Peter's Humpy Poochera, South Australia, Australia
By
Everlasting on 08-May-07. Waypoint GA0746
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Virtual |
| Container: | Other |
| Coordinates: | S32° 43.228' E134° 50.308' (WGS 84) |
| 53H 484862E 6379689N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 84 m |
| Local Government Area: | Streaky Bay |
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Description
Come and see how Peter lived. What an interesting home. Did any of your family live like this a lingtime ago?
In need of a public convenience after a long drive I happend to find this unusual house. It ended up being a very pleasant place to take a break and have a rest.
If you find this virtual cache please take a photo of the humpy with your GPS in the photo. If you don't have a camera to catch the moment please prove you found this 'cache' by telling me the word that is shown in brackets () on th sign you will find inside the humpy that tells you the name for a type of wild fruit.
Logs
Found with GLISS!, KrispyStrips and k8tybee on our Road to Esperance trip. Thanks breaking up the long drive.
After spending a few days in Gawler it was time for to drive my mums (well my car now) from Gawler back to Perth. This was day one travelling from Gawler to Streaky Bay on a 5 day 3,100km adventure.
And there are hundreds of signs saying do not drive tired so geocaching helped with that.
Found lots of caches on the trip. And now on the last leg to Streaky woohoo
Thanks for the cache and making me get out and stretch. what an amazing little spot which i would not have seen. Thanks for bringing me here everlasting i love it.
And there are hundreds of signs saying do not drive tired so geocaching helped with that.
Found lots of caches on the trip. And now on the last leg to Streaky woohoo
Thanks for the cache and making me get out and stretch. what an amazing little spot which i would not have seen. Thanks for bringing me here everlasting i love it.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found It!
Stopped to find the traditional cache here only to realise it had been archived a few months ago. So instead we get find this virtual!
TFTC
Stopped to find the traditional cache here only to realise it had been archived a few months ago. So instead we get find this virtual!
TFTC
I pulled in here to find the traditional cache and this; plus visit the 'facilities'. I imagine that Peter would have liked to have had the faculties in his day so close to his humpy. So small a home. Interesting. TFTC Everlasting.
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An interesting piece of local history. The door was locked so unable to get inside. Only able to take some pictures and a picture of the GPS
Rated: for Overall Experience
An interesting piece of local history. The door was locked so unable to get inside. Only able to take some pictures and a picture of the GPS
Rated: for Overall Experience
An ingenious use of kerosene tins, but it would have been uncomfortable in mid winter and summer
TFTC
TFTC
Found while looking for some diesel in the town. Thanks for bringing me here - it would have been cold in Pete’s house on a day like today
Just happened to be camped over the road, and just thought we would get back to GCA
Thanks Everlasting ( Team ) TFTC
Thanks Everlasting ( Team ) TFTC
Very interesting place to visit here.
Thanks Everlasting for bring me here and virtual
Thanks Everlasting for bring me here and virtual
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A nice quick virtual (and a GC traditional) at an interesting location off the highway. Thanks for bringing us here Everlasting!
Um, er !!
I visited Peter's humpy for the second time today
But, but, but didn't realise that this was a GA cache hide !!
Today I dropped a GA trackable right next to Peter's humpy ...
Last visit I found the GC cache !!
Well I hope that is enough proof that I have visited .... twice
Loved the collection of farm implements
The BBQ is a spectacular cast iron affair.
The dunnies, well 'Tanks' for them
Peter's Humpy is a fascinating spot and a tribute to what you can do when you are down on your luck
So TFTC
I visited Peter's humpy for the second time today
But, but, but didn't realise that this was a GA cache hide !!
Today I dropped a GA trackable right next to Peter's humpy ...
Last visit I found the GC cache !!
Well I hope that is enough proof that I have visited .... twice
Loved the collection of farm implements
The BBQ is a spectacular cast iron affair.
The dunnies, well 'Tanks' for them
Peter's Humpy is a fascinating spot and a tribute to what you can do when you are down on your luck
So TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
We stopped here on our way to the OzMega in Murray Bridge. Thanks Everlasting for your cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Stopped here on our way to SA Oz Mega. 
What an interesting spot.
TFTC Everlasting.
What an interesting spot.
TFTC Everlasting.
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A great reason to have a small diversion while travelling the Nullarbor. Thanks for bringing us to this historical little place Everlasting. We enjoyed learning about Peter
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Stopped in at Poochera to change drivers and I made sure we stopped by here. Interesting little house.
TFTC.
TFTC.
Happy new year. This is a great piece of our history and Pete was a very resourceful bloke. Good on 'im. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
A stinker today, and we wilted out of the airconditioned car only to marvel that it must be at least 10deg hotter under that rusty roof. Thanks Everlasting.
Boy was it warm now so we parked the car in the shade and walked over to GZ. Photos snapped and then the other cache was found. The icon had been hidden under this one.
TFTC and my humpy.
TFTC and my humpy.
Top spot that most people would drive unknowingly past. Thanks, enjoyed the short time we had to spend here.
Found with Just a cacher. Loved the history here.
Thanks for the cache Everlasting.
Thanks for the cache Everlasting.
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We really enjoyed this spot, and spent some time wandering around and looking at everything. Sadly, the museum was closed, and we couldn't see any signs about when it might open, so we missed out on that.
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Interesting stop for geocaches.. Love these interesting history stops. Amazed to see all his tools lined up.
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Peter's Humpy was certainly a very basic dwelling but we have seen a number like this in the rugged West Coast area of Tasmania - guess thay they exist in many other places. TFTC KlanMak
A quick find while on a SA holiday with Team Gypsys. Thanks to Everlasting for the cache. A Photo was taken - will post when I can.
Found this one on our way to Perth. AMazing what people were able to acheive when they had to !!!
TFTC
TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found with Firesafe, and the rest of the Sunny Side up tour group.
A very interesting little location!
A very interesting little location!
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A group of us made our way across to the Googs Track Event ahead of the rest to pick up a few caches on the way.
Pete has never had so many visitors in one day. TFTC.
Pete has never had so many visitors in one day. TFTC.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Perth 10.6. Truly amazing how people managed to survive and live in these wild remote areas. Thanks.
Albida
Albida
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What a great little park and museum, with a good deal of information which made interesting reading. Stopped here for lunch on our way through from Nullarbor Roadhouse to Port Augusta.
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Stopped here for our lunch on a trip to Kalgoorlie and then onto Darwin.
It was interesting to see that the dwelling had been placed there as a display. It was good to revisit Poochera as it had been many years since we carted grain to the silos. Thanks Danielle.
It was interesting to see that the dwelling had been placed there as a display. It was good to revisit Poochera as it had been many years since we carted grain to the silos. Thanks Danielle.
Another reason to belong to the Geocaching fraternity.
Many years ago in a former(farmer) life we carted all of our grain to the "new" silo's at Poochera. We played football there and stopped for the dance afterward. But did I ever see Peters Humpy?? Sadly not.
Maybe next trip there. Good one and thanks. M.
Many years ago in a former(farmer) life we carted all of our grain to the "new" silo's at Poochera. We played football there and stopped for the dance afterward. But did I ever see Peters Humpy?? Sadly not.
Maybe next trip there. Good one and thanks. M.
WanderingAus wandered by on day 176 of a 6 month trip Wandering Australia and discovered a very interesting place. We've travelled through the Eyre Peninsula seven times before now and never knew about this spot. Unfortunately it was getting late in the day and we were still hunting a place to spend the night so we couldn't spend much time looking, so it's now on the list for another trip.
My find No 1076, T photo for the find, L footprints - in the photo the GPS is sitting on the top left corner of the sign Recommended* *Overall Experience: 3*
T4TH Everlasting
Keith
My find No 1076, T photo for the find, L footprints - in the photo the GPS is sitting on the top left corner of the sign Recommended* *Overall Experience: 3*
T4TH Everlasting
Keith
Rated: for Overall Experience
Hi Everlasting, i hope you know me well enough to trust me on this one. Camped at the caravan park on the 26th and walked up to the humpy the next morning. We used a Samsung phone to take the picture only to discover that the laptop we are using dosnt support the software to get the pics from it..DOH!.
An excellent example of how hard some people did it..but he lived to a ripe old age never the less.!
An excellent example of how hard some people did it..but he lived to a ripe old age never the less.!
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Another first by the looks at 16.30.
Found while on way to Streaky Bay for R&R.
Found while on way to Streaky Bay for R&R.
Thought i could get this one in my travels for work only to find it was 10 kms out to sea before the coords were corrected.
