Wandering Fractal

You feel tiny when you're standing on the endless steppes of Mongolia with a 180 degree view on our galaxy. People say of Mongolia that it's the Land of blue sky and it is true. But it can also be bright red at sunrise or sunset. And it can have thousands of stars. You never get bored looking at the sky. The trusty Toyota Land Cruiser that took us all around the Gobi desert. Sunset.

Wreck of the S.S. Maheno Fraser island or K'Gari for the locals is the biggest sand island in the world. It's not a barren pile of sand as the name might suggest. It's actually covered by a rainforest with many lakes and rivers. It's an exceptional ecosystem. The main attraction is it's population of dingoes. Those native wild dogs can be spotted wandering on the island. The guides and rangers of the island made a good job of explaining the correct behavior to have in front of those animals: no feeding and stay away. In the past there was a few cases of tourists doing stupid thing and getting bitten as a result. There even was  a child who was killed by dingoes. I did a 3 days/ 2 nights tour on the island organised by the Palace Hostels & Adventures in Hervey Bay. It includes the camping, food, transport in jeeps and nights in their hostel before and after the tour. There are other tours by other companies but they are mostly similar. We spent most of...