Geocaching Near Canberra

Another day out geocaching near Canberra. This time there was no pub but there were meatballs at IKEA! We found a total of 15 geocaches with no DNF’s. If we’d had time we could have found a thousand more. There a lots of geocaches in and around Canberra.

Some of the locations we found geocaches include around Canberra Airport and Duntroon Military College. We drove through the Duntroon Military College on our way up the hill to a geocache located at Mount Pleasant Lookout.

Geocaching Up A Tree

What Did We Find Geocaching Around Trungley Hall, Ariah Park And Dirnaseer NSW

1. Found Eden Rd | GC6N1M9
   Another find on our way home to Coota
2. Found bus shelter | GC9Z95V
   Found on our way home to Coota
3. Found Outgoing #8 | GC814T9
   TFTC found on our way home after a weekend away in Canberra.
4. Found Van Friendly 5 | GCQG26
   Nice find on our way home to Coota
5. Found Cleared for Caching #4 | GCAWMG2
   TFTC
6. Found Not So Pleasant | GC2DRE8
   Wow that was a doozy for a couple of old fat people but we did it. We never say never we’ll not often. TFTC
7. Found Canberra Cannons | GC3BKAP
   What a great hide and an awesome lookout. TFTC
8. Found Beautiful Plane #3 | GC7TJNP
   Great hide. Was great seeing a few planes take off too
9. Found Beautiful Plane #2 | GC7TJNM
   Needs attention very wet inside
10. Found Beautiful Plane #1 | GC7TJNJ
    Found the cache and got to see the cows being feed. Win win with this one
11. Found Beautiful Plane… | GC7TJNE
    TFTC
12. Found Redwood Park | GC2PQ7F
    Another great hide TFTC
13. Found Eleven Pipers Piping | GC37XX5
    Great hide TFTC
14. Found Queanbeyan Parks – Barracks Flat Park | GC63F69
    Great hide. Cache is very wet and not in a bag. Will need attention
15. Found Australian War Memorial – Virtual | GC892P0
    On a weekend break in Canberra from Cootamundra to visit the War memorial and do a bit of Cacheing

No Pub Lunch But We Visited IKEA Meatball Heaven

Amanda made me take her to IKEA while we were in Canberra. I’m not a fan of shopping – to be honest my dislike of shopping goes deep! Few things can salvage a IKEA shopping trip quite like the Swedish meatballs in their cafeteria. These perfectly succulent, tender pork and beef köttbullar (supposedly that’s their real name) smothered in creamy gravy and paired with tart lingonberry jam – are a triumph of simplicity. Made with onion, breadcrumbs and a hint of allspice for that unmistakably warm, flavour. What makes them truly irresistible? A clever balance of saltiness that enhances the meat’s richness plus the psychological boost of stumbling upon them in the middle of your shopping marathon when hunger (and existential despair over flat pack hell) peaks.

The Canberra location takes pride in its meatball legacy having sold 24 tonnes in its first year alone.. Served with buttery mashed potatoes or as a quick bite at the cafe they’re not just food – they’re a ritual. Each bite of those juicy, gravy drenched spheres feel like a mini Swedish holiday.

As an added bonus I bought a kilo bag of the little buggers complete with their gravy and mashed potato plus a jar of the jam. They sell them frozen and I love to take them camping as they’re a quick easy meal. As an an added bonus on top of the added bonus we found a geocache right next to the IKEA carpark!

Kaboom! Amanda With A Geocache In A Cannon Up Above Canberra

Geocaching In And Around Canberra Photo Gallery