Lake Eyre from the air

A flight booked many months ago before we knew we would be blessed with water after the recent months of rain. It takes 3 months or more for rain to reach the Lake. Most people are not lucky enough to see water in the lake so we felt very privileged. The flight gave yet another dimension to this incredible place. I thought we would have seen more birds but with the amount of water in the lake it is apparently 13 times more saline than the sea at the moment so not friendly to fish and therefore the birds are not attracted. The fish are further North where the lake is deeper. An interesting fact is apparently the pelicans usually arrive two weeks before the water! The aeroplane was a very comfortable 8 seater Cessna. The station seen below is Anna Creek - the world’s biggest farming station at about 25000 square kms with about 18000 head of cattle.Read more