B&W (M) Avonmore Elmore, Victoria, Australia
By
WazzaAndWenches on 20-Aug-10. Waypoint GA2466
Cache Details
Difficulty: | |
Terrain: | |
Type: | Burke and Wills |
Container: | Regular |
Coordinates: | S36° 31.314' E144° 32.578' (WGS 84) |
55H 280001E 5955354N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 140 m |
Local Government Area: | Greater Bendigo |
Description
West of Elmore
Burke & Wills (Traditional) Patterson's
Based on the diaries of Ludwig Becker, official diarist and naturalist of the expedition.
Between Old Elmore Hotel and Camp IX. (Patterson's.) August 1860.
This stage took the explorers across to meet the Piccaninny Creek at Myles Patterson's Piccaninny Creek or Kamarooka homestead. This stream, which starts as the Bendigo Creek, eventually becomes the Mt. Hope Creek.
After leaving the Old Elmore Hotel the Expedition Party headed in a roughly westerly direction towards Patterson's (now known as Kamarooka), passing through the Avonmore district.
Local legend has it that the Moreton Bay Fig at this location was planted by the Party. Although this seems quote plausible it cannot be proven one way or the other. Regardless, it is unexpected to find a Moreton Bay Fig in such a place.
The Cache...
The length (in meters) of the 10th hole = ABC.
The number of strokes allowed = D
A short distance away you will find the cache hidden at
S36° 31.3(A+B)(B-C)'
E144° 32.(C+D)78'
Hints
Gur gragu ubyr vf bar uhaqerq naq fvkgl svir zrgref ybat naq vg'f n cne guerr.
Gur pnpur vf ng n ebnqfvqr thz gerr nobhg guerr uhaqerq zrgref rnfg bs gur zbergba onl svt. |
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Decode |
Logs
We had no trouble uncovering the cache inits spacious hide but getting it open proved a stuggle as the dirt under the edge of the lid resulted in it being wedged firmly shut. In the end a foot on the clip and a firm tug saw the lid come open. Container and contents were in excellent condition.
Thanks for this cache WassaAndWenches. It is always good to find this type of container and we enjoyed the decoration
It was so good to be back on the B&W trail after such a long break and I hope to make sure it's not another 5 years before catching up with them again.
TNLNSL. Thanks WazzaAndWenches.
TFTC WazzaAndWenches
We are currently touring Victoria with our geovan in tow, using geocaching as a guide. We have visited many amazing locations through geocaching and today our journey followed in the footsteps of Burke and Wills - bringing us to your cache B&W (M) Avonmore.
Many thanks WazzaAndWenches for publishing this cache for our enjoyment and adding to our geocaching experience today.
Gathered the required information to complete this multi then mad a quick find at GZ. Cache and contents were in good condition.
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Never one to take the direct route home, I travelled west after today's 3 Month event to continue visiting Burke and Wills sites.
This was the third, and most fun, of today's targets, and though I had intended to go home via Mia Mia for a few more, the weather had other ideas. As I got to the final coordinates, the heavens opened up, and for a while there, I thought that would be the closest I'd get this evening. Fortunately, the rain abated enough to venture out with the rain jacket, and the actual cache location was surprisingly well sheltered.
I love hauling these beauties out of their hiding spots. Thanks, WazzaAndWenches... also all in good condition.
Now, I guess I'll take the more direct route home, as this doesn't look like stopping any time soon.
GCA#204
The final cache of the day and a 40+km drive from our last to get up to find this one today. We just had to find one more B&W cache today and while it was completely dark when we got to GZ, it was obvious what was here and then we worked out the location and headed to the cache. A quick search by car headlights and the very nice sized container was in hand. Not many ammo cans seen around in the last few years so this was a very pleasant cache to find. Open in the middle of the road with the car headlights and then replaced without major issues, just a scared possum up the tree.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks for placing the geocache here for us to find today. I haven't done B&W caches for a while as they have all been too far away, but this weekend we found four. Noice
*Overall Experience: 5*
*Recommended*
GAFF 1
Thanks W&W...
Cache still good as new!
Love the camels.
Take nothing.
Thanks WazzaAndWenches for the cache.
Thank goodness for the maps on the gps, I wouldn't have done so well accessing this spot from a paper map. And poor B&W didn't even have that much, no wonder they were a bit slow making their way about here!!
Thanks to WazzaAndWenches for the effort put into this
A nice easy find as well.
TNLNSL
TFTC
Day 3 and the rain continues - only the caching made for a bright spot today. We decided to grab a few B&W caches while in the area.
Thanks for the cache WazzaAndWenches
Great to drive around the back roads enjoying the countryside. At GZ it was good that the road was deserted as it meant that I did not have to pull off to the side and risk getting bogged. Hopped out of the car to grab the cache and sign the log.
Left KoT pathtag
Thanks WazzaAndWenches a nice B&W cache
Found by Roma and Max.
We are enjoying backtracking B & Ws route and appreciated your very appropriate selection for this hide.
This certainly is a magnificient tree.
At GZ we found another excellent container full of goodies.
We left our mark in your log and thanks again Warren.
From Romax.