HFL Grand Final Stirling, South Australia, Australia
By voogoofish on 16-Sep-06. Waypoint GCXXCD

sushilord, no-one was handing out co-ordinates, you'll see in the cache description that this one essentially turned into a traditional as the published co-ordinates are where the cache is hidden. This happened after the puzzle became "un-solveable".

a long time coming... thanks for the memories.

I'm doing a tidy up of unsolved puzzles: this is the first cab off the rank. I'm wondering how many of the finders post 2007 have actually solved this puzzle. I suspect that the final coords have been passed around.

The TB required to decode the clues is in a cache that was archived in 2007 and only four of the nine caches containing clues are still active.

While the cache may be available the means to solve the puzzle and calculate GZ isn't.

Out with Brisal5 and Aussie M & M picking up a few caches that I have been meaning to do for a while. A quick find at night.
Thanks

Had a squizzy a few weeks ago and didn't find it, walking past it today and almost found it by mistake. Thanks.

Our first find of the day as Brian from brisal5 and I had our last day of caching after 5 days of caching in a row. We have both done a lot of the caches that were involved in the original puzzle cache but didn't get them solved in time. TFTC anyway. Hard to park near here.

Day 9 in a row for 31 days of caching in August. Luckily I have this week off to drop the geodaughter at a course..which = all day caching. But today was the last day of the course. I was again lucky enough to be joined by Mrs. M from Aussie M&M for our 5th day in a row of caching.

Started with this one, as had driven past it going to and dropping of the daughter for past 4 days. Mrs M. gat the find. Cache is dry now but has had water which has stained the log book. But the log is dry at the moment so was able to sign no problems. Thanks voogoofish.

Tricky but found

Found It!
That's the easiest puzzle I've done in a while! I'm still only half way through the series...
TFTC

Nice easy find

Nice and simple early hours of the morning cache TFTC

Am glad my caching instinct prevailed today and parked at an appropriate park. Quick find & not too many cars present. Nice sunny day, Cheers Voogoofish.

Having kicked a metaphorical footy around on three of the ovals (Bridgewater, Onkaparinaga Valley and Hahndorf) and on some other HFL Country ovals as well, it was about time to get ‘closure’ on this series.
Plenty of muggles at all hours of the day but this morning I found sufficient breaks in car and pedestrian traffic to make a successful retrieval.
Thanks VoodooFish for getting me back to the grass roots of Aussie rules footy

Found with Mr and Mrs Honeysucker and canine Max. Thanks for the cache.

with a park nearby it was good to get this cache as i look at it regularly as we go past

Have been driving past this spot for a while but tonight I parked and went for the walk. TFTC.

On the way to the airport for our trip to the states so we dropped in on this one finally. The log pages looked a little water stained but they were relatively dry. Thanks voogoofish for the hide!!!

Nice hide thought I had to jump off the bridge

Finally got around to looking at this having had all the clues tucked away from ages ago only to realise I no longer needed them , But having completes the series we thoughly enjoyed the caches and went on to do the next series, a great concept TNLN TFTC Log was damp but still able to be written on

Team buckingham, no log too wet

A nice easy find on the way to Hahndorf. Log was a little wet. Thanks voogoofish. TFTH...SL...TNLN

The logbook is wet. Other than that all OK

We found the cache in the traditional way, but well done on the quiz. Great spot! Took the Fire Service badge which is great as we can sew on our Scout blanket. Left a silver car. TFTC

An easy find now that the cache is traditional. I was a muggle when it was first established in 2006. Tnlnsl. Tftc Voogoofish.

Found at 17:00 on the way home for work. You know a cache hasn't been found for a while when it has a layer of dust on it, and covered in cobwebs. Attempted to sign log book bus its fused shut as it is wet. Signed a piece of paper.

Still have a few HFL's to do, but half way through. TFTC.

We got a shock when we realised there was no oval nearby. Geokid jnr took the honours with the old stop to do my shoelace & grab the cache trick. So many muggles around here, so stealth is a necessity. We replaced the plastic bag as the other one was mouldy. Logbook not looking good. TNLNSL
Cheers & TFTC!

Winterdragon and I continued our tour out east today and called past to have a look for this one. The cache was found easily but retrieval proved quite difficult, as did returning it. Like the curse of Tutankhamun I left Winterdragon to open the cache as I feared what air-borne diseases may be contained within. The cache is now located about 30cm north of where we found it and a little closer to the ground. It just didn't want to go back where it was originally - sorry.

R - B

I've been slowly collecting the HFL clues, so it's a bit sad to see a couple of the series go missing. Still, decided that it was time to grab the final while I could.

The logbook is still damp and mouldy - in fact the mould is thriving and evolving into new and interesting forms of life. Suggest that a biohazard team be dispatched to contain and destroy it before it releases a devastating plague that destroys all life as we know it.

Took strange mould stains on my fingers, left worried.

Thanks Voogoofish!

I think it's time for a little attention to this one. The log book is wet and contents mouldy.

The footy is back again so thought we'd try for this. Log book is satched! TFTC

We've managed to play all the rounds of the Country Series and just have the grand final to complete.

With only half of this season done, it was going to be a long wait to the grand final, so it was helpful to have the coordinates pointed out .

The cache is still in need of urgent maintenance. I managed to stick in a sticker but needed to wash my hands when I returned to the car [xx(].

Thanks .

** Coordinates Changed From **
S 34° 59.842 E 138° 42.254
Distance From Old: 499.7 feet
only to keep the grand final alive!!

ah yeah, definatly dont archive it Matt. Some TLC and a new log book, and it will live on for many more years, as its a good hide!

Um, eww! How does a sistema get that much water in it?
Never mind, there was a page in there just dry enough to sign. TFTC

I have decided NOT to archive as it is the "one cache to rule them all" and I should get up there within 2-4 weeks or ealier. if you find it, still log it on the pooter and I'll fill in the new log book after that! cheers, Voogoo.

This cache needs urgent maintenance, as some how a sistema container lets in water, and the log book is mush.

Well, looks like its been a long time between wins for this cache, and its showing it!

Found at 8:15pm, on the way home from a nice day of caching around the hills and mt barker.

This cache is in need of urgent maintenance, as it was so wet, muddy, damp, and disgusting that the log book doesn't open, the hurtle badge could have given someone a much needed drink during summer, and some of the other trinkets were only good for the bin.
Found the cache exactly where it should have been none the less

Thanks for the series matt, now for the country series. will have to go and umpire in the hills league next year so that i can get the series done nice and quick!

Found this one at last. I started the series some time ago. A cold and darkening night had me at the final GZ. Cache was a bit difficult to manipulate, but the coordinates were spot on.

Excellent series and I should start the new HFL series soon.

About time I finished this one off.
Wanted some fresh air after work last night so went for a spin after work to log a find.
With the rain tumbling down this morning looks like I picked a perfect time last night.
Thanks its been fun.

Final-ally Found 08:45. Another week on call at work has given me the opportunity to sit back as I'm driving to and from work to think long and hard about life, love and caching (I think they are possibly the same things ). Last night on the way home from another call-in it suddenly hit me......I worked out what I was doing wrong with my calculations. The people on Glenside Road at Stirling will now return to a normal life without this odd cacher stalking their street in search of a cache that's obiously not there . Reworked my coordinates for the GZ and awaited for the chance to hopefully retrieve the cache today. The chance came up this morning following yet another call-in when on the way home I finally got to stop and search the GZ that I hoped was the right one. Found without too much trouble, retrieval and replacement is another matter. TNLNSL. Thanks Voogofish for a great series.

PS. I feel a bit like Port Power with a great season behind them and still could't get into the top 8 . I guess I'll have to be happy with 4 FTF's, a silver or two and a bronze.

Two finds here in one day. Two Voogoo finds for us as well.

Had this one worked out a couple of weeks ago. Surprised at the final location. We had another nearby spot in mind.

We was waiting to see if we could get the wooden spoon. Then we were in the area and it was too much to resist. 11th is good I think.

We could trade our draft pick for a good full forward. Someone who does not have dodgy knees.

Go the Power.

Tenth team to finish, ninth on the board due to the tie for second spot. Many thanks Voogoofish for a great series (even though we played for an early draft pick next season). Cheers from Featherwaite.

We were 'benched' for the Grand Final. So had to wait till today, to get a run.... Still managed 8th spot.. for IMMORTALITY?
Left a patch TNSL
Thanks for a great series Voogoofish.

Looks like J & J finish the season in seventh spot. After grabbing the TB and working out the final coords, I doubted the result when viewed in Oziexplorer. Decided to go for a look anyway, and still had serious doubts as we approached GZ. I was ready to return home for a re-count but Miss J was curious enough to have a nosey about and just as well. Glad we were able to make it into the top eight, and the whole series has been a whole lot of fun to complete. Thanks Voogoofish, give yourself a pat on on the back.

Rated: for Overall Experience

I had chased around the hills to locate the TB on its opening round. Finally located it and headed home to decipher the clues. Went to a location and could not think that it would ever be there so returned home.
After a bit of fiddling the figures I headed off only to find at 13.30 and a bit that Skippy was just replacing the cache.
cheers
A fifth spot for Posspet Boys.

I did the calculations but made a mistake on one of the Letters though. Found it afterwards.
Took Whistle and Left Kangaroo and Grand Final TB.
Just as I was leaving Posspet rocked up.
Thanks voogoofish

6th!
Looks like all the numbers worked out in the end. I get a Guernsey after all. Thanks Voogoo. May the best team win!! . Amazing how quick the others found this one. Amazing!! Amazing!! First time I have made it thru a season and got to the grand final in years. [^]

Clear skies
TeamAstro.

We raced out to Hahndorf as soon as we recieved our TB update, but Ermalesh and Posspet informed us that it was already gone. Decided that we could be on a wild goose chase hunting the thing down so set off for a planned trip to Victor Harbor instead. Feeling confident of a place in the lower eight though.

dsfifty and poodle smoodle have requested to be one player, so I think only the top 5 are sorted... still room for the top 8

OK then, I’ll happily take 5th place!
Clear skies, TeamAstro. [8)]

I unfortunately had other commitments this morning so I was never in the hunt for the premiership But its nice to scrape into the top 8
Had a Japanese football player TB with me that I've been saving for this cache but unfortunately It wouldn't physically fit in so it just visited!!
Cheers Voogoofishes, this has been a very fun series.

Wanted to sleep in after driving to murray bridge last night and not getting home till 12.30am But baby voogoo wasn't as keen for us to sleep, and anyway its Grand Final Day It maybe earlier than 10.30am [?]

Its a big woohoo for a FTF. What a great series and the first ever series we have finished so far. Grabbed the Tb from hahndorf this morning at 9-45, shot home and worked out the Gz co-ords. Gz seemed to be a bit left field but followed GPSr anyway. A most unlikely spot, happened to find by accident really while pondering where it could be. Found at 10-15am. Took the premiership and left a team pez geocoin. Thanks voogoofishes for very addictive series that got everyone on their toes. Was dropping Tb off at Bridgewater but DS50 was at cache, I reckon this Tb not going to get much sleep for the next few days.

[This entry was edited by kggy on Friday, September 22, 2006 at 7:53:36 PM.]

Runner up is not bad in a cache like this. Poodle-Smoodle and I were contemplating how we could win this. She said, "Let's stalk him!" So stalk him we did. We took L2 with us and waited outside his house from about 9:15. A half hour later VGF arrived home from dropping off the bug! (I guess we are bad stalkers.)

However, we did learn the identity of the first TB nabber and eventual premiership winner, so our efforts were rewarded.

This was as lot of work for one find!

Thanks Voogofish for a creative and well done series. The bottleneck battle today will rage on for 14 more finds, but the Grand Final Cache will always be a satisfying find.

Found with ds-fifty and L2. ds-fifty did all the work, but it was my idea to stalk voogoofish! We sat and waited, but in the end got a joint runner up. Made some swaps. Thanks voogoofish, you really kept ds-fifty busy!

games nearly over... but you get the idea

What a tussle at Hahndorf today, the big men were certainly flying . Got there in, what I thought was double quick time . Good to meet up with Posspet and J&J. Well done to kggy, well deserved.

Like I said boys, no need to get up early. I have a "brunch" for my brothers birthday at 11am so I'll drive somewhere around 10.30am to drop the TB off [^] Some may assume cause I'm in Mt Barker thats where it will be dropped... not when I need to travel anyways Move it on ASAP tomorrow especially... cheers and good luck (I can hear the siren nearly... and later in the day... GO CROWS!)

Voogs

Waiting in anticipation for the centre bounce . I'm hoping that everyone else is off to the Semi-final this saturday.......I'd even consider buying their tickets, especially the 'skipster' .

And the big men fly!

...but not until the whistle blows (and the TB's released!)