Free-Ranger the Travel Bug Grindelwald, Tasmania, Australia
By Mix on 21-Apr-05. Waypoint GA0132

oh well, it did alright for a while.

Looks like it has definitely gone free-ranging all on it's lonesome...

Has this one been moved on without being entered?! Or perhaps washed away down the bank with all of the rain?! We found a piece of treated pine timber lying behind the tree but no travel bug anywhere.

Think its gone by its self. lots of action around the tree, not real sure what we were looking for!

Nope no go for this one

Must have gone walk-about.....lol

Maybe I'm blind, maybe he's been grabbed, but I couldn't find him!

Sorry about the delay getting this one back out, It disappeared into the bottomless pit that is my caching bag, no excuses I know. It is now near the remains of an old bird haven that we used to visit when I was a kid

Picked up while in the area getting an FTF

Dropped this one off tonight, it’s now located at the start of a walking track into a very popular area visited frequently by both locals as well as the tourist.

Took the climb and grabbed this cache, quite an easy find this time.
Must have been looking in the wrong spot when it was in its last hiding spot.
Will get it back out and on its way again tomorrow.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Free Ranger now has a pretty good view of Arthur, Barrow and the tailrace. Best access is from small pull off in Pitt Ave next to a very obvious track heading uphill. Keep to the left on the fence line as you go past the old skate park till you hit the gravel access road and follow it to the top. Suck in a couple of big ones before you start as you will need the oxygen to get to the top if you are unfit! No access to cache from Grinter street even though the map suggests such. You can also access from West Tamar RD as we did but track is less obvious and much longer. Only the power lines spoil the view a bit.

We just went back and checked on the little man and people had been scratching around in the right spot but he had been covered over by quite a bit of unstable ground and I had to dig him out of the back of his present hiding place. I will move him to a better location as this one appears to be unsuitable.

Had a good look for this one with no luck, had two GPS’s working for me with both putting me in exactly in the same spot. GPS was taking me onto the board walk with swampy area underneath. It’s been in this location for some time now so hopefully it hasn’t gone missing.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Had a look today but had not realised I was looking for a micro until I got home and looked at the log, didnt have long too look either as Chilli had found the cool playground a bit too tempting

Rolled it down the creek and along the road a bit from it's last location and it ended up not far away as the crow fly's in a very well used park. Traveled all weekend with us past many other caches and locations but finally ended up here. Lots of muggles here, early morning or late evening best times.

Found in the park OK but almost eaten alive by mozzies as it was just on dark. Will move it on to a new location soon.

Got this little fellow backout in a nice little park, I plan to comeback and plant a cache here someday.
Easy walk in from Pitt Ave
Nice spot near a small stream


Hint: (in Piglatin for i always read them by mistake) nbetweenia wota ocksra

(if u dont know piglatin you take the first letter of a word and put it at the end and then add a 'a' on to the end of the word
e.g. hello= elloha

Rated: for Overall Experience

YAY! Finally found this one, Nice Hide, if it wasn't for the hint i would probably still be there now!
Will Get him back out soon

Rated: for Overall Experience

This little specimen is free again and in a more public spot but should not be too hard to locate,
Aprox thigh high in a well kept part of town,

Free Ranger is on the move will post new coords soon

Searched and searched but couldn't find, tried on 2 days . On the first day i had a good search.But on the second day there was an orienteering group which limited my searching to a brief pass bye. I will try again soon. The Coords seem to take me to a open space.
I will be back...

Rated: for Overall Experience

He is out among the native Hens in the North East of the state for a while.

Found this under my previous incarnation as a Cheesy Pig

No where near as longas it took us to log it lol.

Is currentl with the Cheesy Pigs. Will be out again soon.

I wonder how long it will take for them to find it?

Was in the area so I thought why not?
Free-Ranger was hidden well but my keen eye found it quick smart.
Will drop it somewhere soon.

Moved from the beach to a nice rural setting

Nice location for this moveable. We will move it on shortly...

To the beach! Not sure about the accuracy of my coords, so use the hint.

Yes, it WAS a nice view of the bay! Nice hide. I'm sure I can find another nice spot to travel to for a bit.

Now overlooking a nice bay!

Found the little blighter sheltering from the traffic!

Sorry it took so long.

We've picked him up. Will move him on soon

Now Free-Ranger is in a more pleasant area.

Found it . Will hide him again tomorrow.

Rated: for Overall Experience

I'm a bit embarassed about how long it has taken me to get this guy back out into the wild. Over Easter I took him to Port Sorell, but couldn't find anywhere *just right*. So now after a month of very little caching, but lots of driving to and from work, I conceded that I'd better just drop him off somewhere along the way to work...

Free-Ranger is heading south...

OK Free - Ranger has been moved to:

S41 19 .792 E146 25.443

Found after a bit of a search..

Will replace either today or tomorrow..

Cheers!!

S41 10.577 E146 19.586
OK, he's now on the loose again.

Found this fella and will hide him again in the next week.

Looks like this one is never being rehidden...may as well archive??

Found it with my 3 mini cachers help, will rehide soon.

7/July/07 Haven't cached in ages, so come get it, knock at the door, say the pass phrase "When the swan is in the lake, the crow is in the nest", and the bug is yours. S41 10.143 E146 20.327

Cheers,
ThatGuy

Bring your togs - here I am

Nice little hide. Moved him on for a swim on a beautiful day . . . thanks

Set loose again.

Found ok this time.Thanks robtas.Will get back out today.Cheers.

Looked but no find.Will recheck.

Now replaced
go get it

picked it up today will replace it tomorrow.

the ranger "rocks!" Found him in Alissons Lizard cache- he's lost his container somehow. Probably cracked. visited teh doctor and got him another added a note and planted him.

Met at the Tips and Tricks night. Interesting idea for him. Hope to see him again.

He's in Adelaide again - watch for his movements !

time to "move" on over

Now ready to be grabbed. Well camouflaged.

Called in to grab this one while we were out placing our first caches. It has finished enjoying the view here so we will move it on. Stanleys

Now sitting on the top of a hill overlooking the gulf. Has a good view of the storms as they roll in!!

Not much of a view at 2am, but then I see it every day so....

Back out there. Just scratch around the trees and check out the view at the same time.

Grabbed it quick locally and back out there again soon.

Dropped this one off, but i think it may have been quickly grabbed by the shady character travelling in the car behind me...

Grabbed this fella, and will shift him on shortly

Hidden in a hidey hole, not far from a brand new cache in the southern suburbs....

Grabbed on way home from work this morning. Plenty of muggles around, heading to the Clipsal 500!
Will re-stash soon.
Stay Tuned....

Nice and close to the Clipsal 500 track for anyone going to see the race this weekend.

In a smallish oak tree.

Picked him up near Lobethal.

I shall drop him a bit closer to the Clipsal 500 car race!

Caught out by a fellow geocacher so sent him on a mission. Good luck Free-Ranger

Picked up early to get a head start on everyone. Will place again by this afternoon.

The Free Ranger is on the loose again, this time on the outskirts of Mount Barker. He is hidden in exactly the same way as TeamAstro placed him on Hindmarsh Island. Finding the right road to the cache may not be as straight forward as one may initially think. Locals shouldn't have a problem though.

Picked up the Free-one at a lonely little corner of Hindmarsh Island. Will place him somewhere new very soon. Thanks Mix.

Released into the Adelaide suburbs... This place can be quite busy, so have fun! But at least it's an 'independent' location as specified.

Picked him up outside Liz and Bruce's caraven for a trip interstate!

S33.31.899 E151.18.544 Free-Ranger is on the move again.

Free-Ranger is with us now after we picked up from a park. We will move him on soon after he spends a bit of time with us in our caravan.

Dropped him at S 33 24.521 E 151 21.448.
Hopefully he will be found soon.
Donkey is still with him as they could not bear to be separated.

Have taken him from his resting place. Now to decide where he will go. . . .

Finally, after many months of entrapment in the hands of the dreaded SteelRat, Free Ranger is once again free. To range.
And this time he has company.
A swaggie by the name of Donkey (#0001) has hitched a lift.
The pair were last seen hiding out in a tree at...

S33° 13.985
E151° 33.609

...which is on an island. While this could prove to be an excellent opportunity to employ all manner of water craft or parachuting skills for the intrepid among us, the rest can just use the foot bridge.

Pictures have been uploaded to the entry on GC.com

Free Ranger will droppoing in to the Blackbutt caching event to be reunited with his Master ... if only for a short time.

Went off for a nice morning stroll, which became a hill climb. Had to search around a bit until Mrs C.O.D says "Gotcha you little sucker". Great hiding spot Wombats. On the move again, will drop off in approx a week. Thanks also to Mix!

I've taken him a little out of the way to a little known reserve that eventually takes you to the Katandra - Rumbalara track. It is recommended to park at :-
S 33 24.248
E 151 21.905

Some clues are required as the skygods get very angry at first.

1) Go up.
2) You probably won't get reasonable GPS reception until you get to the first outcrop of large rocks.
3) At GZ I only had an EPE of about 12m. Look for something that isn't quite right.

Take the time to explore the area. Have fun.

Picked him up quite easily. He'll be on his way by the weekend.

Relocated this little mad to guard over the site of the Galston plane crash which happend some years ago.

Gur yvggyr zna vf irel jryy uvqqra naq vf ybpngrq arne n ebpx

got this little bugger on the 2nd attempt. the posted co-ords were slightly off. Many thanks to swampgeko for the hint on his hiding place it was much appreciated.