Geocaching

Saturday , 9 September 2017 We did this walk in 2013 when there were a lot of caches along the track, but most are now archived.  After so many days of wet, snowy and cold weather it was nice to get outdoors in pleasant conditions. For the caches along here today. Ramble Round Roscommon Enjoyed the walk to find our cache no. 1500. watch the world sail Easily spotted from the right angle. Frederick Henry Bay Views Nice dry spot and good views.

Thursday , 3 August 2017 A walk on the mountain had been planned but the calm day and likelihood of getting lots of sunshine persuaded us to go along the Convict Trail at South Arm.  It took 2:10 for the walk from South arm to Opossum Bay collecting caches and 1:20 for the return leg; in all it was 9.5k for the day. South Arm Convict Trail - John Humphreys Made an error in calculation but on reaching a spot we reckoned it would be, did a recheck. South Arm Convict Trail - Eliza Hurst Quick now that were had cottoned onto the design. South Arm Convict Trail - James Cumberland Similar in design so quick to locate. South Arm Convict Trail - Edmund Musk Going well and interesting information. South Arm Convict Trail - Sarah Lambert Went back to the seat in the sun to fill in the log. South Arm Convict Trail - George Broomhead We now know what Oldsaint meant in his log comment. South Arm Convict Trail - William Johnson A cache design we are famili...

Monday , 10 July 2017 We had the task of looking after our grandson today and decided a walk on Glebe Hill to search for the geocaches would be one of the things we would do. It was a cool day but by good luck  it came out sunny for the duration of the walk. Glebe Hill Walk 1 We lent a GPS to our grandson and he found it after suggestion. Glebe Hill Walk 2 Not hard to find and grandson was a bit quicker working out the likely spot. Glebe Hill Walk 3 Went round in a circle before honing to the right spot Glebe Hill Walk 4 Looked about to no avail.

Wednesday , 28 June 2017 Various gums near Simmons Hill, inc risdonii Went on a walk up the climb to traverse the ridge near Simmons Hill before arcing  along the opposite ridge leading back east.  It was hoped that a track would take us down to near the start in String Bark Gully, but the one found was on private property for most of the way until a house could be spotted a short distance ahead. At this point we veered away and just walked through untracked bush to the bottom. PLAYTIME A great cache design Room with a View After deciding we really did have to go well off track, it didn’t take long to find this nifty designed cache. Time For Some Mountain Biking Did not take all that long to find by scanning possible spots. Cliffs Meehan Range Track just beyond the cliff area  Euc risdonii

Thursday , 27 April 2017 A nice sunny day and a visit to Woodvine was our objective. Woodvine A few caches were scheduled during the drive there and back.  We had a quick look at the puzzle mystery ones near Woodvine, but they looked to hard to solve. 1.5 Sue said something is there.  A great construction too. Roadside in Penna Did not take long to locate.  The wait at the roadworks was what took the time. ROOSTER LANEWAY Liked the featured lid.

March 2017 Whilst travelling on the South Island of New Zealand we stopped to look for a few caches when time allowed. After a day of rain followed by constant heavy falls at night we  weren't expecting to be looking for any in Abel Tasman NP, but it cleared up nicely. Then at the glacier area it likewise was great weather, but in the 22 years since we last in New Zealand they have shrunk a huge distance. After a day of delightful walking to Roby Roy valley we had a short travel day and had time to search for some caches at Wanaka and Queenstown.  Both towns are trendy and noisy, but the thing that stunned us the most was the person with what looked like a pusher for kids, but was in fact for dogs and there was one in it. Doubtful Sound was amazing as was the efficiency of the travel operator especially given the mind boggling logistics of running it.  A day on the Kepler brought us past a number of caches which was a bonus. Great Scott! (Central Otago...

Two new geocaches put in at mount Field. The forest is delightful there. Tree Tops huge Eucalypts Tall forest Dryer Ridge top Tall Trees on track Lady Barron Falls

Saturday , 4 February 2017 Decided to walk from Cascade Gardens  up the steep fire tail above McRobies Gully  and returning on the Cascade Track.  It makes it about a 3 hour  walk of  7k.   On the way we would pass two newish caches. A Rocky Old Farm Road Sign We did manage to find the original one here and managed to get the replacement today.  We were fooled by part of the hint which had us both thinking it would have a particular extraction method. Reading a recent log that referred to the cache name as a hint helped make the discovery. Halfway Up Although we spent longer than we would have liked, we don’t have the perseverance of membsec and departed without reward after the stiff climb up here.