Hold Fast! Glenelg South, South Australia, Australia
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howie_sf on 01-Jan-10. Waypoint GC22GAD
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Was hoping to find one today, since I couldn't find the one in Perth this morning
CO has not logged in over a month this cache is still 'Active', no reply to a maintenance request 3 weeks ago, so Archive request to get it off the map.
Hope the CO is ok, he seems to have just dropped out of sight.
Hope the CO is ok, he seems to have just dropped out of sight.
Muggle partner had to go to Warradale for what ended up being quite a few hours, so what better way for me to fill in time while wiating than to grab a few caches 
While I stopped at 24, I only found 20
but still a great day locus caching on a very wet, blustery day! 
My apologies today but I was not in my caching car as a result of a last minute decision to go with muggle partner, so I had no logs or containers to be able to do any maintenance
A DNF for me
I had parked the car and walked in prior to looking at the logs but still had a pretty good search around, with no luck.
TFTC howie_sf
While I stopped at 24, I only found 20
but still a great day locus caching on a very wet, blustery day! My apologies today but I was not in my caching car as a result of a last minute decision to go with muggle partner, so I had no logs or containers to be able to do any maintenance
A DNF for me
I had parked the car and walked in prior to looking at the logs but still had a pretty good search around, with no luck.
TFTC howie_sf
I was going to DNF this first but since 3 others have already seems a straight Maintenance post will be better.
There are only so many places a small container can be put at GZ, and I would like to think I checked them all before moving on.
Given there is a window that you *can not* avoid while checking GZ, I wonder if this is the reason it is gone, someone inside saw and removed the container.
There are only so many places a small container can be put at GZ, and I would like to think I checked them all before moving on.
Given there is a window that you *can not* avoid while checking GZ, I wonder if this is the reason it is gone, someone inside saw and removed the container.
Found it today on our weekend visit to Adelaide. We were heading to Glenelg for breakfast, and decided to grab this one on this sunny morning. Easy find when I worked out what side of the building we needed to be on. Tftc
This cache was found on Day Three of our Four Day Adelaide Caching Tour, with TriBre, Fairybum, Mastamak, KidzJCT and Running as Teams BosNewellgus and Gummy Dales. We where down one Member today due to work commitments, so it was a slow relaxing day before the big 24Hr run.
We ventured down to Glenelg to see the beach, the weather was cold but it was good to feel the fresh sea air. We had just had breakfast at one of the many restaurants in the area and it was time to walk it all off. We arrived near GZ and began to wonder how are we going to retrieve the cache with so many people around. Well first we had to locate the cache. We had an idea of its location and it was quiet simple in the end. Walk right up to cache and remove it. Sometimes it is like a band aid just got to go in and rip it off. The cache was in great condition! It must get a lot of attention, in its location.
This was the 1st find of 9 finds for the day in SA, with 0 DNF's by this time of the day.
TFTC howie_sf #921
We ventured down to Glenelg to see the beach, the weather was cold but it was good to feel the fresh sea air. We had just had breakfast at one of the many restaurants in the area and it was time to walk it all off. We arrived near GZ and began to wonder how are we going to retrieve the cache with so many people around. Well first we had to locate the cache. We had an idea of its location and it was quiet simple in the end. Walk right up to cache and remove it. Sometimes it is like a band aid just got to go in and rip it off. The cache was in great condition! It must get a lot of attention, in its location.
This was the 1st find of 9 finds for the day in SA, with 0 DNF's by this time of the day.
TFTC howie_sf #921
Found this cache with Geo-rge after we attended the ANZAC dawn service nearby.
This cache was a properly named "Hold fast" as we both served in the Corp of Royal Australian Engineers and the Military radio call sign is "HOLDFAST"
Here is also a bit of history behind the naming of Holdfast Bay......
Holdfast Bay is a small bay in Gulf St Vincent, next to Adelaide, South Australia. Along its shores lie the City of Holdfast Bay and the popular beach-side suburb of Glenelg.
The bay was named by Colonel William Light, South Australian surveyor general, in mid-1836. In his journal he expressed his pleasure at the quality of the anchorage after riding out a storm. Holdfast Bay was the site of the landings in 1836 and 1837 by pioneers who were to set up the colony of South Australia. On 8 November 1836 Robert Gouger, Colonial Secretary and Chief Magistrate, arrived there aboard the Africaine and set up camp near The Old Gum Tree. With the arrival of Governor Hindmarsh on 28 December and the proclamation of the new colony, the Holdfast Bay settlement became the first seat of government of South Australia. (It remained the seat of government until mid-March 1837.) On 31 December 1836 the Holdfast Bay settlement was renamed Glenelg.
Extract from Wikipedia (visit link)
TFTC howie_sf
This cache was a properly named "Hold fast" as we both served in the Corp of Royal Australian Engineers and the Military radio call sign is "HOLDFAST"
Here is also a bit of history behind the naming of Holdfast Bay......
Holdfast Bay is a small bay in Gulf St Vincent, next to Adelaide, South Australia. Along its shores lie the City of Holdfast Bay and the popular beach-side suburb of Glenelg.
The bay was named by Colonel William Light, South Australian surveyor general, in mid-1836. In his journal he expressed his pleasure at the quality of the anchorage after riding out a storm. Holdfast Bay was the site of the landings in 1836 and 1837 by pioneers who were to set up the colony of South Australia. On 8 November 1836 Robert Gouger, Colonial Secretary and Chief Magistrate, arrived there aboard the Africaine and set up camp near The Old Gum Tree. With the arrival of Governor Hindmarsh on 28 December and the proclamation of the new colony, the Holdfast Bay settlement became the first seat of government of South Australia. (It remained the seat of government until mid-March 1837.) On 31 December 1836 the Holdfast Bay settlement was renamed Glenelg.
Extract from Wikipedia (visit link)
TFTC howie_sf
TFTC! GPS was definitely flakey but a step back to look for suitable locations revealed the obvious 
Locating the cache was the easy part! Retrieving it without getting spotted on a busy Saturday arvo was a little more tricky!! Luckily for me, a preacher by the memorial was attracting most people's attention, and I managed the grab and replacement without arousing suspicion! Thanks howie sf
TFTC - needs a new log ASAP. Also there are no trackballs in here, people who are holding them need to log.
This took longer than expected to find. Busy place but I got it and took away to sign the log. Rain will cut short my caching today but at least I didn't get too wet here. Thanks Howie_sf.
#3945. Took the tram to Hold Fast! Unfortunately, neither Hanne's GOLD nor COKE was in the cache. The logbook was full. TNLNSL. TFTC.
A quick find after a nice dinner in a nearby greek restaurant with Mrs Coro Cacher...
On a very busy Saturday night with hundreds of muggles around I managed to find the cache. Didn't have a pen as I had just been out for dinner with family and made a detour on our way for a walk on the jetty. Good hide. TFTC
Lovely day here on the beach. Hardly anyone around early in the morning TFTC
Mega Stealth needed with all the muggles around on a Sunday arvo but GeoDad got it in and out like a Ninja. Ned Kelly travel bug taken to help get it closer to its destination
TFTC
TFTC
Found without too much trouble. Had to be careful with the retrieval given the number of muggles around on a sunny Saturday morning.
Sistema container in place is rectangular, not circular as described.
Took a TB, left a TB.
Sistema container in place is rectangular, not circular as described.
Took a TB, left a TB.
Back down to the Bay, for our usual Makis Chicken Yiros then then sit on the beach wall and enjoy the sunset. I watched out whilst the girls had a woman's look, my Sister Sue found it.
Cheers from Barra.
Cheers from Barra.
Tried for this one on a very busy Saturday night but gave up after getting hassled by some very drunk locals came back 6:30 Sunday morning for a quick find with no one but the garbage men about to disturb me! Took gecko trackable, left travel stone trackable. TFTC!
came back 6:30 Sunday morning for a quick find with no one but the garbage men about to disturb me! Took gecko trackable, left travel stone trackable. TFTC!Found it!
very clever hide and very high muggle area. had to wait for a few muggles to leave before putting this one back.
TFTC
very clever hide and very high muggle area. had to wait for a few muggles to leave before putting this one back.
TFTC
Great location especially for a Sunday stroll. Left coke trackable. Happy journey
Quickly found while at the bay.
A nice place, no bugs :/ must have been moved on.
Definitely needs new log - squeezed on back page.
tftc
A nice place, no bugs :/ must have been moved on.
Definitely needs new log - squeezed on back page.
tftc
Had to be sneaky and stealth indeed! Beautyful view tiwards the ocean and a bunch if great coffeeshops around. Tftc
Quick find while at a friends birthday party today, hidden in the obvious location.
Thanks for the cache howie_sf
Thanks for the cache howie_sf
I had found this before so used it to show a friend what geocaching is. Turns out i forgot to log it last time, oopsies! Tftc
A quick grab while dropping a friend at nearby hotel. #700, a nice milestone achieved in Australia. I am visiting from California. Thanks!
Arrived near GZ...
too many muggles around here.
Leave it later ...will come back later...
Had an enjoyable dinner at Mamma Carmela's resturuant
with muggles friends and sister.
Came back after dinner... no muggles there oh good
Easy find
Thanks howie sf for the cache
too many muggles around here.
Leave it later ...will come back later...
Had an enjoyable dinner at Mamma Carmela's resturuant
with muggles friends and sister.
Came back after dinner... no muggles there oh good
Easy find
Thanks howie sf for the cache
On hour 4 week holiday from Canada in Australia. Visiting NSW, Victoria, Tassie, and South Australia. Discovering your country by car, bus, boat, coach, airplane and by foot. We enjoyed it so much we are already planning our next adventure. While traveling I was able to log a cache here and there and this is one I found. TFTC!
A casual saunter to the GZ at lunchtime had everyone looking at everything except us! Haven't been here for years! Now we start our trip back along the coast to Melbourne . Thanks and cheers!
MY FIRST FIND FOR 2013 and WITHOUT a GPS!!!! Not even my phone!!!
This is the 3rd Xmas hol we have looked for this! Fail, fail, fail. Yr1 4 of us climbing all over structure, yr2 multiple attempts ranging from 3 to 1 and again all over it!!
Several attempts in the mean time. Today one last go....with the ELF and there it was in plain view....it surely must have been in some cacher's hand last time. How could we have missed it with such thorough searches, when today it was in the 2nd spot we re looked!!!????? Phew another nemesis off my list!!!
This is the 3rd Xmas hol we have looked for this! Fail, fail, fail. Yr1 4 of us climbing all over structure, yr2 multiple attempts ranging from 3 to 1 and again all over it!!
Several attempts in the mean time. Today one last go....with the ELF and there it was in plain view....it surely must have been in some cacher's hand last time. How could we have missed it with such thorough searches, when today it was in the 2nd spot we re looked!!!????? Phew another nemesis off my list!!!
Tonight we were in the area having Dinner and going to the beach on this very hot night. This was the 113rd find of 113 for the day.
It was nice to be able to relax around this area after completing a portion of the Wandering Heroes earlier today.
While Mum and Dad sat back in the restaurant, Hannah (sister) and I went for a little walk to have a look at the sunset and find this cache. It was absolutely muggles galore today but thankfully, the cache was placed in such a position that muggles didn't pose much of a problem.
Hannah was actually the one to spot it first, not me [B)]
A great spot to show off and a well-sized cache. Don't forget to check out the photo of the sunset I uploaded
Thanks for the last for a big day, howie_sf
It was nice to be able to relax around this area after completing a portion of the Wandering Heroes earlier today.
While Mum and Dad sat back in the restaurant, Hannah (sister) and I went for a little walk to have a look at the sunset and find this cache. It was absolutely muggles galore today but thankfully, the cache was placed in such a position that muggles didn't pose much of a problem.
Hannah was actually the one to spot it first, not me [B)]
A great spot to show off and a well-sized cache. Don't forget to check out the photo of the sunset I uploaded
Thanks for the last for a big day, howie_sf
After an early morning ride from Henley Beach to Glenelg for breakfast. Picked up this cache and dropped a trackable.
Found it after having our favourite coffee cibos even with lots of muggles around. First find for the new year bring on 2013
Found after a yummy breakfast at cafe 54. Hi muggle area, lucky we had geokids that could swing off the stairs. Two muggle kids were keen on watching us so this took longer than we hoped. Great spot. TFTC.
Happy New Year. Had a wonderful ball last night at the national wine centre and then a trip out here to the beach today. Beautiful day. About to buy some hot chips. Tftc visiting a tb that wants to visit beautiful beaches.
Busy area, but you don't look out of place peering through windows and reading near by menues, while looking for a well placed cache. Thanks.
Found this cache right after having a late breakfast at a nearby cafe. Visiting from the ACT, one must always take the opportunity to snaffle a change or 6 to mark the holiday. Thanks!
Quick find during a visit from Gosford nsw. Were in Adelaide to see the Cirque de solei. Came down to glenelg on the tram. Lovely day for a cache find.
Found on second approach to GZ but looking in different direction.
Nice hide. Log has a few spots to squeeze in (but would be out of place) however I have signed the existing book and placed some blank paper in there to be signed too.
Nice hide. Log has a few spots to squeeze in (but would be out of place) however I have signed the existing book and placed some blank paper in there to be signed too.
Easy find. Log is full. Needs a new one.
This entry was edited by Carojajoda on Friday, 28 December 2012 at 08:14:28 UTC.
This entry was edited by Carojajoda on Friday, 28 December 2012 at 11:03:24 UTC.
This entry was edited by Carojajoda on Friday, 28 December 2012 at 08:14:28 UTC.
This entry was edited by Carojajoda on Friday, 28 December 2012 at 11:03:24 UTC.
