An other wake up, soft and quiet, in the middle of the desert. Today, we’re going to take our time, in order to visit Coober Pedy. I could have go on on the road, as I’ll be back soon here, but my fellow travelers want to have a better look. I totally understand. And at the same time, I like the idea of having a better idea of what I have to expect. Last opportunity to change my mind!<\/p>\n
The day starts with a visit of a museum\/souvenir shop\/old opal mine. The ground is quite easy to dig. And full of opals. So people start digging every where. Mines becoming houses. And houses becoming mine. Because since a little while, you now need a permit to dig for opal. But you can still dig new room for your house\u2026 it seems that people here live in giant underground house\u2026 the preview we have while visiting the museum is definitely really nice. I would just miss the real sun light from time to time. But except from that, it seems to be a very comfy place. Air is fresh and really nice to breath. <\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n
And because it’s time to feed the kangaroos after the museum visits, we give a quick visit to Jo et Terry. I like the idea of meeting them quickly, before coming back in two weeks. The first contact is very nice. I don’t really have opportunity to talk with Jo(sephine) but Terry is definitely friendly. I think I’ll have a good time there. I’ll just have to find a way to come back. I think I like the idea of hitch hiking! <\/p>\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n
Quite a lot of time has already passed when we finally go back in the van. There’s still quite a lot to drive. Alice Springs is 750 km from here. I still propose a last little detour, to visit the Breakaway. Not very far from Coober Pedy. We just need to drive on a small gravel road. The van is happy to do so. And it’s an opportunity to give a look to the road to Oodnadatta. For the next time\u2026 and of course, the landscape definitely worst the detour. I have this feeling to be back in Painted Hills, Oregon. <\/p>\nngg_shortcode_2_placeholder\n
But after that, no more reason to stop. No more time either. My goal is to have less than 300 km to drive the next morning, so that’s the day won’t be to hard. The sun set. Ok, that’s a good reason for a 10 minutes stop. <\/p>\nngg_shortcode_3_placeholder\n
I still drive for quite a while. More than expected, as it’s quite hard to find a nice place to stop. But we finally stop. The spot is great. Away from the road, quite, perfect for us. One more time, the evening goes quietly around the camp fire, while Cassie cooks us a canadian speciality: a roo (kangaroo) tail. Tasting experience\u2026 strange. Not really because of the taste, who is quite soft, but more because of the jelly strange texture. Well, it’s still edible I guess\u2026 There’s quite a strange feeling, a few tension in the air, but everything still go quite well. It’s hard to believe that we’re going to split on the following day\u2026 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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