Stop Press: Coober Pedy - Ev loves the wilderness

We had heard some really negative press about Coober Pedy but I absolutely loved it. I had flash backs to my childhood where we used to visit relatives at Diamond Hill outside of Bendigo. We used to dig around the old mineshafts finding the most glorious array of old jars, crystals, yes even bits of gold. Hours would go by without me noticing.

Coober Pedy is just so different to any other town. Not a blade of grass to be seen and the taste of dirt in your mouth does not sound like the sort of town to appeal to me but it did. The richness of the walls of the underground mines, caves and homes was soothing in a bizarre sort of way. The silence underground and just the raw textures were an artist’s dream. Not to mention the thrill of the chase with the reward being opals of every colour imaginable. The clarity of colours seen through the more sought-after stones was entrancing. It’s easy to see how some people come for a visit and end up staying a lifetime.