Monday, 24 August 2020

Lake Pedder, Tasmania.

The drive in March this year from New Norfolk where we were staying was a good one. We arrived at Lake Pedder in the south west of the Island about lunch time. No shops to buy anything, so I had packed a lunch.  It rained along the way and had just stopped in time to take these photos from the viewing platform.

The photos are similar to each other yet different.  A man standing next to us said the view reminded him of lakes in Scotland.

Lake Pedder was once a natural lake, located in the southwest of Tasmania, Australia but the name is now used in an official sense to refer to the much larger artificial impoundment and diversion lake formed when the original lake was expanded by damming in 1972 by the Hydro Electric Commission of Tasmania.
The new Lake Pedder has an area of about 242 km and it is considered to be the largest freshwater lake in Australia.

 


The photo above, this is what is called Teds Beach, the gravel is very fine and doesn't hurt the feet and there is coarse sand as you enter the water of Lake Pedder. We stayed here at Teds Beach some years ago in our other caravan we had with a couple of my cousins and their husbands, we had a great time.









40 comments:

  1. Beautiful!
    I'm always impressed by lakes. We've got only two lakes, both are famous and called... Sea. Lake Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) The salt lake , near the desert - The Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth.

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    1. Oh yes, have certainly heard of the Sea of Galilee and The Dead Sea:)
      Here in Tasmania we have many lakes some not accessible.

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  2. It does look fairly similar to Scotland but their mountains are much higher.

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    1. Well there you are, our mountains are not that high at all compared to other parts of the world.
      It was a dismal day there the day we were there.

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  3. Absolutely beautiful!!! I wish - again... I could go there one day!

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  4. The lake and beach both are beautiful and look so peaceful!

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  5. Sehr schön die Bilder vom See und vom Strand.

    Gruß
    Noke

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  6. Wow!Very very beautiful landscape Margaret!

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  7. Hello Margaret, I am a first-time visitor who stopped in from reading a comment on Duta's blog. So glad I did because these images of your holiday were so beautiful. It was good to see your comment on Duta's recent post that the virus numbers are just about non-existent where you live and hope that continues to be the case. I will be reading some of your earlier posts and also invite you to stop by to my blog for a visit as "company" is always welcomed with an open door.

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    1. Hello Beatrice, Welcome and it's pleasing to came.
      Thank you regarding my images, and hopefully you will enjoy my blog.

      Yes, you can add me to your list on your sidebar and I will do the same for yours..
      Take care.

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  8. Forgot to ask if it would be OK to add your blog to my sidebar as it makes it easier for me to access ones I enjoy reading. Ans, other bloggers may enjoy a visit as well. Thanks in advance, Margaret.

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  9. Absolutely gorgeous. Thank you for sharing your photographs and memories.

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  10. I agree about the Scottish lakes although with different vegetation.

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    1. Well that is something then Andrew, never having been to Scotland I wouldn't know only what I'm told :)
      Take care.

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  11. Beautiful photos and interesting facts about Lake Pedder. It looks very peaceful there.

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    1. It is peaceful Rosie and a very nice area, yet remote.

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  12. What a wonderful area. Makes me want to return to Tasmania.

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  13. Oh That Beach Front Location - Beyond Ideal Right Now

    Cheers

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    1. It is rather good there..a beach in the middle of nowhere.

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  14. Vuelvo de nuevo a visitarte y disfrutar de las imágenes que has captado.

    Hoy ya me han entregado el ordenador arreglado y puedo disfrutar al completo de tus imágenes. He seguido siempre tus entradas, pero han sido desde la pequeña pantalla de un móvil.

    Besos

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    1. Thank you for that information, looking at photos is not quite the same on a phone but better than not seeing at all.
      So pleased you have your computer fixed :)
      Take care.

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  15. That would be a great spot to have a little log cabin...to be living in a little log cabin. It would suit me, that is for sure! :)

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    1. It would be nice but it would be rather cold and very isolated.
      Take care.

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  16. Beautiful photographs, the second one is my favourite.

    All the best Jan

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  17. Unos paisajes preciosos, me encantan. Muchos besos.

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    1. You are welcome Teresa, always good for me too to see other peoples countries.

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  18. exquisite images dear Margaret !

    lake is absorbingly enchanting and you shared it marvelously here i am lost in this magical beauty ,thank you so much

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