Cache #169
Welcome to Crown Reserve 2000785 - formerly Granya School and now home of the Granya Pioneer Museum. Never been open when I have visited (though I was offered a tour one day but I had to be home) - there is a number on the door if you do want to have a look inside (maybe you can find out who Bill McGrath was and why he has a Recreation Ground named after him).
The starting waypoint brings you to the front gates - parking available on the road or inside the gate. You will need to look out for a few bits of information between the gate and the old school building to answer the following questions.
Shire of Towong Plaque (left hand gate post)
A = last digit of year
Centenary Plaque (right hand gate post)
B = Number of the month of the year
First World War Memorial (up the hill)
C = Number of surnames with 7 letters
Time Capsule (base of the flagpole)
D = Number of letters in the longest word on the plaque (there are two with the same number)
E = Day of the year the time capsule can be opened
School Building (front left corner)
F = First number of School Number
S 36 0A.CEA E 147 1D.BFE
Checksum S 26 E 28
GZ is not far away. A small tool might help obtain the cache. For once snakes may not be an issue at this location.
The Border Loop Series
After a recent trip to Batlow, we returned to Albury via the southern shore of Lake Hume – I have since found out the local council is promoting it as the “Great River Road”. It was a great drive and has inspired me to put out a trail to encourage more people to visit this amazing part of Australia. Not certain how many caches will be in place in the end – consider it a work in progress, and we will add caches as the time to explore the roads is available. Some of the larger containers may have clues for puzzles, so keep your eyes open!
The original loop will be from Hume Village to Wymah Ferry via Walwa and Jingellic (with the odd diversion). This is about 160km of driving, but is a windy and scenic drive following the north arm of the lake. There is limited fuel available, so it may be wise to fill up before you start. The River Road on the northern side is dirt, but every attempt has been to place the caches in safe parking areas (and cache notes will indicate those that are in dirt sections). The series is intended to be done traveling the Victorian side first (from the west), but could be done the opposite direction (some of the puzzles and multis may require some backtracking though). There may be some short walks as well, but all will be close to the main trail.
Reception along the road is poor so you may need to download to a GPS or make a list. I have attempted to make things as safe as possible, but please take care driving on these windy roads, and keep an eye on kids and pets at the caches. As with all Australian bush caches, snakes may also be an issue in warmer months.
We hope you enjoy this series – feedback (both positive and negative) is always welcome.
Enjoy!
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