White cliff 6/3
Kate was keen to visit white cliff as one of the premier opal Mines in the world . The general store and fuel pump was a bit disappointing in that the diesel 50 c a litre more than anywhere else and the red cliff mine declared it was closed after a 2 k travel up their drive !
However all Ying was totally Yanged with Southern Cross Opals mine which not only was open but Dick gave us a tour. Dick was a great bloke and had us in stitches with precious tone jokes ! . Dick(sorry cant help it ) was extremely helpful and informative showing us around his underground showroom ( many white cliff residents live in “dug outs” which are old excavations turned into homes . Dicks personable approach and Aussie style resulted in a pair of earrings being procured for Kate as a present on my birthday ! We left Dick behind and set off to Paroo darling np however no campsites there , but we saw the sign for Goodwood station …..