Don't Drink From Here! Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia
By Beaker on 17-Jun-06. Waypoint GCWMJF

Archived.

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I notice from one or more log entries that this cache would seem to be in need of some help - **there appears to be a need for owner intervention.**

Therefore, the cache is being temporarily disabling so as to stop it showing up on search lists and to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary.

The guidelines indicated that regular visits to check on the cache, as well as prompt attention to any logs that indicate there is a problem, are part of the [**cache owners responsibilities.**](https://www.geocaching.com/play/guidelines#listingmaintenance) I cannot see any log that indicates a recent visit by the CO to this cache.

If you can't attend to the issue promptly, then you need to [**Disable it**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=235) - I have Disabled it for you this time.

**Can you please respond to this situation (or indicated your intention) by 6th August,** so others know exactly what is happening with this cache?

You have lots of choices so pick the one that applies from this handy list:

- Repair and/or Replace your cache or do whatever else is needed, post an [**Owner Maintenance log**](http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=404) and [**ENABLE your cache.**](https://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=235 ) Then sit back and wait for the praises.

- If you don't plan on fixing it up then please [**Archive it**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=56) so it is removed from searches and someone else can have the spot. Don't forget to remove any remnants of your previously enjoyed cache too.

- If you really hope to get it fixed but there is some unusual reason why you can't do it soon, then at least post a Write Note log (by 6th August). Be sure to indicate the actual date that you expect to have it fixed so that everyone knows you are on top of it.

You might wonder what happens if you don't pick one of those. Well, if nothing happens, it is likely that I will need to Archive it on the basis that it has been abandoned. Honestly, I'd rather you decide so please do something before then.

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Found after a slide down but the new logbook is now a soggy mess. Cache container was not closed properly let in the rain. Removed some of the junk so that I could close the cache. Thanks for the cache.

This geocacher reported that there is a problem with this cache.

The fit team member went for this one while I done the easy ones back at the carpark. He enjoyed the challenge of the descent and loved the experience being down in the small crater lake. The cache was found , no rocks were tripped over but someone might have sweated a bit on the climb back up [^]
Thanks -Beaker- for the fun adventure for one of us , a great place to hide a cache.

Found this one amongst many others during my holiday with my parents through VIC/SA. TFTC

Shall we go down? Yes, we wanted to. Down went fast. Finding the cache was not that difficult. But then, going up was much, much, harder to do. Plus the temperature that day made it even harder.
Glad we made it
TFTC

Container replaced... new logbook. All good to go!!

Went most of the way down on my bum. .. shame I couldn't get up that way too. .. thanks

Found but was paranoid id encounter a slippery snake or two. Left the geodog in the car and went solo for this one. Tftc

found it after the nearby event. the " grass/weeds " was shoulder height. no snake seen but found a cache

Nice walk from the close by carpark. TFTC

Found while in the area keeping mogni busy at a hard time in her life. Made her take me caching. That kept her occupied. Thanks Adam. Sorry for tardy log, wouldn't dream of drinking from here.

Wow!!! yes I went down the steep slope...slid some of the way using the skinny trees as brakes and hoping they would hold me at least until I fell into the next one...I could have done with a drink when I got to the bottom but that had to wait until I returned to the car...anyway after a short search of the general area the cache was located...okay!!! now which way did we come down...not quite choosing the correct path we ended up in almost the same spot...again the trees provided leverage to pull myself up...Thanks Beaker for the cache and the adventure.

Heading down to Mount gambier with Aussie M & M for a flying visit to mogni for a Tupperware Party - as you do.
After a quick lap of the lake for our morning Constitutional, Mr. M. and I started the descent to GZ. Our route wasn't good enough to qualify as an animal track or geotrail. It looked like the likely spot that those before us had stumbled and skidded on the soft sandy sides using the foliage as a brakes. After about 10 metres of steep descent sliding through the dense jungle the slope eased and walking became possible. The grass and vegetation was now still taller than me though and I hoped I wouldn't stop on any sticks that wriggled. I checked my GPS at GZ. Had only travelled 60 metres laterally but had descended 22 metres, the first part rather quickly mostly due to gravity than planning. Found the cache and signed the somewhat wet log Now to get back up. Lets just say for the last 10 metres it was a case of two steps up and slide one, two or sometimes three back down. I was buggered by the time we had walked back to the car.
Thanks -Beaker- for placing this cache and the adventure.

Nice adventure on a nice day

Went on bit of an adventure with TT016!!

TFTC!

log is wet.
had no supplies to replace, sorry.

geo hubby and spanner111 went out for a spot of afternoon geocaching.
got in the bowl with ease.
found the cache with ease.
could not sign the log as it was wet.
no supplies to replace, sorry.
getting out was a bit more interesting though...
geo hubby took directions from spanner111 (miss 16)
and climbed out the hard way.
tftc!!

TFTC, beaker. I'm just as saturated as the log book we were unable to sign. Found with a lot of encouragement from Manclan! Can finally cross this one off!

Boys loved the climb down in the rain! Books wet though so we could not log in it

Another Beaker cache done added bonus of another off our TD matrix now for the adventure going back up. We accessed from the other side and decided the lower approach would be easier and we think it probably was. TFTC

In Mt Gambier for a meeting this morning but I'm up early for a caching walk around the various mounts and craters.
I didn't find an easy way either, just like the last guy!
Nice and peaceful down here, just needs a mow and a couple of deck chairs and a Piña-colada stand.
Thanks for placing this cache -Beaker-

PS To the next Geocacher, if you find my GeoPen, it's got a secret GPS tracker, I'll be watching!

Didn' find a good way! Greetings from Belgium!

1410 GAFF1 After finally getting THAT cache that I had come so far to get the first to find on I had to cool off a bit. Also hunted for a couple of caches that ended up being DNFs, and finally went to get the "Devils Punchbowl"
Stopped up the road where the 'council' were moving big road barricades around, then took a walk down beside the guardrail until I saw the sign, and realised why the cache is called it's name!
I didn't realise that the area was used to 'dress' the blocks for the Centenary tower.
A mob of 'black wallabies' hopped away when they realised their peace and quiet was going to be disturbed.
Soon found the cache as the coordinates seemed good, and I left a Correct Site Marker - surgical marking pen.
Brought through for mileage: 12-12-12 Event, 3 Bros NSW, Auckland NZ'13, B 2 B Travel ingot, BULLET, CII-35Z, CITO - Upper Swan and Beyond geocoin, family travel, GCookie EARTH Cache 10 year Celebration Coin, GCookie FIZZY Coin, Geo-Kayaker GOLD TB, Hello Cocky TB, Iconic Bridges 2012, Jacqui and Steve, Katniss the Kitty, Kengu, Native American Drummer boy, cache critters Baa, Neigh Neddy, and Oink, NZ Mega 13 signature, Oregon, The Original Geocaching State Geocoin, Oz Mega 2014 GCookie, Relay For Life Tag, thank you - moliva, Thymine 2, TransAustralia, Trumpey Smurf, Tyler's TB Golf Ball, World Geocoin Series-Middle East, and trackable shirts.
TFTC -Beaker-

Found while in town for the Geozing Race. I was up a bit early for the race so filled in some time with some nearby caches. This was a fun cache to get to and once at the GZ was quickly found. TFTC.

Couldn't find a way in

Found this cache with Tassie Trekkers while looking around Mt Gambier. Mr W and Mr T did the scramble down. They were impressed to be standing at the bottom of Devils's punchbowl, Rescued a geocoin. TFTC

Found on our "Making Memories" tour of Mainland Australia.

Today we explored Mount Gambier with Whitewebbs using geocaching as our guide.

Many thanks to all cache owners for placing and maintaining caches for our enjoyment.

FOUND IT. What a great cache. Now I have to wash and mend my jeans. Slid most of the way down and a crawled most of the way back up. Thanks for the cache.

Tftc

Great cache for exercise .. Climb down and up is worth how many days lol

Hands are dirty, and sore. But found it.

Omg I'm standing in the bottom of a sink hole! Very surreal, amazing bird sounds! So I survived sliding on my ass while helping my dog who is afraid of heights, we so took the hard way off the walking track! Got to the bottom and while my dog is running around having a ball I go cache hunting! So now head for the trees and the road, definitely the way to go, poped out on armor coat ! Took bone tb, great cache thanks!!

Walked from town, great walk and excellent climb to cache.
took a toy lion and left doll paper clip from cache in western Australia.
Cheers Tingle tree. (Ivan) wandering grey nomad.

I didn't find the decent particularly hard if approached from the lower side of the crater. Spent an hour looking but could not find the cache. GPS didn't work well down there.

was Fun to get this cache, and even more to let Thundering_Su down on a rope
The search downstairs took a while but then I spotted the box and then back up.

Thanks for some great fun.
Greetings from Switzerland
Smurfy_CH

No Trade

Omg what a hairy journey this was! I tackled it up to the point where we got to a road, then had to admit defeat as it got worse going down from there!Smurfy continued down to the cache which I'm happy to say he found! Ising the stick going down was very useful as was a rope at one point! Going back up however, the rope came in handy several times! I was quite prepared at one point to give up & set up house right where I was Going up was definately harder than going down, going by how many times I needed Smurfy's help with the rope & hand!

TFTC

was a great hike took crock left shopping trolley tag

Best find

Well!! what a cache, bit of slipping & sliding to get to GZ.
You have to be a mountain goat to get back up, I was huffing and puffing but managed to get back to the top.
TFTC TNLNSL

Nick liked this one!! Lizzie decided to watch! Great hide tftc. Left tb

What a fun cache to find. I slipped and tumbled down bits while Geopartner ran down!! The cache was easy to find once down the bottom. Fun trying to get back to the top on a rather wet day!!! TFTC!

Boys went in and was able to get down. They did great job

found while cutting a few stray pine trees, and yes I cheated, We were using a rope and chain saw still hard work but. tnln cheers for the hide
p.s. If any one heading to this cache finds a pine or cypress tree dont hesistate to kill it some how you can leave the big ones at the top.

Lol. What a climb. Good work. TFTC.

This entry was edited by PrinceVassago on Sunday, 13 May 2012 at 10:50:34 UTC.

If you find an easy way down, you might like to take a really really good mental note of where you were. There were a few bees at the bottom that didn't seem to want me there. Located the cache after an extensive search. Overall, I thought the climb down and then up again was pretty fun TFTC

I was on my own. I phoned a friend to tell her what I was doing in case I fell and broke a leg. But after a few metres down I realised I didn't want to do it by myself. I will return with friends.

After having a quick look yesterday from the top I decided I wanted company doing this one. Talked/bribed my son out of caching retirement to accompany me and down we went. The trip down was fun and relatively uneventful. It took a few minutes to find the cache and sign before the trip back up.

Then the fun started......

It seemed to be really hard to climb up, my calves were burning and we kept hitting dead ends and had to backtrack to get back on track. It was a relief at first to get to the top but realised silly us had climbed up the high side. Oh gee. Getting down to our original starting point was a bit tricky with a few hairy moments. Never have I been so relieved to be standing on bitumen at last.

Geoson back in retirement for good he says and Geomum (me) pleased I found the cache as I never want to go back in there again.

Thanks for the cache Beaker.

Down from Adelaide working at the hospital, left my off-sider to finish off some paper work so I could do some caching, had checked this one out the night before and aborted it as it was getting dark so back today for an adventure. Looked for the best way for the descent into the crater. Used the small trees as bumpers like a pinball machine as I bounced my way from tree to tree on the way down. Took more time than it should have to find this one and even had to phone a friend for help and my hand held Gizmo had me off in all directions. My next problem was to climb back out, but was surprised I got out much easer than I thought it was going to be.

Found at 1200. Having bombed out on a nearby multi it was time for a physical challenge. Going down and finding the cache was the easy part climbing back took a little longer and required a lot more energy.

Thanks Beakers Bunch.

no snakes. thousands of snail shells. would say it gets pretty hot down here. tftc

What an adventure for the entire Team Jacob clan, with our daughter Shourtney0910. Mum was not so sure but kids were dead keen, and after our caving adventure the day before the kids thought they were invinsible. Had lots of fun retrieving this, the whole day was fun. We left from the caravan park and walked all the way down to the nature reserve down the bottom, finding this cache along the way. The name on the sign were we descended says it all!!!!TFTC

Awesome fun! while caching with Team Jacob, geomum was a bit worried about myself and my two younger siblings going down here so she sent geodad down to check it out, but after we did cave adventuring for the fist time the day before my younger brother, sister and myself thought it would be a piece of cake and nothing could defeat us!, it was a little wet and slippery getting down, my brother slipped and rolled into me on the way down and fell down, we finally got down but realised that we had to get BACK UP! it was trickey, hardwork and exhasuting but we all had fun! it was well worth it! (well after geomum let us)
TNLN, TFTC

This entry was edited by Shortney0910 on Sunday, 23 October 2011 at 06:28:10 UTC.

TFTC... Easy find once got down there

So much fun finding this one. loved it! Thanks

Awsome treck

Another find with Fitzel Fleas this time after a foxhunt elsewhere in this crater complex.. Thanks Beakers Bunch for the cache and adventure.. TNLN should have dropped some TB's here but they were back in the hotel room..

Help! Get us out!!! Nice one. Found with Spladem.

TFTC!! Great adventure!!! Wet steep and slippery. Loved it. No chance of being muggled!!

Pete found under previous team name EdwardsAus.

Found on a quite Sunday arvo! TFTC

Geoteen & i left the rest of the family in the ute for this one.Wow what spot & good fun right on dark.
After a 5 min had the cache in hand (good thing too coz we weren't we coming back down here in a hurry)
Great hide thanks for bringing us here BB.
TFTC.

wow rating is accurate lol or we went wrong path, everything is very overgrown here, so thats possible.
Gorgeous walk/hike, flowers were out, looked beautiful in places..pics coming soon
took: Clown. Left:police car.
TFTC. Regards,
Jacqui&Steve

vadi vidi vaci

We turned up a little early for the meet & greet after forgetting we were on Victorian time, so it was decided, a good opportunity to grab this one, even Miss bucketeer who's almost 6 managed it without any issues.....why did we wait this long.
Thanks Beaker

Found it. TNLN SL TFTC
Cheers

Found it! Great climb out, Bear Grylls would have been right at home. Thanks for the cache

Once we got to the bottom we found the cache prety quickly.
TN L geo-ceramic token.
TFTC

Out and about with The Wild Gang and Team Scallywag for a Team Effort Night Caching Effort. Found 13 in total before heading home for some shut eye. Had an awesome time out and about. TFTC TNLN SL

WOW well what can we say about this one. Not for the faint hearted with weeds etc past our wastes but it was AWESOME thank you for bringing us here. Came here just on night fall found the cache and then we had to make the treck back up LOL now that was awesome just getting up. Glad we bought water bottles etc because we were pooped but pumped for doing it. WAHOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooo

See The Rhyan Clan Log TFTC

See The Rhyan Clan Log TFTC

I actually didn't fall over. I grabbed the trees as I went down (carefully in care-for-the environment-geocaching-style).

Man, how could you drink from here. It's all dirt as far as I can see [

Clear skies and thanx again to the Beaker Man.

Not to hard to get to, just steep!
Getting back to the caar after however, now that's a different matter
Luckily there was a drink to be had nearby at one of the locals soon after [^]
Cheers & thanks for the exercise Beaker.

Another on my to do list that got done today.
Slipping and sliding behind the others we came up a winner

Lesson one: Gravity sucks.

Lesson two: Gravity sucks.

Nice one wouldnt normally go down here.

Found quickly once getting to GZ. Got very damp in the process as all the surrounding foliage was very wet after morning rain. Glad I made the effort though. Picked up 2x TB's and a GC which I've logged. Pretty sure 1 of the TB's hadn't been logged in this cache, but placed elsewhere and recorded.

Great way to burn of some energy!! the dog loved it too...left one TB and one coin. TFTC

some bravery shown by some brave geocachers!
Found with Mullen hunters, Amazingbunnyboy and soon to join up Jayden and zac.
quiet a few of us!
enjoyed the climb.
Took nothing
Left TB Shipwrecked-The John Omerod
TFTC
Stringybark

I'm the Jayden mentioned by Stringybark.
Joined up now and hooked! Just gotta get my own GPS now! lol.
Awesome fun, this one. We went down the high side pretty much, near a couple of cyprus trees.
I love the lakes because there's so many fun spots to climb around without needing climbing gear and stuff.
Long pants are almost essential I'd say to anyone wanting to find it in future. Decent footware could be useful too.
Cheers.

First cache in Mt. Gambier and a easy one

TNLN TFTC JM-Project

Finally getting around to logging these finds after a 2 week road trip (over 100 caches to log [XX(] )

Whoo hoo, hard core caching

We walked around to the high side first, then saw it would be easier from the other side so backtracked around.

A great climb down to where many cachers have passed but few have ventured.

Dedicated to the bone (or should that be dedicached)

was another good climb, will have to remember to wear long pants next time, found the nettles easily. glad the kids stayed at the top though.

Nothing to drink here today, dry as a witch's...
A short walk in, with my fellow cacher describing the approach from the other side (the way he went in!).
A quick find, but didn't matter too much as we didn't expect too many muggles here soon.
Thanks, Robmc.

My last day of a trip to the area and this was the closest to the accommodation. I'd found the best way in the day before and once there the cache was in the third or fourth place I tried. Two days later I still haven't started to pick the SEEDS from the socks which I immediately changed! Thanks for the fun.

Found at 8.15am,
A pleasant stroll,
TNLN
Thanks
K&M

Thanks for the fantastic path to follow it made getting in and out easy..TFTC

Oh this was too much fun
Rolled down the hillside from above. Stumbled around till I found the cache
Who put all those rocks under the grass [:o]
Took the most direct route back out of there to the geomobile. Steep isn't it

Fourth cache for the day on Biggo's Bike Odyssey!! After doing centenary, it was all downhill, literally!! got to the lip and looked, and looked for a likely trail. Nup. Followed what looked like a trail until I took a gutser and made my own way down. Future cachers will have a much easier time as I think I took out three trees, two shrubs, 10 prickle bushes and a couple of stones on my way rolling down. Also, follow the blood trail, leads straight to GZ. Once at the bottom, I was rewarded with a nice easy find. Thank the caching gods that this wasn't a micro. I might have lost it.
Thanks (I think) Beaker! [B)][xx(]

Not tooooo difficult that s a understatement going down just slide until you get to the bottom, then for those landmine seedpods that stick to everything and dont come off, nearly gave up at this point, but persistance paid off now to get out again, right, that brown stick moved very fast!!! no stick, eventhough the day was very dull and cool they are about still about so always make as much noise as possible and have a good stick with you DEFINATELY NO GEOKIDS AREA. TFTHSL

We foolishly thought that there would be a path down to this one given the fact that they had gone to the trouble to signpost the feature. Boy, were we WRONG!! [xx(] A steep, loose decent into the grass and weeds from hell. Those mongrel ones that have seeds that look like a small sea urchin are the worst I have ever encountered. You have to admire their efficiency to adhere to anything that touches them and defy all but the most determined efforts to get rid of them, by the time we got out of this hole, my lower trousers and shoes were COVERED in the @*! things.
Luckily, the cache was easy to find. I certainly wasn’t coming back here again! TNLN. Thanks (I think) Beaker’s Bunch

Got to within 45m from the cache. Not sure if this is a DNF, but it was definitely a frownie.

I definitely, DEFINITELY approached this one from the wrong angle, but I found it nevertheless. Never been down there before, quite an interesting view.

I can't believe Scotty did this one twice, as it nearly killed me doing it once. The return trip was the killer!

Fantastic spot, as appears not to many of these left in the area (read: challenge ) Spotted a muggle in the vicinity, although unsurprising they bothered us at GZ!

TNLN

Thanks Beaker

Hell of a descent after completing centenary. Easier to get out though.

What a location! i must thank scojohara for placing the pen down there, it would of been a long walk back down. Nice easy hide.
MOOKS1020

A FTF and a 2nd to find all in one day on the same cache for Scojohara........
Scaled down the side of a cliff face and located the cache fairly quickly. BUT... Noooooooooooooooooooo. No pen was in the box and I didn't bring one down. So up the hill I went. Collected a pen and went back down to log the cache. By the way the legs where wobbling, I am guessing I shouldn't do it a third time today. Pen is now in the cache.
A nice hide in a bugger of a place. What you couldn't find any places at the top of the hill Beaker??????

TNLNSL eventually

quick and easy find with the rizzo after work today. First attempted going in from the top. nope bad idea. Went around and took the obvious geotrail (didnt really need a gps) TNLNSL. TFTC. HUAHGWA. ROFLOL TTFN. A&L