Watch out for crocs Queensland, Australia
By Newcacher#2 on 12-Nov-17. Waypoint GC7ER31

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DNF - theres a bit of twine there that looks like it used to be attached to but no cache..

Checked this out while down there today but like previous logs we could not find it either. Did notice some twine on the log next to the tree that had nothing tied to it. Sorry.

Visited again today, construction of a new boat ramp pretty well encompassing the cache site

Had another look after my DNF, this one probably needs to be checked

As below, I think this one is gone sadly

Found location and rock but all that was left was an outline. Think the muggles got this one

Day 12 of our NQ holiday & today we are taking our boys fishing... Lucky for us there was a couple of caches to be found aswell, this one being one of them

TFTC Newcacher#2 A quick find here, logbook was pretty gross after all the rain.

Tftc

Water was super low today

found but the cache is a little worse for wear - log mouldy and slimy but difficult to write on could do with some tlc

Found cache quickly, log a bit damp, but it is hanging in there. Thanks for the cache.

It’s a surprise to me that the cache is still in place as it appears that gz can be occasionally submerged. That’s why the container was buried deep below dried mud and the log was all wet. Still took my ink though. Lovely houses around here, which are obviously prepared once the water comes.

It has been quite some time since I explored the general Burdekin region. Numerous years ago we stayed in town overnight, did a dive at the SS Yongala and enjoyed the little town a little more before continuing further. Since that time we usually only rushed through to leave as much bitumen behind us as possible with the aim of exploring locations down south. Also a few more wet visits at the Yongala followed, but all of those were made via liveaboars.
But not this time. This time I specifically took the time to enjoy the area. Well, and what better to do than searching for all these great new caches that have fairly recently been added to the map. Thank you very much Newcacher#2 that you have created this cache and showed me the area! Much appreciated.

TYFTC

My first geo cache with mum. TFTC

TFTC. I made the find with my nephews FootballHeadWill and TC-14. We we hoping hoping to spot a croc but had no luck today.

Found on 16/9/2022; find number 1559.

Out again in this area hoping to reproduce my success with cane fire photography and caching to fill time before the evening.
A few around the r,p today, but being a weekday, most of the houses look unoccupied.
Managed to find a break to grab the cache and take a seat for the business. Then another break and back went the cache.



Thanks for the hunt and the cache Newcacher#2.

Great spot to stay for a few days
Easy find by earthlight
All quiet at gz made for an easy find
Tftc

Found with The X-Trailers after setting up camp and having lunch. Cache all ok

Tftc!

Great Northern escape 2022 Day 98. Ayr Day 2. I went a bit South today, Home Hill and the Burdekin bridge and two coastal villages. There is some very interesting country and WWII features in the area to visit.

After a meandering drive out here as some of the roads Tomtom wanted to take do not exist, I reached a very popular coastal spot. People everywhere. No one using the ramp, and a quick find and sign before moving on to another coastal spot.

Thanks for the cache Newcacher#2

36861.4 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 2018 Nov The Parkville Event A#388

**Albida**

On the hunting trail again with SeasonedBird. I’ll leave the more interesting & detailed log to Mrs Geo (aka: SeasonedBird, Salty Chook, the Old Boiler, Old Chook, Dirty Bird, Angry Bird & occasionally even Love Bird) because she writes so much more eloquently than I and usually has much more time to do so while I’m driving. It’s a great day for caching. TFTC Newcacher#2
Find #10116

Out touring with caching as our guide, outdoor lifts and second storey car parks, very unique little village area.

Thanks to CO’s for taking time to set out and maintain hides and for showing us your very special part of the world

Log signed in first open spot with stamp

TFTC Newcacher#2

Find # 7776

The Mega has been and gone and we had a ball. We've decided to hang around for a while and find as many caches as we can before we turn south for home.

Cheryl found this one while I took some photos of the caravan park and surrounds. Wonder what the midgees are like here, everywhere seems that they have tungsten tipped teeth.

Thanks Newcacher#2 for placing this cache.
Cache number 7464 on 28 April 2022

Thanks for the find

Day one of our motor home long weekend. We left the main road chasing cane fires and caches.

Easily found. Lovely spot. Didn’t stay long.

Thanks for the cache Newcacher#2

So many caravans, what’s the big attraction, now to find my way back to Home Hill to appease the geogranny

Found it with TBU1BIKESU on our caravan trip.

Tftc Newcacher#2

Then we watched out for crocs. No crocs but surprise surprise: a cache.

Tftc Newcomer #2

Took a drive out to Groper Creek and was amazed at this community/caravan park. No problems finding the cache. Signed and returned unnoticed I hope. Tftc

Found HDSpringer with AdorableRose and Minnamouse and geogal 83 with Georainbow great granddaughter

Tftc

Tftc. Nice quick find

Found tftc

Gefunden

A lovely day at the Creek with HDspringer

Tftc newcacher, nice find. Enjoying exploring this area.

Had a great time finding it. TFTC

No cross sighted but one of a kind driveways up to some of those houses. Fav and thanks

One of those surprising places that caching takes you to. Easy find.

Cheers

Bundy

Found! Luckily parked our car right beside it so had a bit of cover from muggles.

Found today with Big Red 46. Easy find this time as we parked in the right spot. TFTC.

Nice little drive out from Home Hill.
Great little spot for campers and fishers.
Found cache fairly quickly.

SL TFTC

Found while having a walk around this great camping place. All dry and in good shape TFTC

On the eve of Christmas we decided to do a morning cache. After a quick breaky we made our way to our destination. Surprisingly only one camper at the caravan park which is normally a very busy area. Little concerned that this cache will not last due to its current position and king tides or floods. Had a bit of a wait to replace the cache due to a fisherman taking his time washing his boat. TFTC.

There was a well placed car and boat trailer that gave us a bit of cover while we searched and compared to our first search for the previous cache this ended up being a quick easy find.

Would never have come to Grouper Creek if not for a cache waiting to be found and having plenty of time to drive the byways today to find it. T4T$

Feeling a little less exposed for this one compared to the failed hunt for the original, but happy to have avenged that. Have to think that if the developers built houses like this on the flood plains around Oonoonba, Mundingburra and Annandale, or even half the stump height that all the issues they had at the start of the year, no one would have had a worry in the world .

Camped here for the week, great to find a cache nearby. Lot of stealth required. TFTC!

Coordinates changed from:
S 19° 41.570 E 147° 31.937

Coordinates changed to:
S 19° 41.520 E 147° 31.914

Distance from original: 331.4 feet or 101.0 meters.

Replaced cache at new location to be accessible 24/7.

Replaced cache after recent floods

Replaced cache in new location that is accessible 24/7. Log only, BYO pen.

Going to do some maintenance

There is evidence of flooding here. I could not find this cache, and am fairly certain it has been washed away.

I think this one is a casualty from the last flood.

Dnf. Had a good look. Found a screw in the tree i assume it was hanging off but not luck. I'll have to watch this to see if anyone else finds it

About to give up on this one when I couldn.t find it. One last look and bingo it was found. It sure was a challenge with locals out and about on a Sunday. TFTC

Watch out for Caravanners, more like it. Drove down there this morning with high hopes of a chance to do some fishing and find the local geocache. Had to be at least 60 vans in the park, and people everywhere. One van was parked within a couple of metres of the indicated GZ, so no chance of retrieving the cache. But it was an interesting drive, and worth the visit. Thanks for bringing me to this quaint little fishing village. Cheers from Bindair Dundat.

This is my favourite place on the planet!! Was visiting to reminisce and found this cache!!! Thanks for the hide!

Found this cache and enjoyed walking along the nearby jetty TFTC

1003hrs. Out for a drive before I leave the area for another cane season. Phone had me going in circles. Back to using a GPS. Found it in the end. Log signed. Nice and quiet out here today. TFTC

Quick stop on the way back to Townsville with Karicka after collecting two FTF’s in Bowen this morning.
Thanks for hiding.
Interesting spot.

Odd place, wonder what the place looks like in a flood?
burgo78 made the find, left a TB
Thanks for hiding
R

Quick find but not sure what will happen with high tides and floods. Tftc

Easy find - concerned about whether this one might get washed away in floods though. TFTC

TFTC

{FTF} 8:13am. I'm up visiting my husband for the week from Brisbane, but as he is still working I have the days to fill as I please. I was alerted to this possible FTF by a Townsville local the other night and after completing a 19km walk collecting the Breaking Bad series, today needed to be a quiet one and so a plan was hatched. Dumped hubby at work at 6:30 and then made my way down here for this possible FTF. Took a couple of laps of the trees to find it, but the coords are bang on, I was just looking the wrong way. Beautiful area here.

Unable to search the area properly because there was someone fishing in the spot the GPS wanted to take us.

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