In 1862, John McDouall Stuart successfully crossed the Australian continent from Adelaide to Darwin without loss of life. In doing so he accomplished his own long standing ambition of discovery and surveyed the route for the overland telegraph which, via an undersea cable, linked Australia with England.

The small opal mining town of Andamooka in outback South Australia is surrounded by huge heaps of overburden from the open cut opal mining. In many cases, homes are interspersed with the mines.

Lake Boolka in north west New South Wales (NSW) actually sits right on the border with South Australia (SA) and the dog fence, which follows the border at this point, runs through this fresh water lake.

Today we took a leisurely drive around the streets and opal diggings of Andamooka in outback South Australia.

Well, we're camped at the shooting range of Broken Hill Field and Game Association. We come to be camped here because our traveling companions, members of the Bermagui Field and Game Association, are shooting in the current competition over the weekend and it worked in well to incorporate this shoot in our wider outback adventure.