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Day 5: Outback, Australia and Opals

Idal (Justice), 6 Kamal (Perfection) 177 B.E. - Wednesday, August 5, 2020

30 day prompt.
From your morning stop at the outback outpost of Manguri, you’ll venture into the weird and wonderful opal mining township of Coober Pedy, where more than half of the residents live underground. Here, you’ll enjoy a day of discovery, and a gourmet lunch in the most unique of locations: underground. Dinner is served back on the train where you can enjoy a nightcap as your journey continues.

We'e going to get dirty today. But maybe we'll score an opal.

https://journeybeyondrail.com.au/journeys/the-ghan-expedition/

https://www.gemsociety.org/article/opal-mining-coober-pedy/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pniXiSEoTwM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrCpNlPggtA

Let your imagination take you wherever.

Did my Great Aunt Opal ever wear an opal necklace,
an opal ring,
or an opal broach?
I don't know,
I do know
that she was
as beautiful as an opal!

Outback Australia,
desert beauty
where one of the most beautiful
gems in the world is mined.

Outback Australia,
where towns have creative names,
and some of the citizens
live underground.

Outback Australia and opals
heat and beauty,
a good place to live,
a good place to visit,
and a beautiful gem to wear.