PATOG Series 004 Gillman, South Australia, Australia
By equipe de cinq on 26-Jan-21. Waypoint GC95M6E

An easy find on a sunny afternoon!TFTC

So happy to change this blue to a yellow. 1 more and the track is done.The last 2 were missing when we went through.Walked the whole track over time. Walked back to the car, so twice!

quick and easy find. thanks for the cache!

Parked my vehicle on Globe Derby Drive near the trotting track and did another section of the PATOG series. All caches in good condition, unless mention otherwise in the log. TFTC

Found on a bike riding adventure today.

Started at #2 and went as far as the first main road-bridge and the bird ponds. A nice flat cycleway and there was no wind either. Yep, it would be easier by bike but Shanks's pony's just as effective. Grabbed the first 10, the others can wait for another opportunity.The last full day in town after my original plans to stay til Monday were changed. I had some admin stuff to tidy up before I could think about doing anything for myself so those were attended to via some messaging to and from NZ. I headed out for a walk along the cycleway besides the Expressway and managed a first few PATOG caches, esp nice now the weather has dropped to a much more palatable 19 -25 degrees for the daytime, yay. Following that it was back for some more work stuff before heading out to Gawler to head around the delightful Anna Tommy series of caches (and collateral extras). I was lucky that a recently made acquaintance was able to help me with the series of solves, thanks sooooo much for that. Then it was time to cache in the richness and make the finds, I was not disappointed. And so South Australia, so long and thanks for all the cache(s). I think this March will be my most bountiful month since I started caching, not bad considering I missed out on 3 days, by choice, and today is only 20th of the month. Alas my NZ pickings are slim so back to a more sedentary pace of finds. One last time, thanks to all the COs whose finds make this game so awesome.

Do folks know that the Port Adelaide Visitor Information Centre rents bikes for free? All you have to do is leave an ID and verify your phone number. How awesome is that?I biked about 32 kms out and back, and found the first 37 caches in the series. Which means I got to Salisbury ish. Enjoyed it! But am continually amazed that the wind is always blowing against me no matter what direction I am biking.TFTC!

Clocking up cache finds whilst working towards other challenge goals, milestones and walking for One Foot Forward for the month of October! TFTC AussieGal88 South Australia is the place be for GCA1DNA - February 29th, 2024 in Adelaide! Let's show the rest of the Geocaching world what Australia is made of at The Great Leap Forward!

Found

Out caching with Aunty Bee and friendsTftc

Found it

Found

Out for the day celebrating all things fun!
With our birthday girl turning a special number we all agreed what a nice way to celebrate her day.
We all met at Mrs bee's house before we flew to the starting point. We loaded cars with bikes and we headed off. There was a motley variety of bikes, some small, some tall, some powered, and most not!
Mrs Bee wanted to fly but apparently she needed to ride along this trail as GTA (Gabe The Angel) had energy to burn!! A lot of energy to burn..
LocusCache was the moving motivator jibing the youngest of our group that is she could do it at her age, so could he.
Sharing the load to collect that caches between GTA & James0116, we needed James height with some of the hides.
LiB was a super scouter pointing GTA to the correct spot, allisterw was happy to race the smallest of our group in the hope he got tired... he did not..

TFTC now we go to eat cake!!

Joined the gang... travellinbees, birthday gal - locus cache, allister w, James0116 and GTA, always fun caching in a group. Made somewhat of a dent in this PATOG trail. Slowly whittling away at the start and end, eventually I'll get that chunk in the middle done too.Only 30ish finds today... can't have the birthday girl t(y)red out before her big event this evening TFTC

Great Hide

Thanks equipe de cinq for the cache

James0116
Saturday,19 Aug 2023
12:25:31 pm ACST
3709

A quick find for Mr Rat today.
Mrs Rat needed a cache for the day. Tftc

Keeping the streak alive – aiming for 28 days in a row for the hard souvenir in the current Wheel of Challenges challenge.
Found at dusk when the mozzies were out and about!
TFTC equipe de cinq.

Thanks for the cache! Found with pinapplegoldy!

The adventures of Sparkie and Goldy are back, today out to Port Adelaide area for part of the PATOG series.

A quick find here, all is well.

Thanks equipe de cinq for this cache, which brings Goldy's total find count to 2730 on the 30th of March 2023.


I have hosted quite a few CITO's in my time, making huge differences thanks to the people who came along!

Whether you're out finding caches or just taking a stroll somewhere, remember to always be CITO-ing to help maintain our parks and reserves!


**South Australia is the place be for GCA1DNA - February 29th, 2024 in Adelaide! Hope to see you at The Great Leap Forward!**

Foind it

Cache replaced.

Note to the CO

James0116

No where to be found

Checked all signs no sight

Our 1st dnf. We walked towards the Port, hoping to finish the track today. Having done 1 sometime ago, but basically working down from Gawler. We had a second oil on the way back to the car. Scouted the area for fallen cache. No where to be seen. So sad

A great afternoon out with Blackadders collecting some of the traditional caches around the Port Adelaide and Semaphore areas. Fantastic way to explore this new hobby, with expert advice and guidance!

Really appreciate the efforts made by those hiding their treasures, TFTC!

Another few hours out with a newbie, Aussie_Sheila, collecting a few stray hides in already visited areas. The target was to make a start on the the PATOG series beginning at the PA end then visit a few traditional caches from Semaphore to Outer Harbour to give the new cacher a chance to experience a few different types of hides. Sadly there was a couple of DNF's where the hides have gone AWOL.

Thank you for the cache equipe de cinq, found 6/03/2022, 2:31:46 PM

TFTC

Got up early this morning and went for a ride along Linear Park/Coastal Path/Port River Expressway before the crowds his the tracks and the beach. Along the way I picked up a few more caches in the PATOG series. TFTC

TFTC. Quick grab if not for the spider guardian. Left baby lid

Few cyclists enjoying the trail this morning
Found with Earthlight
Tftc

A quick find with The X-Trailers walking the bike trail this morning. TFTC

Time to dust off the old bike and continue caching south from where we left off last time. The old crew was here: Csaba!, SupaOrange & SupaTurtle. We estimated that 34 caches would take us about 2 hours and we weren't far off.

A great day on the bike track.

Thanks, equipe de cing.

All caches were found relatively quickly with Malco!, Casba! and SupaTurtle. Tra La Laaaa

Bitten by mozzies, chain came off the bike and the smell was pretty bad. I still had a fun day finding caches. Turtle Out

Organised a caching afternoon with the Supa's and Malco!. 34 to 1 in the series was done today. Thanks

TFTC

Today we looked for caches on a section of the Port Adelaide to Gawler Trail. Mrs y'stassie completed PATOG001 to PATOG010 whilst the other half of the team completed the remaining caches up to PATOG017. It was a pleasant walk - warm with a slight breeze but the mozzies in a few areas were a bit annoying. We will attempt another section during our next visit.

Accurate coordinates and the hint led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks equipe de cinq for the cache and the series.

[:o)] Met up with Froghoppin for a little 16km plus walk walk walk walk walk cache walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk cache walk walk walk walk walk cache walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk cache walk walk walk walk walk cache walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk where is it oh there it is cache walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk cache..... well you know how it goes. They're all very similar really... walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk walk car,,, relax at home with achy muscles

The little caches were pretty easy to locate today and in good condition.
A couple were found on the ground in the weeds and were a little damp!

Appreciate equipe de cinq hiding this cache on our SA geo map game board



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Lookout for mud, snakes, surprise cliffs, wild goats, wombats, bulldust, and lightning,
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After walking the Gawler end for a few it was time to catch up with Mattycat to tackle the start end, with bikes unavailable it was foot power, we managed to walk from Globe Derby to Port Adelaide caches 32 to 001, a little over 16 km was completed this afternoon, two were found on the ground in the grass one quite damp log but they were placed as per the hint suggested but otherwise all caches were found in good order
TFTC equipe de cinq

Tftc! Found with conardel

Thanks for the cache found with Webberg

Found with Twinkle Angel here today. Twinkle was wanting some numbers and we needed some exersise. Have enjoyed wandering along here and dodging some muggle bike riders.
Thanks for bringing us out here.
TFTC

Out with Goldielover and Stairman1 to grab this powertrain before they head back to QLD... TFTC left a Twinkle Star

Found it stamped as The Brown Family

TFTC equipe de cinq

Doing this series with brisal5, Astro & FeatherWaite today
All logs signed as B.A.W.F.
Good co-ords, nice containers & easy finds make for a great day
Thanks for placing these caches, well done.
TFTC

On a lovely ride with brisal5, thewhitedoggang and Featherwaite, signing the log sheets with the acronym BAWF. There was barely any wind and no rain. A perfect day for a ride and cache. [^]

Thanks to equipe de cinq and **clear skies** from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet! [^]

Found by brisal5, TeamAstro, thewhitedoggang and Featherwaite, signing the logsheets with the acronym BAWF. Being cool, cloudy, no rain and with light winds, it proved a great day for a ride along the bikeway. Thanks for the cache and series equipe de cinq!

GENERIC LOGS FOR PATOG series! [8)][8)][8)]

Time to attack the PATOG series. [^] So the calls were made to find a group to take on the ride and a group of brisal5, Astro, WhiteDogGang and Featherwaite were available. So the acronym BAWF was formed to sign the logs. We chose Tuesday 8/6/2021 to make the ride but the forecast of a thunderstorm, continuous rain and howling winds caused the newly formed BAWF to balk and we delayed until Friday 11/6/21! [B)][B)] What a great day for a ride, overcast, a nice cool breeze and not a drop of rain to be felt. All caches were found in good condition except, one that needed a new cap (done) and one that needed replacing. (also done) Great day had but I felt like BAWFing by the end! [:o)][:o)][:o)][:o)]

Only one of the three goals from last year achieved. So once again trying and fill my calendar with multi-caches and complete loop 11 again this year. [^] For my third goal I will try and get my DNF numbers to single digits. That should keep me busy again this year! [:o)]

***Thanks equipe de cinq for putting out this cache and maintaining it for our enjoyment. ***
Logs prepared and published through GSAK.

Decided to knock this series over, considering it was another nice day for a walk . First time covering this part of the track and found lots of interesting things to see along the way .
TNLNSL.
Thanks Equipe de cinq.

An early start on my bicycle enjoying a little sunshine chasing a few caches. Loving life.
TFTC Keep smiling

As expected! TFTC

Taking the geodogs for a walk and why not go geocaching at the same time. Found with Northstar76 and geobrother Jake

Taking the geodogs for a walk along this wonderful track. Found with superman_22

Today seemed like a good day to start on this series which I hope to do on foot.

All caches found today were in good order.

TFTC

Claiming a cache find as part of the awesome beta testing cache placing crew for this super fun cycling series. All of the PATOG caches in the series have been found many times so our work must have been good. Kudos to anyone who does the full end to end ride in one session and collects them all. If you run it or walk it then you get extra bonus kudos.

Eventually some time in the future when the rail access is restored to Gawler it will be possible to catch the train to Port Adelaide, ride with the wind to Gawler, and catch the electric train home. From Patog one to Patog eleventy first. That would be awesome.

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Easter 2020 was supposed to see South Australia Geocaching hosting the next Easter big MEGA event, GeoVenture 2020 at Millicent. GC82DAN. Due to COVID restrictions the event is now postponed to early October 2021. Check out the event page and our website for new details. We would love to see you at this four day event. Mega event sponsored by Wattle Range Council, Geocaching.com and many other supporters. Lots of caches to find with two classic geo art trails including the famous animated bottle and glass.

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This particular geocache was found using one of the following GPS enabled devices, Garmin GPSr, Montana 680t, Oregon 650 or Dakota 20 and a Samsung S8. Waypoints and paperless geocaching were downloaded via GSAK 9. Log prepared, checked and submitted using GSAK publish logs...

Warning, this hobby can be addictive. It can lead to exercise, meeting new people and finding interesting places you might not have known existed otherwise. Beware: you may have fun.

Nice day for a ride today, picking up some caches as a bonus. Finished at 34 today then a long ride back home.
tftc and the series.

Set out today aiming to find the 54 required to finish off the newish PATOG series. Decided to tackle the high terrain one first so parked as close as I could legally and set off with the required TOTT. Was able to spot from the ground so it was a reasonably quick job of getting my stamp in the log. Left as found.
Back to the car and after chatting to some nearby muggles decided to leave if there and set off on the ebike. Returned a few hours later with 47K on the odometer, the series completed and even a BFE bonus cache.
Now that I've had the recreation it's time to head home for the rest.
Thanks to equipe de cinq and all involved in getting this series out and placing this cache here for me to find

*This log composed and published using GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife).*

Out for a long bike ride with Uni and Medusa along the Northen Expressway and beyond. We parked a vehicle at each end and took the mountain bikes along the trails - 48.9kms and 115 caches in around 5 hours.
The bike trail allows one to see a lot more at 20kmh than whizzing past in a car at 110kmh. There is interesting WWII history in amongst the market gardens and salt flats. I really enjoyed the massive redgums and lushness around the Gawler River. On a hot day one would want to take plenty of water, there isn't a lot of shade or facilities along some of the stretches.
This cache was found at 8:26:00 AM and was 4 of 102 finds today.
Apologies for the generic log but it is a powertrail. Thanks equipe de cinq

Found at 8:25 on a perfect cycling day with Shonkylogic.

Thanks for the hide

Easy find

Tftc

TFTC

Walked into 18 of this series today with clare007!! We chose those we could reach from various entry points near the southern end of the trail. In total we walked 9.74 km. in warmish conditions!

Out today to explore the PATOG bike path and find some caches! Signed the log. Thank you for taking the time and effort to place this series, as it makes the path even more interesting (as well as boosting my smiley count!).

Tftc

Been waiting for someone to place a trail along here, TFTC

A group of us(JJ52, mogni, Sir Spectre, Azzo7777 and Dad, Tallbikestan and I) decided to do this series. We started at number 1 at 8:30am and finished the series at 1:30pm with a few other caches along the way. TFTC equipe de cinq

Submitted via Garmin Live Geocaching

A big day out was planned with allister w, sir_spectre, mogni, azzo7777 and tallbikestan to tackle the PATOG series and give my new ebike a good workout. [^]
We started early from #1 leaving cars there and then were picked up at the end. It was a fun, but very tiring day and we managed to find all the caches quickly except for a couple that required extra effort.
Thanks for the cache and series equipe de cinq.

All caches signed as Mystery Randoms

Awesome day out riding bikes with allister w, sir_spectre, tallbikestan, JJ52 and mogni!

TFTC equipe de cinq

Thanks for this Traditional Cache

Cache on!

Found on February 21, 2021 at 8:05 PM
Find 1389

Found out riding with my tallbike with some friends

Out with Tallbikestan, allister w, JJ52, azzo and mogni. Todays target was to do all of the PATOG Series using bikes or power assisted bikes. Getting dropped off at one end and getting picked up at the other end. The only problem we had was the one cache that needed a ladder, Tallbikestan's bike was just too short by about 1/2 foot. Easy found with the ladder deployed. i never got to complete the last bike trail, i only ended up finding about 11 of them. We even had a lunch break about 3/4 down the trail. A fun but tiring day out. All logs stamped as mystery randoms.

A big day out with sir_spectre, Allister W, JJ52, tallbikestan and azzo (and his Dad). Today we tackled the PATOG series and all caches were found, only a couple took more than a few seconds.
Thanks to equipe de cinq from mogni

Got out the walking shoes and found a few more of these. Amongst the mozzies and odours from nearby no less!
All quick finds.
TNLNSL
Thanks

Staying at Gawler Gateway, we noticed this recently published series. Mr F wanted to tackle this series so a plan was made to attempt before the coming week of hot weather. Mrs F dropped Mr F and his trusty steed off at the cycleway, for him to head south before turning around at 001 and returning to complete 88 for today. . A big days cycling, some wetlands, and a few shady areas to return sunburnt. Alas not wearing climbing boots so at least 1 DNA (did not attempt for the day)

TFTC

Number 4 , just 3 more!

TFTC

With cars close by at this point, I found another one, thanks equipe de cinq.

There had been discussions between Freddo, Davidwazza and myself to place this series for quite some time but never got around to it till the other day. Finally we set off from Gawler and made our way to Port Adelaide riding the full 49km and enjoying the path as we went. Placing bee caches and removing the old series. A great day out despite the rain to start us off. I hope people enjoy the new series and a lengthy bike riding series.
Logging as a beta tester.
TFTC

So the first cache in this series is 138m from my desk at work. Sadly the series was published on a Saturday when I was 19km from my desk so whilst I could have driven to work and got the FTF I decided that the 50 hours I’d already spent in Gillman last week was enough.
Today I thought it would be nice to collect a few of these on an early morning walk before work. I stopped at my last one at one of the fence caches on my walk back and was accosted by a very aggressive man on a kids bike, he was high as a kite on drugs (presumably) or with scary mental health problems. Not something I was expecting at 7.30am. I was actually quite frightened as I was still 500m from work and he was being absolutely vile and threatening. I called Geohusband and kept walking and thankfully he departed in the other direction.....not the nice walk I had hoped for.
Still I found 6 caches and will return for the others, perhaps on a group assault.
TFTC equipe de cinque

Today was dedicated to the newly published PATOG 111. I managed to complete the whole series by push bike in one day, yes that’s from the first to eleventyfirst. All hoovered up in a day like a whale gulping plankton. Collected 15 FTF which was nice. A highlight of the day was meeting other cachers on the journey, nothing like bringing cacheroachers out of the woodwork with a teaser of FTF. I met Malco, Csaba, two turtles, a lovely couple (larayugal) and a Hurtle. Thanks equipe de cinq for the cache and series. Fantastic work.

Published

*FTF* @ 17:40

I'm impressed with the Bikeway, and the land to the north is interesting, just a shame about all the noise from the freeway.

TFTC and series.

Today, I had organised with Freddo and gridge98 to ride the Northern Expressway bikeway to complete the *Nexy Challenge* series geocaches. We rode the full distance, and then in the afternoon, jesswrigley and I visited the south-eastern end of Cleland Conservation Park and took a few walks around the area. The day began cold spitting a little, but towards the afternoon, it turned out to become quite warm and not too hot; almost the perfect day to be outside and hiking.

Freddo, gridge98 and I had set off early to complete and collect the *Nexy Challenge* series, and concurrently, we stealthily placed the new version 3 series: the **PATOG** Port Adelaide to Gawler series. A discussion was had 6-9 months previously about arranging a day, and with my time running out of Adelaide, it turned out that Australia Day became our collective free day. Magnets were purchased, and cache containers were prepared. However, we ran into a problem early, as our plan to use magnets was thwarted when the sign poles were aluminum, not steel. Who would have thought that the frog's kryptonite would be metallurgy today? Nevertheless, alternative hiding places were found, and the series was rolled out. It was a significant session riding the 49 km, but at least they are now available for the community to find. Thanks equipe de cinq for the ongoing maintenance of this series, and hoping that this version can last longer than the previous two.

Note that this geocache was beta tested on 26/01/2021.