Kalgoorlie Tomorrow

About to start packing. Leaving tomorrow morning (Friday) at 4:45am and won't be back until Sunday night. It should be an interesting trip. I was looking at the itinerary earlier we've got a pretty packed schedule, with lots more to see than just the gold mines. I'll have plenty of things to share when I get back. But for now it's...

Kalgoorlie Fast Facts:

• An Irishman was the first to discover gold there in 1893.
• Nicknamed the "Golden Mile", it became the richest piece of real estate in the world.
• The area continues to yield 850,000 ounces of gold a year.
  
• A 300 mile long pipeline carries water from Perth to Kalgoorlie (see: Mundaring Weir).
• Home of the Super Pit, a working goldmine of awe-inspiring proportions.

*From Insight Guides: Australia