Coober Pedy to Port Augusta

There was no breakfast provided at the Motel so Rita had given us each a packeted breakfast which had muesli, a tub of fruit, and a fruit juice plus some yoghurt and a banana each.

We had a few activities to do before leaving Coober Pedy:-
* A quick hit of golf from the first tee.
* A visit to the Umoona OpalMine and Museum experience which included a demonstration of opal cutting, a tour through a private underground home, a museum and, of course, a chance to buy opals!
* A bit of free time in which we walked to a local artist's shop to see the indigenous artist at work.
* Pizza lunch

Then while Rita drove to Woomera where we visited the information centre, Rita played a CD of Len Beadell telling how he got involved with Woomera. Len was a surveyor, road builder, bushman, artist and author, responsible for constructing over 6,000 km of roads and opening up isolated desert areas – some 2.5 million square kilometres – of central Australia from 1947 to 1963.
His story telling was very funny and entertaining.

After we'd had a look at the Woomera museum Rita then drove us in the dark and heavy rain to Port Augusta.Read more