Breakaways near Coober Pedy SA.

Lovely to visit and such colours in this area of the barren country of ours. It's here also that the Dingo fence can be seen [Longest Fence].
Remembering these breakaways were once an inland sea.

A couple of houses (underground)

Coober Pedy SA

How unique is Coober Pedy.  You would have to see it to believe it.
Remember the [Airstrip post] ?
Remember [Water] at Coober Pedy ?

Coober Pedy is a town you either love or hate.  It's isolated and distance is only a number to the locals.  It's about 846 km north of Adelaide SA.

About 150 million years ago Coober Pedy was covered by the ocean, when the water receded, the sand silica minerals from the seabed flowed into the rocky crack and cavities and solidified over time into multi-coloured gem stone - OPAL!   (No I didn't buy one)

Many of the houses are underground, have chimneys out the top of the hills - these are air vents.

The first thing you do when going into a town is look for the Caravan Park.  We chose the first one we came to as we had stayed here before.
It was filling up with Caravans, campers and so on, and we ended up being packed in like sardines.

Near empty and no grass, to be a common thing from now on.

Getting full.

As you get closer to Coober Pedy you come across these mounds of dirt/gravel.  They are mines searching for OPALS.

A sign to remind you of what goes on.

Around 150 million years ago, Coober Pedy was covered by ocean - and when the water receded, the sandy silica minerals from the seabed flowed into the rocky cracks and cavities and solidified over time into multi-coloured gem-stone - opal. - See more at: http://www.cooberpedy.net/#sthash.6eKAoGQW.dpuf

Around 150 million years ago, Coober Pedy was covered by ocean - and when the water receded, the sandy silica minerals from the seabed flowed into the rocky cracks and cavities and solidified over time into multi-coloured gem-stone - opal. - See more at: http://www.cooberpedy.net/#sthash.6eKAoGQW.dpuf