have you been to ferns Minbrie, South Australia, Australia
By valiantscot on 10-Mar-08. Waypoint GC1A2XC

Away for a few days on Eyre Peninsula to try and get some more caches.Lot's of driving between the caches this time.Luckily I left when I did, as the next night there was a big storm and large hail. That wouldn't have been fun in the swag.A quick find once the traffic passed. Can you believe you could almost get muggled here?TFTC

Thanks for the cacheLost in the EPFrom NZ

Day 4 at Cowell and we hosted an event at the Commercial Hotel at lunch. It was great to catch up with Tweety2 and Martini989.After the event we travelled out to the have a look at the Ulbana Weir and to grab some caches on the way back. Interesting to see a small town could have been here! TFTC

Making my way to play golf at the Streaky Bay open on the weekend. Day 2 after an overnight stay in Cowell went and grabbed some caches around the area while waiting for mate to arrive on the ferry. Caches were in good condition unless mentioned in the log. TFTC

Plenty of spiders on this one..
Managed to flick them and their webs off to open and sign.
TNLNSL
Thanks

Easy find....easier for goblinrider and mum in the Ute than me on the bike!

I wonder why they didn't build the town?

Tftc

Petr

Found it. Dad said to many spiders to open it. Found with Big Red and Juggling Ogre. TFTC

Today was the day I went to the ferns. TFTC

Another cache found with richlink while on our 2022 South Australia Adventure, using Geocaching as our guide.

We much prefer the caches on the back roads.

Thank you to all the CO’s who have placed and maintained caches for the enjoyment of all

Arrived from PL around lunch time. After setting up in the caravan park we headed out to grab some caches with iluvtrekking. Love back country road caching. Thanks for the cache.

The Non Wangaratta Event Tour 2021!
Covid has postponed the Mega in Victoria until January but leave had been granted for AnyMules to attend with me and Bushfire. So Anymules and I went on a tour to Eyre Peninsular and mid north South Australia instead whilst Bushfire joined us in spirit only as covid meant he couldn't come here either. Not needing anything for my yearly goals I hoped I didn't add too many to the DNFs [B)]

Day 2: Let's head over and get the Cleve Cleaver.
We can say we went to the ferns and found you cache.

Only one of the three goals from last year achieved. So once again trying and fill my calendar with multi-caches and complete loop 11 again this year. [^] For my third goal I will try and get my DNF numbers from over fifty to single digits. That should keep me busy again this year! [:o)]

***Thanks valiantscot for putting out this cache and maintaining it for our enjoyment. ***
Logs prepared and published through GSAK.

Some interesting history that I would have never found out about if not for this cache.

Thanks for the cache valiantscot.
Found on 16/11/21 at 11:47.
Find #1.

TFTC. Wonder why they didn’t build they town?
Happy caching and safe travels!

was getting dark but nice easy find before heading home

Wonder why they didn't build the town? TFTC, I'll have to look this up

Found on a drive around the area TFTC Nice town is Fern

Found by Bushy Ethan and ball bag featuring Ozzy

Found by Bushy Ethan and ball bag featuring Ozzy

I knew there was one on this road somewhere. But every time I’ve travelled this road I’ve been on a mission to get where I was going. A bit of time to spare today & a slight detour had me discovering this one quickly. However I’m very frustrated at myself realising exactly how many times I’ve driven past! TFTC

Found It!
I've now been to Ferns twice. Unlike last time, I found the cache on this visit!
TFTC

Travelling Australia since March 2014 it has been a while since in SA but enjoying this visit greatly.

We moved today to Cowell then headed out to explore the local area using Geocaching as a guide. Windy and rainy still so the GeoCruiser is covered in red mud [8)] from all the slipping and sliding.

TFTC valiantscot

Found this cache today a fair way from original GPS coordinates. Container brittle and broken and log book compleatly eating by mince. Have replaced container and log book. Will relocate at correct GPS coordinates.

Found it!
Replaced old with new. Also new log book as old one had been completely eaten by mice

I'll believe the rest when they say it's not here - interesting area though.

Think this is missing now

Hi there valiantscot,

RE: Your cache **"have you been to ferns"**

After our previous DNF we returned with some info from a previous finder - unfortunately the cache still wasn't found, even after expanding our search zone. We suspect that the cache has gone missing.

Regards

Ian & Penny

This is the 1st of 1 caches we didn't find today. [:(!]

We spent quite some time here at around 12:07:00 PM, but we just couldn't locate your cache, so a DNF from us - - - not stating it's not there... just that we couldn't spot it.

Ian and Penny

Tricky one.

YES !! I have been to Ferns !!
Twice now !!

Me fan club was present again today to watch me search for the cache.
Nup !! It's not here !!

The fans were whispering to me as I headed back to the geomobile ...
"It's over there !!"

I wandered back over to Ferns and found the cache !! [:o]
Just like that !! Not like that !!

TFTC.

Found covered in ants and snails.

Found on the way home from a farm visit. TFTC

Nice easy find

Quick find

Gd hide

Found it mad dog

Found it.! Mad dog

Nice find

Found with GeoDad and muggle cousins while on a drive to and around Kimba while on school holidays. Thanks

With holidays for the geokids and geoDad, it was time for a drive to knock a few geocaches off the search list and look around Kimba and surrounds. A nice quick find on our casual drive. A very interesting location with great historical significance. Replaced the cache at GZ as others should visit as well. Happy to remove my log if this replacement is not acceptable. TFTC

I have been to Ferns
Thanks to the promise of this cache [^]

Alas !! I found no trace of a cache

At least I had many 'fans' looking on while I cached [:o)]

One of many caches found on our way to JLWE

Cheers and thanks for the cache

At Cleve for the June long week end Event and meeting other caching teams the weather is fine this morning, we had bacon eggs and snags for Breakfast cooked by Geodad then cleaned up and time to go find a few caches in the area. So lets see how many we can find. Geodad could not find this one as were GZ was there was no cache, maybe co ordinates are off a little will return to have another look TFTC

I have been to ferns now but I couldn't find the cache...

A Great weekend away doing the Googs Track with good friends. Lots of different scenery and a lot of fun
We had a great time seeing some good ranges of different styles of caches now it was time to grab a few caches around the Whyalla area.

Thanks for putting these caches out for us to find valiantscot

After completing our trek along the Googs Track and back through the Gawler Ranges, it was time to rack up some numbers in the Whyalla area - gee there are a lot of caches around here.

Today our focus was on the FITG series then down south to Cowell and return to Whyalla. Started out early but didnt get back until 10pm. TFTC.

This cache would have to be the highlight of GeoMonkeys trip. We decided to go find those "off the beaten track" caches, those ones along the coast & those ones with views. GeoMonkey slows the car down for this one and geowife starts screaming - "NO, NO, NO!". I thought she had lost the plot, she didn't realise I was pulling up at the cache location and I didn't see the 4 foot snake sunning itself on the other side of the road. Geowife hates it when GeoMonkey spots a snake as he likes to have a closer look & this is what she initially thought he was about to do. It was already close enough! Off walks GeoMonkey towards the cache location watching the snake and had geowife keep an eye on it too... just in-case it headed that way. Half way to the cache a farmer drives by & off goes the snake into the grass towards my direction. I get the cache, sign the log, picked up a Pathtag then proceeded back towards the car... taking a much wider berth to the right side and curve round towards the car. As I near the car, the snake was now laying exactly where I had first entered the grass. Not long after, on the way to another cache, we spotted a 5 foot snake, now my day was really complete TFTC

This entry was edited by 3LG on Tuesday, 15 October 2013 at 07:44:49 UTC.

It was a nice day for an afternoon drive,as we were staying in Cowell,so decided to go to Ferns.I can now say i have been to Ferns,and found a cache while i was there. Thanks for the hide.

Yes, I can now say that I have been to Ferns?
Thanks for the cache Valiantscot

I have now,by the way the fruit is not a wild peach but wild apricot and I woul truly advise against tasting let alone eating one of these little suckers,they are very astringent in taste and will affect your taste buds all day,the only wy to get the taste out of your mouth is to try something like chewing tobacco,believe me I have tried the little suckers but only once many years ago while doing a bush tucker outing,anyway tftc.

Easy find on route from Whyalla to Cleve. It is a pretty drive, and now we have been to Ferns. TFTC.

Wow - there's nothing left now!

Yes, we have been to Ferns and while we were there we replaced the cache as the old one was just about finished.
Found with my Shatzy (Schatzsuche)
PS: We didn't pick the wild fruit from the cute peach tree either

TFTC
Cheers and Happy HUnting from Southern Cross Caching

This cache had not been found in over a year so we thought we had better take a look. GZ quite overgrown... we eventually found a broken cache container and a few trinkets spread around. We replaced the cache (see pic) signed our names and continued.
Interesting history.
Cheers SS

A smooth find TFTC

Yes I have. I even took a picture. What a Beaut flattish spot nestled between the hill with a creek and the wind farm. They would have been able to tap in to both sides. So why isn't there Ferns here [?]

Clear skies from TeamAstro.

Nice walk through the dry grass, interesting place or so it could have been.
Wild peaches turned into wild apricots however.
TNLNSL, thanks Valiantscot.

Well yes we have now Lucky we didnt miss it. We replaced cache Container seeing as its starting to warm up geo wife and kids stayed in car as there is long grass here. Nice easy find.
T: pencil case LN


TFTC

Yes we have been to Ferns. Looks like it would have been a very nice place for a town if things had worked out.

We like these caches with local history information.

The container really needs replacing! Will try to get back here in a few weeks and replace it if no-one else had before then.

TNLNSL

Have now. Cache box is just about destroyed. Plastique v Sun. Sun wins.

Beautiful day for caching today. This was our last for today.
TFTC
L - Stickers
T - Water Pistol

container lid is cracked in many places and will need replacing before it rains (not that it looks like that happens much around here). Would have been a nice spot for a township. The cows were enjoying the view! TFTC.

Very quiet around here today - just some beautiful parrots to admire. Took tb. Thanks valiantscot

Never heard of it before today.
T-dog
L-water pistol
TFTC

The answer to your question is Yes Mr Redmond has been here before cos he worked just across the road. TFTC on this nice wet day.
TN
L - TB Kiwi

Who knew that there was going to be another town around besides Cleve way back when. Looked like it was planned to be a sizeable berg too.

T - stickers, math set, erasers
L - fridge magnet, finger puppet, jumping frog

TFTC
TFTH
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Going through our old (Paper) notes and realized we hadn't logged this when we did it back on the 04/05/2008

We had a great day caching around the district for the whole day.

Luckily for me the wife, who is far more flexible than I - was able to climb / reach up there otherwise it would have been a no go.

I can't believe that we didnt log any of the finds - turns out both the wife and I both thought the other had logged them!!!!!!!

Tftc

What a nice day for a short drive.
T - Can opener
L - Erasers
TFTH

A lovely sunny day for a drive kids had never head of ferns so it was quite an education.

L blue car
T snake & GEOCOIN

TFTC

one of the quitest towns around
T- nothing
L- armyman and German Gecoin
TFTH

yes i had been to ferns before,this trip more interesting with a cache to find
took fish hooks
left zebra

Any easy find. Looks like the kangaroos have moved into town.
Took grasshopper
Left bouncy ball

Yep I have been to ferns.
Took nothing.
Left Grasshopper
TFTC

Published

Got to this one just as the sun was setting (see pics). Jumped out of the car, took two steps, and bugger me nearly stepped on a lizard (see pics),swore once again. After the initial heart flutter, it was on with business. Hmmm what business would that be? Yep, you guessed it Tweety needed a WC!! Hmm, a bush out here, not a chance!! After the unscheduled break, it was time to get the light out, yes, it had batteries, and it worked!! Found the cache, replaced, headed back to the car, a bugger me I got a three corner jack in my foot (yes the same one as the stick!!) Do I go for the third one?