Huon Pine Paddle
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Owner:
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JCCrash
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Released:
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Sunday, July 31, 2016
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Origin:
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Queensland, Australia
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Recently Spotted:
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In Tern, Tern, Tern.
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Huon Pine is native to only the cold southern rainforest area of Australias small detatched island known as Tasmania.
The colony of Van Diemen's Land was only a few years old when explorers first found ancient tree trunks buried in the mud of a river south west of Hobart. They were intrigued by the fact that the logs had evidently been lying there for many years, but were intact, untouched by the rot and insects that normally decompose fallen timber. They speculated that this timber might be the solution to the previously intractable problems experienced by wooden boat builders - how to stop the voracious marine borer or screw worm. They were right; it turned out to be the best boat building timber in the world.
Because they were first found in the Huon River the trees were called Huon Pine, but further explorations showed that this river is only the eastern extent of their range, and the wet temperate rainforests of the Gordon River and its tributaries are the centre of their distribution.
Huon pine has superior oils within it tight fibres which alows it to withstand rot and is 100% waterproof and bug proof. (have a smell of the paddle as the oils are strong)
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cache41 posted a note for it
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Got It Good placed it in Tern, Tern, Tern.
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Queensland, Australia
- 134.31 miles
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It's been so long... On your way by the beachside 😁
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Got It Good took it to On Show
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Queensland, Australia
- 133.39 miles
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Came, saw, logged a cache 😀
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Got It Good took it to Where are the bullocks
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Queensland, Australia
- 225.12 miles
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Visited Kandanga, a lovely small township.
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Got It Good took it to Junction Hill
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New South Wales, Australia
- .29 miles
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Got It Good took it to Waghorn Pioneer Cottage
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New South Wales, Australia
- 3.6 miles
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Got It Good took it to Remember the Jacaranda
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New South Wales, Australia
- 1.76 miles
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Got It Good took it to Trainspotter
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New South Wales, Australia
- 53.41 miles
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Spending the last day of the year checking out the local caches in Grafton ☺
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Got It Good took it to Submarines
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New South Wales, Australia
- 1.92 miles
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Visiting the local sights around Mylestom ☺.... thought I'd visit the riverbank. ... Thankfully didn't need my ' paddle' 😉😉
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Got It Good took it to Bottle Tree
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New South Wales, Australia
- 244.39 miles
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Visiting the local sights around Mylestom ☺
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