Cascades Walk - The Ponds Mount Annan, New South Wales, Australia
By Team Soupbones on 07-Apr-13. Waypoint GC49CEN

As there's been either no response from the cache owner, no cache to find or log to sign, or it's been a number of months since the last owner note. I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace/make available the cache sometime in the near future (next 30 days), just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it. Should you replace the cache after 30 days has passed please create a new cache listing so it can be reviewed as a new cache.

Finally managed to source some suitable containers, though to make it similar to the one that was stolen I am going to have to build some of it myself. stay tuned for the return of this one.

Just a note, have not forgotten this one, waiting for the special cache containers to come back into stock. Not sure when they will be.

Looks like this one has been muggled. Shame because it is not an easy to get conatainer ( which is why someone muggled or stole it )Will get the same camo container and replace when I can.

This entry was edited by Team Soupbones on Tuesday, 22 October 2013 at 01:38:59 UTC.

This one has been bugging me for ages! I knew what i was looking for but just never spotted it! After consulting a very kind fellow cacher, DewDanni and i headed there tofay and CIH within 2 minutes! And it was well worth the wait - yhanks for another interesting find TS!

Found on 2nd visit! Such a lovely, unique cache! TFTC

After DNFing the first two in this series I wasn't feeling too confident but after pondering the hint and letting my widget settle for a while I made a fairly quick find. Phew! Caching mojo restored. Actually this whole area is surprisingly pleasant, seems like a nice neighbourhood and I enjoyed the walk despite only 50% success rate finding the caches. TFTC!

I think I know what the hint alludes to and right near gz it really does look like one, I suspect that I have been defeated today by another Team Soupbones superior cammo.

Looked and looked, perhaps another day.

Was looking forward to this one considering the favorite points and I must say well deserved! I am looking foward to an empty one.

This one is so cute, great area tftc

This cache is enabled. There is a paper clip in case you have an issue getting the log book out, but it is best if you bring tweezers of a log removal tool, which you can buy. The cache still has the original log. The paper the log is made of seems to be a bit thicker then usual, so it fits in nice and tight.
Please place the cache back excactly where you found it please.

Good luck!

Just retrieved this cache, and nothing wrong with the log book at all. I suggest using a tool or at least taking a paper clip to get this one out, as the log is small.
Sensible Sis I will add your signature to the log since it is not there.

will replace tomorrow hopefully.

Chrissybunce. I have deleted your log for this cache, since your signature was not on the log and you did not provide me with proof of find. Please relog when you sign the log. Thems the rules
Mike250 and sensible Sis I have added your signatures.

I have added a small paper clip to assist people to get the log out. This cache might need a log tool. If you can't get the log out for some reason from now on, please contact me and provide a photo of the cache as others have done for proof. Geocaching rules say if you don't sign the log then there is no real proof you have found it. Sorry Chriisybunce.

Just taking the container away for a look and a new log.

My third cache for the August streak.
A nice spot for an early morning stroll.
Had an idea of what I was looking for from the hint and other logs but still took a while to spot it. Even then, the camo was so good I wasn't sure if it was the cache or the real thing.
I found the lid of the container open and it looks as if the log has been wet and then dried out. I don't think I could've removed it without pulling it apart even using a tool so didn't sign the log.
Giving this a favourite point.
TFTC

Log might need replacing. Seems to have gotten wet and dried out, unable to remove from cache.

Equipped with time between jaunts, and putting clues together from previous finds - today I was able to get down to the ponds and make a quick discovery. I knew what I was going to be looking for. Unfortunately, I would not be able to extract the log from the container - which is immensely creative (as always) - so I have taken a photo for proof. TFTC.

Very nice cache, not nice bush. Very prickly, lol. Tftc

Out on an overcast Saturday with pdbunce and chrissybunce. Great to be back after a long break between caches. Excellent camo but you can't fool me. Watch out for the prickly situation. TFTC.

Out caching with evangt & chrissybunce after a long break.
Great to be back on the caching trail! Our last for the day. Great one to finish on! TFTC!

Very, very cleverly hidden. One of the best I've seen. Cheers!

We read over the cache notes and checked the hint as we were walking to this one. I immediately thought I understood the hint, and I proved to be correct, since it helped us find the cache within seconds, exactly what and where we thought it would be. Very clever. Thanks

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Bikerbuddy had a good idea of where we should look as we approached this one, and he was right!

Very clever hide .

Thanks

This is the second attempt at this cache and glad to say we came out on top! Co-ords were jumpy, so we needed the clue. I had an idea (eventually) and started looking. Bingo! Really had to branch out in my thinking for this one.
Thanks Soupbones! Very sneaky.

Nice hide After some musing about the meaning of the hint, Rawlington3rd jumped into swift action! Shortly afterwards, the cache was in hand. Doubly worthwhile on a glorious sunny day

After looking for 20 minutes finally figured out the hint. Even then still took a bit of finding. Geodad got his hands on it officially. Good hint and great camouflage.

Tried this one and didn't see , we went and did the other one further up and returned to this one.. Determined... Then I heard the I got it sound coming from Baja15. Good hide and well put together .. TFTC

Great work on this one, had me searching for a while and then a chuckle after the find. Enjoying a great days caching with J+J.au. We found some very challenging caches and finished up with a 100 percent strike rate today which was rare for us. Lots of fun. Favorite from me. Thanks SL..TFTC

In the company of Rainbow Spirit and Team Canary this afternoon who had already found this one, stood back while my geo-wife and I conducted our search. Wow! excellent well thought out hide, and a hint cryptic enough to suggest plenty of options at GZ. A favourite point from us, thanks.

Rainbow Spirit and I thought we had the clue sussed and began searching for one of those things. He told me he hadn't spotted one of those and all he saw was a XXX. A XXX? That matches the hint perfectly I told him. So together we made the find. A cool one!

TFTC.

After coming down from CW-The Spring cache, Team Canary and myself tried to figure out what the hint meant, but we were bamboozled, until I spied something that could match it, YES! Of cause.....what else could it be? I'm glad we pricked that spot to search...

Thanks Team Soupbones, liked the hint.

No luck here this afternoon. If you are going to search in the two melaleuca Stypheliodes (Prickly Leaved paperbarks) wear a thick top or raincoat, they are very spikey!

I disturbed some inhabitants when I last looked for this one.
Finally figured out the clue and found this tricky hide.
Well done Soupbones.

DNF!

Driving home from Canberra to the Northern Beaches we saw three caches around here that hadn't been found. What a great idea for a rest stop along the way - we'd find four caches with a possible three FTFs! It was not to be.

This was the second cache attempted and at this place at least we felt a little more confident. We looked in all the obvious spots, and also the unobvious ones, and the only way we made sense of the clue was not actually helpful for FINDING the cache.

It was also hard to search as some nearby muggles were eyeing us rather suspiciously almost the whole time. Our search was not entirely unsuccessful though, as we did get to experience something quite spectacular - thousands of birds flying around this area at the same time to perch at night. How interesting!

So it was a DNF, and then to head to number four, return to number two and then number one. Hopefully someone who has found some of the owner's other finds will have more luck than we!!

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