What can I say about today? It's the crappiest day yet... It's been a s*** of a day... I'm glad it's nearly over, but tomorrow could be worse... I'm bone weary, exhausted, shattered and depressed through to my core, and that's the positive news... But it didn't start off bad! As a matter of fect, when we finished last night, we were headed to our underground hotel for a night of luxury, so let's start there... We stayed at The Desert Cave Hotel last night, and a...

Ok, the second night passed without incident also, and was a very peaceful sleep... Maybe it's all hocus?!? (Wouldn't want to take any chances though)... We risked going up to the lookout for a view of sunset over town last night, and bundled up with all the other tourists (you can tell they're tourists from the Britz and Maui vans, and the tow mirrors on the 4wd's), and we all looked like lambs waiting for slaughter. It's really funny when you think about it, ho...

Well, you'll all be relieved to know (although not as much as we were), that the night passed without incident... There were no gunshots, no screaming, and in the morning, we were all still present and accounted for. Oh, and all the wheels were still on the Pajero... Pffeww... However, we awoke to the sounds of a mass pack up and evacuation. Nearly every van around us was moving on, and they weren't wasting daylight in their pursuit of an early departure. I can'...

CULTURE SHOCK...!!! OMG!! Where the... ... are we?!? First impressions of Coober Pedy: A dry, dusty, dirty town in the middle of nowhere. Second inpression: Not so much a town as it is a garbage tip! It's strange and wierd (in all the wrong ways). Third impression: I want to go home! Get me out of here!! But we'll get to Coober Pedy soon, lets start at the beginning of the day... Or rather, lets start with the end of last night. I thought I should let you all ...

What an absolutely beautiful day!! It's a special day today, because the sun rose in the east and will set in the west... Also, water disappears down the plug hole in an anti clockwise direction... And it's Jeremy's 12th birthday, but thats largely unimportant and not very relevant... unless you happen to be Jeremy?!? (That makes it THE most important day of the year, in the entire galaxy). The phone calls and text messages came thick and fast this morning, and w...