Pieter Lauwerijszoon Nuyts or Nuijts (1598 – 11 December 1655) Dutch 'explorer', diplomat and politcian.
The only image I can find of Nuyts is this unflattering illustration in a Japanese school textbook of his capture at knife point in 1629. Nuyts is described in the book as a "typical arrogant western bully!"
Pieter Lauwerijszoon Nuyts was present in 1627 on the Gulden Zeepaerdt (Golden Seahorse), under the command of Francois Thijssen, when it was blown off course and sighted the most southerly part of our continent (then known as New Holland), and sailed east as far as present day Ceduna. As Nuyts was the highest ranking official on board, Captain Thijssen named the coast and a small island in his honour.
And, if the internet is to be believed, that about sums up Nuyts' claim to be an Explorer. He just happened to be a passenger on board the ship that made the discovery!
His further career as the Dutch Ambassador to Japan was disastrous; there has seldom been a more undiplomatic diplomat. Arrogant and haughty, he spent most of his time advancing his own financial interests and seducing local women. Finally after imprisonment, disgrace and the death of his son, he returned to Holland where he became Mayor of Hulster Ambracht three times. He died in 1655.
The Nuyts Wildeness Track winds through some of the best of the Walpole-Nornalup National Park. Turn off South Coast Highway at Tinglewood Road (this a gravel road that passes through Private Land, so respect the owners' rights and travel slowly). Park where the Bibbulmun Track crosses the road. (S35 00.375 E116 38.618) Walk about 100 metres South on the Bibbulmun and you will come to a suspension bridge. Note: Only 3 people at a time on the bridge! It sways alarmingly but is quite safe. The trick is to hold onto the handrails and walk an imaginary tight rope down the centre line. (Also known as the fox walk or mannequin strut!)
The cache is a 1 litre sistema cliptop box hidden at the far end of the bridge in a 'traditional' hiding spot...