Coober Pedy, South Australia
G'day from Coober Pedy. We arrived late yesterday with full intentions of only staying one night but this place is AMAZING, so we booked one more night.
Spent today exploring this incredible place. Visited Tom's Opal Mine, where we were allowed to wander around down in the tunnels and see what an opal mine looked like from the underneath. The miners use an ultraviolet light to find the opals - they shine up as bright white under the uv light. Tried to talk Smil...