The Last Commonwealth Games - No Football Pelverata, Tasmania, Australia
By
OldSaint on 05-Apr-18. Waypoint GA12049
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Unknown or Mystery |
| Container: | Nano |
| Coordinates: | S43° 2.276' E147° 5.610' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 507616E 5234968N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 585 m |
| Local Government Area: | Huon Valley |
/147.0935,-43.037933,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
The cache is not at the published co-ordinates
The Commonwealth Games are held every fourth year
The last games were held in 2014, but they are currently being held on the Gold Coast in Queensland as this cache is being published
Unfortunately, AFL Football is not part of the current games as it is really only played in Australia
But, thinking it through; you will find the cache at:
South: (Fremantle) (Geelong) (Richmond) (Hawthorn) (Essendon) (Port Adelaide)
East: (Swans) (Fremantle) (North Melbourne) (Port Adelaide) (Richmond) (North Melbourne) (Swans) (Port Adelaide)
Unfortunately ST KILDA did not rate a mention - no derogatory comments needed in the logs please!!
The medal tally for those games:
1. England 58
2. Australia 49
3. Canada 32
Let's hope Australia finish 1st in 2018
May you enjoy the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 AFL Season
Cheers OldSaint
Hints
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Decode |
Logs
I solved the coordinates for this one back in February but only managed to get to the location today with my little BIG helper, Newy07. A beautiful location! This is one of only a few mystery caches that I have managed to solve. 
I going to buy myself one of those little log rollers. It took a while to roll this log back up!
TFTC OldSaint!
Cheers
Newy71
I going to buy myself one of those little log rollers. It took a while to roll this log back up!
TFTC OldSaint!
Cheers
Newy71
Thanks for the puzzle cache OldSaint, solved it ages ago.
RLD4963 and I have spent a couple of days in the area, and today we grabbed a few caches on the drive home.
We were intrigued by more yellow boots.....I wonder were they end up? Unfortunately we didn't have time to follow the yellow boot road today, maybe next time.
Cache was found quickly at GZ - lovely spot, thanks for placing a cache here.
RLD4963 and I have spent a couple of days in the area, and today we grabbed a few caches on the drive home.
We were intrigued by more yellow boots.....I wonder were they end up? Unfortunately we didn't have time to follow the yellow boot road today, maybe next time.
Cache was found quickly at GZ - lovely spot, thanks for placing a cache here.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Caching in the area, we made a quick find here.
Lovely location.
Many thanks OldSaint for bringing us here and for the puzzle.
Lovely location.
Many thanks OldSaint for bringing us here and for the puzzle.
Rated: for Overall Experience
"Hello OldSaint thank you for the cache.
Sorry for the late log.
I had solved the puzzle some time ago but didn't get around to finding it until now.
I was on my way to a working bee out on the Geeveston Tramway Track.
Your cache was easily found in a lovely spot.
Found on Sunday 11 October 2020 at 0909
TFTC"
Sorry for the late log.
I had solved the puzzle some time ago but didn't get around to finding it until now.
I was on my way to a working bee out on the Geeveston Tramway Track.
Your cache was easily found in a lovely spot.
Found on Sunday 11 October 2020 at 0909
TFTC"
Walking to this cache I thought - have a come the wrong way - luckily I had choosen right and didnt have to make my way to the other path
TFTC and Merry Christmas
Found this cache while out and about today
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
Found this cache while out and about today
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.
Aus tackled the puzzle and come up with the required coords. A break in the rain made the hunt for this cache more pleasant than a couple of the others we found today. The find was claimed by the bear. Thanks for the cache Old Saint.
Rated: for Overall Experience
As I was headed to Franklin to a GC event I left a bit earlier so I could find this cache before the event started. A lovely spot for a walk and a nice view. TFTP
Rated: for Overall Experience
After finding the pod cache we made our way to GZ for this cache. We had solved the puzzle some time ago and had it on our list for later this year however with time on our hands we decided a drive to any area awe enjoy was feasible.
At GZ we located the only object likely to hide the cache container. We searched every little metal part firstly by feel then by sight - were we cache blind? No little cache was to be found. What to do? After surveying the immediate area we decided to make a thorough search of the ground beneath and finally located a little container among the animal droppings. We nearly didn't pick it up. Container and contents were in good condition. After signing the log we returned the container to a position matching the hint - hope it stays in place as the ground below is already quite wet.
Thanks for the puzzle and the cache. We enjoyed the view and the tranquility of the spot before returning to the car.
At GZ we located the only object likely to hide the cache container. We searched every little metal part firstly by feel then by sight - were we cache blind? No little cache was to be found. What to do? After surveying the immediate area we decided to make a thorough search of the ground beneath and finally located a little container among the animal droppings. We nearly didn't pick it up. Container and contents were in good condition. After signing the log we returned the container to a position matching the hint - hope it stays in place as the ground below is already quite wet.
Thanks for the puzzle and the cache. We enjoyed the view and the tranquility of the spot before returning to the car.
jount FTF with SSR at 1308. We solved it at home this morning. Thanks oldsaint, I'm glad one of us knew how to solve this one.
