APC Qualco, South Australia, Australia
By SA_ParrotHead on 28-Mar-08. Waypoint GC1AMY2

WA Big Trip Winter 2024. Day 5 - Morgan area day. I have been looking at the caches around Morgan each time I was to the south on the Stuart Highway. I decided this trip would be a good time to spend a day and do what caches I could in the area. I wanted a ferry ride, so I went over the Morgan ferry for two caches the other side of the river and back via the Cadell ferry. Great to see them both in action. Next were caches to the West of town. A few singles, my favorite of the day was the Eba Siding. I was able to do all the Tour Down under caches and then head to the remaining Tour de France caches before heading back to camp for a late lunch. It did not take at all as long as I feared it would.I can't say I saw pelicans on this stretch of river today, but it is always good to stop for a cache.Thanks for the cache SA_ParrotHead46407.2 TNLNVisited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 2013 13000 Finds A#277**Albida**

No problem at all

Today, I hope to see the culmination of my trip to this part of the world. I'm on my way south from Morgan to Blanchetown to search for all the challenge caches as I travel back north, collecting them from the left-hand side of that road. I had no intention of caching my way south, but despite my good intentions, I did become sidetracked and stopped for a couple of caches, including this one. I had actually stopped here for some photos and carried on for about 5 km before I realised that there was a cache here . Luckily, it was a quick find here and the log now carries my name. TFTC

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Quick stop on the way home from work

Anzac Day country caching
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TFTC and the view!

Beautiful views not far from GZ! I enjoyed the views while waiting for muggle truckies to move away from the parking bay.

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TFTC nice find out and about with geo wife LynSteNet and Bullitmuffin 91

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Some beautiful scenery here, for sure. Cache was found, log was signed then returned back to its hiding spot.
Out with geo hubby Animal62 & BulletMuffin91

No problems find this one
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Wooohoo

Definitely an interesting time to come and check this area out. TFTC

Quick find on a day trip from Mannum. Cache and log still in good condition. TFTC

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Nice view

I took the short break and found the cache. TFTC

Owl had an unexpectedly free day and managed to persuade JJ52 to accompany her to a secret proposed Ad lab location for research. Of course, this meant caching, coffee and some unexpected encounters along the way. Having achieved all the goals for the day they were free to slowly make their way home. The view from the top was stunning and was admired before the cache was found. The container had a broken lid so a new shiny cache was produced from the Owlmobile to replace it.

Doctor Owl had suggested a spur of the moment caching trip as she wanted to suss out a new AL and asked if I wanted to join her for the day. We had a lovely drive in the country grabbing a few caches along the way, meeting up with some friends and generally enjoying the outdoors. [^]

Found the cache quickly but the lid was broken so owl found a new one in the car and all contents were transferred to the new container. Spent a while admiring the view and taking a few photos before we headed off. No pelicans spotted today.

Thanks for the cache SA_ParrotHead.

Heading to Morgan and Cadel today

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Heading to Morgan and Cadel today

Sandyofthesea and I took off from Perth at the start of April to travel more of Australia using geocaching as a guide to see the sights. How good is this country!!

SA_ParrotHead, I found APC today. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache.

Found on our way back home after spending two nights at Babbler Campsite in Gluepot Reserve, a loop out to Waikerie, and one night at Morgan Conservation Park. Thanks for the cache SA_Parrothead!

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After staying with relatives overnight on the river we continued our caching journey around the Riverland. Luckily yesterday’s rain has passed making for an enjoyable exploration of uncharted areas.

Thanks SA_ParrotHead for the placement.

Went to the river for easter and the view here is amazing. Thank you!

Caching area with Earthlight
Last find of the morning
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Found with The X-Trailers. Great view.
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Found it TFTC Found in good condition. May need a new container soon

This was a great cashe with an amazing view of the Murry River. TFTC

Easy find

Moving from Adelaide to Brisbane, jesswrigley and I decided to drive the long distance to make the opportunity a holiday, taking 12 days and passing through Victoria, New South Wales, and then finally arriving in Queensland. We spent the first few days in SA's Riverland, visiting Morgan, Berri and Renmark; and then drove through Mildura in Victoria. In NSW, we stopped at Hay, Parkes, Merriwa, Tamworth, Port Macquarie, and Coffs Harbour, and then entered Qld to stop for a night in Robina in the Gold Coast.

Today, jesswrigley and I departed Morgan after a hot breakfast, and we proceeded south finding a few targeted *Tour de France* series geocaches, before then crossing the Murray River at Blanchetown. We then proceeded up the eastern Murray River bank passing through Murbko, before crossing once again and driving along the northern bank. We then stopped for a late lunch at Waikerie after making another river crossing (by ferry this time), and then made our way east along the Sturt Highway to Barmera. It was a chance to see a few sights in Barmera and complete the *A Bonney Stroll* Adventure Lab. Finally, we made a dash through Monash topping to see the adventure playground, and then arrived in Berri for the night.

No pelicans around here for us today, but we did find the cache reasonably quickly. The logbook was in good shape, but the container lid was cracked, so a CO maintenance visit is probably required here. Nice views of the mighty Murray River from this location though. Thanks SA_ParrotHead for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance.
Note that this geocache was logged with the *Team Warren* Davidwazza/jesswrigley stamp.

Finally found it, been a long afternoon looking.

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Easy find! Thankyou

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A trip to the Riverland with SnappyTomCats today...
I found some caches...they found some caches...we all found some caches...
We saw soooo many pelicans today...
I love the River and it's birdlife...
TFTC SA_Parrothead

Out for a drive around the Morgan and Cadell areas with gridge98. Quick drive by and find what a fabulous view TFTC

Nice view over the river, cache was quickly found and signed. TFTC

Found on the way to Cadell for the weekend with the Monkey and SeaEagle2. Great spot. Someone has been decorating the car park. (See pic). Thanks for giving us the opportunity to stop

Found! Stopped on our way from another cach find. Nice little spot to get out the car. Little cach trooper got excited when he found it.

TFTC found with PicklePistachio

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Lovely coffee stop. Replaced cache with cheap Decor container. Hope it holds up.

Gorgeous spot. Great place to stop. Container could be replaced. TFTC!

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Found while on my 5 Days caching run from my Blanchetown base. Today I tackled the area to the North East of Blanchetown, taking in Morgan and Waikerie. Another quick find luckily the fog dose effect search. TFTC.

A "short" drive up the road with Sebastbat today.
Another parrot cache? No, another pelican cache!
After seeing some overhead, we looked down and saw one by the river too.
A popular place for cars to pull over it seems.
Thanks for this one SA_ParrotHead

Quick find. Container needs replacing

A quick find. TFTC

A great view and a cache to find, quick find but we did notice the lid is broken so left it upside down to keep the moisture out
TFTC SA_ParrotHead

Great find for kids

Bloody great view

I collected Alternika from her abode and then drove down and collected mogni from her Easter Weekend digs. Then off to the Golden Arches for Coffee where we met up with AnyMules. [^] All aboard the Morgan Express for hopefully Lunch! (except maybe one of two stops in between.
Okay so we made it to Truro for lunch. Maybe we might make Morgan by dinner time
APC hey. Another Pelican Cache. A ParrotHead Cache. then there was......Better stop there as it is a family game. Needless to say we were getting tired and still hadn't made it to our destination. Luckily it was a reasonably quick find with powerful torch beams illuminating the shrubs.
Thanks SA ParrotHead for the placement

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Found while driving to Morgan for Easter. Great hide & nice view!

Not the SPOR we suspected it was

Found while out for a day of caching with Brisal5, Mogni and alternicka.

One of the smallest "regular" Sized caches I've ever found. But lovely views make up for that small issue.

Thanks for the cache Nibs. Found on 14 Apr 2017 at 6:20 pm. Find #4533.

So its Easter and luckily for me, school holidays too.... So off to the big smoke I go, and of course I catch up some caching friends for a big day of geocaching. I am sure we said we were going to Morgan, but this is on the way....
Joined up with Brisal5, Anymules and Alternika so I knew a fun day was ahead of me.
Thanks for placing this cache and adding to our fun.

#6350 - 14:00; Day 4 of the Alice Mega Road Trip with Sol de lune. We are now headed from Barmera to Burra via Overland Corner, Waikerie, Blanchetown and Morgan plus a few other smaller towns. After starting the day by collecting a few caches along the shores of Lake Bonney, then picked up caches in Waikerie and through to Blanchetown. We were now headed to Morgan, but taking the road with more caches to get us there. Stopped to collect this one along the way and enjoyed the view while we did. TFTC SA ParrotHead

On the road to the Alice Springs Mega with LuckyL10n. We headed through Hay, Mildura, Loxton, Burra before arriving in Port Augusta for the trek up the highway. Collected a good number of caches and all were found with no issues and the logs were soon signed.

Thanks for the cache and fun in getting to it and finding it.

Love love Pelican Point . Even better down there in there water. B carefully poking around. Spesh when weather is warmer. Today only 25 but wow feels hotter

Quick find: amazing view!! Well worth stopping for.

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Great view at this one

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He didn't move the whole time we were here

Thanks for another great view of this fantastic river we have. TFTC

Found It!
A nice place to stop and a quick find! Didn't see any pelicans today though...
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#2606th - Quick find by Bruce. Well reeted. And there is a picnic table with a view as well. Great place for lunch. All part of the fun and challenges on our AroundOz bicycle tour via the highest peak in each State and mainland Territory.
http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/15119
Many thanks to the cache owner SA ParrotHead for establishing and maintaining this cache.

While doing the TdF series we decided to pick up a few while in the area and this was one of them.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment.

We are heading across to the Flinders Ranges on a 2 week sojourn. We don't intend to do a lot of caching but will try and pick up a few along the way.

Today we are travelling from Lameroo to Burra and this was a great spot to stop and look about. I do love a giant pelican.

TFTC SA_ParrotHead

No 24 on our trip east
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Australia Day caching in the Riverland

(APOLOGIES FOR A VERY LATE LOG)
Darknstormy and i went away after Christmas to our favorite campsite by the river where we spent some time relaxing by the river and did some newer caches published around the area.

It was such and awesome time away and we enjoyed the caching

Thanks for the cache sa parrothead

Furrangel and I were camping in the area and decided to tick off the caches around that we didn't get to last time.. Wonderful views around this part of the river.. It took a couple of days here for us to see one pelican.. not sure why they werent around..

Thanks for the cache SA ParrotHead

Still leisurely touring South Australia after the Mega

Camped for a few days at Holder Bend in Waikerie we decided to head out and explore the area towards Morgan and Cadell today.

Some very interesting scenic and historical spots and such fantastic weather! Perfect Winter's day. [^]

Nice lookout on a lovely day.

Thanks for the cache and for helping us explore this area whilst Geocaching.

gREAT VIEW OVER MURRAY RIVER. tftc

Great view! Rode here from our houseboat a few ks south. Tftc

A quick find. Tftc

Quick find today, saw the pelican across the river, and was lucky enough to see 2 real ones lazily riding thermals above the river. TFTC

I flew into the lookout today to view the view
And YES !! There were pelicans in Pelican Point !!
But wait a pelican picking moment ..... that pelican is not a real pelican !!
Is it ??

To find out you will just have to visit and stick you're beak in

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We found your cache APC on 26/04/2014 10:36 am after travelling to SA for the Oz Mega we are having a little caravaning holiday around the state. This is our find #3334 and find #3 today.
The cache is in good condition. Thanks SA_ParrotHead for the cache!
cheers highrod- from Ballarat.

Found this one during our month long tour of SE Australia. It is our intention to find as many caches as possible during our stay and as a result logistics dictate that this generic log will have to suffice .Hope the cache owners, to whom we extend our gratitude for their efforts, will all understand the reasons for this.All good wishes from us both.
Valliant Knight and Damsel (UK)

The only pelican we saw was the manmade one across the river (it was a pelican wasn't it?) but a nice view up the river. TFTC SA ParrotHead.

[Blue]# 8199 Found on the SA leg of our S.K.I.D.R.O. adventure, heading to Morgan for a short stay.[/Blue]
Not many muggles around and a reasonably quick find along the way.
Thanks for the cache SA_ParrotHead,
[Red]Roostaman[/Red].

Found with Grandeeze. TFTC.
This log posted with CacheSense for Android!

Was expecting an armoured personnel carrier ( APC) but alas, none here, just a great view. TFTC

Nice easy find on our way home from Morgan. TFTC D

Found at 3:58 PM GAFF1 in the company Robmc and BB#. We have lots of pelicans where we live - it nearly is a symbol for our town!
Thanks SA_ParrotHead.

# 5456. Robmc and I are in SA to tackle a few of the many Series and others along the way. We have now been joined by pprass to join in the adventures. This morning we have done the Fruit Loop Series and now we are finding several more as we wend our way back to Waikerie.

There certainly was a lovely view up the river from here. Unfortunately there was no sign of my favourite birds - the pelicans - today! Would have been nice to see a houseboat cruising towards us but the river was bare today.

Thanks SA_ParrotHead

A busy day with BettyBoo3747 and half of Pprass. In the morning we tackled the Fruit Loop series, and then we filled in the afternoon with caches on the way back to Waikerie.
No pelicans today, they were all down at Lock 1 fishing!
Nice view from here though.
Thanks, Robmc.

A quick stop, complete with Pelicans. TFTC

A quick stop for a smiley on our way home from the country soccer championships in Barmera. No pelicans seen today at this spot. TNLNSL. TFTC. SA ParrotHead.

Starting to head home after lunch. Didn't see any pelicans. I promise we didn't eat them for lunch. TFTC

Found whilst away for the weekend in the riverland for our anniversary.

After a nice lunch at the winery not too far away we started to head for home. This was a quick stop on our way, but no Pelicans were sighted today.


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Nice view