Moreton Bay Wilderness

Day Two of our expedition is a big one – the paddle from North Stradbroke to Moreton Island across South Passage. Using the slack tide we carefully navigate our way around the sandbanks and network of channels that have left many an unwary sailor high and dry. 

Once we're safely across, our destination is Kooringa, for a rewarding coffee and snack. From here we wind our way among the life-giving mangroves that line the fringes of Crab Island watching stingrays, turtles and hopefully a dugong or two, race for cover as we approach. We paddle north and find a campsite on the beach at the foot of the towering sandhills that look west across to the Glasshouse Mountains and Brisbane. 

This is our night of true wilderness underneath a starry summer sky.

Overnight accommodation in tents on Moreton Island.

After two days at sea, our paddle along the western shore of Moreton Island is our last of true solitude, with our destination, the welcoming resort of Tangalooma.

Warm showers, fresh water on tap and a hearty meal are your rewards for completing an adventure that very few people from South East Queensland have even considered. 

We catch the ferry back to the mainland where your Best Life Adventure ends at the Tangalooma ferry terminal – Holt Street, Pinkenba.