Crocodile Harry's

Once back in Coober Pedy and safely on a sealed road, we naturally opted for another short adventure. This time we headed off to Crocodile Harry's place.

Serbian Orthodox Church

Out from town a few kilometers is the Serbian Orthodox Church. As you see from the view above, it is built into the side of the hill and is all underground. We visited all the underground churches in Coober Pedy and this one is, by far, the most impressive.

Boot Hill

Unsurprisingly, Coober Pedy has a Boot Hill cemetery. It also has a pretty cool sign indicating the way.

Greek Orthodox Cemetery

It is interesting to see the wide range of nationalities that have populated Coober Pedy. One way to see this is in the cemeteries. In the Greek Orthodox Cemetery we find very simple graves for people who, no doubt, worked very hard to make a living here.

Coober Pedy

Coober Pedy is filled with things that bring, how shall we say, the homemade touch into focus. This place is filled with people who were forced, or in a few case, chose, to do it themselves. The quest for opals has driven many people to work very hard for a very long time. It is not really clear to me that any of them have really made a lot of money.

On the road to Coober Pedy

Driving south into South Australia once again, we pass through a section with those darned pink clouds again. I really think it must be the red soil.