SOTN #27: Near the Dog Beach Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
By 2y'stassies on 10-Jan-18. Waypoint GA11529

I had the puzzle solved and corrected co-ordinates gained quite some time ago but today was the first occasion (when I remembered) to look for the cache. I was a bit concerned as the last recorded find was over 12 months ago but a find was made. Cache and contents were in good condition.

Rated: for Overall Experience

After a DNF over a year ago it was good to return today and put a smile on this cache. Added some camo as it was uncovered when spotted. Thanks!

Mr Beetle solved this one last night and also did the finding of it today.
Had the geomutts on board but reluctant to let them use this dog beach as they would probably get up in the scrub and end up on the road. Much better to take them to Pardoe Beach where there is no nearby road.
Thanks.

What a way to spend your lunch break than to head out and grab a couple of caches. Had this puzzle solved for a fair while now. Was just waiting for the right opportunity to head out and log it. With the sun shining down on this beautiful day this was found and signed in no time. TFTC

Solved this one yesterday, so today on our lunch break TRIMBLETAS and i set off to grab this one and another close by cache.
we walked from the other cache back along the walking track to this cache, on arrival at ground zero there was alot of rubbish scattered about and we thought this would hinderence our search but with a good hint and accurate co-ordinance the cache was easily located and logbook signed. TFTC

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Grabbed this cache while coming back from walk to Loytea Peak. That was a great climb.

Cache was not covered so rehid as per hint

quick find on a revist for this cache. TFTC All good

Cache checked and replaced because it was missing. Now small, not regular.

We did not find this cache but we found a lot of rubbish scattered here. It also looked like a hand bag had been riffled through here and the worthless contents discarded on the ground. We employed the assistance of previous finders but even six set of eyes could not find the cache so we left disappointed.

On our way to Melbourne for the Mega decided to call in a collect this before catching the boat. No good for us, we found a couple of likely spots. One which was the best had no twigs or cache nearby, the other spot has a lot of recently cut tea tree laying around it so cache maybe buried.

So grateful to be here after worked out from home.
Great hide
Thanks 2y'stassies for bring me here and cache.

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Sainted at 1248 hours

Thoroughly enjoyed the mental workout doing these puzzles and becoming much more proficient at using the various tools required.

This cache also has an added bonus re height...or lack there of.

Arrived at gz only to take the hard way so back tracked to find the easy way in.

Very accurate coords led to a quick find with the cache and contents in pristine condition.

Many thanks 2y'stassies for placing these caches for us all to enjoy...cheers ST.

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Worked out some puzzles last night and headed out today to see if we could find the caches. This one was on our list and mr sharnie's tribe made a quick find when we reached GZ. Signed the logbook and returned to the cache mobile just before another shower of rain. Didn't stop the dogs and their owners on the doggy beach, the dogs looked like they were loving it! TFTC and the puzzle

We had limited time between family commitments and bowls to gather caches that we could use for scavenge points in the States of the Nation games. With the northerners and northwesters publishing puzzle caches profusely (and all with large containers) we set about solving them as profusely as they were being published.

We decided to take a couple of days to make our assault and this was one we found on our trip. The weather varied from warm to hot, to dry to wet to torrential rain, to a change of clothes in the empty car park in Trevallyn Reserve (nearly considered "Nude up for a smiley" but luckily we changed our mind - not enough points on offer for that one!)

We thoroughly enjoyed solving the puzzles and the tour through the Geocaching Australia and Geocaching.com toolboxes.

Thanks to the cache owners for their hardwork in creating and hiding the large caches.

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 we will try and use 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.

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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.

Rated: for Overall Experience

A planned visit to the coast today was enhanced by a [*FTF*] @ 14.31hrs A late night puzzle session allowed us to add this cache to our journey. Accurate co ordinates led to a quick find at GZ .

Many thanks 2y’stassies 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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