Under the spray... Bicheno Blowhole Bicheno, Tasmania, Australia
By Nyssaflutterby and the munchkins on 07-Jan-15. Waypoint GC5JXYT

Tftc at this fabulous location

The blowhole was really going off when I visited so I couldnt get too close without getting wet but I got a fabulous video of it. My photo for the log isnt quite so impressive! FP for bringing me here.

TFTC with Irondale

Answers submitted. Found with stairman1. Fascinating area. Lots of tourists admiring the water spray.TFTEC

With goldielover today Goldielover has sent through the answers. We visited this place a few tyimes over the two days spent here. We saw whales a big sea and some fairy penguins. What a lovely place you have introduced us to. TFTEC

A short drive from Swansea to taste some wine would not be a day well spent with out a visit to the blowhole. Interesting place with numerous onlookers while we were there. A favourite point is well deserved, thanks from a couple of kiwis caching in Tasmania

Beautiful spot with an amazing blowhole. TFTC

Thanks for the cache, what a lovely spot!

A good couple of blows!

Lived it. Great spot to check on the wind and cold! TFTC, posted photo at 10:30am, from Wangaratta, VIC.

Beautiful little hole in the rock and a woundedus nature object. Thank you for the geo we enjoyed looking at this one

While in Tassie for a week of wine, whiskey and wandering with some muggle friends, I'm taking the opportunity to look for a few caches that are along our itinerary. My travelling companions dropped me here while they went and secured much required caffeine. We were very fortunate for good conditions today so could see the blowhole in action.Thanks Nyssaflutterby for the geology information and bringing me to this gorgeous site.

Logged with Ampitup1. Indeed a windy day and a lovely place to visit. What a bad pic. Yes thus us me trying to get a pic of the hole blowing. Oh well.

A leisurely return drive from Hobart was on today's agenda.This area was highly recommended by a friend, and it did not disappoint. I could sit and ponder here for hours. A little chilly, but I love the cold. The blow hole was putting on a nice display today. Thankyou for highlighting this area. A fav from me

Heading up the east coast after completing the 3 Capes Walk.A great place to Thanks Nyssaflutterby and the munchkins for the cache

We visited the blowhole today. Nice earthcache. Log to follow. Favourite point.

Onshore wind and waves made it impressive....can't move so fast now so stood well back !Interesting Earth caches.Thanks.

#2764 This is my day 261, and the longest physical cache find streak so far. I want to see how far I go. I am on a family vacation in Australia, and Tasmania road trip is our main highlight. Today, we drove along the east coast to Hobart and found caches along the way.Pretty cool place.Thank you for the cache!-crystaloops from Taipei, Taiwan @ February 20, 2024 11:53:29

What a beautiful place and evening. Greetings from Norway, TFTC:)

A very nice spot

Another beautiful place, thanks

Blowhole was in full swing when we visited. Whether by good judgement or good luck I avoided a soaking.Fave point here

Very impressive today. Beautiful place.

Sea was quite active so was spectacular today

Calmer day today. Thanks for find

TFTC nice place to put an earthcache

Great spot! TFTC

I am travelling down the east coast of Tassie, and stopped in Bicheno to do some sight-seeing, and get the Bicheno caches.There was a bit of ocean swell today, so we got to see some specular blowhole action.Yet, with the constant blowhole eruptions, and major waves, there was no way of getting close enough to the blowhole to measure the width! So I am not sure how question that was to be answered?I was hoping there would be an information sign at the Blowhole, giving all such information. However there was only one lone (lacking detail) warning sign.Anyway, logged the cache.

We are staying on Coles Bay for a few days and we visited Bicheno for lunch at the Lobster Shack, naturally a visit to the blowhole was a must do.It is good to see the A frame chalets we stayed in 25 years ago are still here.Answers sent to CO.Thanks for the earthcache Nyssaflutterby.

I'm heading further south today but stopped by to check out the blowhole. It's a relatively calm day today and a couple of hours past high tide but did not disappoint. FP added. Answers sent. Tftc

Found on a trip to Tasmania with pineapplegoldy!LWF.Some caches have been signed as "Goldy and Jimmy". Goldy has sent answers and uploaded photos where applicable. TFTC

Goldy and Jimmy are holidaying in Tasmania for a few days. A quick trip away from our regular life to see sights and find caches.I'm aiming to continue my daily streak and fill some Jasmer grid spots. As well as find some challenge caches and as many virtuals as I can.Today we pay our respects to the fallen ANZAC soldiers and all other fallen soldiers around the world. The ultimate sacrifice was made and it is important to remember them.We attended the Remembrance Day Service in Saint Helens to pay our respects. We then made our way to the Bay of Fires for the day, followed by a drive along the east coast to Bicheno.This spot looked intriguing, so we came here before heading back to Launceston. We had a great time here, too. A very interesting and fascinating area. We spent a considerable amount of time just watching the blowhole do its thing.Also, shoutout to the CO for encouraging CITO practices. We got one Earth and we can't mess it up.A very cool EarthCache, I've placed several and I respect the effort that goes in to making them. However, giggles were had for obvious reasons.A favourite point for you!Photo has been attached, too. Thanks for bringing us to this cool spot."They shall grow not old,as we that are left grow old;Age shall not weary them,nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sunand in the morningWe will remember them."**Lest we forget.**Thanks Nyssaflutterby and the munchkins for this EarthCache, which brings Goldy's total find count to 3787 on the 11th of November 2023.

A really fun stop on our drive up to Launceston. It was wonderful to watch the blow holes. Thanks for the cache.

Completed the EC with Ricardinho. Please refer to the answers he has supplied A very cool location , the blow hole was performing today. Fav point from me for the beautiful location Day 13 of our Tassie/Sydney trip & today is Launceston to Freycinet. A big travelling day for us so we left early. We wanted to check out St Helens & i wanted breakkie & a Chai from the Banjoe's in St Helens After this we headed to Bay of Fires to get an old cache for RNZ & then made our way down the east coast, stopping at any cool seaside towns along the way to Freycinet NP. A big day, but another awesome day!TFTEC

Today was a great day for the blowhole. It was performing quite well with the swell from the east, and there were a number of people enjoying it.Got as close as we dared and estimated the width.TFTEC, FP from us.Day 13 of our Tassie trip, Launceston to Freycinet.This was one of our biggest travelling days, and we went a bit of a long way.We were keen to check out St Helens, so made a beeline there the quickest way. From there, we got a great old cache up the coast, then hopped our way through some nice little towns down to Freycinet. Unfortunately wifi was out here and my cell coverage was also patchy, hence apologies for the late logs. Added some pictures from our day.Thanks all COs.

Today was a good day to come, TFTC

Realy nice place find it on our holiday out here thanks for the cache greetz from holland favo attached

Found with LittleFergzter in tow on our Tassie holiday. Answers have been sent through. Lovely spot even if the blow hole wasn't blowing too much. Did see lots of crabs which was interesting. TFTEC.

Found with dad on a holiday

Enjoying our trip around Tasmania, and this trip had a target of a few locations we missed on our last visit here.Thanks for this cache in this great location, and the Blow hole didnt dissapoint today.TFTC

Jetstar was having a sale…. in the middle of winter, for a destination further south than I already live. That sounds like a great idea!

So a plan for a 4 night whirlwind tour of the northern part of the state was hatched. I’ve seen lots of this beautiful state, but haven’t found a single cache. With plenty of challenges to tick off, and a long list of targeted caches, this week is the time to turn that around.

It’s the final day for this trip, leaving St Helens for Launceston via more of the coast and then inland through Campbell Town and Ross.

I have visited the blowhole before, but the seas were not rough enough on my previous visit. Today I was able to see the blowhole in action and answer the questions.

Thanks Nyssaflutterby for adding this cache to the worldwide collection for us all to enjoy.

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Amazing location here. Came at night and the blow hole was in fine form. Some big splashes here tftc

Even on a calm day like today it’s blowing. Tftc

Loved watching the blowholes and people watching here too. Was very busy, last of the good weather! TFTC

Caching around Tasmania. TFTC.
Blowflies was very active today. Some huge blasts every time I put the camera away.

Very cool spot well worth a favorite point. Plus a traditional nearby.

What an awesome earth cache!

We were about 1 hour short of high tide but with a heavy swell running there was some awesome activity.

Thanks for the cache. Answers sent

Cheers

Thanks for bringing us here! My daughter was obsessed with the blowhole and really enjoyed exploring the area (finding lord of crabs!)
TFTC

Beautiful spot thanks for the brief history lesson. Enjoyed the cache

Tftc. Great spot

Great spot

Hardest part of this cache was getting a park! So many people here today. TFTC!

We continued today our tour in Tasmania, AUS, and thereby searched, found and logged this interesting Earth-Cache.

The weather was - said in one word – simply best. The good hidden caches and the being on holidays kept us the whole day in a good mood.

The cache had good coordinates, and thus was easy to find. The logbook was okay, and allowed easy logging.

Thanks to Nyssaflutterby and the munchkins for the generation of this nice cache Under the spray... Bicheno Blowhole (with the proper agenda), for leading us here and for showing us this funny location as well as the ongoing maintenance of this cache.

PS: Please forgive us the uniform log which is needed due to timing problems - if necessary special actions and happenings are there described where they appeared.

Greetings from Germany together with the hope to meet somewhere like event or wood.

TFTC says H_M_A @ 10. März 2023 @ 11:18 o'clock @ [#20318](https://coord.info/GC5JXYT)
 

Hitting the east coast with Sandyofthesea and Probsty. Stopped in here after grabbing coffee and a few more pens.It was a busy spot this morning.Nyssaflutterby, I found Under the spray... Bicheno Blowhole today. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache.

Coffee and cache. Good start to the dayThanks ??

Spolecn vlet s Vlastas11. Po ose Praha - Frankfurt - Singapur - Sydney - Hobart - Melbourne - Miri - Kuala Lumpur- Singapur - Frankfurt - Praha. Hlavnm clem celho vletu Tasmnie, kde jsme byly 8 dn. Tento divok ostrov nm poskytl jedinecn monosti objevovn pokladu ukrytch v ndhern prrode. Zdravm z Cesk republiky.Joint trip with Vlastas11. Prague - Frankfurt - Singapore - Sydney - Hobart - Melbourne - Miri - Kuala Lumpur - Singapore - Frankfurt - Prague. The main destination of the whole trip was Tasmania, where we stayed for 8 days. This wild island gave us unique opportunities to discover the treasures hidden in the beautiful nature. Greetings from the Czech Republic.

#5309, 2023-03-03 at 09:18,

Nalezeno společně s Radoshordos během měsíčního výletu do Malajsie, Singapuru, Bruneje a Austrálie, kde byla hlavním cílem celého výletu Tasmánie. Singapore se zároveň stává mojí 39. navštívenou zemí a Austrálie mojí 40. navštívenou zemí.
Keš jsem našel během chvilky společně s Radoshordos. Děkuji za přivedení na další zajímavé místo a za další bod do sbírky.
Zdravím z České republiky.


Found it during a one-month trip together with Radoshordos to Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Australia, where Tasmania's was main destination of the whole vacation. Singapore is also becoming my 39th visited country and Australia my 40th visited country.
I found the cash in a moment with Radoshordos. Thank you for bringing me to another interesting place and for the next point to the collection. Greetings from the Czech Republic.

Megawat60 and I visited Bicheno today on our Tasmania Tour. We came to the blowhole and were amazed by nature’s force again.
Answers sent.
Thanks for the information and the EC!

Out n about with m4yb grabbing a few caches.
I was stoked to see a blowhole here, so had to have a gander and was not disappointed. Answers sent via her.
Thanks for the EC & Nyssaflutterby

Find 3 of 9 on an incidental caching day, with the main focus being walking round and over the Freycinet peninsula. Turned into a stunning day for it, Wineglass Bay and Mount Amos were incredible.

A bit drizzly here, we still got a good look at the blowhole going strong without getting wet though. Answers to follow.

TFTC Nyssaflutterby!

What an impressive blowhole. Thanks for bringing us here..

We love a good EarthCache, so coming into our brief stay in Bicheno we knew this was a must-visit. We had seen another blowhole in New Zealand, but we were able to get much closer to this one even with the rain and slippery rocks. As a bonus, we saw lots of great new to us birds on the short path from the parking lot. Great way to start the morning!

Wind and waves were right early in the morning and I was able to observe a few pretty fountains here.

Travelling around Tasmania on our family holiday with TT016, PrincessAria1 & LittleG00sE.
Today we moved on from Hobart to Bicheno.
This evening was too nice not to head out and explore the area. There were 4 caches here in Bicheno, we managed to get all 4.
The blowhole was blowing a little today but we had to wait for the larger waves to make an appearance.
Answers have been sent off to the CO on behalf of my group.
Thanks for setting up this Earthcache at this interesting location for our enjoyment

Very impressive formation caused the blow hole and the slight swell today produced a very impressive water spray. Found on our holiday around Tasmania with hevwalker little goose and princess Aria. Hevwalker has supplied the answers and a photo

Answers sent to owner sedately.
Had a nice breeze here today to blow the spray quite some distance.
Thanks for bringing us to this spot.
Cheers, Michael

Found by The Empire + H
A wonderful morning down along the waterfront in Bicheno! Decent coffee, an easy walk and an awesome earthcache/traditional nearby. Favourite point added - answers sent to cache owner. Thanks for the cool earthcache Nyssaflutterby and the munchkins.
- M
Earthcache #375

Found with the geofamily while exploring Bicheno today. The kids loved the blowhole, rockhopping & the sea stars in the rockpools. TFTEC!

We had a good time around the blowhole, watching the spray & the crabs & sea stars. Bushwalkinggirl want able to get as wet as she'd hoped, though. TFTC!

A really interesting phenomenon - don’t usually do Earth caches but think I understood the questions ok for this one - sent answers to the CO and logging the find Tftc

#725
Came to see the blowhole at sunset. Just spectacular! TFTC!

Day 5 of our road trip around eastern side of Tassie. The weather has turned blustery today but still enjoying the scenery and coffee as we go . Tftc

Found with gridge98 on our Holiday in Tassie! TFTC

Beautiful spot I’ve been too before, so many people but what a spectacular spot

Today Courtneyrose_ and I made our way from St Helen’s after catching up with free ends for new years to Hobart for a few days, heading down the east coast we stopped by to have a look around and find a few caches as well.

Thanks for the cache

Well worth a stop

Adelaide to Hobart Road Trip
Day Five: St. Helens to Hobart Airport
Weather: glorious!

Traditional found, and now on to the Earthcache. I used to live in Sydney, and despite numerous passes, I never got to see the Kiama Blowhole. I’m aware that tourists can get into strife there. There were warnings in the carpark here, but no signage on the rocks as to where it got dangerous, so I ventured no further than the listed coordinates. Great to hear and see the blowhole in action.

Answers have been submitted, thanks for this Earthcache nyssaflutterby.

Found this Earthcache while on holidays traveling around Tasmania.
Over the next couple of days we're exploring the east coast.
Upon arrival the seas were not all that rough so it was only every now and again that the blowhole had enough water surging through to blow up. Still, it was fascinating to watch and hear the water when it did.
We wandered around and examined/ studied the area so we could answer the questions which have been sent to the CO. The wind was starting to pick up and making it cold, maybe the blowhole would get into some real action a bit later on.
Overall, this was a beautiful spot to visit and we’re giving it a favorite point hoping it encourages other to also do the same.
TFTC

Got it and answers send to cache owner. I will update shorty.

Really windy and rough weather today, so the blow hole was really going off!

Spent sometime watching the blow hole’s glory. I managed to get fairly close and still be able to hide behind a big rock. This made it pretty exciting!

Was good fun!

Thanks for setting up this EarthCache!

Day 7 of my Tasmanian Odyssey and today it’s all about Bicheno… with TinkerTom1 as my driver we left early, Tasmanian early, and arrived in town after a two and a half hour jaunt from Beaconsfield…

Fuelled up on local coffee and a FTF we decided to tackle a few more…

What an awesome location… we had such a good time here… well worth the time to visit… most fun I’ve had an EC in, well, forever….

Answers sent to the CO…

Appears Tasmania is just full of Queenslanders…

Answered with Peppa, beautiful day trip. Even if we did drive 2 and a half hours all the way from Beaconsfield…

But we did snag a FTF which Peppa had been eyeing off for a few days so worth checking out the area. The blowhole was strong today with some big waves crashing as we answered the questions TFTC

A great day to be near an ocean.. inclement weather and rough seas, love it! ..but that’s probably just me. Now it’s time to head back to the family and my lighthouse.. no wait I’m awake.. that’s a dream of mine haha. Thank you for this Earthcache.
Cheers

On our way up north to St. Helens we took a little break at Bicheno.

Thx for showing!

Cheers from the Swiss - vocayakiya

Today we found Under the spray... Bicheno Blowhole on our travels. We are on another visit from Melbourne just because…well, maybe it’s all those puzzles we solved during those many lockdowns! Having the opportunity to sign some actual logs is exciting!
The Chief indulged my love of earthcaches while we were in town. A busy spot but certainly am interesting one, especially when you watch the instagrammers get as close the the hole as they can for the ultimate photo while the rest of us hold our breath and marvel at their stupidity hoping they don’t slip!

Thanks Nyssaflutterby for being part of our geocaching fun.

Beautiful trip to Tassie with Family and Friends. Thanks for pointing us here

Impressive

TFTC, answer’s sent.

Out with the family on our birthday weekend. Took the required photo obligatory photo and then realised it was an earth cache

It wasn't the greatest of days but I ended up finding the blowhole ! What an awesome natural treat and there were some seals perched on the rocks behind !!

The most beautiful day to come and visit the blowhole. I am here for a weekend in Bicheno and tomorrow I will be swimming (emerging) in the water as part of the Wim Hof inspired event. I should try to have a blowhole experience first… if only I was brave…
Thanks for taking me here! Amazing spot to be!

Beatiful spot well worth a visit

We enjoyed finding this one and saw some big spray today

Such an amazing place ️

A calm sea today so not much spray. A nice spot to visit. Thanks for this earthcache.

The sea is calm today. Almost a millpond, but the blowhole was still blowing beautifully. Tftc

98 m away

Great place to visit, thank you

With geosister H423L travelling to Tassie via ferry from SA
Out doing our 2 favourite things Driving and caching
H423L sending answers for both of us. Photo included
TFTC

We stood and watched the water blow through its hole for quite a while. A fantastic spot. TFTEC

Exploring Tasmania with hellyonfire cache by cache. The weather has kept us on our toes and our ears frozen, and we enjoyed every moment. Thanks to all the cache owners for the creative hides and/or great locations.

The cool air around here is certainly a good way to wake up but even better was the shock on Trins face as I urged her closer and closer to the blowhole for a pic until we got a particularly hard swell, very amusing TFTC