Adelaide Living Beaches West Beach, South Australia, Australia
By GhostGums & MrMeccano on 22-Jul-14. Waypoint GC59DFE

I really should do more Earthcaches. They are great at teaching you new things. Answers sent to CO.

Although it was 6 degrees this morning, there was no breeze so good conditions for a bike ride...and to look for a few caches along the way. 55km were ridden, half a dozen caches found - and one DNF due to an extreme level of muggles. Answers found for this one and sent to CO....hopefully they suffice. TFTC to all COs.

Great geology lesson by the beaches! Answers sent....Adelaide day nr 7. Cycling around the beaches...I'm logging this hide as my 10636 find. Many thanks GhostGums & MrMeccano for a placement.

There is no board at given coordinates, there is one further 40 metres away, that mentions the subject but does not match cache description Answers to be sent Thanks GhostGums for Adelaide Living Beaches#6132

TFTC GhostGums for placing this cache, I enjoyed visiting the locations while I was over for the MEGA in the excellent company of GSEL. It was a stinkingly hot day when we visited, so the sea breeze was especially welcome! Information gathered and sent through to the CO on behalf of both of us.I would like to show my respect and acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land, and their continuing connection to it. I wish to pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.

Interesting WPs and signs (one was damaged by vegetation rubbing) nice to visit early in the morning. Answers have been sent.Had a late finish yesterday with some passenger ferrying late yesterday, and an early call for wheels this morning awake at 0415 and on the road to the airport an hour later. Took the chance, and a small hand-torch, to make some pre-dawn finds and have breakfast in Glenelg before a trip to Brighton, then back via Henley Beach. Another scorcher of a day and some great sights and sites visited. 3 X Earthcache, 3 x Wherigo (PGc badge upgrade), and a swagful of Ad Lab stages. Looks like I might surpass 17k finds whilst here! Cheers to the COs (and other lettuce types)

Over from Perth for few days to attend the Leap Day Mega. This was a bonus day thanks to the Qantas pilots going on strike - I was supposed to fly back today, but got rescheduled to tomorrow. So hmmm... what to do with an extra full day? Well I managed to get the hire car extended by a day as well so I guess there's nothing for it but to tee up a few more select geocaches and an extra LGA or two! This was one of today's extras and a lovely location for a stroll. Information was a little tricky to find - and I couldn't see the yellow line anywhere. Otherwise all noted down and now sent to the CO Thanks for bringing me here today and TFTC

#14,528. Infoferret and I came over to Adelaide to attend the Great Leap Forward Mega event on 29 Feb. We have been moving around Adelaide after the event picking up a range of caches. We saw this earthcache and came to check it out. Took a bit to find the various information boards but they provided the key facts needed. The beach has really changed a lot over the decades as poor dune management was replaced by proper dune care. Good to see the evidence of these changes and hear the birds enjoying the new habitat. Infoferret has sent the information requested to the CO through message board on both out behalf. Thanks GhostGums for highlighting these important geological and ecological processes.

This Earthcache covers some vital information about the need to protect our coastline. This is a fairly exposed foreshore and a lot of protection measures have been built around here. It was a bit blustery out there today. The information required was gathered from information boards in the vicinity of the beaches I visited, but not necessarily t the coordinates given.

Decided to get down to Adelaide for a few days as part of the Great Leap Forward Mega event. The general target was EarthCaches, Virtuals and Adventure Labs with plenty of other finds along the way.Had to be on the ball with navigation here with the different waypoints.TFTC!

Awesome place! Nothing like a day at the beach

Came here today with the family. Its great to see first hand is being done to protect our coastline!Thanks for the earthcache!

On the beach today. We have done this walk many times. We were able to see the conservation of the sand dunes for ourselves. Lots of work to preserve our beaches. As we walked from waypoint 1(North not South) to the Torrens outlet we could see the great job that this conservation has done over the years. Not only protecting the sand but providing habitats for wildlife.
Thanks Ghostgums for bringing all this and the lovely walk to our attention and for our pleasure too
Answers sent.

Greetings from BC, Canada.
Touring Australia and New Zealand with my family. We have been enjoying the beautiful landscape and visiting some awesome locations.

Stopping along the way to grab some cool caches. We targeted high favourite, old caches, different cache types and some other caches along our routes.

We enjoyed the view and the earthcache.
Send CO answers for BeesKnees34 and SOB_4M.

Thanks GhostGums for the fun earthcache!

Came for a lovely walk along here this morning out hunting for earth caches. Answers have been sent
TFTEC

Found on a nice ride along the bike path here with TheCrazyOne1441, caching as we go. An interesting and informative EC about the local beaches. Cheers for the lesson and the cache.

Find #4713 on 5 Dec 2022.
TFTC GhostGums!

Thanks GhostGums for this interesting earth cache. Here in Adelaide, we are fortunate to be able to take our beautiful sandy beaches and sand dunes for granted. It was worthwhile to stop and consider them, as the whole system does need support to be maintained.

I'm pleased the rabbits I used to see on the dunes, a bit further north of here, are no longer there, since the last council cull.

Pigface. An Aboriginal bush tucker plant.

Swung by for a few caches in the area and decided to finally get my first EarthCache.

Answers have been sent to CO.

Thanks for the nice stroll around the area before I had to go to work.

Thanks GhostGums & MrMeccano for the EarthCache.

This cache brings Goldy's find count to 1351.

18/07/2022

Thanks to airline issues I had an unplanned day in Adelaide. I decided to put my suitcase in a locker and walk to the beach and find some caches on the way. I enjoyed strolling along the seafront using this EC as a guide to what I was looking at.

TFT(E)C and greetings from the UK

Found today (nice day for a walk ) Questions answered and CO messaged 21/05/2022

Out and about grabbing some caches with PrezDough and he hasn’t had the opportunity to get an earth cache yet.
We made our way to the start coordinates but we’re a bit mystified with a question and we answered it as best we could.
We sent our answers to the CO, so hopefully they will be happy with our findings.
Such a nice enough day and the weather is great.
TFTEC.

Out here today finding my first Earth cache with CJDenno. At the first waypoint we were confused about the first waypoint but we tried our hardest and eventually continued to the second one. Sent answers to CO so hopefully he’s satisfied.

Enjoyed the walk on a sunny afternoon to collect the answers for this cache. Answers sent. TFTC

LTF

Enjoyable walk and interesting info while completing this cache. Answers messaged to GhostGums. TFTC

Visited the 3 locations on my Saturday morning walk. Only sign matching questions was at WP3 info I found was very interesting. TFTC

Was in the area while kayaking along the metro coast - we started here. Grabbed the info as best I could and submitted answers to the CO

Answers (well the ones we could answer) have been sent 16/4
SOme of hte questions are not answerable anymore
Catching up on logs, an interesting area.
TFTC

Found it messaged CO

TFTC GhostGums

Enjoyed the walk

Tftc

Enjoy walking along West Beach. Such a beautiful day.

This afternoon with Adelaide's announcement of allowed fitness within the COVID-19 lockdown, [@jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T) and I decided to take our bikes for a spin, and ride to the beach. With the quiet roads, we elected to ride along Anzac Highway, taking a few short detours, and then rode along the foreshore from Somerton Park, to Glenelg and then on to West Beach. Since it was such a nice day, we returned via the Linear Park trail along the Torrens River.

I think this EarthCache may need a review from the CO, as I found no information board at the posted coordinates (however there was an information board 20-30 m away that showed photos from 1953, not 1949 as stated), no information board at Waypoint 2 (although I've assumed that information board is a common one explaining the sand transport process, found along the foreshore), and Waypoint 3 appeared to be ok.

I have been no stranger to this area and West Beach; [@jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T) and I have attended parkrun a few times, starting/finishing just near the posted coordinates, and we also had [@jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T)'s parents who lived interstate, also rent a beachside property near Waypoint 3. Hence, I've gone past, read and studied these information signs a few times, but never had the opportunity to properly study and evaluate this EarthCache's questions until today.

It was a nice ride between the waypoints, and as mentioned above, there was some trouble at collecting the information; I suspect this may be one of the reasons why this EarthCache does not get completed too often, despite the nice location. We gathered the answers, and sent to the CO. Thanks GhostGums & MrMeccano for the EarthCache organisation.

A fun couple of hours out of the house exploring the area with [@Davidwazza](http://coord.info/PR61VZX) ! TFTC!

Out with BJA3. We enjoyed the read and history of the area.

TFTC GhostGums & MrMeccano!

Answers sent to the CO.

Out and about with Team Barritts, tftc

GZ (waypoint 1) is located towards the river now. Look for the sign

Answers sent and changes to GZ sign location.

I rode the Torrens from the city to here. A great ride

TFTC

An interesting bit of info about the local beaches, visited both waypoints as caches were there

After replacing a puzzle cache that I found earlier in the day, I had to return this evening, with the field puzzle I met GeckoJ and assisted then headed off to do some caching around the area.

TFTC

Logging as a find after visiting the area and doing the research. Thanks for the interesting Earthcache GhostGums and MrMeccano!

Great day for a walk with the geo-pup, and even better to learn some stuff on the way. Answers sent to CO.

Note: The sign is no longer at the marked coords, but now appears to be 50m south.

TFTC

Enjoyed a lovely stroll along the esplanade from west beach to Henley beach. A lot has changed since I grew up sailing mirror boats around these waters. I won’t make the mistake of walking along the esplanade when there’s an onshore wind and they’ve been dumping sand. Ouch! TFTC and the opportunity to reminisce.

This is one of those earthcaches that I have been meaning to do, but never seem to have got around to. After some previous close involvement in the Adelaide Living Beaches Strategy over a number of years, I have a good understanding of the whys and wherefores of the subject matter and it was nice to be able to finally visit the waypoints to gather the information and complete the earthcache.

Thanks GhostGums & MrMeccano for the cache.

It will be Find 2842 found on 10 Feb 2019 when I get around to submitting my answers.

Reel - Fine Elsewhere

We felt like a walk on a beach and it was well-worth it, on this beautiful expanse of sand. We did our best to find the WPs as our Garmin GPS packed up about 2 weeks before. We found 2 boards, one of them was a bit difficult to read, damaged with graffitis.
Answers sent and hoping they are good enough.

Many thanks GhostGums & MrMeccano for the earthcache, an interesting & essential project. What a difference it has made already, a spectacular & wide beach now

EC # 622 of 3762
Greetings from England and Happy New Year! ️

During my trip to Australia, i stay for 10 days in Adelaide. The reason for the stay in adelaide was the World Championship of Lifesaving in Glenelg. We stayed at Henley Beach. On a sightseeingtour additionally one or the other geocache was successfully visited ..... TFTC

Greetings from Germany

Modified the question for WP2. Will look updating the questions as it would now appear the sign will not be returned.

As per my log this one needs to be changed. WP2 is not able to be found and has been so for 6+ months.

I had a crack at this one but couldn't find the required information at WP2 so we gave up after only gathering one WP worth of information. I see now that this has been the case for a while, this should be amended until a new sign can be found.

Thanks anyway GhostGums.

Found while away with the family, sent answers in and waiting for comformation.
Great day out with the family and a great earthcache to go with it thankyou

The old info board at WP2 doesn't seem to be there, only unrelated information. Thanks for a great EarthCache. TFTC. A beautiful part of the world.

Our final cache on our WA and SA trip, before flying home to Hobart. Delighted to finish with another earth Cache (we have completed more on this trip than any other time in our geocaching life). Great to return here after so many years and see the improvement. Male membsec got his Bronze medallion at the (then) Henley Beach Pool - in 1963.
Pity that the near-by eateries did not live up to their hype and we were forced to return to Glenelg for a good choice of eateries.
TFTC

I've become a bit of a regular down this part of the country in the last couple of months. Sadly, time has not allowed me to pause and pick up this cache. Today, I had an hour to spare between touching down and my meeting in Port Adelaide. Perfect for a couple of waypoint visits and some enroute caches. [^]

I pulled up at the first WP and could not see the info board I was looking for. I strolled around a bit, then noticed a sneaky path heading from the car park to the beach that looked promising. About 30m in, I found what I was looking for.

WP2, revealed nothing again and I thought I was having a bad day with the GPS. Not the case as it turned out, the sign here is no more and wandering up and down the path revealed no evidence of any signs...

Off to WP3 and voila, info on hand and answers gleaned nice and quickly. With all the answers I could get noted in my scribble pad, I hit the road North. A glorious day to be out and about, although a few degrees cooler would have been nice. It did make for a gorgeous shimmering ocean though. [^]

Cheers Ghostgums and Mr Meccano. A nice E/C in a nice location.

Today after receiving my scout award I really wanted to get an Earthcache for my souvenir today so being such a beautiful afternoon I headed to the beach and strolled along the bike/walking track.
Took some photos, answered some questions which have been sent off to the CO.
Very interesting. I didn't know that this happened. I lived at West Beach for a while & saw the piles of sand but until today did not know the logic behind it. Thanks for setting up this earthcache & increasing my knowledge of the Adelaide Beaches

My last day in SA before heading back home to the ACT and we (KBKL, Sixpak69 and myself) decided to head over to Henley Beach to do an Earthcache I had been eyeing off. This was it.

We wandered through the waypoints and took photos of the different information boards and pulled together the information we believe is right. Our answers were submitted to the CO and I am writing this log on the 29th of April however we have not yet heard back from the CO. If our answers are incorrect, we will remove our logs and correct answers as required.

Thanks for bringing us to this lovely location, we had a lovely time and enjoyed the views.

Thanks again GhostGums

Me and Ahomburg have now hit the road on the journey back home. After attending the red centre experience event in Alice springs.
What an amazing trip this has been.
The first stop on the way home was kings Canyon.
Second stop will be Coober Pedy.
Third stop is Woomera.
Forth stop ? Heading for a FTF and staying in a cabin to get out of the bad weather.
Fifth stop. Swan Reach.
Sixth stop. Gawler.
And the last stop will be Adelaide then home.
Thanks for the cache.

Date: 24 April 2017 Time: 15:05
Find #8561

Today was a day of caching in and around Adelaide with lukie1987 after a massive road trip to Alice, it was a relief to be driving such a short distance today.

Sick and tired of the CBD traffic, we moved out a little to catch the ocean. It was nice to also be able to do an earthcache while we were in the area. An interesting one too.


Many thanks to GhostGums & MrMeccano for the cache. TNLN.

Big things are happening! *Are you joining the fun?*

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quick holiday trip to Adelaide
out exploring the beaches today, just doing selected caches here and there
stopped to have a look at this EC
gathered some answers ...
will leave as a note till answers confirmed
cheers

doing some Geocaching housekeeping
and getting in touch with some CO's for cache logs that have been left as notes
and now have approval to log this one [^]
thanks GhostGums

While staying in the area we thought we better head down to this earthcache - once we arrived at WP2 we were nearly outside the place we were staying at. Very informative. Thanks GhostGums.

Visiting Adelaide before going to the Mega Event in Alice Springs. Love the beaches and the area and each time I have come over have stayed around this area. TFTEC

Visiting this beautiful beach area with geo friends before we head off to Alice Springs. Enjoyed the walk to all the WP's and message sent with answers to CO, thank you

Today we visited the beaches of Adelaide and learnt about previous decisions that impacted negatively on the area and the steps that are being taken to alleviate the problems and to stabilise the sand dune areas. Answers to the questions have been forwarded to the CO and approval to log has been received. Thanks GhostGums for a very interesting earthcache.

Visiting this little park for a lunch and cuppa gave us the chance to do some reading and learning with the SA Sewer rats. Lovely little spot under the trees with tables and seats right near the seaside. we have messaged the CO for approval of the find. TFTEC. GhostGums.

Mrs Rat went a caching with a Blackadder and a muggle snake today.
It was lovely down at the seaside today.
we stopped here for lunch.
We did a bit of reading and learned some new things about the coast.
Blackadders has sent our answers over to the CO. TFTC

A nice little tour along the coast and an interesting learning experience.

Answers sent to CO.

TFTC. 25/06/2016, 1:58 PM Find #2321

A nice journey down the coast and some interesting learning. Answers sent to CO TFTC 25/06/2016 1:58 pm Find #1339

Nice walk whilst collecting the required info, added bonus that there are also caches close by. Thanks for the EC

Logged with permission of CO. My first earth cache [:d]. A pleasant walk from start to finish, picking up trad caches on the way, Thanks GhostGums.

Mr Tardis loves a good earthcache, and this one didn't disappoint. I learnt a thing or two about our Adelaide beaches.

FYI, The signboard at the last waypoint is currently inaccessible because the stairs are closed off. However you can still see the sign from the road and a good camera would come in useful to be able to read all the info.

Thanks for the earthcache GhostGums & MrMeccano.

Logged with permission.
After a successful afternoon, finding a few traditionals decided we wanted to do something different, hadn't done a Earth Cache for a while decided to give this one a go. All was well and we enjoyed a nice walk on a sunny afternoon.
Many thanks Ghost Gums for preparing this Earth Cache

Just deleting the needs maintenance log.

Found It!
A interesting earthcache - well multi-earthcache! Interesting history to. I remember coming to the start point a few years ago and there were excavators and tractors driving up and down the beach moving sand...
TFTC

Logged with permission of CO. Pass by here very often to take Izdog for a romp and have passed this sign countless times. Decided to take notes recently then further up the beach on another visit. Then lost the first notes; then found them again. Finally a smiley for this very informative earthcache. Thanx

An enjoyable earthcache It was nice and straightforward and taught me some things I didn't know at the same time.
Have sent through answers, so awaiting permission to log. When I get permission, I'll convert this to a smiley!
TFTC GG

Permission received

Found with bek-theraccoon and Alex-thesquirrel before heading out for a dip in the ocean. Great Earthcache, loved learning about our beaches and straight forward answers! TFTC

An enjoyable earthcache found on a beautiful balmy evening. Bek-theraccoon submitted the answers for this one. Found with B-TR and Jambochicken. TFTC

Great walk along the coast learning about the area.
TFTC GhostGums [^]

Find #1380

Seaview with added dunes

Did our first ever Earth Cache while on holidays. Miss 6 had so much fun looking for the answers on the signs while learning at the same time. TFTC!

Very nice educational cache on a lovely trail. Tftc and happy earth cache day!!

Found this one on Earth Cache day! Learnt lots while taking a nice stroll wth Aliooo91. Tftc and logged with permission

found on earth cache day, co sent email

Touch chilly for International Earth cache day at the beach but very happy to log the cache.

TFTC

I wrote to CO GhostGums in late July and received no reply. Wrote again in September and again received no reply. Followed instructions on cache page.

I note that CO is still active n Queensland. Perhaps he/she is taking no interest in this anymore?

Also note that two geocachers have recently logged this as a find - can someone confirm that CO GhostGums responded to their messages.

Thanks
Morteraj

Dear GhostGums,
Wishing your wife the very best in her recovery over the months ahead. You also take care.
Warm regards,
Morteraj

In recent months my wife has undergone open heart surgery, and for the months of July/August/September, geocaching was a very rare event. In fact in the last two days, I just got around to logging caches from way back to the mega event in April.

If you sent answers recently and I didn't respond, please forward them to the email [email protected] and I will resolve it for you.

Thank You.

Doing this nice earth cache I walked alonge the beach and took many pictures and great memories of this beautiful area.
As well I found some caches

Such a beautiful day when doing this cache and along my favourite bike path. This earthcache brought back memories of geography at school and learning about LSD (Long Shore Drift), I think we spent a whole term on the subject with Mr Coram and today reinforced all that learning. TFTC. My first earthcache!

It was fascinating to watch the sand machine in Glenelg, only to then read about the project through this earth cache. I'd been wondering what they were doing with the sand. TFTC, Ghostgum!

Found by The Empire
A day solo cruising around the area, finding a few challenge caches and earthcaches, seeing a bit more of this lovely state. Cool beach! I had some time to kill before I watched Melbourne Ice destroy a hapless Adelaide Adrenaline for the second time in two days! Loved the walk along the beach, the answers were easy and informative, favourite point added. E-mail sent to cache owner. Thanks for the earthcache GhostGums.
- M
Earthcache #114

After attending an event earlier, I was joined by two lovely ladies
While enjoying the company of Andy Columbia and travellinbees, I managed to have 1 DNF and 25 finds for the day.
Having dropped Mrs travellinbees at her car, Andy Columbia and I continued on caching until about 9.30pm

Thankfully, having been to these areas many times over the years, I knew some of the required information.
Being dark when we arrived, I didn't take a photo as my phone doesn't do well at night when used as a camera.
Thanks for the fun though
Logged to keep caches in correct order but pending approval from CO as email has been sent.

TNLN. TFTC GhostGums

This was my first Earth Cache. I love the idea of these caches. Great to be able to get outside and learn a lot more about the local area. To be honest I had no concept of the importance of the dunes. Thank you so much for the lesson, really appreciate it, and will be looking out for more of these ones.

With a road trip planned to celebrate a family milestone, the car was packed, music loaded & GPS loaded up to provide some fun along the way. Whilst caching wasn’t the purpose of the trip, we had a good list for the week focusing on earth and webcam caches. Today was our beach day and we had stunning weather, perfect for a relaxing walk along for this. Chose the walking trail rather than driving between points, which enabled some good photos along the way. Very interesting information garnered as we went along, particularly to someone who grew up near the beach.

Thanks for the cache GhostGums and apologies for logging so late.

TFTC
great informative, little round!!!

[green]Congratulations to the cache owner for winning an award in the 2014 SAGA
Please find attached the graphic for the award win, we would love for this to be displayed on the cache page.

[blue]Congratulations this cache has reached the voting level for the SAGA Awards 2014. Please find attached graphic for reaching the final voting stage of the Awards.

Found with my Hero Husband (Moneydork). Thanks for the cache.

We enjoyed a magic evening at the beach when we did this one. Thanks for a great EC.

ON a bike ride around Adelaide's beachside, I took the opportunity to soak up the sandy history with this Earth cache
Lovely spot, if you like the lack of surf

Despite the lack of obvious surf the bayside currents still seem to pack a mighty wallop, if the information is anything to go by

Info gathered .... email sent ... a month has passed with no reply [:o]

Time to claim the smiley methinks

TFTEC

We've seen, heard and read quite a bit about this project over the years, so it was good to see it explained and laid out logically on the information boards as we travelled between them [^].
We'd hate to see the local beaches without sand, so hopefully this will keep the place looking good for many years to come [8].
Thanks GhostGums & MrMeccano.