+QFC Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Greeting people of the Mother City! A part of QFC (F) will be in CT for the weekend of the 13th - 15th October. Anyone have caching sprees/raids that I can join in on/ Suggested caches/ the need for social contact. The only major plans that I have for the moment is the UCT Winesoc dinner dance on the Friday night and a hangover on the Saturday morning. Other than that I need to visit both the Top Billing and Shang-ri-la caches since there are the two of the last pit stops that I still need to visit in the race. Hopefully Speed Wobble will be accompanying me down so that he can reach Shang-ri-la and also some other Cape Town caches. Let me know if it is worthwhile to set up an event or if anyone is bored and feels like caching between Thursday and Sunday. The last thing that worries me is that Friday will be the 13th….. hmmm… should I fly on this day? Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 Ahh, jolly good show old bean. Do set up an event if you wish. We all love a good chinwag down here. Let me know if you need some co-ords for it. My brothers birthday is on the 16th, so not sure what has been planned for that though. I will send you a list of must do caches sometime if i get round to it. Are you after quality or quantity, or a bit of both? Quote Link to comment
+bear&fox Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 Agree with Bob, at the very least we can buy you a latté! Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted September 27, 2006 Author Share Posted September 27, 2006 OOOH OOOH OOOH, I like this, FREE DRINKS ALL ROUND! Will be staying in Edgemede for the weekend and am planning a trip down the R44 to Shang-ri-la and the Top Billing Cache. That and I may want to try find some of the caches around my old stomping grounds at UCT. Suggest the best place and time so we can get this thing going. Quote Link to comment
+vespax Posted September 27, 2006 Share Posted September 27, 2006 I may want to try find some of the caches around my old stomping grounds at UCT. Might I suggest Steps to Academia! I will try and be around. Shot, lets even go find some caches together if you want! I still need to bag Shangri-la. Quote Link to comment
Trackinfind Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Yip, we are also around that weekend and would like to join in the fun! Here is some more caches along R44 starting in Gordon’s Bay up to Shangri-La. GCW9FZ - Anchors Away! by Amyson GCQT66 - CA Sundowner Rock by colinaly GCQWBH - STEENBRAS VIEW by The Huskies GCH3DR - Crystal Pools by Discombob GCTHCJ - ROOIELS BY THE HUSKIES GCVB8V - The Haunted - R44 by GS&Dogs GCY4D1 - TF18 Biosphere by Trackinfind GCMR1D - SANDSLIDE BY DISCOMBOB GCVB8P - Penguin Panic by GS&Dogs GCR7GW - SHANGRI-LA BY TRICKY VICKY & M Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Suggest the best place and time so we can get this thing going. Who's for chef pons noodle bar? Quote Link to comment
+cownchicken Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 WE ARE, WE ARE!! Quote Link to comment
+Tricky Vicky & Mickey Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Who's chef pons and where's his noodle bar? Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 Who's chef pons and where's his noodle bar? Agreed! Quote Link to comment
+The Huskies Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Sound's good Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Chef Pon is a Chef and his name is Pon! Duh He has 3 restaurants in town. The noodle bar is the one where you chill on couches and eat relativey cheap bowls of noodles, and have some drinks, and watch the fishies. This is in kloof street. I'll get the co-ords this weekend, just in case. Quote Link to comment
+cownchicken Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 (edited) Anybody home QFC? Edited October 5, 2006 by cownchicken Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Yes, are you setting up an event? Did you get my mail with co-ords? Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 Sorry, am waiting on my lift/ accomodation to give me details of when I can get where. I think we will make it Sunday. What is the best time for all the CT cachers? Quote Link to comment
+John-Gill Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 We would love to meet the designers of the SA geocaching ranking system. You guys have done an excellent job. I think Sunday is good for us, morning is always good. Quote Link to comment
+bear&fox Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Sunday sounds good to us too. If you need to grab a lift to the city we are happy to oblige. Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 (edited) Right... So here is the question... Noodle bar, Breakfast? Maybe that wont work. So the next question is where does one go for breakfast. I think we wil go on a majority rules thing here. Name the time and place on Sunday that you would like to meet, someone give me co-ords and I would make the event. I am keen to do breakfast and the only place I can think of is the boston bagle in sea point. ???? Thoughts? comments? Edited October 6, 2006 by QFC Quote Link to comment
+vespax Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 the only place I can think of is the boston bagle in sea point. ???? Boston Bagle! I think you have been out of CT for too long. Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted October 6, 2006 Author Share Posted October 6, 2006 Ok... Fine! then suggest a better place. I know Rhodes Mem does reasonably expensive breakfasts (and sould be close enough for you ) But seriously, I am out of the loop, so help a guy out and do that Cape Town organising thang! Thanks. Hope to see you all there, somewhere, sunday morning 15th October 08:30 ?????? Oh please get me the GPS co-ords of the decided spot so that I can "Make it official". Cheers Brendan Quote Link to comment
+Tricky Vicky & Mickey Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Breakfast sounds wonderful - Tricky Vicky will be out of the country, but Mickey will be there, at which ever venue you decide on. Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Many an informal event cache has been held at New York Bagels for breakfast. I live close by, so can get the co-ords. The only problem with that is an event cache for brekky gobbles into valuable daylight caching hours! Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted October 7, 2006 Author Share Posted October 7, 2006 I am sure you guys wont mind sacrificing some caching time for me??? Right, so unless there are any better ideas boston bagel it may be. As soon as I get co-ords or better suggestions I will log the event. Unfortunately it is of F of QFC, so there will only be one designer present. Quote Link to comment
+colinaly Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 This sounds like it is going to be a fun event! We would have loved to join in but unfortunately we are going to be the Eatern Transvaal that weekend Hope you guys have a great time. Quote Link to comment
+bear&fox Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Ha! So it's going to be a Designer Event! Boston Bagel sounds good to us. Quote Link to comment
Guineafowl Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 we are going to be the Eatern Transvaal that weekend Seeing that everyone is having breakfast in CT, we can organise a breakfast in the Eastern Transvaal (they call us Mpumalanga now ) as well. We don't have fancy bagel places around here, but we can have coffee and pancakes. Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted October 8, 2006 Share Posted October 8, 2006 Hey sorry about the delay. The co-ords for the famous Texan Kugel Emporium are: S33 55.189 E018 23.095 Not sure if I'll be there or not. It turns out i might be heading to Nelspruit (and maybe JHB) sometime soon for a while. PS: we were worried about your caching time, not ours Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 Right. Cache has been submitted and will be available from (here) once it has been accepted by the moderators. I will phone some time during the week and book a table for 10 (t start) not sure how many CT people arrive at these things. I am sure we can enlarge the table should the need arise. Thanks for wanting to meet me, will hopefully see you many a cache later on Sunday. Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted October 8, 2006 Author Share Posted October 8, 2006 Ok.... well... it seems like there are some rules in Geocaching that I do not know about. It seems like events need to be published 14 days in advance of the event... Some bizarre reason about relaxing the rules of what constitutes an event. So the cache/ event had a short life of about 14 seconds and was then archived. All the same, this is no reason to spoil the fun. Please let everyone that you know know about the get together so that I can meet you all. Maybe we can place a micro, that way all you hungry cache hunters can still find something, though I hope my company is worth something. Once again I appologise of not getting the event up in time. Now that I know this rule I will try and follow it. Quote Link to comment
+John-Gill Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 It is still great to get together with all the other cachers, so we will still plan on being there. The only change might be that you will have to buy the coffees. Quote Link to comment
+John-Gill Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 It is still great to get together with all the other cachers, so we will still plan on being there. The only change might be that you will have to buy the coffees. Quote Link to comment
+bear&fox Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Event/no event... makes no difference to us. See you there either way. Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted October 9, 2006 Author Share Posted October 9, 2006 Since the cache was archived I have copied its contents into this forum... Sorry for the long post. _______________________________________________________________________________ q(F)c: Returning to the old Haunting Grounds S 33° 55.289 E 018° 22.964 As dicussed in this thread, F from QFC is down in Cape Town for the weekend and would like to meet all of the weird and wonderful people that live in this beautiful part of the country. We will be meeting at/ in the New York Bagles in Sea Point at lets say 08h00 on Sunday 15 October. New York Bagels 51 Regent Rd (part of Main Road) Sea Point Cape Town I have grabbed the co-ordinates that I think are correct from Google Earth, but stand to be corrected if some one can stop past. (hint hint, nudge nudge, Discombob). Hope to see you all there. Please add will attend notes to this page so that I know how many people to book for. Quote Link to comment
+Tricky Vicky & Mickey Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Mickey, as planned, will be there, but will be bringing along a guest (am looking after a friend's elderly Mom for the weekend) and am hoping to persuade Gen.Rick to come along too. Looking forward to meeting you F from QFC and seeing everyone else again, too. Quote Link to comment
+The Huskies Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Make it 4 for us. Quote Link to comment
+Discombob Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 What do you mean, nudge nudge, hint hint. The co-ords are further up the page! I probably will be gone by then, but one of the nice things about NYB is that you never have to book. There is always enough seating, no matter how big your crowd! Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 A late question I know, but which caches would you guys say are a MUST DO? Quote Link to comment
+bear&fox Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Frodo's Journey... Paths of the Dead... ... and the John-Gill caches are all good fun. Quote Link to comment
+Whostops Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I managed to get an Event Cache "Fast passed" Just tell Erik that everyone has already agreed to meet at the appointed time & place. Point him to the Forun to verify. Quote Link to comment
+Whostops Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 (edited) I managed to get an Event Cache "Fast tracked" I published "A few beers after work" 8 days before the event. Just tell Erik that everyone has already agreed to meet at the appointed time & place. Point him to the Forum to verify. Edited October 11, 2006 by Whostops Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 Right.... So I have just booked. There sould be a table upstairs under the name Brendan or Brandon or some other permentation. Spoke to a lady named Carmen. I booked for 8 people, so if there are mor just phone ahead and extend the table. 021 439 7523 See you at 8. Brendan Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted October 15, 2006 Author Share Posted October 15, 2006 THANKS TO ALL CAPE TOWN CACHERS! You guys are great. Had large amounts of fun listening to all of the stories, grabbing glances at travel bugs and coins and trying to explain the ranking system. Hope you had the same. Till the next trip to Cape Town. QFC Quote Link to comment
+Tricky Vicky & Mickey Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Super to meet you, Brendan - come again and visit us soon. And a great time was had by us all. Quote Link to comment
+The Huskies Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Nice meeting you Brendan. Hope to do it soon again. Quote Link to comment
+bear&fox Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Yep, thanks for meeting with us - always good to put a face to a name! Quote Link to comment
+cownchicken Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Great meeting you Brendan and getting together with our CT geocaching friends. Hope you will come down soon again. Quote Link to comment
+John-Gill Posted October 16, 2006 Share Posted October 16, 2006 Next time come down for a longer visit. Thanks for making the effort to meet us down here. Quote Link to comment
+QFC Posted October 16, 2006 Author Share Posted October 16, 2006 Thanks for the kind words... And dont forget the promise to help TB Speed Wobble win the race. If this happens due to Cape Town help I will buy you all breakfast next time. Quote Link to comment
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