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The Last Leg

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February 18th 2017
Well - The route to Sydney and the conclusion of this adventure. From Alice Springs we head south and overnight in Coober Pedy. This is the centre of Opal Mining and all around is evidence of where prospectors have searched for the opals. There are still active mines there, and the town has a number of opal shops. The temperature is around 39 deg but we stayed at an Underground Motel, sleeping in ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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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