Take the Suart Highway out of Pt.Augusta
drive a few hours then take a right at Pimba.
By this time you're probably hungry
so stop at "Spuds" roadhouse for some chips,
thats French fries in N.America,
we did and they were freshly made and good,
had them on the road.
Pass a few red sand dunes
pass Woomera and turn right again
where the sign says Andamooka
just keep driving
eventually the town floats into view
over the dusty, dry desert plain
there are even diggings among the houses
in any mining town one needs to watch one's step
not only for deep shafts but also
not to encroach on a ming lease
in the right light,
the mullock heaps against the blue sky
can look quite spectacular
evening light
and morning light
if you get tired of looking at the horizon
or digging for opals
or painting or doing your chores
you can always pop into town for a beer or two
who knows, someone may build another bottle house
it's nice and cool in there
or, like me, just watch the rising sun
gild the landscape.
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