Day 24-17th May 2010
Our tents were covered in dew this morning it was a very cold night. No need to get an early start as we had an 11 0’clock flight over Lake Eyre. After weighing in and paying we boarded a Cessna for a 1 hour flight over North Lake Eyre. We headed toward Halligan Bay and ABC Bay. The view of the lake was magnificient. The colour of the water varied from light brown to a deeper brown to pink. At times you could see the bottom as it was very shallow in places, the deepest part of the lake is about 2metres. We saw a few small flocks of pelicans, cormorants and gulls. At the moment the Lake is 60 % full and more water is slowly making its way down from Cooper Creek and other rivers further north. We flew over a small part of Anna Creek station ( an immense property owned by the Kidmans , it is about the size of Ireland) before landing back at William Creek.
We had some delicious pies (emu, lamb and mint) back at the William Creek pub before continuing on our Oodnadatta Track journey. Our aim was to get to Farina for the night but the road was slow going in places and a few stops along the way to see some ruins and South Lake Eyre (where there was water) slowed us down and we pulled in at a rest stop about 60 km outside of Marree. for the night. Another great fire and a delicious meal of korma chicken balls and rice ended another fantastic day.
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