Jabiru Lake Oenpelli, Northern Territory, Australia
By Groboz on 04-May-08. Waypoint GC1BXED

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Zone Name: Kakadu National Park (Click here for zone Details)

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Logs

09-Aug-10
Current location gets burnt too often. Will select another next time I'm out that way.
 
06-Mar-10
Too many DNFs to be a coincidence. Hope to get it back up soon.
 
06-Mar-10
Enjoyed the walk around the lake, very pretty, worth it even though I can only add to the list of did not finds.
Thanks for the hunt.
 
28-Dec-09
Fakt nenasli DNF
 
28-Dec-09
DNF
 
28-Dec-09
DNF
 
10-Aug-09
Has been some burning off near the cache but seems to have survived. TFTC
 
10-Aug-09
The area looked pretty burnt over and might have missed it given someone else posted a find today.
 
27-Jul-09
We think this one might need checking. It seems to have been incinerated but our GPS has been giving us some big epe up here.
 
17-Jul-09
Pretty hot day, pretty hotspot, pretty view. TNLNSL TFTC
 
17-Jul-09
TFTC.
 
17-Jul-09
Found by youngest geodaughter during a three day caching trip with the entire NTBBBB tribe. Dropped of my BBBB TB before grabbing it back again.

T - Nothing
L - Nothing

SL

TFTC Smile
 
10-Jul-09
#801 and # 49 in Australia at 13.55
Found on my way from Broome via Gibb River Road to Bungle Bungles,Kununarra, Katherine, Darwin, Kakadu and back to Darwin in 3,5 weeks.
Wout11, Netherlands
 
07-Jul-09
Find # 16 for our Darwin Holiday. Well this one was quite a trek in the hottest part of the day. But well worth it when we actually spotted a Jabiru, what a great looking bird. TFTC
 
02-Jul-09
A quick find in a beaut spot.
Thanks Groboz
 
12-Jun-09
Easy find while checking out the lake. Thanks Groboz.
 
10-Jun-09
A quick caching detour on the way to Oenpelli. Nice lake view from here, and saw jabiru in nearby tree. TFTC. SL
 
16-May-09
The log is damp, so we dried it out and placed in a plastic bag in the container.

Thanks!
Wandrr and Mrs Wandrr
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
 
14-May-09
Parked and did the walk.
Found the container lying on the ground.
 
28-Dec-08
Second attempt at this one. The rain had us running for cover yesterday. Found cache on the ground at the waters edge. Cache was ok but have put at back in a much safer spot. SL thanks Groboz and TGP for the hunt.
 
06-Dec-08
Nice lake, but way to hot today Wink Found the little fella alright.
TNLN TFTC JM-Project
 
05-Dec-08
Lovely place. TFTC
 
26-Oct-08
A quick find while we were staying in Jabiru. TFTC! Log updated for a TB traveling with us.
 
26-Oct-08
A quick find while we were staying in Jabiru. TFTC!
 
03-Sep-08
We have fund this cache on our trip in Australia.
Thanks
Mike & Conny from Switzerland
 
30-Aug-08
forgot a pen so had to improvise. nice walk. thanks
 
15-Aug-08
nice easy find GPS coords are spot on, drove right up to it.

TFTC
signed log
 
15-Aug-08
After taking sustanence at the fantastic Kakadu Bakery Sandfly and Team Nallee set out. This cache was a great way to see Jabiru from a less trodden path.
 
21-Jul-08
** Coordinates Changed From **
S 12° 40.185 E 132° 50.739
Distance From Old: 130.3 feet
Cache has been replaced at a location close to its' original. Thanks to Team Geoplesk for replacing the cache and saving me a trip.
 
21-Jul-08
Back up again thanks to Team Geoplesk.
 
14-Jul-08
Replaced container late one night with dingo's watching me and then given Chedent's misfortune, i got mrs gp to go out and find it the next day to ensure that we could log this as a find as it will be a while before we return! TFTC
 
29-Jun-08
Apparently this cache has been destroyed by fire. I will have to replace it and I have deleted CHEDENT's find log as he hasn't really found it yet Twisted
 
28-Jun-08
Just thought it would be a nice gesture to post some photos of Jabiru Lake another beautiful spot worth a visit even if the cache was inadequately protected Wink
 
28-Jun-08
Found the spot were this was supposed to be but the area has been burnt out so we rang GROBOZ to confirm, this cache need to be archived. Lovely spot were we had lunch.
 
16-Jun-08
We visited this place today and found all burned,
so the cache could have been destroyed.

Sonja&Arnd
 
12-May-08
Was able to drove right up to this cache. Once again coords were spot on and it was found within seconds. Thanks Groboz for the cache and the second of five FTF's for the day.
TNLNSL
TFTC
 
04-May-08
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