Take a Long Break Balladonia, Western Australia, Australia
By
S N F A U on 16-May-13. Waypoint GA6328
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Micro |
| Coordinates: | S32° 26.244' E124° 6.314' (WGS 84) |
| 51H 603899E 6410542N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 146 m |
| Local Government Area: | Dundas |
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Description
As we travelled to and from Perth, we took breaks here.
It's a good spot for the weary cacher to take a break, stretch the legs and of course find a cache.
Situated on the Eyre Highway on what some regard as the longest straight stretch of road in the world, between Balladonia and Caiguna; The road stretches for 146.6 Kilometres (91.1 mi) with out turning.
At approxmately 132Kms from Caiguna (heading West) and approximately 50Kms from Balladonia (heading East) is a 24Hr Rest Stop.
It has tables and seats, plenty of room for those large home away from homes and a toilet.(It was backed up and very smelly at the time of placing this cache) There is no water availble here.
And now of course it has a cache.
The cache is a mint tin hidden in the usual way.
Stealth maybe required; please replace it as you found it.
Hints
Abg ybj |
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Decode |
Logs
Quite a worthwhile stop. Found two caches when I was only expecting this one. Getting it involved a bit of monkeying and grabbing it simultaneously.. Geocaching must be so much easier for tall people..... TFTC SNAFU
Rated: for Overall Experience
After spending a few days in Gawler it was time for to drive my mums (well my car now) from Gawler back to Perth. This was day three travelling from Border Village to Norseman on a 5 day 3,100km adventure. It was bleak and cold morning and stayed overcast much of the day. Not as many sights today as there was on day 2.
And there are hundreds of signs saying do not drive tired so geocaching helped with that.
The day turned eventful after gashing my leg at a cache, putting a tiny hole in my font tyre returning from Madura Cave then at Norseman the motel i had booked with did not have me on their list, so managed to get a room at the pub. They do say they come in threes.....
I parked up on the side of the road for the start of many trig points.
I cleaned quite a few so any writing could be seen rather than just a mound of dirt with a pole.
This cache was not a long break but a very quick break to stretch and sign the log and keep on moving.
Thanks for the cache SNAFU
And there are hundreds of signs saying do not drive tired so geocaching helped with that.
The day turned eventful after gashing my leg at a cache, putting a tiny hole in my font tyre returning from Madura Cave then at Norseman the motel i had booked with did not have me on their list, so managed to get a room at the pub. They do say they come in threes.....
I parked up on the side of the road for the start of many trig points.
I cleaned quite a few so any writing could be seen rather than just a mound of dirt with a pole.
This cache was not a long break but a very quick break to stretch and sign the log and keep on moving.
Thanks for the cache SNAFU
Rated: for Overall Experience
A quick find. Cache and log are good. TFTC S N A F U.
Rated: for Overall Experience
On the way to Millicent Mega, detours and found and signed the log as EV and thanks for the cache and hide
A very quick find for Mrs Shifter while having a cuppa here. All in good order. Thanks for the hide.
A little busy today – was able to find cache without too much fuss - thanks 
Rated: for Overall Experience
A quick stop on the way to WA Goes Big but still time for a cache. TFTC. BigSmile
Rated: for Overall Experience
WA2016 caching and Dive trip. Day 6. After a night out of the rain I did not need to stop here. The spot by the cache was not in use so I was soon back on my way.
Thanks
Albida
Thanks
Albida
Here at GZ, I found a well appointed rest area with everything a grey nomad or back-packer bus group could need.
Oh except for water
A noisy highway side place to spend a night, with dunnys,litter bins,and that reassurance that somehow grouping together here in the GAFA makes it a safer spot to sleep
What I did find amazing when I arrived here at the hour of 9:00 am, was that one group whose numbers obviously didn't all fit into their camper van at night and so needed a couple of tents for extra accommodation, were still here !!
People normally don't loiter when the sun is up on the Nullarbor !!
Fortunately they were encamped far enough away from GZ to not notice what I was up to.
And a mint tin was found in the second place I stuck me paw
TFTC !! and short break
Oh except for water
A noisy highway side place to spend a night, with dunnys,litter bins,and that reassurance that somehow grouping together here in the GAFA makes it a safer spot to sleep
What I did find amazing when I arrived here at the hour of 9:00 am, was that one group whose numbers obviously didn't all fit into their camper van at night and so needed a couple of tents for extra accommodation, were still here !!
People normally don't loiter when the sun is up on the Nullarbor !!
Fortunately they were encamped far enough away from GZ to not notice what I was up to.
And a mint tin was found in the second place I stuck me paw
TFTC !! and short break
Rated: for Overall Experience
Travelling back to East from West.
Thanks S N A F U for the hunting and cache
Thanks S N A F U for the hunting and cache
Rated: for Overall Experience
Yet another one I had not logged from last year. Missed two of them in my log book?
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this one on the way home from the Oz Mega in Murray Bridge. Thanks SNAFU
Rated: for Overall Experience
Nice easy find when the camping area is empty. Thanks S N A F U
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found without problems on the way back from the OzMega at Murray Bridge.
Thanks for the cache,
Thanks for the cache,
Rated: for Overall Experience
Stopped looked did not find. Must remember to carry GPS on long road trips. Tom Tom just does not cut it.
Rated: for Overall Experience
