Princes Highway Oasis Merriton, South Australia, Australia
By Dazzatron on 20-Jan-09. Waypoint GC1KZ67

No longer accessible so has to go.

To bad this was a nice spot.

quick and easy find on my way to whyalla to drop the kids off and pick up some friends to make our way to Bathurst.
If you go North a tad there is a make shift road that will take you to it. i stopped and walked in from that make shift road.

when i got back to my car i heard cops sirens and looked back to see what was going on and the cops had pulled saome one up right behind where i was parked and then i got some wierd looks from the cops, o'well i was out there and unlucky to that person,lol. tftc.

Enjoy.....

Hopefully will be passing by in about a month so will assess if this will be moved or archived but for now I will leave it on.

Gates were open, drove in found cache easily.

A brand new gate and KEEP OUT sign has been erected on the road in.
I didn't want to continue on and i think this cache should be archived as it is obviously on private property.

Walked past it 3 times, lol

Guess the price we paid for ignoring the sign and driving in was a DNF. Had a long look but cache blindness struck us both again.

looks like the road is about to be fenced ! has new gate, sign along side of gate says PRIVATE PROPERTY KEEP OUT ! apparenly the bridge over river is unsafe was the reason for closing road ?

Quick find, but had to walk in as new signs have been erected saying private property even though it looks like a graded council road [?], lovely spot to stop and reflect it would be a shame if it is closed to the public TNLN TFTC

Found on the way to the Flinders. TFTC

Finally got this one off the list on a quick trip to Adelaide. Thanks Dazzatron

Found on our way home from Fisherman Bay

Did this one in pitch blackness and I have to say I was worried I would not find it, but alas I did, TFTC TNLN

Wow,,, Nice waterhole
Water was so clear
Wanted to grab the fins mask and snorkel and have a closer look
Met some fellow geocachers on the bridge(who weren't caching at the time What tha??)
had a quick yarn then had a quick find as they drove off...
Don't know how long the log book will stay dry as it was already a bit damp [?]
Suggest a container upgrade might be needed [^]
TFTC

Nice and easy find by Ms Bushies2...took a pathtag...lovely area. Thanks Dazzatron.

Easy find on the way home...
thanks

It was way too cold for swimming so we didn't try it out either but did satisfy ourselves with a nice quick drive by.
Thanks for the cache dazzatron

TFTC

nice easy find with Clarry and Pothead on our way back from Tumby Bay from the One Night Stand concert.

TB "the (too much) duffman" passing through

Quick Find, looks like some quick running repairs have been made here.
TFTC
[red]Gayle & Mark[/red]

A quick find just of the highway. Didn't stop long as the mossies were starting to bite.

TFTC TNLN SL

On the way home from Melrose. Ducked off the road to grab this one and check out this little oasis. What a spot!!! Grabbed a pathtag. Somewhere you can sit and relax and listen to the sound of b-doubles rolling by. TFTC Dazzatron.

Great little spot and we did enjoy looking at the river in this great season and actually seeing plenty of water. Also saw a trail of caterpillars on the move across the ground. They were moving head to tail following in a line that must have stretched at least 2 metres or more. Fascinating! Left pathtag. TFTC.

Whilst looking for the cache, nearly stepped on a long grey thing, no, not a snake, but a catapillar trail. The ant wern't real happy about this, they tried to attack but were warded off very quickly by the hairs on the catapillars. TFTC

Interesting little spot and a quick find. TFTC

A quick find on a rainy day. TFTH

This looked like somewhere to stop for the night but a couple of passing trucks and a train changed my mind. TFTC

Rocky Glen Grommets were in the area and managed to fit in some local caches - thanks for this one - Mum Grom found this one

A quick find with geogf TFTC

Yes certainly a nice spot and we found the cache without any problem. Thanks Dazzatron

Found by Mary & David at 1350. A lovely spot as you promised. Sunlight dancing on the water, and the gums seemed glad of a drink. Our thanks once more to Dazzatron.

Did a very tempory fix with another small container and log sheets. The old container and contents had been muggled badly. Needs an over haul asap.

450 km round trip to get 28 caches. Sort of found it. We found a container, trinkets scattered and the logical hiding spot. Badly muggled and no log book. Set a small tempory cache with only a simple log. Thanks

Badly needed some first aid - helped Moses with temporary repairs
TFTC

3602. [font=Comic Sans Ms][green]Almost, okay actually missed the turn off and then had to U turn back to the pull off area. A quick find and then got to watch a monstrously long train going by. I had stayed in Crystal Brook and heard them for what seemed like the whole night so it was good to see one.

TFTC and the training. [/green][font=Verdana]

Rated: for Overall Experience

Another quick stop, another cache found, while heading north.

Thanks Dazzatron.

Found in the dark on the way home from Port Pirie. Liked the cover over the cache. Kept it nice and dry. TFTC.

A short diversion off the main drag for me today.
It seemed most of the caches were on the other side of the road so far.
Long wet grass led me to your nice hide.
TFTC

nice find geo-daughter like it after being in adelaide getting a new car so we can caches without the car bing damage got a 4wd TFTC TNLN SL

Found on our caching trip to the north.
No swaps
SL TFTC

Was headed up to the Flinders for a work leadership weekend and of course grab some caches on the way up.

The cache had a keeper there - one of the cows had got out from the nearby paddock and was happily munching around GZ. TFTC.

Drove down and hiked back up. Yep - that looks like a Dazza hide! Boxer reckons people catch yabbies here - wonder if they do?

Thank you for once again causing us to slow down and look around.

Found on our homeward trip from the June Long Weekend event. Cleaning up caches as we go. TFTC Would be a nice place to hang out in the summer

I think I walked a circle around this cache before I finally found the right spot. I even drove the car over the bridge a couple of times without it collapsing into the creek!

TNLN - Thanks Dazzatron!

Thanks Dazzatron! Nice spot off Hwy 1. Really enjoyed it.

Nice little stop heading south to town. Very green after the recent rain and the river was full and flowing. Good to see! Cheers from Sydney.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Lovely little rest spot of sorts here. The water was so clear!
Easy find, no muggles, dropped in Glass Fish and took
Aegis Medusa Geocoin.
TFTC.

Dropping in Geocoin..

Dropped in and checked it all good.

Dropped into check this cache so signed while we were there..
Thanks Dazz

This is indeed an oasis! Lovely little spot. Bet 99% of the people in those cars whizzing by would have no idea of what's in here. Mr matmob tried a few casts in the water but no luck. Thanks

On the way to Ceduna for the long weekend with Howie_sf

Found in the company of DebbieR on the way to Ceduna for the ANZAC Day weekend. TFTC

Took a while to find this one, jumped back in the car, before trusting the GPS and finding the right spot. Couldn't work out what the bad smell was before spotting a cat that has seen better days. Looks like a bridge suicide to me. [xx(]

Lovely spot... never knew it was here!!

thank god for the gps leading us straight to it, otherwise it could of been a long search

What a place (Dazzatron), Closer inspection of the Water hole, we found Fish in it, Took Photos, Yes you can call it an Oasis, Also dropped in GC Waypoint use only.....TFTHSL [^]........Happy Caching

What an awsome little spot!! It was lovely, would be great for a picnic on a nice day. Think we will be back to this spot! Cheers!!

Found this cache on my way to Port Augusta.
Thanks for showing the area.
Greetings, Colonel Dago from Germany

This looks like a great camping spot SL TFTC

A nice little stop off on our way back to Crystal Brook, and there was a good amount of water here! Grabbed lizard keyring and left a pathtag.

Nice little detour and an easy find. Cheers .

Easy find tempted to go for a swim but forgot the towel. TFTC took dice left gecko

Nice spot for a swim but unfortunately did not have the time.tftc

We went passed the turn therefore had to do u-turn on highway, was doing ok til our vehicle decided to stall in the middle of the road n by the time we got it started we had traffic banked up either side of us Wow a bit scary but thank GOD they all slowed down in time and no damage done. YAH! All is good
cause geo-wife found it, once again, i think geo-hubby was still in a bit of shock and walked past it

It is a good spot for the geodog to stretch legs and do all that dog stuff.
Nice driveby
Thanks

A lovely unexpected spot off the main road. The water was still but clear and there were swams of swallows taking diving runs for a drink. I liked the cache construction and the protective hat. Thanks Dazzatron, seen a lot of your calling cards the last few days.

Not a hard find and a qhick sign of the log and back on the road traveling North to the Flinders.
Cheers from the Posspet Boys

I agree - a nice spot to camp overnight (next to the highway) while stravelling through. Thankyou for organising the hunt. TNLNSL
Cheers & TFTC!

Found with others on our way back from Northern flinders
Thanks Dazza

Not a bad little spot for a cache. Found quickly while returning from the north. TFTC Dazzatron.

Good spot for a cache, or even a camp if you hit here and are too tired to go on.

TFTC

dropped in on the way back from adelaide. sl tn tftc

a nice place to stop never knew that this was here great place to relax next to the flowing creek. Drove over too far then decided to drive down and yep we found it
TNLN TFTC SL

Nice peaceful spot by the river and an interesting old bridge.
TFTC
SS

Logged from my phone using the Geocache Navigator by Trimble. What a great spot nearly rolled out the swags and stayed the night.TNLN TFTC

Plenty of water in the oasis at the moment. Looks just like the picture in fact [:o)]
TNLNSL, Cheers.

Wow Love this place - more relax... Took TB and SL. Thanks Dazzatron & Margieh for organising the cache and hunt.

Great place!

Left orca The killer whale TB to swim here!

TFTC

Came here from another old bridge to the East.

Thanks for putting the effort into the hiding method!

Thanks Dazzatron & Margieh.

Found on a work trip to Pirie, grabbing a few caches before and after work while here. TFTC

We must have followed the Penny Dropper along the Highway. It does look like a nice place for a swim, although much too cold for swimming today. An easy find - mainly because Penny Dropper had left a clear trail through the weeds that have just popped up after the winter rains.

TNLNSL

Off to quote a job in Pirie, why not grab a cache or two on the trip to break things up a bit.

TFC -TNSL - L - Australian Penny 1964

Found this easily at 9am on way to Adelaide. What a beautiful location. T=Travelbug, L=Yellow car and yoyo.SL. Thankyou for bringing us to such a tranquil setting.

Another kid friendly one. Nice spot tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Highway One. Another cache that has made us stop and look around. Thanks

Based on the description I thought it was going to be under the bridge. It still seems to be a spot where people like lighting fires. It was almost dark when I got there, but I managed to find the cache ok in the end. It mst have been raining recently, for the area was a bit damp. Left a travel bug.

Attacked this from the bottom before realising you needed to come down from the top. CITOed here as there must have been a party overnight. The ducks on the creek were also surprised to see us.
TN
L - Vic. Bushfire appeal GC #4

TFTH
TFTC

Read about our other (mis)adventures at : http://thismechanican.wordpress.com/

Coongie 09 Trip.7. More long wet grass to soak my poor feet. This is a nice area a bit away from the highway. Thanks.

2449.100 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & Gold Puzzle Yellow A#69

Albida

Nice peaceful spot. Called in on our way to Adelaide to catch a plane to Qld. Lots of water here today. TNLN TFTC

Had us a bit confused thinking it would be under the bridge. T keyring, L heart. TFTC

I remember coming here years ago to catch yabbies. Years and years. Never could remember where this spot was located. You placed a cache. Groovy.

All repaired was heading to Pt Augusta so stopped off for some needed repairs.

Just dropping of TB.
Cache seems repaired.

Quick drive by on our way to ceduna tftc

Will put it back online as people are saying that the log is still in OK condition just the container and contents needs some work on it. Will try and get out to the cache in the next couple of weeks.

Again blame my old PQ's for not realising this one was disabled. Definately needs some TLC. The logbook is dry though.

Found at 1810 hrs. Number 26 for today.

Cheers
'Bundy

Found this one on our way home from our honeymoon but did not relise that it was not active. Book ok everything else a bit wet. TFTC what a spot

As this cache needs repair I am taking it offline until I can get there to repair it. Sorry for the incomvenience

Cache container is cactus - contents coagulating.
Awesome spot - haven't seen water this crystal clear in SA for years. Cool Spot, I would never have come here etc.
Maux Faux

Yet another “I would never have seen this but for geocaching ….â€.
Thanks Dazzatron & Margieh.
PS the cache had some water in it – might need a bit of TLC.