Day 6 Funnily enough it doesn't rain in Coober Pedy, annual rainfall of 170mm per year, but in typical Darcey holiday style, it poured the night JD slept in the tent. I returned from an early morning stroll expecting to hear about Nicole's fantastic nights sleep but unfortunately she had traded the snoring for Matilda's foot in her back at regular intervals during the night. Back on the road after a few mornings tours, Serbian Orthodox Church, the largest und...

Day 5 Early bike ride for me, thought I had better let Nicole get some sleep after I kept her awake with my snoring. Banished to the tent tonight. Fair Enough! Rode out around the mine shafts on the western side of the highway. Bloody tough way to earn a living I reckon. The shafts are not covered and very deep you really do need to watch your step. After breakfast we headed into the town centre for a look. Umoona Opals, the underground Catholic Church, C.P. V...

Relatively early start for Day 4. Left Port Augusta without fuel. Whoops my fuel map reading needs to improve somewhat! Heading out to the Outback JD did a run down of the make, model and fuel consumption of each and every truck we pass, oh and road trains created great excitement and even the occasional need for photos! "Awesome", says James, cheeky smile on his face, VHF walkie talkie in hand. (VHF -"Who ate Jeff?!"- Olivia) Got fleeced at "Spuds road h...

Day 3 Awoke (those who actually got some sleep) to the sound of low flying planes (the park is right beside the airport runway) and an excavator which was digging a hole two meters from our door. JD went for a run, then took Olivia and Matilda for a bike ride along the beach, while Grace and I went for a walk along beautiful Henley West beach. Found a decent coffee at 'Primo' on the beach front and set off to get supplies and another DVD (Death aVading Devi...

Day 2 Left Horsham, did drive by past Anna and David Martin old home! Coffee from the recommended "Fig tree', unfortunately was still not great coffee! JD delighted to drive past Emmets, Dimboula Road, John Deere agency! No work today or for the next 90! Drive by Pink Lake, Dimboula @ 100kms (no time to stop, so thank goodness for google) The pink colour of the water comes from a pigment secreted by microscopic algae. The intensity of the pink varies with the...