Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Lake Cargelligo, Australian Spirit in the Bush

In the middle of nowhere in central western New South Wales in Australia, you can drive and drive for hours through the red dust. Your eyes will start to drift as your mind plays tricks with your eyes over the horizon. Lake Cargelligo springs up, at the end of a T intersection you weren't expecting. Even in the worst drought we have had in Australia, the blue water of Lake Cargelligo is a welcome distraction from the red earth and heat.

A welcoming town, you will always find a friend to share a road story or find inspiration to further your journey into Australia's outback.

Lake Cargelligo is a town of many secrets and memories of the goldrush era, the Wooyeo Ball and has buried an infamous bushranger from the Frank Gardiner gang.

In the true Australian spirit of the bush, this town has shown the kind of resillience that has given the residents the strenghth to survive the drought and carry on.

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