MDKT's Yellow Digger - Bingo Cache Race Mawson Lakes, South Australia, Australia
By
Misterdrewkittytoo on 01-Dec-12. Waypoint GA5287
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Moveable |
| Container: | Micro |
| Coordinates: | S34° 48.288' E138° 37.001' (WGS 84) |
| 54H 281981E 6146014N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 2 m |
| Local Government Area: | Salisbury |
/138.616683,-34.8048,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
One of our entries in the 2012 moving cache race
Yellow Digger Would like to travel around Australia meeting lots of cachers and seeing lots of things If Possible Could You Take A Photo Of Yellow Digger So We Can Keep Track Of His Journey
The Rules (not guidelines)
•Your cache must be a form of transport or anything, even peripherally related to transport.
•Your cache may be store bought or hand crafted.
•Caches for the competition must be published on 1 December 2012 Australian Eastern Time (GCA Time)
Geocaching Australia has the facility to automatically publish your cache on 1 December 2012
Please refer to the Geocaching Australia wiki for more information
•You are welcome to join the game after it has started provided you list the hidden date and published date as 1 December 2012 and add the word bingo to your cache tags
•You are required to add the word bingo to the tags on your entry at Geocaching Australia
You can add the word bingo to your tags by visiting your cache page and clicking on Tag in the Actions section in the right hand navigation section of your cache page
•The game commences at 00:00:00 1 December 2012 AEDST and concludes 23:59:59 31 January 2013 AEDST
•The game administrators decision is final
•You can find and move your own cache during the game period provided it is not the caches first move
•Caches must be found and hidden by the same cacher (i.e. no mailing the cache to another cacher to hide)
•Only moves count towards your bingo card and you must move the cache at least 1km to count as a valid move
•There is no limit to the distance other cachers can move the cache
•Other cachers in the game will find / move your cache, but they are requested to move it on within 2 days
Yellow Digger Would like to make his way back to Fernland Trackable Hotel once the game is over
(http://coord.info/GC2H4PZ) <------- Fernlands Address
Hints
Oruvaq svefg cnyz gerr, arne terra obk, haqre onex |
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Decode |
Logs
Today we embarked on a GCA hunt including moveables and traditionals - unfortunately this one was 1 of 8 DNF's we encountered.
At first, I was fooled by the nearby geotrail, but soon found this digger tucked away as the hint suggested.
The digger is now hiding just down the road from the Boral Concrete quarry. Quite a fitting location really.
A quick easy find, once I started paying attention to where the GPSr was pointing. No snakes were encountered in the caching of this cache.
I've found some moveables at this location a few years ago. A good little layover area for them.
We'll take this one back to J & J Central, and get it moved somewhere new in the next week or two.
Thanks misterdrewkittytoo.
I've found some moveables at this location a few years ago. A good little layover area for them.
We'll take this one back to J & J Central, and get it moved somewhere new in the next week or two.
Thanks misterdrewkittytoo.
Rated: for Overall Experience
And a quick stop and find here as well while in the area
The public holiday made for a very quiet location today, and also made finding a nearby park very easy
Cheers, will move it along soon
The public holiday made for a very quiet location today, and also made finding a nearby park very easy
Cheers, will move it along soon
Found this little GCA on an afternoon out with my boys after school. It was a great little find will move it along soon.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found today at the Moveable and Mystery Madness event.
Thanks to all the cachers who brought all these moveables along.
Thanks to all the cachers who brought all these moveables along.
Found today at the Moveable and Mystery Madness event.
Thanks to all the cachers who gathered up all these moveables.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Attended the very enjoyable GCA Moveable & Mystery Madness event (GA10647) in Whiteman Park today with Chwiliwr and Gwawr. We found this cache with all the other moveable caches that were brought to the event by the various GCA cachers in attendence. There were also a couple found not actually at the event.
Thanks for the cache.
Thanks for the cache.
Attended the very enjoyable GCA Moveable & Mystery Madness event (GA10647) in Whiteman Park today with Chwiliwr and Gwawr. We found this cache with all the other moveable caches that were brought to the event by the various GCA cachers in attendence. There were also a couple found not actually at the event.
Thanks for the cache.
Thanks for the cache.
Attended the very enjoyable GCA Moveable & Mystery Madness event (GA10647) in Whiteman Park today with tbh and Gwawr. We found this cache with all the other moveable caches that were brought to the event by the various GCA cachers in attendence. There were also a couple found not actually at the event.
Thanks for the cache.
Thanks for the cache.
Discovered 'MDKT's Yellow Digger - Bingo Cache Race' at the Moveable & Mystery Madness Event held in Whiteman Park. The forecast was for rain but we were blessed with good weather for the day. A small but dedicated group of geocachers and a couple of new faces attended and exchanged stories of caches found and missed. Many thanks Misterdrewkittytoo for the cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
NOT at above coordinates
Attending "Moveable & Mystery Madness" event GA10647
Attending "Moveable & Mystery Madness" event GA10647
Planning for this trip began in June - we knew we would be heading to Adelaide but which way would we go? This depended on our targets. We looked at our list of unclaimed Dragon Zone trophies and picked out several that we could feasibly collect the required number of finds to qualify for the trophy. We then had to identify caches that would meet our targets and from here it was time to plan a route that would take us past the caches we had identified. Any caches too far off our route were discarded and replaced by suitable alternatives.
All was running smoothly until the Christmas in July game was announced. We would be travelling in the latter part of the game. It was difficult to include this in our target caches as we did not know what was required. Once the game began and we understood what we needed to do we could then add other caches to the target list.
We were just getting our heads, yes all four of them, around this when more Dragon Zone trophies were added. Which ones could we meet and which should we ignore? Do we need to add more GA caches and/or do we need to change our route and our targets? We decided on our target list and then our route and timeline. We had just drawn a line under everything and were about to begin printing our caching booklets, route maps and target lists when caught@work published 23 new caches on the Western Ring Path. Earlier we had decided on the caches in the Edgewater Walk series. If we added the new ones on the Western Ring Path and as many of the CCC series as possible, we could probably reach the required number of caches to qualify for the Dragon Zone trophies “Restraining Order Stalker” (Find 100 DZ caches hidden by the same cacher) and “Obsession!=Insanity” (find 50 DZ caches in a day). As the latter would give us our first Blaze Trophy, it was decided to alter everything to include the CCC series.Four Fun, in South Australia published five puzzle caches that would bring good points in the Christmas in July game. Can we solve the puzzles? A few more adjustments to the route and the caches to find list and we would be off.
Having successfully completed our Melbourne challenges and gained our first Blaze Dragon Zone trophy it was time to focus on the Christmas in July game. We started on the Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park puzzle caches recently published by Four-Fun. With Four-Fun's puzzles found, several of J_&_J's puzzles found and the Christmas in July game over it was time to focus on completing the requirements for a few more Dragon Zone Trophies.
When we knew that there was a possibility that we would have a break from grand parent duties we had planned this slight detour so that we could find both GA and GC caches that would meet the requirements for several Dragon Zone trophies and several GC challenge caches in several states. As we had already visited all states and territories except Western Australia this year it was time for us to hop on a plane and head for Perth, Western Australia.
When we were at home we had noticed that Lazarus68 had been collecting moveable caches during a recent visit to the eastern states. We wondered if Lazarus would be back in the west by the time we visited and if we would have an opportunity to find the moveables that were in his care. So, we contacted Lazarus and the stars did align. We made arrangements to visit and we were able to log finds on quite a few moveable caches. Many thanks Lazarus68 for making these caches available for our visit. In turn, we left another ten moveables in the area which are also now in the care of Lazarus68.
All was running smoothly until the Christmas in July game was announced. We would be travelling in the latter part of the game. It was difficult to include this in our target caches as we did not know what was required. Once the game began and we understood what we needed to do we could then add other caches to the target list.
We were just getting our heads, yes all four of them, around this when more Dragon Zone trophies were added. Which ones could we meet and which should we ignore? Do we need to add more GA caches and/or do we need to change our route and our targets? We decided on our target list and then our route and timeline. We had just drawn a line under everything and were about to begin printing our caching booklets, route maps and target lists when caught@work published 23 new caches on the Western Ring Path. Earlier we had decided on the caches in the Edgewater Walk series. If we added the new ones on the Western Ring Path and as many of the CCC series as possible, we could probably reach the required number of caches to qualify for the Dragon Zone trophies “Restraining Order Stalker” (Find 100 DZ caches hidden by the same cacher) and “Obsession!=Insanity” (find 50 DZ caches in a day). As the latter would give us our first Blaze Trophy, it was decided to alter everything to include the CCC series.Four Fun, in South Australia published five puzzle caches that would bring good points in the Christmas in July game. Can we solve the puzzles? A few more adjustments to the route and the caches to find list and we would be off.
Having successfully completed our Melbourne challenges and gained our first Blaze Dragon Zone trophy it was time to focus on the Christmas in July game. We started on the Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park puzzle caches recently published by Four-Fun. With Four-Fun's puzzles found, several of J_&_J's puzzles found and the Christmas in July game over it was time to focus on completing the requirements for a few more Dragon Zone Trophies.
When we knew that there was a possibility that we would have a break from grand parent duties we had planned this slight detour so that we could find both GA and GC caches that would meet the requirements for several Dragon Zone trophies and several GC challenge caches in several states. As we had already visited all states and territories except Western Australia this year it was time for us to hop on a plane and head for Perth, Western Australia.
When we were at home we had noticed that Lazarus68 had been collecting moveable caches during a recent visit to the eastern states. We wondered if Lazarus would be back in the west by the time we visited and if we would have an opportunity to find the moveables that were in his care. So, we contacted Lazarus and the stars did align. We made arrangements to visit and we were able to log finds on quite a few moveable caches. Many thanks Lazarus68 for making these caches available for our visit. In turn, we left another ten moveables in the area which are also now in the care of Lazarus68.
In my safe hands 
Intend moving this to Perth WA, where some fresh moveables will be welcome.
Intend moving this to Perth WA, where some fresh moveables will be welcome.
Found in the hands of pjmpjm today, left with him to relocate very soon.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found in company with Team Canary . . .
Will move to another upper Blue Mountains location soon . . .
Left at Leura during a storm for a local cacher.
Looked for this one while placing a cache nearby, and couldn't find it. Hopefully someone has taken it & just forgotten to log it.
Dropped this one into my standard moveables hiding spot.
Picked this one up at the Bluies event in Blaxland. Will move it a bit further up the Mountains
Moving to the Spring Caching in the Bluies event. Don't look before tomorrow.
14 month unfound..... sitting and waiting patiently. Thats a lot of unclaimed love. Great spots to explore the rocky hides. This was tricky to find. Taken..... be back out soon.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Out and about in Sydney...and now down in Sutherland...and this area is cool. Lots of rocks to hop over and many many places to hide a cache....so I did.......and actually there are two of them. GA7280 is the other one.
Hint has been updated, but check the spoiler photo as well...it will help.
Hope you like the area....
Hint has been updated, but check the spoiler photo as well...it will help.
Hope you like the area....
I was happy to get a chance see fourteen moveables in one go today, and they even moved to where I was to be signed.
Thanks
Albida
Thanks
Albida
GCA 1106 - 10889. Found in the hands of Sol de Lune.
Nice to grab such a selection of moveables in one hit. Glad to see these still moving around.
TFTC !!
I find that the moveables are a great addition to geocaching. The fun of chasing them around - sometimes finding them in place - sometimes not - puts a bit more interest on the Geocaching Australia side of things. These games also tend to boost the numbers of moveables around - especially in December and January - perfect time to spend a bit more time caching away in Summer and / or holidays. My favourites tend to be the Gnomes - memories of a misspent childhood come to mind.... Lol.
Nice to grab such a selection of moveables in one hit. Glad to see these still moving around.
TFTC !!
I find that the moveables are a great addition to geocaching. The fun of chasing them around - sometimes finding them in place - sometimes not - puts a bit more interest on the Geocaching Australia side of things. These games also tend to boost the numbers of moveables around - especially in December and January - perfect time to spend a bit more time caching away in Summer and / or holidays. My favourites tend to be the Gnomes - memories of a misspent childhood come to mind.... Lol.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found in the hands of Sol de Lune. Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found in the hands of LuckyL10n passed by me. Nice little yellow digger tractor. I hope your travels are full of fruitful digging.
Rated: for Overall Experience
#GA622 - 11:30; Picked this cache up today as part of a prisoner exchange with Sol de lune. It might get to tour the ACT for a bit before moving on I reckon. TFTC misterdrewkittytoo 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Spotted it at Pathtags, Geocoins, Moveable Caches, Travelbugs Swap Meet.
thanks
thanks
Rated: for Overall Experience
Grabbed from the event today....will relocate in Canberra shortly....
Rated: for Overall Experience
Spotted at the Pathtags, Geocoins, Moveable Caches, Travelbugs Swap Meet event (GA7283).
I was happy to add some GCA caches to the table and also left with a couple to move along.
Thanks for creating this cache so we can all play this great game.
I was happy to add some GCA caches to the table and also left with a couple to move along.
Thanks for creating this cache so we can all play this great game.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Spotted this one while at the GCA event. Great to see such a good selection of moveables, I left them on the table for others to find.
Rated: for Overall Experience
NOTE: Cache will only be available at this location on 12th July 2015 which will coincide with the
Moved to Pathtags, Geocoins, Moveable Caches, Travelbugs Swap Meet.
Please don't go searching for it before the event as it won't be at these co-ordinates.
Moved to Pathtags, Geocoins, Moveable Caches, Travelbugs Swap Meet.
Please don't go searching for it before the event as it won't be at these co-ordinates.
Found by caughtatwork at 12:22 on 21/06/2015
Grabbed this one after a few tries, then restorting to the hint. Wow. That's a well hidden cache.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks Misterdrewkittytoo for this cache here today. It will taken along to the Pathtag swap meet in July to be moved on.
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 4
Grabbed this one after a few tries, then restorting to the hint. Wow. That's a well hidden cache.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks Misterdrewkittytoo for this cache here today. It will taken along to the Pathtag swap meet in July to be moved on.
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 4
Rated: for Overall Experience
No joy for me today, I think the Westringia plants have grown considerably since the cache was hidden here, so it could still be here but I wasn't able to identify GZ properly so moved on after easier finds...
I had to read the hint being such a 'haystack' area after which I had the digger in hand at 19:55.
Replaced it where I found it after signing.
TNLNSL. Thanks Misterdrewkittytoo.
Replaced it where I found it after signing.
TNLNSL. Thanks Misterdrewkittytoo.
Moved him to Melbourne
Thanks and good luck
Thanks and good luck
Nabbed this one tonight - he's going to Melbourne
Replaced it with a cache from Melbourne ready to be found.
Thanks
Replaced it with a cache from Melbourne ready to be found.
Thanks
Rated: for Overall Experience
