If I had to choose one place in the world as the very best I would choose Lake Mungo.
The lake is now dry. The sand that one can see in the picture is quite hard and the weather has eroded the dunes into all sorts of wonderful shapes that you can explore for ages.
If you go walking you may see the occassional snake slithering across the sand, eagles soaring, kangaroos hopping and gangs of wild goats as big as donkeys. It's unlikely you'll see a person.
You will see stone tools used by aboriginals up to 40,000 years ago - they're just lying there.
We stayed in the old shearer's quarters which was really basic - shared toilets and kitchen for about 15 people. At night there was a bonfire and a few drinks and the clear starry silent sky. The place is miles away from any civilisation and you have to bring your own food and drive a couple of hours on dirt roads.
The left hand picture shows the Lake from the air- the half crescent white is the sand. It's about 15-20 kilometres long and a kilometre wide.
There is an information sign that shows a time line of 40,00 years ago, the birth of Christ, and the present time. It shows just how insignificant the last 2,000 years really is. You kind of imagine people on the foreshore cutting up and eating fish and kangaroos with the stone tools by your feet, and sheltering in bush tents way before Jesus was born. Draw a line 40, 000 millimetres on your desk and mark off the 2,000- you'll see what I mean.
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