The pluses of a city cache Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
By GeckoJ on 18-Jul-19. Waypoint GC8AX92

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03-Jun-22
An action had been taken on this cache because of one of the following -
One or more of the following has occurred:
No response from the cache owner.
No cache to find or log to sign.
It has been more than 28 days since the last owner note.
As a result I am archiving this cache to keep from continually showing up in search lists and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.
Should you like to resurrect the cache please create a new cache listing so it can be reviewed as a new cache.
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22-May-22
Will replace soon
 
29-Apr-22
###**CACHE OWNER ACTION REQUIRED PLEASE**###

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This cache is carrying one or more logs which suggest some attention by the cache owner is needed.

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Please respond to this situation (or indicated your intentions including a date) within **28 Days**, otherwise it will be necessary to withdraw the cache from the Active listing. The [Geocache Maintenance guideline](http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#cachemaintenance) explains a CO's responsibility towards checking and maintaining the cache when problems are reported.

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20-Feb-22
string of dnfs
11 weeks and no maintenance from " needs maintenance " log
time for this one to go
 
20-Feb-22
This geocacher reported that this geocache should be archived. A community volunteer reviewer has been notified.
 
23-Nov-21
No luck for a second time.
 
23-Nov-21
This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.
 
19-Oct-21
After a solo morning picking off the odd cache or two, met up with Mattycat for some higher terrain caches and innner city hides, unfortunately adding another DNF here our only failure for the day, over 12 months since the last find maybe we suffered cche blindness today will watch and see what happens, till next visit TFTC
 
19-Oct-21
Despite a good hunt around, and up and down, we didn't find your cache today. Sad
Nup... not a thing Surprised Nil. Nought. Nothing.
Could be we have cache blindness. Could be we just need some more experience finding them... Wink

Given the lack of logs for a while, and the area in general, maybe it could be missing...
Might be worth a CO check sometime while you're still in the city Cool

Thanks for the challenge anyway GeckoJ ,
will place on the watch list and return asap or when it's been found or maintained! Cool
 
25-Oct-20
We came, we looked, we did not find. Given that we had a previous finder with us, i would guess it has gone missing.
 
04-Jul-20
I looked at this puzzle when it first was published but couldn't see a way forward. Occasionally I looked at it but got nowhere. Reached out to the CO who gave me a slight nudge and the penny dropped within half a nanosecond. Why did I not consider that earlier. Today was near GZ so made a slight detour into an area that has changed significantly since I was last there. TFTC
 
28-Jun-20
No idea why I was in town on a Sunday morningSurprised[?]Surprised although I suspect that maybe I brought muggle son into workWink
Rex and I enjoyed the sunshine[:X], the grassy wandersCool and the North Adelaide dog park as we found 5 Smilecaches on our afternoon outCool
I do know that I needed at least 3 Smilecache finds and that 1 of them had to be a multi[^] and that I met both of those goals today[^]CoolSmile

I can tell you a few minuses of a city cache tooRazzTwistedSad
Let's focus on the pluses though and the Smilesmiley I now have for finding this cache is a plus!WinkSmileCool

TNLN. SL. TFTC GeckoJ Smile
 
02-May-20
After beta testing Trail06's new Lab cache I decided to get a few caches.

When I worked nearby this is where I would park, the area has certainly changed.

A quick find and sign.

TFTC
 
18-Mar-20
I started 2020 with some improbable caching goals that only lasted until mid February. Red Face
With so few caches within 20 kms of home they are now to just complete the Calendar to have found both a mystery and a multicache on every day. Should be able to do one probably not both. [^]

Today I needed to find a multicache. Cool But it was also a Wednesday Wander for members of the Befuddled Puzzle Solving Group and we had plenty of recently solved puzzles to go and search for. We also wanted to do quite a few Lab Caches to be able to solve a few of the associated puzzles. Also wanted to do some more in the TOTT series. It was going to be a big big day for myself, Anymules, SA Sewer Rats and Blackadders. Cool

Another puzzle that had been solved a while back. Everyone else had managed to make it to GZ and find it but me. Twisted So today I made the stop and went and made a find. Smile

***Thanks GeckoJ for putting out this cache and maintaining it for our enjoyment. *** Big Grin
Logs prepared and published through GSAK.
 
23-Feb-20
Found. Full log to follow.
A few days prior to visiting Adelaide, I solved a few puzzles that were in or near the city grid. I knew that I would not have time for excursions into the suburbs (let alone Torrens Island or the Adelaide Hills), so caches like this one fit the bill.
The solve: I had the right idea from the start. I've solved at least one other puzzle that uses the main trick here, and I've made at least two. So it didn't take me long to work it out. But I imagine that someone who doesn't know this trick would be struggling.
At GZ I made a rapid find. I think, from memory, I looked in the right place straight away. Good coords.
By this stage of the evening it was getting dark, so I headed off to find some dinner.
Thanks GeckoJ for a fun puzzle!
 
15-Dec-19
This morning I headed into the city early, while it was still quiet, to visit and collect information required to complete some of the new lab caches. It was also an opportunity to find this unknown cache, which was solved some time ago.

The cache was a quick find.

Thanks GeckoJ for the puzzle and the cache.
 
21-Oct-19
Veni. Vidi. Vici. Scripsi.
Was very busy when this one came out. Gave it a cursory look and closed it down. Till over the weekend. I had another look and tried a few things but nothing was working. Then while I was doing something else I had that Doh moment. Headslap. This morning I opened it up again and tried something that looked right but didn't work. Made some changes that looked better and yes, that worked. Great.
Went for a lunchtime wander and located the cache in the first place I looked. Gotta love that. Stamped the log and replaced.
Gratias pro cache Geckoj
 
18-Oct-19
Met Kronklee for lunch and beamed to GZ to grab this one. Nicely hidden away. Log signed.
 
17-Oct-19
Mr Tardis solved this puzzle not long after publishing. A lovely puzzle that fell into place nicely.

Today I headed off to GZ, and found the cache in the first place I looked - don't you just love it when that happens? A hiding great place for a CBD cache.

Signed the log. Thanks for the cache GeckoJ.
 
29-Sep-19
Was in the first and twenty first place I looked - because I didn’t look properly the first time!!
 
18-Sep-19
The Rat and Adder had business to attend to in the city.
After catching the rail in to the city.
This afforded us time to stroll around and find a few caches.
This was solved fairly quickly.
The Adder slithered up to the cache. Tftc
 
18-Sep-19
With the Adders attendance at a number of puzzled puzzler evening he has learned much. This type of puzzle for one so he could solve it on his lonesome.

With other business in town to attend to the Rat and Adder had a few hours spare to seek these solved but yet to be found puzzled.

Catching the track transport into the city meant we did not have to worry about finding somewhere to leave the geomobile.

A gentle an healthy stroll to GZ and a shortish search the Adder came up with the prize.

TFTC and the puzzle.
 
06-Sep-19
Solved this one very quickly when it was first published, but parked the solution until I needed a quick puzzle find on a day when I had limited time available.

Today was one of those days when I had a puzzle hole in my calendar and I needed a quick find.

Drove right up to GZ and found the cache quickly.

Thanks for the cache GeckoJ.
Found on 6 Sep 2019 at 4:53 pm.
Find #9308
 
19-Aug-19
When this was first published I knew what it was about which was a big plus, but I didn't do anything about it until a couple of days ago. Surprised

Today I was in town for a dentist appointment then to attend an event organised by the CO, so thought it would be a big plus to go and find this cache between appointments. Big Grin

Cache was found in the first place I looked and the log stamped while the car was still running. Surprised

Thanks for the puzzle and cache GeckoJ. Smile
 
17-Aug-19
One of the pluses of working a couple of days each week in the city is that city caches are easily accessible.
Nevertheless I never really took the opportunity to go and find this cache on those days and used a drive through the city on my way east on a Saturday. Go figure.

Tftc GeckoJ
 
09-Aug-19
I had intentions to place a cache in a location 40m south of your final location. Seems that you beat me. Looks like Used 2B A Church micro 00XX will have to be elsewhere. Quick find this morning.
 
07-Aug-19
Finally managed the time to stop an find, under the cover of darkness.
Felt exposed here, but luckily found in first obvious cachey spot looked at.
TNLNSL
Thanks
 
06-Aug-19
A nice reason to explore the CBD
 
06-Aug-19
Grabbed a couple of caches after our GV2020 meeting with Moneydork...
Nicely found under the cover of darkness...
TFTC GeckoJ
 
31-Jul-19
In the absence of approval to cache, Owl has been solving puzzles. (Or rather, as her brain has been mash, asking the Puzzled Puzzlers why her solutions were wrong, and in some cases - like this one - if she was right, why did the geochecker hate her!) Having seen the specialist today, Owl decided that the instructions not to play any sport did not apply to geocaching. Her GPS had other ideas and decided to stop finding satellites. Owl decided to ignore them both, which meant searching all available magnetic substances for the elusive cache. Eventually she settled down, thought like a cacher and found it. Take that, specialist and GPS!
 
23-Jul-19
This came out while we were overseas. A quick solution was never going to result in a quick find. However today we visited a place very close to somewhere we are extremely familiar with.
And now there is a logbook in another cache with our name in it.
TFTC GeckoJ Smile
 
21-Jul-19
I will be shortly putting in a slightly bigger cache which will increase the cache to small size. This will allow TB drops here.
 
19-Jul-19
There are actually 2 solutions within 3km depending on interpretation but only one is in the city.
 
19-Jul-19

It’s official Smile: positive language can literally change your brain.Cool Yes, that’s right - positive words like “peace,” “love” and “compassion” strengthen areas of the brain’s frontal lobes, and promote cognitive function. [:o)]In simple terms, hearing and using positive language can make you feel great - physically, mentally and emotionally. On the back side, negative language can block the brain’s natural de-stress mechanisms and disrupt the brain's cache location centres.[^][8)]Razz

Thanks to GeckoJ and **clear skies** from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet!
 
19-Jul-19
A wonderful day to be in the city, but as a fellow city office worker I have spent most of my day enjoying the nice weather + sunshine from my window.. Learnt a few things when solving a puzzle like this, so that was great but what is really awesome is right now as I write this log I am on 399 caches, when I add this 1, I will be on 400, 399+1=400, my 400th find!
Thanks GeckoJ for a neat puzzle and a neat little hide.
Found with TeamAstro + H423L who also happen to be fellow office workers in the city..
 
19-Jul-19
Cache #2213. The only one I tried today.

Last night, I noticed there's a new puzzle cache. Seems interesting. I might know what's this about, as I used it for my recent puzzle cache as well. Quickly got the answer. I'm not sure if I should leave home to try FTF. Someone else helped me to make the decision, as the FTF just gone when I refreshed the page.

No rush, so I tried today instead. Walked to there during my lunch break. Found the cache easily. Signed the log book, and put it back.

Thanks for the puzzle and the cache, GeckoJ. No favourite points so far? Well, the first one on mine.
 
19-Jul-19
I had three pluses myself today:
1. I now work in the city and here was a city cache (although a puzzle)
2. The puzzle was a solvable puzzle
3. The weather today would have to be classed as the best it’s been in what has felt like an eternity. Perfect for a lunch time city stroll.
Ad I said - pluses all round.
TFTC
 
18-Jul-19
Published
 
18-Jul-19
Just going to sleep in preparation for a big day ahead tomorrow, I recieve a message from davidwazza asking for some help with a new puzzle that I didn't see published. A phone call was had and some things were discussed and the cache title soon made a lot of sense and things added up. Davidwazza soon came to a solution and a drive to GZ was on.

I won the foot race although waited for the others to arrive for combined efforts.

Nice little puzzle and easy find.


Claiming *FTF* with Davidwazza and Jesswrigley at 2150

Find #7863
 
18-Jul-19
*FTF* First to Find at 21:47 hr joint with [@jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T) and [@gridge98](http://coord.info/PRGKDMY).

I was busy sorting out stuff at home and doing some cleaning chores, and as I was periodically checking my e-mail, I saw this cache had been published 20 min beforehand, very close to home. The solution wasn't immmediately obvious to me, and so I messaged [@gridge98](http://coord.info/PRGKDMY) that we should team up in solving. There were a few items in the puzzle that stood out, and I was certainly thinking more mathematical. With a phone call to [@gridge98](http://coord.info/PRGKDMY), it was certainly a team effort, with [@jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T) discussing also various items. Suddenly it clicked, and a few initial items convinced me to what I needed to find to get the required numbers. We then all agreed to meet the cache for a team first to find.

It was [@gridge98](http://coord.info/PRGKDMY) who arrived at GZ first, although all the roadworks and construction through the city didn't help our travels. Nearby square works also required us to take detours to GZ. Once there, it didn't take long to make the find, and we all stamped in to the logbook that was clean before we made our marks.

Thanks [@GeckoJ](http://coord.info/PRRFBPN) on a nice puzzle. I see that you're using this new knowledge to good use through this puzzle eh? Cheers.