Used 2B a Church Micro #0007 - Kensington Gardens Kensington Gardens, South Australia, Australia
By Freddo the Non Believer on 20-Dec-18. Waypoint GC81GYQ

TFTC

Traveling with richlink on our Annual Caravan Geocaching road trip, using Geocaching as our guide. We made a lightening trip to Adelaide to grab a couple of targeted caches before moving west towards home.TFTC Freddo another Used 2B found. LNCU

Travelling with iluvtrekking from our home state of WA on a SA caching foray. After being in the south of SA for a few weeks, we made a quick trip up to Windsor Gardens yesterday arvo to grab a few caches before heading to Port Wakefield today. This was one of the caches we targeted. Thanks for the hide.

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Out and about in Kensington Gardens today, a quick stop to grab the coordinates and then a brief stroll to the final. TFTC

Out for a long stroll and trying to find a couple of geocaches.No problems, finding the required information and making the calculations. Of course, the final container was in exactly the opposite direction from where I was planning to go next. But I decided the extra 400 meters probably wasnt going to kill me.No problems making the fin.

I have a confession. I solved this years ago but DNF-ed but didnt record it because I felt like I didnt put in a huge effort at GZ. Then I solved it again a couple of weeks ago and the were a couple of people hanging around GZ, waiting so I rode away and came back later but it was another DNF. Today, on Christmas Day I hopped on my e-bike and headed out to find a couple of caches over Magill way. It started steadily drizzle so I thought I would head home but this GZ was on the way. I found the prize reasonably simply this time and had to wonder why I hadnt found it on a previous look. TFTC Freddo 25/12/2023 3:56pmFind # 2833

A Monday caching with Mr Froghoppin for a change of pace! nice warm day kept the muggles at bay A real estate killing - pennies from heaven indeed! Bless you Freddo for the cache hide and ongoing care and maintenance ---------------- ----------------------Caching country and city... wherever we go... In a dangerous world filled with rusty old mint tins and solid lumps falling from trees - - - a cache a day keeps us agile... sort of --------Caches are logged using the resources of gsak, garmin, and androids, occasionally AI too! (And a little rubber stamp ) Work gets in the way - and some may take longer to log than others due to mixed technology and need for sleep! The skill and talent of some Zenior Zombies helps, and maybe a spot of luck too [:o)]----------Think Covid's over ? Well no, actually... and we don't want your flu, gastro or cold germs either - so practise safe caching please! Ensure Travel Bugs are the Only bugs you share and pass on Clean as you go and cache the countryside Big thanks to those placing quality caches out and about around our country areas, in nice safe places and containers especially! - it keeps our game fun for all Of course we do appreciate if you actually did read all this extra addition to the log word count! There's a challenge somewhere out there, or so we've been told! You win a virtual smiley for the effort and getting to the end of the log Maybe if I worked out where it is I could do it and go back to normal logs again ! If you find the challenge let me know and perhaps we can put an end to these long logs !!! [:o)]C'est fini... For now... ... until next time! PS:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------GCA1DNA - Great Leap Forward ... or is it backward... it takes an extra day to get to March 29.2.24 The Mega Event of the year. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------And don't forget to put the June Long Weekend in your diary for 2024 too... it'll be fun and funky

Time for another crazy days caching with the cat, a warmish day enough to keep most parks and playgrounds muggle free and easier for searching, a trip to Adelaide would not be complete with out a church cache or two, a quick find here for us todayTFTC Freddo

Quick calculation and find in a work avoiding bike ride

Nice church which I'm glad to see is being restored. TFTC

Lovely Church. Solved the coordinates and found our way to the cache. TFTC

Found while having a bit of a look around the area before heading home. Was just fast enough to sign and rehide as the bus pulled up as I was waking off. All good here.

Find #5695 on 3 May 2023.
TFTC Freddo!

SA’s Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - Feb 29th, 2024. Keep the date free!

Another beautiful church in the city of churches.
Until I started doing geocaching I never realised just how many churches Adelaide has hidden in back street.

TFTC Freddo
Keep smiling

Had a lovely brunch and now some more geocaching celebrating sandelfs 70th birthday with Jolly0.

TYFC out with Jolly0 and Peas&CarrotsForever for my 70th birthday

Finally I have time to get this cache. Thanks CO for replacing the cache. TFTC.

I’m quite sure that I’ve been to this WP1 before, but I don’t recall the final GZ, so I’m not sure what happened there. Maybe I had trouble reading the required numbers on the Used2B - I certainly did today, and even after the enlarge-the-phone-photo trick, I still wasn’t sure, but the subsequent arithmetic helped me out. Managed to get the deed done at GZ just as someone was arriving to use the structure.

I seem to remember that there was still work going on at the Used2B the first time I was there, but it’s looking finally complete now. I wonder how cool it is inside.

Thanks Freddo TNB.

Found it

Coming past and found this cache

Got the numbers last week and now found the cache

Cache found easily

First in the new log

Find #313

Thanks freddo for another used 2 be church

I hope that they don't put up a large front fence at the former church. Once I got to GZ a particular vehicle stopped which I wasn't interested in. Thanks Freddo.

A quick collection & calculation of the numbers, then off to GZ for an even quicker retrieve, sign & return
TFTC

So many churches close by around Adelaide.
Thanks for bring me here and cache.

The church was under construction and should be good when finished. Spotted the numbers from the footpath, did the calcs and went to GZ. This one was neatly tucked away and shouldnt get muggled. TFTC

We came to the neighbourhood to complete a Wherigo but alas, while we could spot the container, its terrain diffculty beat us Thus, we consoled ourselves with this quick multi, completed and found in a short time. Sunday seems to be the right day for these as muggle frequency is definitely down from the usual TNLNSL TFTC

Due to continuing work I had to do the same thing as the previous logger. A quick find at the GZ, though not the first place I "looked". Thanks Freddo.

Another cache in this great series helping me work toward the multi a day challenge.

The building is undergoing refurbishment so from behind the temporary fencing I needed to take a photo of the stone so I could zoom in to read it. My eyes aren’t as good as they once were.

At GZ the cache was found without problems. The Cache and contents are both in good condition.

Thanks for the cache Freddo the Non Believer.
# # #8383 # #

How did i miss that last time?

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Looking a bit like a building site, but the info can be easily found. The correct calculation took me to an easy find. May god bless you Fredo. TFTC

I'd planned on attending the Pi day event and then the Pi day CITO today[^][^]
What I hadn't planned on was chasing 2 FTFs before heading to those events
Still, Rex and I found the 1st FTF in a spot close to where we have found other caches before
We enjoyed the great view from the site of the 2nd FTF[^][^]
Then it was off to Burnside for the events[^], where it was awesome to catch up with several interstate geocachers[^]
On our way home, Rex and I took a deviating route and found 5 more caches and that brought the day's total to 9[^]
We also had a great walk[^][:X], and Rex had huge fun[:X] playing with Fritz the Cardigan Corgi and Peanut the Poodle in Slapes Gully where we met a newish geocacher and her friend (Peanut's humans) as we searched for a cache there for waaaaay to long!

Another former church, another quick multi[^] and another quick find

TNLN. SL. TFTC Freddo

I thought about checking this spot before gathering the numbers. But i did the right thing and then returned for a search.

I didn't see anything obvious.

I'll be back.

With the youngest two of the Famous IV niggling each other, I decided to head out after lunch to grab a few caches...caching=peace. All up a baker's dozen of caches were found, including my 2000th. The usual collection of mint tins, sistemas and creative hides were sought and located. Some were trads, others were multis, one was a mystery and the final find a Whereigo. A drink at the Glynde Hotel finished the day off before heading home (and some banana cake). TFTC to all COs for putting out and maintaining the caches.

This evening I was passing this one so stopped in to have a quick look. The cache was easily found and is all in good order.
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Last find for the night with shotflames, thanks Freddo

After multiple times attempting to find this cache, we went our night with a final success. This one is now off my bucket list. Found with Bektheraccoon. TFTC, Freddo.

Found

I think used to be churches in general make a good foundation for a nice houses.

Today I was in Erindale for business, and I tried some caches nearby, on my way back home.
This was the second one tried.
Parked on the street in front of the church, and noted the information required.
Got the final cords, and drove to there.
Waited for a while, until muggles cleared.
Found the cache in the second place I checked.
Quickly signed the log book, and placed it back.
Soon after I left, more muggles occupied the final location.
Thanks for the multi cache, Freddo the Non Believer. I love the "Used 2B a Church Micro" cache series.

PS: next to the church is a contraction site, and some heavy vehicles parked around the church.

Luckily not many people were around the final location midday on a Tuesday so was a fairly easy find after working out the coordinates. TFTC JJ + Sabo

Got it! Great day thanks Freddo

Came past with Csaba! and SupaOrange. I believe in Easter Bunny. Turtle Out

Found after a nice Easter lunch with the Grandparents. Tra La Laaa

In the area for an Easter lunch with SupaOrange and SupaTurtle. GZ is always easier when with the Supa's. What a day not to believe. Thanks Freddo

Found as part of a long term goal to fill the calendar with at least one multi cache find on every day. Also needing a mystery cache for the same reason a plan was hatched and I was off for a bike ride.

Error 1: park the bike under a bee hive.
Error 2: a math error
Error 3: thinking it was clear to replace the cache only to be sprung in the act. This lead to a lot of fast talking!!!

Thanks for the cache Freddo the Non Believer.

Good numbers and a short trip to gz. Of course it never looks strange getting out of the car to sit in one of these

Interesting nook in suburbia for an old church. Did the calculations and then searched for too long before finding the cache. Then a chariot arrived to take me to the next one. Thanx

A nice quick find

Detoured into the Eastern suburbs to attend church. Collected the clues, did the calculations and located a cache. Thanks Freddo!

Another Used 2B found on the long way home. Collection of data and production of co-ords proved nice and simple, but at GZ the structure was occupied
Had just finished loading setting navigation for a nearby Adelaide Church Micro when the muggles were taken away so over the road for a quick find and sign.
Thanks for another Used 2B Freddo the Non Believer

The location of this former church was interesting in that it was in a suburban residential street where most have been located on major roads. Data collection was straightforward. Then it was off to GZ where accurate coordinates led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks Freddo for this cache and others you have placed in the series.

Found with 2011*turtle. TFTC

Found with vj187. TFTC

After heading into uni for O week I had to pick up a few caches on the way home, despite the warm weather. Some quick finds were made, the draw of quickly hoping back into an air-conditioned car probably acted as a motivator. An enjoyable afternoon despite the heat.

TFTC

Slogged it out in 37oC heat on my Deadly Treadly to get to this one [:o] No heat was gonna stop me getting another one in this series of "Used 2B a Church Micro" Multi's [^]

Got to the listed co-ords and grabbed the needed info and sped off to GZ to make the find in about the 4th place I checked lol.

SL at 11:33 on Sun 3 Feb 2019

TFTC Freddo

After heading out to find a solved puzzle cache not too far away this evening I was looking for a nearby quick multi to do before going home again. The Gods smiled on me and it was just a short trip to gather the numbers and a quick find at GZ nearby. Praise the Lord!

Thanks Freddo the Non Believer for the cache.

Three of the Puzzled Puzzlers had a mad idea, let's go out to get caches on a 40 degree day !!!

A Starfish, Rat and Adder did make a pact though, only drive by's were sought in this heat.

A quick stop to gather the info needed and off to make the find.

TFTC Sir F

Collected info from the car and drove to log the find. Thanks.

Veni. Vidi. Vici. Scripsi.
Needed to catch up on more of this series of caches. So on the way to work this morning, detoured by this location, gathered the information, did some sums and got some coordinates. Wandered to GZ, and as I reached it, a muggle approached and it was apparent that this was not going to be a short wait. So went for a walk, watching GZ, and soon conditions changed and the muggle disappeared down the road. Wandered back to GZ and located the cache in the first place I looked. Signed the log and replaced.
Gratias pro cache Freddo the Non Believer

Well, that was embarrassing! Owl got the coordinates a week ago, but a little old suspicious muggle was sitting at GZ. So Owl brought a Rat back today to a deserted GZ. But no cache. Back to the beginning to check calculations (without pen, paper or other implements) and a new GZ was calculated. But no cache. A call to the CO confirmed the original location was the correct one, but the duo insisted they'd searched it thoroughly. Another PaF got them closer and finally a ptang revealed the cache. Then the recriminations started. "I thought you'd searched there!" "I thought you had!" Just as well it was the last cache of the day and time to go home or the church might not have been the only thing that used 2B!

A plan was hatched for the Owl to pick up Mrs Rat.
For a girls day of caching.
Owl took the rat to a GZ we searched everywhere, We thought.
No Ptang., Back to the start, without any implements to do our calculations.
With a new GZ we set off to search, no Ptang!!!
Paf to the Frog revealed we were at the right GZ the fist time.
So back we go search in the area suggested by the Frog.
Ptang!! I thought you searched there. No, I thought you did.
A Fav point for the fun.Tftc

Mr Tardis made a detour on the way to work to find this one. At GZ I found the cache after a quick feel here and there.

Signed the log. Thanks for the cache Freddo the Non Believer.

Found It!
Are the Jedi Knights the new owners? Had to wait for a bus to leave but after that I quickly found the cache!
TFTC

Another nice ex-church not sure it is worth a $2 mill price tag though.
Gathered info and headed to GZ. Had no idea what the clue meant but channeled some BFE and soon had the cache in hand.
TFTC Freddo

Our old eyes couldn't read the foundation stone without making a closer inspection either (although we did have the binoculars handy) [8].
Cache quickly found at GZ . TNLNSL.
Thanks Freddo the Non Believer.

Found with Hevwalker and Sir Spectre. Cache all okay. TFTC

A quick stop at wp1 to crunch some numbers & a walk to gz after lunch
with hevwalker, sir_spector & earthlight.
Thanks for the cache Freddo

So having been to an event nearby I joined up with some caching friends and off we went to grab a few nearby caches. We managed to find some others had failed on previously, got some that had been solved for a while and just needed collecting and we had a great time. How to fill in a whole day when you really haven't planned to be gone from home for long....
Thanks to Freddo from mogni

I unexpectedly found myself free on New Year's Eve. Three events were being held during the day so I planned to attend all three. No surprise there. [^] So had to find a few caches in between the events. No surprise there either.
After a big day caching with Hurtle and locus cache we parted company and I then teamed up with Anymules for a evening and night cache run.

The use of a four digit naming code means this may prove to be a very large series. Best get on top of it now. [8)] So off we went to grab a few. This was the second of four in quick succession. Apparently Freddo has binoculars for eyes and can read this from the footpath. Bugger that, a quick dash to get up close and personal. [:o)] Then quick calculation before a short dash and channeling BFE the cache was found.

**Thanks Freddo for this cache. **

None of us had found this cache and after a short amount of time we had some co ords. quick find.
found with a group of ladies earthlight, mogni, clare007 and hevwalker after the Sense Amid Madness, Wit Amidst Folly event. Found while caching around and slowly working our way to the 2 later new years eve events. quick find.

Nice looking ex-church...coordinates worked out...
mogni, sir_spectre, clare007 & I headed to GZ for a quick find...
TFTC Freddo

Stopped by for a quick read of the numbers then off not too far away.

Thanks for the cache Freddo the Non Believer.
Found on 31 Dec 2018 at 8:49 pm.
Find #8054

Easily sorted and quickly located in very hot conditions!! I remember an old flame dragging me to this church back in the seventies ….. the things you do for love!! Thanks freddo for the hide!

After a very filling lunch, and stopping by today's event, I stopped by here to grab the slim pickings left in the metro area for smileys.
Was apt to find one of these today...
TNLNSL
Thanks

This place would have been pumping at this time ages ago. Easy to park today in the heat.

Thanks Freddo and clear skies from TeamAstro. Cache the planet!

If it looks like a church and smells like a church isn’t it still a church? The log book threw me for a while too. I suppose if we can repurpose churches the log books can be repurposed too. TFTC

After the CO's event on the beach I thought I would make a "small" detour on the way home to get a couple of new multi caches.
I arrived at what "used to be a church" and there was a lot of construction noise coming from inside the building, but that didn't worry me, I got the required info, worked out some coordinates and headed off to GZ. [^]
A quick find of a repurposed log book to which I added my stamp at a deserted GZ.
Thanks for the cache Freddo.

Arrived at the final location just before two other geocachers also trying to get a FTF. The race was short lived though as they quickly found the cache. TFTC

Published

Joint find with David Wazza! Really enjoying this used 2B church series! Very cool!

*FTF* joint with jesswrigley at 5:01 p.m.

This series is great for seeing some of the old history, and this church must have only in recent times been converted? We’d love to see how those spaces are being used as residential places!

Quickly had the coordinates and went for a short drive to GZ. Thought we had the place to ourselves only to witness another geocaching team near us starting to search some other surrounds. However I got lucky with finding the cache in one of the first places we looked! Yay, doesn’t get any closer than that! Still didn’t know what the hint meant though?

We were shocked to discover so many signatures and stamps at the front of the logbook, and thought we had missed out on FTF. However some of them were from August 2018?! Perhaps beta testers, or a recycled old logbook? Thanks Freddo!