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Old 10th May 2012, 05:04
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Lake Eyre - Dry season

What is the Lake Eyre scenic business looking like this dry season? Anyone got any news?
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Aircraft still going up there from Hawker, Wilpena Pound, Parachilna, & Marree on a daily basis.

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This once in a lifetime opportunity (since 2009) has to dry up some time.....

I have had 3 lifetimes worth, and will probably give it a miss this year!
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The Broken Hill guy is doing a bit too I believe
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We are running again. A little quiet, though.
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I like the catch phrases being used since 2009... Something like...

The Flood of a lifetime.
The once every 100 year flood.
The biggest ever flood.

Something like that, you get the drift!
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I like the catch phrases being used since 2009... Something like...

The Flood of a lifetime.
The once every 100 year flood.
The biggest ever flood.

Something like that, you get the drift!
Yeah - that amuses me too! Also amuses me when they say the lake is full - it's been nowhere near full in the last three years. Water in it certainly, but not full!

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I can never understand people wanting to go out to Central Australia to see muddy water.

The best I have ever seen Lake Eyre (north and South) was when it was absoutely dry. The stark whiteness of the salt is magnificent, and the best part is there isn't hordes of tourists and swarms of low flying Cessnas engaged in dog fights over the Lake.
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De h p

Hasn't stopped you from selling a few (hundred) seats for the area, though -eh?
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i have some pax i am taking on a tour soon who mentioned something called the painted hills. according to the websites i have scouted, evidently their location is a "closely guarded secret". i havent flown outback tours for some years now and i dont know of this sight. where are they ?
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The location of the Painted Hills is so secret and hidden that they are marked on the WAC.

The question is - Should you be selling seats to a destination when you have to ask on a public forum where to find it?
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i have some pax i am taking on a tour soon who mentioned something called the painted hills. according to the websites i have scouted, evidently their location is a "closely guarded secret". i havent flown outback tours for some years now and i dont know of this sight. where are they ?
Obviously you haven't scouted the right websites then! Just type painted hills south australia into your browser & you'll get so many hits you won't know where to start.

From just one website:

The Anna Creek Painted Hills is a spectacular and recently discovered section of the pristine Breakaways country in the far north of South Australia. Breakaway country appears around Coober Pedy, Oodnadatta, Copper Hills, Arckaringa Hills, William Creek and Evelyn Downs.

The Anna Creek Painted Hills offers an amazing sight by air. It is a rocky outcrop of large and small hills, which emerge suddenly out of a flat, desert landscape. The area can only be accessed by air, due to its fragility and natural beauty.
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And don't forget to check for Woomera Romeo activations, acd....
Yeah Jaba - take note!

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And don't forget to check for Woomera Romeo activations, acd....
Yeah Jaba - take note!

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I did thankfully or your ar$e might have been toast.
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Jabba enjoys rockets and IFR rescue choppers zoming past whilst being called over and over by ATC.
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