The Birthday Cache Challenge Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia
By MattyRx on 14-Sep-23. Waypoint GA27411

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Type: Challenge Cache
Container: Small
Coordinates: S27° 59.352' E152° 58.495' (WGS 84)
  56J 497533E 6903993N (UTM)
Elevation: 47 m
Local Government Area: Scenic Rim

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The Birthday Cache Challenge

About the challenge:

This is a challenge cache.

The geocache is hidden at the listed co-ordinates but you may not log it as Found until you have completed the associated challenge.

Find at least 5 GCA geocaches on their 'birthday'. i.e. Found on the same day and month they were hidden, but in a different year.
The following cache types are excluded from the challenge:

  • Locationless
  • Jigsaw
  • Geocacher
  • TrigPoint
  • Ephemeral

About the location:

This cache is hidden in a small park, 2km west of Beaudesert. A nice spot for lunch, with plenty of parking for a motorhome or caravan. It’s close to the location Il-Bogan lagoon, the home of the Il-bogan Bunyip, although I’ve yet to see this creature.


The Il-bogan bunyip was first sighted in 1850, with the Mununjali clan having passed down tales of this creature for generations, describing it as a subterranean and aquatic presence across their lands.
The creature remains hidden in the lagoon's murky depths, emerging occasionally to startle onlookers. The lagoon is also associated with a story involving two dingoes and a kangaroo's transformation into the Warrajum, the rainbow serpent.


Interestingly, the Il-bogan lagoon is said to be connected to another lagoon called Bungropin, as per the Mununjali tradition. This site gained notoriety when the first sighting of the bunyip was reported in 1850 by a visitor to the Bromelton House, owned by Thomas Murray-Prior. This remarkable creature was described as having a head resembling a platypus's bill, an eel-like body, and a semi-transparent tail, potentially spanning around thirty feet in length. The lagoon had a reputation as the bunyip's home, and sightings were reported by locals.


The legend of the bunyip persisted through the years, with mentions in newspapers in 1927 and inspiring a short story titled "The Bunyip" by Rosa Campbell Praed in 1891. Even today, local stories and the Mununjali people's accounts contribute to the ongoing mystery surrounding the Il-bogan lagoon and its eerie inhabitant.

About the cache:

The cache is a small container with pencil and logbook. There's room for small swaps. Should be an easy find.

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07-Jan-24
I parked the geo-van and no one was around so began my search. I then spotted a cool cossid moth! The larva of these are witchetty grubs. Images taken. Just as I was about to start searching properly, a significant number of humans descended into IL Bogan Park, like it was a meeting for the International Association of Muggles and each member was allowed to bring family and friends. I’m out this way quite often so decided to abort this mission until another day. I’m not logging a DNF because I didn’t get to have a decent search. I shall return!

I don’t qualify for this challenge yet. I just wanted to get my name into the log book so I can log a find as soon as I do…. which I’m sure will take a while Smile


 
14-Sep-23
As I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I remind myself that you can't always trust Google Maps.
 
Scenic Rim (R) - dragonZone
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