The Pie Man Tasmania, Australia
By sirius Tas on 26-May-16. Waypoint GA8222
Cache Details
Difficulty: | |
Terrain: | |
Type: | Traditional |
Container: | Small |
Coordinates: | S41° 39.184' E145° 4.566' (WGS 84) |
55G 339801E 5386954N (UTM) | |
Elevation: | 17 m |
Local Government Area: | West Coast |
Description
Cache is a small green screw top container with logbook and pencil..
The river was originally named by Captain James Kelly the Retreat River after an unsuccessful attempt to navigate its treacherous entrance.Local folklore has it that the river was renamed after the infamous Alexander Pearce the cannibal convict captured on the southern bank after escaping from the Macquarie Harbour penal settlement.Pearce was said to have been a 'maker of pies' and to have had the nickname of 'the pieman'.In it's heyday during the gold rush,Corinna had a population of around 700 people and two hotels,one on each bank.This area also boasts the largest gold nugget ever found in Tasmania weighing in at 243oz or 6.7 kg. The cache is located along the boardwalk to the historic grave site.
Hints
Gbc bs fgrcf 1z onpx sebz raq bs obneqjnyx, haqre lbhe srrg. |
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Decode |
Logs
We arrived at the barge just as it was leaving so we had some time to come up and find your cache.
EeePees found it quickily while I had a quick look at the grave.
Found on Friday 22 October 2021 at 1153
Found during a weekend away with EeePees.
TFTC"
Taking advantage of the Hobart show public holiday, and making a 4 day geocaching trip West, and then North West, with AlbyDangles.
This is one we found along the way, a nice quick find and explore while waiting for the barge.
Cheers, EPs.
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan
After spending the night at Corinna we caught the barge and crossed the Pieman River - very calm this morning and nice reflections.
We searched according to hint but no luck. With the CO's permission we have replaced the cache with a small round screwtop container painted green, (added pic to gallery) consistant with the hint and placed a rock and branches in front of it to stop it slipping out.
Always love visiting this area, thanks Sirius for bringing us back.
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan
We were asked to replace this one along our route and were happy to help. TFTC
Great location.
This was our seventh and final cache hunt for today. Alas, we didn't have any success. Both our GPS units were pointing to a location consistent with the very precise hint but despite searching for about 20 minutes, we could not locate the cache. We even dug everything out from under the boardwalk (myrtle leaves are wonderful to run your fingers through) but nothing was found - surely we would not have missed a regular sized cache. We then wondered if a grumpy animal had evicted the cache from its hide. So we searched down the bank under the steps and to the bushes on either side - still no joy. We then went back to GZ for another look and then replaced all the material we had dug out. So Sirius Tas, we are sorry to report that we could not find the cache and we think that there is a high probability that it has gone missing already. Thanks anyway for the placement.
Please note that this cache replaces the original published on GC....but now archived.