Wednesday, October 12, 2011

THE PINK LAKE

On our way we called in to Port Gregory and discovered 'The Pink Lake' which we were later to learn was "Hutt Lagoon".  It was a delightful shade of Pink, due to its high salinity level and a naturally occurring bacteria which is trapped withing the salt granules providing a valuable source of Beta Carotine, which is harvested and used to colour foodstuffs.

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