Saturday 27 August 2011

Day 135 Saturday 27th August

As we were driving the other day I took a photo of this sign. Doug loves it. It is part of a campaign  to highlight the problems driving on the roads in South Australia and we have seen it everywhere.

Today  the weather was overcast and cool. We went for a drive around the Blue Lake, Valley Lake, Leg of Mutton Lake and Browne’s Lake. The lakes were formed from dormant volcanoes and get water from underground aquifers. The Blue Lake is used as the town’s water supply and is 70 metres deep.
Then we went into town to see the Cave Gardens. The town is built on limestone and there are a number of caves and sinkholes around.  The Cave gardens are in town and look beautiful but the cave makes you wonder how far underneath it goes.
Then we went to the Lady Nelson Centre which has displays on the early history of My Gambia. There were some interesting displays on the aboriginals, the limestone, the volcanoes and the early settlers of the area.