ICEM - Casino Casino, New South Wales, Australia
By
MattyRx on 10-Nov-18. Waypoint GA13075
Cache Details
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| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S28° 52.472' E153° 3.038' (WGS 84) |
| 56J 504937E 6805913N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 22 m |
| Local Government Area: | Richmond Valley |
/153.050633,-28.874533,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
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I've Cached Everywhere, Man - GCA Geocache Series |
Casino 2.0
I've Cached Everywhere, Man is the largest cache series hidden in Australia. It is made up of the locations made famous by Lucky Star in the song "I've been everywhere" in 1962, lyrics by Geoff Mack. Casino is mentioned in the second verse - between Lithgow & Brigalow. I wonder did Lucky Star stop in town, or just buzz through on route to somewhere else...
Casino is a small town of about 10,000 people located in the Northern Rivers of NSW. It's not named after gaming establishments - nor are there any close by. It derives it's name from the Italian town of Cassino (there are no gaming establishments here, either).
Casino is self proclaimed 'Beef Capital of Australia', however Rockhampton in QLD has also claimed this title - and they do have a statue of a big bull. The Meat Co-op in town is the largest private employer in Northern NSW and keeps the local economy in shape. Once a year the town hosts 'Beef Week', a celebration of all things cow. 'Breakfast with the butchers' and a street parade happen during this week, and someones daughter gets crowned 'Miss Beef Queen'. Such an honour.
One remarkable fact about the town is the number of parks within it's boundaries - there are 14 in all, which is a lot for a town of it's size. The Richmond River snakes it's way through town and divides the town into two. The only vehicular crossing is via the Centre Street bridge.
There have been a few well known people exported from Casino. There was a high court judge, Matty King of the Melbourne Storm NRL team, and the purple wiggle - Jeff.
This cache is located near the Casino RV Resort. An accumulation point for grey nomads. I think I'm too young to get in the resort. You're looking for a small sistema container with a logbook, pencil and a few swaps.
Hints
Zvqqyr bs gur cncreonex gerr, pbirerq...jvgu...jryy...cncreonex. |
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Decode |
Logs
Luckily we found the cache itself pretty quickly before the rain started back up in earnest. It's good to get another ICEM cache under our belt.
Thanks for the cache!
Arrived at GZ and searched according to the hint, but no luck. We have replaced cache, to keep it active, (hope this is OK)
Nice to tick another ICEM off the list.
Many thanks MattyRx for placing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience today.
It was an easy find as it was lying upside down out in the open. The log is soaking but I managed to sign. Cache was then placed nearby in a hide.
TFTC MattyRx
. With great anticipation we unlocked the cache to find... this book untitled. 
Thanks for the fun and memories MattyRx.
Now I can officially say I've cached at Casino.
TFTC
Thanks for another ICEM to cross off my list.
We too turned in the Grey Nomad compound … is this where old nomads go to die? Didn't want to venture too close unless I got lured in for the sales pitch, ala the old timeshare story.
Cache found in good condition. Thanks for the cache.
And we fitted in perfectly. 
In fact, due to the tightness of the road we had to go on in to turn around. So while MrG was doing a great bit of distractive stealth I found the cache. Very surprised to see it was still unfound.... 
not any more. {FTF} at 3.27 pm. TFTC and another ICEM MattyRx.