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Coober Pedy

June 15th 2015
We arrived in the Opal Capital of the World, Coober Pedy, at 7.20pm. Population of 3,500 including 45 different nationalities. It was dark and really windy - much cooler than Alice - so we were grateful to be picked up by the staff from the Lookout Cave Underground Motel. It's quite strange to think that the majority of people in this town live underground or in homes carved into the side of rock. ... read more
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