Captain Gnomerica Abbey, Western Australia, Australia
By caughtatwork on 01-Dec-15. Waypoint GA7882

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Type: Moveable
Container: Regular
Coordinates: S33° 39.412' E115° 14.881' (WGS 84)
  50H 337550E 6274512N (UTM)
Elevation: 8 m
Local Government Area: Busselton

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Captain Gnomerica to the rescue

The First Avenger, Captain Gnomerica a.k.a. Captain America, genesis 1940.

A patriotic Super Soldier, fighting the Axis Powers in World War II and causing a phenomenal furore when his first cover saw him punching Adolf Hitler square in the nose. Created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby at a time when America needed a hero the most, 'Cap' became a hero without equal - a true Sentinel of Liberty. Caps shield has its own legacy: formed from an amalgam of steel and vibranium, it is almost indestructible and a symbol of all Cap stands for. Initially, a triangular, badge-shaped shield made from a bulletproof alloy, it was given a new design over time because of its close resemblance to other shields of the day. Stan Lee first introduced the now familiar ricocheting shield toss making the shield a true extension of Caps abilities. After 70 years, Captain America remains a symbol of all that is right and just; he is one of the few mortal beings who has been deemed worthy enough to wield Thor's hammer; he continues to fight for freedom under the Red, White and Blue.

Thumbs up, Soldier!

Captain Gnomerica is part of the GeGnome ][ Electric Boogaloo moving cache race for 2015/2016. Help him to move along and let his owner accumulate distance and moves. Log a find when you grab him and a move to relocate him. When relocating Captain Gnomerica please try and capture good co-ordinates and leave a good hint for the next finder. It's all about the fun of the game, not making him impossible to find again.

Captain Gnomerica would love to see his travels via pictures, so if you move him along a nice picture in his new location would make the owner very pleased.

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sbex bs gerr
ROT 13: ABCDEFGHIJKLM
NOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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Logs

31-Jul-21
found it with the help of the hint
 
17-Jan-20
Moved 17.09km
Finaaly got a week off work and my first holiday in nearly 18 months. Headed down to Bussleton with the family and set up at the Catholic Church Youth camp next to the sea and did some relaxing. On the second ot third day went out to grab some caches in the area and drove across to Dunsborough, Cape Naturliste, Yallingup, Moses Rock, Injidup Spa, Prevally and across to Margaret River. There was so much to see and a couple of caches took a while to get to and so i lost some time that i had planned to grab more caches. So i grabbed what i could and eventually headed back to camp. I came out the next day to finish the hunt and was able to clean up all the rest of the caches. I finally got the opportunity to move captin gnomerica and apoligise for the tardiness in moving him. Thanks for the cache caughtatwork ClappingClan Minotaur
 
Reading previous logs, this moveable may still be in location OR may have been found, removed and not relocated yet. We know moveables can sometimes be forgotten / missed / left in the bottom of a caching bag, so a check has been undertaken on this one.

An update will be posted within 28 days….

 
07-Jun-19
I had to drive the boss of the company i work for from Perth to Bussleton so he could pick up a new car and then i drove home again. Just a short round trip of 600km. After dropping the boss of i grabbed some lunch and went to the foreshore where the winds were blowing about 80 km ahead of a front and a massive tide with so much spray. Was very wild. After lunch i headed on my way back towards Perth but soon stopped after about 2 minutes to see if e were any moveables or new caches in the area. I noticed a moveable up the road so i headed off again. Once nearby i made a short detour into the gz area and spent about 5 mins searching here due to the endless hiding locations on multiple logs laying here. Soon found him and continued on our journey back to Perth and is now excited to be on another new adventure. Thanks for Captain Gnomerica caughtatwork. Dancing
 
15-Feb-19
Moved 201.86km
Waiting in the end of an old Tuart log under leaves and sticks.
 
20-Jan-19
Found on our front deck, we will move shortly. Thanks
 
18-Jan-19
Moved 22.65km
In the hands of home owners; awaiting next adventure, possibly south.
 
14-Jan-19
Found on our first trip to Perth. Lazarus68 had it
 
14-Jan-19
Found on our first day in Perth!
 
13-Jan-19
After a 4 hour flight from Sydney, arrived to swap movables with Lazarus68. Thanx for the trade.
 
13-Jan-19
Discovered in the hands of Lazarus_68
 
12-Jan-19
Handed to me prior to attending WestOz AGM & subsequent GC event BBQ.
Will move along as soon as practical.

WestOz Geocaching are a commitee of volunteers responsible for hosting annual "WA Goes Big". The goal of the event, is to get as many geocachers together as we can, to socialise; sharing tips, tricks and stories. Over the course of the weekend there will be:
—Geocaching games and competitions
—Prizes!
—Dinner on Saturday night
—Geocaching information sessions
—Beginner FAQ’s and question sessions
—Time to chat and catch up with Geo-Friends
—Puzzle solving techniques/tips
—Things for the Geo-Juniors to do

http://westozgeocaching.net.au
 
12-Jan-19
Moved 63.49km
Dropped off at West Oz AGM
 
21-Dec-18
Found this cache when helping Gwiber and Chwiliwr remove it from his car after his trip out east with the better half collecting them all. Thanks for the cache.
 
21-Dec-18
Found this cache when helping Chwiliwr remove it from his car after his trip out east with the better half collecting them all. Thanks for the cache.
 
17-Dec-18
The better half and I went out for a drive in the country picking up some traditional caches and a whole load of moveable ones. The sealed roads that we went on were obviously OK but according to the better half not the gravel and 4wd ones which only confirmed her aversion to going down them in any vehicle.

Picked up these moveables on the way back to the City after visiting York and other places in between.

Thanks for the cache.
 
17-Dec-18
Chwiliwr and I went out for a drive in the country picking up some traditional caches and a whole load of moveable ones. The sealed roads that we went on were obviously OK but not the gravel and 4wd ones which only confirmed my aversion to going down them in any vehicle.

Picked up these moveables on the way back to the City after visiting York.

Thanks for the cache.
 
01-Jul-18
Moved 244.44km
Time to catch up and log all the moves made for the large number of moveable caches that we have accumulated over the last months.

On the trip out into the Wandoo forrest area with the better half doing some maintenance of my caches after a fire and we dropped off a number of moveable caches along the way.
 
06-Jun-18
I was being looked after by Chwiliwr and the better half for the day at their place and whilst there saw a whole big group of moveable caches that were being organised for a move somewhere by my grandparents so played with them for a bit before they were packed up. (Those that were not too fragile to be played with.)

Thanks for the cache.
 
30-Apr-18
The better half and I took Gwiber for a drive to Bunbury and beyond to do some GCA moveable recovery and a couple of the new caches as well.

'Found' this cache in the hands of tbh after Gwiber 'dropped' it in Bridgetown.

Thanks for the cache.
 
30-Apr-18
'Picked Up' this moveable after Gwiber had dropped whilst we had a break before heading home again.

Moveable will be dropped closer to home soon.

Thanks for the cache.
 
30-Apr-18
Moved 48.81km
dropped off for tbh to pick up
 
30-Apr-18
Chwiliwr and the better half took me on a GCA caching trip to Bunbury and further south to pick up some moveables and do some other GCA caches along the way.

This moveable was one of the ones collected on the trip.

Thanks for the cache.
 
28-Jan-18
Moved 192.57km
On the move again in the south west Dancing
 
06-Jan-18
In my hands Very Happy
 
17-Nov-17
Moved 36.01km
Back out in the wild with some friends I'm a Gnome, duh!Clan Minotaur
 
28-Oct-17
Found today at the Moveable and Mystery Madness event.
Thanks to all the cachers who brought all these moveables along.
 
28-Oct-17

Found today at the Moveable and Mystery Madness event.
Thanks to all the cachers who gathered up all these moveables.
 
28-Oct-17
Attended the very enjoyable GCA Moveable & Mystery Madness event (GA10647) in Whiteman Park today with Chwiliwr and Gwawr. We found this cache with all the other moveable caches that were brought to the event by the various GCA cachers in attendence. There were also a couple found not actually at the event.
Thanks for the cache.
 
28-Oct-17
Attended the very enjoyable GCA Moveable & Mystery Madness event (GA10647) in Whiteman Park today with Chwiliwr and Gwawr. We found this cache with all the other moveable caches that were brought to the event by the various GCA cachers in attendence. There were also a couple found not actually at the event.
Thanks for the cache.
 
28-Oct-17
Attended the very enjoyable GCA Moveable & Mystery Madness event (GA10647) in Whiteman Park today with tbh and Gwawr. We found this cache with all the other moveable caches that were brought to the event by the various GCA cachers in attendence. There were also a couple found not actually at the event.
Thanks for the cache.
 
28-Oct-17
Discovered 'Captain Gnomerica' at the Moveable & Mystery Madness Event held in Whiteman Park. The forecast was for rain but we were blessed with good weather for the day. A small but dedicated group of geocachers and a couple of new faces attended and exchanged stories of caches found and missed. Many thanks Caughtatwork for the cache.
 
28-Oct-17
Found at Whiteman Park event.
 
28-Oct-17
Discovered at event GA10647.
 
01-Oct-17
Moved 3290.93km
NOT at above coordinates
Attending "Moveable & Mystery Madness" event GA10647
 
26-Jul-17
Planning for this trip began in June - we knew we would be heading to Adelaide but which way would we go? This depended on our targets. We looked at our list of unclaimed Dragon Zone trophies and picked out several that we could feasibly collect the required number of finds to qualify for the trophy. We then had to identify caches that would meet our targets and from here it was time to plan a route that would take us past the caches we had identified. Any caches too far off our route were discarded and replaced by suitable alternatives.

All was running smoothly until the Christmas in July game was announced. We would be travelling in the latter part of the game. It was difficult to include this in our target caches as we did not know what was required. Once the game began and we understood what we needed to do we could then add other caches to the target list.

We were just getting our heads, yes all four of them, around this when more Dragon Zone trophies were added. Which ones could we meet and which should we ignore? Do we need to add more GA caches and/or do we need to change our route and our targets? We decided on our target list and then our route and timeline. We had just drawn a line under everything and were about to begin printing our caching booklets, route maps and target lists when caught@work published 23 new caches on the Western Ring Path. Earlier we had decided on the caches in the Edgewater Walk series. If we added the new ones on the Western Ring Path and as many of the CCC series as possible, we could probably reach the required number of caches to qualify for the Dragon Zone trophies “Restraining Order Stalker” (Find 100 DZ caches hidden by the same cacher) and “Obsession!=Insanity” (find 50 DZ caches in a day). As the latter would give us our first Blaze Trophy, it was decided to alter everything to include the CCC series.Four Fun, in South Australia published five puzzle caches that would bring good points in the Christmas in July game. Can we solve the puzzles? A few more adjustments to the route and the caches to find list and we would be off.

Having successfully completed our Melbourne challenges and gained our first Blaze Dragon Zone trophy it was time to focus on the Christmas in July game. We started on the Kenneth Stirling Conservation Park puzzle caches recently published by Four-Fun. With Four-Fun's puzzles found, several of J_&_J's puzzles found and the Christmas in July game over it was time to focus on completing the requirements for a few more Dragon Zone Trophies.

When we knew that there was a possibility that we would have a break from grand parent duties we had planned this slight detour so that we could find both GA and GC caches that would meet the requirements for several Dragon Zone trophies and several GC challenge caches in several states. As we had already visited all states and territories except Western Australia this year it was time for us to hop on a plane and head for Perth, Western Australia.

When we were at home we had noticed that Lazarus68 had been collecting moveable caches during a recent visit to the eastern states. We wondered if Lazarus would be back in the west by the time we visited and if we would have an opportunity to find the moveables that were in his care. So, we contacted Lazarus and the stars did align. We made arrangements to visit and we were able to log finds on quite a few moveable caches. Many thanks Lazarus68 for making these caches available for our visit. In turn, we left another ten moveables in the area which are also now in the care of Lazarus68.
 
09-Jul-17
In my safe hands. Soon off to Perth.
 
05-Jul-17
Moved 0.13km
Oh the embarrassment! There must have been some fat fingers involved for he is exactly where I left him...which was rather away from the coords. Updated and spoiler photo added. He's away from the cliff on the safe side of the path.
 
04-May-17
Last person to Drop cache should review placement please!
 
10-Jan-17
We didn't have much luck with Zal's hides today. Strike-a-light and I ploughed around up on a hillside covered with fallen dead trees and lots of undergrowth, 40 metres off the track. The hint didn't really make sense and I suspect the co-ords might have a digit wrong somewhere Sad
 
19-Sep-16
Moved 43.17km
The captain has moved to a lovely spot near Middle Harbour in Sydney. Turn left at the lookout where this photo was Yale and you'll be close.
 
08-Sep-16
Grabbed! Hunting some new GCA caches that have mysteriously popped up and located this guy not too far away. Off to the big smoke for you!
 
12-Aug-16
Moved 6.39km
Captain Gnomerica & Sequins the GeGnome are in company hiding behind grass
 
30-Jul-16
Discovered in the possession of Lucky1955 while we had a celebratory coffee in Maccas after finding 'Pride- in the name of love' cache nearby.
 
10-Jul-16
Retrieved this moveable after attending an event at Ebenezer. will look at moving on shortly.
 
21-Jun-16
Moved 6.36km
Close to the dead centre of Wilberforce - ready for some new adventures.
 
11-May-16
Visiting Windsor and did a moveable cache swap. Have taking this cache to move on.
 
04-May-16
Moved 50.83km
He has been placed under a grass bush close to Hawkesbury river & Rickaby's creek
 
30-Apr-16
On meeting Phlphotos today I relieved him of this traveller from his boot. I have a spot where I will send him to in the next few days.
 
28-Mar-16
Caught up with Captain Gnomerica which was a lot easier now that his legs are not the way they are supposed to be. Have to take him to the retirement gnome for some respite care while he pulls homself together so he can get back to saving the world. Will rehide once he has recuperated enough. At least he has lots of friends to may his stay a bit more enjoyable. Thanks for the moveable caughtatwork
 
24-Mar-16
Moved 1157.05km
The Cap'n is now located along a very scenic walking trail in The Glen Bushland Reserve. As I hid the cache, I thought something seemed a bit odd about him, but continued my walk through the area anyway. A bit later on, I noticed the Captains legs were still in our moveables bag!

It seems this cache didn't fare toowell on the recent journey, and is now in two parts. We placed his legs beside him as we returned along the track, and are hoping a future finder may have a little spare super glue to effect a repair. Isn't there supposed to be some mythical gnome hospital not too far from here?

This cache is hidden on the high side of the track behind a tree.
 
13-Mar-16
We found this big bold gnome probably a bit too far off of the formed path, but someone had to tend to this problem. This cache rounds out eleven moveable finds for us today, definitely a first for us. Just up the hill from here was our first ever Earthcache that we've logged, so it was nice to come back to the area today.

If it's okay with the cache owner, we'll hang on to this one for a week or so. We are planning a road trip to Woolongong, then Sydney in a weeks time, and would like to give this traveller a boost to the East coast of Australia.

Thanks caughtatwork.

 
17-Jan-16
Moved 10.71km
Taking in the sights at Hallett Cove Beach.
 
14-Jan-16
After a bit of searching I found this little guy! With the help of Gidget Cooper of course xD
We will find him a new home in the next day or two, but in the meantime he's having a nap in Gidget's car.
 
14-Jan-16
Found the adorable little guy! Took a bit of searching around the national park but Chained Angel made the find in the end. He's currently snoozing in my car. We'll relocate him in a day or two!
 
07-Jan-16
Moved 31.46km
moved south to add km.'s
 
01-Jan-16
my son loved this one! got it and will move soon
 
21-Dec-15
Hint includes 'Under light'
 
21-Dec-15
Moved 644.01km
The Capt. had come West to visit us in or Eco Village
 
20-Dec-15
Gnomenapped on our way through the area
. Will drop it off tomorrow
 
09-Dec-15
Moved 10.39km
Moved along for another to try their luck at finding.
 
09-Dec-15
Ah Cap, good to finally meet you after hiding you only a week ago, your paint job is looking excellent. Most spangly!! You will be out and rehidden again very shortly.
 
09-Dec-15
'Language.' Cap. I've finally found you. I need you to join the gnomevengers. I hope you do well after you are transferred very shortly. Agent GabGab out.
 
07-Dec-15
Moved 21.55km
Travel far Captain Gnomerica
 
05-Dec-15
A rare FTF for Team Ladava
Let's move you along a little
Our thanks to caughtatwork for adding this fellow to the game
Cheers
Team Ladava
 
 
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