I was talking to a local resident here on the south coast of the UK yesterday and who I hadn't seen for a little while. He explained that he had been in Australia for almost 3 months and during the discussion it was mentioned that he was in Coober Pedy "about 3 weeks ago" !

It put a smile on my face, I had never heard of the place until this report and I was able to refer to the 'Opal capital of the world' and underground buildings there and Lake Eyre etc. I of course explained the reason behind my knowledge of the place.

You could have past each other in the street !