July 5, 2010. Somewhere west of Cameron Corner, South Australia, before joining the Strzlecki Track. After all the rain, the desert was blooming, and flowers as well as leaves appeared in many shades of green. On our previous trip through this country, little vegetation was visible; it then looked like a stereotypical parched, dry desert. …
Category: South Australia
Signs for Strzelecki Track, South Australia
Leaving Lyndhurst, South Australia, heading for Innamincka along the Strzelecki Track, you get a reminder of the distances between places to buy fuel for your vehicle in some parts of the country. (Distances are in kilometres, of course.) This stretch is by no means the longest fuel-less drive one can take in Australia.
Cooper Creek ferry crossing, South Australia
4 June 2011. The Cooper Creek runs a bit to the east of Lake Eyre and also carries water from Queensland. Usually it’s dry, but after a few wet seasons in a row, it will actually have water in it. This year it had so much water, the one road in the area (the famous …
Lake Eyre, South Australia
4 June 2011. Lake Eyre is normally a dry salt pan, but some years it (partially) fills with water drained from a huge catchment area in Queensland. We were privileged in 2001 to see the lake with water in it, again made a special effort to return in 2011 when the lake filled again. By …