Slack Point Traditional Cache

Enjoy the views from Slack point and find this cache hiding in the bushes from the muggles.

Slack point, also known as Slag point, is a triangular point of land just north of Transfer Beach. It was formed by coal dust that was produced by washing coal transported by rail from the Extension mine about 20 km away down to the beach. Nearby Holland Creek was used as the water source, and ships would load up the cleaned coal at docks that are now only a memory.  The old rails and black soil are pretty much all that is left in this area from those early days of Ladysmith. We grew up here as kids in the 1960s and early 1970s, learning to swim at Transfer Beach and I still remember fishing for sea-run cutthroat trout off of Slack point, likely making their way down from Holland Creek. The area is now mostly used by dog walkers and other beach goers, and although it provides spectacular views of the harbour, contamination from coal has prevented its development – and maybe that is a good thing for those that like a reminder of days gone by.