Geocaching Downunder

This month on Geocaching Downunder, PurpleCacheEater and Cosmonaut97 are joined by Canberra cachers Tankengine and DTY73 to talk all things Gadget Caches.

If you like caches with buttons, levers, puzzles, moving parts, clever mechanisms or those moments where you stand there thinking, “Righto... what am I supposed to do with this?”, this one is for you.

Tankengine and DTY73 will be giving us a sneak peek at some of the gadget caches they have been creating for the Moruya GeoBash next year. Don’t worry, there’ll be no spoilers. We might show you the cache, but we’re definitely not giving away the trick to opening it!

And these creations haven’t all come from one cacher’s brain. DTY73, along with her father YOUBAN, has helped Tankengine build caches and come up with gadget cache design ideas, so we’ll hear how some of those ideas go from “What if we tried this?” to a cache that has finders scratching their heads in the field.

We’ll chat about what makes a great gadget cache, where the ideas come from, the challenges of turning those ideas into something that actually works, and the work Tankengine does producing high-quality digitally printed cache containers.

Come along, join the chat and see just how much engineering, creativity and geocaching mischief can fit inside one cache container.

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🌍 PCE’s European Geocaching Adventure! 🧭

PCE is back from Europe with a phone full of photos, a suitcase full of stories and plenty of geocaching adventures to share!

Join PCE and C97 as they retrace the journey through England, Ireland, Scotland, Iceland and Norway. Hear where PCE cached, what made geocaching in each country different and which adventures became the real highlights of the trip.

From city streets and country lanes to waterfalls, mountains and dramatic coastlines, Cachly certainly got a workout. There were memorable finds, spectacular scenery, unexpected detours and plenty of moments when “just one more cache” seemed like a perfectly reasonable idea.

PCE has Cachly and she’s not afraid to use it!

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Cosmonaut97 takes over the GDU microphone for a chat with Roam4Eva about travelling around Australia, one walking kilometre at a time.

Where has Roam4Eva wandered over the years? What adventures, challenges and unexpected discoveries have appeared along the way? Join C97 as they follow the trail and uncover the stories behind the kilometres.

Grab your walking shoes, pack a few snacks and come roaming with us!

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PurpleCacheEater is heading to Europe in June for 40 days, and cosmonaut97 is along for the ride... at least for this conversation! But first, there is a stopover in Singapore where PCE will be making a mad dash to grab a cache right there in the airport. Priorities, people.

From there it is on to some of the most cache-rich destinations on the planet. London's CBD is calling with its incredible urban hides, while England and Ireland serve up centuries-old castles, stunning loughs and rugged coastlines just begging to be explored, cache in hand.

Then it is off to Iceland, where volcanoes, geysers and waterfalls provide a backdrop unlike anything you will find back home. Norway takes things up another notch with its jaw-dropping fjords and some of the most scenic caching terrain in the world. And no European adventure would be complete without France, where PCE will be hunting for hides in the shadow of some of the most iconic landmarks on earth.

Basically, PCE is living the dream and we are all coming along for the ride.

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What happens when a geocaching trip goes completely off the rails? isopeda joins PurpleCacheEater and cosmonaut97 for a cracking episode full of caching stories that were brilliant ideas right up until they absolutely weren't.

From tumbling down cliffs and surviving snake bites, to being chased by cows (and yes, having them decide your car was a perfectly reasonable place to hang out), this one has it all. Chuck in a kangaroo bouncing off the car and leaving its mark on the caravan, and some truly painful DNFs, and you've got yourself a classic Geocaching Downunder disaster reel.

These are the trips that didn't go to plan but somehow became the best stories in the hobby. Grab a cuppa and settle in.

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