Deep Deep Beachport, South Australia, Australia
By Team Jeckyl on 10-Apr-04. Waypoint GCJ59J

We didn't find it but was looking forward to visiting this spot again as it was 30 years since last there.
An amazing example of an age now gone.
I am giving it a favorite point even if it was not found nor signed.
The bees are still very active.

It's time to archive this one as it sounds like the bees have taken over the log in which the cache was hidden. Unfortunately, we're not in a position to travel and check at the moment.

Are you sure it's here searched everywhere. Bee hive makes it very dangerous. Disappointed

No luck today may need checking

may want to check this one we spent half an hour looking everywhere doesnt look too difficult

The compass leads to a bee hive.

Compass leads to a swarm of bees.

Raining today so we had a look until we were soaked but were unable to find it. Might have better luck on our next trip home from camping at Robe!
Amazing feat of engineering and perseverance.

Could not find but great spot

I couldn't find this geocache, maybe I'll have better luck next time!

This entry was edited by Groovygranny47 on Sunday, 24 November 2013 at 09:14:42 UTC.

How low can you go. Those old timers were crazy buggers. One of them, must have phoned the other, one morning and said, want to help me dig a little trench? Tftcsl. 10/26/13, 6:29 PM Find #518

TFTC Team Jeckyl very good,,, also found bee hive in the big peace of machinery, no one will ever be able to retrieve that honey until they have a good think about it

Been here a few times before, but never for a GC. Thanks for bringing me back to one of my favourite destinations in the SE. Still amazed at the task these 2 men took on. . Log was in tatters, so provided new logbook. Left old log for CO to recover. TFTC

Our first find without help from friends! Very exciting!!

Easy quick found. Thanks for the history lesson

This entry was edited by magirus on Saturday, 05 October 2013 at 12:22:04 UTC.

Quick find at an impressive site.
Thanks for brining us here.

(Logging late after returning from our Central Australia Tour with Team Puecky)

Quick find at an impressive site.
Thanks for brining us here.

A good example of the saying... "Where there's a will there's a way." An amazing achievement by only 2 men! Watch out for the hive of bees close to gz. Afterwards we drove up a bit more to the scenic lookout where more work was being done down below. Thanks for the cache and for bringing us to this interesting location.

TFTC

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How interesting sure is deep, deep. Thanks for taking me there

Fantastic spot GPS having issues with rain

What an amazing example of mans vision and drive to conquer the environment. Caching has again taken us to a place we would have been unlikely to find. TFTC

Found on our way back from Robe. GeoPartner found it easily while I looked at the cutting. Amazing is the only way I can describe it!

Suscoe and the sis and BIL were on a day out in the area.
Had heard about this amazing piece of work.
Saw the area that had been drained the saw the cutting.
Simply amazing!
Thanks o Team Jeckyl for showing us this engineering marvel.

Found on our journey home after a great caching trip to Mt Gambier.

This one had us stumped for a while as we started searching on the obvious structure. This was made particularly difficult as it is home to a bee hive with very active bees. Eventually we made the find but not before encountering some of the more agressive bees.

We had a good look around. Great place. Love these types of hides.

TFTC Team Jeckyl. Favourite awarded.

I enjoy doing caches with good Aussi History and this one definately fits that bill, gets one of my Favourite points.
Thanks for the cache Team Jeckyl and bringing us here.
Log Signed

Fantastic engineering. Cache needs new pad, we left a few new pages inside.

Down, down deeper down,
Get down, deeper down
I want all the world to see,
To see your digging for eternity [:o]

Or at least 3 years !!
Now that is dedication to a cause [^]
It must have drained the resources,
As well as the swamp [:o]

And us mere mortals now get to have a sticky beak at the end result here [^]
Amazing
TFTC.

Found the cache quickly and easily. One of our team found it a bit hairy standing on the platform over the cutting. An amazing feat of engineering. On visiting this place about 23 years ago the equipment was all out in the open and things were a lot more accessible. I guess all the fencing is a sign of the times. Great place to visit, even if one isn't looking for a cache. Thanks Team Jeckyl.

At first we thought this was just more rusty machinery until we saw the drainage slot they created. It was amazing and by only two people over three years. TFTC.

What an amazing story. That is good old fashioned Aussie determination. Thanx for brining us here for our 100th find.

It is deep... I'm sure it was a lot of work but the land they reclaimed is worth millions. Some bee's have set up shop in the equipment near GZ so lookout for them.

Three years hard labour amazing the amount of soil and rock that was removed, quick find but avoid the nearby metal structure has a very active bee colony TFTC

A fortunate find as we had not planned this one but drove by for the site. What an amazing cutting. TNLN TFTC

Wow!!
TFTC
Gayle & Mark

My 184th cache.
Thank you for a nice rest while driving from Robe to Canunda NP.
Regards from bavaria
JJ

What an amazing place. TFTC

A group effort.
Tftc

# 1840. Robmc had found this one previously and brought me in here to show me this amazing drainage system. Was flabbergasted at the depth of the cutting. Definitely deserves a favourite point. Made a quick find here. Was glad it wasn't on the old piece of machinery as a swarm of bees seemed to be at home here. TFTC here.

Pretty amazing ditch

Tftc tnln great spot!

Spent the weekend with a friend at Bordertown, and today was "road trip" day. We headed to Kingston then down the coast.
Saw this one come up on the map, and couldn't resist visiting this spectacle. Wow! And we have problems when our phone battery goes flat!
A muggle kid was sitting right next to this, so eliminated all the other possible hiding spots until she left, and sure enough there it was.
TFTC and thanks for bringing us here, Team Jeckyl )
12:02 PM #1162

Never knew this existed. Thanks for the new adventure

bitsmissan found what a spot not pick and shovel job

Interesting spot....... worth a favourite!! Thanks Team Jeckyl for the hide!

Called in on way home from Robe, last time I was here the road in wasn't sealed. Took a photo of a family of emus in paddock along side highway. TFTC

wow! what an amazing spot.. did this one on a day trip to Robe. Driven past this place heaps of times, but would never have known this was here.. thanks for showing it to us and TFTC! Took owl, left Thomas name tag.

Haven't been here since I was a kid. Still a marvel of an Australians ingenuity. Tftc

Geo hubby spotted this one. Geokids were impressed by how big the cutting was. TFTC.

What an amazing site and all done by only 2 men! SL TFTC

TFTC! Found this very interesting. Thanks

Driving from Robe to Warrnambool grabbing a few caches along the route.
This is an amazing place and well worth a visit - thanks for bringing us here.
Two men completed this fantastic piece of work.
The project began in May 1957 and took three years to complete. The length of the cutting is one kilometre and the depth at the deepest point is 28.34 metres. The width of the cutting at the top is 36.57 metres and three metres at the bottom.
Thanks Jacqueline and Peter #7194

Very glad to have made the side-trip to this location and the interesting view. Have to wonder why they didn't just dig a tunnel? Cache found easily.

Thanks for bringing me back here, I haven't been in about 20 years! TFTC

Found to day with scojohara while doing a time control point for local state rally championship round. Great spot havnt been here since I was about 10. took tb cheers

Nice easy find. Dropped off TB

A quick find! SL TFTC

Great spot. Took TB, left another TB

Tftc good spot

Great spot TFTC

Had to look around for this one as gps had trouble settling on a spot, but after a quick search the cache was in hand. Its a mavel what those men did.

Travelling from the UK we are driving New Zealand both North and South islands and the driving from Sydney to Adelaide my challenge is to find a geocache in every place we stay over........

Slight detour showed us this amazing cutting.

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Found with whitey84 and s_pig TFTC TNLN bit of searching but the bloke who had no idea found it

Almost gave up on this one today! Had to call in Hiluxury for a little bit of a clue!

Nearly gave up... But then found it by the Whiskey Macs.

Found with Banderaz
Took a while!
But eventually found it!

Found with hiluxury. Took us forever.

This really was an amazing feat of perserverance as much as anything. Thanks Team Jeckyl, we had no idea this was here and it was definitely worth a look. Took soap, left moneybag charm.

Lots of muggles spider alert sk freaked out big time great site

Thanks,come here a look and found there was a cache,so on the hunt we went and found in no time at all,TFTC,TNLN

Had to wait for a bunch of bikers to move on to find the cache.TFTC

Nice location for a cache.
SL TFTC

Would never have known this place was here if it wasn't for caching but unfortunately I think the cache must have been down the bottom of the ravine...
Maybe next time I am through the area
Thanks Team Jeckyl for the cache..

quick stop through while drivin truck TFTC TNLN

This is surely a marvel, great cache thanks and the bees are still in residence.

Just how much water did flow through this cutting? A big cutting. Thanks Team jeckyl for the cache

Found it on my holiday trip across Australia, go by motorbike. It's very cool here.

A great family day out. The Bee,s were a bit of a problem

WOOHOO no 2 find

Thanks for bringing us to this location as we would have kept on driving past. An impressive cutting. TFTC

Found today at 1.45pm
Thanks Team Jeckyl to bringing us to this spot
TNLN TFTC

What amazing view. Quick stop by and great little cache. TNLN

Not where D was looking.
M found, sat down for a rest, almost on top of it!
In smallish VitaPet container not coffee container. We were looking for something a little bigger!

SL
T: Fence (Toy)
L: Erasers
TFTC

Found with bucketeer

2010-12-22 9:44:00 AM
A mighty impressive trench and to think it was done by only 2 men with this machinery.
Thanks Team Jeckyl

Found by aussie fun seakers yes it took a bit of finding
hidden well but got it took clown left fence TFTC

Finally found it after a a more intense search. And thinking of where I would of hid it.

Pretty place, clever hide TFTC.
Took: Pink Frog. Left:Clown
Regards,
Jacqui&Steve

Lot of hard work went into this place eh....TFTC Ela21

Crikey, that's dedication to a cause!  I'm not sure I could put that much effort into digging a ditch.  Very impressive.  I made the search harder than it should have been by searching for something magnetic.  TFTC and for drawing me there.

Definitely deep - makes me feel a bit queasy looking down - thank goodness for the fences!
Not sure what has happened to this cache - it is no longer a regular but quite small - listing should probably be updated to avoid any confusion.
TFTC.

Yes, this certainly is a marvel and an engineering feat! Thanks for bringing us here and for the hunt Team Jeckyl.

Came across this one and have been wanting to get this one tick off for some time.

Thanks.

Tiges

Worth to go there.. Beautiful deep River.. Found it TFTC

what an amazing feat! left frog. took car.. which geo-baby then launched into the cutting with a resounding 'bbbbyyyyeeee!!!'... geo-dad was a meany and wouldn't retrieve it:) TFCF

2 blokes did that???
Bloody hell. They could certainly teach some people today about work ethic.


TFTC

Boy thats a deep channel. Cache had me looking for a while as I was looking for something a bit bigger. Must have nearly stepped on it a couple of times before discovering it. Thanks for showing this area to me. TFTC