The track leading to Coongie Lake (more than 100km north west from Innamincka) is used solely to reach the lake and it's a dead end. So, nobody drives on it except people interested in the lake. Prior to attempting to drive there, we checked with the rangers if the track was ok, but they said they hadn't been there recently and didn't know! We decided to go. There was a lot of mud at points, and the track was flooded at other points. But we had not problems and we reached the lake well before sunset. It's a magical place: pelicans and egrets live there, there are trees all around, and dunes as well...
Camping there, we had our usual share of flies, ate terrible tasting canned spaghettis, but still enjoyed the place tremendously!
In the morning, we saw a dingo drinking in the lake: the first time we saw one of these elusive animals! We also spent some time looking at another natural wonder: pelicans fishing.
It was then time to head back to Innamincka. We hoped to get there for lunch time, but... we got bogged! And it took 4 long hours to get the Hilux out of the mud!! We managed, however... I supposed since we had passed without problems the day before, we were a little bit too enthusiastic on the way back! We drove slowly back and we finally reached Innamincka, checked in at a hotel and spent hours under the shower!!
For more pictures of Pelicans, see the section on Emu Bay.