Coober Pedy is an opal-mining town. They originally mined for gold but found opals. Once they dug out the mines and removed all the opal, they converted the mines into accommodation. That’s why there are a lot of underground houses, motels and hotels here.
We haven’t had much of a look around, as we want to push on to Ayers Rock. We may stop on the way back and do a mine tour.
Here are some more long road limericks.
“There was a young lass from Coober Pedy
Who was a little bit needy
She lived underground
And also slept around
She was a little bit Seedy”
“There was a young lad from Coober Pedy
Who was a little bit greedy
He stole all the opals
Away from the locals
And moved in with the girl who was seedy”
love your blog not so sure about the lymmerics tho! It would be nice to hear from you guys, it sounds as though you’re having a great time! Ro
re Coober Pedy
I believe that the reason the people of Coober Pedy built underground was because of weather conditions ie too hot in summer and too cold in winter. Living underground provided temperate conditions all year round.
Well worth exploring a little more.