Photographed along the remote Oodnadatta Track, this sunset view of Lake Eyre captures the water at its most placid. But conditions here are not always so serene. I was camping with my wife and daughter, and as night fell we enjoyed (for a time) a wonderful campfire meal and a "billion star" sky. Later however, when we were asleep in our tent, a great gale arose. We awoke in alarm, and I scrambled out - very scantily clad! - to try and secure the ropes. The wind, picking up the sand, was like a sandblaster on my exposed skin! I did my best to stabilise the tent and then retreated hurriedly inside, where we huddled together for the rest of the night. It was one of those family "bonding" times we will always remember!
Photographed along the remote Oodnadatta Track, this sunset view of Lake Eyre captures the water at its most placid. But conditions here are not always so serene. I was camping with my wife and daughter, and as night fell we enjoyed (for a time) a wonderful campfire meal and a "billion star" sky. Later however, when we were asleep in our tent, a great gale arose. We awoke in alarm, and I scrambled out - very scantily clad! - to try and secure the ropes. The wind, picking up the sand, was like a sandblaster on my exposed skin! I did my best to stabilise the tent and then retreated hurriedly inside, where we huddled together for the rest of the night. It was one of those family "bonding" times we will always remember!