Hungry, Hungry Hippo Blakeview, South Australia, Australia
By Theshattells on 31-Mar-13. Waypoint GC48V0F

I thought i had done this already. Not sure if this one will ever be able to replaced due to the house now being built where there used to be a carpark.

Was a bit naughty and went behind the fence. But still didn't find.

Couldn't find

My first hunt and had a look but no luck in finding it.

Found approximate location but could not access due to fenced off building works. Got a hippo photo anyway.

Nope didn't find

I'm not sure but think this one may not be available for a while as the hit suggests blocked area off for building development !!

Found GZ and the cache location. However unable to retrieve due to building works on the plot next door and the security fencing around it.
Photos attached of me and Penguincaz in the hippo to prove our presence.

Found under the same conditions as say_ cheese as we found it together. Attached is photo of say_cheese with the hippo !

Tftc great easy find Once sussed out. Too dark to take pic Maybe next time

Thanks for our 200th find! Nice trackable to mark the occasion. Tftc!!

We found this nice hide on our way to giving my elderly parents a hand for the day. Plenty of construction work happening nearby.

We dropped in a trackable....many thanks for the hide Theshattells [^]

**This is an old log, found before the cache was archived. This is what I wrote in the gc.com app on the day** The Hippo is still hungry -- but we found the cache safe and sound. Thanks Theshattells

I see how it got its name. TFTC

Took the little one with us to play on the hippo. The strong winds gave us a bit of a hassle but found it eventually.

It isn't there anymore

After receiving a phone call from The Sewer Rats asking if i wanted to go caching i was quick to get ready and head out, we picked up earthlight on the way and we spent the day with Deb taking her to some caches we have done and she was able to help us out with a couple that had eluded us, it was a fantastic day with a nice drive through the hills and i even managed to place a couple of caches, this one would have very hard to find without the help from Deb, a nice big cache that blends so well with its background. TFTC

found it and signed the log.
Just a note though - there is no car park anymore. the land net to the park has been divided up for houses.
Might make it hard to get once construction starts

On our way back home we needed a quick stop for Mini Tardis to have a play on a playground. So we stopped here to grab a cache and have a play. Mr Tardis found the cache in the first place he looked - don't you just love it when that happens? Well done on hiding a good sized cache - too many caches are way too small these days.

Signed the log. Thanks for the cache Theshattells.

Awesome easy find, love a larger cache =)

Easy Early morning find - nice to see a decent size cache SL TFTC

Found our first one.

Almost zapped

Easy

TFTC!!

Easy

Quick and easy find

Looking at house designs in the area. Nice container

Took a while as I was looking in the wrong spot. Used Tchingals co ords and it had me in the right spot. It took me a while to get the cache opened but a very strong 5 year old helped me. That playground was awesome, we got a ftf here a few years ago but there were hardly any houses here then and the park had no playground. Tftc sl.

Had a ball at the playground before and after finding the cache. Tftc sl.

Spy gecko is a team made up of purple gecko and spyjordy for the scouts geocaching competition. Tftc sl.

Coordinates changed from:
S 34° 40.710 E 138° 42.076

Coordinates changed to:
S 34° 40.718 E 138° 42.071

Distance from original: 54.7 feet or 16.7 meters.
Sorry it has taken me so long to change the co ords, but it is done now

Found with mckee clan and spyjordy on this beautiful evening. The kids had a good play on the playground and we found the cache so everyone was happy. Tftc sl.

Nice one! Just a little bit of hunting and we found it found this one with my mum, on her first trip out geocaching
Thanks heaps!

Found this rather quickly on a cold and rainy morning ... it had crept out onto the path a bit. Tucked back in so not visible from the road anymore. Tftc

Will check co-ords tommorow as this cache has crept a few times up and down the path. I'll re take them and post the correct ones

So I am trying to do this 31 days of geocaching streak, I am so not used to realising at 9pm that I had to get out and find a cache because the day has been far too busy - ill be glad when August is over! Off I went with Captain~Rex after his school concert tonight to go and grab a cache. I promised the husband that I would not go scouting in some remote area so was happy when I pulled in and this was a lovely well lit area at night, we found the cache quickly using the clue but it was a little late to enjoy the playground so that will be an adventure for another day.

The coords are off a bit, I would recommend updating them to the ones posted by the reviewer. TFTC

Found with mum for my cub/scout geocaching challenge. TFTC

TFTC. This is a cute little park. Haven't been into this area yet, so nice to see lots of beautiful homes. Day 20 of 31 days of caching.

Found this one at last with help from a friend. First time we tried to find it, it had been muggled. Next time couldn't find it in the dark. This time coordinates had me far away. But found it with help. Felt silly as it wasn't that hard but couldn't see it for looking. TFTC.

Nice one SL Thanks from PG

Cool playground, but we had to be quick between muggle walkers.
Needed the hint to find, as coords had us down the path, and closer to the road.
Another nice cache container.
TNLNSL
Thanks again

Cool hide geokids found it tftc

Found it great park

Another nice little park area. Its amazing to come in this area again after all the housing and shopping centres are up. No 2999

Cheers and thanks for the cache

Good

Tftc gound with smurfettte

Tftc found with B@zinga and the kids

Tftc

How would have thought it a hippo in the neighbourhood.
I feel certain we will be bringing Granddads little pirates back here.

Good hide

easy find

Found the caches tftc

Image of us at hungry hippo

Found it, tftc

Nice quick one on way to job tftc

A quick find of replacement cache and original cache. Signed both and replaced both. No muggles today. TFTC

Nice little find tftc

Good find!

Our GPS wanted us somewhere different altogether , but used the hint and widened our search area to make the find .
TNLNSL.
Thanks Theshattells.

was stuck in Adelaide for an extra night due to car problems, so while I was out with the co & travellingbees, hiding some caches this one was a stop to show off one of there hides to a wee country lad

First find. Was great fun with my daughter. I think we are now addicted.

Getting dark ... teenagers using nearby playground ... I was just about to drive off ... they walked off.
Extended search area and came up with the find.
A nice big cache so left some bigger swaps.

Seek3r-ed and found!

SL TN

TFTC Theshattells

Caching and footy with Bennymacca.

Tftc

Off for our fortnightly cache-before-crows. Easy find. Thanks for the cache!

Nice little hide. I love the big canisters which are easy to conceal which you're using in the area Theshattells. Tftc!

Cache found in the last place we looked, which was actually the first place we looked. Don't you love that. Thanks for the cache guys.
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This cache was found using a Garmin Montana 650t. Waypoints and paperless geocaching downloaded via GSAK 8.

I heard a story on the TV the other day about a guy who was actually eaten by a hippo. He spat him out and lived to tell the tale. see: http://grist.org/list/listen-to-this-man-describe-being-almost-eaten-escaping-from-hippo/

Thanks to Theshattells and clear skies from TeamAstro.

Thanks for the cache. This is a new joint account for both afitzger88 and Kareng097.

Thanks shattells. Had saved it for a day like today. Monkey jox just found his tenth cache woo hoo we have converted another muggle. Hippo couldnt eat me cause we had a monkey to distract it. Travellinbees

Tltc

Found easily, didn't get shocked

The hippo full ate me

Found while on a nice Sunday out in the North with Aussie M&M and CPWanderer. TFTC

Quickly located with AussieM&M and Team707!! Thanks shattells for the hide!!

Found on a great day out with CPwanderer and Team707 as we targeted the Elephant Walk series and other caches in the Northern Suburbs.

TFTC Theshattells.

Geodaughter found this one, with many people in the area it wasnt easy. First of 3 we found on a nice sunny afternoon without a GPSr as geohusband is away for the weekend and taken it with him. Seems we are so awesome we dont need either! Will post photo of Geodaughter being eaten by hippo. TFTC Theshattells

It's back in place guys and girls. Please hide it exactly like you found it.

Happy caching

Sorry guys i have a cache waiting to go but it is to wet to put out today, so i will do it tomorrow.

cheers guys

After having dinner and snuggled up to daughter for movie night ( in our pjs.) hubby rang as had a notification of a DNF.

So after some convincing. We drove to site (pjs and all ). Only to find this has been muggled . Very disappointed as it has only been under 2 months.

Will replace within the week. Sorry to all

After having dinner and snuggled up to daughter for movie night ( in our pjs.) hubby rang as had a notification of a DNF.

So after some convincing. We drove to site (pjs and all ). Only to find this has been muggled . Very disappointed as it has only been under 2 months.

Will replace within the week. Sorry to all

We found the bottle of drink mentioned in previous log (and have removed it) but couldn't find the cache despite having a good rummage around. Gave up due to fading light. Despite a DNF geodaughter had a great time on the playground so still a worthwhile visit

Another good find while geocaching around the area.

SL TFTC

hahaha!! we were searching and searching... then realised we were at the wrong end!! thankyou!!
-mr & mrs pemberton

Nice easy one tftc

Nice and easy

Needed a cache for the day and since I had not left work until 6.30pm and it was already dark, I decided I needed a close and quick cache to allow me to head home at a decent hour
Managed to locus cache however coords seemed to be out by about 12m with GPSr sitting almost on top of the cache.
TNLN. SL. TFTC Theshattells

Had to abandon the search because of muggles nearby.

A quick and easy find thanks to the hint. We had to laugh though, because right near the cache was an unopened bottle of alcoholic something-or-other. It put a whole new meaning to the phrase "standing around like a stale bottle of p***." Thanks for the hide. Clever containers these, and very good colour to blend into the background, too.

What a great little park! Ill bring the geokids here for sure! Tftc

Published

Just as we git cosy. Some one else can have ftf.We'll save it for another day
Travellinbees

Harleyjohn2569
So happy got ftf this time

Another Silver to the Smirchies!!!
Found at 06:00 no one about but when it came to replacing the cache I didn't notice the shady looking muggle sitting off in the distance on a park table! Hopefully they were too busy minding their own business and leave the cache alone! Love the cache container first time I've seen one of these!
TFTC TNLN