Day 31

Our pre retirement trial trip- day 31

The aim today was to explore the spiritual side of Coober Pedy. Job done ✔️

We set off on our bikes to tour the town, its underground churches and cemeteries.
First stop the Catacomb Church, where we chatted with minister Dave, who we met the previous day at Park Run, and who told us a little of the church’s history.
Next St Peter and St Paul Catholic Church with its beautiful stained glass cross
We stopped to look around Coober Pedy’s first cemetery, which was used from 1921 until 1975, when a new cemetery was opened although there was as a burial recorded there in 2007
Final church on this tour was the Serbian Orthodox Church, which is just stunning ($5 donation)
And finally Boot Hill Cemetery with its very interesting headstones
Our journey took us down gravel roads and past dugout homes in the hill side. We also spotted Sturt desert pea, the emblem of SA and its essence used for deep sorrow, sadness and grief, so very apt.

Returning back into town we refreshed with a great fresh pressed fruit juice and a local craft beer at the Outback Bar and Grill after a total 11.3km ride.

This evening we popped into the local RSL - we were told it was ‘the place to be in a Sunday night’ and from the number of locals in there it definitely wasもっと詳しく