Spot of Weather Hackham, South Australia, Australia
By Team Stargazer on 11-May-04. Waypoint GCJDV5

What's with the insults? I understand your frustration but keep in mind that reviewers volunteer their time to keep things operating smoothly. You were told to post once a month just to check in and failed to do so.

These are the guide lines so once it's all up and running and open to the public the reviewers know your cache will return and you haven't moved to the other side of the country or something and end up having to archive it anyway.

As there has been either no response from the cache owner, no cache to find or log to sign, or it has been a number of months since the last owner note I am archiving this cache to keep from continually showing up in search lists and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

If you wish to repair/replace/make available the cache sometime in the near future (next 28 days), just contact a reviewer (by email), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, the reviewer will be happy to unarchive it.

Should you replace the cache after 28 days has passed please create a new cache listing so it can be reviewed as a new cache.

Oh inspicio, you're just full of joy ain't ya? How's this for you?

Hi Ministro,

Work on the Southern Expressway Duplication is continuing and is expected to be completed "by mid-2014." Although the BoM's AWS is safe and operating the area around it is still cordon off from public access. I'm continuing to monitor the area around GZ and will replace the cache as soon as it's open again to the public

Here is the website for news on the [url=http://dpti.sa.gov.au/southern_expressway_duplication]Southern Expressway Duplication[/url]

Stay tuned ...

As you can see there's still major ongoing roadworks in progress near GZ. I'll keep monitoring the situation and update further when things improve

Dear Ministro, As stated in my last log, there is still ongoing road works at this location and will be for some time. There is NO ACCESS to this location for the public till the new road has been completed. I am monitoring the council's progress and will replace the cache (which is here in the room with me) back at the location as soon as I'm able to gain access to GZ again. Stay tuned ...

I have temporarily disabled this cache due to road works in the area. The cache has been removed for safe keeping and will return ASAP. Stay tuned ...

Last one for the night

Easy find on detour trip back to adelaide from victor harbour TFTC

YAY, found our very first geocache!Thanks for a great find!!

Quick easy find

T4T$

An easy find. Unfortunately graffiti vandals (suffering from the solitary neurone syndrome, I bet) had got to the weather station and left their "trademarks". They had used wire cutters to get through the fence. A good views otherwise to observe the current weather. Thanks Team Stargazer.

Nice easy TFTH

Quick find...
Didn't expect to find a weather station tucked back here,
However, sign and date log, and off to the next...
TFTC

Tftc tnln tb is noted in log inside cache as retrieved but still appears logged online to this cache

This entry was edited by huxiekez on Sunday, 26 June 2011 at 14:51:13 UTC.

This entry was edited by huxiekez on Sunday, 26 June 2011 at 14:52:23 UTC.

Found on an epic Easter caching run with B of BMAZ. Thanks for a top day bro.

Our first night time caching hunt with the rawlingsfam. TFTC.

Found this with DrCyle our last one for the day. Took the Bert Trackable

Real easy find.
T-Green frog
L-Ausrabbit number 12
SL

I need a new map, these streets weren't in my GPS! TFTC - picked up Bert von. Ernie with Caleb'sGrammy

Nice views over the Gulf and the hills to the south-east. And of course the cars whizzing past below. Signed log and left a TB. TFTC Team Stargazer.

Nice little walk from a nearby street.

T: Warrior L: Jumping Frog

TFTC!

More like Spot of Bother for us. Batteries ran flat on the GPS and no spares in sight. Did some educating searching and soon made the find. Love finding little things like this around the burbs. Always wanted a job at BoM. TFTC T_Stargazer.

Found while walking with my hubby, the dog lead us straight to it! TNLNSL

Nice easy find and kids had fun waving to cars and trucks on Perry bridge, TFTC TSLS

a christmas find

Christmas Day. A great visit with the family for gifts, food, laughter and love. This cache was not too far, so a little drive and a walk and an easy find. Nice views from the street. TFTC

Found on a windy yet now dry morning, love the container, I used one just like it back in Canberra - totally water proof (they float). TFTC

Love the kite idea! Great location for a fly

i never knew this weather station was here. left a travel bug. TFTC

Came back and the grass all nicely mowed. Tn and there was no tb at all in there. Very wet inside and thinking cach leaking somewhere

Nice tftc

Sent from my mobile device.

Will come back to this one as wasn't dressed for the long grass, but never knew there was a weather station there. The area has certainly been developed around that area

My first geocache find in Australia, on a very untypical Australian day (the rain would not stop!!) slightly ironic that it was at a weather station. Found a trackable but it wasn't the one logged in the inventory.
Left geocoin.
TFTC!

Found quickly after work. Was hoping to pick up the trackable but it was already gone. TFTC

Tooeasy! Tfct dropped off travel bug

Nice cache, easy find for out First Aussie Cache.

Took Sailing Ship
Left Allie's Birthday Geocoin

Found on the way to Adelaide.TFTC

Went for a bike ride and found it within 15 mins nice quiet spot took thunderbird left gerber jigsaw bit

Came in from the east, which was a pleasant walk. Had to look hard to spot the container .
Took dinosaur and trinket. Left sailing ship. SL.
Thanks Team Stargazer [^].

Found it awhile ago iPhone didn't log it

TFTC.. lovely day with my dad ...

TNLN

Found by SgtMoo and cfsfirefighter, bucket disguises well. Tnln
Note golfball near expressway = bad idea

I had to find this one. I'm here on a five-week detail working for the Bureau of Meteorology. I'm in the weather biz...and I wanted to see what an AWS looks like. And I wanted to see how this one is sited for conditions. It's sited quite well...just like you want them to be. Today the anemometer was doing double-duty with the strong winds it was recording.

TFTC SL

Spent the day in the sunshine with the GeoDog caching the southern suburbs and areas.

Never knew this one was here but have had the Tom Tom buzz everytime I have gone past on the Expressway. TFTC.

First 2010 find for this cache. Was a good one to find. Great view not many muggles around. Interesting place for a weather station. Not much to it compared to the one on sellicks hill. Great view non the less. Took: Yoyo Left: Opal.

29/12/09 found this one easy on a hot day with goe boys complaining about the heat, saintsno1 is building a house nearby so we went for a look and headed home
TFTC

Found by The Noodler. T.N. Left Opal.

Phew hot day 35 !!!!! and easy found safely.T.N.L.N

T.F.T.C

Walked right up to this one. Soon as I stopped, I got mobbed by hoards of mozzies. Don't forget the Aeroguard round this area. TNLN Cheers!

Stopped by this afternoon to check on the cache and logbook. Emptied a little water out of the bottom of the cache but the logbook is ok for now. Thanks to xibat for replacing the broken cache ... cheers!

Easy find in miserable weather
T= plane
L= yoyo
TFTC

finally found 1...no longer a virgin yay..lol
xibat tyvm for fixing cache
taken geocoin and left a 1 dollar commerative olympic games coin..sales rep in S.A will send geocoin out into country S.A i think it needs to travel..
TFTC
saintsno1

I have replaced the container with another about the same size. This cache will now be dry through the winter.

The area around this one is a lot different now than at the time the cache was first placed. There were no houses around and the Southern Express Way was still new.
Now it is more difficult find just because you have to find you way behind the houses.
The container is in poor shape, letting in lots of water, so I have just painted up a new one. I will exchange containers soon.
Took nothing.
Left Geocoin.

Once again, geowife found this before geohusband got his act together. But that didn't stop geowife asking geohusband to retrive the cache for her. Good hide and a nice walk for the puppy. TFTC

22.2.09 3.05pm Team:A
Like others before us have noted this one is in need of some TLC. It was hot and breezy and the area all around is as dry as chips.TFTC
[red]Gayle & Mark[/red]

Parked near gz to the sounds of some young workers listening to AC/DC! A short walk and the cache was found very quickly. Yes the lid has seen better days bit it is hanging in there for now. Thanks Team Stargazer.

Found it TFC TN - L - Australian Penny
cache lid is cracked and weathered, everthing inside is damp and mouldy. Really needs some maintenance.

If you would like I am happy to go back and clean it up for you!

we could not find it looked 4 ages but it was no were 2 be seen

Our first find! And a travel bug to-boot! TFTC

Decided to grab a cache near the in-laws after tea to help get over a DNF on a virgin earlier.
A very dark evening with no moon, so cautiously walked to GZ hoping not to run into a fence.
A quick find with a little torch, and then logged and enjoyed the stars.
Took a little lion for Cal and left a dinosaur. Also swapped Travel Bugs.
Had always wondered where the readings for Noarlunga came from when looking at BOM site, since the In-laws live at Noarlunga. I'd always envisaged it was closer to Colannades - I'm was a long way off .
TFTC Team Stargazer

Cheers

This was my first ever cach find. I haven't received my GPS receiver from the US yet so I found this using Google Earth. Pretty easy find. Didn't take anything as had nothing to leave. Filled out the log though.

Found it! TNLN

After a brief walk and found it. I was surprised to see the bridge there. I left TB "Hermie" Thanks Team Stargazer for the cache.

Nice easy find to start the day with
TNLN thanks team stargazer

Fairly quick find made interesting by the presence of bees in the area! tnln Thanks again Team Stargazer

On the wrong side of the expressway so had to hike over using the footbridge. Found easily. A location that I never knew was there.
TNLN
TFTC Team Stargazers.

Australia Day 2008
Tour Down Under Willunga
Find 167 without a GPS at 9.30am
A quick find on the way to the Tour Down Under Cycle race
TNLNSL FOFV Thanks Team Stargazer

A bit tricky to find the correct approach, but once this was done, it was just a short walk, and an easy find.
Checked out the AWS on the way.
Thanks, Robmc.

We'd looked at this one earlier today but not found a way off the freeway. Tonight I'd had time to look at it closely and found the correct way in nearly first go. Found the cache easily too.
Thanks

my second find great spot easy find if you are on the right side of the main road 1km each way to the bridge to cross the main road if you were on the wrong side like i was !!!! but got it in the end tftc lntn

Now I know where Noarlunga's weather readings come from.

found by team 2-mo
@2000hrs easy find, tftc
A

great views nearby. TNLN thanks.

Did this one with some friends from the area, they did not know this spot existed. We have recruited them.

grabbed "The Big Bug" TB.

My car broke down just near here, so I had to pull over and decided to retrieve the cache while I was there. Fortunately it had miraculously recovered when I returned . Interesting bit of background! There was certainly a spot of weather rolling in today, in the form of big dark stormclouds.

Didn't see any TB in the cache.

TNLN - Thanks Stargazer!

This area is rapidly being developed however on this hot Sunday I was alone up here in the wind. Nice easy find too. TFTC

this was an easy find on the way home left big bug tb
the ants were huge and ready for a feed
madmal

1ST find for Geoson! had to watch out for the large nasty ants! was our 3rd find for the day!

Although we live nery near, a place that we have never been to.
Found 3.05pm took coin and left a ball.
Thanks to Stargazer.

Great spot and very informative cache!

great cache quick find took travel bug left action figure

Accessed area from bridge over Expressway. Took the Travel Bug left Christmas decoration. The Travel Bug Bear is on its way to New Zealand.

I had to come down to Adelaide at short notice for a few days (first time in nearly 20 years) so took the opportunity to revisit somewhere I had not been since a kid.

I had a hell of a time finding my way to this one...

Dropped off two TB's (now a snug fit in the cache)

TFTC SL TNLN

found TNLN

Bit busy in this area with all the new houses going up. No one near GZ though. Had the works when it came weather on Friday - wind, rain, hail, sunshine. TNLN TFTC

Relatively easy find, as Co-Ords were spot-on.
TNLNSL
TFTH - And for the info

Phew! Make it yeah!! found it. No swap. Thank you for organise the cache and hunt.

A quick find on our way home today.
Weather was cool and breezy so a walk to and from the car helped to warm us up!

Sick as spot. Zoooooooooooom. I was so angry with myself, after we reached the cache and realized that you can actually park on that side of the expressway - where we started off. We ended up parking on the other side and crossing Perry Path to get there, then noticed the gap in the big metal fence where we started off, but we had a good time on the super-dangerous playground anyway.

Josh & Howard
TeamUSBUSU

The anemometer was spinning fast today. Easy find, TN left a new log book as the current one is full. Thanks StarGazer.

Noisey spot but pretty secluded....nice hide....look out for the ants though...lol....log book was pretty full....might need a new one...I'd take one myself but I go into hospital tomorrow and won't be much good for a couple weeks thet tell me....cheers.
Burt96

17th of 20 finds for the day.

Came here after dnf at PNSS and trying to get a park at Perry's Bend.

Parked on a vacant lot and then had an easy find at 3.35pm

T:Wine Stopper
L:McDonalds Toy

TFTC

Found 17:20. 6th of 12 FFTD. Dragged the Geokids and the nearly 9 month pregnant Mrs E out of the house for the afternoon of caching, probably the last time for awhile . Second try at this, I'm not sure what all the fuss was about last time, must have been the rain interfering with the GPSr. Nothing but warm and windy her this afternoon. TNLNSL. TFTC.

Interesting spot. Now when I hear the daily weather recordings for Noarlunga I'll think of this cache.

Second of 4 caches today- the weather was wild and windy - Boy was the wind velocity cup thingy spinning FAST! There was alot of dust/sand in the air from the development. By the time we left even the construction workers had gone home!
Very useful clue for us since we are doing this with no GPS, only Google Earth on home comp.
Fun find- our 2 yo geoson fetched it out- no muggles at all once the construction people left!
OUT: Ink stamper ( Geoson was really 'blue' by the time we got home LOL!)
IN: Yo Yo ( we think- forgot to make a note of it and can't remember now! lol)

Another great spot this amazing sport has taken us to.
I s'pose when they put this here it was the middle of nowhere & now the sub-division is on the doorstep.
Let the geokids check out the playground nearby, there is this amazing roller thingy that is way cool, geokids loved it & dogtired fell off it
Pen was dead so put in a newie & usual other swaps.
TFTC

Lots of activity up here (the subdivison is nearly ready I think...) Definately in Team Stargazer and !mike country today as this was our fourth find for one of these two teams. TNLN Thanks for the hunt!