The Second Best Exotic Travel Bug Hotel Madgwick, New South Wales, Australia
By
magpiecottage on 11-Mar-16. Waypoint GC6D336
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Logs
The original cache was muggled/completely missing. I have replaced the missing cache for a new one nearby, also Tradional type but substantially different in size and nature of hide. So, I decided to archive this one and publish the new one as a new cache with new name so previous finders of this one can also log a find for the new one
OH NOES! I HAZ BEEN MUGGLED! Drat, gonna have to think up something craftier...
Have been here before, stopped by to drop a TB, but we didn't see it where it used to be.
Couldn't find this one. Not sure if it's been taken or we are just looking in the wrong place. Will try again another time.
First cache of the day and nice to find one so full of TBs. Swapped one I picked up yesterday. TFTC
Left a caribiner and took a cookie cutter. TFTC with Felix Gifford. Nice spot to look at the lights of Armidale
Found the cache with Tmailler, took two trackables and left two things, they'll probably be in newy enjoying a nice sea breeze soon
Tftc
Tftc
Maintenance run.
Dropped off Michel will nach Lonneberga TB.
Retrieved Scoubidou TB.
Dropped off Michel will nach Lonneberga TB.
Retrieved Scoubidou TB.
A couple of days staying in Uralla, so we went for a drive to find the new caches placed around the Armidale area.
I was looking for the word Marigold in the title. Luckily for us we were on the right road as I could see there could be a problem here.
I took a TB from the cache to move along.
Thanks for placing this cache magpiecottage
I was looking for the word Marigold in the title. Luckily for us we were on the right road as I could see there could be a problem here.
I took a TB from the cache to move along.
Thanks for placing this cache magpiecottage
Dropped Stray Cat & Scoubidou which we have carried all the way from W.A. If you pick up please log properly.
The TBs which are supposed to be here are gone.
TFTC
The TBs which are supposed to be here are gone.
TFTC
In town visiting relos. I used to have a cache nearby but had to archive it due to maintenance issues. This one is in a much safer spot. SL TFTC magpiecottage
Maintenance run. Dropped off Winnie the Kitten TB, no other trackable in this cache at the moment.
Log shows one visitor since Possum Bugs, yesterday, who may have taken the two TBs and not yet logged the visit.
PLEASE PLEASE log trackables properly, follow the link in the cache description for instructions.
Log shows one visitor since Possum Bugs, yesterday, who may have taken the two TBs and not yet logged the visit.
PLEASE PLEASE log trackables properly, follow the link in the cache description for instructions.
We dropped of United states trackable here on Wednesday and there was another trackable in the cache which we left.
We always log trackables properly as it is very frustrating when you own them and they go missing as some of ours have disappeared.
We always log trackables properly as it is very frustrating when you own them and they go missing as some of ours have disappeared.
After a day of shopping around Armidale we called in and got this on our way home.
Have been here caching before .
Dropped off United States TB that we picked up when we were in Tasmania.
I bumped my head while placing the cache back.
Thanks magpiecottage for placing this here. There is another trackable in this cache as well.
Have been here caching before .
Dropped off United States TB that we picked up when we were in Tasmania.
I bumped my head while placing the cache back.
Thanks magpiecottage for placing this here. There is another trackable in this cache as well.
Stopped in this pleasant rest area for brekky and were admiring the bug shelter when we realised there was a cache right here. Bonus! TFTC
It's lucky that we stopped to have breakfast here or we would have missed this one. Tftc.
Found at 1105. Found while on a drive from Tamworth to Tenterfield Pretty picked the GZ as I drove into the GZ. TFTC.
We stopped here to leave a couple of TB's. We hope this cache lives here for many years to come. Love the hiding place. SL L 2 x TB TFTC
7:17:00 AM 6515*
Early in morning to leave the motel, head to down south to home.
Found it
Thanks magpiecottage
Early in morning to leave the motel, head to down south to home.
Found it
Thanks magpiecottage
Maintenance run: added some swaps and 2xTBs. "Go like the clappers" and "Aussie Penny Slouch Hat"
On a caching adventure to Uralla/Armidale/Hillgrove with pprass we set out to see some country side and some interesting caches.
We were unsure how to access this cache so we took the 4wd route
up the grass bank, Cat and I walked and sneaked through the end part of the fence, on the other hand Peter thought his way was the way but nope he was stuck on the otherside of the fence. So no messing around i was right into finding this cache which was nice and easy to find.
Thanks for the cache magpiecottage
We were unsure how to access this cache so we took the 4wd route
up the grass bank, Cat and I walked and sneaked through the end part of the fence, on the other hand Peter thought his way was the way but nope he was stuck on the otherside of the fence. So no messing around i was right into finding this cache which was nice and easy to find. Thanks for the cache magpiecottage
Found at 10:48 AM GAFF1 in the company of NurseHayley on a 3 day weekend touring Uralla/Armidale/Hillgrove.
Second full day of our weekend after a fantastic evening and meal at Geono HQ.
We did a cache nearby 4 years ago and so thought we knew where to go for this one, but we had 2 goes at getting to this spot and we still had to walk around a fence. A nice container which is a welcome change from the Eclipse tins that you usually find in these sort of hides.
Thanks magpiecottage.
Second full day of our weekend after a fantastic evening and meal at Geono HQ.
We did a cache nearby 4 years ago and so thought we knew where to go for this one, but we had 2 goes at getting to this spot and we still had to walk around a fence. A nice container which is a welcome change from the Eclipse tins that you usually find in these sort of hides.
Thanks magpiecottage.
Found on a geocaching trip with the geograndsons. I've been the duty driver because they aren't old enough yet. Haven't been to The Second Best Exotic Travel Bug Hotel, so a new one for me.
Thanks for the cache, magpiecottage, took nothing, left nothing but signed the log.
Thanks for the cache, magpiecottage, took nothing, left nothing but signed the log.
Great cache, a quick easy one to end the day of searching. Didnt add any bugs though 
After spending several months house sitting around the Central Coast, Sydney and Bateman's Bay it is time to head back to Queensland.
Day 2 of my drive northwards.
A quick find here for me today.
Thanks for the cache.
Day 2 of my drive northwards.
A quick find here for me today.
Thanks for the cache.
Dropped off TANK the TASMANIAN DEVIL for the Duck Race. Not a wicked duck, but definitely a Devil. Good Luck, Tank 
TFTC Nice little hide - Dropped off Handlel's Wrath T.B. ready for the Great duck race and picked up Skully T.B. to see where we end up
Found it. Nice hide here. Dropped off Anjakels Envy for the great duck race. Travel far little duck. Picked up Penelope Platypus to ee where we go.
Dropping off Tim The Foxy, Yarraman, Skully and CYL8R Alligator.
Confirming presence of Penelope Platypus, Dresden Boomerang, and the London Travel Mailbox TBs.
All others listed were not present.
Confirming presence of Penelope Platypus, Dresden Boomerang, and the London Travel Mailbox TBs.
All others listed were not present.
Nice easy find and I was looking for a good cache to place some TB's in. TFTC nice hide spot.
I had the chance to do some geocaching on my roadtrip to Armidale. We went North via Thunderbolts Way and South via New England Highway. Narrowed my choices down to roadside caches with Favourite Points to get some unique hides and/or interesting locations.
Found about 20 without inconveniencing the trip (too much). Thanks for showing me around some parts of New South Wales that I wouldn't otherwise visit.
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Dropped back at the hotel to turn the heater on. Then spent the rest of the arvo driving around to caches. This was the first stop. I'm sure I'm not the first to have come in from the road to UNE, and hurdled the fence.
Nice size hide. Cheers!
Found about 20 without inconveniencing the trip (too much). Thanks for showing me around some parts of New South Wales that I wouldn't otherwise visit.
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Dropped back at the hotel to turn the heater on. Then spent the rest of the arvo driving around to caches. This was the first stop. I'm sure I'm not the first to have come in from the road to UNE, and hurdled the fence.
Nice size hide. Cheers!
**# 14024** Found on our 2016 winter escape trek.
Another fine sunny day for a drive around in Armidale.
Another good find and not *any* muggles around here today.
Dropped 5 TB/GC's in but there was none in there to move along.
Thanks for the cache magpiecottage,
* **Roostaman** *
Another fine sunny day for a drive around in Armidale.
Another good find and not *any* muggles around here today.
Dropped 5 TB/GC's in but there was none in there to move along.
Thanks for the cache magpiecottage,
* **Roostaman** *
Found by Pat & Cheryl at 11:12 am. Thanks for bringing us to this great location and helping us to increase our tally. Really enjoyed this cache magpiecottage and this is #1183 so far for us.
Dropped off Dream catcher V TB. Adiós amigo, it's been great having you along for the journey. Thanks to Vicky and Tom for the meeting at Port Macquarie recently.
Dropped off Dream catcher V TB. Adiós amigo, it's been great having you along for the journey. Thanks to Vicky and Tom for the meeting at Port Macquarie recently.
We have been geocaching for almost 12 months but never taken much notice of travel bugs so I stopped off today to see them in this geocache but none of the travel bugs listed for this cache were there.....
Now Mr Esky once again is driving south for work,
And Mrs Esky has a list she hands me with a smirk.
"It's just a few, see how you go - it shouldn't take too long",
And so the plans are set in place, this surely can't go wrong.
With two now found I'll stop once more, and check that I have got,
A place to rest before I reach my destination spot.
This one is great, I have to say, it stumped me for a while,
Until at last I found the box, and drove off with a smile.
TFTC! from Mr E of Eskies5.
And Mrs Esky has a list she hands me with a smirk.
"It's just a few, see how you go - it shouldn't take too long",
And so the plans are set in place, this surely can't go wrong.
With two now found I'll stop once more, and check that I have got,
A place to rest before I reach my destination spot.
This one is great, I have to say, it stumped me for a while,
Until at last I found the box, and drove off with a smile.
TFTC! from Mr E of Eskies5.
After somewhat of a break from Caching due to work and study commitments, a nice easy cache to was good to start with. A quick find, but no TBs unfortunately. I dropped one in for the next finder. Tftc
Great little cache and clever use of space. I had this sorted on Friday but just as I went to reach for it, a couple of muggles drove up laden with pizza. Back today and an easy quick grab in the cold and cloudy morning. TNLN but will keep in mind next time I bring a TB home. TFTC magpiecottage .... oh, and another day marked off the calendar
5.50 am !! A bit of stealth required as there was a "camper "very close to GZ but all aok!!! Thanks magpiecottage.... 
(will return with a trackable soon!!)Call us unobservant but we were wondering how there could be two caches here. Then we realised there isn't, the previous one had roared off. So today we headed out to the Second Best Exotic Travel Bug Hotel (to be known as the SBETBH for typing purposes!) and only our second visit here, despite driving past at least a million times. It was quiet at the SBETBH, which suited us fine......it wouldn't have been easy to access the cache with a rest area full of travellers. A quick find, sign and swap of TB's. TFTC magpiecottage.
Thanks magpie cottage! F2F at 1.50pm, have taken TB heads of the. Class to learn about Hong Kong. TFTC!
