The Everglades

Noosa claims to have one of only two Everglades in the world. So we had to see this thing. In Noosa’s case it is a narrow section of river running parallel to the coast. 

We drove up to Boreen Point, had lunch at an “ecotourism” place and went on a boat trip up river, entered by crossing a wide and shallow (1.5m) Lake Cootharaba, Queensland's biggest natural saltwater lake. The lake is 10km long and 5km wide .

In the salty section there were black swans, pelicans, cormorants, and probably other bird varieties unseen. 

But in the fresh water the banks were lined with tea trees, giving the water a brownish colour, and excluding much fish insect, or  avian habitation. The river had a glassy surface making for excellent reflections.

It was dark when returned to our Seaview flat.