1001 Reasons Why Australia Is Awesome: June 2012

#997 Vivid Sydney Festival

Australia is know for our B -E- A - UTIFUL weather.

For a very short part of the year in Autumn/Winter the weather turns ...well... crap.

Just for a little bit. (never fear)

So to confuse locals and tourists to distract us from it, Sydney puts on THE VIVID SYDNEY FESTIVAL!

http://www.vividsydney.com

Its held in late May / June in Sydney on the EAST coast and ITS FREE BABY, FREEEEEEEEEE

Light and sound installations are incorporated into famous buildings, like the Opera House, Customs House , MCA building and random items like these AWESOME Deep sea fishy taxis.

Yes thats right, this is a Taxi. WOOOOO!

Take me to the vivid festival, Oh Fishy chariot!

So if you feel like listening to quirky music with the psychedelic images flashing before you wherever you look, then the Vivid festival is for you!

VIVID FESTIVAL SYDNEY = AWESOME!!

# 988 Pink Lake

What colour is a lake? Blue ? Bluey Brown ?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WRONG!
In Australia, we have a lake that is PINK!

Connect with your inner Barbie and visit the PINK LAKE on Australia's WEST coast.

ACTUAL IMAGE - No photoshop here.

Fast Wikipaedia facts
Pink Lake is a salt lake in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.
It lies about 3 kilometres (2 mi) west of Esperance and is bounded to the East by the South Coast Highway.

The lake is not always pink in colour but the distinctive colour of the water when the lake is pink is a result of the green alga Dunaliella salina and the halobacterium Halobacteria cutirubrum. (otherwise known as candy pink icky algae)

Once the lake water reaches a salinity level greater than that of sea water, the temperature is high enough and adequate light conditions are provided, the alga begins to accumulate the red pigment beta carotene. In otherwise, summertime people!

blah blah blah who cares its a super fluffy pinky lakey!!!

Tour It http://www.crikey-adventure-tours.com/pink-lake.html

Visit the area http://www.pinklakepark.com.au/index.html

PINK LAKE = AWESOME!!!