Outback

We have begun our 3,000 Km journey from Adilaide to Darwin. Actually we are half way there with 1,500 Km of the Stuart Highway behind us.

Some highlights...

This is the road we are on. 3,000 Km of nothing but straight roads and outback. Usually there is a roadhouse with gas every 200 Km. We pass a car about once every 10 minutes.

Stuart Highway Road train. Yes that is a 62 wheeler.


Our first night we spent in a town called Coober Pedy. Its the opal mining capital of the world. Since it gets to over 140 degree in the summer, everyone lives underground in the old opal mines.

Also a few movies based on other planets were filmed here. This is a prop from Pitch Black.
The Catholic Church, also underground.
We stayed at a campsite built from an old opal mine.