{"id":159,"date":"2010-06-24T03:00:25","date_gmt":"2010-06-24T03:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/?p=159"},"modified":"2010-08-06T07:08:11","modified_gmt":"2010-08-06T07:08:11","slug":"the-hill-by-the-lake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/the-hill-by-the-lake\/","title":{"rendered":"THE HILL BY THE LAKE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-161\" title=\"Lake5\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake5.jpg?resize=660%2C494\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake5.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake5.jpg?resize=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake5.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-160\" title=\"Lake1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake1.jpg?resize=660%2C441\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake1.jpg?resize=660%2C441&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake1.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake1.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-162\" title=\"Lake4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake4.jpg?resize=660%2C494\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake4.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake4.jpg?resize=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake4.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-163\" title=\"Lake3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake3.jpg?resize=660%2C494\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake3.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake3.jpg?resize=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake3.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-164\" title=\"Lake2\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake2.jpg?resize=660%2C494\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake2.jpg?resize=660%2C494&amp;ssl=1 660w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake2.jpg?resize=1024%2C765&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Lake2.jpg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/>A train thundered by as we walked along the railway line to the lake <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/2010.06.02_Lagoon_train.mp3\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189\" title=\"notes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/notes.jpg?resize=8%2C11\" alt=\"\" width=\"8\" height=\"11\" \/><\/a>, it went by so fast we nearly got blown off our feet. On the way up the mountain the stones were all piled up in little mounds <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/2010-06-02_lagoon_stones.mp3\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189\" title=\"notes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/notes.jpg?resize=8%2C11\" alt=\"\" width=\"8\" height=\"11\" \/><\/a>, it was a bit creepy fo such an untouched, isolated looking place. Then we got to the top of the mountain and we saw it wasn&#8217;t so untouched as we thought. We all added a stone with our name on it to the pile.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back to Woomera the horn in our bus broke <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/2010_06_02_Bus_Broken-Horn.mp3\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-189\" title=\"notes\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thedesertecho.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/notes.jpg?resize=8%2C11\" alt=\"\" width=\"8\" height=\"11\" \/><\/a>. It was a horendous noise, to pass the time while the tutors tried to fix it the group discussed who in the group we&#8217;d have to eat if we were stranded there. We decided on Stephan. Sorry Stephan, I hope you take it as a compliment. Somnething to do with you being the tastiest? The horn was fixed after about half an hour with some &#8216;electrical tape&#8217;. Although I heard whispers later that the tutors had to pay for a cut wire in the bus on its return.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A train thundered by as we walked along the railway line to the lake , it went by so fast we nearly got blown off our feet. On the way up the mountain the stones were all piled up in little mounds , it was a bit creepy fo such an untouched, isolated looking place. 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