]

had the annual week there last week. always brilliant and relaxing. the fish have been a bit off in recent years but the gang still love it. eat and drink far too well. and we had plenty of great wildlife. there were a few times i would have love the camera but it was not to hand - an eagle flying by with a snake in the talons; a dingo with a fish it had caught and another with a big bandicoot. both times the dingoes were not at all bothered by us. one trotted within a few feet and just kept going. (apols for the sideways pics - i can't get rob's system to do better).

 

 

 

could not believe the number of turtles we saw, both on the beach and in the water.

 

some days, it really is worth getting up pre dawn.

 

nice relaxed arvo on the deck - the ocean is the other direction. and for those interested, that was a fabulous jeroboam of fritz haag auslese.

 

 

and there were a couple of fish.

 

 

 

an occasional beach beer and smoke.

[madandana]

Looks like a great time. Thanks for letting us in on it. What kind of lizard is that? Is a Dingo the same as a Joey? Or is the lizard the Diego and the Joey a Joey. Sorry we  don't have all this in Minnesota.?

[Fuzz]

6 minutes ago, madandana said:

Looks like a great time. Thanks for letting us in on it. What kind of lizard is that? Is a Dingo the same as a Joey? Or is the lizard the Diego and the Joey a Joey. Sorry we  don't have all this in Minnesota.?

A Dingo is a feral dog indigenous to Australia.

 

The lizard is a Lace Monitor.

 

[Ken Gargett]

24 minutes ago, madandana said:

Looks like a great time. Thanks for letting us in on it. What kind of lizard is that? Is a Dingo the same as a Joey? Or is the lizard the Diego and the Joey a Joey. Sorry we  don't have all this in Minnesota.?

it was terrific.

the lizard is generally called a goanna but that covers quite a number of species, but technically, it would be a lace monitor. you don't want to get bitten but they prefer to avoid contact. they can get scared and then they like to go up a tree and if not one there, they can run up humans.

the 'joey' would be a swamp wallaby. lovely animals. dingoes are reasonably common and are considered the purest breed as they are not 'polluted' by domestic dogs.

[Danimalia]

Looks like a wonderful place.

[westg]

Bloody brilliant mate

[westg]

Wish I could pluck that barnacle off that turtles head

[garbandz]

Haag Auslese Jeroaboam.

 

never even seen one..............

[Ken Gargett]

3 hours ago, garbandz said:

Haag Auslese Jeroaboam.

 

never even seen one..............

managed to get a couple. the importer had a big sale on and they were down from around $600 to $200. could not resist. problem for something like that is when do you drink it? an arvo on fraser seemed perfect.

[Fugu]

Thanks for sharing. Love the wildlife pics, and the wine.

[Jeremy Festa]

Very nice! 

[PapaDisco]

13 hours ago, Ken Gargett said:

 

Old Skool!  I like it!  Nobody's on their damn iPhone!  

Nice fish by the way . . .

[Sean3]

Great pics Ken, appreciate you sharing them!  Cheers.

[BellevilleMXZ]

Great pics!!

[El Presidente]

14 hours ago, westg said:

Wish I could pluck that barnacle off that turtles head

OCD at its finest 

[westg]

CDO.in rhe righr order if you wouldn't mind