Coober Pedy, South Australia
Coober Pedy a great source of the Australian Opal. Opals are on display in the numerous tourist shops along the main street. Viewing an opal mine and observing how the raw product is fashioned into the gem we know. Half the population of Coober Pedy live underground, that way they live in a constant temperature. Motels, shops, churches are all underground.
My highlight at Coober Pedy was to take a flight out over Lake Eyre and the Painted Mountains with a stop o...