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Goyders Lagoon again & the Sentimental Bloke wasn’t exaggerating when he spoke about the millions of streams going into Goyders Lagoon. The vision from the plane is unreal with endless miles of flooded plains. Aircraft is your best mode of transport here at the moment; not much chance of getting down this track, or indeed…
Read MoreGoyder Lagoon, part of the Strzelecki Desert in the far north eastern part of South Australia – a million streams, large and small that have turned a once dry desert into hundreds of square kilometres of rich green landscape. This really is quite remarkable & in this image by The Sentimental Bloke, you can actually…
Read MoreIt may be fresh on the land at the moment but out at the Neptune Island’s off Port Lincoln, it is red hot with Great White shark activity. The start of the winter season has been excellent and up to 8 different sharks have been seen daily, with plenty of action from both the boat…
Read MoreA rare sight indeed. How good is this shot by the Sentimental Bloke, Pete MacDonald! In fact something that may not be repeated for another 20 years or so. The headwaters of the Cooper Creek heading for Lake Eyre in central Australia. Apart from it’s historical significance, an almost surreal situation as the waters steadily…
Read MoreThe Warburton River just before it enters Lake Eyre which Pete MacDonald is using to illustrate a recent question that came via email about what sort of fish are in Lake Eyre? The Warburton is fresh water flowing into Lake Eyre which is very salty. So Salty that freshwater fish can’t live in it…
Read MoreLAND OF A THOUSAND LAKES And this is just one of them. The Coongie Lakes – such a contrast from Lake Eyre. Chalk and cheese – Salt Water and Fresh Water. Unfortunately the Innamincka-Coongie Lakes National Park has been closed until November which is going to hamper many people from seeing this wonderful place at…
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