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..."

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Woomera

Woomera  village centre.


Hence, the small town of Woomera has various open air exhibits reminiscing those days in the 60s. 

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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

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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