The Flight over Lake Eyre

Well, we had our flight over Lake Eyre yesterday afternoon.  The lake was massive.  But the thing that struck me, was the land, having been under ocean millions of years ago, looked like it was just emptied last month.  You can see where the water has drained and dried up in puddles.  Last year in July when we saw Lake Eyre last, it was a lake of white salt.  Now, with the waters coming down from the northern part of the continent, the lake fills up, turning what was once white, into a brown colour. 

And the sky yesterday was filled with clouds which reflected on the water’s surface.  This making it difficult to distinguish what was up or down.  The horizon sometimes disappearing.

 

 

 

 

We saw pelicans there on some of the islands getting ready for their mating season.  There were a few hundred, but many more will come as the waters fill the lake.

 

Our flight ended a little after 5pm.  So once finished, we left William Creek heading towards Coward Springs.  But we didn’t get very far, as Col’s radiator hose had a sprung a leak.  So ten kilometres out of William Creek, we stopped for the night.

 

 

 

 

 

And this morning, we’re all up early as we have a long day’s drive ahead of us.  So with that in mind, I better grab a bowl of cereal so we can be on our.