B&W (V) Christmas Innamincka, South Australia, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 20-Aug-10. Waypoint GA2359

Cache Details

Difficulty:
Terrain:
Type:	Burke and Wills
Container:	Virtual
Coordinates:	S26° 40.566' E139° 36.966' (WGS 84)
	54J 362297E 7048691N (UTM)
Elevation:	30 m
Local Government Area:	Pastoral Unincorporated Area

Map

Whodunit Terrain

Description

This is a special Burke & Wills cache listed on Geocaching Australia.

This cache requires you to visit a Burke & Wills historical location and take a photo as described along with your GPS receiver and if possible yourself in the picture. Once you have logged this cache as a find, you are required to load your picture to your log to validate your find.

Validating Your Log
Take a picture of your GPS receiver showing the same co-ordinates as the cache page (plus or minus 100 meters) and attach it to your online log.

Important Information
The Burke Wills Historical Society notes: "The actual route Burke and Wills followed once they left Camp 78 is unknown and one of the most intensely debated issues. Wills' map and some of his journals containing astronomical observations have been lost. Because the journals have never been transcribed, it means the expedition's track north of the Diamantina, through the gibber rises, confused sand dunes and extensive claypans, is a matter for conjecture."
Travel in Outback Australia can be extremely hazardous. Plan your trip with care and seek and follow local advice on what precautions to take. Be aware of private property restrictions. Do not risk your life to log this geocache.

About This Location
"We took a day of rest on Gray's Creek to celebrate Christmas," Wills wrote in his journal at Camp 72. "This was doubly pleasant, as we had never, in our most sanguine moments, anticipated finding such a delightful oasis in the desert. Our camp was really an agreeable place, for we had all the advantages of food and water, attending a position of a large creek or river, and were at the same time free from the annoyance of the numberless ants, flies, and mosquitoes that are invariably met with amongst timber or heavy scrub."

Additonal Information
Source: Paul Dorsey Used with Permission

Logs

19-May-18

Tassie Trekkers

Heading to Innamincka and following in the footsteps of Burke & Wills this was one of the B&W caches we found.

Many thanks Geocaching Australia for publishing this cache for our enjoyment and adding to our geocaching experience. [*FTF*]

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 Very Happy

We were one of the lucky teams to receive a pathtag from Geocaching Australia for publishing a "Geocacher Cache" - thanks Geocaching Australia.

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