Coongie Lake

On our day off, we went to Coongie Lake, about 2 hour drive from the hotel. Coongie Lake is part of a freshwater wetland system in north-eastern South Australia, which includes lakes, channels, billabongs, shallow floodplains, deltas, and interdune swamps.

It was my first time doing 4wd driving including going over sandy dunes. The lake is shallow, up to just a bit over the ankle. We saw a wild pig in the distance and loads of ducks, pelicans and birds.  There were plenty of mussels in the muddy ground, which we were told are edible. To date, we have yet to try it.