It’s summer in Australia. So why not join us for a meet ‘n eat some food on the barbie. We will meet starting at12 in the arvo till 12:30pm. Then after and NOT REQUIRED TO LOG THE EVENT-OPTIONAL: lunch and find a few sweet as local caches. Bring your trackables and Geocaching stories to share . Ta Mate!
Arvo: afternoon Barbie: barbecue Bottle-O: bottle shop, liquor store
Chockers: very full Esky: cooler, insulated food and drink container
Fair Dinkum: true, real, genuine Sweet as: sweet, awesome. Aussies will often put ‘as’ at the end of adjectives to give it emphasis. Other examples include lazy as, lovely as, fast as and common as.
Ta: thank you. Togs: swim suit
Signal has packed for... After a busy time meeting with thousands of geocachers at Mega and Giga Events all over the world, Signal the Frog® is ready for a summer vacation. Yes, that’s right - he’s packing flip flops, snorkel gear, and many bottles of amphibian-proof sunscreen, because he is headed for Australia! We’re excited to share Signal’s next destination with you as he continues to celebrate geocaching around the world. Visiting Australia in the Southern Hemisphere, our favorite frog is planning to join the festivities and barbecue like an Aussie would do! You can take part in the celebration by hosting or attending an event on Friday, January 26 through Sunday, January 28, 2018 to earn the Australia Day 2018 souvenir.