El Dorado Tannum Sands, Queensland, Australia
By
RickBoulanger on 16-Nov-19. Waypoint GC8G2E5
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Logs
Unfortunately, looks like this cache has been stolen and because it was a homemade container to achieve great camo, it will be too difficult to replace.
Dead end is open again so feel free to take the small bush track in your car or park down the bottom of the road and take the small walk.
Back up and running. Access is still available, however Silverton drive access at dead and is closed, so bush alternative (4wd) is only available.
As the geocache has been disabled for a little while now and land clearing is slowing down and thankfully has not cleared the geocache site, hopefully will be able to put geocache back in it's place soon. 
If the land clearing commences again I will have to relocate the cache (not archive).
If the land clearing commences again I will have to relocate the cache (not archive).
Grey nomads travelling around Australia in our caravan. 2020 done and dusted, 2021 here we come
Our Rocky farm sit now over, we still have time to spend in the area for another month or so, so we have moved on to Gladstone.
After following the track, crossing a creek bed we struck gold and celebrated by sharing a beer.
Favourite point awarded rickboul
Our Rocky farm sit now over, we still have time to spend in the area for another month or so, so we have moved on to Gladstone.
After following the track, crossing a creek bed we struck gold and celebrated by sharing a beer.
Favourite point awarded rickboul
I ended up abandoning the geomobile a few hundred metres from GZ.
Then it was time for a stroll along a sandy track,
out back of somebodies back yards
The stroll took me to a likely spot by a muddy creek.
And with a bit of a peek,
I spied this very neatly disguised cache
When I stopped gigglng,
I signed the log
Have a fave dance on me !!
It's been a while since I've seen a neatly camoed cache like this one [^]
The noble art of camo seems to be suffering these days
Then it was time for a stroll along a sandy track,
out back of somebodies back yards
The stroll took me to a likely spot by a muddy creek.
And with a bit of a peek,
I spied this very neatly disguised cache
When I stopped gigglng,
I signed the log
Have a fave dance on me !!
It's been a while since I've seen a neatly camoed cache like this one [^]
The noble art of camo seems to be suffering these days
Lowmead to Gladstone
Just a 100 kls up the road to our next stop over. Booked into a caravan park then it was off to find a few caches at Tannum Sands.
The GPS took us to the end of the road where we found a 4x4 track that led us to the cache.
Thanks for placing this cache RickBoulanger
Just a 100 kls up the road to our next stop over. Booked into a caravan park then it was off to find a few caches at Tannum Sands.
The GPS took us to the end of the road where we found a 4x4 track that led us to the cache.
Thanks for placing this cache RickBoulanger
So cute and well disguised. No swaps so left 3. We attacked it from Silverton Dr. nice little wilderness reserve. TFTC
We like clever ones like this. Especially when it is quiet and you can take the time to appreciate it.
I found your nice cache this morning on a walk around the trails and a good cache it is too! Thanks for placing it in here for us to find.
Out looking for a cache on the beach front, but to many muggles around so we headed to this one. Thankfully we were in the 4×4 so were able to drive up pretty close to this one. Looked where the gps was telling us, but it wasn't there. Was about to give up when we turned around to head back to the car and seen something that sort of didnt belong. There it was.
Catching up on old log. Took us a while to find! Lovely day and walk with some caching friends.
Oh my goodness. We would have been out of here quite quickly if I had realised what I was looking at was the cache! But no, despite my gps saying I was at GZ my cache blindness had come on strong and it was much later that zoeandcalin rechecked my area and came up with the goods. I did find a blue tongue lizard camouflaged excellently in a nearby fallen log ....
TFTC
TFTC
Have been in the area assisting a friend move into a new home. time for us to head home. GPSr took us to a certain spot and I found the track in and drove as far as I needed to. A short walk to the area of GZ. Started my search at the posted co ordinates and at about +/-3 meters found a very cleverly disguised spot.
I have seen many of this type of hide before and in this instance if not for the ground cover would have been too easy to spot thanks to the dry weather and lack of rain. Signed log YOF as that is what I use most of the time now in lieu of youngoldfella. Replaced as found and covered well. This D rating is way to low as it is not in plain sight and deliberately concealed. In my opinion it should be at least a D of 2.5
A favourite point for the host. TFTC RickBoulanger.
I have seen many of this type of hide before and in this instance if not for the ground cover would have been too easy to spot thanks to the dry weather and lack of rain. Signed log YOF as that is what I use most of the time now in lieu of youngoldfella. Replaced as found and covered well. This D rating is way to low as it is not in plain sight and deliberately concealed. In my opinion it should be at least a D of 2.5
A favourite point for the host. TFTC RickBoulanger.
Nice hide. Coordinate issue resolved OK. That said, finding this cache took a bit of doing as it was well camouflaged
Found it it’s about 7m off the coordinates but is a really easy find. Nothing in it yet except a log book and a pen.
Coordinates changed from:
S 23° 58.126 E 151° 21.553
Coordinates changed to:
S 23° 58.123 E 151° 21.550
Distance from original: 24.7 feet or 7.5 meters.
Just quickly updating the coordinates for you guys. Have fun caching.
S 23° 58.126 E 151° 21.553
Coordinates changed to:
S 23° 58.123 E 151° 21.550
Distance from original: 24.7 feet or 7.5 meters.
Just quickly updating the coordinates for you guys. Have fun caching.
