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by peterm
13 October 11 10:25 pm
Forum: Geocaching Australia Web site
Topic: Moving Cache Race 2011 / 2012 - Theme Poll
Replies: 237
Views: 76126

Re: Moving Cache Race 2011 / 2012 - Theme Poll

My daughter Emilia (9yo) and I spent three hours going from one shop to the next - KMart, Reject shop etc. And we found gnomes - gnomes with clocks, gnomes with thermometers, holdings signs and solar cells etc. Frogs on the other hand have been rare. Quite rare. The few we found have tiny holes in t...
by peterm
15 May 11 8:53 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Where are we all from??? (introduce yourself) parts 1&2
Replies: 542
Views: 408434

Re: Where are we all from??? (introduce yourself) parts 1&2

Welcome JourneyMan - Give me a hint as to which State Bowen is in?
We are from Adelaide and have been at this for abotu 5 months... and still enjoying it.
Travelling is no longer about moving from A to B as fast as I legally can!
by peterm
04 May 11 11:22 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Where are we all from??? (introduce yourself) parts 1&2
Replies: 542
Views: 408434

Re: Where are we all from??? (introduce yourself) parts 1&2

I must say the designers of the geocaching website (and all the statistical analysis) is v. close to insane levels of data. How long is it going to take me to find an application for things like the centroids function? I love centroids (as I have no idea as to what I might do with this piece of info...
by peterm
04 May 11 9:32 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: What's this on the MCG?
Replies: 6
Views: 2721

Re: What's this on the MCG?

I think they are ultra advanced geometric crop circles
:lol:
by peterm
04 May 11 9:29 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Where are we all from??? (introduce yourself) parts 1&2
Replies: 542
Views: 408434

Re: Where are we all from??? (introduce yourself) parts 1&2

Saturday Tiser New Years Day we think... anyway it got us started. We will never be big cachers... just slow and steady!
by peterm
01 May 11 10:01 am
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: Where are we all from??? (introduce yourself) parts 1&2
Replies: 542
Views: 408434

Re: Where are we all from??? (introduce yourself) parts 1&2

Kathryn my two children, Miranda 9 and Emilia 8 and I have been enjoying caching since Jan 11. We read about it in the local paper Advertiser - went to the website and hey preseto. My work expects me to travel so now I have something to do when I am away from home and am a bit bored!
by peterm
21 January 11 1:27 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: GeGnome Project - Photos and fun
Replies: 281
Views: 81417

Re: GeGnome Project - Photos and fun

Thanks - that is helpful
Peter
by peterm
21 January 11 1:12 pm
Forum: General Chit-Chat
Topic: GeGnome Project - Photos and fun
Replies: 281
Views: 81417

Re: GeGnome Project - Photos and fun

Hi - My family is new to Geocaching - have tried to find a Gnome that was listed on the map without success -
I think someone got there before me... does the online info sheet indicate whether it has been picked up?
My 8 & 9 year old are keen to go gnome hunting tomorrow... Thanks