Roadtrip Day 66-67 / Cooper Pedy & Stuart Highway

The original idea was to go to the climbing park on the coast in Adelaide. Unfortunately, we didn't book in advance and therefore didn't have the opportunity to climb, as this park was very crowded on Sunday. We drove directly 350km to Port Augusta. There we refueled and bought groceries again. Then we headed north on the Stuart Highway towards Darwin. We drove into the twilight and had a kangaroo, an emu, and a baby dingo that almost ran into our car. We decided to stop at a rest area and sleep.

The next morning we went to Coober Pedy, a city where Australians live underground. The temperatures are always between 35-45 degrees and the cave houses are always 23-25 degrees. So life is much more comfortable. Only the Aboriginal people live above ground in a large community. Coober Pedy has the largest opal deposit in the world, so everyone works in a mine (underground and above ground). There are many jewelry stores in the city, where I got an opal ring from Perth, an opal necklace, and opal earrings. We visited an underground church, which had a great climate for a break. In the art gallery, we had the opportunity to feed kangaroos (including a baby), which are rehabilitated there after accidents. At the liquor store, we bought something cool to drink. Then we went to the campground, which was surrounded by a high fence, and the gate at the entrance is locked at night for our own safety. During the night, we heard the Aboriginal people shouting. One day in Coober Pedy is enough. It's just hot and the Aboriginal people can be a bit annoying.