Plan! Prepare today... for your tomorrow. Douglas, Queensland, Australia
By skatierocks on 05-Aug-19. Waypoint GC8BNMF

TFTC. TFBMH.

Log was full pic sent to CO

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Clever

If only we’d stopped here first…would’ve had the lay of the land. The shade and breeze was enjoyed.
Log full. TFTC

Grabbed this one on leaving the grounds, parked alongside, literally! Put my hand straight on it for a Q E F

A weekend of sporadic caching opportunities with work and tasks being interspersed through that time. Managed to get put a couple of times today, not huge numbers but enough to get me within 4 of my 16k target for this visit to QLD. Two more Ad Labs completed, and their bonus ? accompanying caches. Thanks to all COs for their caches, and the fun involved with finding.

Bilby has really taken to this geocaching game. We stopped quickly before visiting a relative in hospital. The junior catcher has the goods in hand before the adults had a decent chance to look around. No room in the log to sign. Picture shows the prize. TFTC.

Apologies for the late log here (27.12.23) but I've had a busy time since getting back to the UK.An old fella had basically sat on the cache to have a smoke, but I explained what I was up to and he was happy to move for me. QEF at that point. Yay.TNLN-TFTC!SP (UK) on an epic trek right around the world.

An impromptu trip to Townsville gave me the opportunity to find a few caches.
After our daily visit to Dad in the nearby hospital, Mum was keen to see me find a nearby cache. While she waited in the car, i quickly located the prize in the first place i looked . I added my name and replaced the cache before she could even log into Facebook on her brand new phone ... LOL
The log was full in this one so it needs replacing ... sorry i didn't have one with me.
TFTC skatierocks

Hadn’t found one with all the spare time I had today and didn’t want to be picked up and flown away by the mossies on the wall again this late at night so I came down and sized this one up. Could have been very tricky but managed it in reasonable time. The CO isn’t as evil as some. I think that means that I have a month of these traditionals to go for the year.

Log now full. TFTC

Thanks for the first find!

TFTF

Using the reverse camera on the phone helped with this one! Passing time while visiting our geogirl who is studying here Tftc

Friend missed it by 2mm. Got a little dirty

Streak day 24. Another find today. Arrived at the cache to make a quick find with it in first place i check. I go to sign the log for my pen to run straight out of ink. I have left a dent in play 39 next to Piggy's log of PIG.

TFTC Skatierocks

On the hunting trail again with SeasonedBird. I’ll leave the more interesting detailed log to Mrs Geo (aka: SeasonedBird, Salty Chook, the Old Boiler, Old Chook, Dirty Bird or Angry Bird) because she writes so much more eloquently than I and usually has much more time to do so while I’m driving. It’s a great day for caching. TFTC skatierocks
Find #10120

Out for the morning around Townsville with Wollaston after an Otto’s breakfast feast.

Thanks to CO’s for taking time to set out and maintain hides and for showing us your very special part of the world

Log signed in first open spot with stamp

TFTC skatierocks

Find # 7767

Day 13 of streak
TFTC

Found quickly.. Had trouble getting pen to sign log, used felt pen ,got it done. Off to do the near bye A.L. tftc

Nice spot

Tftc

Another day in Townsville means another day of caching and tourism for Tankengine, Youban and I.

This cache: Found nice and quick. Log is getting quite full. Tftc!!!

A change of pace as we headed out here with the right shoes on, gathered the AL in th erain and then blazing humidity. the things we do.
This one took far too long to achieve
TFTC

Up in Townsville for the MEGA with Sharpe m and slow puncture . All the log books were signed SSQ to save room. This was our last find on our trip to Townsville and the hint ended up leading us to this cache. Thanks for placing this cache here for us to enjoy

6658

Townsville Mega 2022. Monday. After completing a nearby AL and bonus, we headed here as we saw a geocacher at this spot on our way in. We did have a bit of a search here but the helpful hint made it a quick find. Signed the log under the SSQ signature for us 3 ladies.

This was the 8th of 8 caches found on this outing.

Thanks ***skatierocks*** for showing us this place

Found with Tankengin and dty73.auick find. Kutgw

Chooo ooo [found] with Dty73 and youban on our Townsville Mega run! Nice find here! Thanks skatierocks!

Took a little while but rainforest cookie found it

Day 4 in Townsville for the Mega. A little detour on our way back to our accommodation soon saw this one in hand. Thanks skatierocks

16:44

Probably our most common plans involve creating a caching itinerary for the following day! Clever placement.

Thanks skatierocks for placing this cache on the geo-gameboard.
32070

The hint proved extremely helpful, revealing the cache in the first place we checked. I enjoyed perusing the map and checking out all the different things that could be studied here. Found while exploring lovely Townsville and surrounds during the CacheQld Townsville Mega, with DisSister and Dragonsky. TFTC, skatierocks. =^.^=

Sneaky little thing. Just signed an M to save space. Tftc

It’s Mega time once again!! Woo hoo!! Love these epic road trips and a wonderful Mega event. Managed to cache with loads of different people throughout the long weekend - such a fun way to cache! Have signed as SCG, X, Snag, Capital crunchers, NRC, Nibletricecakes, Minifigas, Minifig or some combination of the above! Thanks to everyone in the region for the top quality caching. Appreciate your efforts planting and maintaining these caches.

Found with Smittengranny, Albida33 and Nibletricecakes on a fabulous day exploring Townville. TFTC.

Townsville Mega Day Three
Still warm and sunny!

Found whilst completing the nearby AL and bonus. Did anyone else have trouble signing the log here? My pen, which worked perfectly for the cache before and the cache after, wouldn’t leave a mark on this paper, which felt waxy. I did the best I could next to TikvaNZ, I hope you can make it out.

Thanks for this trad skatierocks.

Super quick one. Sometimes you just do and sometimes you just don’t. Retrieved signed and returned by geo hubby. Tftc

After spending yesterday out on the Island, the target today was as many ALs as possible with a few others thrown in for good luck. So it was that Nibletricecakes Albida33 , GLISS! and I set off to become conquering heroes. All caches were found to be in excellent condition so were signed as NAGS or some such combination.
These caches were extraordinary in their variety and creativity. Huge thanks to all COS for the incredible effort that has gone into the creation and placement of both the ALs and caches.

An easy day today, a day of catching up on some logging, Willis007 arrives, so a drive to the airport is in order. Organising events and the what, where and how. We do have some plans for the afternoon chasing some challenges but it is an easy day today.

This was the next cache we did after I picked up willis007 from the airport, straight into it for her, easy day, lol. Log signed and cache replaced it was then onto the next one, thanks for placing it here, all good.

Arriving in Townsville this morning for the MEGA, I didn't get far before stopping for a couple of caches.
Thanks skatierocks for placing the cache here.

#17111 @1110
Day 7 of a 3 week holiday driving from Canberra to Townsville and back to attend the Mega. This morning was focused on Mt Stuart. Afterwards I did a tour of the university. Cache soon found. TFTC.

A quick find while strolling around. Tftc

Quick find while in the area chasing lab caches

Find #12293 @ 19:12
Thanks skatierocks for giving us a reason to visit.

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Found by Mary and David, in company with pprass, at 09:44. Seemed like a good idea to do this one while we were here for the Labs. What a huge place. A sneaky little devil! Our thanks to skatierocks.

In Townsville to attend the Mega Event
Day 4
Today we teramed up with the Snakepitters to do The Saint, all puzzles were solved before laeving NSW. It was good to be driving in the countryside, not to many people about although we passed another car of geocachers & 3 doing the series on bikes
A quick find as we were going to the UNI to do the AL
Thankyou skatierocks for placing this cache.

A nice afternoon Adv Lab caches and picking up the ones that we are falling over to get to the next stage.

Thanks skatierocks for the caches.
Total Cache Finds 12567,

Found in the company of maccamob.
Now that was a sneaky hide for a mere D1.5! Just being exposed in that area was worth that!
Thanks skatierocks for the fun.

Great Northern escape 2022 Day 5. Townsville Mega section Day 5. My first day in Townsville. I tried to sleep in, but the birds were having none of that. I went to JCU for the Labs there and then up Mount Stuart. I hope I get used to this heat soon. I spent the afternoon catching up on my logging.

After completing the JCU labs and failing to find the bonus cache, I stopped here before heading back to the car.

Thanks for the cache skatierocks

35984.1 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & Red Remembrance Poppy A#112

**Albida**

Signing as Pawsome Foursome which is Drrnrchr and Driftindillons team name for  Townsville for the mega.  Did your Plan! Prepare today... for your tomorrow. today.  11 April 2022 1:16 pm Tyfc  skatierocks  total caches now  4540  .

drrnrchr and Driftingdillons teamed up for the Townsville Mega, and logs signed as Pawsome Foursome for this event.

Thanks to skatierocks for hiding and maintaining this cache.

11 April 2022

My find #1221

We found the cache easily with the help of the generous hint. Our pen didn't work so we signed a tiny piece of paper and put it in the container and took a photo in case it's needed. Thank you for placing the cache.

Quick and easy find on this windy day. TFTC

Took Santa’s elf’s to find this one. Pen didn’t want to write on this log.

Passing through town today, picking up caches on the way out to an event at Bushland Beach. Managed to fluke the hide in the first place, but took a while to extract and imprint the log. Neat little cache, thanks skatierocks

Not that hard

Quick find and a tidy hide. Thanks skatierocks

After a frustrating KEY experience it was good to chill to this quick easy find. Been a long time since I've been to the campus. Thank you for the hide.

Found with orth71 while doing a mornings scouting for hiding places.
We were over near the uni and thought we would stop in and find this little guy.
Took a quick tour of the campus and found him.
TFTC

Good hide

Found it

Nice little hide

Nice and quick easy find while showing daughter how big JCU actually is.

TFTC! Nice easy one on my way to work at TUH.

Easy little find this afternoon... sadly my pen wouldn't write on the log paper.

Brilliant spot
50th find with Guardian777

TFTC!
Easy find and a nice area.
With MalampaT

Apologies for the late log. Rectifying the saved drafts to ??

Found with LJB54. A quick find once at GZ and avoiding the cigarette smoking hospital muggles across the road.

Retrieved and added our names to the log before returning to its hide.

SL TNLN TFTC

Difficult to write on, good hide, TFTC

Quick find. Was a bit difficult to get the paper out of the container. Thanks for the cache

Such a good idea! What a great find

Came by a month ago but grabbed an FTF later in the day and as I am short of hides to fill my calendar I didn’t log it then.
Seems the log didn’t want me to sign it then anyway as it didn’t like my pencil but the indent is there.
Thanks Skatierocks.

I found this one this arvo. I parked near Vet Sciences after 5pm and therefore it was free to park. Smoking Muggles from the hospital are at their favourite spot across the road. I found Geo easy but log was really hard to write on. I tried my best with my brand new pen.

Was out for drive, couldn’t resist had to find it.. so took a screen shot!

Was in the area saw there was a cache didn’t have a pen so took a photo

TB Visit

Visited to check in on my cache. I have placed the names of previous Geocachers who did not have a pen or pen did not work on the log. My pen works on the log paper
If pen doesn’t work please take photo of log paper for proof of find ~ Thank you
Happy Caching!

Good hide pen wasnt working so could not write name

Found after work. Didn't have caching tools with me and had to improvise in car to remove log to sign. Sl and replaced text.

Found quickly- no pen so took photo

End of a very long day for me. Headed off to do a job in Proserpine early this morning. Cleared a DNF from the now closed Info centre, did the work, then picked up a nano at the Airport then one at Gunyarra Remembers and finally grabbed one from the Glen Isla Bird Gallery. Spotted a whole rash of new hides drop in Townsville while on my way back. Not wanting to ruin my daily run I was hoping these held out overnight and by some quirk of fate, they have, so as midnight approached I jumped in the car for one last cache. I did check the hint when the first came online and at the Uni site plan it was a quick find. Third Nano find For my long awake period. Signed log {FTF}. Now off to get some sleep

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