I stayed in Coober Pedy when I drove from Darwin to Melbourne. I remember it very well for two reasons. One, I thought to myself that it was the most depressing

I stayed in Coober Pedy when I drove from Darwin to Melbourne. I remember it very well for two reasons. One, I thought to myself that it was the most depressing town I'd ever been. It was hot, dry, dusty and there's literally nothing around. Also, the vegetation never grows higher than 30 centimeters or so; you'll notice on the pictures in the article that the only tree you see is on the painting. Secondly, it's been the only time in my life that I pitched my tent in an underground camping. The biggest advantage was that I didn't need to put in the pegs as there was no wind. On a side note, our neighbor in the camping was a cyclist who cycled from London to Singapore, took a boat to Perth, and was now cycling through Australia. I couldn't imagine crossing the desert on a bike, yet he was doing it. I just checked his Facebook and it turns out that 4 years later he's still touring the world on his bike!