Gold Coast Beaches - Currumbin Currumbin, Queensland, Australia
By MattyRx on 24-Nov-18. Waypoint GA13157
Cache Details
Difficulty: | |
Terrain: | |
Type: | Traditional |
Container: | Small |
Coordinates: | S28° 7.656' E153° 29.189' (WGS 84) |
56J 547776E 6888566N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 5 m |
Local Government Area: | Gold Coast City |
Tour: | Gold Coast Beaches Tour |
Description
C u r r u m b i n |
Please note: Multigrip Pliers may be required to open this cache!
Currumbin is cool. Currumbin creek flows out into the ocean, and that creek is pretty no matter which end of it you are swimming in. The beach was awarded 'The Cleanest Beach in Australia' in 2013. That's a pretty big achievement.
The beach is home to two bloody big rocks. Currumbin Rock and Elephant Rock. Ooh, there's a cache there too. Currumbin Alley is a popular surfing site formed on the bar of Currumbin Creek, particularly for longboards.
The Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is a popular tourist spot and as part of the GeoTour, don't forget to feed the lorikeets. Although they won't show if there's a solid source of nectar in bloom. There's also some Gold Coast history here and here too!
The cache is designed to blend in to its surroundings and is hidden in plain sight. Due to the nature of how the container is constructed, there's only room for a pencil and a logsheet. There is information recorded on the cache container that will assist you in finding the Gold Coast Beaches GeoTour Challege Cache. (Surely I could have thought of a better name)
Hints
CIP - Srapr |
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Decode |
Logs
I ended up wandering in the direction of Palm Beach and targeted a few hides in particular, though I didn't get quite as far north as I expected, having somewhat overestimated my phone battery's mileage!
It's been a while since I've done a cache in this series, but I knew what to expect and quickly spotted the hide once I'd arrived at gz.
A lucky break in the beachgoing muggles allowed me to retrieve and sign the log without any eyebrows raised and all was replaced back as it was found.
Thanks to MattyRx for the hide!
On another visit to the Gold Coast to find geocaches
TFTC
Thanks for another beaut cache in a top location.
Cheers
This one was a bit tricky as there were three muggles nearby with a clipboard surveying the area. Think they were planning a wedding.
And would you believe that just because I was trying to be discreet I had trouble getting the lid off.
Remember getting a cache back at the parking area for this one many years ago.
Thanks.
Out and about with Tassie Trekkers hunting down GCA caches and this was one we found. A clever hide. This geotour has shown us some fabulous spots. TFTC
Continuing on with the Gold Coast Beach Series - this one was our 2nd find in the geotour today and another find to add to a great day's caching taking us on a grand tour of some beautiful beaches. Cache and contents in good condition.
Many thanks MattyRx for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
Tassie Trekkers are now a locationless geocache we have published a 'Geocacher cache' - Travelling Trekkers GA10932 - so if you spot us in your area sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a
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This cache was my 'yay' I can relax a little, and another Gold Coast Beach Geotour cache for my collection.
Thanks for the fun.
I thought Cinderella had gotten there first because there was a size 11 pink thong next to where the cache was hiding. The logbook was empty- yay! I didn't bother searching for ladies only wearing shoe, my name is not Prince Charming.
Thank you for the cache.