The first night at Lake Albert the wind howled and it rained
a lot. Then it continued into the next day, so we had a bit of time to play
games in the caravan.
We ventured out between rain storms a couple of times to
explore the little town of Meningie. We found a large carved pelican in the
main street as well as a nice playground that paid tribute to ‘Storm Boy’ the
book / movie that made the pelicans of the Corrong so famous.
Had a laugh when we saw this vehicle… the local lawn mower –
with a trailer load of sheep!
‘The Birdman of The Corrong’ is a bit of a myth – it involved
a pint sized bushranger who supposedly got around on the back of an ostrich… To
celebrate this, the good people of Meningie have erected a replica of the
ostrich which they encourage you to climb on. Alongside it is the unusual story
of John Francis Peggotty, aka The Birdman of The Corrong!
The caravan park management have a good sense of humour.
There were several signs and other features around the place that led to this
conclusion:
The dog on the toilet was a reminder about picking up after
your dog…
As for the human toilets, there was one for those who have
one and one for those that don’t have one…
The surfboard in the tree, well I’m not sure what the
message was there…
There is no doubt that early in the morning was the best
time on the lake. It was mirror still and the pelicans were about.
We enjoyed kayaking the lake and seeing some of the pelicans
close up.
These pelicans, apparently are the local taxi service for
lazy sea gulls…
This stunning sunset from the rear of our campsite was…
well, simply stunning!
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