An intriguing history can be found within the desert environment of Australia’s Red Centre. Imagine carting a whaleboat more than 3500 kilometres over land in search of a mythical ocean with no roads or maps to guide you.
This is exactly what the British explorer, Charles Sturt, attempted almost two hundred years ago. In a time when there was no aeronautical equipment or satellites available and the only way to map out the continent was by land or sea.