Standing on the Walls of China at Lake MungoWe drove up to Lake Mungo after dropping our stuff at the homestead where we were staying. We followed a 63 km self drive tour around the lake mungo region and took in the sights. Lake Mungo is part of the willandra lakes world heritage area, one of the original three declared in Australia along with Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef.
We visited the Walls of China, a lunette of sandhills and clay that has been severely eroded. We walked through this most interesting area that includes fossils of dwarf hippos, giant wombats and kangaroos. This is also wher Mungo woman and Mungo man were discovered, possibly the most significant archaeological finds in Australia.
Other places included old homesteads and ground tanks, driving across the enormous lake beds, an old 1869 wool shed and fascinating vegetation.
Our accommodation was fascinating as we stayed in the shearers' shed on a working property. We had a mulga stump fire and fortified ourselves with sherry and port.
3 comments:
looks fairly dry and hot
Dwarf hippos and giant wombats? Hope you don't run into any in the dark!
Giant kangaroos too? Wouldn't want one of them between you and the Up The Back down on the island!
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