Rock the DON Don, Tasmania, Australia
By Landy_clan on 30-Sep-10. Waypoint GA2602

This geocache appears to be MIA so to stop it clogging the search lists we'll archive it. This is done to keep the Geocaching Australia clean and up to date.

If the owner can confirm it is in place the listing can be resurrected by placing an "unarchived" log against it.

Found some penguins nesting in rock crevices but no cache was to be found. Very windy, wild day today. So many hiding places so after 20 minutes or so it was back along the very rocky shore.

Looks like Sharnie's Tribe and us had the same glasses on. We couldn't find this either. Going to have to try again another day.

Had a good look but couldn't find this one. Will have to give it a go another day.

Hi landy_clan
Enjoyed mu sea side walk on a slightly windy coast line. Tide was out so didn't get wet on the shelf.
A quick find was made. Read the log and a couple of muggles had signed it and fortunately left the cache as found.
I signed the log at 1142hrs.
Great views and good exercise - thanks.
Cheers OldSaint.

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Hi

Found this cache while traveling up to the north west. An enjoyable day.

Geo kid o used his monkey skills to retrieve this cache container

Nice hide

Amazing views and geological features. Thanks for bringing us here. TNLN TFTC.

Perfect day, perfect weather, a warm breeze and a nice stroll to GZ. Found quickly. TFTC.

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Out for a geocache afternoon with Forthferalz, we found this after quite a lot of searching - it was at the level that seemed logical, but several meters away from where the GPS was pointing.
We were also distracted by a rather smelly stranded lobster post or something like it nearby.
Was a good excuse to wander along here, always an interesting spot.

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Thanks landy-clan. I haven't been here for about 40 years when I was a member of the Burnie Field Nats and we walked from here around to the middle of Lillico Beach. I found the amygdaloidal basalt to be just as interesting today as I did all those years ago! I'm not so steady and springy with rock hopping these days so I had to be careful making my way to gz. The tide was dead low and the sea fairly calm so no problems in that area. The co-ords are spot on but there are heaps of rocks at gz however a bit of common sense narrowed down the search area and the cache was soon in hand. The spot was a little wet but the cache contents dry. I wiped the container seal clean and dry to ensure a good seal before replacing the lid.

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Had so much fun exploring the area today, So much to see, every step is different.Will definately be back with a fishing rod.Loved the rock formations and the cliff face. Thanks Landy-clan

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We have checked this cache. Looks like Santa may have collected it for a Chrissy pressie! We have now replaced it and all is good.
Sorry for any inconvenience.

Couldn't find this one, the gps kept taking us back to the same place and it seemed to be the place I would have hidden it too. There was a suspicious looking rock up where it shouldn't have been able to climb but the three of us just couldn't find it.

I had fun getting this cache. It was a grey day and the tessalated rock surface was just under water. Massive waves were crashing up over the rocks below which was both spectacular and relaxing in an odd kind of way.

great hiding spot, was a good place to site for a while and enjoy the view

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Great hide, long legs and arms were the go! Enjoyed the walk, got used to the rock hopping! Great views as the day was not windy!

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Now that was a fun after work adventure. The tide was out, the rain/drizzle held off and I was ready for a walk to unwind. I followed the shelf till I could go no further and turned on the GGPSr to be relieved that I had passed the cache. I quick scamper up the slope out of the wave area and then a long pause to think where would I hide the cache. I looked at the GZ a couple of times before I found the cache, but I also looked at quite a few other hiding places. After finding the cache I sat on the shelf edge to watch the unusually abundant number of largish fish in the water so this is a cache that I will remember for quite a while...quite a fishy find! Thanks Landyclan

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like some others....found so easy on the 2nd visit...co-ords were good too...so near yet so far before. Great piece of coastline.....TFEC Landy-clan...Cheers.

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Thanks Landy Clan for giving me another reason to come here. Love the rock formations here, I remembered to bring the camera this time to get some pics. Will add them shortly. Cache was found quickly which gave us more time to admire the surroundings

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Went searching with Jawapro as he had attempted it before the co-ords were corrected and he wanted to give it another go. New co-ords proved to be within a couple of metres, but it still took some clambering about and peering in crevices. Very interesting location. TFTC.

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My second attempt. This time I had an extra pair of eyes (UncleTom3) and the corrected co-ords. Still not easy as there are no shortage of rocks here, but we found it this time. The original co-ords were out of the water this time as the tide was out, but the new ones were much closer to the cache. I'd been so close on my first trip too... Thanks for the challenge Landyclan!

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A bit on the windy side but it was low tide making it an easier walk to gz. Sat the gps down and let it settle. Found the cache after a short search as the co-ords were good. Thanks

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The revised coordinates were much better - in fact, they were spot on after we allowed our GPS a few minutes to settle down. The irony was that we were within one metre of the hide on our first attempt to locate this cache - we just didn't go quite far enough. TFTC

I am very curious to know why the location of the cache appears to cause differences in GPS readings, could it be the high rock cliff. Just curious to find out.

First to log but not first to find. Thought we were going to get a FTF on this one. GPS not real settled but we had it at 375 and 790. Lovely day for a walk and a rock hop. Thanks.

Using new co-ords...still a no go. Would need weighing down with large rocks to avoid being washed away. Better luck to other cachers...Cheers.

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Easily found on the second visit.
Coords good
Many thanks!

Have been back today and found the co ords were out and we are so sorry. It was cloudy when the mark button was hit so that must have been the issue. We checked it today with 2 Garmin map60csx units. So once again sorry for your inconvenience. We will make it up to you in the future. WATCH OUT.
WE have edited the Rock the Don with the new coords.

I will go check again today, maybe my eyes were playing up.

In that case I can assure you that the coords are wrong.

I can assure you its not under water but you might need long arms.

According to my GPS, this was underwater when I was there - will have to return when the tide's out.

Just no luck today!