Diamonds on My Windshield

In the words of Tom Wait's "Diamonds on my Windshield" whispers Home at Last.

Yes I am back. I get to scare the new (part time) cat, who wanders into our backyard for food occasionally.

Arrived Ararat

It is very cold and wet here in Ararat, train arrived early so I can get a bus in about 10 min to Beaufort. Maybe I need to head for Tulla and get a plane north again. Winter is no wonderland in this part of the world.

Glenelg & Chocolate

Hi, today I did a tour around Adelaide with my Cousin Shirley, we had a nice Yum Cha lunch and then went to Glenelg, where we went to Bracegirdle's coffee and handmade chocolate shop.

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Tomorrow, slight change of plan, I will be catching train from Adelaide in the morning to Beaufort.

Cousin Shirley

Memorial at Glenelg

Glenelg Pier

Old Town hall

Chocolate Fountain at Bracegirdle

Chockies

Arrived Adelaide

Just arrived in Adelaide, awaiting pick up by my cousin Shirly. Will spend the day with Shirl and catch bus to Beaufort Victoria tomorrow. Home Tuesday.

Opal Town

Hi,

Just waiting for the bus and a good time to update blog whilst I still have access to wifi.

Good nights sleep to wake to a cold and frosty (near) morning. A good breakfast then off on one of the many guided tours of the town, a morning tour only. Our guide was Rudi, a gent I suspect in his 70's as he has been mining for Opals since 1962.

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Landscape around Coober Pedy

Outside of Serbian underground Church

All above, inside the church

Left over mined area now part of town, the place to "noodle" which means pick through the loose stuff to find any opal missed in bulldozing.

Town mine and museum.

How a dugout looked in the 60s

Above, Caretakers quarters Very 70s

mine tunnels

air shaft

Great Schnitzel

Had dinner at the Opal pub, Chicken Schnitzel was an aussie classic, however the glass of house red tasted and smelt like fly spray. Just a tip if you ever passing this way.

Attached pic of view from the Bus, doesn't change much.

Arrived Coober Pedy

Hi just arrived at Coober Pedy, S.A. and it is very dark. Will try to get some dinner and arrange for a small tour of Coober Pedy and surrounds tomorrow before catching bus to Adelaide tomorrow night.

LB