20th - 23rd April 2016 Only 160 klm of dirt road to Coober Pedy. The first 20-30 klm or so was the usual shake, rattle and roll but the rest pretty good! We passed the truck going to William Creek to fill up the diesel bowser. A few were waiting for him! Considering 75% of the world's opal comes from Coober Pedy we were hard pressed to see where the money ends up. Certainly not a lot here. It is quite sad to see how derelict the town is. So many shops closed. Buildings vandalised, burnt or just left to fall apart. Even the roads are just strips of bitumen with ragged edges. No curb and guttering. It has the feel of a town struggling to survive. However, we did find it very interesting. Who wouldn't! The underground homes, or dug outs, as they are called, that are still around are amazing. The older ones were dug out by hand with picks! Imagine that. They were actually the particular miner's own mine and they lived there to protect their property. The main reason dug outs we