Your Typical House in Coober Pedy

I have been rabbiting on about Coober Pedy for a few days now and O/S 365ers have probably wondered what it was all about.
Coober Pedy was the largest town we encountered on the tour and is famous for two things, opals and the fact that the majority of the towns 1600 residents live underground in "Dugouts".
Because of the extreme temperatures, most houses are caves dug into the side of a hill so whatever the outside conditions, the temperature inside the house is constant at about 22deg.
Judging by the number of air vents on the hill, this is probably a fairly large four bedroom house.

Coober Pedy is aboriginal for "White Fella's Hole".

See the background to this series of postings at http://365project.org/terryliv/365/2015-08-12

[Richard Hoeg]

Here in Fostbite Falls people dig homes into the ground, not to escape the heat but to keep the heat ... avoid the cold!

[sally agnew]

A fascinating place Poppo. I love the thought of living underground is very appealing :)

[Jane Anderson]

This is so interesting! I saw a "House Hunters International" about a mining town in Australia where some of the houses were in caves because of the extreme heat, but this is different from even that.

[Denise Wood]

And what I'd love about it is there is no gardening to do!! Great capture to explain our amazing outback. Well done :)

[ShirleyB]

Interesting capture and information. Don't know if I would like a house with no windows.

[Poppo Livy]

@cejaanderson No it was probably Coober Pedy Jane. It is an opal mining town. More about that in my next posting

[Keren]

Nice co inside with the new realist of Mad Max film....As if I visit it myself via your photos.

[Janiskay]

Solve the Coober Pedy and the fascinating info.

[Babs]

Super shot and story.

[Ron]

Interesting. And one doesn't have to worry much about painting the house on a regular basis.

[Rachel]

I don't think I could live like this for long!

[Margo]

Would love to see inside one of these houses!!

[Jenny Mallett]

I wonder how claustrophobic these houses are with no windows & no light.

[Peter Grave]

Nice shot Terry.

[Barb Newcomb]

This sounds like it is well worth a visit! Thanks for the info.