Coober Pedy itself is one of the hottest places in the country but has a ton of opal, so the miners ingeniously turn their mineshafts into homes afterwards (1 & 2). A few scenes from the Mad Max movies were filmed in this area- very desolate and otherworldly looking (3). It’s just a lot of dirt, heat and more dirt- most of it in hundreds of thousands of piles left over from the mining activity.
The football field is kept alive by treated sewer water while the golf course doesn’t have a blade of grass on it- you carry a small patch of artificial grass to hit your ball off of. The putting greens are simply a different blend of dirt so there’s some color contrast (4&5). However, it is the only golf course in the world that has reciprocal rights with St. Andrews in Scotland. Years ago, somewhat as a joke, the offer was made (with a token gift of a mine claim thrown in) and the Scots accepted on account of the novelty of it all. Now we’re on our way back south and east to more civilized areas and coastline.
The football field is kept alive by treated sewer water while the golf course doesn’t have a blade of grass on it- you carry a small patch of artificial grass to hit your ball off of. The putting greens are simply a different blend of dirt so there’s some color contrast (4&5). However, it is the only golf course in the world that has reciprocal rights with St. Andrews in Scotland. Years ago, somewhat as a joke, the offer was made (with a token gift of a mine claim thrown in) and the Scots accepted on account of the novelty of it all. Now we’re on our way back south and east to more civilized areas and coastline.
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You should have joined while you were there, just to save on St Andrews.
Actually, it bears a striking resemblance to Victoria GC....
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