Touch of The past#3 A Great Family Name Port Vincent, South Australia, Australia
By earthlight on 21-May-14. Waypoint GC55AQT

Sadly I am having to archive this cache due to work being carried out at ground zero
A new cache will be up and running close by shortly

Found a big centipede but not the geocache

Another defeat. Seems to have been some recent activity near GZ -tree chopping etc so no luck with this one.

Will check on Cache in a couple of weeks. Due back in SA end of this week. Hint for next cacher is rock's.

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Travelling from Tailem Bend to Port Vincent, the trip was punctuated by the "Ping" of the GPS'r an obvious signal to stop and stretch our legs. We discovered a variety of hides, learnt a little more about Yorke Peninsula history and close to our destination were made aware of the opposition to mining development. This one took a while, there were so many options to consider. A tricky but clever hide. Image added.

Our thanks to earthlight for placing this cache.
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Drove by today and cache still there

No smiley for us today

Search for a while but couldn't find it. The flies and thorn bushes were getting a bit much to deal with

Staying at Minlaton and headed out with The Drovers to cache the area to Yorketown, PT Vernon then return. We found a variety of caches along the way and this was one of them.

Once the log was signed all was returned as found.

TFTC earthlight

Left Yorketown, and travelled to Minlaton via Port Vincent, picking up caches with Konie.
We travelled some great country roads, and the scenery was stunning.
Even though it was quite hot, we managed to do a few trail and other caches in the area.

Many thanks for placing this cache, earthlight, for us and others to find.

Found myself in SA for other reasons this month, and McPhan agreed to join me for the trip back. The main purpose was the Yorke P geoart, but we finished these faster than planned, so had another day just cruising around the Yorke back roads, doing caches like this one.

Thanks earthlight for the series.

9881 and 33rd of 163 found today.

Thank you all hiders and maintainers of the caches found today. It's another big day in a week that we found 900+ caches so please, please excuse the generic logs. I hope you understand that with that many find in such a short time they all tend to meld into one another - especially in a middle aged bloke's mind anyway.

We had four nights on Yorke Peninsula during our 5th SA Odyssey and our #rd visit to Yorke Peninsula. Many good memories came from this trip as they have from previous visits.

Thanks for the cache earthlight and your efforts to provide us with fun!!!

Found the cache in good condition. TFTC earthlight & X-trailers.

Off to YP for the weekend with muggle partner and Brodie and what an interesting day it was!
At the tank on Pt Wakefield Rd we pulled up alongside a man and his son looking for the cache only to be met with 'locus'
It was nice to see Diggers09 again as it had been a while since that infamous kayak event at Pt Augusta
On YP itself it was extremely gusty and windy, rainy and then sunshine and then it started all over again.
Coobowie pub for great Calamari Schnitzel with Garlic Prawns for tea then onto Warooka Hotel for the next 2 nights
Due to the weather and the time, only 11 caches were found today

I explained the relevance of the name to muggle partner as I found this cache.
Fond memories of trips over here with the CO

TNLN. SL. TFTC earthlight

Easy find

Good find

Watch out for dead animals

Found at 11:04 on my way to Coobowie
Thanks earthlight and The X-Trailers.

Cache find 2200! A nice and easy find on the way to Edithburgh.
TFTC

A first ever visit to the Yorke Peninsula for me, so many caches and so little time! I visited whatever caches I could fit in while aiming to make it to Yorketown before dark. Loved the drive and the magnificent countryside.

Another good find and reason to stop, TFTC earthlight

TFTC

Mr close-by had to come to the rescue. Took travel coin. TFTC

5054 Found by baby&Mrs gopher at 0930. An early start from Coobowie on our way to Murray Bridge. Always good to remember family. Left coin SL Tnx earthlight

After an amazing adventure on Troubridge Island we did a little caching as we made our way back towards home. This was one of our stops.

Thank you for the cache.

After a nice weekend spent of Troubridge Island, we decided to do a few caches on the way home.

Cheers and thanks for the cache

Mr and Mrs Parrot from SA_Parrothead are on a October weekend away with the Burton's and Theshattells.
We have travelled to Trougbridge lighthouse to stay in the Lighthouse Keepers cottage.
On our way home and picking up caches along the way.

Out on a caching run with stavros08 and sharkbait2005. Was a good morning with awesome views and interesting hides. GPS put us right on top of this one so it was a quick find. We were worried after reading previous logs but cache is safe and well. TFTC

Found with DeltaDucks and Stavros08 on a family holiday to Port Vincent. TFTC

Day three of the short holiday with Bettyboo3747. Cycled around Port Vincent.
Ran north in the morning, then south in the afternoon (well shanks ponies in the afternoon).
Lovely views all along the coast, with the Gulf on one side, and the green and gold fields on the other.
Struggled around in the long grass here today, but no cache did we find.
A great building opposite though. Looks like it has been modified a few times.
Thanks, Robmc.

Love the old and complete building on the diagonal corner. I always want to live in one of these gorgeous old relics. It certainly looks like it was once a church. An utterly frustrating search for the cache for us this afternoon. Failure and a DNF however.

Found by Mary & David at 1350. We love old buildings, especially in SA where they have such an iconic and timeless quality. This one was superbly built. Given its location at an intersection, and its appearance, we thought it may have been built originally as a church. Our thanks to earthlight.

Stayed overnight at Port Vincent after visiting the Ethel yesterday. Heading home this afternoon so only getting two caches. Thanks

A much quieter day after a few days of hectic caching of the geo art.
We did a few caches from where we were camped at Point Turton up to Curramulka & Port Vincent.
A great drive along country farming roads to stunning beachside location.
Thanks for placing this cache earthlight

Tftc found with polkys quest

Found with auzzie convict tftc

Another quickie.
TFTC:)

That name is certainly well known throughout this area - I think they built my father-in-law's house. TFTC.

It's a church not a home,tftc

A quick find on our way back home after a great day caching, tftc

Out sightseeing during short stay in Marion Bay so cached as well. Tftc

Found while staying at the Port Vincent Fore Shore Caravan Park, Went out with Demon41 to collect some caches tnln thanks earthlight

Found on a quick geo drive with desertfox41, very dusty roads. last clues from Bruce and Liz seemed odd as cache is very easy to get, TNLNSL. Thanks earthlight.

At short notice we teamed up with SEMIK and Skippy to head to York Peninsula to pick up a few caches and more importantly attend the event on Saturday night. A hilight of the day was visiting the sink holes. What a great experience and something we are pleased to have been able to see. Brucie did manage to replace the cache after a couple of attempts and lots of local support Thanks to earthlight for placing this cache.

Almost stopped on Saturday to find this, but at the intersection I realised it was on the other side of the road, and didn't really want to cross over, so instead admired the old building I'd stopped next too (I thought by the name, GZ was going to be near the old building).
Came for a quick run before tea, and made a nice quick find, at a spot I'd been to 5 years ago. Thankfully no snakes spotted
TNLN, TFTC earthlight and The X-Trailers

Cheers

TFTC

Great spot!

Had a couple of days off from the Adelaide Hills fire so headed to Yorke Peninsula to clear the lungs and head and grab some caches. TFTC.

Geo son found this one tftc

Quick grab while on holidays. TFTC

We were pleased to discover this here today as I think we discovered another cache here which must have now been archived-all many moons ago! Good to read of your Family history! TFTC earthlight

easy find thanks earthlight

When will the bad lands be like this. One has to wonder.

Clear skies to earthlight from TeamAstro.

I had left my boat down at Edithburg at a friends and decided that I could have a geocaching trip and go and bring it home.
This was one of the many I found and signed on the way.

Weekend at Marion Bay finished & on way back to Adelaide with Genghicat doing what we do.....cache of course lol

TFTC

Heading back to Adelaide after a weekend visit to Innes National Park. Decided to stop for a couple (or more) caches on the way back.

Nice quick find in the obvious spot.

Thanks for the cache earthlight.

Day four of my holidays, today on the Yorke Peninsulas. I picked a few caches along the way to Yorketown. My thanks to earthlight for a nice quick cache.

It is a sign of the times.
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This cache was found using a Garmin Montana 650t. Waypoints and paperless geocaching downloaded via GSAK 8.

After a couple of days down he bottom of the peninsular it was tie to head for home, with a few more cache finds along the way [^]
Cheers & TFTC

Found it nice and easy on the way to Edithburgh.

Thanks earthlight for the cache

Away for a few days before getting to SYP to place a few caches.

A quick find on the way to Minlaton.

Thanks to all who placed caches.

TFTC

Quick find after a lovely but windy visit to stansbury. Thanks for the many adventures on the YP

You are now entering Tape country TFTC.

Another day on the Yorke with alansee and Team Crackers. A variety of caches were encountered and eventually conquered, making for an enjoyable and liesurely day out. I'm sure a few extra finds would have occurred but taking a long lunch put paid to that expectation.

Many thanks earthlight for placing this cache .

Day three with Alansee and Micaparamedic we were finishing off a few caches around Port Vincent and then heading to Wallaroo for a few days caching there

Being in the area for so long and having your family name all over the place you ancestors must have been well respected in the area. We can imagine in those days their trade would have been well sought after though it would have been extremely hard work at the time. We have seen a lot of these glimpses to the past on our travels through SA, you can't help but wonder why they ended up like this., instead of still being a family home.
The cache took a little while to find with the lush undergrowth which looks great while driving around but is the cachers enemy t gz.

To save room in the logs we signed as M.A.C.( Micaparamedic Alansee and Team Crackers).
Thanks once more for the cache.

Found with Team Crackers and Micaparamedic on another great SA caching day. After having been here three days we had finally done the caches around Port Vincent and were now on our way to Wallaroo. A quick find although not where we at first expected.

A quick stop to find and sign, while on our way to Port Vincent on other buisness.Thanks for the hide.

A quick find while heading south
TFTC

Found a cache here in the past but always happy to stop off for another one.

Sorry For The Late Log Have Fallen a Bit Behind in logging.

TFTC earthlight

It must be amazing to have such a family history. Thanks for the cache girls.

Found on the way to Stansbury with CPwanderer and Mrs Aussie M&M. Owl: "It will be that cache under those rocks." And it was.

As we head towards Stansbury to attend an event we grab caches along the way, was with the COs today so with a small hint cache was in hand pretty quick : ) TFTC

Another great cache and certainly a great name
Cache is an easy drive by

Quickly located as we headed towards Stansbury. Thanks Earthlight for another memorable hide!!!!

Found in the company of BantamCT on our way to Wool Bay for a few days. Thanks for the cache earthlight!

Found It!
Given that I'm maintaining this cache I figured I had better go and find it soon so I know where it is! I remember finding a cache very near here many years ago - it was hidden inside a tape measure...
TFTC

A quick find after a rain shower, dropped off Kipling the Travelling Monkeh, Cache in good order. TFTCSL

An interesting little structure near here. We grabbed the cache and then continued on our way to Edithburgh. TFTC

Was out for the day with ajtmb on the way to pick up a caravan at Edithburgh and we broke up the journey by grabbing a few caches. Thanks for the hide.

Touring around Yorke. Another lovely spot. TFTC

Yay! First to find - GOLD! Nothing like a nice new cache to get some excitement. Interesting landmark nearby and I saw some good machinery heading for seeding. Took pathtag and left my Oz Mega 2014 pathtag. TFTC

3LG you can still get a FTF what's stopping you I wonder

Published

Im still in Adelaide but can i claim the FTF so i can get the new pathtag : ) ........just kidding but it is so good to see this series growing and learning more about your past, i will wait till many more are placed and with luck have the CO/CO'S onboard so i can hear many more stories like last time : )