Bent Jetty Warooka, South Australia, Australia
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ds-fifty and Gen 7 Farmers on 16-Jan-07. Waypoint GC10D9A
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Noooooooooo !!!
We were heading over in next few weeks to find/replace, and was on TOP of our to-do list!!!!
We were heading over in next few weeks to find/replace, and was on TOP of our to-do list!!!!
Lots of people at the wharf, fishing and some kids swimming, also a few people watching two small rays who were cruising around under the wharf. Mrs Moneydork didn't seem that interested in kayaking out to GZ, so I decided to swim out from the Wharf, using a wetsuit for positive bouyancy. And using the transect marks provided on the cache page.
The positive bouyancy from my wet suit made life slightly tricky at GZ, but I could still kick my way down to the bottom.
I was pleasantly surprised by the number and variety of fish at GZ, so spent some time out with them, snorkeling around the reef. Mrs Moneydork took some photos to prove that I visited and snorkeled to and from GZ. I took my time out there and eventually found what I assume to be the wheel. Didn't see the rest of the cache. Thanks for the incentive to get into my wetsuit and get wet! TFTC
The positive bouyancy from my wet suit made life slightly tricky at GZ, but I could still kick my way down to the bottom.
I was pleasantly surprised by the number and variety of fish at GZ, so spent some time out with them, snorkeling around the reef. Mrs Moneydork took some photos to prove that I visited and snorkeled to and from GZ. I took my time out there and eventually found what I assume to be the wheel. Didn't see the rest of the cache. Thanks for the incentive to get into my wetsuit and get wet! TFTC
I was with Moneydork when he swam out to this one as support crew. I really enjoyed watching the sting rays swimming off the jetty. Thank you for bringing us to this spot, hubby and I really enjoyed it.
This entry was edited by Tounga on Sunday, 11 May 2014 at 05:22:11 UTC.
This entry was edited by Tounga on Sunday, 11 May 2014 at 05:22:11 UTC.
Went there found what looked to be the remains of a mag but no cache to be found.
Bugger! I had been looking to do this today ...
I'm not very confident in water, so I've been training at Port Elliot, had investigated hiring a boat, spoken to some friends about it.
We arrived at Point Turton on Thursday (ANZAC Day), and are staying in a friend's parents' " shack " until Sunday.
Yesterday morning was a perfect day to have done this. The water was still and clear. However, "could have, should have, would have!"
This morning it was blowy. The water was choppy and visibility was about 10cm. We got in the water, to great peril, it seemed to me. My mate Dave egged me on, and his 16 & 13yo daughters made it easier for me to act a bit brave, even if I didn't feel it.
We went about 15m seaward of the jetty, me using a surfboard for flotation and had a quick look to see if visibility was improving. Alas, it wasn't.
I'm disappointed, but at least I didn't drown. (Which has been the most likely scenario in mind for a few weeks now.)
I hope to come back and try again another day.
Thanks for putting this out there for a challenge.
I'm not very confident in water, so I've been training at Port Elliot, had investigated hiring a boat, spoken to some friends about it.
We arrived at Point Turton on Thursday (ANZAC Day), and are staying in a friend's parents' " shack " until Sunday.
Yesterday morning was a perfect day to have done this. The water was still and clear. However, "could have, should have, would have!"
This morning it was blowy. The water was choppy and visibility was about 10cm. We got in the water, to great peril, it seemed to me. My mate Dave egged me on, and his 16 & 13yo daughters made it easier for me to act a bit brave, even if I didn't feel it.
We went about 15m seaward of the jetty, me using a surfboard for flotation and had a quick look to see if visibility was improving. Alas, it wasn't.
I'm disappointed, but at least I didn't drown. (Which has been the most likely scenario in mind for a few weeks now.)
I hope to come back and try again another day.
Thanks for putting this out there for a challenge.
Arrived in town and considered the assault - Even without snorkels and mask, a boat or paddle board, a waterproof cover for the GPS and clear understanding of the landmarks. However the increasing wind and white capped waves gave us the excuse we needed.
A lovely spot, appreciated despite the lack of cache claim.
PS given that I did the most difficult task (ie put on my bathers in public) can is still claim a find????!!!!!!
A lovely spot, appreciated despite the lack of cache claim.
PS given that I did the most difficult task (ie put on my bathers in public) can is still claim a find????!!!!!!
Had wanted to do this one but as we did not have ANY equipment except 4 desperate geocachers (well maybe I was the real desperate one today),we did not attempt it.It is always better to be safe and return another day.
P.S. GumAko did not put bathers on in public but used public toilets as did the rest of us, geocaching is a clean activity and we kept it that way.
P.S. GumAko did not put bathers on in public but used public toilets as did the rest of us, geocaching is a clean activity and we kept it that way.
geo hubby kayak the cordinates then snorkled the position then dived it to find the wheel
Actually to say I found it is only half true. The cache wasn't actually there, but the wheel hub that anchored the cache was there, so I count that as a find!
I was in the process of setting up a new cache for ds-fifty. I took out a new anchor (a front wheel hub from a New Holland M100 front wheel assist model). I knew I was in the right spot when I found the previous anchor.
So I have left the new hub there as well, just where the old one is.
The stobie pole behind the cabins has been moved a few feet since the origional listing as well so now it lines up behind the third cabin.
An absolutely beautiful day for snokeling today, just about the clearest I've ever seen.
I was in the process of setting up a new cache for ds-fifty. I took out a new anchor (a front wheel hub from a New Holland M100 front wheel assist model). I knew I was in the right spot when I found the previous anchor.
So I have left the new hub there as well, just where the old one is.
The stobie pole behind the cabins has been moved a few feet since the origional listing as well so now it lines up behind the third cabin.
An absolutely beautiful day for snokeling today, just about the clearest I've ever seen.
Yes, I'll pay that! Anyone who finds hlaf the cache that I couldn't even find gets the prize! All the best for the restoration!
I had a look about 5 minutes after ds-fifty, and yes he was right, it's no longer there. We'll have to work on putting another one back in its place.
I went for a look today and it's gone. Perhaps Neptune found it and didn't put it back?
We attempted this one, but with no success. Alex-thesquirrel, one half of Dantes112 and myself all donned bathers/wetsuits and snorkle gear and headed along the bent jetty. Not having a waterproof cover for our gps, we didn't bring it with us and tried to rely on what we remembered about the triangulation info for GZ. After 45 mins of searching, we came up empty handed - but we do plan to get better prepared and attempt this one again. TFTC ~
We will find you bent jetty!!! Snorkelled around for 45 mins looking for the sucker before turning back to the jetty. While out there we mush have seen about 4 fish with about 20 people on the jetty trying to catch them lol. Anyway that's ds for the great excuse to pull on the flippers and go for a swim. We will be back again better prepared to find this one.
Whilst in Turton as part of the rescue coverage for the Mosquito championship the second day provided glass calm conditions and ample time to go hunting for this cache. Did a visual search from the surface and spied a likely object so downed anchor and overboard, container retrieved, opened and signed, deposited pathtag and returned to its home. Not a bad little reef with ample marine life today. TFTC
Having recently started holidaying at a friend's shack down this way, we finally got around to going for this cache. It came about after one of our boats got stranded just offshore with a caught anchor, we decided that anchor diving lessons were necessary. To add to the fun element, I suggested we go looking for this cache. We set out in the boat from the shack at about 11am with plenty of snorkelling gear and flippers as well as the GPS. With a rather low tide, and virtually no wind whatsoever, we had the perfect day for it and were able to anchor less than 20metres from Ground Zero.
We set out from the boat, leaving the GPS high and dry.
It didn't take long before we had spotted the cache and took it in turns to dive down. We soon had the cache safely in hand, it was a tad heavy due to the amount of water in the outside container, but I managed to swim it back to the boat where opening it was the next challenge. This was where our knives came in handy to scrape away all the sea growth on the outside container and lid, even then, it was a good 5 minutes before we had the container open. On opening the inner container with some help from a nice dry towel, we found it to be relatively dry, however, continual damp hands on the log book are starting to take it's toll and there was some nice mouldy growth all over it. We signed the log in the safety of the dry boat and dried everything off as best we could. We then set about replacing the cache, which was almost as fun as retrieving it in the first place.
Thanks DS-fifty for an awesome caching experience, and I think we found a new favourite snorkelling spot in the process. TFTC!
We set out from the boat, leaving the GPS high and dry.
It didn't take long before we had spotted the cache and took it in turns to dive down. We soon had the cache safely in hand, it was a tad heavy due to the amount of water in the outside container, but I managed to swim it back to the boat where opening it was the next challenge. This was where our knives came in handy to scrape away all the sea growth on the outside container and lid, even then, it was a good 5 minutes before we had the container open. On opening the inner container with some help from a nice dry towel, we found it to be relatively dry, however, continual damp hands on the log book are starting to take it's toll and there was some nice mouldy growth all over it. We signed the log in the safety of the dry boat and dried everything off as best we could. We then set about replacing the cache, which was almost as fun as retrieving it in the first place.
Thanks DS-fifty for an awesome caching experience, and I think we found a new favourite snorkelling spot in the process. TFTC!
For those wanting a clue, check this video. The geosite is clearly visible. It also highlights my new hobby which is why I haven't been that active in the GC world lately.
http://bit.ly/4HU0sX
http://bit.ly/4HU0sX
Found it on my second attempt. The first try was way off, as I got the landmarks all wrong. However, after leaving the tavern late that afternoon, I did "Chicken Out", and that is when I noticed the "raised light". Then it all clicked, and back I went the next day. Found it with some difficulty, as my goggles leaked, and I had to duck dive frequently. In the process of opening the container, I dropped the green stoned ring I was going to put in it, so left nothing. If anyone finds this ring, please place it in the cache for me. Meanwhile, next time I am down there, I will bring my scuba gear, and put it right.
This was a delight to do. Well done ds-fifty, hope to see some more of these. Thanks heaps. [:d] [8d]
This was a delight to do. Well done ds-fifty, hope to see some more of these. Thanks heaps. [:d] [8d]
Well Found - ds-fifty is in staying at the caravan park at the moment and saw the snorkling activity this afternoon.
He was hoping a new find would be posted.
He was hoping a new find would be posted.
We'll claim fifth team find for this one.
Needed to be down here to visit Minizyth2 for the weekend so took the opportunity to grab this one.
Step one was hiring one of the clifftop units, the third one as it so transpired, making later sighting easier. Step two was a check of roughly where it would be from land and making sure the landmarks would be the correct ones. However Saturday was too windy with a strong offshore wind so the task was postponed till early Sunday morning. The day arrived and we watched for while so see what sort of marine life might be hanging around before entering. After a few minutes a fin and something big came between us and the cache , as if on cue. It's second appearance a few seconds later and all was good with a very large dolphin being identified. Treating this as good fortune and shark insurance we headed our in calmish water with two body boards for cache support and 3 swimmers from the jetty. We soon found the likely area and after a few minutes swimming along the bottom (none of this duck diving for Team Zytheran) the cache was recovered by MiniZyth. Up to the surface and we found we couldn't remove the outer lid and the cache appeared full of water between the two containers so we headed to shore where it could be examined. We found the bottom of the container had a crack that must be leaking under changing tidal pressure but the inner container still dryish. Signed the log, reset the seals and back out we went to replace it. With the cache back down we watched for bubbles and all looked good. Great fun was had by all and after seeing what one year does to an underwater cache our plans for a similar cache move one step closer.
A late addition to this log, the Garmin Legend did not survive it's ocean journey even though they are meant to be waterproof. [xx(][xx(][xx(]
The zip bag it was in let a small amount of water in, say 1/4 of a cc however that was enough to kill it. Initially I thought it was just the batteries being dead but nope , whole unit is about to be opened up for cleaning and surgery. The thumb stick was dodgy and the screen intermittent. At least it died on a good cache.
[This entry was edited by Zytheran on Monday, February 23, 2009 at 3:34:11 AM.]
Needed to be down here to visit Minizyth2 for the weekend so took the opportunity to grab this one.
Step one was hiring one of the clifftop units, the third one as it so transpired, making later sighting easier. Step two was a check of roughly where it would be from land and making sure the landmarks would be the correct ones. However Saturday was too windy with a strong offshore wind so the task was postponed till early Sunday morning. The day arrived and we watched for while so see what sort of marine life might be hanging around before entering. After a few minutes a fin and something big came between us and the cache , as if on cue. It's second appearance a few seconds later and all was good with a very large dolphin being identified. Treating this as good fortune and shark insurance we headed our in calmish water with two body boards for cache support and 3 swimmers from the jetty. We soon found the likely area and after a few minutes swimming along the bottom (none of this duck diving for Team Zytheran) the cache was recovered by MiniZyth. Up to the surface and we found we couldn't remove the outer lid and the cache appeared full of water between the two containers so we headed to shore where it could be examined. We found the bottom of the container had a crack that must be leaking under changing tidal pressure but the inner container still dryish. Signed the log, reset the seals and back out we went to replace it. With the cache back down we watched for bubbles and all looked good. Great fun was had by all and after seeing what one year does to an underwater cache our plans for a similar cache move one step closer.
A late addition to this log, the Garmin Legend did not survive it's ocean journey even though they are meant to be waterproof. [xx(][xx(][xx(]
The zip bag it was in let a small amount of water in, say 1/4 of a cc however that was enough to kill it. Initially I thought it was just the batteries being dead but nope , whole unit is about to be opened up for cleaning and surgery. The thumb stick was dodgy and the screen intermittent. At least it died on a good cache.
[This entry was edited by Zytheran on Monday, February 23, 2009 at 3:34:11 AM.]
After finding 'Chicken Out' we made our way down the jetty. Only muggle husband went in the water while I say watch. He was out there for 20 minutes, he was in the right spot, but looked in all the wrong places. Just means that we'll have to go back again another day!
Logged as it was sitting on DS-Fifty's camp table. Oh well, no one said I had to actually get wet to log this one .
Our primary goal on a caching weekend with Scargoes was this cache.
We arrived at the caravan park around 2pm and as the weather was really nice and the tide kind of on our side we decided to have a go straight away. Paul and Jim did the dive and Lee and Fab did photography.
It felt like 30ft rather than 15ft (lol).
Between the 2 boys managed to find and retrieve the cache. The lid was a bit hard to get off so place a Burton's magnet which was hole punched with The Snail into the outer case.
What an excellent cache, really enjoyed it.
Cheers and thanks for the cache.
We arrived at the caravan park around 2pm and as the weather was really nice and the tide kind of on our side we decided to have a go straight away. Paul and Jim did the dive and Lee and Fab did photography.
It felt like 30ft rather than 15ft (lol).
Between the 2 boys managed to find and retrieve the cache. The lid was a bit hard to get off so place a Burton's magnet which was hole punched with The Snail into the outer case.
What an excellent cache, really enjoyed it.
Cheers and thanks for the cache.
Found@~16:00 with Burton's and a FTF - Fourth Team Find. We'd cached our way down the coast from an overnight in Port Victoria and timed our arrival just right it seems, great weather and low(ish) tide . Total time in the water was about 1/2 hour, a real team effort to find and replace! Etrex bagged in a $2 "water-proof" pouch worked a treat (though blurry...) and even went 1/2 metre underwater, hey Jim and the triangulation worked out as well. Paul hadn't snorkelled in a long long time but thanks to some Burton's fins and very loud weight belt, swimming and diving was good. WooHoo!
With nothing to rest on out there we chose to put a signed & punched Burton's fridge magnet in the first canister, maybe the next finders would like to move it in a layer please. Got some more pictures and video which we'll post once sorted/edited.
Thanks ds-fifty for one of our most adventurous caches ever . Thanks Burton's for a great idea for weekend away and we'll make it longer next time! Cheers 'scargoes (Paul & Fab')
With nothing to rest on out there we chose to put a signed & punched Burton's fridge magnet in the first canister, maybe the next finders would like to move it in a layer please. Got some more pictures and video which we'll post once sorted/edited.
Thanks ds-fifty for one of our most adventurous caches ever . Thanks Burton's for a great idea for weekend away and we'll make it longer next time! Cheers 'scargoes (Paul & Fab')
Actually, from what I gather, Shane4 gets silver and you all get bronze! Slick move! I like it.
Great photos from everyone btw. Looks like you had fun
Great photos from everyone btw. Looks like you had fun
Congratulations to the whole team...
Those who got wet, those who stayed on the Kayak and those who supervised from the pub and found Chicken Out!
It's only the second team since placement to find it and you all get silver.
Well done!
Those who got wet, those who stayed on the Kayak and those who supervised from the pub and found Chicken Out!
It's only the second team since placement to find it and you all get silver.
Well done!
Three skin divers and a kayak driver went to find the cache. We also had an audience on the jetty. Water was cool, but not as cool as I expected, which was a pleasant surprise. No breeze to annoy us.
My ears were not equalising properly so it was struggle to get to -4m.
Cache was initially spotted by me. I pointed it out to 4fun who brought up a chunk of glass. Doh. Pointed it out to him again and he sucessfully retrieved it.
By this stage I had got my left ear working and I replaced the cache. 4fun moved it under the ledge.
Nice location. Our work is done. Glad I do not have to do a cache like this every week.
Co-ordinates are spot on. The underwater clues are good too.
My ears were not equalising properly so it was struggle to get to -4m.
Cache was initially spotted by me. I pointed it out to 4fun who brought up a chunk of glass. Doh. Pointed it out to him again and he sucessfully retrieved it.
By this stage I had got my left ear working and I replaced the cache. 4fun moved it under the ledge.
Nice location. Our work is done. Glad I do not have to do a cache like this every week.
Co-ordinates are spot on. The underwater clues are good too.
I didn't think this was a goer until someone said we are doing the bent jetty cache now.
So off I go and got changed in my board shorts ( I wasn't sure if the others want to see me in my Speedo's or thongs )
I forgot to bring my flippers so when the I saw a tall shonky chicken swim back to the jetty I jumped in and off I swam into the distance
I have never free dived more than 2 metres before without a tank so I really couldn't get near the ocean floor , Four fun jumped into the water and he did the retrieving
Brucy opened the log book and passed the book for me to sign everyone's name, now I never had my Glasses on so I was blind as a bat , which means couldn't have read Hi Skip on the previous page
I was glad we found a pencil inside the container
TNLN
Thanks ds-fifty for bringing me out here and what a great place this is
P.S why didn't the Chicken swim across the water ?
A: Because it was too cold [:o)]
So off I go and got changed in my board shorts ( I wasn't sure if the others want to see me in my Speedo's or thongs )
I forgot to bring my flippers so when the I saw a tall shonky chicken swim back to the jetty I jumped in and off I swam into the distance
I have never free dived more than 2 metres before without a tank so I really couldn't get near the ocean floor , Four fun jumped into the water and he did the retrieving
Brucy opened the log book and passed the book for me to sign everyone's name, now I never had my Glasses on so I was blind as a bat , which means couldn't have read Hi Skip on the previous page
I was glad we found a pencil inside the container
TNLN
Thanks ds-fifty for bringing me out here and what a great place this is
P.S why didn't the Chicken swim across the water ?
A: Because it was too cold [:o)]
What a great cache! I never would have got this on my own, I'm not shy to admit I'm not a strong swimmer. This option was much better, stay on the jetty to mind the keys and glasses and provide moral support. It was a lot of fun even without touching the actual cache. So pleased to get a smiley at this point on the map.
This was definitely going to be the challenge for the weekend but with some seriously committed geocachers in the group I thought there was a good chance of success. Saturday was cold and windy, whitecaps and bad visibility. Saturday night, bolts of lightening, thunder that roared like a tiger in pain, loss of power to the whole caravan park. While I lay awake thinking of the long list of excuses that would have to be posted in the log as to why we didnt do it, Bruce slept blissfully on - must of been that glass of port Shonky gave him. The morning dawned bright and almost beautiful. Some geocachers still coming to terms with lack of breakfast because of the power outage. Then power was restored - smiles all round. A quick walk on the jetty and inspection of the water showed it to be flat and clear. Freddo was keen to get in the water. So inflating of the kyak quickly took place and in moments the group was formed and the challenge was under way. Parrot was very smug and Shane4 more discreetly pleased with himself while they watched the antics of the group. It wasn't long before a cheer went up to say it had been found. Then the task on getting it out of the water - that took a bit longer. Success was had with the log book being completed - but the Hi Skippy note not noted in the haste and less than perfect conditions. We certainly had great fun with this. Thank you for going to the trouble of placing this cache ds-fifty
Found as part of the support team for the exercise.
An enjoyable experience, though a dry one for us, as we watched on
Took plenty of pics, and enjoyed the calm after the storm
An enjoyable experience, though a dry one for us, as we watched on
Took plenty of pics, and enjoyed the calm after the storm
We were too late for the group find But enjoyed hearing about it- from everyone! We will be back one day!
Tried to be part of the retrieval gang, but 20m away from the jetty without my trusty wetsuit I decided it would be better to go find chicken out instead! However, my shonky GPS went there and back, and if only it still worked I could prove it with track logs. But alas it's all broken now. Four year old rubber seals don't keep salt water out like they used to.
Rated: for Overall Experience
What a great adventure this was [^]
Took a little practice to get back into the swimming underwater mode but then it was all fun. Plenty of fish to keep us entertained as well and it wasn't even really cold if you kept moving!
This was definately the highlight of my weekend on the Yorke Peninsular. Thanks for the experience DS.
Cheers
Took a little practice to get back into the swimming underwater mode but then it was all fun. Plenty of fish to keep us entertained as well and it wasn't even really cold if you kept moving!
This was definately the highlight of my weekend on the Yorke Peninsular. Thanks for the experience DS.
Cheers
I have had the joy of being present at all three finds for this one. A great weekend revisiting this site and fun to watch it being done by others.
This was one of the main highlights of the whole weekend, I arrived at the park with Parrothead later than the main group. They had taken off down the foot and while we were waiting for then to return what the heck “Lets have a go while were waiting, I don’t think they will be back and we could waste some serious caching time†said Parrot. So off we went and what a great adventure
The hard part was staying quiet that night while the main group discussed tactics on how they were going to retrieve the cache the next morning Oh and getting that container open after being down there since March without a find...
The disappointing part was Skippy not seeing my log entry with “Hi Skip†Oh well lucky we took a photo of the log
Thanks to Andrew for the help and a special thanks to DS Fifty for a great cache [^][^][^][^][^][^][^][^][^][^]
Cheers Shane
The hard part was staying quiet that night while the main group discussed tactics on how they were going to retrieve the cache the next morning Oh and getting that container open after being down there since March without a find...
The disappointing part was Skippy not seeing my log entry with “Hi Skip†Oh well lucky we took a photo of the log
Thanks to Andrew for the help and a special thanks to DS Fifty for a great cache [^][^][^][^][^][^][^][^][^][^]
Cheers Shane
Came prepared to do this one while with C3 (Copper Coast Cachers) on our "Kick the Foot" geocaching day. Unfortunately the jetty was crowded with people who would've wondered what was going on, so decided to leave it for next trip.
As far as I was concerned, this was my primary objective for the weekend. Unfortunately, our original plans to come yesterday were changed to a visit to Dolphin Beach (a beautiful spot). Our revised plan to visit here on the way home was spoiled by strong wind and choppy seas. So yes, we chickened out.
We'll be giving it a try at Easter, if anyone's interested in a joint effort.
** Coordinates Changed From **
S 34° 55.952 E 137° 21.128
Distance From Old: 61 feet
These coordinates might be a little more accurate. Nonetheless, the land marks put you right on it (within 1m).
S 34° 55.952 E 137° 21.128
Distance From Old: 61 feet
These coordinates might be a little more accurate. Nonetheless, the land marks put you right on it (within 1m).
I changed the anchoring system. There's no tent peg, but now there's a wheel hub as an anchor and a clip to undo underwater. Easy and simple to replace. Description updated to reflect new arrangement.
Placed a new container. Weighted with lead. Old one was gone. Please redig in the tent peg when replacing and do the lids up tight. Remember, the land marks put you right on the spot! Happy snorkelling!!
After arriving on spec with no background info, GPS kept pointing out to sea so continued on our merry way to Berry Bay. On checking log after returning home, am pleased to know I CAN trust the GPS. Log makes interesting reading, but this little crane is not swimming with the sharks. The new Tavern may be a better option.
I'm not scared of sharks [^] recon you are more likely to die in a car, and since I drove home from my holiday on 27th april and saw a mopped up car fatality I'll stand by that! Took the boat out and anchored on GZ. Lots and lots of fish. What a great reef. Drummer, Sweep, strongies and the usial crappy reef fish. I was surprised it wasn't fished out (or spearfished out). no kingfish, no sharks. Duckdived round ledges for over an hour, even found what was certainly where the cache was... but no love went back to ramp, picked up mrs voogs and Baby voogs, helped coastwatch with a mock rescue (they needed someone willing to get wet... hey I was in a wetsuit!) then snorkled for another 40 minutes with Mrs voogs telling me where I had been and where I hadn't. Did more dives than an Italian World Cup soccer player in the final stages of the 2006 world cup but came up empty. Although calm the "swell" That washes thru hardwicke bay (and around the point) during the winter months may have been enough to dislodge it??? I found a bucket hat and cut my finger feeling in cracks and rocks but even the blood didn't produce the sharks left dissapointed. went fishing on the other side of the peninsula and caught some monster snapper to 15 pounds... took the frustration of this DNF away
We had been watching this one with interest ever since it was published. A few free days in these school holidays seemed an ideal time to have a few days away and a look at this one. We came prepared with wetsuits and snorkelling gear, knowing that we were capable of getting this one.
First morning was very choppy with too much swell. That’s ok, we’re here for a few days.
Second morning was worse.
In the mean time, we had chatted to some of the locals about the reef – seeing what information we could gleam that might help us. What they told us was not what we wanted to hear. "You don’t want to go out there. There’s been a shark that’s been seen around here lately. It would use your arms as toothpicks!"
It turns out that some kingfish had escaped from a local fish farm recently. They were used to being fed with pellets all the time so hung around the jetty where the burly was easy tucker for them. The shark was coming in for a good feed on the fish.
Hmmmmmm. What are the chances that the shark would come while we were in the water. Probably more dangerous to hop in the car and drive. Still, I’m quite attached to my arms .... and my legs.
This attempt was abandoned. With kids who were very keen to make the swim out with us, it simply wasn’t worth the risk. Yes, there are times when even we geocachers have to take a risk assessment and call it quits.
Anyway, chances are we could go back next summer and still get silver. The cache will still be there and I’ve still got both my arms!
For the record, the morning we left the conditions were perfect – sunshine and calm water....very tempting.
The fish weren’t biting either!
First morning was very choppy with too much swell. That’s ok, we’re here for a few days.
Second morning was worse.
In the mean time, we had chatted to some of the locals about the reef – seeing what information we could gleam that might help us. What they told us was not what we wanted to hear. "You don’t want to go out there. There’s been a shark that’s been seen around here lately. It would use your arms as toothpicks!"
It turns out that some kingfish had escaped from a local fish farm recently. They were used to being fed with pellets all the time so hung around the jetty where the burly was easy tucker for them. The shark was coming in for a good feed on the fish.
Hmmmmmm. What are the chances that the shark would come while we were in the water. Probably more dangerous to hop in the car and drive. Still, I’m quite attached to my arms .... and my legs.
This attempt was abandoned. With kids who were very keen to make the swim out with us, it simply wasn’t worth the risk. Yes, there are times when even we geocachers have to take a risk assessment and call it quits.
Anyway, chances are we could go back next summer and still get silver. The cache will still be there and I’ve still got both my arms!
For the record, the morning we left the conditions were perfect – sunshine and calm water....very tempting.
The fish weren’t biting either!
Yikes...pulled up and had a look at all the people/rods, remembered the story about the shark circling the jetty and was glad that I didn't have my goggles! 'Sink or Swim' was deep enough for this chicken! Impressed by all of you who log this one!
Well done SA Mystery inc and SA ParrotHead.
That is a find of which to be truly proud. It needed someone with determination and a well executed plan to retrieve this unique cache.
That is a find of which to be truly proud. It needed someone with determination and a well executed plan to retrieve this unique cache.
Thanks Geo_Stik.
SA Mystery Inc has provides images of the find and they have now been added to the log.
SA Mystery Inc has provides images of the find and they have now been added to the log.
I think it will take some time before this one is found.
Best of British to everyone.
Best of British to everyone.
A.M.
Sunday morning the wind had changed direction and the sky was full of black clouds threatening rain.
However the white caps had gone off the sea and the sand had dropped out of the water giving good visibility at our campsite.
We headed back to the jetty and found there was a bit of swell but no choppy waves.
The water was clear and as an added bonus the tide was out about a metre down from yesterday’s attempt.
Went out to where we had looked the day before and dropped the weighted line.
Visibility made a big difference looking down I could see the area’s I had explored yesterday.
One spot about 4 metres down looked really promising. A couple of rocks coming together with a crevice and a small ledge but it wasn’t there. Circled around about 15 metres checking rocks on the reef with no joy. I then decided to start a big spiral sweep out from my GZ to see if there was any more reef.
About 20 to 30 metres away from my starting point I found 2 rocks that made the first 2 look puny. I had been making it harder than I needed and diving down into water a lot deeper than these rocks. I just knew I had found the location and a dive down check confirmed it. Down I went again and I soon had the cache in hand.
I didn’t think the inner container was waterproof as air bubble could be seen in the out container. On retrieving the inner container it was half full of water.
We had a small item to place in the cache it is a small round bell. Placed it in the container and returned the containers to the bottom.
It took us a few attempts to find this one but perseverance paid off.
Back on the jetty the people were keen to tell us about the shark they had see swimming around the jetty last night they could have told us before and we would have gone in you know us cachers and our first to finds.
Thanks to SA Mystery Inc for wanting to do this one and suggesting the camp. She co-ordinated the attempt and was my camera woman. I am delighted that this is her First – FTF and I was there to share it with her.
Sunday morning the wind had changed direction and the sky was full of black clouds threatening rain.
However the white caps had gone off the sea and the sand had dropped out of the water giving good visibility at our campsite.
We headed back to the jetty and found there was a bit of swell but no choppy waves.
The water was clear and as an added bonus the tide was out about a metre down from yesterday’s attempt.
Went out to where we had looked the day before and dropped the weighted line.
Visibility made a big difference looking down I could see the area’s I had explored yesterday.
One spot about 4 metres down looked really promising. A couple of rocks coming together with a crevice and a small ledge but it wasn’t there. Circled around about 15 metres checking rocks on the reef with no joy. I then decided to start a big spiral sweep out from my GZ to see if there was any more reef.
About 20 to 30 metres away from my starting point I found 2 rocks that made the first 2 look puny. I had been making it harder than I needed and diving down into water a lot deeper than these rocks. I just knew I had found the location and a dive down check confirmed it. Down I went again and I soon had the cache in hand.
I didn’t think the inner container was waterproof as air bubble could be seen in the out container. On retrieving the inner container it was half full of water.
We had a small item to place in the cache it is a small round bell. Placed it in the container and returned the containers to the bottom.
It took us a few attempts to find this one but perseverance paid off.
Back on the jetty the people were keen to tell us about the shark they had see swimming around the jetty last night they could have told us before and we would have gone in you know us cachers and our first to finds.
Thanks to SA Mystery Inc for wanting to do this one and suggesting the camp. She co-ordinated the attempt and was my camera woman. I am delighted that this is her First – FTF and I was there to share it with her.
YEAH my FIRST FTF and wasn't it worth it. I have been watching this cache since the day it popped up but the distance was not one to travel in a day. After a quick discusion with ParrotHead we decided that the long weekend was the perfect opitunity. So the waiting and watching began. The long weekend arrived and it was still a virgin hooray. Now if there is an underwater cache you want ParrotHead because this particular Parrot is definatly a Pirate Parrot his home is the sea.
I could not resist the temptation to catch our discovery on film so with waterproof camera in hand we where away.
This one definatly comes under the perseverance catagory.
I am delighted to say with team work came the gold and the best thing is I get to share the honour with my dad.
THANKS for a cache that is truly memorable.
I could not resist the temptation to catch our discovery on film so with waterproof camera in hand we where away.
This one definatly comes under the perseverance catagory.
I am delighted to say with team work came the gold and the best thing is I get to share the honour with my dad.
THANKS for a cache that is truly memorable.
A.M.
Recovery Plan.
Launch Kayak and use GPS to find GZ.
Triangulate markers and drop small anchor with bouys.
Snorkel out and retrieve.
What a difference a day can make.
Got up this morning to wind. The sea was full of white tips and brown with sand.
Transferred the Kayak to the car and loaded the gear and drove around to Pt Turton.
On the jetty we were 100 metres from the cache and it wasn’t looking good.
Far to choppy to launch and use Kayak. Visibility appears to be about a metre.
So much for a plan.
Go off caching instead.
Recovery Plan.
Launch Kayak and use GPS to find GZ.
Triangulate markers and drop small anchor with bouys.
Snorkel out and retrieve.
What a difference a day can make.
Got up this morning to wind. The sea was full of white tips and brown with sand.
Transferred the Kayak to the car and loaded the gear and drove around to Pt Turton.
On the jetty we were 100 metres from the cache and it wasn’t looking good.
Far to choppy to launch and use Kayak. Visibility appears to be about a metre.
So much for a plan.
Go off caching instead.
P.M.
Back at camp and now we are getting cloud cover.
So tomorrow not only do we have to deal with a choppy sea but visibility could be even further reduced if the light is poor.
Decide to try snorkelling out and locating this one in case the conditions do get worse.
Swam out with GPS in waterproof box, Hint sheet in waterproof pouch and buoys and a 5 metre rope with a lead ballast from a weight belt.
GPS position seemed to put me on a reed bed. After my interpretation of triangulation I found a small reef.
Spent 2 hour in the water in really bad visibility. A metre maybe 2 max. It's not till you are on the bottom that you can see rocks.
We finally called it quits and returned to the camp.
What will tomorrow bring for SA Mystery inc and SA ParrotHead.
Stay tuned..
Back at camp and now we are getting cloud cover.
So tomorrow not only do we have to deal with a choppy sea but visibility could be even further reduced if the light is poor.
Decide to try snorkelling out and locating this one in case the conditions do get worse.
Swam out with GPS in waterproof box, Hint sheet in waterproof pouch and buoys and a 5 metre rope with a lead ballast from a weight belt.
GPS position seemed to put me on a reed bed. After my interpretation of triangulation I found a small reef.
Spent 2 hour in the water in really bad visibility. A metre maybe 2 max. It's not till you are on the bottom that you can see rocks.
We finally called it quits and returned to the camp.
What will tomorrow bring for SA Mystery inc and SA ParrotHead.
Stay tuned..
Arrived at Burners Beach about 2 in the afternoon and set up a camp ready for our assault on this one.
Three generations of family in one campground. SA Mystery Inc has wanted to do this one ever since it came up. Ms Parrots parents were also in attendance to look after mini mystery inc's. With a Kayak, anchor, Buoys and waterproof containers for the GPS we were all ready for a fun challenge the next morning.
The sea was clear and smooth as glass.
Three generations of family in one campground. SA Mystery Inc has wanted to do this one ever since it came up. Ms Parrots parents were also in attendance to look after mini mystery inc's. With a Kayak, anchor, Buoys and waterproof containers for the GPS we were all ready for a fun challenge the next morning.
The sea was clear and smooth as glass.
Embarked on this late in the day. The mask snapped just before going in and thus snorkel was discarded, but did not deter us from our mission. Ticked all the boxes, could find where it was, but alas at high tide it was a little too far to reach , bit murky due to post storm churn. A bit much for this pregnant one to get down to. Will try again on low tide. Swim back to Jetty against current (no mask and snorkel) was a bit of a struggle, but with better conditions this would be a corker!
So there I was at work last week, a text message arrives from DS-Fifty, all it said was "Will you take the challenge?". Hmm I think to myself, better check out geocaching.com to see what he is on about. What The!! he wants me to go where? and do what !! Well I can't turn down a challenge. I had two days off comning up, "Umm, hey kids who wants to go on a holiday?" yeah that should do it. So the cabin was booked and off we set.
Late in the afternoon on the 23rd I headed off to find this puppy. The swim out was easy as the tide was on the way out. Lined up my markers, and down I went, after about 4 dives I found the likley spot, down I went for the fifth time got to the crevice and there it was, just as I was getting lower to grab it my leg cramped, I know sounds like a lame excuse. I rested a while and it didn't get better, knowing that I had a swim back to the jetty against the tide, I thought it best to leave this for another time, headed back to the caravan park to swap caching stories with DS-Fifty.
Not such a bad couple of days after all. There is always next year, will probably still be a FTF then.
Late in the afternoon on the 23rd I headed off to find this puppy. The swim out was easy as the tide was on the way out. Lined up my markers, and down I went, after about 4 dives I found the likley spot, down I went for the fifth time got to the crevice and there it was, just as I was getting lower to grab it my leg cramped, I know sounds like a lame excuse. I rested a while and it didn't get better, knowing that I had a swim back to the jetty against the tide, I thought it best to leave this for another time, headed back to the caravan park to swap caching stories with DS-Fifty.
Not such a bad couple of days after all. There is always next year, will probably still be a FTF then.
Top effort team!
Gets the Zytheran seal of approval.
We now have another really good reason to visit the foot again.
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I will be very interested to see how it survives.
(For those inclined for such caches the MiniZyths are in the final planning stages of such a cache closer to Adelaide.)
Gets the Zytheran seal of approval.
We now have another really good reason to visit the foot again.
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I will be very interested to see how it survives.
(For those inclined for such caches the MiniZyths are in the final planning stages of such a cache closer to Adelaide.)