B&W (V) Howitt's camp Innamincka, South Australia, Australia
By Geocaching Australia on 20-Aug-10. Waypoint GA2416

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
The next day Howitt prepared his carrier pigeons to deliver the news to Melbourne, but found their tail feathers had been ruined in their cages. So he shot two wild pigeons and spliced their feathers onto his own with waxed threads! "The plan answered far better than I expected, and the birds can now fly about the aviary we have made of a tent with the greatest of ease." They were set free on the 20th, and immediately set upon by kites. One was killed, but two got away.

Additonal Information
Source: Paul Dorsey Used with Permission