Coming Home to Die Mt Mary, South Australia, Australia
By Nibs and Auzee on 31-Jul-11. Waypoint GC2WNXB

Day tripping Wow nice day out with my bestie country driving thought do some TFTC

Nice quick find , wet inside TFTC

WA Big Trip Winter 2024. Day 5 - Morgan area day. I have been looking at the caches around Morgan each time I was to the south on the Stuart Highway. I decided this trip would be a good time to spend a day and do what caches I could in the area. I wanted a ferry ride, so I went over the Morgan ferry for two caches the other side of the river and back via the Cadell ferry. Great to see them both in action. Next were caches to the West of town. A few singles, my favorite of the day was the Eba Siding. I was able to do all the Tour Down under caches and then head to the remaining Tour de France caches before heading back to camp for a late lunch. It did not take at all as long as I feared it would.I ventured onto some of the back roads today and was rewarded with white dust everywhere and plenty of caches. I happen to have done the Towitta cache in the past and will do the cemetery one soon. An interesting story.Thanks for the cache Nibs46412.7 TNLNVisited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 2010 Compass Rose Corvo A#190**Albida**

Found it! After completing the TdF series this morning with only 2 DNFs along the way, picked out a couple of caches to grab on the drive home. This was a quick find. TFTC!

Over to attend the Great Leap Forward Mega Event with tmann421.Have done a few km collecting caches and have enjoyed the tour aroundThanks to all the cache owners for their efforts in placing and maintaining these for us to findSigned log tm/ww NZ

Another nice find with woolwood9 today. *Thanks for putting this cache out for us to visit.* SL *tm/ww NZ*Soon located.

Its been a while since weve teamed up, but the 3 Stooges (weredunn4, WayneAPN, Cheezel1961) are back at it again Today we are targeting the Tour de France (TdF) series plus any other interesting caches we might cross paths with.Cache quickly found and stampedTFTC

Another 3 Stooges road trip with Cheezel and WayneAPN, tackling the TDF series and a few more close by. A great day out with lots of laughs, carbs consumed and general tomfoolery. Cache found and log stamped.

It's been a while since our last get together to spend a day caching with Weredunn4 and Cheezel1961. With all the stuff occurring in each of our daily lives and work etc, the stars seem to align today for an outing out together, targeting the TDF series. Plus a few in easy range, hey were are out this way, may as well do them. Plus the usual target of interesting, unique D/T grids as well as high T caches.Thanks for this one, an easy find.TFTC SL

Came down here for the trig...got a cache on the way!

Found while on a quick overnighter to get out of the house and enjoy the outdoors.
TNLNSL
TFTC
TTFN
Beaker
DGS

All good. TFTC.

Decided to do a day trip to Morgan, Mt Mary and Bower area for a day’s caching which included the Tour Down Under series. Manage to get 55 for the day which is a personal best. Had a fantastic day looking around. All caches were in good condition unless mentioned otherwise. TFTC

Found today with Woems1 ️

I saw the documentary quite a few years back. Never new what happened after. TFTC Nibs and Auzee

Easy find

Found during a caching trip along the backroads up to Dutton and Mount Mary for the day. Thanks for the cache Nibs!

My last day of my 5 day Geocaching long weekend away. This would be Find Number 20 of 21 for the day.

Quick detour on my way home.

TFTC Nibs

Such a sad story. I have now finished the trilogy. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. All is good here

Dropped trackable whilst The X-Trailers found the cache

Nice quick find today
Tftc

thanks for the great history

TFTC left path tag picked up a travel bug we will drop it off so it can go on it’s safe travels

Eudunda trip with the geo-pup, day 3, East of Eudunda - numbers Sunday!

After a fab lunch at the nearby pub, came out to visit this historic site - thanks for the history.

Dropped TB.

TFTC

Lovely day caching around Bower. Easy find. TFTC.

TFTC nice find quick drive by out and about with geo wife LynSteNet

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Heading off to Morgan for some lunch & stopped off to grab this cache on the way.
The search was quick, the cache was found & logbook signed & dated before all was returned to its hiding spot.

Had read the intriguing but tragic story behind the placing of this and the other two in the trilogy which caused them all to be put on the must do when in the area list. Had started the day in the Pooginook Conservation Park and after finishing there was heading for the nearby TdU series but knowing this, and another in the trilogy, were close they became the first priority. Parked nearby and soon after was getting my stamp in the log.
Many thanks to Nibs for this cache with such an interesting back story.

*This log composed and published using GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife).*

A short detour through the back roads to this one, interesting spot, cache was easily found and is all good

Today I headed north with JJ52 and LíB for a half day of caching, we first completed the new tour down under series before heading towards Morgan then back around via Robertown a total of 41 for the day.

Thanks for the cache

TFTC good little find

Thanks for the cache

Found after a short search, TFTC.

A quick find while caching around Barmera.TFTC

Thanks

Day 316 ( Friday 10th ) of our trip. Caching along the way. In Eudunda today. A total of 84 for the day and 6145 for the trip. TFTC

Found

Found at 15:46. I haven't been to the first cache in this series, I'm not really sure why as I've read the listing numerous times in the past. This one was a quick find, in a typically well-constructed Nibs and Auzee container.
This was a small diversion on my way home from working at Gluepot woth Shonky, Freddo and I-dax for a few days.

After a long break between geocaches, we decided today was the day to find one. I remember reading about the Towitta tradegy years ago but had no idea the family ended up at Mt Mary. TFTC

Found it

Found 12/4/20

such a sad story tftc and for tbe history behibd tbese remains

Found 2 easy

Found it! TFTC

Quick find at go while we were heading to finish the TdF series.

Thank you!

A bit of a detour off the main drag, but easily spotted at GZ. Took TB.

Thanks for the cache Nibs.
Found on 13 Mar 2019 at 6:36 pm.
Find #8308

Was out doing the Tour de France power trail with Michells&hound and we took a break to come up here to find this one. [^]
Have completed two of this series and have visited the starting coordinates gor The Towitta Tragedy but haven't been to find the cache yet.
Thanks for the cache Nibs and Auzee.

Found whilst out and about in the TDF series. Took 2 Tb dropped 2 TB interesting little series TFTC

On the way to home from mega. Thanks for the cache and hunt

A quick find. Such a sad story. TFTC

Good find

Nice spot for the end of the day now to the mount for a beer cheers with marksy2332

#6362 - 15:55; Day 4 of the Alice Mega Road Trip with Sol de lune. We are now headed from Barmera to Burra via Overland Corner, Waikerie, Blanchetown and Morgan plus a few other smaller towns. After starting the day by collecting a few caches along the shores of Lake Bonney, we had cached our way through Waikerie, Blanchetown and Morgan before picking up a few newer caches in the TdF series before heading out along this side road to the Thiele Highway and picking up this cache along the way. TFTC Nibs & Auzee

found with Darzee Di on our way to the OZ Mega in Alice. couldn't open tin but emailed cache owner and ok to log. tftc Nibs

Today is day 3 of ACTchil and I travelling to the Red Centre Experience Event in Alice Springs and grabbing some caches on the way. We got to gz and found container however tried and tried to open lid but it wouldn't budge so I texted co attaching a photo of the container to say couldn't get to log book and will they accept us to log it. Was great to get a response back with Yes. tftc Nibs

On the road to the Alice Springs Mega with LuckyL10n. We headed through Hay, Mildura, Loxton, Burra before arriving in Port Augusta for the trek up the highway. Collected a good number of caches and all were found with no issues and the logs were soon signed.

Thanks for the cache and fun in getting to it and finding it.

On our way to the Red Centre geocaching event and stopping over in Barmera.
Found it and thanks for leading us here.

9th day, found with sevabo & skyejam but we cannot open cache, it's tight lid and we did took photo of cache!! TFTC

Quick easy find on a beautiful day. TFTC

Fantastic story and history of the ruins

Had a good day getting to know the sisters. Thanks for the research. TFTC

Waning on a bullants nest

Family drive today to get a local series. Loved this cache, the story with it was awesome, great for the kids to be a wee scared in the dark.
We had a wonderful time, with a picnic lunch on the side of the road, finishing with a picnic dinner by the river.
We saw a fox, kangaroos, kookaburras, a wombat, sheep, lizards, rabbits and a bull which was right near a cache eeekkkk.
Ran into a wee issue with a tree that had fallen across the road blocking it completely, so please be cautious anyone driving this road, especially at night.
Something fantastic about watching a 10 year old, a 16 year old and a 40 year old jump from the car and race for the cache, putting child lock on, pushing, shoving and being total idiots, but only 2 sore ankles by the younger ones.
It was a great day out Thankyou

Got it

lol we couldn't open it though :/

Found It!
I think I have now finished this interesting little series. Such a sad but yet intriguing story...
TFTC

Veni. Vidi. Vici. Scripsi. Passing through for work and needed to stop for a phone call and noticed that this was nearby. Drove over and parked nearby. Quick find and sign log and replace. Gratias pro cache.

Good find my son was so happy when he found it by him self

While doing the TdF series we decided to pick up a few while in the area and this was one of them.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment.

Such tragic stories we hear with the history of our country towns. who will ever know the truth. Very little justice was carried out in that many were presumed guilty before any questions were asked. Great history and thanks for this trilogy. After SASR and I had hit the nearby TDF series and our satnav set to get us home we found ourselves driving not far from this one so could not resist a stop. TFTC

After doing caches in and around Eudunda and the TDF series.
We set our route for home.
This one popped up'
Hmmm do we or don't we go to this one.
Yeah let's do it and make it our last for the day.
A very sad story in the history of the area. tftc

Our GPS took us from the last cache, My Sister's Keeper, to this one via an 8km dirt road!! Guess this way was marginally shorter than the bitumen way! It was interesting though to travel again through saltbush country after kilometres of lush green paddocks and yellow canola fields.
Once at GZ a quick find was made of another good solid container. Thanks.

A day out geocaching with the geokids. An interesting place to find!! TFTC

After a good meal and sleep at the Commercial Hotel we visited Maa's bakery for breakfast. Fortified we set off with no intention of getting anywhere near the 122 finds of yesterday!!
Took us too long but got it!
TFTC

found it.
TFTC

Suscoe headed out for a day's caching in the company of Phetlern.
It was a warm day, just perfect for caching.
We enjoyed our time searching in a variety of locations.
We did the TdF trail as well as those on the return to Morgan.
With 4 pairs of eyes we found most of the caches quickly and then kept moving.
Thanks to Nibs for placing this cache here, we enjoyed this one.

15:16
After completing the Tour de France, with Team Suscoe, this is one of the caches we needed to find as part of post race warm down before returning to the caravan park. What an incredibly sad tale of lonliness and loss.

Thanks to Nibs for the hunt.
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Heading home after staying overnight at Gluepot Reserve.
Came home this way so I could have a look at some of this series
Have always meant to stop at Mt Mary so does this count.
Thanks Alan. I love a cache with history

Easy find.
My second find of this series.
Would have been tough living out here back then.
Tftc.

On a drive heading out along the road to Morgan, then Eudunda to Moculta. Did the first of these three some time ago, so plan to get the last two today.
Found quickly and all in good order.
SL TFTC

Wow.... sad story tftc

Tftc! A beautiful story

Quick find sad story tftc

Haven't found the first in this series yet, but found the story interesting and quite sad. Thanks for sharing. TFTC

Thank you Nibs for another installment in the Towitta Tragedy
I started the series a few months ago and while I haven't found the first cache, I do know where it is hidden after a visit to the Sedan Cemetery.

Here I took time to have a look at the ruins and find the second cache

The third installment is not far away now and was where I was headed next.

TFTC and story [^]

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[Black]Today we headed out to the TdF series with FelixII, quite happy to see that the rain had stopped and the sun was shinning albeit weakly.

We drove up the highway from Mallala to Morgan and drove back down the stock route picking up the odd additional cache along the way. The road was good order, though a bit slippery in isolated patches, and the rain stayed away. I must say I'm glad we didn't have to ride the route on the bikes.

Most caches were in good order and mostly dry inside even though some where in puddles of water.
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Touring Australia having left Perth in late February and attending Oz Mega. Now we are leisurely checking out the rest of the State.

Having met up with iluvtrekking a few days ago and surviving the pouring rain of the last few days it was very nice to head out with them today with only the odd drizzle about. The sun even managed to poke its head out a couple of times. Think the temp only got to 14degrees though

A fabulous day touring the countryside. We also managed to complete the TDF series. A very successful day with only 1 DNF. Took heaps of photo's so a big thankyou for this cache.

TFTC

Found while doing the Tour de France--so good to say that! Happy to pick up some bonus caches in the area. Thanks for this one Nibs and the story of Mary.

TFTC
TNLN

When we came upon this cache we didn't realise it was part of a trilogy. We did manage to grab My Sister's Keeper further along the road. We didn't however see 'The Towitta Tragedy' cache along the route we took today....maybe another time.

Another sad tale of life (and death) for the Schippan family

Thanks Nibs for bringing us here and teaching us about sad Mary Schippan [^]

A hot last day of the year but with Mogni in town we thought we would end the year with a power trail. TDF was the order of the day. Already had 10 finds under the belt just getting there. Had no DNF's for the TDF and a late lunch at Morgan. All that was left was the trip back home.

I was assured I might even get a close encounter with a camel here.....but alas only CP is the camel..and snake...and spider king! A quick find and sign only Thanks Nibs

We found this cache today at 2:09pm as number 57 of 114 on our Tour de Morgan. Taking a break from the tour series here to refill the fuel tank. Thanks from D & S B-A

Heading back to Morgan after doing some of Aussie convicts caches.
Found this one, then a drink at the Pub before returning to Morgan.
TFTC

Well its finally happened, I've spent a day following the Tour de France. Never thought I'd say that!

Along the way I did find quite a few caches though and this was one on the cool down lap[^]

Cheers

Nice easy find thank you

Out for a great family day with sister, dad, aunty and uncle. Great day!

visiting Morgan with the family it was an awesome cache TFTC

We were in Morgan for a geo-adventure and started our day with a few quickies on our way to a nearby challenge.

It is always nice to read the story and to spend a few minutes to look at the location and think about what it might have been like here, all those years ago.

Thanks for the story.