Nicolson 1 Whyalla Norrie, South Australia, Australia
By
Groffy on 29-Aug-14. Waypoint GC5BYGW
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Neighbour’s told us where it was supposed to be but unless last person pushed in to far nothing here. Look around in case moved but nothing
Having a mini caching holiday in Whyalla with scramping...
We arrived late at our cabin and decided to do a bit of caching, being we were here and it was such a lovely night...
This was going to be a 12th Nov log but turns out it was after midnight when the cache was found...
A quick find...TFTC Groffy
We arrived late at our cabin and decided to do a bit of caching, being we were here and it was such a lovely night...
This was going to be a 12th Nov log but turns out it was after midnight when the cache was found...
A quick find...TFTC Groffy
Found with jevwalker on our night drive around Whyalla. Wow you have lots of big roundabouts here. TFTC
I have created a new cache similar to the previous one and have placed it in the same place. All is good now. Pencil is included.
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I am temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary.
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No sign of this one today. 
Maybe we had cache blindness. Maybe it's gone walkies...
Thanks for the challenge Groffy ,
will place on the watch list and return one day when it's been found or maintained!
Maybe we had cache blindness. Maybe it's gone walkies...Thanks for the challenge Groffy ,
will place on the watch list and return one day when it's been found or maintained!
Pushed for time so we missed this one. Checked all the usual hiding spots but no luck. Tftc
No luck with this one late on Sat nite whilst away on my 4-Day Whyalla caching adventure.
Tried looking in all sorts of spots with a torch aswell... pulled out allsorts of rubbish bu sadly no cache.
TFT challenge anyways
Groffy
Tried looking in all sorts of spots with a torch aswell... pulled out allsorts of rubbish bu sadly no cache.
TFT challenge anyways
Groffy
Another cache that took me two attempts. An earlier failed attempt I ran from due to the rain. Then there is nothing more irritating than coming back with someone who looks in the only place you failed to look and says within seconds ‘found it’. TFTC
That was a quick find by me.
Thanks Groffy. and clear skies from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet!
Thanks Groffy. and clear skies from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet!
Was giving up on this one when I noticed something familiar. Having no satellites to speed up the distance to the cache didn't help. Happy to knock this one off. TFTC.
It's great to learn a bit of history about the place and I usually learn a thing or two. Not many hidey holes for it to be put. Took longer for phone gps to settle down than it did to find it.
TNLNSL
TFTH
TFTC
TNLNSL
TFTH
TFTC
Cache definitely in situ... alas it had been put in the wrong way, which made retrieval difficult!
Used an extraction tool to retrieve eventually!
Replaced properly for next finder...
Spending a few days in Whyalla and found a few cache, or 300!
Had managed to solve all the puzzles before coming over too.
Of the nearly 300 found on the trip over and back from Adelaide, 95% were found within 50km of Whyalla Central, with approx a dozen dnfs also. Amongst all the finds was my 17000th find.
Also managed a lot of 'unloved' finds too.
What is it with Whyalla and mint tins? lol
TNLNSL
Thanks
Used an extraction tool to retrieve eventually!
Replaced properly for next finder...
Spending a few days in Whyalla and found a few cache, or 300!
Had managed to solve all the puzzles before coming over too.
Of the nearly 300 found on the trip over and back from Adelaide, 95% were found within 50km of Whyalla Central, with approx a dozen dnfs also. Amongst all the finds was my 17000th find.
Also managed a lot of 'unloved' finds too.
What is it with Whyalla and mint tins? lol
TNLNSL
Thanks
Doing some caching around Whyalla when I found this cache.
226 days unloved
[Scrat visited your Cache whilst on his Great Aussie Adventure.](https://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=4376822)
TFTC Groffy
226 days unloved
[Scrat visited your Cache whilst on his Great Aussie Adventure.](https://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=4376822)
TFTC Groffy
Now that the workmen have finished doing what they were doing, the cache has been replaced and ready to go again.
Thanks for your patience.
Thanks for your patience.
Hi there Groffy.
This is the 1st of 1 caches we didn't find today.
[:(!]
We spent quite some time here at around 12:41:00 PM, but we just couldn't locate your cache. It's either not there, a very clever hide or we are just suffering from "cache blindness", so here's a DNF from us.
Regards
Ian and Penny
This is the 1st of 1 caches we didn't find today.
[:(!] We spent quite some time here at around 12:41:00 PM, but we just couldn't locate your cache. It's either not there, a very clever hide or we are just suffering from "cache blindness", so here's a DNF from us.
Regards
Ian and Penny
Sitting on 993 finds and wanting to have my unique fishing event tomorrow as my 1000th find, I thought I'd better get 6 caches in a hurry this afternoon. So I grabbed 1 of the geokids and off we went. This was the fourth for the day and an easy find in the first place I looked. TFTC.
I found this cache on a return visit to Whyalla.
I lived here for a year, in 2011/12, before moving to Berri, in the Riverland region of SA.
It was great to revisit the Whyalla area and to explore some of the tracks and trails. TFTC
I lived here for a year, in 2011/12, before moving to Berri, in the Riverland region of SA.
It was great to revisit the Whyalla area and to explore some of the tracks and trails. TFTC
I was, very generously, offered a trip to Whyalla with Moneydork that was too good to refuse!
Tonight's stop was in Whyalla and between Port Augusta, Iron Knob and Whyalla I found 60 caches
but ended the day with the only DNF 
I saw something a few meters before I reached GZ and luckily it was the cache
I'd even seen the homestead a short while before so it was good to find this cache which is connected to the history of the homestead
TNLN. SL. TFTC Groffy
Tonight's stop was in Whyalla and between Port Augusta, Iron Knob and Whyalla I found 60 caches
but ended the day with the only DNF I saw something a few meters before I reached GZ and luckily it was the cache
I'd even seen the homestead a short while before so it was good to find this cache which is connected to the history of the homestead
TNLN. SL. TFTC Groffy
Another great find while in the area on holiday today.
Thanks for setting up this cache.
Soon had the container found and log signed.
Thanks for setting up this cache.
Soon had the container found and log signed.
Found at 4:53 PM GAFF1 in the company of maccamob. We signed the log book as "M & P".
Well that's it for the day after a big trip to Kimba and back. We now have to do some work on our caravan and then off to the Eyre Hotel for dinner.
Cache was a good hide btw
Thanks Groffy.
Well that's it for the day after a big trip to Kimba and back. We now have to do some work on our caravan and then off to the Eyre Hotel for dinner.
Cache was a good hide btw
Thanks Groffy.
Found by Mary & David, in company with pprass (signed as m & p), at 1655. Today David and pprass tackled the FITG caches and a few extras in Kimba and Whyalla, while Mary and cprass spent the day checking out the shops and tourist spots in Whyalla. A well-hidden cache to mark the end of our caching day to Kimba and back. Our thanks to Groffy.
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Doing at Whyalla for the day - enjoyed myself - The weather is very nice... [^][^]
Thanks for hide the cache for me to found it
Again thanks Groffy[font=Verdana][^]
Doing at Whyalla for the day - enjoyed myself - The weather is very nice... [^][^]
Thanks for hide the cache for me to found it
Again thanks Groffy[font=Verdana][^]
Cache was found in the first place we looked. Thanks for a fun cache guys. Love your work. We signed the logbook.
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This cache was found using a Garmin GPSr, Montana 650t, Oregon 550 or Dakota 20. Waypoints and paperless geocaching downloaded via GSAK 8.
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Warning this hobby can be addictive.
It can lead to exercise, meeting new people and finding interesting places you might not have known existed otherwise.
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This cache was found using a Garmin GPSr, Montana 650t, Oregon 550 or Dakota 20. Waypoints and paperless geocaching downloaded via GSAK 8.
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Warning this hobby can be addictive.
It can lead to exercise, meeting new people and finding interesting places you might not have known existed otherwise.
So this was the first Geocache we tried to find today and failed! After finding a few through out the day and getting use to the Geocache ways we came back for a second shot and found it with the first few minutes! Very well done! Thank you!
Is that a school over there.
This one slipped past me.
Found on a very hot day.
This one slipped past me.
Found on a very hot day.
Doing a Whyalla & surrounding area run with Team Waldron & Trail 06.
This was one of the many we found.
Cool spot, thanks for bringing us here
TFTC Groffy
This was one of the many we found.
Cool spot, thanks for bringing us here
TFTC Groffy
On a 3 day caching expedition to Whyall and beyond with Trail06 and The White Dog Gang.
All log books signed TW, T6 and TWDG.
We started in Adelaide went to Whyalla, Pt Lowy and Port Bonython, Iron Knob and Iron Baron, Kimba.
Apologies for the generic logs.
TFTC
All log books signed TW, T6 and TWDG.
We started in Adelaide went to Whyalla, Pt Lowy and Port Bonython, Iron Knob and Iron Baron, Kimba.
Apologies for the generic logs.
TFTC
Excellent hide. Looks like someone had an idiot moment with the fence here
This entry was edited by Davsue on Sunday, 23 November 2014 at 12:57:14 UTC.
This entry was edited by Davsue on Sunday, 23 November 2014 at 12:59:53 UTC.
This entry was edited by Davsue on Sunday, 23 November 2014 at 12:57:14 UTC.
This entry was edited by Davsue on Sunday, 23 November 2014 at 12:59:53 UTC.
A quick find, and a drive by cache, muggle free find, Thanks Groffy for the cache. cheers. SLA quick find today while entertaining the kids during school holidays. Not many school kid muggles today!. TFTC
Oh too easy peasy !!
A quick walk by find after a visit to nearby camping and outdoors store
Thanks for the local history, and the cache [^]
A quick walk by find after a visit to nearby camping and outdoors store
Thanks for the local history, and the cache [^]
A quick find and sign early in the morning saw yet another smiley face on my map. Thanks..
