The Painted Desert, Coober Pedy

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John & Jane Craven
Thu 26 Feb 2015 08:42
Here are some photos of the Painted Desert where we had lunch today. It is so beautiful!

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A family of emus we spotted on the way

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The Painted Desert

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John resorted to the fly screen as he was fed up of all the flies!

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Overlooking the view

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The salt and pepper hills

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This is the dog fence. It was built to keep the dingos, from the north, from killing the sheep on the stations in the south. It was originally a government project to protect the sheep but is now maintained by the farmers as it crosses their land. The total length of the fence is 5,600km!

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