Cam & I went on a 4.5 day road trip up north in South Australia to a bunch of different single mining communities. We began the trip to Andamooka, opal mine country.
There were dugouts built by the miners into the side of hills from local timber and mud. Well furnished and dirt floors, these places were like nothing I've ever seen. Nice and cool, which is important that far up north.
There were a row of 5 of these all built in the 1920s and 1930s. All not occupied for the last 30 years, but quite amazing.
Andamooka also is home to the beer hive room: a round room made completely from beer bottles. The light showing through and giving the glow really was special.
We pawed around in the mines that had been abandoned. Lots of quartz, some sandstone but alas, no opal. We even went "noodling" next to Andamooka's playground.
We went to the Arid Recovery Land outside of Olympic Dam. BHP has paid to reintroduce both fauna and flora into a fenced off area. The fence has a floppy top so when a cat or fox climbs up, they get afraid and fall off before getting inside. It works, trust me! Stay tuned for more shots of our Easter vacation.
There were dugouts built by the miners into the side of hills from local timber and mud. Well furnished and dirt floors, these places were like nothing I've ever seen. Nice and cool, which is important that far up north.
There were a row of 5 of these all built in the 1920s and 1930s. All not occupied for the last 30 years, but quite amazing.
Andamooka also is home to the beer hive room: a round room made completely from beer bottles. The light showing through and giving the glow really was special.
We pawed around in the mines that had been abandoned. Lots of quartz, some sandstone but alas, no opal. We even went "noodling" next to Andamooka's playground.
We went to the Arid Recovery Land outside of Olympic Dam. BHP has paid to reintroduce both fauna and flora into a fenced off area. The fence has a floppy top so when a cat or fox climbs up, they get afraid and fall off before getting inside. It works, trust me! Stay tuned for more shots of our Easter vacation.
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