WWII Water line Darwin Airport, Northern Territory, Australia
By gibbo003 on 19-May-09. Waypoint GC1RJQ7

This one has gone

Third attempt this arvo, and third DNF. Not my lucky day! Didn't think there was much magnetism around the place but clearly wrong.

This entry was edited by skyebomonkeytown on Wednesday, 15 January 2014 at 09:03:22 UTC.

Not so easy for us, but it should have been!!

Only a short walk from the caravan pack. Was a great after dinner cache . Tftc tnlnsl

We made a quick find with richlink here. Thanks for the cache gibbo003.

Oops, wrong date.

This entry was edited by iluvtrekking on Wednesday, 09 October 2013 at 11:59:19 UTC.

A quick find with iluvtrekking. Thanks gibbo003.

I went hunting for this cache while the others were off for the scrutineering part of the World Solar Challenge.

First of the day, just out of the camping tftc !

Saw an obvious spot on approach...GPS had me go right to that spot...but nothing to be found there or around

Spending time in Darwin to do some caching, relaxing and maybe some fishing.
Found a nice shady park for the geo-cruiser, and after a short stroll, cache was in hand.
Thanks for the cache, gibbo003.

Nice day for geocaching TFTC !

Nice quick find on a glorious Darwin dry season day TFTC

Nice easy find and a bit of history to go with it.

TNLN TFTC

We have driven passed this spot a number of times since arriving in Darwin but never even noticed the water pipe.
Cache was quickly found.
Thanks gibbo003

Easy find after a very pleasant meander from the nearby park. Beautiful warm dry day, my last in Darwin. Tnln sl tftc.

dä erst aussie cache. greets from switzerland

After visiting the Aviation museum we went to the other side to find this cache.
TFTC! Greetings from Holland.

A lazy day in the car. A few domestics and a late start. Spent most of our time around the airport with Bettyboo3747.
We dropped in on this cache today with a spare logbook, but Firesafe and Honeysucker had been there the day before and replaced it.
We have been seeing this pipe for a while and wondered about its function.
Thanks, Robmc.

# 3607. After 2 days on the bikes we were back in the car today to reach a few caches we wanted to re-visit and a few further away. Today I managed 18 smilies and a few DNF's again!!

Pleased to know the function of this piping that we have seen in several areas and along many main roads recently. A quick find here and a nice log sheet courtesy of firesafe and honeysucker the day before we arrived. TFTC

On a Trip to the top end for the V8 Race weekend 14 days of driving and racing

a good hint made this an easy find

Spent the day out with Honeysucker grabbing as many caches as we could around Darwin while showing him the sights (it is his first time to the Top End).
Quick find for us. TFTC.

A nice drive by, very quiet with no one around. Log book is unuseable. TFTC

A quick find. Very quiet today. TFTC

TFTC gibbo003 This was our first geocaching day in NT. We were on our way to Katherine to walk the Jatbula Trail visiting from Perth.

Quick find, just as well lots of muggles at a dog show nearby.
SL
Thanks

Soaking wet.

Found and logged at 10:09
One of 7caches for the day while caching and sight seeing around Darwin
Thanks qibbo003

AS PER THE PREVIOUS LOG, THE LOGBOOK IS VERY WET AND CANT BE SIGNED. TFTC

Log needs to be replaced as current log is soaked.

ALthough an easy find the log was beyond saturated. Did our best and put it back. TFTC

Hot hot day... Easy to find hide well thanks

Great find
Tftc

Stayed at caravan park near by. Quick and easy one. TFTC

I was here with my dad j007kunz.

We stayed on the shady glen campsite. So this one was just a short walk.

Quick find, full of ants. Cleaned it out as best as possible.

Quick stop here. TFTC.

E.

Easy peasy. Robdogg and Luly

Found it with The Hancock Clan on a scorching hot Darwin afternoon. Thank God I enjoy the heat!
TFTC

An interesting location and a good example of this pipeline goes right through the airbase where Mr H is staying for a few days. Found this one with a mad Russian whilst working nearby today.
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan

Nice quick find. TFTC.

First find right near work!!!

Easy to find. Thanks for the nice cache.

Found this one, but it's not magnetic!
We found sun glasses near the cache, if any cacher lost them please contact. Otherwise we keep them!

Easy find. Right where I thought it would be.

Found on a caching morning with corunnaroad.....TFTC cheers..! cabbos

Just got before a muggle came alongTFTC

A quick grab on our way out of Darwin. Amazing we were camped at the show grounds attending the NT Hog Rally but couldn't leave without logging a cache or two. TFTC. TNLN.

I had wondered whether this pipeline was a war effort ( given crude pipe manufacture) and this clears that up. A credit it can still be used. Thanks

Last find the day. TFTC

1605 GAFF3 Second attempt (Other was at night GAFF2). Having read further the cache note I checked other spots, some further afield, but still no joy, then went back to where I had been using a stick to poke where I didn't want to put my fingers or hand ("I am a Surgical Nurse you know" - LOL).
Found the cache, without any magnets attached. May need some maintenance
Couple of coins through
TFTC

Easily found
TFTC

Took a while as there was a muggle sitting in car near GZ. Finally he left and the cache was soon in hand. Thanks.

Mrs TiedyeSmileys went straight to where she thought the cache was but then didn't find anything so we kept on looking further afield. Finally returned back to that first spot again and then uncovered the cache. Quite a few ants around there and they had added to the cammo, concealing the cache further under a layer of dirt.

TFTC

Very easy find today.

Thanks for the cache.

KiKeKi

Found this one today with KiKeKi

Another beautiful day in Australia.

Heaven on earth.....

Biking with hubbie

TFTC

Nice walk at night. Last of 4 caches for night, found at 5 minutes to midnight. Left an Australian Institute of Sport coin that I got at the AIS 2 weeks ago in Canberra. TFTC gibbo003

Was expecting this to be attached to the pipe but was on the ground behind a stone, but it seemed dry enough so replaced as found. Thanks gibbo003.

Found on a day out with frog hoppin TFTC

A quick find and now we know where the showgrounds are as well TFTC

a quick and easy hide for my first NT cache, found with racing stripes on our way to Katherine, tnln tftc

Quick easy find.

T4T$

On a roll today! Great spot to chill with the sounds of the cars cruisin' unawares by.

easy find thnks

Found at 1.50pm GAFF1. We are amazed at how much infrastructure was built in such a short time during the war. Why can't it be done now? It takes months to build just a short section of road back home.
Thanks gibbo003.

nice easy find

Another quick find on the way home from work. T4TC.

WanderingAus wandered by on day 68 of our annual Climatic Refugee trip, after dropping the WanderingMrs (aka SWMBO) at the stop for the free Casino Bus I had almost 6 hours of caching time available.

I knew this cache needed maintenance, so I decided to swing by to see what was needed. The Eclipse mint tin was rusted through, the lid was broken off, the log was disintegrating with rot, the bag had holes in it, and the pencil had started to split due to over-exposure to water, so I replaced all except the pencil with a new magnetic Eclipse mint tin, log book, ziplock bag, pencil sharpener and pencil.

The cache is now in order so the cache owner can remove the "Needs Maintenance" attribute.

T4TC gibbo003
Keith

Our first cache in Darwin while staying at the nearby van park. Thanks gibbo003. Silky Seekers Brisbane.

Quick easy find. Thanks for the info on the pipe. TFTC

12.40pm Out and about with 80degress having attended the 52nd National Square Dancing Convention in Darwin. Now preparing for the next leg of our trip and getting rid of some excess luggage by post, we had some spare time so caching and sight seeing.
Parked the park nearby and ready to check out the old water carrier system. GPS sent me some 9 metres on but Mrs 80 picked it up straight away.
TFTC

Found at 12.40pm on our way to the post office with xambo4u to send the dancing clothes homeward as we prepare for he next part of the holiday. A quick easy find by Mrs80 TFTC

Marco is in Darwin for work, so I flew up for the long weekend so we could find some Darwin caches. Parked right near GZ and made a quick easy find. TNLNSL TFTC

Anothe bit of Darwin history - thanks. About due for a new container as lid is detached and rest is rusting. TFTC.

Was almost put off by the private property signs, but realised the cache was well before them Cheers Gav [8794]

An interesting old water line. I'm surprised that its lasted.

Quick find here, took me longer to find a dry sheet than find it, but it's another well themed cache.
Thanks again gibbo

Find number 25 for the day, and find number 206 on the nineteenth day of our month long trip to Warwick, Lightning Ridge, Boulia, Plenty Highway, Alice Springs, Ayres Rock, Darwin, and home. Found at 1840hrs Qld time.

Cache is in poor condition. Old paper mache log book needs removing. The only thing it is doing is helping to keep the water out of the container.

Cheers
Bundy

auf unsrere Tour durch Darwin schnell gefunden und geloggt

At 13.45 hours, I drove up and stopped. The logbook was a soggy mess. I left a few notebook pages in a seperate plastic bag. TNLNSL TFTC - Unka Dave.

This cache is in urgent need of replacement for cachers to enjoy and sign log books.

Easy find but lid of container still missing and contents very soaked. Left sheet of paper with team geocaching sticker inside. TFTC.

Nice easy find; almost a drive-by. TFTC

My first one in Australia. It was compleatly wet and needs some help.
TFTC, Der Fuchsjäger

Found it eventually, unfortunately the lid was missing and the inside as well as the logbook compltely soaked with water. Unable to sign log.

Lid of tin is missing, logbook is soaked with water.

Like most Eclipse tins the hinges fail so the cache is open. As a result the Cache is a little damp.

Interesting history.... cache soon in hand Thanks Gibbo

Interesting history, thanks for the cache gibbo003 - great to see so many caches in the area.

a quick stop before returning the campervan found quickly during the fighter planes taking off from nearby Air force base, strange area was this some sort of bus stop or parade ground
2nd last cache before we fly home just time for one more...

Found this cache on the way to the airport. Cache was an easy find as I downloaded the cache for Darwin so anytime I have some spare time I have a look around. TNLNSL TFTC

Quick pickup. Good to see Jibba Jabba out & about. Nice little spot, but the cache lid hinge is snapped.

TFTC ..... TNLN ..... SL

Took a few moments to narrow down where to look. Cache fell apart in my hands - lid is not attached.
Logged, thanks

nice easy drive by.TFTC

easy find good spot

quick find in darwin

Found as team SaintsMadHouse, and now that I am an adult, I have my own account and will log with this.Super easy, no GPS needed here, just a little feel and i had it. Parked car right by it in the shade. Quick log and rushed on to the next one.