Coober Pedy - Metropolis

Milestones and admirable people.

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September 8th 2011
Another early start on a cold desert morning. The good thing about the early start was that we were able to enjoy the landscape with the early morning light. Beautiful. According to Frank, we had some very heavy rain overnight. I didn’t hear it, slept like a log. He must have been right, because there was a bit of water on the bathroom floor, where it came through the open vent. It would ha ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Marla

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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