Thankyou for bringing us here to see this lovely sculpture. I apologise for the length of the poem but it was written to comply with another cache.
We’ve travelled up to Gunnedah
Through many sweeping plains
Praying that the highways
Aren’t swept by flooding rains.
We’ve seen the fences coated
With debris high and dry
Left there from recent flooding
Along the Condamine.
The road crews are all working,
Road damage to repair
Along New England Highway
They slowed us everywhere.
But it hasn’t stopped us caching
There’s so many to be found.
We leave smilies along the highways,
And one in every town.
We’re loving all the new
Adventure Labs along the way.
They show us the best of every town,
We’re learning more each day.
The churches and the abbeys,
The cathedrals and their spires,
The architecture amazing
Still stands to be admired.
The painted tanks and silos
Have added a new dimension,
The artwork is amazing
They’re too numerous to mention.
Sculptures are springing up everywhere,
And goodness, gracious me
What some consider artistic
Is a wonderment to me.
But then from out of nowhere
A steel sculpture will appear
Then you appreciate the talent
And dedication here.
Such is the one I gazed upon
Of lovely Dorothea,
And Thunderbolt astride his horse
Long gone, from yesteryear.
Decision time at Gunnedah,
Flooded roads up at Moree,
We had to travel eastward
On roads that were flood free.
From Tamworth towards Stanthorpe
Past million dollar views
Finding some fun letterboxes,
But listening to the news.
Enjoying new Adventure Labs,
Like ‘Ralla Where are U?’
Seeing distant mountain ranges
In every shade of blue.
The colour palette God creates
Is pleasure for the eyes.
Then we stopped at Deepwater
To replenish our supplies.
The Standing Stones at Glen Innis
Like stepping back in history
Were fascinating to walk amongst
And learn about their mystery.
Whilst looking for a cache
This itenerant traveller
Searched and found one at
The Tenterfield Saddler.
The journey continued onward
Keeping everything in order
With Covid closures threatening
We crossed the Queensland border.
Wallangarra’s survey mark
Led us to Ballandean
Then forward to Glen Aplin
And straight through Severnlea.
Overnight at Stanthorpe
Where we found a measuring gum,
A letterbox at Applethorpe
Then many miles to come
To Thulimbah where
My mapping finally fails
Where were we? In Queensland?
Or in New South Wales?
Cottonvale we went through
Dalveen and The Glen,
In Warwick were Adventure Labs,
Some of the best we’ve seen.
Then another four in Allora,
Before we travelled down
The highway through Spring Creek
Overnighting at Newtown.
Toowoomba is a pretty place
Especially Laurel Bank Park
We really enjoyed the Ad Labs there.
To do them was a lark.
Then a Mary MacKillop at Highfields,
And a drive around Cabarlah
Gathering Ad Lab info
So the bonus wasn’t a failure.
Another two Adventure Labs
We found whilst in Crows Nest,
And Jimmy Crow’s good sculpture
Was surely one of the best.
Time now to make a mile
Through Toogoolawah and Harlin,
Needing to get to the Sunshine Coast
Before the rain set in.
We made it in the nick of time,
And it rained for the next six days.
But we made the trip to Dayboro
And there we were amazed.
The quality of onsite labs,
And quantity as well
Made for a pleasant morning
Before the next rain fell.
Now doing Locationless caches
Is happily filling my time
And I hope you’ve enjoyed our journey
Portrayed in this amateurish rhyme.