It's dawn which is not my time of day but today we are excited. The purpose of this long journey was for this day … to see Lake Eyre in flood.
Lake Eyre (which is actually two lakes Lake Eyre North and Lake Eyre South) is a huge salt lake (around 10,000 square kilometers) in the middle of the desert … it’s Australia’s lowest point 15m below sea level.
The Lake is usually a dry crusted salt pan but every 10 years or so big rains up in Queensland flow some 1000 kms through the desert and enter the Lake. It’s a rare and wonderful event.
We had originally planned to drive the extra couple of hundred of kilometres to the lake's edge but the constant rain left us a little wary of being marooned due to road closures. So this flight was our big opportunity
I'm really excited about this series. Looking forward to your photos.
ReplyDeleteDawn is not my time of day either but I usually get rewarded and in this case I'm sure it was worth it too.
ReplyDeleteI can feel the excitement.
ReplyDeleteThat's almost a cliffhanger ... can't wait to see the lake photos!
ReplyDeleteLovely perspective to this shot.
ReplyDeleteLove that it is early ... tee hee ...