GCA Nano Spew: The Windmill Victoria Park, Western Australia, Australia
By
fluffyfish on 26-Mar-13. Waypoint GA6275
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Nano |
| Coordinates: | S31° 58.162' E115° 53.438' (WGS 84) |
| 50J 395176E 6462422N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 4 m |
| Local Government Area: | Victoria Park |
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Description
A nano cache located in a great spot in Victoria Park
In my deep dark past, I was once an 'avid' geocaching.com cacher. With that comes the requisite amount of nano caches (once all the good spots have been taken and a more urbanised lifystyle). However having left that period behind, I still have a large number of bison tubes, nanos and hanging nanos in my caching box. Rather than bin them, I can support the GCA cause by throwing some nanos out there. They are not supposed to be 'difficult', just an excuse to show you some of the nicer parts of Perth and historical locations I have come across (and I haven't seen much at all).
This windmill is quite a feature of Victoria Park being at the junction of Shepparton Rd and the Albany Highway. Constructed in 1940's as an advertising feature, it is still going strong. Hopefully it can last another 60 years.
To access the log, please unscrew the base from the lid. The lid will remain attached. After logging, please rescrew the base to the lid. Should be ok.
Hints
unatvat va gur sebag pbeare ohfurf |
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Decode |
Logs
Out with the family on a day of caching. Another one that I had missed and never found in this area so found it and signed the log.
Thanks fluffyfish for placing this cache for cachers to find.
Thanks fluffyfish for placing this cache for cachers to find.
Rated: for Overall Experience
GCA 1647. Found during a visit to the West for work.
Flew in this afternoon and grabbed a few GCA cacahes on the way to the hotel. First find for the day. Nice and simple in an interesting location.
TFTC !!
Flew in this afternoon and grabbed a few GCA cacahes on the way to the hotel. First find for the day. Nice and simple in an interesting location.
TFTC !!
Rated: for Overall Experience
This was not what I was expecting at all! I didn't have a look at the hint while I was hunting for it, but it certainly makes sense now. Such a cool windmill! Strangely, I have never noticed it being here, which is probably not a good thing for an advertising device. Anyhow, a great discovery! TFTC fluffyfish
Found It!
I found the log jammed between branches of the bush - and then found the empty cache container nearby which seemed a bit odd. After signing I put it all back together again. Nice old windmill!
TFTC
I found the log jammed between branches of the bush - and then found the empty cache container nearby which seemed a bit odd. After signing I put it all back together again. Nice old windmill!
TFTC
A great piece of Perth's history stuck in the middle of a highway. Quick easy find while in the area hiding gnomes TFTC fluffyfish. ps the log sheets have turned a very strange colour. 
Rated: for Overall Experience
I had a few minutes to spare on my way out to dinner so I a grabbed this one.
TFTC
TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this cache on the way back to where the car was parked after doing the new puzzle.
Rated: for Overall Experience
On a lunch time walk, with a mission to log this cache. After I signed the log and started walk back toward the Causeway, I realised that there was a GC cache a few metres from this one, so I went back to log it as well. Then, just I was about to walk back under Canning Hwy, I realised that there was a GC cache up the embankment on the South side, so I logged that one as well.
How the tables have turned ... I've spent the past 4 years walking past GCA caches unnoticed as I hunted GC caches. Enjoying my caching so much more lately with a focus on GCA ones and the Dragonzone game
Nicely hidden cache here. Thanks fluffyfish
How the tables have turned ... I've spent the past 4 years walking past GCA caches unnoticed as I hunted GC caches. Enjoying my caching so much more lately with a focus on GCA ones and the Dragonzone game
Nicely hidden cache here. Thanks fluffyfish
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this one after a walk around the island. Thanks for placing this cache fluffyfish
Spent the afternoon wandering about the South Perth Como area collecting caches, with this one being the first stop off. Had been here some years back seeking another cache so nice to revisit. Thanks to the hint this one was soon spotted. Did some weeding whilst sitting to sign the log.
The log is dry, somewhat discoloured, but otherwise no problems.
Thanks for the cache fluffyfish.
The log is dry, somewhat discoloured, but otherwise no problems.
Thanks for the cache fluffyfish.
Rated: for Overall Experience
This completes a small enclave of caches and turns the area green in more ways than one! Sat down right next to the cache and signed the log with none of the passing motorists any the wiser, Thanks for the hunt.
This one took a bit of finding. As the businesses across the road were all open and looking in my direction I didn't want to be too obvious, so I checked the hint. But the first time I was at the hinted location, my GPS said 34m to go... 
So I followed it around to the other side, and then back again, and it had come around to my way of thinking by then. So I took a seat and had a bit of a look around, and phew, spotted the container.
Retrieving it was a bit of mission as well, but I got there in the end. Thanks for the cache fluffyfish!
So I followed it around to the other side, and then back again, and it had come around to my way of thinking by then. So I took a seat and had a bit of a look around, and phew, spotted the container.
Retrieving it was a bit of mission as well, but I got there in the end. Thanks for the cache fluffyfish!
Another quick find on a very quiet Good Friday.
Thanks for the cache.
Thanks for the cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
I had been planning on doing the other Nano Spew cache on the way in to work so was pleasantly surprised to see that this cache had been lanuched nearby. A bit of a wet ride in but was rewarded with a *FTF* at around 6:35am. TFTC.
Rated: for Overall Experience
