A Lutana Loop

Friday 22 March 2013

With New Town bay #4 back on line we decided to do a loop walk through Lutana to Prince of Wales Bay and back via Moonah. A 7 kilometre walk. Lutana is an area we hadn't walked through before and we got a surprise to find a pocket of houses all with that rough cement rendering that was used 50 years ago or more. Some were single story and others double and were probably built by the zinc works for employees.

New Town Bay #4

After learning this was back online we went to complete the series. Took a while to get the removal implement working at the right spot. But once we had it there was a new log.

Not Winnie the Pooh

On approaching the site we realised why the name was chosen. Spotted a likely hiding place but had a bit of delay getting into it. Eventually a stick helped get things moving. 

Sherlock Holmes 1

There were plenty of nearby muggles, including one fellow a couple of properties away watching closely. We figured that it was likely he knew about the cache. We suspected what the type of container might be, especially after seeing a photo on one of the logs. Sue was quick to locate the spot even though not really where the GPS pointed to. 

Total eclipse of the heart D

Guessed this one as we approached. Our only problem was a taxi parked beside GZ., but it left when the driver got a call for a passenger, which made replacing the cache easier.

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