Logs for Explorist_XL
29-Oct-06
This find was extremely rewarding. We're desk jockeys and do lots of caches in urban areas, so this one was totally out of our comfort zone.
We spent about 35 minutes to travel ~300 meters and descend, then we spent about 10 minutes on the last few meters. This was mainly because we took pictures of the beautiful surrounds and because we suddenly dropped from a very spot on 3d fix to a crappy 2d fix with ~20 meters of error. The name of the cache allowed us to find it without relying on the GPSr in the end.
In hindsight, this really beats all the urban stuff we have been doing. We will pursue more caches of this kind. Good workout, too!
Anyone who hasn't been at this location before: Make sure you take plenty of water with you in summer, you will need it
Took nothing, left 1 Thai Baht coin and signed log. Many thanks for placing this cache in this awesome spot!
We spent about 35 minutes to travel ~300 meters and descend, then we spent about 10 minutes on the last few meters. This was mainly because we took pictures of the beautiful surrounds and because we suddenly dropped from a very spot on 3d fix to a crappy 2d fix with ~20 meters of error. The name of the cache allowed us to find it without relying on the GPSr in the end.
In hindsight, this really beats all the urban stuff we have been doing. We will pursue more caches of this kind. Good workout, too!
Anyone who hasn't been at this location before: Make sure you take plenty of water with you in summer, you will need it
Took nothing, left 1 Thai Baht coin and signed log. Many thanks for placing this cache in this awesome spot!
21-Oct-06
10-Jul-06
Guys, the reason nobody can find the Schwarzer Rabe TB in this cache is because a week after we placed this TB there, the cache disappeared. It made a comeback a few weeks later because Freddo replaced it. The contents of the misappropriated cache were never found AFAIK. You can see the timeline further down in the logs 
11-Jun-06
Found at 16.45 Localtime. TNLNSL. TFTC! Very nicely placed We would have driven past there at least 200 times in the last year without realising it's there.
We would have driven past there at least 200 times in the last year without realising it's there. Found at 17.25 local time. Needs a log book. A previous finder left a paper there to log on, so we used that but it's almost full. TNLNSL.
Went there at 1610 localtime. Confirmed it's gone
This was our fav. and it was placed so neatly, I can't believe it's gone
This was our fav. and it was placed so neatly, I can't believe it's gone
09-Jun-06
SkyDog:
We were there a few days ago and it was still all good. No muggles around if you go at the right time and keep your eyes open. One thing... You say there was a screwdriver nearby ? I am concerned.. There never was a screwdriver at this location. You were meant to bring your own (and take it with you when you are done).
We will head out there sometime this week and check if we can find it where it used to be. This is our favourite cache and it would be a shame if it were gone.
We were there a few days ago and it was still all good. No muggles around if you go at the right time and keep your eyes open. One thing... You say there was a screwdriver nearby ? I am concerned.. There never was a screwdriver at this location. You were meant to bring your own (and take it with you when you are done).
We will head out there sometime this week and check if we can find it where it used to be. This is our favourite cache and it would be a shame if it were gone.
06-Jun-06
Re-visited this favourite of ours. Took Redhat Linux pen. Left SA Metropolitan Fire Service patch and Schwarzer Rabe TBG21G.
03-Jun-06
Found at 2122hrs localtime. Took nothing, left 1 Thai Baht coin. TFTC!
Team Explorist_XL
Team Explorist_XL
[ NIL Find at 1705 localtime. ]
GPS indicated it was right under the middle of the wooden steps. We checked under the steps and couldn't find anything.
GPS indicated it was right under the middle of the wooden steps. We checked under the steps and couldn't find anything.
Found at 1735 localtime. Very nice walk in the afternoon. Excellent placement and coords were spot on. Signed book, took Schwarzer Rabe TBG21G. TFTC!
Found by Team Explorist_XL at 16.22 local time. Took South Australian MFS Patch. Left Qantas pen. Container lid is starting to warp, container will need replacing soon. We came here to pick up the Monte Cacho 1 TB and take it overseas, but we could not find it in the container.
27-May-06
Got here at 0015 localtime. Waited around 20 mins for tram staff and security types to change over / go home. We almost froze to death waiting until the coast was clear. Then: Nothing! We had poor GPS stats at this place, only 5 sats were usable, so our accuracy wasn't perfect. We were so sure we had found it when we spotted something that "has to be it", but it was empty, no evidence of a GC. We shall monitor this one and see if anyone else finds it and then perhaps try again during daylight.
26-May-06
Found at 2330 localtime. TNLN. Disheartening to see that someone wrote derogatory stuff in the LOG and "stole" everything a few months ago
Found at 2254 localtime. Hard to find and very very scary at night. Very nicely hidden. Not impossible but not easy either (at least in the dark).
Couldn't write in logbook because I forgot my pen in the car!! There's a pencil in the cache, but it needs to be sharpened. There's also a pen but that's out of ink. I planned to take a pen and leave it but of course I had to forget it. Forgive me folks, it's only been my second find ever. First day on the job
Couldn't write in logbook because I forgot my pen in the car!! There's a pencil in the cache, but it needs to be sharpened. There's also a pen but that's out of ink. I planned to take a pen and leave it but of course I had to forget it. Forgive me folks, it's only been my second find ever. First day on the job
Found at 2143 localtime. This was our first ever!
Lots of security and nosy Shuttle Bus Drivers around, so we spent a fair bit of time waiting for them to leave, so as to not compromise the cache.
Took a cat, left a RedHat Linux pen. Also found Griffon Vulture Travelbug - Taking it to Asia this weekend.
[This entry was edited by Explorist_XL on Friday, May 26, 2006 at 9:32:12 AM.]
Lots of security and nosy Shuttle Bus Drivers around, so we spent a fair bit of time waiting for them to leave, so as to not compromise the cache.
Took a cat, left a RedHat Linux pen. Also found Griffon Vulture Travelbug - Taking it to Asia this weekend.
[This entry was edited by Explorist_XL on Friday, May 26, 2006 at 9:32:12 AM.]
