Fishing at Quindi Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

Balayang: I am regretfully archiving this cache since unfortunately there has been no action to restore it, or any communication from the cache owner, big blue traveller, requesting additional time.

An ample opportunity has been provided for the Cache Owner to respond, but since this opportunity has been ignored, I can only conclude that the cache has been abandoned.

Caches archived under these circumstances are unable to be Unarchived, and this location is now available for the placement of a new cache, by somebody else.

Balayang
Community Reviewer -Australia

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Hidden : 8/14/2009
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

This cache is located in the vicinity of a bike path which runs alongside Geographe Bay Road. There is plenty of parking on the side of the road.

This cache has a fishing theme. Inside are a few sinkers, hooks (so watch the little ones), swivels and a float. We have had a lot of success fishing here. Nothing too big, but always enough for a feed. Most of the time we catch gardies, herring and skippy.

The cache is a small lunch box. As it is close to a walking path, please take care in finding and hiding it to prevent muggling.

HISTORY:
My family have been coming down to Quindi since my grandparents bought a place here in 1961. The area has changed enormousely since then. For instance, about 100m to the north west of this cache used to be a boat ramp!

Nature doesn't stand still for a minute. In 1961 the bushland (mainly reeds, pepermint trees and paperbark trees) extended for about 100m to the beautiful beach. Over the years erosion took place and slowly these trees were consumed by the relentless waves of the ocean.

The land owners to the east of this cache were fearful that their land was next to go, so rocks were dumped to hault the oceans waves. This did the trick, but the sand just didn't disappear. It moved out to sea about 200m to make a beautiful sandbank that extended from Dounsborough to the west to about a kilometer to the east of this cache. So for 15 years we were treated to a beautiful area of protected water.

But nature had other idears. Over about 10 years the sandbank disappeared and the sand was dumped back on the mainland. Now we again have a walk of about 80m to the beach with small peppermint trees springing up!

But -- I can see that the sandbank is beginning to reform...........

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