Ready Aim Fire 6 Avoca, Tasmania, Australia
By Black Beard on 29-May-21. Waypoint GA21871

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Type: GeoArt
Container: Small
Coordinates: S41° 49.491' E147° 50.901' (WGS 84)
  55G 570450E 5369322N (UTM)
GeoArt Coordinates: S42° 7.671' E148° 7.155' (WGS 84)
  31N 166021E 0N (UTM)
Elevation: 219 m
Local Government Area: Northern Midlands

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Arrgh me little hearties, your journey through uncharted lands has been marked with small caches of loot that will lead you to the pirate ridden waters off the eastern coast of Van Diemen's Land, where your cannons await to sink their scurvy ridden ships and claim the real treasure.

Are you ready to fight you  mangy devils?

If so...a game called Battleships is coming to you starting on the 1st June 21 until 31st July 21. Further details at

https://geocaching.com.au/dragonzone/game/battleships

Enjoy!

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ROT 13: ABCDEFGHIJKLM
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Logs

03-Jun-23
We've been planning to do this series for some time now and finally got ourselves organised for a day out.
Bit of a changeable day between cold/cloudy and cold/sunny but hey no rain so that's a win.
Apologies for all the copy/paste logs but the general feedback was "A quick easy find in good condition"
Thanks for placing these Sirius Very Happy

Fairly sure the vegetation had gotten bigger since this one was last found but we didn't let that stop us.
 
26-Sep-21
This series was our target today as we make our way towards Orford. We found all but one of the caches and really enjoyed the peaceful countryside that we travelled through, neither of us had ever travelled this road before. The first couple of caches were found out in the open and rehidden according to the hints. Sorry for the copy and paste logs but we did really enjoy caching in the bush, thanks for the caches and the series
 
17-Jul-21
TFTC sirius Tas

Newy07 Clan Griffin
 
17-Jul-21
Was a mild winter’s morning to allow for an early start out of Huonville with Newy07, a muggle, and the muggle’s dog, to do the lovely drive from Conara to Cranbrook. Our main mission was to find all the Ready Aim Fire GeoArt series to boost our firing shots for the Battleships game. After re-hiding half a dozen moveables in the Conara Reserve, this was our ninth find for the day. Found at 1135 hrs while chasing the tail of a dear Sainted friend.
TFTC sirius Tas, “Captain Black Beard”!
Cheers
Newy71 Clan Griffin
 
06-Jul-21
Hi sirius
Today I targeted Black Beards' Series - Ready Aim Fire
Of the total series, I was unable to find 3 but I managed to find 35; the remainder will have to wai till the next trip
I found the caches in great places and with excellent co-ordinates they were easy enough to find
The day started with rain here in Huonville but it cleared as I neared the middle of Tassie
Unfortunately, it did not stay that way throughout the searching period - drizzled later in the day for a short period of time
But it was heavier rain that terminated further searching
Saw a few wombats throughout the day, but no other wild life except for one large black cocky as it flew low over my car
In looking for these caches, I expended 1592 calories while using 8101 steps to cover a distance of 6.57km on foot
My overall driving experience covered a round trip of 517km
There was very little other traffic on the road
This cache was Sainted at 0945 hours
Thanks for your series; I've really enjoyed the caches completed thus far
Cheers OldSaint
 
26-Jun-21
We embarked on our inland voyage today. Taking us along the path to collect the loot as we traveled through perilous dangers and uncharted land and water. Sequentially making ourselves south as we started from the North. We had an enjoyable experience completing this series. Obvious hides were spotted through the windscreen of the chariot as well as both jumping out to hunt different spots to come up with the goods. All in all all caches were completed and in good order. Though some pirates need a lesson in Bison Tube log rolling!! Rolling Eyes Other than that, thank you captain Sirius for an enjoyable series. TFTCS Clan CerberusClan CerberusClan Cerberus
 
18-Jun-21
The water in the drain close by had overflowed so Mrs Y'stassie had to walk back along the road to find a dryish access. After peering into the reeds for a minute or two she spotted the well hidden container. Container and contents were safe and dry in their nice hide.

Thanks for this cache Sirius Tas. Loved the curved, gnarled trunk at GZ. The sounds of water rushing down the creek close by brought back childhood memories of playing in flodded paddocks as a child.
 
14-Jun-21
out and about with Lil Rafa caching in Launceston for the weekend to get shots for the battleship GCA game and this was on the list to FIND. TFTC TNLN log dry.
 
14-Jun-21
Thanks for the geoart Sirius Tas.
Spent the long weekend in Launceston with RLD4963, and we decided to return home to Hobart via the scenic route - via Royal George Rd, and then back to Campbelltown via Lake Leake Road!
This is the sort of thing a GCA game does - makes you make giant detours to find geocaches.
We found all but one of the caches - number 30 (noting that #7 has been disabled).
We really enjoyed the drive, weather held up nicely, and not a lot of traffic.
Thank you for all your work in putting this series together for us to enjoy.
Sorry for the generic log!
 
14-Jun-21
There was lots of water in the ditch here which made this one a bit tricky to get to.
A tiny but prickly hawthorn bush needed to be avoided when accessing this one.
Thanks.
 
09-Jun-21
Hi Sirius,

today i was working at Royal George on a property so during my lunch break i managed to pick up some of this series while down this way.
i will have to come back and complete the series as i have never travelled this road before.
found 15 caches with 1 DNF for the day.
All where found by accurate coordinates and a generous hint. enjoyed the series so far. TFTC Clan Cerberus
 
Well I had plans for the weekend until this series came out and this changed all that, I talked to the Goose about doing this series on Saturday and then offered up 2 spare seats on the Tassie geocaching FB page, by Friday night we had one seat filled and two other cars travelling with us.
I left home at 7:15 we meet up with WhiteWebbs and Budgietas at the Mood Food event near Kempton at 8:15, then we drove to meet Tassie Trekkers at the Lake Leake turn off before heading East to the last cache of this great series number 44 was to be our 1st cache of the series at 10:13.
After making our way North and then West we found all the series without issue bar one where we had to search for sometime before adding our names to the logbook, we found the first one of the series and last for us at 13:40.
My estimate for this day out was 10 hours and due to good coords and hints we saved a lot of time so after splitting up with the other teams we made our way South to drop Budgietas back at his car grabbing a few other caches down side roads along the way, I arrived back home at 6:00.

Todays caching day was made all the better thanks to Sirius and my fellow cachers who mad it more than just a simple caching trip, thanks again.
 
05-Jun-21
Today we joined stainless-steel-rat, gooseandegg, Budgietas and whitewebbs for a caching trip along the Old Coach Road. We met the Southerners at Campbell Town and joined the convoy.

The day was overcast and cold but we managed to avoid the rain. We appreciate the time and effort gone into placing this series also the accurate co ordinates and detailed hints.

An excellent series of geo art and a great day out with great company. Signed the log "Convoy"

Many thanks Black Beard {sirius} ClappingClappingClapping we recommend this series.
 
05-Jun-21
 
05-Jun-21
Today we joined the convoy that left Kempton at 8.30 am and headed north to check out this cool new geoart. It was a fun day with the great company of stainless-steel-rat, gooseandegg, Budgietas and TassieTrekkers. The weather was kind as the drizzle held off until on the way home but gee it was windy and cold. We enjoyed the hides and their placement and all were found with the aid of the detailed hints. Thanks sirius Tas for all the effort you have put into creating the geoart. We left home at 7.15 am, Kempton at 8.30 am, Campbell Town at 9.20 am (after collecting the northerners, including a muggle 90 year old) and starting the fun at 10.10 am. We finished around 1.40 pm which included a stop for lunch. After the first log on No. 44, all logs were signed as "convoy". We highly recommend this series and thanks for showing us a road we have not travelled on previously. TFTGA
 
05-Jun-21
Hi Siruis

A day out with Goose / Stainless Steel Rat / Whitewebbs & Tassie Trekkers (in the order I spotted them on the day). The target was the Ready Aim Fire series. Started with a quick event at Mood Food, followed by a drive to Campbell Town where Tassie Trekkers were met. Started at 44 and moved back along the road towards 1. All 44 were found on the drive. This road I have travelled many times before, including a stop at where I went in my youth for many swims while holidaying in Swansea. A swim in fresh water was always nice on a hot day, and better than the sea! I remember seeing a platypus swimming by one day - so it is a special spot!

Royal George is not a large place, but it was packed today, I am sure there where about 15 - 20 people spotted as we drove through. SSR avoided a dog during the drive through.

All caches were signed as "Convoy" to save space in the log.

TFTC and the series
 
01-Jun-21
Another quick stop find, sign and move on. Just managed to return the cache before a car came into view. Very Happy
 
31-May-21
Enjoy!
 
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