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| Moon rising over The Breakaways |
On arriving at Coober Pedy we stayed in Oasis Tourist Park for 2 nights and had a drive through site with power and water, and again was quite hot - 38 degrees however flies not as bad. Great to cool van down with air conditioning. Had to make a couple of repairs to the caravan as when we stopped for morning tea, before arriving at Coober Pedy the top of the hot plates had became loose and nearly slid off. Also went around and checked the tightness of all the screws. For dinner that night we had a mandatory pizza - a must if staying in Coober Pedy is to get a Pizza from John's Pizza Bar - great pizzas! I was able to get the bike out and took an early morning ride around Coober Pedy.
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| On my early morning ride |
Next day we drove out to Kanku - Breakaways Conservation Park which is an Aboriginal Heritage Site, 23 kms north of Coober Pedy. The Park covers almost 15,000 hectares featuring majestic arid scenery and home to almost 60 native flora species including acacias, mallee and eremophilia. It is also home to a variety of wildlife including red kangaroos, euro, echidna, numerous bird species and the fat-tailed dunnart (a mouse-like marsupial). Once in the Park the road runs parallel to the Dog Fence for a few kilometers. The Dog Fence is a pest-exclusion fence that was built in Australia during the 1880s and finished in 1885, to keep dingoes out of the relatively fertile south-east part of the continent and protect the sheep flocks of southern Queensland. The Dog Fence is 5,614 kms in length - it is one of the longest structures in the world. Stopped at Salt and Pepper (2 dogs) - this outcrop has been used in a number of films and advertisements, while Panorama Hill situated in the middle, features in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome and Ground Zero. With the sun on these outcrops the colours are spectacular. Positioned ourselves on the 1st Lookout to watch the sunset, which was nice however the full moon rising was spectacular.
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| The dog fence |
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| Many Emus running along the fence line |
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| Breakaways from No 2 lookout |
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| From No 1 lookout |
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Papa or Two Dogs
To the traditional owner this formation is known as 2 dogs sitting down, a brown one and a white one. |
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| We waited to watch the full moon rise |
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| Just magnificent colours |
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| Full Moon |
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