This Is the House That Jack Built Gilberton, South Australia, Australia
By
Mother Freddo on 24-Feb-13. Waypoint GC461NH
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I looked like a silly old bugger in my corporate clothes trying to find this one - so after getting myself off the ground - much to the amusement of nearby cars - i have up and logged a dnf
Enjoyed a day of multis and challenges with goingplaces2. Did quite a distance so more LGA's will be coloured in on the map. Thanks for placing this cache.
Today was another effort to get some smileys in Adelaide LGA's where no finds were yet recorded. Came along with ilook4geo after picking some random caches off the map. Both names were soon added to the log of each cache found. Thanks for this cache placement go to Freddo.
A nice easy find this visit. Made a short detour from an event in the hills to find this
Thanks for maintaining
Tftc
Thanks for maintaining
Tftc
Thanks Freddo for the cache and maintenance. It was good to turn the previous sad blue face into a smiley. On the way home from CP Wanderer's event at Monarto. A successful afternoon caching with Makingpie.
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Fount it , but could not reach as do not have a big enough arm span to reach it.
Well this is a dnf unfortunately
We searched long and hard but no luck for us tonight
We will be back
We searched long and hard but no luck for us tonight
We will be back
Looks like the cache has fallen behind the cement ledge. We could see a plastic bag but unable to reach it.
We could see a plastic bag which looks like the cache but it's fallen behind the hiding spot and not able to be reached.
Love returning to a DNF, found had in hand but couldn’t get it out of the whole and it slipped couldn’t sign the log but have a pic
Found it, TWICE! Pretty obvious which cache is the imposter, which is in my possession for now, CO has been notified.
I remember being intrigued by this structure as it was being built - what on earth was it??
TFTC.
I remember being intrigued by this structure as it was being built - what on earth was it??
TFTC.
I couldn’t see anyone while signing the log so surely they couldn’t see me either right? Thanks.
We were there for quite a while and couldn’t find it. We looked around for a bit but eventually gave up.
Nice hide in a location with plenty of traffic around but a great building. Must have looked funny with a few 'headless' people looking in various places! TFTC
Unfortunately I had no luck here as I searched round for 10 minutes. 15 finds in 18 attempts on the day now...
Jumped on the mountainbike at lunch on a glorious autumn day and rode out of the CBD to this cache. The hint certainly helped with this one. Groped around a bit and made the find - neat hiding spot! Log signed.
Little jack horner sat in the corner, as he did on no less than two previous occasions. Setup ready for a detailed extensive search and put my hand right on it. What. Won’t let my mind go down the path of what happened before. Chuffed that I conquered the house that jack built and retreated back through the countless ped crossings. Thanks house builder Freddo.
After my recent DNF, the CO contacted me to advise that the cache was in fact still there, but perhaps a little further in than I had anticipated.
This morning I returned for another look, nice and early so as to minimise the number of potential 'observers'. This time I reached deeper into one of the blind recesses, only to feel something soft and wet. Yuk! No idea what that was. However, a check in another similar area revealed what I was after - much further in than I had previously explored.
Despite my early start to avoid muggles, when I re-emerged after signing the log two elderly runners jogged past with a cheery, "Good morning!" as if it was an everyday occurrence.
When I first saw this cache published five years or so ago, I thought it was a most appropriate name for the location. It was nice to be able to convert this one to a find.
Thanks Mother Freddo for the cache.
This morning I returned for another look, nice and early so as to minimise the number of potential 'observers'. This time I reached deeper into one of the blind recesses, only to feel something soft and wet. Yuk! No idea what that was. However, a check in another similar area revealed what I was after - much further in than I had previously explored.
Despite my early start to avoid muggles, when I re-emerged after signing the log two elderly runners jogged past with a cheery, "Good morning!" as if it was an everyday occurrence.
When I first saw this cache published five years or so ago, I thought it was a most appropriate name for the location. It was nice to be able to convert this one to a find.
Thanks Mother Freddo for the cache.
Cache is definitely still there. I found the bag of names throw down and included it in the cache.
I had a good search here this morning, but there was no sign of a cache. I think it might be gone again.
TFTC Freddo. After thinking about the hint, made the find straight away. A good quiet day to attempt this
Very hard to find, took us 4 attempts throughout the year! But so satisfying to find, the clue makes perfect sense when you find it but still tricky to spot, have to feel around a lot in where you think it could be.
Found while in SA for work. Today is my day off so I am collecting some more LGAs closer to Adelaide. My goodness, I’m glad I found this one in the dark. I should have worn my camouflage pants, that’s the only stealth technique I can think of in this instance. TFTC
I was making the most of the glorious evening by heading out for a walk to close my rings on my iWatch. Conveniently there were 3 caches on the route I chose and this was one of them. I have driven past this cache many times but not been able to stop. Took a while to locate the cache but eventually found it tucked away in its hiding spot. TFTC Freddo
Out for a day with allister w, and rcambo and wikkid76 targeting solved puzzles and high favourite caches.
How can stealth be used here haha. Wonder what the motorists thought of only seeing 4 bodies from the waist down
TFTC Mother Freddo
How can stealth be used here haha. Wonder what the motorists thought of only seeing 4 bodies from the waist down
TFTC Mother Freddo
In the area completing caches for the latest souvenir. Container was found quickly. TFTC.
Found this whilst in the area with Allister, wikkid76 and rod81w. Pretty busy area but we made it work with as little muggle attention as possible. TFTC
TFTC! I found this one a while ago with Smersh, Trimthecat, GeckoJ and Fluffymaxi, but I must have forgotten to log it.
I’m missing the Jack connection, but the hint made for a simple find and replace between traffic stoppages.
Found with fluffymaxi, JayG10, TrimtheCat and Smersh.
TFTC Freddo.
Found with fluffymaxi, JayG10, TrimtheCat and Smersh.
TFTC Freddo.
Today marks 10 years since the Beijing Olympics started. So to get into the groove why not attempt a walk.
Off I went to find a puzzle that I had recently solved then onto this one. This is a rather simple find it’s just the constant muggle flow going last that I was worried about.
TFTC
Off I went to find a puzzle that I had recently solved then onto this one. This is a rather simple find it’s just the constant muggle flow going last that I was worried about.
TFTC
Mr Emily and son had to head into town tonight so headed in early to get some caching along the way. TFTC
Finally found on - what feels like - my 4th attempt - but to be fair it was missing for most of those attempts so my caching skills aren’t getting rusty thankfully. TFTC Freddo Always happy to turn a frown upside on the cache map.
Two days in a row I tried, and no luck. Had my head there, just didn’t see it. It can wait now til I do an inner north east set. You will be found, it’s inevitable OZGrumpy
On a unsuccessful very hot weekend in Adelaide. This is another to the list. Managed to get my head up and felt along everywhere. Great spot for cache Not sure what the drivers thought as they saw two legs standing there
Followed the hint and looked as best as I could on a Friday afternoon. Did not find
No sign of a bean stalk here.
Lucky for me I was positioned in the right spot.
Soon I had my hand on a likely GZ.
While I signed the log a zillion cars passed.
TFTC
Lucky for me I was positioned in the right spot.
Soon I had my hand on a likely GZ.
While I signed the log a zillion cars passed.
TFTC
Its actually the house that we nearly demolished looking for a @#$÷%^& cache. Der Im sure I looked there. A typical Frog house perhaps? TFTC Sir Frog.
Not sure that it was built by Jack.
But built by a frog. Hmmmmm
This was a good hide.
Had us looking for a bit.
But the snake slithered in and found the cache. Tftc
But built by a frog. Hmmmmm
This was a good hide.
Had us looking for a bit.
But the snake slithered in and found the cache. Tftc
Found in the more quiet time of later on a Sunday night after a great pub event at the Walkers Arms. Pulled up on the deadly treadly and noticed there was only 2 cars at the lights way over on the other side. In I went for a bo-peep with torch in hand.... turns out I didn't need the 'light' ...I 'felt' for the booty and it was soon in hand. So good [^], as I have been wanting to get this one bad, but have always been turned off by the Intense Muggle factor and this spots' exposure. Gotta love night time on a Sunday [^] SL at 20:14 on 18/6/17. TFTC Freddo
Found on a day out with Brisal5 and Mogni. This was on the Must Do list for the day for Mogni as she had been to visit unsuccessfully on a couple of previous occasions.
Thanks for the cache Freddo. Found on 1 Apr 2017 at 4:41 pm. Find #4456.
Thanks for the cache Freddo. Found on 1 Apr 2017 at 4:41 pm. Find #4456.
In Adelaide for a weekend of laughing and geocaching, quite often in that order. Joined up with Anymules and brisal5 so I could use their combined brain power and puzzle solving prowess to get myself many more smilies.
Third time lucky for this one!
Thank you for hiding this cache.
Third time lucky for this one!
Thank you for hiding this cache.
Lots of traffic and had a quick look as lights turned green and they stayed moving. TFTC
Don't you love it when you find the missing cache as you are replacing it with a new cache. Original logbook is in the new cache. Look harder people. A black cache in a black slot is a hard hide.
I suspect this has been muggled. Contacted the owner for further clarification. On my DNF list for later.