Erik Gegnome Derby, Western Australia, Australia
By hhheddy on 01-Dec-10. Waypoint GA2957

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Type: Moveable
Container: Micro
Coordinates: S17° 18.029' E123° 37.507' (WGS 84)
  51K 566433E 8087095N (UTM)
Elevation: 7 m
Local Government Area: Derby-West Kimberley

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A moveable cache participating in the Gegnome caching game.

Placed as part of the Gegnome Project from December 1 2010 to January 31 2011.

Hi my name is Eric and I'm 234 years old, only a young un for us gnomes I like travel, dance and long walks on the beach. Would like to meet similar minded gnomes with GSOH ... Oopps sorry that's the other web site, got a little carried away there. Actually that's exactly what I want to happen. To get carried away and travel. With itchy feet I feel the need to travel near and far throughout this land.  I may appear a little grubby but it's really just camouflage, I like to blend in to my surroundings and fly below the radar. 

Please move me on along my journey and post photos of my travels to allow me to reminisce during my latter years. 

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ROT 13: ABCDEFGHIJKLM
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02-Jun-14
It appears that Erik may have gone walkabout, safe journeys.

Archiving the cache as it has not been found in a long time and given the close proximity to a GC cache thought it would attract some attention.

Thanks to all that helped Erik on his travels around the state.

hhheddy (Steve)
 
07-Jun-13
7 June 2013, Week 6 – Day 40 of our Trip Around Australia
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“1CADFAY”, (1 cache a day for a year).
Derby WA
Rain, Rain, Rain, still drizzling down. Not sure what to do about going to see Windjana Gorge and Tunnel creek, we decided to try to get some more accurate information on the road condition. I jumped in the car and drove to IGA to get some fresh vegies and visit the bakery next door to get some fresh bread. Nearby was the tourist information office but it was still not open, next door was the Shire office which was open, I spoke to the engineer who told me that the road was still open and that the recent rains had not really reached out that far and that in fact the roads were still dusty.
Back at the caravan the kids were doing some school work, Jacki and I got chatting to the neighbours about their recent and past travels to the gorges and got some great info. I headed off to the office to pay for another nights accommodation and chatted with the owner about road conditions as he asks all the new customers about how conditions are and had all the latest updates. So with all the info I went back to the caravan and we had a conference on the subject of what to do to, as today was getting a bit late for such a long days trip and decided to wait till tomorrow to go and hopefully the weather would be better also. With that decided we realized we needed to pay for the next nights accommodation as well and it was back to the office to pay.
After lunch Chloe and I decided to go find a nearby cache while Charlie stayed with Jacs to do some school work. First on the list was “Derby Wetlands, GC15RFN”. We drove down the road towards the cache and once we got to the end of the sealed section the road became soft, slippery red clay. I was a bit dubious about driving on this but kept going anyway, trying to pick my way around the worst soft muddy patches. At the end of the road we came to the local tip and I was not sure how to proceed, we were still a long way from the cache and knew I wouldn’t be able to access through the tip when I noticed a track leading off to the right along the fence line and decided to give it a go. The track was very narrow and a bit scratchy but the track was fairly firm so we continued on, a little was down we turned left eventually coming out at an area close to the mud flats. Here we found a bit of a parkland where there had been placed a small picnic shelter with table and seats and information board placed above. The general area was somewhat overgrown and need a good slashing, nearby was a fenced off area containing a pond and featured a park bench overlooking it and views over the mudflats. It was a very pleasant area to find and a big thanks to Team Willows for bringing us here as we would never have found this great spot if not for geocaching. The cache was soon found and the log signed.
As we were coming into the area we were passed by some youths in a 4x4 who were hooning around the muddy tracks, our next cache was not too far away so we headed off in that general direction to try to find “Goodbye Boab, GC42YBD”. We drove down the muddy tracks and very quickly came to large puddles going right across the track, we stopped and considered our options and decided to give it a go, we surged across the puddle keeping to the side to avoid becoming bogged in the centre, deeper part, and popped out the other side. Fired up with adrenaline and having successfully crossed a large puddle we kept going through many more, slowly picking our way towards the cache. At times, when we charged through the puddles, the red, muddy water shot up into the air and over the windscreen, obscuring our view, but with the wipers flapping away we were able to continue on. We eventually found a nice wide, straight track in good condition and turned onto this, still working our way towards the cache.
We came to a walk trail which crossed over this road we were on and that there were some signs nearby so we stopped to check them out and realized we were only about 300m from the cache area along one of these trails. We parked the car and set off to find the cache, the trail in was through light bush, the sun had now come out and we saw some butterflies fluttering about the forest in the dappled light of the trees. We soon came to the area of the cache where once had stood a large boab tree, the only thing that was left there was a large crater. I knew this because someone had left a very convenient sign explaining what had happened, lol. We looked around for the cache and eventually found a tell tale sign close by, we extracted the cache container from its hidey spot and stuck in a sticker and signed the log, the odd type of container was letting water in so we replaced it in an upside down position to help prevent the log book getting more wet. This was such a nice area to visit, the walk through the forest was splendid, we loved it, we would never had visited this place if not for your cache, we think we might give this one a favourite point. Thanks to Derby Bush Rangers, PS. Chloe and Charlie are participating in the Scouts Geocaching Competition. Thanks for this great cache! This is why we do this fun hobby. We managed to get out and back to the main road without incident, we drove to the JoonJoo parking area which we found nearby the Prison Boab at coords S 17 20.837 E 123 39.890.
We headed back to the caravan park for a cuppa, I tried to catch up on some more book work while the kids set about cleaning some of the mud off the car, lol. The sun was getting low in the sky so we decided to go and have a look for a GCA moveable cache, “GA2957, Erik Gegnome”. The GPSr took us to an old shed and we wandered around the shed while the GPSr indicated it was inside, there was no way in so I’ve got a feeling it may not be here anymore……..? So no luck finding this one!
The sun was starting to set so we drove out to the jetty and ordered fish and chips for dinner from the shop at the end of the jetty, while we were waiting we walked along the jetty enjoying the sunset and the evening light. We returned to the caravan to have our dinner and it was soon time for showers and to retire for the night.
 
06-Sep-12
Sorry about delay, it took awhile to get here. Very Happy
 
06-Sep-12
Moved 1797.29km
Sorry about delay, it took awhile to get here. Very Happy
 
30-Aug-12
Very Happy found at 20.30. Will place back in the wild in the next couple of days
 
01-Jul-12
Moved 23.72km
Back out in the field
 
22-Jun-12
Found while caching nearby.
 
18-May-12
Moved 17.78km
moved uphill to more rarified air I'm a Gnome, duh!Very Happy
 
16-May-12
Picked Eric up with some friends to move again I'm a Gnome, duh!
 
26-Feb-12
Moved 18.11km
Dropped off Erik with Tasha at one of my caches in a great area of natural bush in Ellenbrook. I'm a Gnome, duh!
 
24-Feb-12
picked up this guy and one of his friends nearby whilst on my way to a job close by. I will move out to Ellenbrook soon. His bandaged legs seem to be holding up quite well. TFTH SL
 
12-Feb-12
Moved 12.95km
 
03-Feb-12
For a micro cache this guy is huge. Picked him up on the ride to work, he only just fitted in my bag.. Will move him to a new home soon.
 
02-Feb-12
Moved 11.07km
Well Erik was invited to our place for a night and ended up staying a few weeks, so now it is time for him to move on. I told him of a tree I often walk past during my lunch time walks and have often thought I would like to climb, and he decided to come for a visit. Once we got there he thought it would be a great place for his next stop off, so found a nice coy spot for a bit of a lie down and tucked in under some leaves.

There is a short Munzee trail nearby if you are hunting Munzees.

The coordinates may be slighly off as the tree is quite thick and difficult to get a good signal under, however I am sure it will be easy to pick.
 
10-Jan-12
Found Erik resting up. Offered him place for the night and a lift tomorrow to a new place to check out.
 
04-Jan-12
Moved 20.66km
It was great to have Erik over and we enjoyed hearing tales of his wonderful adventures. He came out and helped us hunt for some geocaches today along with two froggy friends who are staying over. He has stopped off to rest in a lovely park and we waved goodbye and wished him well. Come and get him quick for we hate thinking about him out there all alone. Bye Erik!! Enjoy your travels!!
 
26-Dec-11
Dancing How lovely it is to meet our old friend Erik again. He is looking really good, considering all the adventures he's had since we last saw him. This is the most beautiful hiding spot, too. We stopped by here after having a delicious feast with family who live closeby so he was very conveniently hidden for us!! Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year! TFTC hhheddy! I'm a Gnome, duh!I'm a Laaaaaaaady, duh!
 
20-Dec-11
Moved 27.96km
After the xmas party yesterday the gnome has found a nice resting spot with a frog.
 
19-Dec-11
Found him just as he was ready to head off
 
19-Dec-11
Collected to enable frog to go to a Xmas party.
 
04-Dec-11
Moved 3.7km
A nice little Frog showed as a good place for Erik to hide. I'm a Gnome, duh!
 
02-Dec-11
We discovered Erik lurking in the bushes with and innocent froglette. We took them both into custody and will release them again shortly.
 
02-Dec-11
Moved 5.67km
Found it a new home.... and someone to keep it company !!!!
 
01-Dec-11
I noted this Gnome was carrying a PathTag, so walked around the corner to collect them both,.

Did I not collect a FROG from this very same spot last night...????

Spooky.
 
01-Dec-11
Moved 200.45km
Sorry it has taken us so long to find Erik a place to stay. He has been out with us several times but we just haven't been able to find that "right" spot and sometimes he just sat in the car.
This morning we went out in hope of finding a "frog" and although we were unsuccessful it gave us a nice place to leave Erik.
 
06-Nov-11
We collected Erik from AquarTovwaTerorTadoiT down in Capel and have bought him back to Perth. We will find him a new place to stay shortly.
PS - The pathtag that we left 'up his tube' in January is still there. You need a long pair of tweezers to get it out.
(Edited entry from a note to a found 14/12/2011)
 
05-Nov-11
Moved 187.6km
Eric is guarding the new yet to be found AquarTovwaTerorTadoiT cache in Capel, WA.
 
16-Oct-11
When I saw who owned the little fellow and the time he'd been stranded in the mountains I decided I should run a rescue mission to bring him back to civilisation. Not quite the struggle we had finding Frosty on Mt Wellington but a fun drive. TFTC
 
21-Jun-11
Moved 35.18km
Had Erik for a little while, but found him a nice new home with a great view.Thanx ERIK !
 
30-May-11
Pick erik up on saturday. Having rest at my house before venturing off to be on his lonesome.
 
01-May-11
Moved 12.28km
Razz Dropped Erik off with Snow Queen at our GC cache 'Anyone for Golf'. Hopefully someone will drop by and pick them up soon to continue their travels.
 
30-Apr-11
Think Seems Erik has been resting for a while at this spot so he gave us a call to pick him up and move him along again. Will see what we can do for him.
 
31-Jan-11
Moved 10.52km
Eric is now residing a few metres from a GC cache in Star Swamp WhistleI'm a Gnome, duh!
 
30-Jan-11
picked him up this morning to be transported elsewhere
 
29-Jan-11
Moved 4.24km
Left Erik in the safe-keeping of wise old Gnignox Gnatalis, close by to a GC cache. Hope they enjoy each other's company. Very Happy
 
27-Jan-11
Collected Erik from the Kingsley Gnome Exchange this morning I'm a Gnome, duh!.

Great plaster job on his legs - looks as good as new. We will move him on ASAP.
 
26-Jan-11
Moved 29.49km
Very Happy Seems to be a very popular spot for gnomes to hang out here bird watching.
 
24-Jan-11
Rolling Eyes Found Erik hiding with a GC cache. Will move him on
 
23-Jan-11
Moved 13.26km
Dropped him off after some good sleep and a day caching. Very near a GC cache. Very Happy
 
20-Jan-11
Woke Erik from his slumber, took him for a drive to pick up the kids and then search for another cache. Taken him home to feed him up, ready for another hibernation somewhere. Will move him to a new spot on the weekend.
 
19-Jan-11
Moved 5.38km
Moved to Kadidjiny Park near a GC cache. This is a great new park in the City of Melville - the kids think it reminds them of Dr Seuss.

Erik is well bandaged to hold together his recently re-set limbs, take care Erik!

*Overall Experience: 3*
 
18-Jan-11
Erik was in such a rush to come play with us at Heathcote that he was a bit careless and slipped.

"My left foo-oo-oot!" agonised Erik.

The first-aid verdict was two fractures and seven clean breaks so Erik's intended quick trip to another scenic area is delayed while he undergoes a bit of gnome-setting at the base surgery. He'll get something to clean up that nasty rash of ants in his nether regions as well.
 
15-Jan-11
Moved 17.9km
As it turns out Eric did have a taste for the good stuff and we had a grand old time reminiscing about ice fishing, skidding and snow shoe racing. After a beeline of poutine drowned in maple syrup he was pretty excited and started waving our flag around (see photo)
We decided to do some boat maintenance today so Eric reckoned it was time to move on at a shady spot.
 
14-Jan-11
We couldn't let our previous DNF of the 'other' cache sit for long so when we saw Erik was hanging nearby we decided to go for it. We'll see if he likes Canadian beer as much as Shadow does Smile
 
12-Jan-11
Moved 15.59km
Dropped Erik off in a nice bush reserve, right near a GC cache!
 
12-Jan-11
Picked up Eric on my way home from my niece's 3rd birthday party, which was thankfully at a waterpark, as it was quite warm today.

Signed Erics log book and will move him to a new location soon.
 
10-Jan-11
Moved 64.3km
I'm a Gnome, duh!I'm a Gnome, duh! Caught up with "Crikey it Agro" and "A gnome waiting for Santa" While on the back seat.. Told Agro about this great spot by the water. So off we went. Dropped off Agro & then carried on. to look for "Rudy"
Placed Santa at nearby cache Flower Power. & Trevevred turned up.
Off again ...
An now resting up...
 
10-Jan-11
DancingDancingI'm a Gnome, duh! Grabbed this guy from his bush hideout for a day out with "Crikey it's Agro" and "A Gnome waiting for Santa".
While we were getting some lunch Erik told Agro about the great spot he was at by the ocean.
Seems Agro wants to go there.... I'm a Gnome, duh!I'm a Gnome, duh!
Off we all went & the boys had fun by the water. Left Agro to ponder across the water.
Santa & Erik continued on to help find "Rudy Gnome"
Will place Erik later today... Rolling EyesRolling EyesI'm a Gnome, duh!
 
08-Jan-11
Moved 16.86km
Erik has moved to a lookout, overlooking a nice little park, and a main road, down the road is Lark Hill. I'm a Gnome, duh!ClappingMr. GreenDancing
 
08-Jan-11
Dancing Found Erik looking at Garden Island, it was a hot day and the sun was in his eyes, so it was time for him to move again. I'm a Gnome, duh!ClappingI'm a Gnome, duh!
 
08-Jan-11
I have updated the log to show Erik's proper position. Really should put the 9 before the 3 next time Brick Wall
 
08-Jan-11
OK, my first attempt at a moveable has gone astray. Erik has not gone to sea, but my brain may have. Sorry Erik, I will get your correct location shortly and update again Embarassed
 
07-Jan-11
Moved 6.66km
Erik has moved along and is now having a little rest and a different view of Garden Island. Never fear, he has one eye on the lookout for the next person to grab him and move him along


Cheers Cool

OK - I have updated Erik to the correct position now Confused
 
06-Jan-11
My first ever moveable. Erik was very well hidden and it took Geoson and I about 10 minutes to find him. It helped a lot when the GPSr finally settled, but well done to the FelixII

I'm a Gnome, duh!DancingI'm a Laaaaaaaady, duh!

Cheers Cool
 
01-Jan-11
Moved 28.37km
I'm a Gnome, duh!DancingClappingRolling EyesI'm a Gnome, duh!
Wow Erik has been very busy today. Caught up with a mate Rudy Gnome at Woodman Point and they both went for a swim. Erik then moved on... Now out looking across the water towards Garden Island. Lovely spot, but lots of Muggles. Please keep me safe.
 
30-Dec-10
DancingI'm a Gnome, duh!Laughing Yay, We have nabbed Erik after waiting for him to come out to play. Stopped off at Melville Rd's too. thanks for the double.
 
30-Dec-10
Moved 8.93km
I'm a Laaaaaaaady, duh!I'm a Laaaaaaaady, duh!I'm a Gnome, duh!I'm a Gnome, duh! Nice cute little guy has been dropped off next to a cache, so you can get a 2 in one! I'm a Laaaaaaaady, duh!I'm a Laaaaaaaady, duh!I'm a Gnome, duh!I'm a Gnome, duh!
 
27-Dec-10
Very HappyI'm a Gnome, duh!I'm a Gnome, duh!I'm a Laaaaaaaady, duh!I'm a Laaaaaaaady, duh!LaughingLaughingRazzRazz Yay, number 250 combined GC/GCA Cache!!! Finally got there! Thanks very much HHHHeddy for this nice little fellow, and for my amusement, when in front of about 20 fishermen, standing around thinking what the hell I was doing, when I pulled out this rather large garden gnome, and the good thing was it couldn't be muggled because I am moving it on. So thanks very much for this cute little fellow, and I hope that he travels far and wide in the next month. I'm a Gnome, duh!I'm a Gnome, duh!I'm a Laaaaaaaady, duh!I'm a Laaaaaaaady, duh!
 
26-Dec-10
Moved 6.28km
After a good Xmas dinner Erik decided to go look at the boats and the sea....
 
23-Dec-10
Grabbed Erik this morning while out on a pushie ride - which posed a problem of transportation. Quickly solved as Erik fitted quite nicely in one of my water bottle holders tho we did get a few funny looks riding home lol.

He'll travel somewhere else very soon.

TFTH mate..

EDIT: Mrs Sq invited Erik for Xmas dinner, hes gonna be on his travels on Boxing day.
 
16-Dec-10
Moved 9.39km
Erik came to see if there was a beach here. There was not. There was, however, a lovely view, some over-enthusiastic youths leaping to their almost certain Shocked deaths and marvellous eroded rocks. There is an easy cache nearby and several others not far away.
 
15-Dec-10
Erik and Gnomadic AusTracker (GA2807) were a little curious as to this whole GeGnome Project thing and decided to see if they might not be able to enlighten themselves somewhat with some investigative fieldwork.

First, Gnomadic and Erik climbed onto some kind of baby roach (sorry, Roche) thing -
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"Biggest roach I ever saw," said Erik.
"Hush Erik, I'm trying to get the hang of this seek-when-sing bizzo," muttered Gnomadic.

Next, they found a very colourful display that reminded them both of a cache location map -
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"Look Erik, I reckon we're over there, that green spot right in the centre, the other green spots would be found caches. The blue ones must be yet to be found, red are DNF - gee, lots of those!" exclaimed Gnomadic.
"What are the purple spots Gnomadic?" questioned Erik.
"Erm. Mystery? Lots of puzzle caches in Perth?"
"Yeah, could be."

"Hey, come look over here. Can we squeeze in through this glass door?"
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Yes they managed to climb inside a 3730 DNA Analyzer -
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"Don't know what this does. Hey, what's that sound?"
"Dunno. Uh, is that a laser?"
"..."
"ruuuuunnnn!"

Escaped with eyesight intact, gathering their wits on the bench -
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"Er, Gnomadic?"
"Yes Erik?"
"I feel like going somewhere a bit more outdoorsy. Maybe a swim?"
"Not a bad plan old gnome."
 
14-Dec-10
Found this afternoon - had to avoid only two dog-walkers and three dogs with Erik. The anxiety induced when hunting gnomes is quite palpable. I hope it diminishes a little in the coming weeks.

Will see what Erik wants to visit in the next day or two. Thanks for the cache hhheddy.

 
13-Dec-10
Moved 8.54km
Placed near a GC cache in a local park.
 
12-Dec-10
Was on the way to pick this up when another cacher arrived to do the same. We decided I would pick this one up as he was on the way to work.
 
10-Dec-10
Moved 7.56km
3.30pm - We've left Eric fast asleep in a log. He needed a rest after a wild night of partying and keeping everyone awake. Very sad to see him go but we hope he travels far. The log is just off the path. You don't have to walk very far ..... Just be careful when retrieving Eric. There is another cache close by. Happy Travelling Eric!! Very Happy
 
09-Dec-10
I was feeling very positive about finding Eric. I told the others that he would be there, waiting for us to find him. And he was!! He was found by the Kat ... and when she said "There he is!" I had to have a good look before I spotted him myself for he was quite well camouflaged. I suggested a bath when we got home but he said No!! He is in the kitchen now standing next to a bottle of red looking very pleased with himself. We will set him off on his travels soon. TFTC hhheddy.
 
09-Dec-10
We found Eric today !! Very pleased to meet him. We took some pictures and walked him back to our car. On the way back we saw a duck family. The Kat took some pictures. Mother duck almost got run over by a 4wd (she lost a feather) .... but got back to the safe area in a hurry.
 
09-Dec-10
'FTF'!! Yay!! Came to this beautiful spot with Xinders and Geo-Hero this afternoon. Spotted Erik looking quite cute and well hidden in the bushes! We thought he might have already started his journey but are really, really happy to find him there. Will move him along soon.
 
01-Dec-10
Free to roam

Edit to correct the coordinates and the published date
 
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