Well bowl me over Punchbowl, Tasmania, Australia
By
choppersrule on 20-Oct-12. Waypoint GC3Z1BG
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Hi there choppersrule.
We found your cache **"Well bowl me over"** at 12:44:00 PM today. (This brings our total find count to 18580).
The plan today was to log a random cache some distance from our camp site, and then find a few more caches using the "next closest" method. We started our journey in Norwood and had a great day!
We ended up finding a variety of container types and sizes on our journey & found 12 caches (& DNF'd 3).
Thank you for placing this cache here, without geocaching as our guide we would never have found so many interesting places to visit on our nomadic wander around Australia.
**Cache Condition:** The cache was soaked, we spent some time drying it out, but it still needs some "Owner TLC".
**Coordinate Accuracy:** We found the cache around 2m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
**Took:** Nothing.
**Left:** Nothing.
Thanks for the hunt today,
Regards
Ian & Penny.
We found your cache **"Well bowl me over"** at 12:44:00 PM today. (This brings our total find count to 18580).
The plan today was to log a random cache some distance from our camp site, and then find a few more caches using the "next closest" method. We started our journey in Norwood and had a great day!
We ended up finding a variety of container types and sizes on our journey & found 12 caches (& DNF'd 3).
Thank you for placing this cache here, without geocaching as our guide we would never have found so many interesting places to visit on our nomadic wander around Australia.
**Cache Condition:** The cache was soaked, we spent some time drying it out, but it still needs some "Owner TLC".
**Coordinate Accuracy:** We found the cache around 2m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
**Took:** Nothing.
**Left:** Nothing.
Thanks for the hunt today,
Regards
Ian & Penny.
As i dont live in tasmania anymore i cannot do maintenance on my caches so i am going to archive it.
Thank you to all who found my cache
Choppersrule
Thank you to all who found my cache
Choppersrule
We arrived in Launceston today to meet up with maccamob for a few days caching on the Apple Isle.
We parked here and headed off to gz and we could hear the sound of faint voices but no bowling pins being knocked down. Once at gz we had the entire area to ourselves which was good as the GPSr was having trouble in this location and had us searching a little way off from the real gz. We decoded the clue and realised the error of our ways and not long after had the cache in hand and the log book now contains our names and the cache has been replaced as it was
Thanks again chioppersrule for the cache.
We parked here and headed off to gz and we could hear the sound of faint voices but no bowling pins being knocked down. Once at gz we had the entire area to ourselves which was good as the GPSr was having trouble in this location and had us searching a little way off from the real gz. We decoded the clue and realised the error of our ways and not long after had the cache in hand and the log book now contains our names and the cache has been replaced as it was
Thanks again chioppersrule for the cache.
Found by Mary & David, in company with Team Crackers, at 1505. A good cache name for this location. A nice quick find too. Really must do one of these Escape Rooms one day. Our thanks to choppersrule.
Geodaughter had a tooth out on the home we decided to find this cache which geodad succeed to find
Nice easy find. Was hoping no one seen me there cos I would have looked suss as!! Hahaha! Did have to wait in my car for ages till some muggles went back inside. TFTC.
One of the first caches I tried to find , now knowing what to look for . Was an easy log n go
Haha felt a bit naughty being there could hear the bowling going on inside. Thanks for the cache.
Found on ground. Replaced as per hint. Thank you for the cache. Angus the great GeoWestie appreciates it. I am in Tassie for a year visiting e ery town. See FB page EVERY TOWN IN TASSIE.
Two Norwegian travellers on vacation/geocaching in Australia. Travelling by car from Brisbane to Adelaide with stops in interesting and not so interesting places. We have been travelling almost 5000 kilometers before we returned the car in Adelaide last week. Then we flew over to Hobart, hired a new car and will do a Tassie roundtrip the next 2 weeks.
One week left of our tour. Today from Launceston to Swansea. Not so very long trip, but we will stop for winetasting and geocaching.
Our first one today after visiting the nearby supermarked for provisions.
Pedro found it. Good hide.
TFTC
One week left of our tour. Today from Launceston to Swansea. Not so very long trip, but we will stop for winetasting and geocaching.
Our first one today after visiting the nearby supermarked for provisions.
Pedro found it. Good hide.
TFTC
Very good hiding spot. Was a bit concerned about video cameras, but it all turned out alright.
A quick find but had to be weary of the toilet user in the window!! A not so friendly slithery head made an appearance too so we didn't stick around. TFTC!
17/04/2016, 14:37 Find #2786 . There was a muggle girl lurking around the entrance but she wasn't interested in what Facitman and I were doing as we made an quick find
Cheers choppersrule
Cheers choppersrule
Found by Facitman in the company of Rhinogeo during our trip south to see the Hawks at 14:39
We were tempted to stop for a game or two but the lure of caching made this a brief stop so we made our way to GZ and quickly found the cache. Logging was completed and continued on our tour around Launceston
We were tempted to stop for a game or two but the lure of caching made this a brief stop so we made our way to GZ and quickly found the cache. Logging was completed and continued on our tour around Launceston
Finally found this one... I think LST time some one had buried it too deep...
Really tried finding but no luck. Hope it's still around as some part of the structure has given way.
A tough one! I needed the hint as there were just TOO many hiding places for a micro here for GPS accuracy to get me close enough without causing major impact by dismantling infrastructure! No muggles today, so it was a comfortable search - after dealing with the internal pressures that were affecting my concentration! At least I knew of a local facility that enabled that to happen without incident and appropriate decorum.... SL TFTC choppersrule.
Finally, anoither one off the watchlist. Do not understand why we did not find this last time. TFTC
Tried to find this earlier in the day but there were two employees out back smoking, so I came back later and successfully found it. TFTC.
Travelling around Australia and spending a few months in Tasmania.
Finally feeling well enough to cache, Mr Felix declared today was to be a full days caching!
So lunch packed and off we went! Some interesting suburban spots that we wouldn't normally have ventured into without Geocaching.
Gosh can see this would have been difficult over school holidays. Clear run today.
Looking forward to meeting local cachers at the Event on 17th October.
TFTC choppersrule
Finally feeling well enough to cache, Mr Felix declared today was to be a full days caching!
So lunch packed and off we went! Some interesting suburban spots that we wouldn't normally have ventured into without Geocaching.
Gosh can see this would have been difficult over school holidays. Clear run today.
Looking forward to meeting local cachers at the Event on 17th October.
TFTC choppersrule
Good hiding spot. There were a few muggles around for a Saturday bowling day
Did not find. Have suspicions that it may be lost as we believe we found the spot it should have been.
Dropped in to get some food on the way home and decided to have a look for another cache, this one was nice and close so off we set. Got to ground zero and geo kid jumped in and located the cache, after a bit of frustration. Signed the log and put it back, as we were leaving a couple of muggles popped their heads out to check that we were ok. All good and headed off for our next find. Tftc
Heading home to Hobart and we stopped in to get pizza from the nearby shop and i checked for nearby caches to do while we waited. This was the closest so we headed off on the short walk to find it, geo son went down and grabbed it but we forgot the pen so sent him back to the car to grab it, signed the log and geo son had just replaced it when someone from the business there poked their head out the back door and asked "are you lot right are you? "
To which we replied "yes we're fine" and headed back down the road with the woman giving us a "and don't come back" parting glare.
The funniest thing about this is this is the first time ever after over 100 caches that we have been kinda sprung by a muggle. ... On none other than ..Innocent Street! Ha ha, thanks for the laugh, and thanks for the cache!
To which we replied "yes we're fine" and headed back down the road with the woman giving us a "and don't come back" parting glare.
The funniest thing about this is this is the first time ever after over 100 caches that we have been kinda sprung by a muggle. ... On none other than ..Innocent Street! Ha ha, thanks for the laugh, and thanks for the cache!
Pretty quiet at the bowling alley so no problem searching for this cache and a quick find. TFTC!
Third time lucky, not that hard when you see what you are doing, we agree with "far from grey" on this one TFTC
Attended a family first aid session right near here this morning and made a quick find using the hint but without needing the GPS! TFTC
Yes got it looked there about 10 times before, may have been pushed back other times. TFTC
second go at finding today but no avail, must be reading into it wrong, we will be back and will not let this one slip.
even after searching as the hint suggests we still did not find it, will return for second attempt hopefully owner can check that it is still there
Found while out and about with some older scouts. Tricky to start with but once we changed our way of thinking we soon had it in hand. TFTC
Out with a big group and found this one, after looking two times previously. Tftc
Tried during the day but too many muggles. Went back at night - no one around but still no luck!
We had a search last night but to no avail. We are wondering if this one has been muggled. Oh well, always next time!
Had a quick look but there was a lot of traffic about will try again at a better time slot.
sorry fellow cachers i have been sick with the flew i will replace the log as soon as i feel better
Gotchya on the way to maccas. Helps if you can count! A nice easy find with no muggles about!
a wet cold day so this was a quick stop grab and run, pen would not work, well and had ink al lover the place ..and Queen sr, with friends in the car at the top of the railing ... a nice cache thank for bringing me here
I definitely would not have thought about coming around here.
I've only been here once for a school trip back in high school, and I didn't even get to bowl!
Will have to return one day soon.
One of the six caches found tonight with killkillmultiply and his partner, and my housemate, EnteiLevi (who will make an account soon).
TFTC!
I've only been here once for a school trip back in high school, and I didn't even get to bowl!
Will have to return one day soon.
One of the six caches found tonight with killkillmultiply and his partner, and my housemate, EnteiLevi (who will make an account soon).
TFTC!