Batter Up! North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
By SherpaNT on 07-Aug-10. Waypoint GC2CZZ3

Unfortunately there was no response (or regular update) from the owner within the time requested and as per the original note this cache has been archived. If you wish to replace it please submit a new cache via [this link](https://www.geocaching.com/play/hide).

Ngaambul - Matt

Hi SherpaNT,

The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention. I'm temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary. Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 28 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.

If you require more time please be sure to **post a note** (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require. For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the listing and post a new note every 28 days to keep everyone up to date, if you do not then you cache may be archived without further note from a reviewer. Caches archived due to lack of maintenance are no longer unarchived and you will need to submit a replacement as a new cache.


Ngaambul - Matt

gone lmao

Yep this baby is gone save yourself the walk

Gone

Since no activity in 12 months ,im inclined to say this has been removed second time looking with no luck searched the area for a discarded container but no luck

No longer in location

It’s gone! Or I’m gone, I can’t tell!

Love a good bush walk/bush bash. TFTC

tftc! this cache was a great find, log is a bit broken but still signable! had heaps of fun finding this one

Hwjh

Good find

My first ever cache! THANK YOU SO MUCH

When i set out to grab this one today it was overcast but still dry. That changed on my way there when the skies opened and buckets of rain started coming down.
After shrugging on my rain gear i made my way to the GZ past the very active stream.
Luckily it didnt take me too long to locate the cache and i soon had the log signed and returned.
Thanks.
#1382

Good spot. Mind the spiders!!!

Easy find TFTC

An easy find....TFTC!!!

Nice little walk to GZ, quick find , TFTC

Really nice bushland setting in suburbia.
Cache was a little exposed, so left it a bit more camoed.
Thanks for maintaining the cache

Our first find in a long long long long time! We loved the treasure!

First geocache! Cool addition to the reserve, nice to see the marks of previous finders

Great location, nice hide. Not too hard. Look out for the sticks.

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Easy find just before sunset. Nice park. Thanx

Had to be quick to find a cache after work and before getting dark. Quick find. TFTC

Found it quick easy spot

got a few scratches but found it!

TFTC. A nice quick find in a lovely rocky area. I’m visiting from the Hunter Valley.

Thank you! This was a great first find!

Found it! We recently moved to the area. Geocaching is such a great way to learn and explore a new area! TFTC

Easy find! TFTC

Cache looks good and daughter liked what was inside (didn’t take any though).

Took my furbaby and Found my first cache

Good hide, watch for spiders.

TFTF
Great spot to listen to the birds on a summer afternoon.

Great spot! Thanks for the cache.

Thanks! This was a fun find
I think some muggles had stumbled across it from a log - replaced as found.

Thanks very much! First ever geocache and it was a fabulous intro!

Tftc

Great find. Our first Cache. Kids loved it (5yrs + 3yrs).

Was a tad concerned as there was a game in progress. Waited a watched for a short while, found a lost ball TFTC

Great find before baseball training tftc

Fri/13th
Found!!!

Pen is out of ink and log is a bit soggy.

TFTC.didn’t SL. I found it with Tyler 828.

Didn’t take too long but was fun following the trail

Thanks

Quick find

Nice little park. A few muggles about on the field with their four legged friends but enough cover to find the cache. TFTC

Located at 8:41am. Quick find, easy find after an early morning haircut in Parramatta. Area is incredibly tranquil. I’m awarding a favourite point for said tranquility. Спасибо! תודה! L’chaim! TFTC!

nice lunchtime find, followed the path to the other side of the creek then went bush for a short walk to the GZ, cache is in good condition apart from the log being a little damp. thanks SherpaNT for placing this cache

Log 1189 Streak Day 318

While checking out some caches fairly close to home, I again had a look at a mystery ache that requires a TB in order to find/open. As luck would have it, the necessary TB The Hornet was in a cache that was also quite close to where I needed to be today.

After completing a few chores this morning I came straight here to find the cache and hopefully still retrieve the TB. There was nobody around on this weekday morning so I was able to have a leisurely stroll to GZ and have a look around. Cache was quickly found.

Travel Bug retrieved, log signed and a note regarding the TB made. Then one to see whether I could find another cache or two in the area.

Slippery terrain with all the leaf litter! Mr 9 found it without too much trouble. TTFC

This was the cache chosen for today to keep the current steak happening. No one was playing baseball, so the hunt was easy. Parked near the kids' park and went down and wandered along, skirting around the gully. Followed the arrow on the GPS and when the general area of GZ was reached, the cache was located in only the second place checked. No problem signing as required, after which all was put back as found, with its natural camo.
Thanks go to SherpaNT for placing this well hidden cache.

We are glad we didn’t give up!

As we approached GZ there was baseball team training but they were all sat down, facing the other way. We left the path and soon reached GZ.

I found a baseball near by which I placed in the cache.
TFTC

#1648
Out for my daily find. I think I played baseball nearby 10 years ago. Parked in Watson Pl and ended up crossing the creek twice before getting to GZ. This might not be a logical approach but it gave me a good view of the cache from a few meters away.
Thanks for placing SherpaNT

I parked in the allocated parking for the field, walked over to GZ. I couldn't spot a trail until l was a few metres into the long grass, and then l spotted the rock path. I also passed a faded sign about a red-belly black snake spotted back in January or February this year. Lucky it was a cool and overcast day. Cache was found easily, spotted the wet log but took the nice dry one previous finder had left and l signed that one. Cache replaced as found. TFTC =)

#176
Looking to squeeze a quick cache find before getting home. I parked in Watson Place and made a B-line for GZ and soon had the cache in hand. As previous logs stated. The logbook and contents are all saturated. There is a dry log sheet in a ziplock. CO could give this cache some TLC.
T4TC??

Took the “as the crow flies” route from car to GZ and of course, wise after the fact, returned the easier way out. Simple grab but covered in the (ironically named) farmers friends, it took longer to de-burr than make the actual find.

Despite the extreme temperatures, 40 degrees, feels like more, I wanted to keep my streak going so I looked at the main geomap to find a cache close to home.
No chance of that!
So I looked for something which I thought sounded like it would definitely be a successful find to help keep out of the heat. This cache sounded just right.
On the way here I did find one other cache so it wasn't all that distance for just one find. Having read some logs I parked in the carpark, which is accessible from Elizabeth St, then it was only a short walk mostly in the shade of the trees to GZ. The last part was a bit creepy with the eucalypts above groaning and knowing they can suddenly drop a branch on a really hot day.

The cache was out in the open so on reaching GZ it was easy to see. Yes the log is very damp but I added some paper and put it in one of the zip lock bags to help keeping it separate from the wet stuff. I rehid the cache so its now out of prying muggle eyes!

TFTC # 1794

What an awesome quiet spot.
I can hear all sorts of Birds and wind gently blowing through the trees. Love the kookaburra laughing around me somewhere

Thank you for bringing me here

Sorry I could not sign the log as it is saturated.

Log book requires replacing its saturated

A quick early find. Log very damp. Tftc

Caching with Geobub and muggle father-in-law on a hot Christmas day, wishing I hadn't forgotten to bring the new Garmin and cursing the second-rate smartphone GPS. Still a relatively quick find - log book still soaked.

Time for a nice drive around the area doing some park and grabs .Log wet. TFTC

Found it.

All the contents are wet and the cache really needs a good drying out. Definitely a new log, it was soaked through.

Apart from that it was fun remembering how I used to run down this bush track as a kid....not so much fun realising these 50 year old legs were taking very small steps indeed lest I fall and break my hip.

Contents are wet and need drying out / replacing.
I entered the bush from the wrong side which made it a little tougher to find. Make sure you park in the Baseball field carpark and enter the bush from that side. There is a track but someone has bent the sign around and it's facing the wrong way.

I fear it's been lost in the recent month's storms. Could not find

easy find with new phone app - put me right on it. All paper inside wet - tried to write - took photo instead.

I managed to find this one between work and a rain storm this afternoon just enough to keep my streak going. The area was spooky for me. But was determine to find it as the clouds gathered. TFTC.

Found, not too hard but saturated by a recent storm.

We have visited some nice parks during our trip today in Northmead, Winston Hills, Baulkham Hills and Bella Vista and found this cache.
TFTC
Team sissifalke

Log is soaking so added a scrap of paper to sign

Log soaked cant be signed

Found it have taken travel bug will log when I get home

Being later in the day it was time turn our attention to a cache for the day so headed over. Nice base ball training grounds and park on one side and then looked a spot to hit the bush. We went past the first field a little before turning left for the final 50m to the cache for a quick find in a likely spot. Good sized container found. As the previous log mentions the water has got in but as we did not have a lot of time could not dry much of it out. We completed the signing duties and re hid while dropping in a TB. TFTC

As per my log, the log in the cache is completely soaked and barely signable. The cache could do with some TLC.

#595 - Garmin eTrex 30

This was the only find for the day. I was keen to find this cache as it filled a gap in my Jasmer calendar. In an attempt to beat the predicted storm, I set out in the morning. My phone navigator told me the destination was in Edith Place but there is no access to the park from there. I made a U-Turn and parked in Watson Place instead and walked down the path. There was a baseball game in progress as I kept walking along the concrete path, looking for a way into the bush that didn’t require bush bashing. I kept following the bush around and shortly after, I found something which matched the hint. Thank goodness for a clear path. I made my way down until the GPS had me within 5m. I put the GPS away and checked a few spots, thankfully finding the cache. Unfortunately, with the rain we have just had, the cache is wet and the log is completely soaked. Oddly enough, there were several resealable bags in the cache but they weren’t being used. I tried to sign the log but the pen wouldn’t work so I used my own pen and just managed to get ink on the page without destroying it. Although I didn’t leave or take anything from the cache, I was lucky to souvenir a stray baseball. TFTC.

TFTC

This was a late night find after I had to attend a conference after work in the North Parramatta area. Bush bashed my way to GZ and made a straightforward find after crossing the creek and scrambling up the hill. SL #2278 on streak day #1208 TFTC

A beautiful day to go out with Master Q. We first by passed the cache on our way to the playground on the other side. Had some lunch and a quick play but the sun had made the slides too hot to play on. So back the way we came and search for the cache. My phone had signal issues under the trees but once it settled it was a quick find. Cache is in good condition. No tb in the cache and I stupidly left my TB's in the car. I also left my trading goodies in the car so I left $1 for the racingcar. Q loved the car and would not leave it behind; )

Loved the reserve, beautiful piece of nature.

Tftc

This geocache was pretty easy but still it was dry and very camouflaged

Headed down to watch Papa play ball, missed the turn into the street, delayed our mission. Familiar with the location headed straight to gz, walked too fast just enjoying the bush, dam had to go back up hill. #3 find and last for the day.

8/08/15. 3:37 PM. Cache #2813. Streak day #412.
3rd of 4 caches this afternoon.
I had just found "Catch 22 # Brawn" and had snapped the QR code with a plan to head over to its Brainy counterpart. But the extra information suggested a tool that I would need that I just didn't have on me, so its solve will have to wait until tonight. I decided I would still continue in this direction anyway, so I came to this one.

There was in fact a baseball game on today, but it was easy enough to work out that GZ would be out of sight of any muggles. The coordinates were spot on, so it was an easy find. I even managed to pick up a stray baseball that Yelyac can add to her collection. I decided on one more cache today, so headed off to "It's Hard, Darling!". TFTC.
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Didn't got to a whole lot of effort as I was in my work uniform on my lunch break, but maybe just mention the bush bashing factor, got caught in spider webs and now have farmers friends all over me lol

Was hoping this was going to be a quick find, but after reading previoys logs, knew I had to look first. But still had some farmers that were very friendly. Would have been better trying from another "pitch". Took a horse and left a racing car. No sign of the teackable.

Found it

I had a little competition with Lans_92 to see who picked the right direction to approach the cache. We were both wrong. Once at GZ it was a quick and easy find. TFTC!

We came in from the wrong side of the creek (trying to avoid the farmers friends) - could see a likely spot from a distance away & sure enough we soon had CIH. TFTC.

This entry was edited by celtical on Thursday, 19 February 2015 at 03:34:38 UTC.

We came in from the wrong side of the creek (trying to avoid the farmers friends) - could see a likely spot from a distance away & sure enough we soon had CIH. TFTC.

This entry was edited by celtical on Thursday, 19 February 2015 at 03:34:38 UTC.

Made the kids day!!!

Made the kids day!!!

Quick find and drop off purple TB TFTC

Came by today to pick up this cache up as it had the vital TB I need to complete another puzzle cache.
TFTC

I don't know exactly what I was expecting from the number of favourite points, but a simple hide was not it. Oh well, no sign of the trackable.

Thanks for the cache.

Pretty sure there was an easier route to GZ, however we took the 'as the crow flies' line which was probably more interesting. Nice little spot.
TNLN SL
TFTC

In the midst of an intense teeball game I went in to the bush to retrieve a runaway ball. While in the area decided to look for the cache. Nice area TFTC! Unfortunately never found ball.

After not being able to access the site previously off we went. Nice small area. Tftc SL

Bush regeneration done today. Track closed. People in there working. I'll be back.

TFTC. That was great.