Very Happy to Arrive Barcaldine, Queensland, Australia
By RoddyC on 09-Aug-15. Waypoint GC615J1

Accurate coordinates and an obvious hide location led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks RoddyC for the cache.

Nice easy find as it was out in the open TFTC

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Thanks for the cache.

easy find

With FiveTays-TT TFTC

TFTC with Slack1962

A quick easy find. TFTC

Easy find. TFTC

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Tftc

Thank you

Found it Thanks for the cache

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Great collection. Thanks

After leaving the QOGM 2023 event which we thoroughly enjoyed, we heading towards Mitchell and collected a few caches en route. TFTC RoddyC

Slowly working our way to Dalby after attending Qogm 2023 for cmca National rally. Did your Very Happy to Arrive today. 25 September 2023 4:23 pm Tyfc RoddyC total caches now 6643 .

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Stewart and Rowan

TFTC found

Found It!The container is looking a little old and worn out but it was a quick find here today!TFTC

On our way to QOGM 2023 with the MummaBear and the cubs gang, fourth stop is town of Barcaldine where we will meet up with ??54 to hit some of the caches in town after attending an event nearby. We grabbed some caches for this months challenge and some oldies along the way.Thanks for the cacheThanks for the huntThank for giving us a reason to stopTook nothing, left nothing, signed logSigned log as MummaBear and the Cubs and for smaller logs MB&CTeam signed as MGNT

Found on a sojourn all around during QOGM 2023. A fun jaunt with lots of dust, mud and starry skies. Thanks RoddyC and clear skies from TeamAstro. Cache the planet! Caches signed as TADJR (Tenkae Astro Deanside JooJoo57 Richmond lad). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *SAs Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. Keep looking up!

Nice quick one here.
Day 3 QOGM 2023! Teamed up and signing logs as TADJR (Tenkae Astro Deanside JooJoo Richmond Lad), Tftc

We are nearly at Longreach for the QOGM 2023. Staying in Barcaldine for 2 nights, slight change in plans so we can go to the luncheon event on Sunday.

We solved some of the puzzles before coming, so we’ll do those first! And now for some non puzzles!

Thanks RoddyC for creating, placing and maintaining this cache.

We are on our way to Longreach for the QOBM event next week. As we missed all the previous events, it is now time to grab some of the caches in the area. Another big day doing some of the trails araound Barcaldine.

Stopped off here and found after a short search.

Thanks for placing the cache and doing the maintenance needed, so we can find this cache.

On the way to Longreach "QOGM".
Accompany with Deaf friends.
Thank you for organising the cache and hunt.
Sorry about copy and paste.

On our holiday trip, we will be stopping in many different towns before making our way to Longreach for QOGM 2023. We will be taking in the sights and sounds of each town, exploring the local culture, and trying out the regional cuisine. We are looking forward to a fun and exciting journey!

Here's one to find today. Thank you for placing the cache   RoddyC.

Outnabout for some solo caching while camping in town overnight. We’re taking the roundabout route to QOGM 2023 at Longreach. It’s always a great day for caching.
TFTC RoddyC

For anyone making Geo plans, do yourself a favour and visit Australia’s only current Geotour at Ballarat while it lasts: https://www.geocaching.com/play/geotours/ballarat-victoria

And for anyone that can travel to Longreach, Queensland, late September 2023, Google “QOGM” which is the Queensland Outback Geocaching Muster. You’ll have at least 8 or 9 days of pure geocaching fun with around 200 like minded people attending a mix of events and access to over 200 geocaches placed by the QOGM team. It’s not a Mega, it’s better.

A easy find but wouldn’t go in the tall grass in summer time…

Fun find, thank you for getting me out and about!

Great cache! Tftc!

Thanks for the great cache

First for the day as I head down to Morven. Cache was quickly found and in good condition

Found it

Pulled in to the rest area to wait for our travelling companion and took a quick walk across the road to secure the find here. Thanks RoddyC

Quick find when staying Barcaldine for the eeek. Log and cache damp. TFTC. TNLN. SL

TFTC RoddyC TNLN Wet log oth re reise all good at GZ.

Easy find tftc

As we left Barcaldine, we stopped here and made a quick find. Across the road a truck was parked. It was carrying just the scoop of a digger, but the scoop was probably 2 times the height of a person.
Thanks RoddyC. All good here.
Domsky

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We are “very happy to arrive” at 2500 finds at this cache. Thanks RoddyC for all the caches placed in this district. You must be very busy maintaining them all!

TFTC quick find

TFTC it’s a bit on the wet inside

Found with Dozenmater,,TFTC

TFTC - found with rainygirl74

We had planned a road trip to Queensland to visit family in 2021, but our travel plans were stalled due to border closures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now that the world was trying to get back to a semi normal state, we decided to have another go at getting away from the cold and head up north for some sunshine and warmth.

Day 7 with a change of direction for our trip due to road closures so instead for Tambo to Emerald we had to detour via Blackall and Barcaldine updated the GPS’s to collect caches along the way along with heaps of grey nomads towing caravans even a group of old vintage cars and motorbikes along the roads to contend with.

All caches were found along our journey that we attempted unless otherwise mentioned.
Thanks to all cache hiders for keeping this hobby alive and breaking up a long drive.

The last find before heading back to the camper for a well earned drink.
TFTC

Very quick and easy find. Log book is quite wet from the recent weather, we dried the container before putting it back but it’s still quite damp. Should be okay in a couple days though. TFTC

Nice and easy after picking a target. Tftc.

Travelling homeward bound to Busselton from the Townsville Mega, how lost can we get?
It’s been 2 months since the CacheQld mega and we are still in Queensland, that’s still a long way to go to get home to WA
But the fun bit is, finding all these geocaches along the way.
No matter where we park our caravan for the night, it’s always an exciting day to see this great country through the eyes of the local geocachers.
Thanks to all the COs for showing us your favourite spots along the way.
A busy spot today.
TFTC

Enjoying a trip around Queensland with tmann421after a two year wait for the Australian New Zealand boarders to open.
Found numerous caches and saw plenty of interesting places.
Log signed tm/ww NZ
TFTC

Another good cache found with woolwood9.
*Enjoyed the drive / walk around.*
SL **tm/ww NZ**

*Thanks for the fun find!  
Really appreciate the effort put into this cache.*

Great spot for a pit stop. Easy find. I left a dinosaur. Tftc

Thanks for the Cache. Also found cheapest diesel in town

Nice and easy

Quick find on sunrise. Pinch and punch, first of the month.

Found it with pippahiccup on a western run up to Mt Garnett. But rain and road closures hampering us. Can only get cashes that we aren't in a foot of water. But getting to explore at least. What an interesting town.

On our way north for a family event in Mt Garnet. However, Barcaldine had 6 inches of rain in 24 hours and we are spending today filling in time trying to decide whether to backtrack or wait for the roads to reopen to move onwards.
We could see this one when we parked so I tried to hide it a bit better, but we could still see the corner when we left. TFTC!

TFTC

Got it

Easy!

Found but forgot pencil to sign book

Found by Mary and David at 13:05 on our journey from Cunnamulla to Tambo. Yes we are, and we're here for two nights. Our thanks to RoddyC

Found it quick and easy

Found it with Deafies

Found it with Deaf Geo friends
Great fun with team

Tftc

Cache in good condition TFTC

A nice quick early morning find. Thanks

29/8/21 by the DeWilliams Girls.

The grass us a bit long so I sent geohubby in to find it. He tossed me the log to sign and that was that. TFTC

Found!

Good buy Barcaldine, we have spent 3 days in the area chasing caches on our outback Queensland caching trip from Townsville

Found with orth71 on a trip from Townsville to the outback caching
Final morning in Barcaldine and a couple of quick morning finds.
TFTC

Found during a trip from Adelaide to the northern tip of Australia on Cape York Peninsula, traveling along the Strzelecki Track to Innamincka, then to Noccundra, Quilpie, Blackall, Barcaldine, Hughendon and Ravenshoe to Cairns and Cooktown, out to Weipa and up to Bamaga and Seisia. Thanks for the cache RoddyC!

First ones to find the new cache
Thank you!!

Swapped a bear for a dinosaur.
TFTC

Replaced cache for a new one! Keep hunting!

Thanks

Last one before lunch in town Cheers & tftc

Tfyc Tnln

I was very happy to arrive in Barcaldine, especially when we realised that three other couples we knew were stopping in the caravan park here. Happy hour fun to be had playing Klop and drinking wine!!! This cache was found no problems.

TFTC. A nice quick find after stopping for diesel and a break. I’m visiting from Newcastle area.

Our first find. Thank you

Thanks for the cache easy find

Very first geocash

Logging old caches originally found with alphag_25. Now have my own account and logging them separately so that I can claim the finds or not as the case may be. TFTC.

Barcaldine Trip Day 2. Picked up on a night caching run. TFTC

04/01/21 Today caching around Barcaldine and surrounds. Roadtrip Mackay to Emerald to Barcaldine to Aramac to Blackall to Jericho over the next 3 weeks. Lots of puzzle solving before and during trip. Searched area and found GZ . Replaced and signed log. TFTC SL

Last for the morning as we head in to town for coffee then on to the Camping Ground TFTC

Another quick find

TFTH

TFTC

We have been to Emerald to complete the geoart and now we are spending 2 nights here on our way to Winton to see the dinosaurs . This was a very pleasant walk in the late afternoon from our van site. Thanks RoddyC for the cache. I hope this log is grammatically correct - I have rewritten it a few times

Day 6 of my Outback road trip heading from Blackall to Barcaldine.

A quick find on this beautiful day. Log signed, cache replaced as found.

Thanks for the cache RoddyC.

Hooray

Today was the fourth day of my little journey to outback Queensland and a early start.

What a day!

I started in Tambo but with the rains coming down it did make it a little hard to cache, so a change in plans was in order. I grabbed a few in Tambo then headed up to Blackall and start a few around there. But with the rains here as well I could only grab a couple, with patches of blue sky further north I decided to head to Barcaldine and leave Blackall and leave Tambo for another time. I got to Barcaldine and it was also raining not as bad and in between the rains I got 1 or 2. I could see the rain was clearing out west further and big patches of blue sky, so I headed to Longreach, the roads were wet and flooded in places, but I was getting blue sky as I pushed on. As I passed a couple of caches I grabbed those only to find the dirt was now mud and super sticky, I was even sinking at a few stops, but in 4wd the dmax just eat the mud up and drove out, something about “go your own way”
Finally in Longreach and I had enough time to grab four caches and then turn around and head back to my original plan of being in Barcaldine for the night so as I could back track after the rains. A long day of driving but a rewarding one just the same when I collected “Endurance”, I think it is appropriate for today’s efforts.


I had no DNF's and All good with the cache's along the way and with it found and log signed I returned it as found, thanks for placing it here, I enjoyed the drive today.

Nice and dry good cache