So, nibble island!!! It's real name is Middle Island and is part of the Eurimbula National Park..it also happens to be the home of very friendly (!!!) sandflies!
Warnings had been given to us back in Singapore about these beasts for Fraser Island. Maybe they're also travelling the East Coast?
This exciting adventure was given to us free by Tribal Travel for booking many options with them so the only costs incurred were the National Parks $69 or £39 and consisted of a flight to the island and overnight camping...what a bargain!
The journey from Agnes Water was about 20mins and Bruce, our legendary pilot had only recently got permission to offer this camping adventure to tourists due to the controls placed on National Park permits.
The Island is also home to Bustard Head Lighthouse that has a volunteer keeper to ensure everything is okay and hosts guided tours from the town three times a week. As a result the island is pretty much inhabited so the idea of camping on a desolate island was too good to be true.
The semi-permanent camp we shared with a few others but it made the trip.
Kayaks, balls, frisbees etc were made available to us all and walking maps around the place gave the freedom to explore at your own pace.
Amber & I took off for the lighthouse and the sea on the south tip of the island encountering a rugged track for the 4WDs from Agnes Water to use that also was home to an incredible amount of butterflies. Amber was in heaven!
The track also gave us our first glimpse of the red rocky ground that Australia is famed for. Lots of lines of colour (Mum you'd love it!!) and amazing contrasts that made photography just brilliant :)
As we reached the southern tip looking back to the towns of 1770 and Agnes Water, huge rocks were dotted on the shore. If the weather had been better they would have proven ideal sunbathing location but unfortunately whilst we were trekking the weather turned and became overcast.
As we're in Queensland's winter, it gets dark approx 6pm so the sunsets weren't to be missed.
The sunsets couldn't have come at the wrong time. It coincided with the high tide so for the first time in non-stop cricket history, huge shadows and incoming tide stopped play...rubbish!
A sneaky campfire was set up on the beach and out came the drinking games...Needless to say the rest of the evening was a haze.
One of the interesting highlights of travelling is meeting new people and it was my privilege to meet Samuel from Liechtenstein - one of the country's 35,000 population!!! I've now made it my mission to visit Vadoz, the capital..
Bruce picked us up by place the following morning between 10-11 ready for the next group who were being dropped off. A great trip and one that'll be fondly remembered for many reasons including the sandflies..
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