Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy

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May 28th 2013
After leaving Adelaide I spent eleven hours on the Greyhound Bus before arriving at Coober Pedy at 5am. I did manage to sleep quite well actually the bus wasn't full so you could stretch out a bit. Coober Pedy is an old mining town and most of its inhabitants live underground in the old opal mines. The temperature remains pretty much constant at 25degrees. martin greeted us at the bus stop and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Northern Territory » Alice Springs

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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