They often say life is about the journey, not the destination; but with geocaching, we say it’s both! With over 3 million geocaches around the world. The adventure begins with navigating to the geocache location, then there’s the big “ah-ha!” moment when you find the geocache! The journey doesn’t end there though, so we’re listing out five steps we recommend once you’ve made a find. Are you completing all five?
- Sign the logbook in the geocache. You should always carry a pen/pencil. Every Physical geocache has got a log and it’s just as important to sign the physical log as it is to post your log in the Geocaching® app. Signing the geocache log validates your visit! If you don't sign, then post a note till you return.
- Scenic view? Fun trail? Group shot? Take a photo to include with your log! Photos can be uploaded to your log right from the app. However NEVER add a spoiler. The next person should have the same experience.
- Log your find in the Geocaching® app! If you’re not logging your find in the field, save it as a draft and include a few notes about your journey to the geocache that you can use to jog your memory later. Remember to NOT include spoiler comments in your log!
- Give it a Favorite point! Premium members can award Favorite points to w-o-w geocaches to let other cachers know it’s something special.
- Place the geocache back where you found it so the next cacher can experience the same finders-joy! Remember to respect your surroundings, whether that’s flora, fauna, or others around enjoying the outdoors.
The Cache is located in John McKinn Park overlooking Wanda Surf Club with views to Kurnell in the north and Jibbon in the south. There will be a lot of times when you will not be able to access the cache due to people possibly even sitting on top of it. Please use extreme stealth.
Elourera is a sandy beach, north of North Cronulla Beach which is patrolled by lifeguards in summer. It's popular with surfers, swimmers and people walking along Cronulla Esplanade up to Wanda beach.
Wanda is a sand beach, and a may have a smaller crowd due to its location as the furthest beach north along the Cronulla beach section of the coast. Wanda is an Aboriginal word for beach or sand hills. The beach became notorious in 1965 after what became known as the Wanda Beach Murders. The beach is also dog friendly at specific times. The off-leash area at Wanda Beach is north of Track 6 and along as far as the 4-Wheel Drive Park (but the dogs are prohibited from entering the dunes). Dogs are allowed on the beach, either on or off a lead, Dog Off-leash times are Monday - Sunday before 10.00am and after 4.00pm. Dogs Prohibited Monday - Sunday or public holidays between 10.00am and 4.00pm. More information is available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wanda_Beach