On the way to Coober Pedy...
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...through the South Australian Desert
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...in a camper van
Parking area along the highway
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2011
Hart Salt Lake
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Woomera
One of several truly odd but lovable places in Australia.
The surveyor Len Beadell had been asked by the British Government in the 60s to identify a suitable location for a rocket launch pad. His work and experiences are included in a series of books, one of them entitled "Too long in the bush..." |
Woomera
Woomera village centre. Hence, the small town of Woomera has various open air exhibits reminiscing those days in the 60s. |
Welcome to Coober Pedy
Cooer Pedy is derived from "Kupa-Piti" which means "man in hole" and stands for the biggest opal mining town in Australia. It prowdly calls itself "Opal Capital of the World".
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Coober Pedy
The town of Coober Pedy is an active mining area and people prefer to live underground to evade the heat during the hottest season.
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The Breakaways
The Breakaways, some 30 minutes from Coober Pedy are also called "Moon Plain" and provided scenes for the movie "Mad Max".
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Miners' dwellings on and underground around mining pits.
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