Day 5 - Alice Springs to Coober Pedy

Road Trip, second half

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December 24th 2007
Fri 30th Nov: The road trip continues........... Day 5 - Alice Springs to Coober Pedy, 675km It was 0900 by the time we got on the road and another 40 degree day. Drove, melted in heat, checked into hostel at 1700. The hostel and rooms are underground due to the extreme heat hey have in Coober. Sharing a room with super snorer so not much sleep :-( and an early start tomorrow to try and avoid t ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Coober Pedy

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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