Cuppa Time Spalding Spalding, South Australia, Australia
By TheKellyGang on 07-Aug-16. Waypoint GC6PYP4

Found roo walk birds more later when I edit the log

HELLO

Maybe the last one on my day trip around the area. Unfortunately the log is wet

Quick find. TFTC

Travelling Australia in our caravan since February 2014.With magnificent weather forecast we were up making lunch, loading the bikes onto the geocruiser fairly early (for us).We saw a large snake on the mid north channel trail, many kangaroos and bobtails whilst out and about.Crops looking great in this region. We are waiting for harvest to start on York Peninsula, gonna be a while yet. TFTC TheKellyGang

Travelling with richlink from Perth to Darwin up along the west coast and home again through the centre and the Nullarbor, picking up caches as we go. Based in Peterborough, we are exploring some of the surrounding areas. While the boys were peddling along the Mid North Channel, we girls were picking up a few caches of our own TFTC KellyGang.

Travelling with iluvtrekking up the WA coast to Darwin, down the Centre and in the Flinders. Basing ourselves in Peterborough for a few days to grab finds in the surrounds. The Geo-men decided on a biking day so they were dropped off while Mrs ILT and I cached around the area. Thanks TheKellyGang

Day 3 of my short Geocaching weekend. Today I left White Cliffs Reserve zigzagging along the way finding what caches I had not found and ended up stopping in Yongala for the night.

Found and signed it only to continue on and check on my cache just around the corner and found the original cache from here on the ground. So checked with the owner and they confirmed it was the original so drove back and replaced the original back where it should have been all along.

TFTC TheKellyGang

Found 2 caches here, so signed both, both in good condition tftc

TFTC

TFTC

Away for a couple of days with TheWhiteDogGang.

We stayed at the free camping in Blyth and cached around Blyth, Brinkworth, Yacka, Spalding, Clare, Stanley Flat and surrounds.

Most caches found were in good order.

A quick find.

TFTC

Out for the public holiday cleaning up a few around Spalding TFTC! Took Cinderella, left dice

Found with lid off, recovered. Contents all good despite being opened. TFTC TheKellyGang.

Found out on geo weekend with jams group all caches signed as jams

A return visit to Clare was planned for the long weekend with the JAMS crew plus tallbikestan to find a lot of the caches that we didn't get to on our last visit along with the Rattler, Riesling and NE trails as well as the Mid North Channel Country trail. [^]

We had three very full days with perfect weather for caching, lots of bike riding, lots of walking and lots of driving along dirt tracks. We were lucky it had not recently been wet as some of the roads we drove on would not have been passable if wet. Loved the scenery at this time of year with everything looking very green as well as the bright yellow of the canola crops.

A fun weekend of caching, lots of caches found and lots of cool places visited.

Thanks for the cache TheKellyGang.

A big long weekend with the JAMS Crew (JJ52, allister w(me), mogni, Sir Spectre and tallbikestan). We road from Riverton to Stanley Flat on day 1. Then more riding near Spalding on day 2. Then finished the weekend with finding caches around the area in the car. TFTC

The JAMS crew went on an October long weekend adventure back to Clare. We brought Tallbikestan along as we were targetting the bike tracks and he is the best rider amongst us. Allister W and sir_spectre we the other main riders, with JJ52 and I the support crew and walkers. A huge weekend of fun and adventure was had by all, until I made SS sick with my cold....oops.
Thanks to all those who have kept not just the bike tracks but all the other caches alive for us to find.
All caches signed as JAMS.
Thanks to TheKellyGang from mogni

The JAMS team ( JJ52,Allister w, Mogni, and sir_spectre minus mitchell&hound ) but Tallbikestan was with us instead and we where out for there usually monthly caching adventure. This time it was over the october long weekend instead of the usual day trip. The taget this time was Drop into the Light a long ladder cache on the way to clare and then to clear the Rattler trail, Riesling Trail, Ne Trail saturday on the bikes and then sunday do the Mid North Channel Country bike trail. Monday on the return home was to get Peter's view a 2001 cache. Of course there was many, many other's found on route to the various target for the weekend, somewhere around 260 found by the team. It could have been more but we were not going at a flat out pace, just steady and getting a blow out on the bike 1.6 km's from the end of the Mid North Channel Country bike trail didn't help. I didn't see any snakes this trip but allister did, he saw 5. The caches this trip where written in as JAMS, i forgot the stamps. Also 1 cache was placed by the JAMS team this trip. Out of all the bike tracks i preferred the Rattler /Riesling trail. I like riding through the very rich ( after all the recent rains ) fields of yellow flowers.

Quick drive by find TFTC

Decided to look for some easily found cachers today after seeing North Clare B grade win over MinMan in first semi final played at Spalding.
Very nice day up to 21°C and some wind.
Found and signed nine logs this afternoon around Spalding area and added some bouncy bowls or dices to some of the finds.
TFTC.

Quick find one the way out from stretching legs

Quick find on sunset

Thank you for bringing us to another area where we can rest up and have a cuppa. SL TFTC

Came down to Clare for the JWLE not to play the game but to play the geocaching game. Didn’t have much of a plan so when Courtney Rose and Gridge98 asked me if I wanted to tag along with them to cache around Spalding I said a big YES.
We found some great caches and did a fair bit of walking. Then back to Clare for the juggling flash mob very Carnivale.
After the flash mob I headed out on my own to pick up some caches south of Clare and to do the Carendo adventure lab. On the way stopped for a cleansing ale at Pikes with CoCo Pops.
Arrived back to Clare after dark had my only dnf of the day and then on to collect my curry and back to my super deluxe accommodation for a well earned rest.
Big thanks to all the CO and of course the JLWE Committee for a fun day.
Another cuppa I won’t say no TFTC KellyGang

A quick detour off the main road to find this one, cache is all good

Since being in the area for the June Long weekend in Clare today we headed north with Michells&Hound to go for a nice walk in Spalding and find a few caches along the way.

Thanks for the cache

TFTC. Quick grab after the first. Sad to see the closing of the bridge spelt death to this lovely cuppa spot

Good drive by for the kids. Another lovely spot that was unexpected in this area.

We came last year and the container was missing, saw that it was replaced and we found it easily!

Out exploring. Having a great day. Cache replaced after talking to owner.

*Found with [Geooh GO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobiltal.geoohGO)*

In all our travels we would not have even thought to travel to this location.
(HaHa). In your dreams, these cachers do.

[:(!] Thanks for an awesome effort.

Devilish

Brilliant and Clever

I like it

Another one off the list

TTBLNSL TFTC/TFTH/TFBUH - The Kelly Gang [^]

we approached GZ and the thermos was out in the open, log signed and rehidden in the same area

a quick find this one was it could be soon from afar all fixed now tho

like the others have said ...... ansd all the hard work had been done and we were along for the ride and quick smiles

Trip to the Mid North with the geo-pup. Day 12, Burra to Booborowie, including Spalding detour.

TFTC

A Spaulding stopover on Bike SA Outback Odyssey gave me a chance to get off the bike and walk to find some GCs. TFTC

Found it

Tftc! Easy drive by and sign. Cache log appears to be wet, did not have a replacement log or zip lock bag to weather proof

This weekend, jesswrigley and I headed to Melrose for mountain biking the trails with a few non-geocaching friends. We ended up hiking up to Mount Remarkable on Sunday, and on Monday, we returned to home via Booleroo Centre, Jamestown, and Clare. The weekend had some rain drizzle and crisp mornings, but otherwise good weather for fitness.

Today, we had a morning Melrose mountain biking session, before starting to drive back to Adelaide. We had some time to fill, so ended up taking the long route via Booleroo Centre, Hornsdale, and Jamestown, to then arrive at Clare for an afternoon tea/coffee event. It was then an expedited drive via Gawler.

A jog across the old bridge and to this location had me slightly sweating upon my arrival. This geocache as a quick find, although I did initially undo the wrong end first. The cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks TheKellyGang for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance.

Found

Found on a ride with the Fox and guest rider Mick Feathers, TNLNSL Thanks,

Out on a Dirt Bike ride with Demon41 and newby Mick F picked up a few Geos on the way , great riding after recent rains . TNLN Thanks

Great one.

Rex and I left home on Friday[^], planning a quick trip to and from Saddleworth to try to get a FTF and some other caches[^]
I did not expect to end up having a lovely tea at Clare in the 'middle pub' with Mr and Mrs Kelly Gang and Mr and Mrs Froghoppin [^]
I did not expect to end up sleeping in the Corolla at Jamestown on Friday night in pouring rain
I did not expect to end up having a lovely breakfast at Jamestown in the [ek-wi-tee] Cafe on Saturday morning with chrispy89 either[^]
I did not expect to end up seeing chrispy89 again on Saturday as his ambulance was picking up a RFDS patient when I stopped at the airport for a cache[^]
Finally I did not expect to end up returning home Saturday night[|)][xx(][|)][xx(] after finding 2 FTFs, having 1 DNF which later was remedied with CO approval[:X] and having found a total of 27 caches over the 2 days

Oops, that end is closed
Came in the other end and Rex wanted to run down here so I let him have a small run
Cache found easily

TNLN. SL. TFTC TheKellyGang

A quick find. I liked the "cammo". Thanks TheKellyGang.

My find

Found with Tess.

TFtc great spot to stretch the legs

A day for a drive up that way... with Purrfect Di and Jack the Monkey.
Another typically themed coffee stop - and a well hidden rest place
tftc TheKellyGang

Gotta love having a filled thermos on a cold day!
TNLNSL
Thanks

In the area for the Heartland Rally so grabbed some caches while going around TFTC

out For the day with (firesafe) chasing some rally cars enjoying the cool weather

found it TFTC love the name

parked a long way away, but the walk was good
found easily
TFTC Kelly Gang

This was predicted to be another hot day, so we headed out of Peterborough and set our sights on the Clare Valley area, as did ilook4geo. Some caches were picked out for the hunt list and represented the towns and districts that we travelled through. It was a mix of types today, with traditionals, a multi and a virtual.
Each cache had its log signed with two more names and photos were taken for the virtual.
Recycling a container for caching purposes is a good thing. Thanks for the cache.

We decided to look for some easily found cachers today as it was going to be quite hot. Each cache log was signed and was put back as it had been found. Thanks to each CO.

And a cuppa we did have. TFTC

I use to have one of these. Found it open and strewn around so fixed it all up. Interesting 2 caches.

Thanks TheKellyGang and clear skies from TeamAstro. ️ Cache the planet!

As our holiday is almost finished now, we are just tiki-touring around the local countryside picking up as many caches as we can. Hot weather is forecast so travelling in the air conditioned car is the preferable way to get around today.

Too hot for a cuppa. Quick find then chased the flies out of the car before moving on. tftc

Easy

Another fun find on the way back home from the Airshow. TFYC

Thank you. Was a good spot

Found out caching with dennisc52. Tftc

Found with Loopy1972 while out for a drive. TFTC.

On the road for work and decided to add a few caches to the GPS to break up the long days.

Where's my tea? I was so excited. but there is no one here to make it for me :p

Hehehehe thanks for the cache TheKellyGang

With all these cuppa stops, great for leg stretches we may need a toilet time theme as well cache was soon spotted in our torchlight search with hevwalker
TFTC TheKellyGang

Found at sunset as froghoppin, CPwanderer & I were making our way home...
A quick find as we stretched our legs on our long journey...
TFTC TheKellyGang

I swear I've been here before...but not quite at the exact spot. A good place to refuel the kids for the continuing journey. TFTC.

TFTC Kelly Gang
It’s our first cache for the day & the first one we have done this year. Hope there’s lots more to come

Nice find

Last time we stopped at this picnic spot we drove in and out across the old bridge . Not today - those privileges have been removed .
Stopped over the main road side and went for a little walk to GZ (which was a bit further away than we expected) . The birds were having a real ball here as we walked through .
TNLNSL.
Thanks again to TheKellyGang.

Hi, Nigel & Vicky stopped for a cuppa on a trip to Clare to pick up some Wine Barrels. Grabbed TB "Mr FPC". Thanks for the hide TheKellyGang.

Quick stretch and find. Thanks

**# 17738** Found on the SA leg of our 2017 escape trip.
A not so fine Spring day for a trip down to the Clare valley area with Tassie Trekkers.
Not many muggles around today, and mostly good quick finds.
Thanks for the cache TheKellyGang,
***Roostaman***

Today we explored Spalding and surrounds using Geocaching as a guide and picking up a few caches on the way with Roostaman and this was one of them. An easy find at GZ. Left TB

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment.

Out and about with Moneydork finding a few caches, doing some maintenance and puting out a few more. As they say "if it wasn't for geocaching I wouldn't have come here". The container was exposed as they have trimmed the trees along this road, I have covered it up but you might need to keep an eye on it, tftc

A nice quick find. TFTC

Our last cache for the day, appreciated the safe parking for a trailer.
A quick find at a quiet place
TFTC

Hi there TheKellyGang.

We found your cache **"Cuppa Time Spalding"** at 12:58:00 PM today. (This makes our find count 16103).

Our trek today took us from Gladstone to Spalding and back via the "next closest" route as determined by our GPS. On our trek we found a variety of container types. We ended up finding 15 caches with 1 DNF's.

Thanks for placing this cache here, without geocaching as our guide we would never have found so many interesting places on our travels.

###Thanks for not placing an eclipse tin or a 200ml Sistema here. Once upon a time caches seemed to be "regular" sized,and well stocked with goodies for kids to swap. Nowadays it seems like every other cache is small and devoid anything to induce children to enjoy the hunt. It made us feel really good to find this cache in a "special" place.###

**Coordinate Accuracy:** We found the cache around 2m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
**Cache Condition:** The container and log book are in good shape.
**Took:** Nothing.
**Left:** A Smiley Badge.

Thanks for the hunt today,

Regards

Ian & Penny.

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Found whilst on my way to the NT Mega.

[green] - Found It on Sunday ... at 6:43 AM...

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Total Finds now ... 2136


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A nice quick find

#6402 - 09:35; Day 6 of the Alice Mega Road Trip with Sol de lune and now albida33 who joined us this morning for the rest of the trip, so most logs were signed S.A.L. as a result. After a second night in Burra, we were now caching our way to Port Augusta via Spalding, Gulnare, Crystal Brook, Port Pirie, Napperby, Weeroona Island and Baroota. After grabbing a couple of caches in Spalding, we headed for s short southern detour to grab this cache and another nearby. TFTC TheKellyGang

Alice trip 2017. Day 4. Today was the day I caught up with Sol de Lune and LuckL10n in Burra. We joined forces for the journey to Alice Springs. Today was a short trip to Pt Augusta collecting plenty of caches along the way.

Thanks.

22819.10 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & Space Shuttle Gold A#178

Albida

On the road to the Alice Springs Mega with LuckyL10n and Albida33. We headed through Burra and Port Pirie before arriving in Port Augusta for the trek up the highway. Collected a good number of caches and all were found with no issues and the logs were soon signed. (Some logs were signed as S.A.L. to save space.)

Thanks for the cache and fun in getting to it and finding it.

Easy find with MIA and GrimsTattoo. Thanks KellyGang for the hide!!

Time for a break.

With a couple of days off and beautiful weather, where else to go but the Southern Flinders Ranges area [^]
This was one of the many stops along the way and fun finds.
Cheers & TFTC TheKellyGang
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Found on way home from Adelaide. Nice day for a cuppa. TNLN Than ka foe cache

Great quick find. Love the cache container, very cool. TFTC.

Found It!
A quick find here while passing by. The river was flowing well today!
TFTC

found it. What a lovely spot with all the canola flowering and the creek running. I like the cache holder as quite different to what I am use to finding TFTC

found it near a great spot to stop overnight with a caravan. We crossed the bridge and saw that the water was flowing quite fast due to recent rains. We use to have a food thermos just like this ages ago. TFTC

No time for a cuppa, but thanks again Kellys.

Spent nearly an hour. 4 searches, no luck

Hahaha had another go, found it, very sneaky, reasonably large, well hidden

Ha found it tftc

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