Comments on: Only in OZ #11 – The Big Winch, Coober Pedy, South Australia

By: Red Nomad OZ

Red Nomad OZ — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:43:37 +0000

@Michelle – and even cooler to find a giant one!!! My tip? Head for the gemstone shops …

By: Michelle (Confessed Travelholic)

Michelle (Confessed Travelholic) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:02:55 +0000

That looks like quite the adventure! Although, that underground accommodation looks a bit scary! it would be really cool to find a little gemstone though!

By: Red Nomad OZ

Red Nomad OZ — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:56:39 +0000

@Manzanita – Yeah, baby! 47C and it feels like your eyeballs are shrivelling …
@Mary – The opals sure make it all worthwhile!! The pings in the night just add to the general vibe!

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 06:17:04 +0000

I’m rather taken with the thought of an underground town, pings in the night and all. As it happens I love opals and would fit right into the town. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary

By: Manzanita

Manzanita — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 05:51:20 +0000

Hey Kiddo,
That might be 2 degrees above Hades. Show me the steps.

By: Red Nomad OZ

Red Nomad OZ — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:34:37 +0000

@Manzanita – It’s even more fun looking for gemstones in the gemstone shops!! And … there’s also an underground campground!! Coober Pedy above ground temp yesterday was 47C (~125 F) – is that hot enough for you??!!
@Kath – see previous post re Big K, who’s crotch, I believe, is now covered by flood waters! My historic Big Orange photo shows it still actually orange! And the Big Prawn of Ballina is now white – not the tasteful pink/red of yesteryear.
@Windsmoke – the threat of such things is pretty remote …
@River – seen one citrus fruit, seen them all! Maybe it’s time to upgrade the tube to a piece of jewellery!!

By: River

River — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:14:52 +0000

@Kath; so it's a big pink grapefruit now?

My dad went to Coober Pedy once when I was little and brought me back a little tube of opal chips. I don't know where they are now.

By: Windsmoke.

Windsmoke. — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:20:25 +0000

Wouldn’t mind spending a night underground it would be awesome until!, terrorists and poison gas is mentioned no thanks :-(.

By: Kath Lockett

Kath Lockett — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:04:29 +0000

Ah yes, we Aussies love a ‘big’ anything, don’t we? Some of the less speccy ones include the big wine cask at Stanley winery, the big hay bales in the Coonawarra, the Big Koala (with a gift shop where its crotch should be) and the big Orange in Berri, SA that is now so sun-faded it’s a big Pink instead.

By: Manzanita

Manzanita — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:02:06 +0000

Looking for gemstones can be fun. My visitors to Montans ask to go gem hunting. We have mostly sapphires and garnets. Glad to know where they have opals. If they strike out in Montana, I’ll tell them to go to Cooper Pedy. It would have to be hotter than hades upstairs to get me to sleep in the underground hotel, although the idea is fascinating. I’ve never even been in my basement (it’s more like a cellar).
Love and Peace