Those long roads

Coober Pedy Day 9

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July 12th 2010
Today saw us arise and after a simple breakfast we travelled up the road from Glendambo to Coober Pedy - a distance of about 300Km. The motel room at Glendambo was typical outback, with a rattler aircon and a shower that sprayed the whole room. It had been cold overnight and we had to have the noisy aircon running which did not help sleep. On the way to Coober Pedy we saw two pairs of Wedge Tai ... read more

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more