Cacherix Marleston, South Australia, Australia
By Walrusix the Gaul on 11-Jan-18. Waypoint GC7GP6W

Suspected this one would still be there and it was. Have removed the bison, and if the CO would like it back just let me know. Great puzzle, solved ages ago. ??

Time for this one to go. The area has changed a lot since original placement, with significant gardening works in the few months to go with the changes from a few years ago. As such, this probably isn't a great location for a cache anymore.

The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention.This cache appears to have been replaced but is no longer at the original coordinates. Please amend listing and/or fix the hint.I noticed that this cache has been unavailable for an extended period of time without maintenance occuring as set out in the cache guidelines published on Geocaching.com. While I feel that Geocaching.com should hold the location for you and block other caches from entering the area around this cache for a reasonable amount of time, we can't do so forever. Please either repair/replace this cache, or archive it (using the archive listing link in the upper right) so that someone else can place a cache in the area, and geocachers can once again enjoy visiting this location.I am temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary.Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 28 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.If you plan on repairing this cache, please log a reviewer note to the cache (not email) within the next 28 days detailing when it will be replaced, so I don't archive the listing for non-communication. For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the page and post a reviewer note every month (28 Days) to keep everyone up to date.If you require more time please be sure to post a note (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require.For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the page and post a note every 28 days to keep everyone up to date or the cache will be treated as an abandoned cache and archived without further notice

Looked for a few minutes, but the area is overgrown and Im not a fan of trampling gardens. Concerning that the coords are out and the hint is wrong as per a previous finder.

Thanks for such a fun puzzle. Took us a while to find it once at GZ due to regular muggle interruptions, but eventually got the log signed and cache returned!

Just FYI, when I found the replacement, it was no longer at the base, hint needs updating.

Solved this puzzle recently and went to GZ on the way to work this morning but it was muggle central with streams of walkers/cyclists/mums with prams travelling nearby so I couldnt stay and have a proper look. There are also many houses that overlook GZ and looking at the recent history in the logs, decided to reach out to OG for a hint. Im glad I did as I ended up making the find which didnt match the hint and was several metres away from where my phone was leading me. It was a great hide and Im not sure I wouldve been comfortable staying and extending my search for a prelonged period in this area and potentially compromise the cache location.Thanks so much for OG for your help.TFTP!! I really enjoyed this one!

DNF

second time here. Quite overgrown now.

This is officially a nemesis of mine. The nearby roadworks didn't conflict with the cache location so I was free to search but still turned up nothing.

I feel like I should have found this. Location seems an obvious spot; clue seems to provide a clue; but lots of foraging and I just couldn't find it. Hope it's not missing...

I had another go while in the area but unfortunately after a big search I came up empty again.

I shall return!

I was able to get most of these, but needed a final push to get the last couple. Tonight after tennis I headed down here to see if I could find this one. I had researched it earlier in the day and had a keen idea on where it would be. I looked in the right location, but as it is so well obscured, it still took a moment to spot it. Cache in good condition, nice new book. The rubber ring has failed on the big b, but I tightened it up and given its location it should survive quite well.

Thanks for the cache Walrusix the Gaul. Nice work here, and thanks for keeping this one going for us all to enjoy. Find #8648 at 9.48pm

Had a search around but persistent muggle action and nothing after 5 minutes meant I had to call it

Another time.

DNF too good for us today

Have looked at this puzzle off and on for years finally got some help and today collected the prize TFTC

Tried one cache today, and found it.
I tried this puzzle last week, and it seems the difficulty level was right for me. It did not take me too long to solve the puzzle.
Today, as I was in that area, I tried to find this cache.
At GZ, I searched here and there, but found nothing match the hint.
Before I gave up, I found the cache. That was unexpected.
Good-sized container. It's in good condition. Signed the log, and placed it back.
Thanks for the puzzle and the cache, Walrusix the Gaul.

A quick solve and a quicker grab tftc

Did not find after quite a long look

Found eventually after ignoring the very misleading hint. Thanks for the hide!

Was doing a few errands in the city and suburbs this morning and was passing by. I'd been here before in search of the cache, unsuccessfully of course. Found relatively quickly today, this time after ignoring the clue. Thanks for the puzzle and cache RideTheGeoWalrus!

Out caching with Andy Columbia and this was one of numerous found today. Cant say like reading those comics.
TFTC

mañana de aventura con Earthlight !
lo encontramos después de inspeccionar todo el lugar sin ningún problema
TFTFun

come back to this another time

Still steadily working towards filling my multi and puzzle calendars... Another day sorted. I have had this solved for a while so today it was time to make the find.
Thanks to RideTheGeoWalrus from mogni

Rex and I attended for lunch [^]
We then headed out and found 2 caches that we had previously DNFd, each side of enjoying a beach walk and play[^]
Then it was back home after a great day out[^]

Having been and looked for this ages ago with no success in the original hiding spot, I notified the CO that it appeared to be missing
Then it was replaced[^], after some gardening was undertaken around GZ and the original hide had been removed, and I came back again but still DNFd it
Today though, with an added hint from the last finder[:X][^], Cacherix was finally found

TNLN. SL. TFTC RideTheGeoWalrus

Out this morning to find a few caches in the Shepherds Hill Recreation Park and Watiparinga Reserve areas.

As I headed back home, I stopped to do a couple of Multis and find some other Mystery caches that I had previously solved.

I had been waiting for this cache to be replaced for some time. And today I noticed that it was back on line as I was passing nearby, so I made the slight detour to GZ.

Thanks RideTheGeoWalrus for the puzzle and the cache.

Replacement cache in place.

Replacement cache in place. This is now a large bison.

I went to replace this on Friday night, only to find that the natural camo that previously existed here, is no longer. A large section of GZ is being cleaned up and worked on, and I'll have to re-think how this one is going to be able to go forward.

Sounds like this one is missing, so I'll organise a replacement. It won't be themed, as I've run out of figurines, but the cache can live on.

This morning, Rex and I picked up Andy Colombia and we headed out for a day of caching together[^]
I found 18 caches with a combination of trads, multis, puzzles and ECs There was 1 DNF to start the day with though before we picked up Andy
Brunch was on the beach at Somerton while we collected 'sand' and then we drove to next closest, next closest and next closest until it was time to drop Andy home again so she could get Lukas from childcare[:X][^]
Good company on a good day out![^]
After finding a cache at Seaview, Rex and I watched the amazing waves bashing against the metal scaffolding set up to protect the workers at the seawall They were so high at times that even a Channel 9 film crew turned up to film them!
After this, Rex and I continued down to muggle partner's mother's house for tea and a beach walk before turning and heading home much later at night[|)][^]

DNF! Our first cache for the day and no cache could be found Contacted CO and let him know.

TFTC RideTheGeoWalrus

Solved puzzle, arrived at site. Read hint. May be missing?

Took a bit of effort to get this one sorted. Starting centrally I was heading in the wrong direction until a sideways step sorted out my issue with some confirmation from Friendix.
I remember growing up and regularly borrowing Asterix from the library. It always seemed to be the best option when we had to grab a book at school.
GZ is a spot I often travel past, so it was a quick stop and grab today - although the cache was inundated by hyrdorix and the logbook was soggix - I did the best I could adding my scrawl.
Cache was quite exposed, but is now covered a little.
TNLN, TFTC Walrusix the Gaul

Cheers

Tricky tricky or easy all up to you?
Cache seems find but had water in in, lures it out.

A big day out today with a total of 47 finds, all found all over the place, from Brighton in Adelaide to blanchetown through the Barossa and the back roads. Not the best day to cache with continual rain though.

Thanks for the cache

10 June 2019 @ 4:33 pm
Caching buddies: RideTheGeoWalrus

With CO in tow, the cache was a quick find! I did find that the logbook was wet so I gave the CO my spare logbook to maintain...

TFTC Walrusix the Gaul

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The cache was waterlogged and the logbook ziplock had water in it

We had solved this puzzle over twelve months ago but when we came to look for it in the middle of last year, we could not located the cache. It was confirmed that the cache was missing. When it had been replaced, we put the cache back on our list for this trip. Today accurate coordinates and a very exposed and open cache led to a quick find. Unfortunately the cache lid was off the container and the logbook was a little damp. The good aspects were that all the components of the cache were there (and we were able to reassemble the cache and rehide) and the logbook is still usable. Thanks Walrusix the Gaul for the puzzle and hide.

This puzzle was nice and logical, and a had a bit of trouble with a few of them, however managed to get all numbers in the end. A nice logical puzzle, so thanks!

I cycled my bike and decided to make this a target cache for today. I had previous DNF here, but with the CO's replacement, I managed to make the find within a few minutes unlike last time's extensive searching. I grabbed the three TBs to move on, thanks Walrusix!

New cache container in place ready to be found.

New cache constructed. I'll ride by some time in the next few days to replace.

Any update on this cache? Thanks!

Swung by to check on this one while replacing a waypoint for my nearby multi. Cache confirmed missing.

Searched gor about 10 minutes without any success. Given the two previous logs, a check by the CO would be appreciated. Thanks anyway.

No luck for us tonight!

From previous logs, we were expecting this to be an easy drive by. However we searched extensively around this tree area, and alas no luck. Will watch this cache to see if we were just cache blind at night, or potentially missing.

Found it nice and easy on the way home after having lunch with my sister. I used to read the comics.

Thanks Ride TheGeoWalrus for the cache

Put off solving this one for a while but once I got a start it fell out, just like a 2d puzzle should.

Went to somewhere that matched my interpretation of the hint but then went somewhere else and found the cache.

TFTC

Heading out to find a few more puzzles that had been sitting in the solved pile for quite a while now plus a few trads with lots of favourite points. There were some quick finds over the course of the afternoon as some quality were found.

Tftc

A nice and easy find. The raccoon sent me to retrieve the container. Found and opened container and when looking in the logbook I discovered that I, like Caesar have been stabbed in the back by Brutus (also known as a certain raccoon and chicken). Logbook signed and put back. TFTC RtGW

With a small nudge from a friendly cacher on 27/3/18, I was left with 75% of the puzzle to solve. Got home today (28/3/18) after work and got cracking on it. "Ah not so difficult.... hang on, that ain't right [B)] It's most definitely not hidden there" [:o] Re check my solution, a head slap moment d-uh! [:o)], then onto a better result which had the checker smiling [^] After work today, Wed. 28 March, 2018 at 16:50, i was signing the log. Left 2 craft pegs for the small plastic cat

At school (Gawler High School, 1981), I would do my homework during lunchtime in the library and always find time to read the Asterix comics they had there. This Mystery Cache brought back fond memories of those days [^] TFTC RideTheGeoWalrus

Solved the puzzle at Vilis after netball and found it a few weeks later after another netball game. Thanks rtgw!

Met up with Bek-theraccoon after netball to find this one. Solved the puzzle the week before at one of our favourite places for tasty num nums (south) and celebrated similarly (out North). TFTC

Brad has been an asterix fan since he was a child. He has all of the books in English and quite a few in French too. Where the players names are different but no less entertaining!
A puzzle which was not as quickly solved as it should be been. And there it sat until, today when a drive near enough to GZ made a detout worthwhile and a find was made in the first spot checked
TNLNSL
TFTC yet again Walrusix the Gaul

Veni. Vidi. Vici. Scripsi
Had a couple of attempts to solve this puźzle. There was one part that just didn't make sense but eventually got the green tick on geochecker. Still don't understand the whole puzzle, but doesn't matter. Into the TBF queue till the right moment.
Today I took a detour on the way to work and made a quick find of a cache. Signed log and replaced.
Gratias pro cache RideTheGeoWalrus

TFTC. An enjoyable puzzle and a find on a quiet holiday Monday

I was always more of a tintin man but with some Belgian-style deduction and helpful CO direction I had this one in hand. Merci

Owl had a day of errands and appointments around the city, so got the opportunity to find some caches in-between. That gave Owl the opportunity to find this fun little puzzle. A shame someone has used the area for activities unworthy of a Gaul, but Owl enjoyed herself all the same.

Out with TeamAstro. I was more of a Mad girl myself. Took a couple of laps to locate but eventually cache was in hand. TFTC

After brushing up on my French, the solutions from the .com places popped up and the numbers soon revealed themselves. H423L was on the scent pretty quickly.

Thanks to RideTheGeoWalrus and **clear skies** from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet!

Saw this one when it was first published and put it down to come back to later.
Well, much later I found it again and even though I had never read any Asterix I soon found the information I needed. [^]

Today I was out and about so decided to come here and find the cache which I did right where the hint said it would be.

Thanks for the puzzle and cache Walrusix the Gaul.

Found It!
Sometimes you get lucky and try the correct solving method first go. This was one of those times. So after solving it soon after publishing, today I finally got around to stopping past GZ for a quick find!
TFTC

It turns out some of that time I "wasted" in early years of high school in the library at lunch times wasn't wasted after all!

Mini Tardis found the cache in the first place I looked - don't you just love it when that happens?

Signed the log. Thanks for the cache RideTheGeoWalrus.

What a great day/night adventure. Left home at 3.30 p.m and got back home at 5.00 a.m. the next day. In between visited a plethora of caches, an event and watched a total eclipse. Certainly a once in a blue moon adventure. Oh yeah, there was one of them too. [:o)]
The first part started with me picking up Anymules after work and caching our way out to pick up Mrs. SA Sewer Rats. [8)] That done we cached our way to pick up Black Adders. Now it was time to cache our way to the event. For most people that would have been a great night's caching. Luckily we weren't most people and so we set off from the event in search of more caches. [:X]
Solved as part of the Puzzled Puzzlers. The Mule of course had already picked it up on one of his many 'on the way home' escapades that in reality turn short commutes to Burke and Wills adventures. Time for the rest of the group to catch up. A quick find was made. I then drove by the dog park for the umpteenth time without stopping. Despite being 11.30 p.m. there were people using it. [:(!]

**Thanks RideTheGeoWalrus for this cache. **

Loved these comics as a kid, but too long ago to identify any of the characters in the puzzle.
Solved relatively quickly when published, but alas didn't enter coords into gsak! Doh. Been past GZ a couple of times too.
Tonight made amends and found the cache quickly.
TNLNSL
Thanks RTGW

Solved this in no time. after the Owl pointed me in the right direction.
I to remember watching and reading about these characters.
A fp for bringing back some fond childhood memories. TFTC

After a nearby event an Adder, Rat and Mule spent the rest of the evening doing what would be normal on a nice dry and muggle free night. Search for unfound caches of course. with the cleverer members of the group doing the hard yards and working out the puzzle an easy enough find was made at GZ. Cache safe and sound, log signed and replaced, another smiley for the Adders. TFTC

Having a hot days caching between shop visits and used the opportunity to detour to grab this one along the way, very exposed but left with some cammo on top.
TFTC RideTheGeoWalrus

An early morning find to keep my streak active. Used to love these as a kid. TFTC.

Sebastbat et Jack et moi sommes sortis pour vaincre des Romains.
Nous étions sûrs que Julius avait le cache et devait signer le journal.
Heureusement, nous avons trouvé une petite boîte dans la forêt, et notre mission était complète.
Merci Walrusix pour le cache.



Point préféré.

found it with rod81w on route to the mangroves. Rod81w did the solving as currently my sim card in the modem has blown up, so currently without internet. quick find.

A good puzzle that almost had me confused. Nice easy find at GZ. Never really read any of these so didn't have much of an idea of who they were but didn't take too long to find the required info I need.
TFTC

Found the reuired info relatively quick and solution not long after. Small detour on the way to the mangroves with Sir_Spectre

Tftc Walrusix the Gaul
Found on 14 January 2018
Find # 2830

No romans were harmed in the caching of this cache. Some boar was eaten. Thanks for the fun.

Funny to read all the English names as I grew up with the Dutch names and some of the French names.
I took the lazy approach and fell for the trap. Once sorted I realised I'd be driving very close past GZ on my way home from work. A good excuse for a small detour!
Tftc Walrusix the Gaul

Published

Sitting down for lunch at home, a new cache alert. I'm off for wisdom teeth removal so prime time to get a ftf. I easily crack the code and arrive with shaking hands and alas my first FTF! TNLN, Thanks for the cache and my milestone

From someone who owns copies of all these books, including a few duplicates in French, and who recognised all these characters, that was a lot harder to solve than it should have been!
Big congratulations to CasualCain on your milestone

General concensus of solvers it the D rating was low, so I have added a half a star.

I too had read (and watched) many of these in my younger days. So I knew roughly where to start. I made it a lot more difficult than it needed to be by doing the puzzle entirely in French. With a few little twists the numbers came out (I think it deserves another half a star). A FP for bringing back some fond memories and laughs at some of the names.

Thanks for the cache RideTheGeoWalrus. Found on 12 Jan 2018. Find #5667.

Found at 19:30 with Olga. Solved using the first method from *the* list, and although I've read a bit of this stuff, there are only two characters I already knew, and they weren't part of the puzzle