A message in a bottle from the
explorer TiedyeSmiley Crusoe was found floating in Port river. This
described TiedyeSmiley Crusoe's hunt for the elusive Odod bird (see
In search of the ODoD bird - GC23BYW )). The note also
described how and where TiedyeSmiley Crusoe set up his camp (see
TiedyeSmiley Crusoe - GC23BZ4). Mr and Mrs TiedyeSmileys set
out to try and find their cousin. Unfortunately, the weather turned
on them and the SS TiedyeSmileys came to grief near here. The crew,
Mr & Mrs TiedyeSmileys managed to make it ashore and made their
way to safety, and eventually civilisation. .
The SS TiedyeSmileys has now become a piece of living history as
one of the many shipwrecks that lie scattered around this Ships
Graveyard area. For details of these wrecks including maps of their
locations, go to the web site at
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/ships_graveyards/pt_adelaide.html
The exact location of the wreck of the SS TiedyeSmileys was lost
so it does not appear on any of these charts.
An old interview with Mr & Mrs TiedyeSmileys has revealed
that they thought they may not make it back to civilisation so left
messages along their way for any search parties to find.
By following these hidden messages, it may be possible to
retrace their steps and rediscover the wreck of the SS
TiedyeSmileys.
The last message they wrote they were just about to hide when
one of the search parties reached them. This message has been kept
for posterity and is:
We left our camp at
S 34° 48.787 E 138° 31.525 and set
forth southwards in the hope that we will make it back to
civilisation. We will set camp now at…. Wait, that sounds
like someone calling. Could this be rescue at
last??
Armed with this information
and A CAN OF TROPICAL STRENGTH MOZZIE REPELLANT, you can set
out in search of the SS TiedyeSmileys.