New South Wales

So many times I have driven through New South Wales on the way to somewhere else, usually further north. It is time I filled the gaps. I have started with a visit to Mungo National Park, via Balranald.

It is the first time I have actually participated in a commercial tour to reach my destination. To walk around the Walls of China in the Mungo National Park you must do so with an authorised guide. I must acknowledge German Ugarte for his expertise and knowledge in this regard.

Since the discovery of the remains of Mungo Lady and Mungo Man, thought to be 42,000 years old, and numerous other artefacts and imbedded footprints, this park has come into prominence. From the way these remains were discovered it seems that they were part of a ritual burial, and these discoveries have challenged current scientific knowledge regarding the length of time humans have been on this planet and aboriginals have been in Australia.

I have concentrated though on the colours of the golden glow in late afternoon and the sunset on the Walls of China created by the wind, sand and clay swept up and dumped on the eastern shore of the largest lake. The lakes that make up this park have been dry for centuries.