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Travel Blogs from Coober Pedy
Day 7
Big drive ahead of us....532km - but we all know what that entails now, so we are prepared!
Boys come in our tent not too early - 7ish - and we get up and we work like little ants, knowing our jobs!
On the road at 8:45am - and as we turned off for Coober Pedy I just couldn't shake this chilling sensation in by bones that we were going the …
Day 8
Got woken up by Oscar - had sneaked into lounge to watch his beloved TV - however he 'forgot' to turn down the volume when he turned it on....anyway - it was 7am so normal start time.....
Outside showery and windy (21 degrees)....but who cares...it's not like it's going to leak through the ceiling, is it? But just a strange feeling that you can …
Coober Pedy
Day 63. Coober Pedy, South Australia. We awoke around 8.30am having no idea of the time given the pitch black room. We grabbed our complimentary breakfast before having a drive around town. Our first stop was Tom's Working Opal Mine where we took a guided tour through the mine. It was really interesting to learn that opal mining is basically pot …
Coober Pedy
Our tour of Coober Pedy town attractions began at 8:30am and our guide was Rudi who had lived in Coober Pedy since 1973. We went straight to the Serbian Church which was built in 1991 and is entirely underground. It was a beautiful church and quite cool inside. The temperature in all underground dugouts is a constant 24 degrees all year round. …
Satunnaisen matkailijan harharetki
... menen Coober Pedyyn asumaan luolassa.
No joo, hiukkasen tuli kärjisteltyä, mutta kyseessä tosiaan oli ilmastoltaan varsin vihamielinen paikka, vaikka lämpötila ei noussutkaan kuin 39 asteeseen, ja kärpäsiäkin oli vain paikoin kiusaksi asti. Paikka tuntuu myös tekevän hidasta kuolemaa väen vähetessä (kuulemma itsenäisten mainarien keski-ikä on päälle kuudenkymmenen). Turismista on selkeästi yritetty rakentaa uutta ...
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