Opal Scratchings...

There's a large opal shop near where we are staying... Tim was desperate to get there as he wanted to hunt for opals and other semi precious stones in their three pits. It was basically a large area where you can pick through rubble and stones and buy container worths of any stones you find and get to keep them...

Josh didn't want his container so generously gave his to Tim. He was over the moon. There were scratching in the pits for over a hour, while I looked through their showroom. You could even watch them cutting opals open and polishing them. There certainly were very expensive pieces on show. They had many displays... Even fossils! Such natural beauty... The hidden treasures in our planet truly are amazing...

Next time we go, we will take longer there and I'll pack a lunch for them ;) There's no time limit as to how long you stay and they really want to find the main prize... One of two golden nuggets! There's an extra prize in it for the finder and Tim's determined to find it :)

Maybe next time, you never know... He would need to take spare clothes though as he got soooooo dusty and dirty I barely let him back in the car :/

Blessings,