A Bendy Cache Wellington Park, Tasmania, Australia
By
OldSaint on 02-Jan-18. Waypoint GA11387
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Unknown or Mystery |
| Container: | Regular |
| Coordinates: | S42° 54.450' E147° 14.500' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 519727E 5249428N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 865 m |
| Local Government Area: | Hobart |
/147.241667,-42.9075,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
The cache has been hidden in the spirit of the States of the Nation Scavenger Hunt
Today inspired me to set a new way of trying to remember things I want to remember.
So, I came up with a set of phrases that would help me do just that:
The cache can be found by using the following phrases so let’s see if they jog your memory too:
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A |
One visa per person |
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B |
The seven dwarfs |
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C |
Two violins use two bows |
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D |
Eight has the doctor at the gate |
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E |
Even I like to count to nine |
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F |
Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie |
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G |
Six equals half a dozen |
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H |
Three blind mice |
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I |
Ten green bottles |
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J |
Five cards make a poker hand |
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South |
42 BJ.BFD |
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East |
147 DJ.EEA |
You will need a writing implement for signing the log
Just watch the little ones if they are with you
You can check the co-ordinates with the geo-checker in the right hand column of this cache page.
DON”T LOOK FOR THE CACHE AT THE GIVEN CO_ORDINATES: IT”S NOT THERE!!
Hints
Arne gur ovt gerr haqre n ebpx oruvaq ebpx |
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Decode |
Logs
Grabbed on the way home
TFTC and Merry Christmas
Journey or Destination
Game Period: 01-Dec-2018 00:00:00 to 31-Jan-2019 23:59:59 AEST
It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.
On your entry to the game you will be asked to create a playing field with a number of ground tiles. Your playing field is a grid 20 x 20 ground tiles making a total number of 400 possible steps you can take on your journey or destination. You choose whether you want to find and follow the path or whether you wanted to meander around. A playing field is unique to each player so there is no benefit in teaming up to beat the system through brute force.
For each qualifying geocache that you hide or find during the game period you will be offered the opportunity to click on a ground tile and reveal what lies beneath. There are a number of different ground tiles that will be revealed when you click on your playing field. It should be noted that there are no punishments for clicking a tile but there will not always be the reward you were hoping for as you reveal each tile.
Dirt. The ground beneath the ground tile is just plain old brown dirt.
Dirt with some points. The ground beneath the tile is brown dirt but it has some points associated with it.
Concrete. The ground beneath is part of the pathway that will lead you on your way to your destination but has no point value.
Start. A concrete ground tile that has a blue map marker.
Destination. A ground tile that has a green map marker.
Meandering around and avoiding the path will accumulate points that will be used to place on you the ladder of wanderers. The more you stay off the path the higher the number of points you will accumulate and it will be your journey that will be the determining factor in whether you place into a prize winning position. You are free to select any ground tile to click on; they do not need to be next to each other.
Trying to find the path may mean you strike out on the dirt until you eventually come across the path and as a geocacher who can't say that this isn't a tried and true method. Once you find the path however will you try and follow the path as it changes direction around your playing field? Do you go North, South, East or West to try and find the next concrete tile along the path? If you head one way are you heading towards the start or towards the destination? When you do happen upon the destination tile then you will automatically be in a winning position.
At any point you are free to change from the journey to the destination and vice versa but you won't be able to regenerate your playing field. You are also free to keep playing as long as you have qualifying geocaches, accumulating more and more dirt tile points and placing you higher and higher on the ladder.
Qualifying geocaches fall into two categories. Finds and Hides.
A qualifying find is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date prior to the game commencing
The geocache was logged by you on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache was physically found by you during the game period
The geocache is not owned by you unless it is a moveable geocache
The geocache has not previously been found by you during the game period
The geocache is one of the following types:
Burke and Wills
Moveable (you will qualify only once for a find on a moveable geocache)
Traditional
TrigPoint
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
A qualifying hide is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date after the game has commenced
The geocache was published on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache has a container size of regular or larger (Note: A regular geocache has a volume of 1 litre or more)
The geocache is one of the following types:
Moveable
Traditional
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
The game tracking mechanism relies upon your honesty when logging geocaches as found or hidden.
The games administrators will undertake verification of a statistically significant number of logs.
Players who continually log inaccurate information will be disqualified from the game. The game administrators decision is final.
The game administrators will subtract qualifying hide or find geocaches from your tally if they are found to be not genuine.
The game administrators reserve the right to provide clarifications to the rules at any point during the game.
Don't forget to claim your limited time game trophies, if your qualify, while the game is in progress. Once the game completes the ability to claim your trophies is lost for ever.
TFTC and Merry Christmas
Journey or Destination
Game Period: 01-Dec-2018 00:00:00 to 31-Jan-2019 23:59:59 AEST
It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.
On your entry to the game you will be asked to create a playing field with a number of ground tiles. Your playing field is a grid 20 x 20 ground tiles making a total number of 400 possible steps you can take on your journey or destination. You choose whether you want to find and follow the path or whether you wanted to meander around. A playing field is unique to each player so there is no benefit in teaming up to beat the system through brute force.
For each qualifying geocache that you hide or find during the game period you will be offered the opportunity to click on a ground tile and reveal what lies beneath. There are a number of different ground tiles that will be revealed when you click on your playing field. It should be noted that there are no punishments for clicking a tile but there will not always be the reward you were hoping for as you reveal each tile.
Dirt. The ground beneath the ground tile is just plain old brown dirt.
Dirt with some points. The ground beneath the tile is brown dirt but it has some points associated with it.
Concrete. The ground beneath is part of the pathway that will lead you on your way to your destination but has no point value.
Start. A concrete ground tile that has a blue map marker.
Destination. A ground tile that has a green map marker.
Meandering around and avoiding the path will accumulate points that will be used to place on you the ladder of wanderers. The more you stay off the path the higher the number of points you will accumulate and it will be your journey that will be the determining factor in whether you place into a prize winning position. You are free to select any ground tile to click on; they do not need to be next to each other.
Trying to find the path may mean you strike out on the dirt until you eventually come across the path and as a geocacher who can't say that this isn't a tried and true method. Once you find the path however will you try and follow the path as it changes direction around your playing field? Do you go North, South, East or West to try and find the next concrete tile along the path? If you head one way are you heading towards the start or towards the destination? When you do happen upon the destination tile then you will automatically be in a winning position.
At any point you are free to change from the journey to the destination and vice versa but you won't be able to regenerate your playing field. You are also free to keep playing as long as you have qualifying geocaches, accumulating more and more dirt tile points and placing you higher and higher on the ladder.
Qualifying geocaches fall into two categories. Finds and Hides.
A qualifying find is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date prior to the game commencing
The geocache was logged by you on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache was physically found by you during the game period
The geocache is not owned by you unless it is a moveable geocache
The geocache has not previously been found by you during the game period
The geocache is one of the following types:
Burke and Wills
Moveable (you will qualify only once for a find on a moveable geocache)
Traditional
TrigPoint
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
A qualifying hide is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date after the game has commenced
The geocache was published on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache has a container size of regular or larger (Note: A regular geocache has a volume of 1 litre or more)
The geocache is one of the following types:
Moveable
Traditional
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
The game tracking mechanism relies upon your honesty when logging geocaches as found or hidden.
The games administrators will undertake verification of a statistically significant number of logs.
Players who continually log inaccurate information will be disqualified from the game. The game administrators decision is final.
The game administrators will subtract qualifying hide or find geocaches from your tally if they are found to be not genuine.
The game administrators reserve the right to provide clarifications to the rules at any point during the game.
Don't forget to claim your limited time game trophies, if your qualify, while the game is in progress. Once the game completes the ability to claim your trophies is lost for ever.
out and about with the Rafas caching and this one was first, pulled up in the parking bay and then there were 4 cars all wanting the same area that I was in. no time to cache while so many muggles around only look at one side of tree until coast was clear. then went around all of tree and there it was. a rock hiding what I was looking for. TFTC TNLN log dry.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Hello OldSaint thanks for the cache.
The cache was easily found once I was on the right side of the tree.
But as for the puzzle I had a lot of trouble with that, got there in the end.
Found on Tuesday 04 December 2018 at 1753
The cache was easily found once I was on the right side of the tree.
But as for the puzzle I had a lot of trouble with that, got there in the end.
Found on Tuesday 04 December 2018 at 1753
This puzzle took a little while to solve. A brief conversation with another cacher and the question "How can you get 5 from that statement?" got us on the right track and from there, we soon had a set of coordinates which pleased the GeoChecker. Today we came south to look for a few caches which may contribute towards the GeoSportz series - this was one of them. We were lucky to find a parking spot close by. Then we followed our GPS units across the road and down the bank but after searching for about 5 minutes, did not locate the cache. Then we noticed an object on the opposite side of the road that was consistent with the hint. We went there and the cache was soon located. The actual find was about 26m away from GZ, according to both our GPS units. Before submitting this log we went back through some of the previous logs and noticed that whitewebbs also indicated that the cache was about 30m away from the solution coordinates. Thanks for the puzzle and cache.
Hello OldSaint, thanks for this puzzle cache. I was hoping to log this one as part of the States of the Nation Game, but I had trouble figuring out the solution, and once I had the solution the Australian Open tennis had started - this severely restricts my movements until the tournament has finished! 
Anyway, today I headed up the mountain to do some touristy stuff with my son and his girlfriend who is visiting from the mainland. They had headed off to do some sightseeing and I was able to do some geocaching. This cache was successfully found, and I was soon able to add my name to the log. I really enjoyed the States of the Nation game, even though the last week clashed with the tennis, so thanks for putting this cache out (and lots of others) as part of that game. I look forward to being a bit more prepared for the next game and hopefully will be able to get some others involved......and hopefully I'll get better at figuring out your puzzles 
Anyway, today I headed up the mountain to do some touristy stuff with my son and his girlfriend who is visiting from the mainland. They had headed off to do some sightseeing and I was able to do some geocaching. This cache was successfully found, and I was soon able to add my name to the log. I really enjoyed the States of the Nation game, even though the last week clashed with the tennis, so thanks for putting this cache out (and lots of others) as part of that game. I look forward to being a bit more prepared for the next game and hopefully will be able to get some others involved......and hopefully I'll get better at figuring out your puzzles Rated: for Overall Experience
In Hobart for the Dragon’s Lair Event and finding some caches to fit our scavenge requirements. This one was on our to do list, after solving the puzzle we made a quick find at GZ.
Many thanks Old Saint for publishing this cache for our enjoyment and adding to our geocaching experience.
Tassie Trekkers are now a locationless geocache we have published a 'Geocacher cache' - Travelling Trekkers GA10932 - so if you spot us in your area sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a
We were one of the lucky teams to receive a pathtag from Geocaching Australia for publishing a "Geocacher Cache" - thanks Geocaching Australia. The States of the nation games are here - join the fun from the 16th December 2017 - 21st January 2018
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Gold - Griffin, 
Green - Phoenix, 
Blue - Cerberus or Orange - Minotaur. Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe. Rated: for Overall Experience
First cache of the day and a quick one too, puzzle was a problem for me like most of your new ones, I spent so much time on dead ends you wouldnt believe.
The cache was a quick find on the other hand and we were pleased to add our names to this one.
it's nice on the mountain today and I wish I had planned another walk up here.
Thanks for the cache.
The cache was a quick find on the other hand and we were pleased to add our names to this one.
it's nice on the mountain today and I wish I had planned another walk up here.
Thanks for the cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
This was the first find of the day, apart from a bug that I will log later. It should have been the second but never mind. It was cool and blowy up here and raining too. SSR and I were wondering what this 34° day was all about - we found out later in the day.
A fun puzzle which had me trying all sorts of options that led me astray and a good hide to close the deal. Thanks OldSaint
A fun puzzle which had me trying all sorts of options that led me astray and a good hide to close the deal. Thanks OldSaint
Rated: for Overall Experience
This was an interesting puzzle that we tried to solve as soon as it was published but nothing seemed to work. Put it away and returned to it again and tried another method and we soon had a set of coordinates the geochecker was happy with. So today was the day to finally sign the log. Thanks OldSaint for the puzzle and the hide. Located with the aid of the hint as the hand held GPSr had us 30 m away but the car one was spot on and parked us next to GZ!
Sorry about the lengthy logs. We are currently aiming for a dragon zone virtual verbosity trophy. We have just received the 100 word trophy, so now aiming for the 150 word trophy. For all new GCA cachers, a warning, write a decent log to start with in case you want to get these virtual trophies down the track. Having now passed 2000 GCA finds with a lot of one word logs (on many moveables) makes for a lot of typing now!
We are participating in the States of the Nation games which are currently running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018 and will claim this find against one of the scavenges.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
Go Tassie, Go Tassie, Go Tassie, Go Tassie Go Tassie Go Tassie Go Tassie
The States of the Nation games have helped boost our dragon zone points and we have achieved a few milestone trophies as well.
Have you joined a clan? Enhance your geocaching experience by joining a clan and being a part of the Dragon Zone. Choose a team Clan Griffin , Clan Phoenix , Clan Cerberus or Clan Minotaur . Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe.
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whitewebbs are now a geocache themselves as we have published a 'Geocacher cache' GA10805 - Where's whitewebbs? - so if you spot us out and about in the field sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a smiley.
Sorry about the lengthy logs. We are currently aiming for a dragon zone virtual verbosity trophy. We have just received the 100 word trophy, so now aiming for the 150 word trophy. For all new GCA cachers, a warning, write a decent log to start with in case you want to get these virtual trophies down the track. Having now passed 2000 GCA finds with a lot of one word logs (on many moveables) makes for a lot of typing now!
We are participating in the States of the Nation games which are currently running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018 and will claim this find against one of the scavenges.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
Go Tassie, Go Tassie, Go Tassie, Go Tassie Go Tassie Go Tassie Go Tassie
The States of the Nation games have helped boost our dragon zone points and we have achieved a few milestone trophies as well.
Have you joined a clan? Enhance your geocaching experience by joining a clan and being a part of the Dragon Zone. Choose a team Clan Griffin
, Clan Phoenix , Clan Cerberus or Clan Minotaur . Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe. Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur Clan Minotaur
whitewebbs are now a geocache themselves as we have published a 'Geocacher cache' GA10805 - Where's whitewebbs? - so if you spot us out and about in the field sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a smiley.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A clever puzzle with plenty of misdirection - I really enjoyed this one!
At GZ, I was on the wrong side for a while (my GPSr was also providing misdirection) until I used some common sense and got to write my name down as *FTF*.
Thanks!
At GZ, I was on the wrong side for a while (my GPSr was also providing misdirection) until I used some common sense and got to write my name down as *FTF*.
Thanks!
Rated: for Overall Experience
