A Daring Mission Wirrina Cove, South Australia, Australia
By The SBI on 04-Feb-14. Waypoint GC4Y4KT

Out for inspiration to put a few more out myself. Stop here most Sunday mornings doing radio checks with the CFS. TFTC

Made great use of the public holiday. A lovely getaway with gridge98 for a few days, camping in Deep Creek. TFTC!

A daring mission was had today and with the rose out why not take it on, a lovely walk along the rocks to GZ to be presented with this. Cache found and is all good

Today Courtneyrose_ and I headed home to Adelaide from Deep creek after a nights camping at Cobbler hill campground. With a few walks on the cards and a few others on the way home a nice day was had.

Thanks for the cache

Headed off in a different direction for a weekend of different scenery and a cache or two along the way.

Don't get along here much, and just so happened we were staying quite close to where we had figured this one out many moons ago. (The southerly approach as mentioned by others)
The locals down there aren't that friendly, so don't share their ample free parking with us plebs, thus doubling the walk... but that did give a chance for the paws to dry out on the way back to the car.

No sign of a "hobo" at GZ, let's not get judgy, but no sign of anyone living rough, or even the previously mentioned mummy dog... maybe it's moved on. It could get wet here sometimes.
It may be a fav spot for someone to come fishing, or drinking, or both! Lines and a makeshift seat showed some signs of human inhabitance occasionally.
Whatever the uses, excellent place to locate cache is among them!

We came as the tide appeared to be moving out. With better research and planning I think I'd make that a little lower tide if I could! But a fun scramble nonetheless And the hide was discreet but easily located.

Sincere appreciation goes to The SBI for locating and maintaining another cache on our ever growing SA geo-map


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Travelling all over the countryside with Purrfect Di and Jack - searching, spotting strange items and signing cache logs using some or all of the resources of GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife), Whereyougo, Garmin Montana 750i, Montana 680t, Etrex 35, Samsung S21u, Samsung S9, with Geocaching App, c:Geo, or Geooh Go, and Android Auto and other maps... or often with just a guyess or plain old dumb luck
Plenty of that luck stuff actually !!!

*All the online logs are composed and published with GSAK of course.*


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Caution! Caching is a very hazardous activity!
Look out for sand, mud, snakes, surprise cliffs, roos, wombats, things falling from trees, bulldust, and floods, and try not to get tetanus from rusty mint tins and don't fall off your ladder...
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- and do watch out for germs and bugs !!! . [xx(]

Make Travel Bugs the Only bugs you share and pass on
Keep a safe distance - cache the countryside


Truly fantastic of all those placing quality caches out and about around the country areas,
in sensible safe places especially! - it keeps our game fun, and interesting

Appreciate you reading all this extra addition to the log word count! There's a challenge somewhere out there, apparently! You win a virtual smiley for the effort and getting to the end of the log Maybe if I worked out where I could do it and go back to normal logs again ! If you find the challenge let me know and we can put an end to these long logs !!!





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Found out for drive with allister

A nice little walk with Tallbikestan. A quick find once we got to GZ. TFTC SBI

A fun adventure after work with [@Davidwazza](http://coord.info/PR61VZX) a! TFTC

Today with COVID-19 requirements still in effect, I headed out with my household and geocaching buddy [@jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T) for some hiking adventures along the Fleurieu Peninsula. We were also targeting some key geology sites that were good analogs to some of our oil and gas work.
We had a few walks along the ocean checking out some of the sea caves, before stopping off in Second Valley to look at the cliffs and study its marble deposits (a repeated visit for me, but first for [@jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T)). We had lunch at Normanville, and then headed back south for a few hikes in Second Valley Forest, and Middle Fence Forest, before heading home via Inman Valley. A great opportunity to also have stopped to study Selwyn's Rock (Glacier Rock) nearby. Despite some concern of rain, the day was pretty good with our fitness, but there were some cold winds.

This was a really fun adventure. Upon approach, we pondered whether to continue on a journey from the north as per [@weredunn4](http://coord.info/PRC5T5A)'s adventure, or whether to make the drive around. It was a choice of an extra 1.5 km via Option 1, or what I had estimated to be 500 m from the other way. Anyway, the lazier option had it, but as it turned out, there was a gated community from the south, so that 500 m one way journey turned out to be closer to be 1 km. Hence, the first option wasn't too bad (to provide assurance to [@weredunn4](http://coord.info/PRC5T5A) that their decision was just as good).

We did enjoy our adventure to GZ, and was similar to a few adventures I had shared with gridge98 on some higher terrain caches along this coast. Nearby to GZ, there was an option of a ramp, so I took it, but it was only when I got up the top, did I reread my notes, and understand what we needed to be looking for, bugger. So back down and around, to find this awesome feature. We proceeded as per the comments, and one key rocks pile seemed to stand out. However, that contained a mummified dog?? I wondered if that was somehow themed to this cache, but we kept looking to see it was in fact real. No other Geocachers had mentioned this, although TeamAstro said in his log something about mummification, so we left that, and continued to look around. We left no rock unturned, and just no-cache appeared to be there. I made a PAF, who confirmed that we were in the right place, and also looking where we should have been. We returned back, and looked a little harder, and sure enough, a cache was found. A nice puzzle and awesome location, but it's a shame that its size isn't large as per the description, but instead small? The cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks The SBI for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance.

P.s. will be interesting to see how time treats that animal carcass. Maybe it's the hobo living in that area's ex-pet?

Found It!
I solved this one about 5 years ago now. Then did the walk to GZ several years ago but failed to find the cache that day. Today I finally came back and found it in the first place I looked. I swear that wasn't there last time. An amazing location and a great place for a cache!
TFTC

Walked the 6km round trip from the carpark to the north (in hind-sight it would have been quicker to approach from the south when the tide was low). We had been to this place pre-geocaching before, and upon entering we found the cache lying exposed in the middle of the area. Very surprised that it was still there. Signed the log and then hid it under a pile of flat rocks. Thanks SBI - a great adventure was had in getting this one!.

If there was only going to be one cache for the day this was going to be (to be honest it was all I planned). I met the fireman, H_Quinn and H423L for this one - I had the solution for a few years and it was always going to be I did with at least one other. Good footwear are the go for this one and strong ankles are a bonus.

Having struggled in places along the beach, we eventually arrived at GZ. Too many cooks so I stood back and watch. I don't normally like to watch but I did this time.

Was that a petrified mummy in there? How often does the water get in?? So many questions.

The fireman made the find in the end and we were all happy. So happy we were looking forward to the tramp back.

Thanks to The SBI and **clear skies** from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet!

I was asked to accompany to a nearby nemisis cache of H423L, and that one was on the way to this one, about a 6km round trip along a disused track, rocks, and sand from the carpark!
Having the co-ords in gsak for awhile now, I didn't want to pass up the excuse to come here and drag some others too! lol
A lot of unfound here again, and only the 7th finder!
The co-ords had us outside, but we followed the logs contents and I soon found the cache where H423L had already looked! hahahaha
Anyways, a nice walk with great company.
TNLNSL
Thanks and please do not use this rotor again... lol

After finding a nearby puzzle the mission was set for this one. We dared and we conquered. I would like to say an easy stroll along the beach but there wasn't really a lot of beach. This would be one nice spot to sing around the campfires at night. Shame the group of us didn't think of it at the time. TFTC

Almost died of exhaustion getting to this one, but luckily had some helpers to drag me along with them. GZ was a really wonderful spot, very impressive. I enjoyed the final destination a lot. TFTC

Today we are being chauffeur driven by Brad & Janet and meeting up with some others to tackle some of these along here, was a great day caching in the group and the walk along here was great, saw lots of sea sponges along the way and views were great, i wish i had time to do some fishing while i was here.TFTC

A Daring Mission indeed!
This is one I had looked at many times. Recently a planned trip down south stirred me to try again. This time a solid nudge had me headed in the correct direction to solve. Even so it was a challenge to make everything work.
Today another cache in the rough area was targeted and found, so an additional walk was undertaken. Three others came with me for the stroll.
At GZ as LL had noted there were signs of previous human habitation. But after a good search the replacement cache placed by the CO was found. Woohoo.
TNLNSL
TFTCThe SBI
Now to walk back

A long stroll from the north where the cars were parked and we came across a likely spot. A quick search and the container was spotted from afar. TFTC. 10/09/2016, 10:40 AM Find #2761

Update 14/9/2016: Puzzle now solved properly and another green tick on the geocheck

Well that was a long walk from the cars, I was glad I found a new way to attach BONES to my backpack. He is a lot more comfortable in that position for me. Passed human presence was noted at gz but we found the replacement cache.

A nice walk, a great place, but no cache...
Looks like someone has been living at GZ - maybe the nomadic guy that Freddo keeps finding...

Has this one been checked/replaced yet?

I did replace the original cache on the 15th of February with a small temporary cache in its place. I have not visited since, but I expect the temporary cache may still be there. I am yet to resolve how to move forward, as I would like to keep the large cache and the location, but they don't seem to go together. I'll keep working on a better solution for when I'm next there.

First no find

I was the Beta tester for this puzzle and the coordinates have been burning a hole in my GPS for a year now.
Finally today was the day to make the expedition. In consultation with the previous finder, I decided to take the longer but easier approach from the north.
It was still pretty hard work to make the nearly 3km journey, but after some beachcombing, rock hopping and grass stomping I finally made it to GZ. I noticed the massive feature at GZ, but since my GPS told me there were still 50m to go, I ignored it and went around the corner and up into a new 'hidden valley'. From there I spent at least an hour checking every nook and cranny and putting my self into 4, 5 and even 6 star terrain positions. Being out of range I had no option to PAF. Pretty exhausted from all the traversing, I decided to check the 'large feature' and found a blanket, a crate, a cap, a fire place, lots of cockle shells, but unfortunately again no cache.

Disappointed I retraced my steps to the car, but after 500m I noticed I was back in phone range. The PAF option was deployed and I was told I was definitely in the right spot.
I decided to return and check it all out again, but again no cache was found. The water in this area does get up to this level, so I am assuming the cache has met a watery grave.

So in the end, all I got from my daring mission was a burnt neck and very red schnoz.

Now here's a story. A few weeks ago Freddo and I were driving to Gluepot to teach newbies how to use a GPS. He mentioned a certain technology that was required to solve a puzzle he was working on. Working in the IT field means I sometimes get asked questions about making obscure emulators work. But I more or less forgot about it.

A few nights ago I received another request for assistance and Freddo pointed me at this cache page. The funny thing is that Freddo had already performed 95% of the research required to solve this but was stuck on a technical point. Which as it turns out wasn't all that technical at all.

Fast forward to today and we had a lovely drive stopping at the Yankalilla bakery for a cake, but approached from the wrong direction. We must have been in a holiday mood after that cake. It would have been much easier from the other direction. The Newt has better footing than a Frog and a shonky bloke and it was he that retrieved the cache for us. Well done Newt. A joint FTF and a favourite point.

Never let the facts ruin a good cache log.
This puzzle cache was published in February and has remained unfound for over five months. A cache by the The SBI. The geochecker showed a green tick several months ago but still no found logs. Interesting story. Interesting puzzle. Interesting attributes. A daring journey through the interwebs found a typically cryptic reference to a seldom used machine. The last remaining version of the machine is stored in that vast American warehouse shown at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark and the beginning of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The machine survived the atomic blast by sitting in a lead lined fridge.
So we had a solution. Now it was time to visit GZ. The journey did not start well as the shonky GPSr died during reboot. The grey screen of death. So what is the problem? The cache is 500m that way and the description is valid. The tide is rising and the skidoo has run out of petrol. There was walking and there was rock clambering and then there was a choice of cliffs or water. Neither was acceptable. A shonky rock scramble and we arrived at another cliff and a shonky gully. James the Newt was sent to slay the dragon of the cave of agggggggggghhhhhhhhhh........ THUD. The cache was kissed and the log book logged. We then debated the choice of walking an easy 2.5km out or the reverse of the above. Of course we took the 4.5 terrain route. The tide was still rising and there were areas that were now wading accessible. A daring mission. A daring adventure. Roll on the next finders.

Adding geocheck and slightly adjusting clue to remove a minor bug

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