Welcome, Maggie Mitchell!
Today is February 22 and our featured Down Under writer is Australian Maggie Mitchell who also writes under the name Maggie Nash. Books under both names are listed on her author page so be sure to check them all out. Find the Scavenger Hunt word of the day and make sure to enter Maggie’s contest/giveaway.
Today it’s a tale of 2 Blue Lakes, one in Australia and one in New Zealand!
Australia Fact of the Day:
Blue Lake is located on Mount Gambier in Southern Australia. The Blue Lake in Mount Gambier, South Australia is a large deep lake located in an extinct volcanic maar associated with the Mount Gambier. It is one of four crater lakes on Mount Gambier. Of the four lakes, only two remain, as the other two (Leg of Mutton and Brown) have dried up over the past 30 to 40 years as the water table has dropped. Last eruption was over 4,500 years ago.
New Zealand Facts of the Day:
Blue Lake, in Nelson Lakes National Park, has the clearest water in the world.
New Zealand has three official languages: English, Māori and New Zealand Sign Language.
and…….
More people die in New Zealand each year playing lawn bowls than scuba diving. (Imagine the commitment!)
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 