Visiting Lake Tyrrell, a Pink Salt Lake in Mallee, Australia

Lake Tyrrell is a 120,000-year-old salt lake found in northern Victoria. On our drive across Australia, starting from Sydney and heading first west towards Perth, we made a detour from Mildura to catch the sunrise over Lake Tyrrell.

Stretching 51,500 acres, it is the largest salt lake in the state of Victoria. What makes this spot so special - especially at sunrise, and worth the early wake up call - is that the salt lake, covered in just a few cm of shallow water, glows pink under the sunlight.

We learned that the name Tyrrell means 'sky' in Wergaia, the language of the Boorong Aboriginal people, as they are known for their knowledge of the stars and the lake has one of the clearest views of the night sky in the state.