Mt Gambier

I spent Tuesday night in the small town of Mount Gambier. The hotel was shitty and the food good but overpriced at the place I had dinner, so I went to bed somewhat underwhelmed with the experience. However, in the bright light of morning things seemed completely different. The cranky old guy at the reception had given me a map the day before, and pointed out two lakes he thought I should visit. Since I had plenty of time on my hands, I went up to see what the fuzz was about.

And let me tell you, I was glad I did. Blue Lake and Valley Lake and the dried out Leg of Mutton Lake in between, were absolutely stunning. They were formed by ground water exposed by volcanic explosions only a few thousand years ago, so they're mere babies on a geological scale. Take a look at the pics:

The dried out Leg of Mutton Lake. If this landscape doesn't transport you back to the age of dinosaurs, I don't know what will.






On one side of Leg of Mutton lay Valley Lake.


They were separated by a thin ridge, as you can see here.


Fog over Leg of Mutton.




On the other side of the road from Leg of Mutton lay Blue Lake, which is used as a water source for the city. It's 70-80 meters in average depth, but up to 200 meters deep in places.


The beautiful, fog-wrapped area beyond Blue Lake. Sigh.