October 2006
Coober Pedy Leaving Ayers Rock was bad enough, but then within a couple of hours also having to leave the Northern Territory, well that was too much. As I said earlier we really enjoyed our 2 months in the NT and will absolutely be returning. We of course stopped at the border and took the required 'Border' photos. This is the the 5th border we have crossed so far this trip with another 3 to go. On our way to Coober Pedy we had an overnighter at Marla Roadhouse. Yet another example of a great roadhouse with excellent facilities at a very reasonable price. Next stop Coober Pedy. Now without a doubt this rates as the most unusual place we have visited yet. In fact it wins hands down. The intrigue starts about 20 kms out of town. All of a sudden out of the otherwise flat and incredibly boring countryside appears on the horizon a landscape that appears very moon like. Mounds, thousands of mounds of dirt as far as the eye can see. Welcome to Coober Pedy. You then enter the town. I...