The Blue Lake, Mt Gambier.

The lake turns radiant blue in the Summer when the lake warms up a little. Calcites attach themselves to humus matter near the surface of the lake and it sinks to the bottom causing the blue light to be reflected out of the lake. This process apparently takes place over just a few days.

The Australia Connection

November 18th 2012
Greetings from my new home, Mount Gambier, South Australia. What a beautiful city this is. Trees, parks, cafes and some cool shops in the main street. It’s about the same size as Nelson City, 25,000 residents and like Nelson there seems to be plenty going on here. Upon my arrival I ended up in a motel that was simply awful. Apart from the calf shit yellow décor, I believed that I ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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