Haven't got the Froggiest leapfroggy Prospect, Tasmania, Australia
By Splad on 01-Dec-11. Waypoint GA3913

Reading previous logs it seems this one is now missing, so we'll archive it to stop cachers searching for it. If the cache does reappear it can simply be reinstated.

Today we decided to target some caches in Launceston to get finds for the battleship games. In total we looked for 14 caches and found 12 with 2 dnfs. We had an eventful day touring through streets. Venturing to places we had never been to before.

This one was definitely not there. Had a look while one the way to find a nearby cache.

I have been back to check. It has been removed from where I had it hidden at the southern end of the log.

Hint is way too vague....its a large log...scratched every where.
Coords out a bit...gave up.

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Moved to a reserve near Launceston.

Collected and will move on.

Found this today - my equal first GCA cache (there were two in the same place). Signed the log but didnt move it - sorry, didnt realise it was a moveable. I'll check next time I go by and move it if it is still there

Back out with 2 mates

Collected

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Moved to the banks of the Leven River with a mate.

Received from Old Saint...TFTC....cheers ST.

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Hi splad
A quick collection
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint

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Handed to OldSaint going for a drive

Spotted in the hands of whitewebbs

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Grabbed now heading south TFTM

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Dropped off with others in the Trevallyn Reserve. Happy travels froggy..!!

have stumbled upon this fine looking froggy before, found him whilst on the hunt for a travelling kookaburra, two for the price of one. should have him moving along soon?.. thanks..!!

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Dropped off where I had found another moveable. Not travelled far but he is on the move and hiding behind a large rock.

found whilst walking around on a beautiful day in the reserve TFTC

Back out with a mate

One of the moveables exchanged at a rendevous with whitewebbs at Oatlands.
Many thanks Splad for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.

Tassie Trekkers are now a locationless geocache we have published a 'Geocacher cache' - Travelling Trekkers GA10932 - so if you spot us in your area sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a

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A day out for double points started on the Paradise Peninsula, Sandford then down to Tasman Peninsula and off to the middle of Tasmania to Tunbridge, (well almost) and back to Oatlands for tea with muggle Mum and Tassie Trekkers. That was foiled due to everything being shut on the public holiday. Had to resort to a monte carlo biscuit and thermos coffee! Good to catch up with family and swap some moveables. Now headed North.

A chance encounter with the last finder led to finding this cute moveable. TFTM

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A quick find
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint

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BAck out

Grabbed from a mate

Hi Splad
Had walked into and out of the Jurassic Park with Budge and stopped to get another on the way back to Hobart; then pulled up here to let Budgie get CHIRPED in Hobart!
Following these finds it was off to a mates place for a visit
Arrived and was invited for lunch and a FRANKS - sure tasted good after the hard morning I had put in
Mine host's hospitality was really appreciated - THANK YOU
This cache was Sainted at 1305 hours without mine host's knowledge as I left- Thanks again
Loved the cache hide; sorry I disturbed the caching party for Nev and his mate
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint

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Found partying with my gnomes and a lot of other creatures! I keep telling them "no more parties", but do they listen?

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Visiting the party gnomes

Grabbed, will move on soon.

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Swapped over, already collected

Collected

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Great spot to chill out!

Take it to Melbourne
thanks

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Found by baby&Mrs gopher in company with Team Ladava. We will give Froggiest a bit of a move into the next state and further north. Then maybe into the ACT if he stays at the new gz for long. SL Tnx Splad

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A visit by our Geocaching sister and brother-in-law baby&Mrs gopher provided an opportunity to log this one as it was adjacent to their route home and we picked up a couple of nearby traditional caches
Our thanks to SPLAD for the cache.

Now on the move interstate. Went for a drive with the gophers interstate and am now at The Rock NSW
If someone doesn't pick up Froggiest we will take it for a drive to Canberra soon.

Happy Hopping little frog.
Left among some agapanthus at a gate bordering on Woodlands Park

Found at a Geocaching event at Cohuna today and agreed to leapfrog it further around the countryside.
Currently in transit

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Picked up and moved to a nearby GC event. Now in the hands of CybergranV.

finally I have placed this cache sorry for the delay.

Picked up will help him on his travels real soon

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Back out hopefully at least 500km from where we found it so we can claim a DZ trophy

A quick find on the way back from visiting family near Launceston, only a slight detour off the beaten track but worth it to pick up a moveable. There was an old guy in a 4x4 parked nearby but made the grab and on our way. TFTC

This fellow was off to Adelaide but missed his flight so he has had to find a hiding spot in Tasmania. I went up to the Highlands chasing unfound caches and he jumped out when he saw a place fitting of a frog. He is hiding at the base of a stump in a hollow in the ground. There is sake parking on the opposite side of the road.

Another quick find after work. It was dark but it was an easy find with a good pull over area

Travelling the East Tamar heading to evil grandma's place. Dropped froggiest off near the lady nelson.. thanks..!!

froggy one of many gathered up whilst out and about in the Trevallyn Reserve.. thanks..!!

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Called in to check on this one while we were in the area today and he's all safe and sound, coordinates only very slightly different when we checked them again S41 27.003 E147 05.408

Out and about today on a mission to rehide all the moveables we had in our possession. Called a couple of family members in to assist and a good day was had by all

A quick find close to home, we'll move this cache and a bunch of others towards the north of the state as soon as possible. TFTC

Back out further west.

Hi Splad,
Found close to home..tftc....cheers ST.

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Left this cache in a location where it's likely to be fallen over by another cacher

A quick find on a chilly Hobart morning, glad to grab this one a a couple of others and jump back into the car. We'll move him towards the NW coast later today. TFTC

Back out with a couple of mates

Spotted at GC event, coming home with me

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Found at a GC event where we all got to meet a Yankie, we all had some nice burgers and fries so he must have felt at home.
Spotted this moveable along with a few others as the WW had them with her.

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I only had this cache for a couple of minutes, Dropped off at the "Come Meet The Yankee" event

(oops, now that I have the number correct) A quick find on the way home from work. Brrr it't cold, I'm glad it didn't take too long. As I'm going to an event I'll take it there. Thanks Splad

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Left in place for the next finder

Hi Splad
Out and about for GCA 6x
Found this one quickly
Sainted at 1415 hours
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint

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Back out

We were nearby when this moveable appeared. A quick detour and froggy was in hand. Will move on soon. TFTM

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back out and ready to be found

After having dinner I drove round to collect these few moveables from Nevelle, he even had a couple of stubbies for me, maybe he felt bad at long last after I left him in the shed and he drank all my beer!

I will move this cache on in the next day or two.

Thanks for the cache

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Neville is entertaining again, just a quick early evening get-together for a handful of movables before being sent on their way.

How the hell did this get in my car? It must have been placed by an angel, or at least a Saint! I will move this on in the next few days. Maybe a quick stop for a catch up with Neville first Wink Thanks Splad

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Hidden in the back seat of a mates car while he wasn't looking; but he will notice them quickly

Hi Splad
Paid a quick visit to sirius Tas (Good to see him again) and collected this cache while there
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint

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Back out near home.
Last seen in the hands of Old Saint.

Hi Splad,
Found froggy waiting outside the Ulverstone pet abbatoir....will move to a watery location...tftc...cheers ST.

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Haven't Got The Froggiest Leapfroggy is back out again in the north west of the state waiting for his next move

Today we were in the general area with a bit of free time so decided to tackle a few caches that wouldn't take us too far out of town. We'd just done the gadget cache up the hill and collected this moveable cache and another on our way back to the car. TFTC

Back out

We meet again. He was well hidden in pine needles and hint fitted lots of spots but found it in the end. TFTM

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Back out

Nabbed

Hidden as a surprise

Hi Splad
Had to go to Hobart today for business so decided to stop at the Springs on Mt Wellington to find a cache or two for the “State of the Nation” Scavenger Hunt; as it was time to use my day for hunting caches to gain a few more points for the BEST STATE IN THE NATION, Tasmania.

Weather:
An overcast day at Huonville and a bit chilly at the start of the day – eleven degrees here. It may rain later in the day. While looking for caches it was only four degrees Celsius on Mt Wellington, fourteen degrees at Mornington, got up to sixteen degrees at Sandford
Maximum temperature was twenty-one degrees on my return to Huonville.
Plenty of wind in most places whilst caching.


Travel:
Drove from Huonville to Mt Wellington finding (GA4044, GA4126, GA7810, GA3913 and GA2814) then to Mornington to find more moveables (GA7872, GA5470, GA11068 and GA8880) down to Sandford to find a night cache (GA11135) plus a moveable (GA8321) and returned to Huonville.
For the day, it took 6940 steps burning 1260 calories to cover a total of 5.37 kilometres and find twelve caches and hide three on foot. I drove 164 kilometres for the day; a total of 169.37 kilometres for the whole caching day.

GA3913 “Haven’t got the Froggiest Leapfrog”
Having already found four other caches on Mt Wellington I drove 2.8 kilometres to arrive at ground zero for this cache.
The cache was Sainted at 0716 hours.
My small walk saw me expend 23 calories over a distance of 0.05 kilometres using 100 steps.
All the protocols were completed and it was time to head to the next cache.
Really enjoyed the exercise and being near the scrub - THANK YOU.

This cache will be used as part of the States of the Nation games currently running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018. As the new caches have so many options, a decision will be made as to which scavenge to use it against. It is nice to have a choice. Thanks.
States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.
There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.
Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.
If you’re not participating, get into the game and help Tassie come first please.
These caches will also help collect points for the Dragonzone Game.

HAPPY NEW YEAR
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint

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Back out. I hope the elevation works!

We headed out to the mountain today to find five new caches that had been published while we have been away up North. Thanks OldSaint, Stainless=Steel-Rat and gooseandegg for creating caches which have multiple options to use in the States of the Nation games. We also scored as a bonus the first to find on OldSaint's newly published "The Photographer" cache.

After stopping at the springs we thought we might get a coffee but alas the "shop" wasn't open. I dont know why it wasn't open as it was like Flinder's Street Station, people and cars everywhere. They missed out today on lots of business.

We did however find a goose and a rat in search of coffee as well. I said I can show you mine if you show me yours (moveables that is) and the Event was published, moveables sighted, signed and some taken to be moved. Haven't got the froggiest leapfroggy was collected from the Event and will be moved on soon.

We left the mountain hiding moveables all the way down that hadn't been collected by other attendees, so hopefully the elevation will help others in the games.We con tinued on to the Domain to find another OldSaint cache that had been published Christmas Eve and then over to Howrah to hide a couple more moveables before heading home. As we hadn't had lunch and it was getting late afternoon, we stopped at the grocer at Lauderdale only to find it wasn't open. We are not having much luck spending our money today! Sorry about the lengthy logs. We are currently aiming for a virtual verbosity trophy. TFTM

The States of the Nation games which we are currently participating in are running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018.

States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.

There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.

Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.

Have you joined a clan? Enhance your geocaching experience by joining a clan and being a part of the Dragon Zone. Choose a team Clan Griffin , Clan Phoenix , Clan Cerberus or Clan Minotaur . Earn trophies and rise through the ranks from Dragon Fodder to Ruler of the Universe.

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Found at 'An impromptu gathering' at the springs with gooseandegg, Whitewebbs will move shortly. Thanks for the moveable cache.
Happy New Year

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Found at 'An impromptu gathering' at the springs. This one tickled my fancy, I really liked it . Whitewebbs will move shortly. Thanks for the moveable cache.

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At an event

Out and about in the Trevallyn area on a moveable collection run, looked for ten and found nine. This time we will sign the oldest cache in Northern Tassie GC388 as we drive past. We have been caching for seven years, and never got around to it before now, so today is the day. Haven't got the froggiest leapfroggy was located, placed in the car and will be heading south.

We are participating in the States of the Nation games which are currently running from 16 December 2017 until 21 January 2018.

We are currently aiming for a virtual verbosity trophy, hence the lengthy logs.

States of the Nation is a real and virtual geocaching scavenger hunt where your home state will compete against other Australian states to find and hide geocaches. Over the 5 week course of the game there will be hundreds of scavenges that you can track down, find and convert into points for your state. Some scavenges will be easy. Some scavenges will be tough. Some scavenges may be impossible. Don't despair. You are not competing just for yourself; you are competing as a state.

There will be a number of scavenges released on a weekly basis but each scavenge will remain until the end of the game. This means even if you decide to join the game part way through, the early scavenges are still available for you to claim. Scavenges will require you to find a geocache, hide a geocache, attend an event or do something else completely different. The game focuses on all aspects of geocaching and so all cache types, sizes, terrain and difficulty will be up for scavenging. TrigPoints, Events, History, Virtual, Webcam, Podcache and Locationless geocaches are all scavengable, so you're not just looking for a box under a bush. Each week there will be a mix of physical, non-physical and locationless geocaches so even if you are not in a geocache rich area, use the locationless component of scavenger series to get out, find something to log and gain points for your state. If you watch the scavenges as they are released you might also spot the 'not so hidden' patterns and plan for future weeks of the series.

Hiding geocaches will also be a large part of the scavenger series, but please remember this is a game of geocaching and geocaches that you hide should be long lasting, be of good quality and you should be proud of what you hide. Please avoid hiding a geocache just for the day so your state can find it before you archive it. Geocaches that exist for a short period of time may result in any claims on that geocache being disqualified. Play creatively, but also play fairly. More geocachers hiding more geocaches makes for more geocaching fun.

Go Tassie! Go Tassie!! Go Tassie!!! Go Tassie!!!! Go Tassie!!!!! Go Tassie!!!!!! Go Tassie!!!!!!!

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Haven't got the Froggiest is back out ready to play, it's in a reserve close to the city

Found by mr sharnie's tribe while flying solo. Haven't had a chance to do much caching lately so lovely to see a couple of moveable caches pop up in the neighbourhood. TFTC

After hitching a ride in our suitcase - Haven’t got the Froggiest Leapfroggy is back out and ready for action

Trekkered

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Dropped off again

On the move again, further down the Yorke.

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Handed to Roostaman

Out and about and grabbed this one on our way past.

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In the area for a couple days with my wife while she was attending an event associated with her hobby/passion, but I had a couple of hours where I could get a bit of caching in.

Just a little further along the highway and a young frog that hadn't been found for almost 2 years was calling out....so I stopped, checked the guard rail and found the little guy sitting there. Signed his log, but with a few moveables still to relocate, I left him for someone else to hopefully grab soon.

Thanks Spladem....the young froggy is still in good condition.

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Out in a new location, ready to hitch a ride without another cacher.

Having been in the one place for about six months, it was about time for Froggiest LeapFroggy to move on. The questions is: where next?.

Had fun riding on Ride Trail with Whitepaws9.
Hiding in the shade and waiting for new finder.

Time to hide a couple of frogs I've had far too long.
Haven't got the froggiest is hiding with another Frog near the start of a significant geo-trail.

Our favourite geocaching park appears to have acquired a cluster of 9 GCA movable caches, all close together, so today, geodaughter and I set out to find them.

Thanks Spladem. We'll move him on soonish.