Lake Bindegolly from the Air

It is not the place we expected. The trees are small and well adapted to the harsh conditions. The lake for much of it area is seasonal, however a large part has water for 9 of 10 years. Tough grasses cover the sandy red soil.

This morning there was a short opportunity to get the eye in the sky. It can manage fiar winds but the gusts here have been quite strong and unpredictable so no flights for most of the day.

From the air it is possible to see the distant water expanse in the lakes to the north. Only a month ago the last of the water in the lake this side of the road dried up leaving impressive dried mud. This is quite a surreal place to walk in the late afternoon.

As I have commented earlier on this trip, it is so different t to what I ever imagined.Read more