After leaving Coober Pedy we hit the Oodnadatta to our campsite at Coward Springs. I have stayed here before with Geoff Taylor and John Sheldon and wanted Pauletta and the kids to experience this great place. We set up camp in a secluded spot and went straight to the thermal spring for a swim which was great with the noisy chatter of the little zebra finches. Had a campfire that night and swapped stories with some other friendly campers. Today we set off and hav...

We'll here we are in the South Australian opal capital - Coober Pedy. We are staying in an underground motel which was tunnelled out of an old disused mine. Amazing place as it's so quiet and pitch black when the lights are off!! There are many Greeks in this small town so Pauletta is feeling right at home. In fact in some respects this place could remind you of a Greek Village somewhere - Lots of rocky ground and even an Orthodox Church! Tomorrow we head off f...