Headed South – and a FTF as well!

In order that Geokashers could clock up the most southerly cache he can without an overnight bushwalk, we headed south today.  The FTF that still seemed up for grabs near the Tahune Air Walk was only a secondary consideration (and if you believe that one. . .).

So Geokashers could possibly get a nice round 2300 finds at an Australian FTF, we did 2 caches on the way.

Save a cowboy Ride a ??? Cache Details GC1MK6T by ReHikeMike S 42° 58.613 E 147° 09.306 Difficulty is 1.5 and Terrain is 1.5 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Regular It was hidden on: 10/02/2009 Snuva found it on: 22/03/2009 Our Log First stop on our ‘FTF & Most Southerly Cache’ expedition with Geokashers. Despite the fact the cacheWagon was almost parked on top of the cache, Lottie was unhappy she wasn’t allowed out for the ‘walk’. Thank you for the cache! 4 Corners-4 Cache Details GC1J82R by RehikeMike S 42° 58.932 E 147° 05.818 Difficulty is 1.5 and Terrain is 2 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Micro It was hidden on: 17/11/2008 Snuva found it on: 22/03/2009 Our Log Second stop on our ‘FTF & Most Southerly Cache’ mission with Geokashers. It’s handy having such an obedient dog. Just give the command ‘hold him’ and I can get away from the cacheWagon first! Sure it meant there was a bit of blood dripping on the floor later, however it’s nothing we aren’t accustomed to dealing with. And I’m certain scoring another smiley helped dull his pain.

Next we went out to the Tahune Airwalk, where we were able to grab a FTF! We also grabbed a couple other caches and walked on the Airwalk. Personally, I thought the walk through the bush and over the suspension bridges while grabbing ‘2 Rivers Meet’ was better than the Airwalk!

Tahune Air Cache Cache Details GC1K0W4 by The Wackys & Cached S 43° 05.701 E 146° 43.869 Difficulty is 1.5 and Terrain is 1.5 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Micro It was hidden on: 20/12/2008 Snuva found it on: 22/03/2009 Our Log The scent of FTF in the morning attracted us to this area, so of course we had to made a visit to the other caches in the area – and to the Airwalk itself. This cache was easily found and put us in the mood for more!Thank you for the cache. Huon Pine Walk Cache Details GC1MNMT by Swampy S 43° 05.516 E 146° 43.840 Difficulty is 2 and Terrain is 1.5 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Small It was hidden on: 14/02/2009 Snuva found it on: 22/03/2009 Our Log On Friday night after we’d picked up Geokashers from the airport and were back at Snuva HQ, we saw this FTF still seemed to be available. We wanted to spend one day geocaching on Mt Wellington and one day headed south, however as Saturday looked to be the best weather for the mountain I was certain this FTF would be gone.So we arrived thinking we’d see a soiled log book and be forced to rip out pages and eat them, but no! An empty log book – beautiful sight!Oh yeah – it was a gorgeous walk too.Thank you for the cache. 2 Rivers Meet Cache Details GC1MNKK by Swampy S 43° 05.923 E 146° 42.899 Difficulty is 2 and Terrain is 2.5 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Regular It was hidden on: 14/02/2009 Snuva found it on: 22/03/2009 Our Log I’m so glad this cache was here as I had no idea how great this walk was! Personally I think this walk and the suspension bridges are better than the airwalk! I was visiting the area with Geokashers, from California.I’m not certain Lottie enjoyed the bounciness of the bridges, however I’m pleased she walked them anyway. And when you think about it, those bounces compared to her body size must seem huge! Scott and Geokashers both seemed to enjoy the bridges. The cache was found easily, the walk was enjoyed – what more could you want?Thank you for the cache. Look In Here Cache Details GC1K0W6 by Cached and Wackys S 43° 09.038 E 146° 50.598 Difficulty is 1.5 and Terrain is 2 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Micro It was hidden on: 20/12/2008 Snuva found it on: 22/03/2009 Our LogWe looked in here. . .then we looked in there. . .and then we looked. . .well, EVERYWHERE until we found the cache! And what do yo know – it was in the last place we looked.Thank you for the cache, Cached and Wackys!

We visited a bakery in Geeveston so Geokashers could take in that great Aussie invention, the sausage roll. Scott and I went the beef and Guinness pies. We then headed for the furthest south piece of road in Tasmania / Australia and let Geokashers hit his furthermost south cache so we could cache back from there.

Thar She Blows! “In Tassie” Cache Details GC156CA by TassieGav S 43° 34.629 E 146° 54.066 Difficulty is 2 and Terrain is 2 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Regular It was hidden on: 16/08/2007 Snuva found it on: 26/01/2008 Our Log Not So Far South Cache Details GC14WTC by March Brown and Rebulus S 43° 33.318 E 146° 53.103 Difficulty is 1.5 and Terrain is 1.5 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Regular It was hidden on: 4/08/2007 Snuva found it on: 26/01/2008 Our Log Cavernous Cache Cache Details GCN3H7 by Malbena S 43° 24.768 E 146° 54.081 Difficulty is 1 and Terrain is 2 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Regular It was hidden on: 13/03/2005 Snuva found it on: 1/05/2005 Our Log Water View Cache Details GC17HVA by red tag S 43° 12.290 E 146° 58.481 Difficulty is 1.5 and Terrain is 1.5 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Regular It was hidden on: 23/11/2007 Snuva found it on: 26/01/2008 Our Log Seafood Cocktail Cache Details GCXV6Z by 2 devils S 43° 19.898 E 147° 00.210 Difficulty is 2 and Terrain is 2 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Regular It was hidden on: 19/08/2006 Snuva found it on: 26/01/2008 Our Log ‘Tee’d Off” Cache Details GC1HRAT by Dancesports S 43° 19.883 E 146° 59.805 Difficulty is 1.5 and Terrain is 1.5 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Small It was hidden on: 1/11/2008 Snuva found it on: 22/03/2009 Our Log We visited this cache with Geokashers during his ‘FTF and Most Southerly Cache’ mission. We had already visited ‘Thar She Blows! “In Tassie”‘ and were on the return journey home, but how could we resist stopping in on this one?! But imagine our displeasure when I husband parked a whole 5 metres from the cache and we had that long, hard slog to do to GZ.Thank you for the cache!

Unfortunately at this point it was getting on the late side, so we wound up having to skip a bunch of caches. But we did do a few more in the Huonville area around dusk, and Geokashers’s last cache (well after dark and in a bit of a drizzle) was in an old graveyard.

Scenic Valley Cache Details GCX7HY by 2 devils S 43° 02.039 E 147° 02.375 Difficulty is 1.5 and Terrain is 1.5 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Regular It was hidden on: 19/07/2006 Snuva found it on: 24/07/2006 Our Log View our Nation Cache Details GC1HWMM by Roaring 40s S 43° 01.362 E 147° 00.717 Difficulty is 1.5 and Terrain is 1.5 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Regular It was hidden on: 5/11/2008 Snuva found it on: 22/03/2009 Our Log Geokashers and I found this one on our homeward bound journey after a caching mission to the south.The cloud cover meant we were signing this one at dusk in the drizzle. Did you see us? Only geocachers would have been at this spot – at this time – signing this!Thank you for the cache. Bell Tower Cache Details GC1H5X5 by Roaring 40s S 43° 00.921 E 147° 02.367 Difficulty is 1 and Terrain is 1.5 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Regular It was hidden on: 13/10/2008 Snuva found it on: 22/03/2009 Our Log I visited this one at dusk with Geokashers, and there were muggles EVERYWHERE! That, combined with the lights that came on by motion sensor (or an unseen hand. . .) perhaps made Geokashers a bit nervous, so I took advantage and zeroed in on the find before him. The building here should get a mention; it is small but rather charming. Thank you for the cache.

The Sleeping Mountain Cache Details GC1GDFK by ReHikeMike S 42° 58.616 E 147° 06.451 Difficulty is 2 and Terrain is 2 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Small It was hidden on: 19/09/2008 Snuva found it on: 12/10/2008 Our Log A grave little corner Cache Details GC1GE86 by scotty&lochie S 42° 58.499 E 147° 08.858 Difficulty is 1.5 and Terrain is 2 Cache type is Traditional Container size is Micro It was hidden on: 20/09/2008 Snuva found it on: 12/10/2008 Our Log

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