Sleeping underground was a bit like sleeping in any motel room, it was not quiet or eerie like we expected, in fact it was a bit noisy. The walls between rooms may be sandstone and very thick but the door is not so people talking outside your door can be heard. Also the pipes that lead outside … Continue reading Day 16 – 23rd April
Day 15 – 22nd April
Here I am typing this in our underground room. To us these rooms are a bit warm and stuffy; thankfully there is a ceiling fan in the room which is enough to circulate the air. It’s not a big room, there is a double bed, in an alcove, a single bed in another, then there … Continue reading Day 15 – 22nd April
Day 14 – 21st April
Wow where to start, what a full day. Driving into Coober Pedy was an experience in itself. There are dirt mounds everywhere, sometimes one here and there and then other times lots and all different sizes. First impressions of Cooper Pedy was that it seemed a bit slow to get moving as there wasn’t many … Continue reading Day 14 – 21st April
Day 13 – 20th April
As Chris would say it was a pearla sunrise today. Not that we needed a pearla as we were shooting in the opposite direction and just needed the sun to light up the cliffs which it did, they glowed red. Sun didn’t come up until 7.30 though. We headed off towards Coober Pedy a bit … Continue reading Day 13 – 20th April
Prelude:
We had planned a trip this April/May 09 up to Far North Qld but alas the FNQ wet season had other ideas,with most of the areas we were heading to flooded. Poor Karumba is likely to be isolated for at least 8 weeks. Bedourie and Birdsville are also flooded due to the floods up north … Continue reading Prelude: