At our stately average pace of 300kms/day that would take us at least 10 days!
And if we stopped somewhere for a night or two....
Anyway we set off and once again joined the Stuart Highway - first stop - the border!
Then Marla Roadhouse, which was a delightful green oasis with immaculate amenities. Bar, cafe, shop, gallery.....swimming pool.
Next stop - Cooper Pedy. It needed a couple of nights!
Because Cooper Pedy is all about opal mining the landscape is very bleak, but somehow beautiful.
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| Lunar landscape with rain |
Many people live in underground houses, which stay cool in the scorching summers.
There are underground motels as well.
We went on a guided tour with Rudi, who is a retired opal miner. What a character!
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| underground Serbian Church |
The breakaways are well worth the drive from town.
The colourful flat topped hills are remnants of the huge inland sea which covered the area 70 million years ago.
Then you can drive on to the dog fence.
Built to keep dingoes out of the sheep farming areas of south east Australia, it is 5,300 kms long!
The aptly named Moon Plain -
We saw this fine fellow in the breakaways.
Every shop in town sells opals it seems.
Did we buy anything?
Yes we did!
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