The Wentworth Scale (The Strand, QLD) - DP/EC 100 South Townsville, Queensland, Australia
By The Wandering Geologist on 06-Oct-17. Waypoint GC7D883

Staying nearby and learned a lot about the beach on this one! Answers sent so logging this as a find. Cheers!

Back to Townsville after a stint away and it's earthcache week so time to break out the geology lessons. Biked over to the gz and sent some answers to the CO. Always nice on the Strand.

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Finished another long trip around Australia. The 6th. Next up to Townsville to grab the Palm Island LGA. Only 2 LGAs to complete Australia.Firstly heading back south for some Canberra time.TFTC. Another day scooting (motorbike) and caching.A couple of long hikes to see views, koalas and the old WWII forts hidden in the hills.A ferry back to the mainland was followed by electric scootering along the busy Strand walk doing caches, ECs and ALs.Great beaches along this coast.

We have had a very enjoyable geological walk around here today, thanks.

Went for a scoot along the esplanade which was fairly quiet on a Monday. Lots of interesting things to see along the way and a good variety of caches and Adlabs. Thanks for highlighting something we would usually just pass by. *The generic bit for this trip*We are on now on our way south after heading north for warmer weather. From Cooktown back to Notth East Victoria, weaving inland and to the coast, caching as we go. No real plans, just taking each day as it comes and enjoying the adventure in our converted ambulance. Thanks to all COs for placing and maintaining caches for our enjoyment.

Nice spot!

What a glorious place to be!!TFTC

A nice little Earthcache with the scenic Magnetic island in the foreground

Cruising with HAL around Australia. Am so enjoying Townsville and especially the walk along the Strand. Although, I had hoped to get my feet wet in the waters but thought better of it. Thanks for bringing us here.

Visiting from Prince Edward Island Canada. Picked this up while walking on the promenade this evening. tftc

Sorry logged wrong cache

Whilst enjoying a few days sightseeing and caching I did your earthcache. Answers have been forwarded. Now logging as found.TFTC

Find number 12366 at 2:28:11 pm on Wednesday the 30 August 2023
Departed Melbourne several weeks ago now and have been travelling north for the winter, well, for the northern warmth actually (hopefully ), passing through as many small towns as I can grabbing the odd cache here and there as I travel.
Finally made the northern warmth and the Cape and we have loved every minute of it now we are on our way home again and having many more adventures as we slowly travel south.
Spending a few extra days in Townsville now due to a cracked chassis and tow bar mount, due to get fixed this week before we can move on again.
Another day touring around Townsville, visiting geocaches and tourist attractions and generally having a relaxing time and we are in to visit Kissing Point, the Military Museum and to have lunch along the Strand.
**Thanks for placing this cache Lord of the Rocks**

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Very interesting about the scale. Theres aways something for something..
Thanks to the CO
RVCL.

Heute einen Spaziergang am The Strand gemacht. Dabei auch hier vorbeigekommen und diesen EarthCache gelöst.
TFTC an The Wandering Geologist!!
#3709

Apologies for the late log here (07.01.24) but I've had a busy time since getting back to the UK.I'd decided on a walk along here thanks to the art exhibition currently running - a mixed bag but some very cool stuff - and was glad to find a few caches along the way - including this fine EC. I appreciate ones which don't have too many hoops to jump through and let me leave having learned something interesting, and thus it was with this one - thank you Lord of the Rocks. Answers coming by Messenger. TNLN-Virtual. TFTEC!SP (UK) on an epic trek right around the world.

Did this one on the way back, nice and easy answers have been sent, pic to follow.

After a couple of days of allowing my foot to deflate and repair after my Sunday 'big walk' I was keen to get some caching in as and when possible. A run out to purchase some oils and lubes, enabled a following trip to the Strand to make a start there. Just a couple of caches, but good to keep my QLD caches increasing nicely. Thanks all COs.

As we walked along the Strand, we came across this sandy beach and realised that there is an earth cache here. Photo and answers sent to C. O. We are heading off to walk a bit further along the Strand. Tftc

Today, with the assistance of ChatGPT (the kids wanted to give it a go), my family and I had a memorable geocaching experience at this cache during our ongoing two and a half year journey across Australia. Focusing on Earth, Virtual, and highly favored point caches, we continue to immerse ourselves in learning about new places and the captivating history of our Earth.
This cache, situated in a breathtaking location, exemplified the beauty of our chosen cache types. It allowed us to connect with Australia's natural wonders and explore the geological marvels that have shaped this land. The accompanying information and clues added depth to our understanding of the site and its significance.
Geocaching has become more than just a treasure hunt for us; it's a means of acquiring knowledge and appreciating the places we visit. Earth caches revealed ancient rock formations and prehistoric life, while virtual caches immersed us in diverse cultures and historical landmarks.
As our Australian journey continues, we treasure the valuable memories and transformative experiences gained through geocaching. It remains an incredible adventure of exploration, education, and family bonding. We express our gratitude to the geocaching community for creating and maintaining these caches, enabling us to discover the beauty, history, and intricacies of this extraordinary land.
Thank you, The Wandering Geologist, for being a part of our ongoing journey! (Answers have already been sent)

Sorry for the late logAfter making our way across the longest shortcut (Laverton WA to Winton QLD)We are now supprising family and doing a bit of caching around Townsville as well.Have been visiting the Strand for many years, still full of surprises.Thanks for giving me a geological lesson. Answers have been sentTB visited your cacheTFTEC

We are on our long-awaited journey around the world in 99 days. Second try after canceling in 2020.
Our fourth stop after Los Angeles, Hawaii and New Zealand is Australia.

This time was of course used to find some geocaches here.
Today we were searching for the Earthcache **The Wentworth Scale (The Strand, QLD) - DP/EC 100**

At the given coordinates the needed answers where found quickly and after sending them, ther is a new smile on our geocaching map!

At least we would like to take this opportunity to thank Lord of the Rocks for creating this Earthcache!

Greetings from Nuermberg/Germany
**Wild_Bee_**
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Thank you for the cache - जियोकैश के लिए धन्यवाद - Vielen Dank für den Cache - Gracias por el caché - Merci pour le cache - Grazie per la cache - Obrigado pelo Cache - Bedankt voor de cache - Tak for cachen - Hvala na predmemoriji - Takk for cachen - Kiitos välimuistista - Tack för cachen - Спасибо за кеш - Díky za mezipaměť - Dzięki za skrytkę - Önbellek için teşekkürler - Dankie vir die kas - Asante kwa kache - ขอบคุณสำหรับแคช - 感謝您的緩存 - キャッシュをありがとう - ޝުކުރިއްޔާ - Terima kasih atas cache

Walked past this so many times over the last two weeks. Finally got around to reading the text and logging it. I love finding earthcaches while traveling.
Cheers

Found it, and absolutely beautiful spot and interesting info about sand that I had just never considered.

After the event came and found this with piggy before heading home for the night.
TFTC

Found with Geokid after the event. Was Cool to see the water at night
Thanks for TFTC

On a northern trip I was in this area , staying nearby( but not going to do that again aweful place)
I was up early cause I couldn't sleep so I headed out to look for an EC or 2 for earth caching day

Intering beaching in queensland .

TFTC

#255

Found on the 25/7/22, thought I had to wait for reply about answers before I log it.

We are on our way home from our Cape York trip and pulled in to visit our son, daughter in -law and youngest grandson for a couple of days, thought I'd do a couple of caches while here.

Geowife liked this earth cache and is interested in doing some more, we also found some other interesting caches/hides around the Ville and has got her more interested in caching.

TFTC.

MORT68 (and geowife)

Good find

Tftc

Bluey, the geomobile is being serviced today, so I am out on the ebike. A bit of quality and quantity today.

Abandoned Essie on the concrete to go and check out this one. Answers sent to the CO.

Hilsen fra Denmark
Svar sendt
Halvdelen af FamilienNielsen på stranden i Townsville

frmen1 and I did not realise that there was such a scale. Now we will look at the different sands around our way in a different light. So the EC has done what it set out to do....educate. Answers emailed in. TFTC

tftc, very good information.

We all thought that there would be various grades of sand sizes but had absolutely no idea at just how many there actually are. After sampling the sand and entering into a round table discussion, we reached a consensus which Team_Crackers kindly submitted on behalf of us all. Thank you for the cache and the lesson.

This was a steep learning curve for me. I had never considered that there were so many classifications for sand. This was an interesting cache that I am glad I have completed. Thank you for the cache and to Team_Crackers for sending our well discussed answers.

Tankengine, Youban and I had another day of a caching fun planned for today around Townsville.

This cache: We came by this cache this morning and ran into the FATZ Team. We discussed the answers before sending them to the CO.

Funny how all of us had a different idea of the answer and in particular comparison made of sand elsewhere.

A nice spot though along The Strand this morning. Tftc!!!

Fantastic time was had in Townsville during the Mega and before hand as we got there a few days early. Wonderful variety of caches too. Loved the scenery and the weather. So nice to be somewhere warm. TFTC The Wandering Geologist. Answers were sent by Kittykatch. I am catching up on my logging.

#17306 @0805
Day 13 of a 3 week holiday driving from Canberra to Townsville and back to attend the Mega. Today was the last day for team FATZ (Fox in Jox, AngelG27, ZQX and I). We started the morning with the early event, followed by a relaxed breakfast. Then we meandered the Strand to pick off a few caches, before heading for the airport to drop off the others. I stayed on for a few more days. Information collected as a team and submitted by AngelG27. TFTC.

After having a fantastic time at the mega we are slowly catching up with logs, today we joined forces with Geoturtle37 and Pspi4506 for a day of caching and sightseeing as the last few days have been very hectic.

We were heading down the Strand for a second time picking up information for a lab that we forgot to get but this time we realised that there were a couple of earth caches along here as well and as we all enjoy earth caches these were immediately put on the must do list.
This was the second for the day and we enjoyed discussing the answers here and once we had a set that we all agreed on as none of us are geologists we went them off to the CO for adjudication.
Hopefully they are good enough for this log to remain but if not we will happily delete our log.

Thanks The Wandering Geologist for the cache.

Chooo ooo [found] with dty73 and youban on our Townsville Mega run! Answers sent! Thanks Lord of the Rocks!

Day 7 in Townsville for the Mega. We took the short walk over to GZ after attending a nearby early morning event. We had just enough time to fit a few more caches in before checkout this morning. The beach was deserted and the relative silence for the sunrise was lovely and peaceful. Answers have been sent to the CO. Thanks Lord of the Rocks

Out with Tankengin and dty73 on a walk along the Strand .found this one .looked good sowe had a go. Kutgw

Cache 8914 on 20 Apr 2022.

Up in Townsville from CBR for the Mega with TikvaNZ, Fox in Jox and ZQX and many other CBR cachers! So many interesting caches to find while in the area, we will sadly not be able to get to all of them. Some puzzles were sorted beforehand and some were sorted on the run, some individually and some as a group. We had a caching plan before we arrived which helped frame our time, but as always, some caches we were driving past were too tempting to leave.

Today: catching our flights south this morning but a couple of hours still to grab a last few caches.

This cache: always happy to look at earthcaches , especially when combined with being by the beach! In fact, after landing on a few small beaches and noticing the different sands, I thought a cache looking a different types of sand would be a great idea, and here is one! Answers sent to the CO and photo attached!

Thanks Lord of the Rocks for the cache and the fun!

In town for the Mega with FATZ (Fox in Jox, AngelG27, TikvaNZ and ZQX).

I didn't know about the Wentworth Scale, so thanks. Information sent to CO via AngelG27. TFTC

Found by FATZ. FLTF.
AG27 sent the answers on behalf of the four of us.

day 10 and our last day in townsville ... tomorrow we hit the road and head inland
a nice stroll along the strand this morning

i love earth caches and this one is a nice spot to stop
found some treasures to take home with me

Great earth cache.
Answers to follow

Last day in Townsville and spending it on the Strand.

This was the next on the list.

Answers submitted.

TFTC

Found with bubba_89, barbbowman and FastEd 59

Found today as we wandered along doing adventure labs and whereigoes.
Hope my measurement is correct as I didn't have my bead calipers today
Thanks for bringing us here

An interesting EC and one I enjoyed. Only early morning and quite warm but nice along the strand and by the water. We collected the answers together and GreyHams will send them in for us both.

Up to Townsville with GreyHams, timed well with a Mega and Maze and a lot of quality caching in the area to keep anyone busy for longer than the time we had! Counties were our primary focus, up to Cardwell and south of Mackay... a side trip out towards charters, we covered some distance in the 5 days away but saw so much.

Day 1 saw us arrive late in the day after a stop off in cairns, out towards Charters was a lovely drive with its drier scenery before back into the mega to catch up with friends and a Trivia night.

Day 2 was our Mega and Maze day. Lots of great quality and fun ALs on site, friendly people and a visit from the Mega's Easter Bunny for my chocolate egg! Even managed a refreshing squirt from a hose on one AL much to the amusement of those watching!!! Loved the escape room experience and then off north towards Cardwell for a little caching through more iconic north Queensland scenery.

Day 3 saw us walking the length of the strand, lovely historic area, lots of caching and great scenery to enjoy. A good solid morning in the area before boarding the ferry to Palm island, after the warm walk of the morning it was great to sit in the cold aircon with lunch, a cold drink and relax out on the water.

The visit to Palm Island was a beautiful location and very pleased to have had the opportunity to experience it. A calm relaxed trip across was a far contrast to the busy and rough trip back. Into the waves led to a wild and stomach churning bounce of the ferry as it made its journey back to Townsville, yet up top in the open wind and spray it was a wild and fun time!

Day 4 saw us driving south of Mackay for a letterbox trail. More iconic Queensland scenery as we drove, love all the cane fields, lush green and huge mountain ranges. The letter box trail was worth the drive, a lovely area and well put together and we even passed other Canberra teams along the road! Mackay offered lovely beach scenery, a step back into my childhood and a little adventure... plan 'F' payed off as it often does. The little town of Calen came to our rescue were the people were friendly and and the facilities and hotel worthy of stopping.

Day 5 and our last, the journey back towards Townsville with a few stops as we cached along, the heat kicked up a notch but the cars aircon matched it well! Up to Castle Hill and then our time was done and back to the airport and the trip home... Many thanks to the CO's for your caches that led us on another very enjoyable trip.

11:50
We love completing earthcaches. This was a fascinating location with so much to learn, sorry we couldn't stay longer.

Answers sent to the CO

Our thanks Lord of the Rocks for the great effort of creating this Earthcache and encouraging us to follow earth science lessons about places we visit.
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Found while attending the Townsville Mega with Joolay. We had a great time exploring the area and learning about the geology here. Answers have been sent to the CO.

Thanks for placing this cache Lord of the Rocks

Enjoyed the afternoon walk along the Strand, collecting caches, labs and WIGs. Approaching GZ thought there was enough time to check out this earthcache. On first glance it looked typical Burdekin discharge. Answers forwarded to the Wandering Geologist as a legacy of my visit.

Up in Townsville for the Mega with Aquilus1, we do love an Earthcache

A brief powwow occurred on the beach as we discussed grains of sand like our lives depended on it….this earth caching business is very serious! Well I like it, the others maybe not so much! Hopefully they learnt something from my pontificating about grain size and colour. I learnt a bit more about the Wentworth Scale. Answers have been sent. Thanks for setting this cache.

Day 13 of the road trip to Townsville to with LuckyL10n and today all about the caches around town.

The day after the main event of the trip had finished and the last day in town before we drive back to Canberra...but we are taking 7 days so all is not lost. We headed out around town grabbing a few challenge caches, a few more high D/T caches and other caches that we drove past. We were joined by fitzy_1965 and minniek for part of the day, having a more relaxed approach to th day....but of course, all still good fun.

One goal today was to head out and grab the challenge cache on the walk up this way. No issues with any and our names wee soon in the log book. Log was signed with individuals names or as SCG (Southern Caching Group)

We also hit up a few of the earthcaches and this was another. We gathered the answers, complied and LuckyL10n has sent for response.

Thanks for another earthcache..another one in a great location of North Queensland. Fav point added.

In Townsville with my daughter for the Mega. We are staying with and enjoying caching adventures with Earthbound Chief, beckNmonts and ahomburg.

Much discussion was had here and Earthbound Chief seemed to be the subject matter expert so we listened intently to their analysis. Answers sent. I may just have learnt something here.

Thank you for the earthcache here The Wandering Geologist ??

#14174; Day thirteen of the Townsville Mega adventure with Sol de lune. The plan for our final day in Townsville was to collect some challenge caches, along with some different D/T rated caches, along with solved puzzles and others on our "to do" list. Joined at various times by fitzy_65, minniek and smittengranny as we made our way around today. Collected 2 DNFs on an otherwise successful day. Gathered the required information for this one, which has been emailed to the CO for the OK. TFTC Lord of the Rocks

Found in the company of Earthbound Chief OSHFAM & ahomburg. Thanks for the cache Lord of the Rocks. We signed the log as “The Whole Gang”. An interesting, yet achievable earth cache!

Date: 18 April 2022
Find #12555

In Townsville, hit the trails with beckNmonts OSHFAM and Earthbound Chief. Found this one along the way.

Day 15, no pattern to today, started heading towards the book series and then random caches along our travels. A fun day.

Massive thanks go to The Wandering Geologist for placing this one. ??

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Nice to be here in Townsville and checking out the beach. Love the amount of work done to make this a great tourist spot. Exploring the Strand today with isopeda. Answers sent by email. Tftc

Day 4 of my Townsville trip for the Mega with SnappyTomCats.
Today we stayed around Townsville instead of venturing out of town.
We wandered down to the sand on The Strand and had a close look.
We discussed and answered the questions, which have been sent to the CO by SnappyTomCats on my behalf.
TFTC The Wandering Geologist

27,769. Found with minniek during our Grand Townsville Trek up to CacheQLD's Townsville Mega Event over Easter.

Day 10 of our Townsville Trek, and we were having a ball caching around Townsville ! Today was another big day. After the morning's CITO, we got stuck into finding more caches. A lot were pre-solved puzzles, a couple of interesting Earthcaches, and some fun / difficult Trads along the way. This one was a nice interesting Earthcache along the beautiful Strand. Enjoiyed our time here. minniek sent our answers to the CO, and permission to log has been received.

Thanks The Wandering Geologist !!

Day 10 of our trek to the Townsville Mega and back with fitzy_1965 and two of my geo-kids Death_killer & my_name_jeff_1.

The last true day of the Mega saw us heading to the CITO first then caching around the city before the Farewell Event at lunch. We arrived at the CITO around 8am to find the place deserted. Turns out all the trees had been planted and everyone has left. We came across a few other cachers and all picked up some rubbish together so we could say we made a contribution to the area. We toured around part of the Jezzine Brarracks before making our way to the event. Afterwards, we teamed up with some others to pick up some nice types and D/T’s before ending our day back to Castle Hill which was conveniently near our accommodation.

All caches were found quickly and easily unless otherwise mentioned. Thanks to all the CO’s.

Answers sent to CO

They say the sun shines almost every day up here but I got caught in a light shower at GZ and the sky is all sorts of shades of grey. However, for a Melbournite, it’s still a very pleasant temperature and a welcome relief from the searing sun.
Found this EC on a morning walk trying to work off a fraction of the holiday gelato kilos

Day 4 of our Townsville Mega event weekend. We started tackling the caches and adlabs along the Strand with hevwalker. Then headed to Castle hill to do a few (Wow, its stunning up there!) before going to GZ to the pathtag swap and official closing ceremony. WooHoo we held our time in the escape room and snagged a prize for first place! After the event had closed, we said our goodbyes to old friends and new friends, headed back to the strand to find a few more and play on the scooters! A nice easy Earthcache as we made our way down the Strand. Answers sent on behalf of ourselves and hevwalker. TFTC

Stopped here and checked out the beach sand before heading to the Cito.

TFTC

georode

A nice early (and cool) start to the day for Ghostgums and I as we worked our way North along the Strand with The Green Geckos and Muggle65. An earthcache should not be ignored when passing by, so we paused and assessed the area against the cache content and questions.

I've walked up and down here a handful of times only and never really taken the time to check out the sand. Probably cause I can live without it...

Answers sent to the CO, thanks for the quick lesson in the region's environment.

Cheers Wandering Geologist.

In Townsville for the MEGA Easter weekend, out and about Saturday arvo and of course we have to visit the Strand. Always enjoy ECs, just not too many of them around, so we always only do them for special occasions. Mrs TMR works for a raw material place and will indeed look at the sands she sells and delivers with a different eye from Tuesday on.
TFTC

After a busy afternoon and in the lull before the evening events, barb2e and I went for a stroll along the Strand (which, btw is the German word for beach)

We sampled the sand and had a good look at the composition.


Answers have been sent in.

TFTC

After arriving at GZ I collected the information and sent off to the CO, nothing heard so logging as found

TFTC

Staying on the Strand for a couple of nights over Easter. Great to walk the Strand and pick up so many different cache types.
Answers sentT4TE$

**16 Apr 2022 9:03 am**
**Find#7,494**
Found while visiting Townsville for the 2022 Easter Mega.

Found on a morning walk with PamJ.
Answers to follow shortly.
**Thanks for the fun Lord of the Rocks**

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Answered the questions and emailed CO. Very busy here today and a lovely day. Tftc

TFTC ??

Waiting for response but think we’ve got the answers from this beautiful spot.

What a beautiful spot! Answers sent to CO via email as per their request. TFTC ??????

Ahh Townsville's cat litter beaches ??. It was fun to examine the sand a little more closely. Thanks for the information. A very informative cache. Tftc

In town for the Mega and we wandered down here to get close and personal with the beach. A fascinating topic and we were surprised at what we found amongst those grains. Answers sent and fingers crossed. Thanks The Wandering Geologist.

Found whilst at the mega. Great spot,
TFTC??0

Careful to avoid the tempting ocean full of stingers, we re-discovered this lovely part of Townsville.
Answers sent
Thanks The Wandering Geologist

Up from Western Victoria for the Mega, today we decided we would walk The Strand with micaparamedic on this lovely sunny day. What a lovely precinct! We examined the sand for this earthcache, and answers have been sent. Always good to learn that little bit more each time we attempt one. TFTEC The Wandering Geologist.

During the Easter long weekend, it was all about the Townsville Mega event! Highlights included a hike at Cape Pallarenda Conservation Peak, walks atop the local mountains of Mount Stuart, Castle Hill, and Mount Louisa, checking out a few shady spots along Ross River, sewer pipe / tunnel adventures, and a scuba dive to see the Museum of Underwater Art at John Brewer Reef. The Mega events themselves were fantastic: Gadget lab caches, GPS maze, trivia night, tree planting CITO, and Cal's Escape Room. There was also plenty of geocaching to be had, such as power trailing through the geoarts The Saint and the Book, and the collection of challenge caches at Bushland Beach mudflats. My view of Townsville had completely changed from my trip experience, and much kudos to the Cache Qld Townsville Mega Committee.

After a long day of activities, we decided to make one last visit to The Strand to take a visit to a couple of Adventure Lab Locations (knowing the water playground would be free of kids at this time of night). We managed to be close enough to this EarthCache that we made a stop here too. I've completed a few EarthCaches that uses the Wentworth Scale, including one in Morroco at Tangier's beach, so that brought back some memories. We soon examined the sand here and answered the questions, before sending to the CO for verification. Thanks The Wandering Geologist aka. Lord of the Rocks for the EarthCache placement and organisation.

It’s Mega time once again!! Woo hoo!! Love these epic road trips and a wonderful Mega event. Managed to cache with loads of different people throughout the long weekend - such a fun way to cache! Have signed as SCG, X, Snag, Capital crunchers, NRC, Nibletricecakes, Minifigas, Minifig or some combination of the above! Thanks to everyone in the region for the top quality caching. Appreciate your efforts planting and maintaining these caches.

Great Northern escape 2022 Day 8. Townsville Mega section Day 8. Mega Day 1. Easter has arrived and the town is quiet. There was a plan to try the Breaking bad walk today, but that fell apart due to some planning issues and a possibility the park was closed. What's more, it was hot. Instead Smitten Granny, Gliss!, Nibletricecakes and I toured around town doing Labs and interesting caches we had solved or had peaked our interest during planning. The evening was the welcome to Mega event alongside some amazing gadget caches, followed by some impromptu night caching with Cosmonaut97.

Whilst we looked at the Lab in the water park we started on the earthcache. The conditions here lead to very different sand then you see in some spots on the reef and coast along Queensland. Very intriguing. Answers will be sent by Gliss! for our party of four.

Thanks for the cache Lord of the Rocks

36083.14 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & Geocaching HQ 2020 Lackey A#459

**Albida**

Answers have been sent to the CO. This earthcache was visited with Albida33, SmittenGranny and Nibletricecakes. We had a great time exploring The Strand. Thanks for drawing our attention to the geology. TFTEC.

I visited this earthcache with Davidwazza thie evening while in Townsville to attend the Mega event.

I travelled up from Adelaide, taking a week or so so get here, meeting up with FeatherWaite to do some caching around the Cunnamulla area then continuing on to Barcaldine and Charters Towers.

While in Townsville I teamed up with Budgietas, Stainless-steel-rat and Gooseandegg on some days, including a day on Magnetic Island, and with Davidwazza at other times. When caching with Davidwazza, logbooks were signed DWEG1.

All in all it was a terrific week or so in Townsville, with plenty of great caches found.

Thanks Lord of the Rocks for an interesting earthcache.

Such a beautiful spot! I love it down here. Lovely night time stroll.

I AM GUR

Answers sent on behalf of the group by GLISS!


After spending yesterday out on the Island, the target today was as many ALs as possible with a few others thrown in for good luck. So it was that Nibletricecakes Albida33 , GLISS! and I set off to become conquering heroes. All caches were found to be in excellent condition so were signed as NAGS or some such combination.
These caches were extraordinary in their variety and creativity. Huge thanks to all COS for the incredible effort that has gone into the creation and placement of both the ALs and caches.

So busy here today!

So excited to be attending my second MEGA and to fly
to a destination for fun! And return to the tropics in an equally long time

Great to meet new faces and to spend caching time with some familiar cachers as well.Find #5433

A few days ahead to explore this beautiful hot city. So much caching on offer, and apologies for the generic log.

And so it goes, just happy to pick up caches such as this one. Thanks to Lord of the Rocks for putting out and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment!

Found this one (we think the answers are right- have sent to CO), during a walk along the Strand

I'm not the biggest EC fan - I just don't like not knowing I'm right or not straight away. You know you are correct when you find a container - unless morals get involved in it. Earthcaches - I try and do them once in a while. I had extra incentive to do it this weekend due to EC day and requiring this for a challenge. Thanks so much for the owner The Lord of the Rocks for placing this geocache in Townsville for us to access. I'm glad to have ticked this one off the list.

Nothing like the smell of fresh sea air. Found an infinite amount of it

We have encountered The Wentworth Scale once before-completing a previous earth cache of course, so we knew what we were looking at. A nice, straight forward caches. Answers sent to CO

After biking both sides of the Ross River yesterday and picking up quite a few caches during our ride, we decided to take it a bit easier today. A walk up and down the strand, and a short drive out to near the port area still saw us pick up a few caches to keep our streak going. A big thank you to all the local COs for putting out all of these for us to find. Today we were challenged by some, impressed by others and found a couple of hides we hadn’t found before. We appreciate all your efforts.
TFTC

Day five of my road trip and day 3 in Townsville. The plan today was to finish off the breaking bad series and then hunt around town for a few more target caches. Back on the bike and I started my ride, I followed the track north passing some caches I did yesterday to where I found the nicely widened track turn into a small bike track, Oh is this a sign of things to come.

With the breaking bad series completed and a couple of trad caches in the area it was now time to work my way down the coastline and grab some target caches of the area. I found myself on the strand again collecting a few more as caching at night here is very rewarding and some great people watching. This one was of great interest to me, I have not come across this type of earth cache before so it was very interesting. I am looking forward to my reply from the CO.

:1. Using the Wentworth Scale in the listing classify the beach sand is medium to coarse sand.


2. the sediment composition closely is multimineralic (more than one type of material).

Walking along The Strand, we checked out the sand at this beach. Answers have been submitted.

Day 1 of our Townsville geocaching adventure with nikid1. It was time for an enjoyable stroll along The Strand to find some caches & hopefully find a sea breeze as we were really feeling the humidity. We stopped to inspect the sand & admire the view before continuing on our way. Answers sent.
Thanks for the bringing us to this beautiful spot The Wandering Geologist