Upon arriving at Coober Pedy, the expedition found a barren plain full of small mounds of earth and rock. Few people were visible in the dusty streets or the scattered, low-slung buildings. It was already dark, the wind was blowing, and the temperature was rapidly dropping. Then the expedition found a sign pointing down a dirt road to “underground camping.” Soon, tents were being pitched in a mine shaft. Out of the wind and in a relatively warm place, the expedition settled down for the night with many tonnes of rock and dirt hanging above the camp.
The underground campground was quit extensive and custom-build for housing wayward expeditions.
Another expedition pulled up outside the underground campground.
Yet another beautiful Australian night sky.
The moon rises.
No smoking or anything else that would make fumes!
The entrance to the underground campground.
It’s hard to tell there’s a city here.
The campground is buried in the hill behind the expeditionary vehicles.