Those Magnificent Men Koonunga, South Australia, Australia
By postiegirl06 and robzta on 30-Apr-07. Waypoint GC12HXZ

This cache has been archived by the owner pending removal - thank you to all the finders

This entry was edited by PG06 on Monday, 25 March 2013 at 23:38:22 UTC.

Our 14th and final Cache of the day! Cache needs attention though. Container has perished to a point of not sealing. We didn't have a spare container so we placed the damaged one in a compostable shopping bag (all we had) for a bit of protection, but that's not going to last that long. TFTC

This entry was edited by SnappyTomCats on Monday, 28 January 2013 at 13:38:38 UTC.

updated log: found originally by the then "will'n'grace", now willeraus and cazzamatazz

Love these country roads. SL TFTC

ADE12. Today was a chance to go caching with Team Seedsman. After completing the TDF series we headed into morgan for a feed and a few more caches as we headed towards our next power trail. Thanks.

8486.143 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 2009 5th Ann Compass Rose Gold A#138

Albida

Out for a day of my first Power Trails experiences with TDF & Fifty Oh, (and some random caches thrown in for good measure) with Albida. 111 of 175
TFTC

Great drive out to find this cache. Thanks!

Unable to sign log, TFTC

Mrs Bushies2 stayed at our caravan to finish off logging our 63 finds from yesterday...I decided to hunt a few more caches in spite of wet weather...found it easy. Thanks PG06

A quick find in amongst fields ready for harvesting on our trip to Eudunda TFTC

Quick find Out with the boys on a caching run out north today.
tftc

container needs to be replaced,lid is stuffed.

It pays to know a bit of history and this was a great idea to bring us out this way.Container is on its way out,lid will not stay on properly so woolworths came to the rescue to try and keep the rain out,tftc

Our last find after a week away since the June Long Weekend Event. The only aeronautical things today were the birds getting blown around by the icy winds.
TFTC

Out on a lovely drive with spiderfoot11. Found this little cache, still relatively dry inside despite the lid issues. TNLNSL, TFTC.

An easy find once on the right road. No planes just peace and quietness. Thanks PG06 for the cache.

Had TomTom loaded with POI for this one
Tom was telling us to turn right into a paddock.
We decided not to stir up the locals and eventually managed a legal way to access the cache. TFTC PG06. Had a great day today love ya work.
TNSL - L - 1960 Australian Penny

Easy find. Just have to take the right road to get there.
TFTC.

Off to a flying start as we landed grabbed the cache and took off not quite at jet speeds. Thanks

JB Frog is toooooooo old to contemplate jet speeds
TFTC PG06

First find for the day on a pure geocache day with JBFrog and Moses on the move

Ergh... took the dirt road option instead of the easy path. Or should that read mud pit road? Oh well, we eventually got there in the end, and the sedan didn;t look took bad. Underneath was a different story. The cache was full of water, and the container needs replacing. Despite this, you couldn't get a drier logbook. Emptied the water out, and replaced. However, the horses had a very good look to see what we were doing. TFTC.

Found but very wet log road wet tftc

Cache lid is broken so cache is very wet. Please replace your cache container.

Cache was sitting in plain sight and had water inside it because the lid is broken. TFTC

Found on this beautifully warm day!!!!!! with Team scallywag and The Wild Gang along for the caching adventure. TNLN SL TFTC
Thanks for the history lesson got to love it. Cheers

What a nice day to go caching with 2 other teams. TFTC TNLN SL

What a nice day to go caching with 2 other teams. Thanks for the lift Rhyan Clan . TFTC TNLN SL

The container is suffering from exposure to the elements, I drained it as the swaps were swimming the log book however is still in tack. TNLNSL TFTC

Added another plane to the hangar.Hangar needs a new roof as it's leaking through the roof.tnsl tftc another small piece of history we didn't know about.

Certainly a good open place to land an aeroplane.

Replacement container required as lid broken and moisture getting in.

Found on my second day caching in this part of Australia. My thanks to postiegirl06 and robzta for the cache. TomTom was up to its tricks around here but I soon sorted it with a severe tongue lashing!

easy find while out for the day with the geo girlfriend! tftc

Our last find for the afternoon as the daylight was getting dull. Time to head home. TFTC

Quick find (#14 of 23) on my semi-big day off work geocaching. TNLNSL. Edge of container lid is cracked, so it'll need replacement sometime soon. Cheers & TFTC!

A little out of the way spot to commemerate all those flying happenings but was a pleasant drive as we wound our way home, all wheels on the ground.
Thanks

A quick easy driveby and our second last for the day. Thanks postie girl

Our last find of the day. We got here via all the quality roads from pg's shed party cache, none of which we got bogged on [B)]. TFTC pg and robzta.

Great drive to this cache. Had a bit of trouble with the sun and dust as the sun was beginning to set but made it safely. Once we got there we had no troubles finding the cache. TFTC.

What an amazing drive through the hills and back blocks the GPSR sent me on from Postiegirl's Shed Party. The little used minor back tracks were a delight, although a little rough and rutted, particularly now the fields are green with crops. Just as well the roads had dried out since last weeks rain. This one looked like it may be a challenge due to the high, thick, grass but again the GPSR was right on target.

Despite the relatively remote location there were quite a few farmer Muggles about, cropping season has begun, so had to be quick at the cache.

The cache had been leaking a little and was damp inside but the log book was secure in a good plastic bag.

Quick roadside driveby on our way home.

TFTC

Magnificent countryside, but no evidence of any flying machines around here these days... Contents of cache were quite damp.

TNLN - Thanks PostieGirl & Robzta!

Found at 16:33
I suppose you could imagine these being air-fields

tftc, took the yellow frog and left a US radar airplane sl. ta da netdrifter and pedro messy

It is truly amazing where caching takes you, the things you can learn. I have travelled this road quite a bit in my life time. I never knew the history here about Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and the Southern Cross. It has been an interesting piece of history for me because one of my decendants was a mechanic aboard the Southern Cross.
Thanks for the hide and history lesson.

TFTC TNLN SL

Holy Smokin Catfish Wacka Ma dooza!!!

Found good hide safely.Lovely view over hills.Taken t/bug.

T.F.T.C

Found with Grandeeze. TNLN. it was a nice winters day out. TFTC

Was a great drive to cach, just follow the GPS and bingo.
TN L=Geocoin TFTC SL

Out for a day of cachingwith Firesafe in one of my old favorite areas
what a day
amazing were you end up having to head home tonight to assist in the running of AAFC SQN now with something to tell them
TFTC

Out with Honeysucker for the day in the Mid North to clean up some postiegirl and other caches.

Getting near the end of the day and the sun was just about down but what about another cache. TFTC

Day 324 of non-stop caching

Accompanied with postiegirl06. Thanks for showed me around the country - lovely... SL. Thanks postiegirl06 and robzta for organising the cache and hunt.

Found at 2.10pm with DeltaEcho and Psalm 118:24 while "Walking like a Geocacher" on our 4th C3 (Copper Coast Cachers) Crazy Caching Caper. Find #30 of 57 for the day.

Magnificent!

Easy find

TFTC

Found on our 4th C3 (Copper Coast Cachers) day with goingtheredoingthat and DeltaEcho. 4:30am till midnight!!!
Find #29 out of 57 for the day. What a FUN FUN FUN day!

TFTC!

Another find on our 4th C3 - Copper Coast Cachers day.

A quick stop on the side of the road.

TNLNSL

This would have to be one of the easiest caches we have found. As we pulled up to gz we noticed a white box sitting beside the road for all to see. Fearing it had been muggled we were rapt to see everything intact inside and in excellent condition except for the photo of Kingsford Smith and the Southern Cross which had been faded in the sun but still recognizable. We decoded the hint to ensure that we replaced the cache in the right location only to find that some animal has taken to resting there. We replaced a large rock on the cache and a lot of other rocks around it to try and deter the squatter from coming back
Took Snoopy
Left Bear
Thanks postiegirl06 for the cache and another piece of great local history

TFTC TNLN

No men in planes today, but there was one in a shinny red tractor bailing his hay.............
TFTC

5th of 33 for the day while driving to Worlds End. Found after a bit of beating around the bush(es). Thanks for the history lesson.

Well there has to be one in every crowd doesn't there? I note I'm the only DNF!!..........well I was night caching on my way back from the Riverland and tried it by car headlights with the Elf asleep. The long VERY WET GRASS, WHICH SOAKED MY SHOES AND SOCKS didn't help things. So I gave up, took off my soaked footwear and dried it on full heater blast until I got into Kapunda for my next attempt [:.D]
I'll by back, I want to see this area in daylight.

Found Team GeoCoopers
Had already visited Lincoln Nitschke's Aviation Museum in nearby Greenock this weekend so this was a fitting cache as one of my last for the weekend.
Thanks Postiegirl and Robzta

Thx for the history PG06. Very interesting not much flat ground to land a plane though. TNLNSL

I think Dik did too go a job of hiding. It took us ages to find. Eventually did though.Took a balloon and left an owl (the only flying thing we could find in our stash)
TFTC

7th of 12 for the day

Those on the left of the car could see the cache before we even stopped.
Tried to hide it a little better.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Thanks for the History PG. Took Dog Left plane.
TFTC

#3 for the day @ 0918 and the first of many many PG's!

The grass has dried, and could see cache from road, before even out of the car. Rehid a little better.
TNLNSL
Thanks for the info here.
grabbed Dubi Dam Dam TB

A nice quiet country area. TNLN. Thanks postiegirl06 and robzta

Good to see these guys had so many great landing spots.
Lots of cacher tracks around, so we knew the area to look .
Took globe.
Left Dubi Dam Dam TB.
SL. Watch out for the huge ants [xx(].
Thanks PG & robzta for the history and cache.

Whoops! Forgot to log in TB.

Our second cache for the day, but our first one after having met up with Nibs and Auzee. Quick find. Loved the history.

Saw a hare on the way. Thanks postiegirl and robzta.

Another find for The Rebel Alliance. Thanks for the cache.
L.L.T.R.A

#41 of 60 finds on the Kapunda/Eudunda day of my Adelaide trip, in company with acts2youthgroup. We found this one at 1655. Not having read the cache page before arriving, I wondered about what could possibly be significant about this place to justify a cache hide. However, after opening the cache, all was revealed. My father-in-law grew up in Bendigo, in Victoria, and he remembered Kingsford-Smith visiting the area with the Southern Cross. His overriding memory was discovering that the 'plane had a 'room' inside it. Up to that point, aeroplanes generally had a cockpit and nothing else! I made no exchange. Thanks to postiegirl06 and robzta for the cache. Cheers, dak.

#41 of 60 cache finds for day three of our Adelaide trip, in the company of dak’s Emu Mob. Today we headed to Kapunda and Eudunda to find a few. I have to admit my ignorance on this one, I thought what was the point of hiding a cache here; I was glad you had the history sheet in the cache as it revealed all and I could appreciate what took place here. Thanks postiegirl for the cache.

Rats , I was hoping to see some old planes, instead I saw a plain
Thanks postiegirl06 and robzta

When landing power lines can sometimes spoil the party though. No problems though as we approached at ground level this time.
TFTC

It's a shame there were no hot air balloons in the skies today - they are fantastic to watch.

Thanks for the quick stop .

Impressive sized cache with a quick drivebyAnother cache on our Barossa trip, thanks postie girl

Found this cache on the way back from a weekend on the Murray. T: game that muggle niece chose L: flying moose and University geocoin TFTC (sorry it took so long to log)

Easy find, with the wind whistling through the wires of the fence nearby.
T: Fan
L: Electronic toy game

Cheers, Great views of the countryside.

Exceptional history around here.
Who would have thought??
Clear skies from TeamAstro. They sure did need them. [^]

Took a wrong turn out of Eudunda, so we thought we better make it worth while!!
T Balloon
L Fairy teddy bear

Another quick drive by. Hardly any wind but the fence was singing nicely. Must be very tight! TNLN, TFTC.

Another find on my way home today. Had no flying swaps with me though so TNLNSL. I am going to have to start planning a little better when I come through this way in the future!
Cheers.

Who said night time caching is fun? Maybe they should try it with two geokids(5 & 7), both with head torches on. With light bouncing everywhere, except where we wanted them to, we somehow managed to find this one. TNLN TFTC

SA_Mystery Inc was on fire finding Caches today and while we were scratching our heads she came up a winner.
Swapped the well known world war one flying ace Snoopy for a helicopter.

I was on a roll today it's nice to know that every now and again I can beat the master parrot.

This was our first stop on the way to Eudunda for the event. How appropriate that it was a PG cache . While searching for the cache, the sheep in the paddock across the road must have thought we were there to feed them, as they all wandered over to check us out. By the time we had found it they must have realised that we were a dead loss in the food department and wandered away again. No swaps. Cheers Postiegirl.

Busted Parrothead and family at the cache site. Would you belive nearly 3500 combined caches and we could not find it. Daughter number one on less than 100 picked it up straight away.

Another find on our day of cruising around the Valley of Hidden Treasures chasing caches. This was actually my first for the day. Of course... couldn't find it to start with but got there in the end.
TNLNLS
TFTC
TTFN
BB

Found it easily, not as a muggle anymore but by myself, Helped having been here with Matmob. The dead lamb nearby stunk!!! Took kiwi travel bug left a blue propellor fan TFTC

Flew out to this one and a smooth landing to claim the FTF! Nothing like a bit of night time caching! Especially when you have a couple of muggles on board (actually potential new geocachers!) All they need is a GPSr if anyone out there has a spare one!! Pity we couldn't see anything of our surroundings, oh well doesn't matter! TN, L phonecard with an aeroplane design and Kiwi TB who wanted to be in themed caches. TFTC

Awww... and I thought this was a cache dedicated to volunteer reviewers...