Nauru 01 Nauru
By
allen.sebastian on 06-Nov-10. Waypoint GC2HWY5
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It has been many years since I lived in Nauru; we spend a year here when I was around 5 year's old.
I remember attending the local school and being the proud owner of a chopper bike whilst here - they were all the rage a while back... Our house was high up, not least by being up the hill but also being on stilts! We used to go out in the evenings sometimes, usually to the star twinkle chineese restaurant (is it even there any more?) Here they served soy sauce in little bowls which us kids loved and woud dip our fingers in.
We were terrified by the stories of the giant wild pigs that lived on the island but I never saw any. We did once find a purple land crab in the outside toilet though when someone hadn't shut the door properly! As children we enjoyed showering in the downpipe in the warm rainwater of the rainy season and ran around mostly barefoot. We did have flipflops but these were quickly lost. When we returned to the UK we had to wear shoes which we weren't used to at all!
I would love to come back and find this cache someday. Sadly I fear it will be quite a few years more till then. In the mean time I watch this cache with interest and hope it survives until I can visit again...
I remember attending the local school and being the proud owner of a chopper bike whilst here - they were all the rage a while back... Our house was high up, not least by being up the hill but also being on stilts! We used to go out in the evenings sometimes, usually to the star twinkle chineese restaurant (is it even there any more?) Here they served soy sauce in little bowls which us kids loved and woud dip our fingers in.
We were terrified by the stories of the giant wild pigs that lived on the island but I never saw any. We did once find a purple land crab in the outside toilet though when someone hadn't shut the door properly! As children we enjoyed showering in the downpipe in the warm rainwater of the rainy season and ran around mostly barefoot. We did have flipflops but these were quickly lost. When we returned to the UK we had to wear shoes which we weren't used to at all!
I would love to come back and find this cache someday. Sadly I fear it will be quite a few years more till then. In the mean time I watch this cache with interest and hope it survives until I can visit again...
Beautiful place.One of us was on a work trip to Nauru for a couple days and grabbed this one during a drive around the island with a very surprised protocol officer from the Nauru MFA while decked out in our shirts and dress shoes. The cache and its contents are very wet. Sadly I was not equipped with the appropriate tools at the time to fix it up. Nonetheless, signed log TNGD. TFTC!
After some tries to find the right path to the cache, I found it, walking.
The wheather on Nauru was rainy that day, but still hot.
Thanks for placing the cache there.
Greetings from Germany.
Michael
The wheather on Nauru was rainy that day, but still hot.
Thanks for placing the cache there.
Greetings from Germany.
Michael
After a few false starts I finally got all the way to the cache. The container had a little bit of water inside but the plastic bag had protected the log and it was only slightly damp.
My GPS was a bit off initially so I ended up heading the wrong way through the thick undergrowth which did its best to entangle me and keep me there forever! Once I escaped I reset and started again and it led me straight to the GZ.
TNLN TFTC.
My GPS was a bit off initially so I ended up heading the wrong way through the thick undergrowth which did its best to entangle me and keep me there forever! Once I escaped I reset and started again and it led me straight to the GZ.
TNLN TFTC.
TFTC.
I was in Nauru on a medical screening project for rheumatic heart disease with the Menzies School of Health Research located in Darwin Australia.
I read about the poor condition of this cache prior to leaving Australia, so I went with a replacement. The old cache [a take away food container] had almost been completely destroyed. The container fell apart in my hands. See photos attached.
The log book had completely rotted away, and much of the contents rotted also.
I replaced the box with a stronger container. I placed a new log book in the container, new pen, and cleaned up the surviving contents [a Fiji coin and a Tonga coin, and a pair of red bead earings].
The general area the cache is in is still being mined for phosphate. Although security is "poor", technically you probably cannot go into the area.
Be aware that large trucks use the access road, and safety is an issue. The "side track" where the cache is located is not used by trucks - at the moment. A 4WD is a huge advantage unless you are prepared to walk several kilometres in the heat.
Thanks to Rob for his expert 4WD'ing, and giving me the time to find the cache, and replace it.
I was in Nauru on a medical screening project for rheumatic heart disease with the Menzies School of Health Research located in Darwin Australia.
I read about the poor condition of this cache prior to leaving Australia, so I went with a replacement. The old cache [a take away food container] had almost been completely destroyed. The container fell apart in my hands. See photos attached.
The log book had completely rotted away, and much of the contents rotted also.
I replaced the box with a stronger container. I placed a new log book in the container, new pen, and cleaned up the surviving contents [a Fiji coin and a Tonga coin, and a pair of red bead earings].
The general area the cache is in is still being mined for phosphate. Although security is "poor", technically you probably cannot go into the area.
Be aware that large trucks use the access road, and safety is an issue. The "side track" where the cache is located is not used by trucks - at the moment. A 4WD is a huge advantage unless you are prepared to walk several kilometres in the heat.
Thanks to Rob for his expert 4WD'ing, and giving me the time to find the cache, and replace it.
Cache is in a desolate state. The box under the influence of heat and the sun broke, rain damaged the log book. Temporary fixed by plastic bag.
We have had careful driver, so we walked. I found with Jan and Milan.
Greetings from the Czech Republic. TFTC.
- 2 coins .... + 2 coins
This entry was edited by Pavel Novák on Thursday, 14 July 2011 at 08:04:01 UTC.
Greetings from the Czech Republic. TFTC.
- 2 coins .... + 2 coins
This entry was edited by Pavel Novák on Thursday, 14 July 2011 at 08:04:01 UTC.
Its a maze of tracks up here topside, cache very soaked, dried in the sun for half an hour, TNLN, TFTC.
Again - this time with Ata'ata clan - perhaps we'll all hide another cache here soon - Thanks Allen
