That 70's show

After Uluru, we carried on down south stopping at Cober Pedy.

Now, for those of you that don't know, Cober Pedy is a famous Opal mining town. IT has to have a lot of opals because there's absolutely no other reason to live there! But the reason most tourists go there is not to see the opals, it's to see how people live. Because it's so damn hot and barren there, many of the houses are actually built into the rock faces and are essentially under ground keeping them and the occupants cool all year round. We got to look round one of the houses, which was interesting. Now, I don't dispute that the people who actually live here have it extremely tough and have to endure harsh conditions, but come on, sort out the 70's decor. It was like being in a time warp. I was waiting for the Brady bunch to appear round the corner!