On the way to Coober Pedy...

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...through the South Australian Desert

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...in a camper van

​..... along the highway

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in 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. 

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Woomera

​​Woomera  village centre, with a rocket museum.

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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

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​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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