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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 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 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 famous and one time feared Birdsville Track finally cut after twenty long and dry years. The waters of the Cooper Creek on its long journey from Queensland to Lake Eyre now flow across it.. The old punt that was last in service two decades ago & has been re-commissioned for the occasion. It’s about…
Read MoreThis is the aircraft that you will be flying around Lake Eyre & its surrounds, taking in all all the spectacular and rare sights of the lake filling whilst on a 4 day ground & air Lake Eyre Tour. It’s an Australian made GA8 Airvan utility transport aircraft operated by Wrights Air & it’s just the…
Read MoreMeet Peter MacDonald, the “Sentimental Bloke” ! Australian as a cold stubby, Peter is an avid photographer specialising in the magnificent landscapes of the Flinders Ranges & Far North of South Australia, including Lake Eyre & beyond. His fascination with this spectacular part of the country is capped by not only his ability to take…
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