we wanted to get out of the town of coober pedy and see the surrounding areas. we decided the best thing to do was go on a small sunset bus tour.
we left town and not very far away were the opal fields.
we were not off the bus but looking out the window you cold see these large holes in the ground. very easy to fall into if you were walking in the dark or not paying attention while texting.
these holes are dotted all around the place. there are over 400,000 holes around coober pedy!
you can see here a machine drilling the surveying hole
this post with 2 metal flags lets you know that someone has the mining rights to this area and you must keep off this area.
not all mining is small scale, this is a huge open cut opal mine. they must be finding something worthwhile in there, the cost to do this all day everyday would be enormous.
after the opal mines the tour took us to the breakaways.
its a set of rock formations that are the most amazing colours
the area is of significance to the aboriginal people of the area
it was the perfect weather for seeing the sites
lots of photo opportunities
the rocks are all red and white colours. the white parts have been exposed to the elements for the longest, and will wear away faster than the red rock areas.
it was very nice being out in the open space
the landscape and plant life was amazing. being winter and the fact that there has been a fair bit of winter rain means it was very green out and the wildflowers were just starting to bloom.
as i said many great photo opportunities
the breakaways are beautiful
and the trip continues...
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