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Tagged With: Coober Pedy

Orroroo

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Craig

Ok, so at first the heading doesn’t look like it makes sense, but that is where we actually are… Orroroo! A very slow pack down in Coober Pedy yesterday as Fi and Kate headed off about 8:30am to find the perfect gemstone. Mark and I completed the packing and hooked up the vans while the … Continue reading »

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Coober Pedy – Who would have thought???

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Craig

Day started with a trip into town so Kate could shop for opals. We all piled into the first store where we met a nice guy who let all the kids have a gem stone and also gave each family a small bag of raw opals that we can mine when we get home. “If … Continue reading »

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Coober Pedy

Posted on October 6, 2013 by Craig

A long day on the road after a big day at the rock. As always happens, on a big day of driving with 750kms to cover, we couldn’t get the kids out of bed!! Even the Waldron kids who are usually up at the crack of dawn, got up went to the toilet and went … Continue reading »

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Conquered (by) the Rock!

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Craig

Woke today to a strong wind blowing from the East and the gusts were cold! We have been so acclimatised to the warm weather that we couldn’t cope with the 17 degrees outside this morning…strange when we started this trip, 17 degrees would have meant shorts and tee shirts!! Today, instead of doing the morning … Continue reading »

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