Stepping Down (Turbine 10 Beach) Sandpatch, Western Australia, Australia
By Albany Canucks on 09-Nov-15. Waypoint GC66HXZ

Sadly, it looks like this has gone the way of the dodo, and needs to be archived.

Hi there Albany Canucks.

This is the 2nd of 2 caches we didn't find today. [:(!]

We spent quite some time here but we just couldn't locate your cache, so here's a DNF from us.

Regards
Ian and Penny

Hi there Albany Canucks,

RE: Your cache **"Stepping Down (Turbine 10 Beach)"**

We are really sorry to report that the cache seems to be missing. It really needs some owner TLC.

The hint is really specific, but there was nothing to find at that spot.

Regards

Ian & Penny

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