The Blue Lake

February 24th 2007
We arrived in Mount Gambier late afternoon and headed straight for the Blue Lake - an old volcanic crater. We were both immediately amazed by the brilliance of the blue. It is absolutely beautiful. No one could really explain why it's so blue, but the best explanation we got (and the best I think we're going to get for now without a lecture on Chemistry) was on the guided tour the next morning dow ... 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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Sally & Jason Knight

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"Following the light of the sun, we left the old world.", Christopher Colombus After 15 years combined service at Philips, it was time for a couple of qualified management accountants to have an adventure that didn't involve spreadsheets. Above all, it was time for a new challenge - no, not getting home in daylight, but seeing a bit of this beautiful world we live in. After promising ourselves countless times, this would be the year we did it, we eventually headed off on our hard earned career break on 19th January 2007 to travel for 4 1/2 months, taking in : 6 wks Australia 4 wks Ne... full info

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