Lake Eyre Archives - Australia by Red Nomad OZ

Freddie and the Flight over Lake Eyre! Coober Pedy, South Australia

January 23, 2022 Red Nomad OZ Coober Pedy, Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, Lake Eyre, South Australia, Travel

I suspected it when I first saw him in the distance. Then he slipped on his super-cool aviator sunnies* and I knew it for sure. Our pilot and tour guide for the flight over Lake Eyre was a dead ringer** for Freddie Mercury! Of course looking like the Queen ex-frontman didn’t guarantee anything. But a top priority—not just for Freddie[…]

Postcard from … Marree South Australia

December 7, 2013 Red Nomad OZ Birdsville Track, Lake Eyre, Marree, Oodnadatta Track, Outback, South Australia, Things to do, Travel

Hi there! Tiny town Marree South Australia is the first major sign of civilisation in over 500 km (~310 miles) for travellers heading south down the iconic Oodnadatta or Birdsville tracks – both LOOOOONG stretches of dirt, rocks, gravel and bulldust. But we approached it over several days from the other direction – a straight run from Adelaide of nearly[…]