Wise Old Owl Keith, South Australia, Australia
By Jamms_SA on 11-Jul-23. Waypoint GCAB89F

Found at 12:03 pm with Olga on a trip to pick up our camper in Melbourne

Found by Mary and David at 10:50. A FP as we were well prepared with the desired TOTT. Mind the rabbit holes and kangaroo scat. M made the ascent while D steadied the TOTT. Snug and dry. Our thanks to Jamms_SA.

Something special or unusual goes here:A nice quick puzzle solve so alll that was left was to stop and find the cache. [^] I have done this highway trip, many, many times before so there was only one cache along the Highway that I hadn't done. This one. I stopped and looked as the last few logs. Carry the ladder with me or not. [?] bucketeer didn't need one. So I decided to have a squizzie first. Looks do-able so up I went and was soon reaching out to grab the wise old owl by the tail to pull it closer. [^] It was then that I remembered I left the phone in the car. Don't fall and break a leg. I didn't and added my stamp to the logs. The Generic Bit:The 2024 Geocaching Victoria Event Crawl: DAY 1. Home to Kaniva.Two days of traveling over from S.A. and three days of Events, numerous Adventure Labs, lots of fun, mishaps, and even a few caches found as we crawled around in search of smilies. My companions for the Crawl were Muff1. So Good to catch up with lots of caching friends. [:X]***Thanks Jamms_SA for putting out this cache and maintaining it for our enjoyment. *** Logs prepared and published through GSAK.

11/08/2024 3:12:00 PMSolved this one while queuing for a coffee in Keith, and stopped by on the way past for a quick find and easy climb;Thanks Jamms SAFind recorded using GCDroid and logged using GSAK

Find # 14575Been a while since I've been out solo for a long trip. But things change over time. And I'm living the past.So with some time off work, I've jumped the border wall to chase down some long trails in South Aussie... don't know how many I'll get. But I've got quite a few downloaded. I do have a short hit list ( of 2) caches to help with a challenge. All others are just for the Adventure and countryside views. Armed with all the necessary TOTT from tweezers and magnet grab to 6m ladder and 8m fishing pole. I believe I'm prepared for all that I'll come across. (Just had to leave the Kayak at home )Day 1 home to Murray Bridge. Managed a clear road to pull in here. Thankfully cache was a logical grab. With the right tool. TFTC Jamms_SA

Travelling with richlink as part of our Annual Caravan Geocaching Trip.We are on the move again, using geocaching as our guide. You are indeed a wise old owl, thank you for the challenge.

Travelling with iluvtrekking from our home state WA. After spending screening Murray Bridge due to car problems, we are today caching towards Keith. Very foggy still at noon making driving slow going, all the way from MR to Tintinara. Solved the puzzle prior to leaving WA. Thanks Jamms

A quick drive by on our way to BordertownTFTC

On our way to Mexico territory for some high T caches.This D/T combo's was required as a bit low on numbers for this one.A quick calculation on the way over. Stopped by to find this awesome cache container and hide. Love it.TFTC SL FP4U

Solved the neat puzzle and then found the cache. Could have freeclimbed to this but we had a TOTT so used that. Log signed.

Well after a whirl wind tour of Tasmania to help with 3 challenges that Im working on, I got back in late Tuesday night then packed the Geowagon and headed off to SA early Wednesday morning to attend the Leap Year Mega and to also tick off some LGAs along the way as well.Well after crossing the border the other day and staying in Millicent, Wellington, Cape Jervis, Kingscote and Im now in Adelaide for a week and it has finally come to an end.With the Leap Year Mega done and dusted which was fantastic and I had an absolute ball its time for a couple of events later this morning and then to start heading home.I got up early today and left the motel to tackle a couple of caches that turned into 11 with plenty of walking involved.Then it was the last 2 events for me before jumping in the Geowagon and heading back to Victoria.Making my way back down the Dukes Hwy towards the border.This is a puzzle that my poor old brain could handle and it was on the return home list.Parked the Geowagon and headed off to GZ with the TOTT under my arm.What would think if they were at the parking area and saw me walk off with my TOTT.The great cache guardian was soon spotted and it let me add my name to the log.Thanks Jamms_SA TFTC.

Continuing on with my South Australian caching tour and the mad collection of caches in the state. I am again part of the BOLD 7 team doing the mad assault on as many caches as we can. Today is going to be a mad long day as I am driving to Mt. Gamber and surrounds to chase some LGAs and some special caches. So glad to have finished off over the 300 of the Bike series, the ice cream cone art was fun, the anna tommy art was hot, the stayla challenges were cool. Now to move onto a different area of the state. OH the big Lobster is on the cards today. Love a Big Thing rings true today. First off today is the morning event. Was nice to see so many people turn up to the event. From there it was off on the drive. I am really loving the countryside of this state and the people are friendly while still watchful of you. We signed the caches as BOLD 7 and replaced them as we found them. Thanks for the hides and the great caches. Mum we will be late home.

Three of us heading to LGA hunt today. Lots of scenery and enjoying our impressive country. Thanks to all the SA COs for fab caches!

How very exciting the big trip has finally arrived! Down from Brisbane with a host of other geo friends with plans aplenty, enough to almost see us needing to extend or make a return visit. Our geonick for the trip is BOLD7 which is guaranteed to save the log paper for the 7 individual members of the team. As we make our way around sadly there wont be time for the usual individual logs and therefore just the old generic log will have to do. With little extra notes here and there if needed. Thank you for your cache which has added to my wonderful caching holiday. Will check for qualifying back at home later.

**Today:**On an epic roadtrip with DSD for the SA Leap Day mega! We woke up in Millicent this morning with a destination of Murray Bridge, via my first ever event in SA at Tailem Bend Motorsport Park, which is up there with the best venues I have attended an event in! The SFE Challenges near Millicent were the first target, before we cherry-picked our way via high DTs and county chasing! Thanks to all COs for an awesome day!**This Cache**Solved this in the passenger seat whilst we were approaching Keith, as it sounded like a fun one to break up the trip! No problems getting some coords and we were soon pulling up to GZ! Lugged the ladder from the parking and soon arrived to set it up & ascend to the cute hide! Great cache, many thanks!

Thanks for the Cache and the Adventure. Signed DSD

After solving the coordinates at a local roadhouse in Keith we made our way to the GZ and a quick find. TFTC.

Our first day of caching towards Adelaide to join in the festivities of the Leap Day Mega. Targeting exciting caches along our route we traveled uncharted locations really enjoying the sights each cache took us to.We solved this familiar puzzle before leaving home which enabled us to sign the cute cache after an easy free tree climb by the geomonkey.Thanks Jamms_SA for the Letterbox placement.

Found with frilk on a trip to Adelaide. We sat at the roadhouse in Keith and worked out the coords. Aregato por wadahna.

We left Portland this morning heading to Tailem Bend for the pre mega event there tonight hoping to grab a couple of ad labs as well as anything else we passed by.Knowing we would be coming across here for the mega we concentrated on solving puzzles that we hoped to get to on this visit.We met up with micaparamedic, Mclookers and Connie&Rickin Keith and discussed this cache and as McLookers had the right equipment on board we were able to search for it.It was a nice easy find at gz of a well themed cache and the log book now contains our names.Many thanks for the puzzle and the hide, a favourite point from us.

Out with McLookers, Micaparamedic and Team Crackers. A quick solve for the puzzle and a quick climb, always easy when one in the team has the TOTT.

Here's one to find today.Thank you for placing the cache ?? Jamms_SA.

Found with crank1 and Everlasting while on our way to Adelaide for The Great Leap Forward event. Jamms_SA, thank you so much for placing it for everyone to enjoy and highlighting this area.

Day #3 Leaping Forward AdventuresAfter an early morning wake up call by the Cockatoos at the aptly named Cockatoo Lake (I really should pay more attention!!!), and a morning chat with TheMorris who I hadnt realised was also setup nearby, it was off for the day.I spotted this one on the map, so quickly solved it on the side of the road. It was a short walk in from the reserve carpark and a step or two later the cache was in hand.Thanks Jamms_SA for adding this cache to the worldwide collection for us all to enjoy. ----------------------------------------------------------The Ballarat GeoTour ends on 4 March 2024! Be sure to find all the caches and earn the souvenir before the tour is archived. The [Farewell Ballarat GeoTour Event - GCAFQ8B](https://coord.info/GCAFQ8B) is on 18 February 2024.Are you ready to nominate in the 2023 Victorian Cache of the Year Awards? Start preparing by checking out the 2023 geocaching lists available [here](https://geocachingvictoria.com.au/information/great-caching-lists/) and find some of the new caches ahead of nominations opening.

Found with e.gregory1 on our way to complete the Ballarat Geotour as well as attend a number of events and CITOs during an extended weekend in the greater Ballarat area. Thanks for the puzzle and cache Jamms_SA!

Found with FeatherWaite on a 4-day trip to Victoria.Our main aim was to complete the Ballarat Geotour and other caches of interest in the broader Ballarat area. There were also a number of events and a CITO to attend.The weather was on the warm side, but not too bad for this time of year, which made for pleasant camping each night. The cache was found in good order.Thanks Jamms_SA for the cache.

The wise old owl was sitting patiently waiting for me to find it. TFTC

A quick solve followed by a trudge through the bush to GZ, carrying the overkill ladder! Is this supposed to be higher, given the terrain rating?TNLNSL Thanks

A few spare days to fill before Christmas so I made the decision to hit the road and go on a road trip from Adelaide to Ballarat. The main purpose of the trip is to tackle the Ballarat Geo Tour before they get archived in February 2024. Day one was hand long drive from Adelaide to Ballarat. Of course I stop off several times to stretch my legs and to grab some caches along the way. A short walk led me to GZ from the car park. A nice little tree climb. Thanks for the cache Jamms_SA.# # #13670 # #

Solved this one when it came out, today pulled over off the highway and made the walk into this one, up I climbed and the cache was stamped and returned. This week I decided to head to Victoria for a few days to target finishing off the Ballarat Geotour and also find the new series in St Arnaud, anything else was a bonus. I ended up finding a little over 300 caches plus a tonne of ad labs along the way. Thanks for the cache

Very cool stop and beautiful little cache. One more FP !Greetings from the Yukon and France

Needed a ladder there. That is two trips to the car and cache. Do the trucks ever stop?I will apologize right now, because everything from here on is here solely for the purpose of padding the word count and winning that one hundred word diamond badge again. Somebody moved the goal posts. So many caches to find. So many caches to log. We find them, sign them and replace them.This particular geocache was found using one of the following GPS enabled devices, Garmin GPSr, Montana 680t, Oregon 650 or Dakota 20 and an Apple iPhone 11 using the marvelous Cachly app. Waypoints and paperless geocaching were downloaded via GSAK 9. Log prepared, checked and submitted using GSAK publish logs macro.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. Apologies for the generic part of the cache log. We do apologise for the generic logs. Thanks to all the cache owner for placing this cache here for our enjoyment.Thanks for the cache. Merci la cache. Danke fr den Cache. Gracias por el cach. Bedankt voor de cache. Kiitos ktkst. Zikomo posungira. Terima kasih untuk cache. Hvala cache. Nga mihi mo te keteroki. Dankie vir die kas. Ksznm a rejtst.I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I SAs Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. Cant wait!!South Australia is the place be for GCA1DNA - February 29th, 2024 in Adelaide! Hope to see you at The Great Leap Forward! Count down: less than half a year to go.Have you got the balls to geocache in South Australia...

What a change of plans for this weekend. We were expecting to be in Bendigo and here we are in the Gawler area and then into North Adelaide to attend a CITO. Caching is like a box of chocolates you never know what you will get or where you will be. We had a few DNF's today, all the caches that we found were in good order. All in all we had a great day. SL TFTC

Couldn't quite puzzle out the last few digits, so hopefully the Wise Old Owl can appreciate a bit of legwork in checking the last couple possible locations. TFTC

It was Day 3 of 3 with Mclookers. We are now on the way home and 30 degrees is expected.
2 caches in this reserve.
Off with the ladder again. A favourite point for construction.
Many thanks jamms_SA

Had the TOTT on board, made the find, great cache camo.

Another warm day for our homeward trip with feathertop.

Thanks for placing the cache Jamms_SA.

Time for lunch and time to find a cache while female made sandwiches off the man went for a walk to find the cache he had it in hand signed the log then sit down for lunch TFTC

Logging as a beta tester. I think I may have been the buyer of this hide????
Thanks

Logging as a beta tester. The person that made the puzzle and the person that placed the cache. On my last trip past this park i thought it be a nice spot for a cache. This time i brought a themed cache container and a ladder.

Luckily I wasn’t swooped today.


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

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SA’s Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. Keep looking up!

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Along with our travelling and caching companions the Suscoes we made an early start from Bordertown and set out for Murray Bridge. Of course there were many stops to stretch our legs and look for caches! The world could do with a few more of these "Wise Old Owls"

Thanks to Jamms_SA for adding this cache to the gameboard.
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Suscoe and Phetlern were heading to Murray Bridge today.
It was a lovely sunny August day, a cool start but then it warmed up to the low 20's.
We found a good range of caches and enjoyed our trip heading north west up the highway.
Thanks to Jamms_SA for this interesting cache.
A favourite from us.

This cache was published a few days before we left Tassie for Adelaide. As the cache was on our planned route, we took a closer look and soon had confirmed coordinates.

After staying in Keith overnight, this cache was our first hunt early this morning. Accurate coordinates led to a quick find of a very well designed and presented cache. We used our ladder to retrieve the inner container housing the logbook. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks Jamms_SA for the puzzle and cache - it earns a favourite from us.

*FTF* @ 12:17 PM

Great Hide

Thanks Jamms_SA for the cache

James0116
Sunday,16 Jul 2023
12:17:27 pm ACST
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