WLS #19 Wilton, New South Wales, Australia
By ozgeomuster on 01-Jan-19. Waypoint GC82JNC

Time for this one to go. Thanks to everyone who took the time to find it.

Well after some reorganisation of our intended travelling it was decided to make the return trip to the Mittagong area and with it the WLS series was on the radar as it was soon to be archived with only a few not solved and some that have already been archived it was now the day to see what we could find.

Well what a game I did not take to this game but after several attempts it was eventually finished and then made a mistake and had to do it again however got the required informaiton and now with the mark in the log we have finished it.

Thanks ozgeomuster for placing this series however it is a shame it has to be removed from the map.

A fun little mini game to get the coordinates, and a quick park and grab tftc

Found with the_garbageman on a crazy day doing the Wollongong lighthouse series and tour the gong lab caches.
Thanks for the cache!

Down in Sydney with tombi today to do this series.

A quick park and grab. TNLN TFTC

***WLS TO BE ARCHIVED***
Thank you for looking into our lighthouse series but due to maintenance issues this series will be archived on the 31st of January 2020. 
please ensure you find and sign the logs prior to this date. All caches will be collected after the archive process. 
if you are still having issues in solving the series please refer to our hint site at https://ozgmpuzzle.com
Good luck and happy caching.

Grabbing these caches while in the area, As I didn't get a chance while the mega was on

Apparently the lid was reported as missing in July , It is still missing so left it upside down so the log doesn't get wet .
Thanks for the cache Ozgeomuster tnln replaced as found sl

Found with bedlem2 and rozway

Been working on this series for a while as we knew we had a trip to cootamundra coming up and we could spend the day on our return picking them up. Loved solving these. Thanks for the effect that has gone into them.
There was no lid on this one.

Out for the day collecting all the puzzles we have worked out.

Thanks, quick find

TFTC!! These puzzles were absolutely amazingly tricky and I had a lot of fun trying to solve them! With some help from a partner geocacher

This will be a copy and paste log as I found so many
It was a lot of fun solving the puzzles for these caches. I'll admit I did get some help from a fellow cacher on a handful of them and it was great to have someone give me an extra hint
The puzzles themselves very standard but I did enjoy them and the area. Overall it was a great experience!!
Thank you!

As StrangeTrousers posted it has been a while since we were at the OzGeomuster and getting a chance to now play with the artwork and pick up the puzzles that we had worked on as a group prior to the event and due to time constraints picked up the other fun things on offer like the Lab Caches back then. It was another great day in the sunshine with a Garmin in my hand and exploring places. We had a go at CacheTur and having just got a new phone I reverted to using its map feature. Going to spend a little more time using CacheTur for planning my upcoming caching days. Ditto what ST mentioned about Picton Rd – scary. Loved that ST had a “hight enhancer” – ladder in his car for our travels and that it got put to good use at the end of the day. Had never seen a koala fence before so that was something new to come across whilst down there. Big thank you to everyone for all the work on the caches and puzzles and a special thanks to ST for all the driving.

TFTC ozgeomuster

#5701 12th for today

Logs stamped as "Kayak Cachers" being the team of StrangeTrousers and CBRChic.

It's been quite a while since the OzGeomuster at "The Gong", but collection of these solved puzzles comprising the Lighthouse series has been outstanding. Today CC & I made the short journey from Canberra back up to Appin/Wilton to grab these caches. It was a lovely calm, but warm day hitting about 29C for most of the afternoon. We tried to use CacheTur's routing to gather the caches, but it quickly became apparent this wasn't going to work as we drove past places we know caches were located. It seemed to make no sense, so we quickly abandon this reverting to our GPSr for the next closest. We didn't enjoy the caches along Picton Rd so, much, the traffic was scary. We had to duck across the road on a few occasions, which wasn't all that fun. Not too many misses today. Sorry for the generic logs, puzzles were solved as a group before the Mega, so I can't remember too many details, but we had quite a few fun evenings of puzzle solving.

No lid. Log was damp. Needs help.

Thanks ozgeomuster

#6604 (4 of 21 today)

With plenty of the *Lighthouse Series* solved and not found, I decided to plunder the Wilton / Appin area today - the first for a while when I could get out for the day (the Geowife had headed north for lunch with the girls).

I grabbed 18 *Lighthouse* caches today - didn't go for one that has a series of DNFs - and three other caches besides. And used my trackable stamp on some of the caches...
Note to self: need to work on the WhereIGos in the series.

Didn't exactly take the most efficient route today, but I did find everything I went for.
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Man I struggled on the "puzzle" for this - specifically the 6th bit. Frustration was really setting in there before it all came together.

At GZ it was a quick find. However one bit I didn't find - and I had a scout around - was the cache lid.
The log was damp in one corner too.

Signed the log and replaced, but this needs some TLC ASAP.

SLTNLN
TFTC

I notice the lid was reported missing in July.
Another reminder to the CO.

Ah, the geocache explanation and then discovering a fellow tragic. Trust SM to make the connection. TFTC!

The Stumble's went out today on an impromptu cache day to clean up this series we started earlier in the year whilst at the Mega.
All up, we had only 3 DNF's and 1 muggle not too impressed with people "Pokémon-ing" near her house! Lol
All caches were in good condition and logs signed as "The Stumble's"
Thanks to the cache owners for this series

It was the location for homeowners to arrive home whilst we collected this and #20, the only difference here was that this homeowner is a cacher!!!! We chatted for a while and talked about the series before we went on our way.

#11 on our night time incursion into the depths of the Wilton area. Teamed up with my grumpy partner in crime to brave the freezing gales on our quest to complete the Mystery at the Museum challenge.
SL TFTC

A dexterity challenge that led to the next find on our Museum Mystery quest. Thanks ozgeomuster.

OCW the Bebes to clear the lighthouse that we didn’t get the chance to do at the mega. Tftc

OCW PelDroedGwin

Having sat on the answers to this fun geoart trail for too long, today was the day we finally managed to get out on the hunt. It also worked well to coincide with then Mystery at the Museum challenge.

Loved this one, have a fav point

As other have mentioned the lid for the cache is missing, not sure it'll stay dry even with added camo.

TFTC

Out [picking up a few of the WLS hides on this beautiful day and venturing up this little road. Boy they sure need rain down here.
The lid is missing. looked around but couldn't find it.
Thanks ozgeomuster for the hide.

Quick find. Lid is missing.

TFTC

We found the cache without any problems, but the lid is missing - how can that be?? All was good otherwise. TFTC

Found the weekend after the OZGM mega.
An easy find.
The lid is missing from the container but the logbook is dry.

[:(!] Thanks for an awesome effort. ????????

Devilish

Brilliant and Clever

I like it

Another one of the list

TTBLNSL TFTC/TFTH/TFBUH OzGeoMuster [^]

TFTC!

some others and I found this cache whilst out and about. I am now catching up from some geocache logging after the ozgeomuster and the rest of the weeks full of geocaching. TFTC co's. i apologize for all of the generic logs

Thanks to everyone involved in the creation of this geoart! While I plotted the shape & wrote a lot of puzzles from back home in Brisbane, it was a team effort all around. I was very happy to finally get onsite and see it in the field.. thanks to:
Kyzabra for numbers 1-4
Burgo for number 7, 18, 19, 56
Seemyshell for the final placements and coordinate collection &
MizMaz for local support fixing them up as best we could!
I grabbed all the art, (except the challenges under my geoname) over the course of the weekend! As usual. My fav part of mega geoart is bumping into other cachers in the field

Found while attending Oz Geo Muster 2019, TFTC. Lid is missing from container.

Post- Mega, trying to find some of the Geoart. My partner-in-crime, K C N, departed after a successful morning & I pushed on to find a few more caches.
Thanks for this puzzle and the series; greetings from Christchurch.

This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

Found today with some other cachers while out for an afternoon cache drive, log signed as Team BLAK.

### ***TFTC OZGEOMUSTER*** ###

I always like a bit of geoart, and particularly am a fan of those utilizing multiple cache types. There was a good range of caches within each type too, showing a lot of effort had been put into the cache design. So this was a clear must grab while attending the OZGM. Did not take too long to grab these, with the traces of increased foot traffic over the weekend lending a hand for a couple of hides. TFTC!

Enjoying my time at the OZmega and having a look at the Wooloongong area.

Caught up with AyKayEm and we hatched plans to attend the CITO event and do as many of the Lighthouse series as we could. We did eight this afternoon before returning to camp for the talks and talent quest.

TFTC ozgeomuster??

I was up here for the OZGeomuster, went to the CITO with echocage1, then we decided to head out and find a few of these lighthouse caches before the late afternoon seminars.
TFTC - Sorry for the mostly generic logs, but (as far as finding them goes) these are mostly generic caches - lol

Found while at the OZGM with Jedi_Anakin, Dart16 ,
Nice collection of caches TFTC

Found with Djant Jedi_Anakin at the OZ Muster 2019
TFTC

Found as a quick park n grab, while attending the OZGM. TFTC

Out to finish off the series before the mega wraps up,lots of fun solving and finding.
Thanks OZGM for a great weekend & TFTC??

Overshot the mark here trying to figure where to stop so drove down and turned around before coming back. Thanks for the cache

Here for the OzGeoMuster with 3Ferrets. Last day and finishing off the lighthouse geo art. Log book dry. TB’s visited. TFTCSL Thanks ozgeomuster, another great event!

Missing lid

Ankh-Morpork! Pearl of cities! This is not a completely accurate description, of course — it was not round and shiny — but even its worst enemies would agree that if you had to liken Ankh-Morpork to anything, then it might as well be a piece of rubbish covered with the diseased secretions of a dying mollusc.

I had a lot of fun playing this game to get the coordinates. Once upon a time I would have done it a lot quicker than it took me though.
Today we were out try try and get all the lighthouse series and others finished before we head back home tomorrow morning after enjoying the 3 days of the Oz GeoMuster. It has been an awesome few days. This was the 9th find for the day. Thanks for the fun

Find #88 on our geocation to the Mega at Cataract Park via Canberra for a couple of nights.

This was #9 of 54 for the day.

Thanks

Found today with Injeanious sometimes logging as Team JeJe. We are over visiting from New Zealand for the Wollongong MEGA event and are really enjoying some of the great local caches. Today we are grabbing some of the lighthouse series and enjoying meeting other cachers along the way. TFTC!

This one has no lid unfortunately so had been turned upside down to stop water from entering. The cache was located quickly by Mrs Shifter while Mr Shifter turned the car around.
Thanks for the hide ozgeomuster.

Jess.daphne and I have had a great couple of days caching around the Gong as part of the OZGM. This is our first international Mega event and I'm looking forward to many more in future. Thanks for setting up this series and for maintaining the caches for everyone to enjoy. This one may need a bit of maintenance though because the lid has gone missing. Tftc from Team Jeje.

found with geomonster10... catching up on my logging

Found it as part of Team NZ Mega 2020

Had fun playing the game. TFTC

***[======== NZ Mega 2020 ========](http://nzmega.com)***

Planning for the [NZ Mega 2020](http://nzmega.com) event is well underway. It will be held in Auckland over Labour Weekend, 23 to 26 October 2020. It's going to be a massive celebration of geocaching:

* 20 years of geocaching worldwide.
* 20 years since New Zealand had the very first geocache hidden outside of USA.
* And it's 2020 - all the 20s!

Talk to your geo-friends and start planning to be part of [this event](http://nzmega.com) - you won't want to miss it!

TFTC
Part of the OZGeomuster, I went caching with real Geofriends, and found this series. A good assortment of containers, nicely placed.
Cheers ??
Seemyshell

*7 Jul 2019, Found @ 8:56 pm, Find # 9465.*

After completing the coffee tour, it was now time to get back to the Lighthouse series to see if we could complete it.
Most were fairly straight forward and quick finds but there were a couple here and there that prove to be a bit tricky mainly because of the coordinates.
In the end we were able to sign all the logs for this series and now have a Lighthouse beaming with smiles.

**Thanks to ozgeomuster for placing this cache.**

Find # 8205

Found while up at the Gong event.
Solved what we could as a team before the trip up. But I had to go out n find "the Light House art" alone.

Did have the occasional meet up with others out in the field. Thankfully some of those were when the caches became elusive to find.

Thanks to those who gave me a ton of help with the Wherigos. Much appreciated. One day I might get the hang of them.

TFTC ozgeomuster

Day 43

Found with going places 2 and I look 4 geo at mega. Tftc tnln

out and about with AussieBen for the Mega Weekend doing lots of caches in the area thanks for maintaining and your contribution to the game

While attending the Gong Mega, I have teamed up with Snickersallan and Bluewattle. The puzzles were very interesting and quite diverse which certainly got the brain cells working overtime.

All the caches were relatively easy to find and in a great location. I loved the scenery.

TFTC ozgeomuster

Team NZ Mega 2020 is out today getting as many of the Lighthouse Series as possible.

***[======== NZ Mega 2020 ========](http://nzmega.com)***

Planning for the [NZ Mega 2020](http://nzmega.com) event is well underway. It will be held in Auckland over Labour Weekend, 23 to 26 October 2020. It's going to be a massive celebration of geocaching:

* 20 years of geocaching worldwide.
* 20 years since New Zealand had the very first geocache hidden outside of USA.
* And it's 2020 - all the 20s!

Talk to your geo-friends and start planning to be part of [this event](http://nzmega.com) - you won't want to miss it!

Found with Gunnie69, Kyzabra and Ghostgums. Log signed as KGGS or GGKS.

The day took an unexpected turn and I ended up going with the guys rather than sitting around getting bored waiting around, after a communication snafu with my moody travel buddy.

These puzzles were all solved at home except for some of the wherigos where i was just a lucky tourist.

I was grateful for the ride as some of the parking spots were not safe but we were able to grab the whole series.

The morning was great fun with laughter, jokes, lollies, a pair of ripped jeans and catch ups with other cachers.

Thanks for the interesting puzzles, the series and the weekend. Tftc

I will admit that I subcontracted the solving of this one to the gamer kids, who had the solution generated fairly quickly. Found on an epic Sunday's caching. TFTC

Day 3: A group of Westies (rustynz, harisree, Gorby, FMZ and Agazo - temporary Westie visa holder), are in Australia from NZ to attend the OZGeoMuster MEGA in Wollongong. All logs have been signed NZMEGA 2020

After attending the Flash Mob event, and finding a few more lab caches, it is time to start the Wollongong Lighthouse Series of hides

Thank you ozgeomuster for all the hides and bringing us here.

I hope never to play this game again, had it reset, thank goodness for unlimited lives as I needed them. I am, and never was a gamer....

Found this one with team NZ MEGA 2020 as we were passing through completing the lighthouse geoart series. TFTC!!!

***[======== NZ Mega 2020 ========](http://nzmega.com)***

Planning for the [NZ Mega 2020](http://nzmega.com) event is well underway. It will be held in Auckland over Labour Weekend, 23 to 26 October 2020. It's going to be a massive celebration of geocaching:

* 20 years of geocaching worldwide.
* 20 years since New Zealand had the very first geocache hidden outside of USA.
* And it's 2020 - all the 20s!

Talk to your geo-friends and start planning to be part of [this event](http://nzmega.com) - you won't want to miss it!

Out with the Kiwi Caching Chicks gathering the lighthouse series while attending the nearby OZGEOMUSTER. Had a great time over the weekend of the event. Logs signed KCC (or KC) for Kiwi Caching Chicks (thedbees, nosynel, Jude_E, Infoferret, GraciesGPSFun, ethness). TFTS(eries).

#9319 - 4:09:00 PM; Originally planned to be overseas this weekend, but a change in travel plans meant I could head up to the 'OZGeomuster 2019 The Gong' Mega instead. After a productive day yesterday, andrewbt and I started off today by wrapping up the 'Mystery at Cataract Dam' Adventure Lab and then set off to do the 'Tour The Gong' Adventure Lab and Coffee & Caches Wherigo and any others that we close along our route. After completing the 'must do' list along the coast, we headed back up the hill to continue the Wollongong Lighthouse Series until sunset, which we had started on our way to the Mega yesterday. All were found in good order and were signed LL & ABT or similar. We were eligible to claim all of the challenge caches we encountered as part of the series. TFTC ozgeomuster

Found on the first day of the Oz Geomuster with Team 737, Aussieben, Kingfisher.au and Beary_Unicorns, signed as Team BLAK. TFTC, and thanks for the event OZGM Team

On my way back for the second day of the OZGM mega, i had to stop and find a few more caches.
This morning the sky had cleared so well have a good run today.
Thanks for the cache.

Kiwi Caching Chicks are in Aussie! We are Nosynel, Infoferret, Jude_E, thedbees, graciesgpsfun and Ethness. Over from NZ for the Ozgeomuster and trying to do as many caches as we can in the time we have here. We signed as KC or KCC. We enjoyed solving these puzzles. Thanks!
#4264

Thanks ozgeomuster for placing this geocaches 7139 find for me. We joined forces with the whole gang today.

The time has finally arrived for a massive Australian road trip with The Kiwi Chicks. We are GraciesGPSfun , thedbees , Ethness, Infoferret , Jude_E and me Nosynel. We might sometimes sign the geocaches as KCs or TKCs.

Sadly there was no large event in New Zealand in 2019 but there are a few Mega events planned in Australia. New Zealand will have another large event in 2020 in Auckland. 
======== NZ Mega 2020 ========
Planning for the NZ Mega 2020 event is well underway. It will be held in Auckland over Labour Weekend, 23 to 26 October 2020. Thanks for hiding this geocache.

I’m over in Sydney for work and managed to add a couple of days to hit the OZGM.
Teaming up today with Gunnie69 and Ghostgums, we made our way down from Sydney to Wollongong, collecting a number of solved puzzles and other caches on the way. Teamed up today with Sharkiefan as well for today’s run.
This was one of them.

Many thanks to ozgeomuster for placing and maintaining WLS #19. Apologies for the generic log. Log signed as GGKS

TFTC, in the area for the Wollongong Mega, found with Snickersallan and Patrol14

Day 4 of my visit to the Southern Highlands with Bluewattle and patrol14.
Nice quick find for us here today.

TFTC ozgeomuster
Found July 7, 2019

Log later

Signed KCC or KC for Kiwi Caching Chicks (Infoferret, Jude_E, NosyNel, thedbees, Graciesgpsfun and me) who are Australia for the OzMuster. TFTC

Find number 4573

Out caching for the afternoon and had a nice quick easy find.

Thanks ozgeomuster for placing this cache.

Caching with Tatt2squared and Key_Tat... enjoying the area during the OZGM19 Mega... thanks for placing the caches... signed as Team Tatt or stamped as Viper_101. TFTC.

In town for the OZGM19 Mega event, caching around the area with Key_Tat and Viper_101. Thanks for placing the cache and adding to our Mega experience. Signed as ‘Team Tatt’ or stamped with our individual stamps... TFTC.

Caching with Tatt2squared and Viper_101... having fun caching during the OZGM19... thanks for placing the caches, really enjoying the area. TFTC.

found with the geofam while in the area for the Mega Event thanks for the cache

The lighthouse series was today's aim. Paul_the_Hippy and goingplaces2 came along too. We hit our target and finished the series with no problems and had a lot of fun too. Cache retrieved, log signed, job done. TFTC.

This morning was all about the numbers! Normally I’d just go for a bunch of favorited caches or ones with a bit of adventure about them, but it’s a Mega so a haul of smileys had to happen.
The plan was to do as many as I could before attending the flash mob in Wollongong at 11. I focused on as many as I could from the GeoArt as they were taking me in the right direction.
Thanks to all the COs for placing the caches for us all to find. ???? Signed as JA

found with the geofam while in the area for the Mega Event thanks for the cache

*7 Jul 2019, Found @8:55 pm, Find # 3068.*

Headed out after dinner at the pub to pick up some more of this geoart. A little bit of an eerie feeling out here tonight. The lid is missing off this container.

**Thanks to ozgeomuster for placing this cache.**

Down in Wollongong for my first Mega. Chasing caches with my camping Geoson start Log the geoart TFTC ozgeomuster. #1387

We subcontracted this puzzle to one of our kids and it wasn't long before they returned with confirmed coordinates. Today we went to look for the cache. Reasonably accurate coordinates and the hint led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks ozgeomuster for the puzzle and cache.

Day two of our OzGeomuster event weekend and this series was the target. Off to a very foggy start as Kyzabra, Ghostgums and I left Sydney, we swung by the event site to pick up sharkiefan, the fourth member of our hunting team for today. [^]

With a mapped plan of attack, we took took to the road and quickly ticked caches off the list, completing the entire series in a little under three hours. We only had a visit from one local, who was an elderly guy and very happy to come and chat with us, as he asked "is this the game thing I have heard about".

Thanks to all the hiders who put the caches in place, the puzzle makers, the WherIGo compilers and anyone else involved in this GeoArt. A job well done and a great morning on the trails.

To conserve log space, we signed each log book as GGKS (Gunnie69, Ghostgums, Kyzabra and sharkiefan).

Cheers ozgeomuster folk.

#3296
Having worked through the puzzles a few weeks ago, grabbed a handful before attending the Mega to make that one a mini-milestone
TFTC ozgeomuster

found with gm10

Found during the Mega Weekend.

A Fantastic event, seeing many friends, and making new ones - Bumping into cachers everywhere we went - a great time. First time in a swag too.. I now want my own!

It was my second mega - but the first one where I stayed on site

Caches were found, and with the exception of one or two, most were easily found and in great condition

TFTC!

found with btm

Day 2 of the OzGeoMuster 2019 Mega weekend in Wollongong. After swinging by the mega site and picking up sharkiefan, we made our way to Appin to tackle the WLS series. It was a morning of great fun and frivolity as we made our around and grabbed the caches in the series. When completed we headed back into Appin, grabbed some lunch at the local bakery. Then it was time for us to make our way back to Sydney and grab our flight home.

Signed the log book for ‘GGKS’ for Ghostgums, Gunnie69, Kyzabra and sharkiefan, to help save logbook space on the very busy weekend.

Thanks ozgeomuster for putting out the cache to make a great a great mega weekend!

LidFound at 5:06:00 PM

Tried to grab a few of these on the way back after doing dark side of the moon. Got as many as we could until the light faded.

Thanks ozgeomuster

Went out to hit the geo art and get a few smilies. All caches were found with a few being harder than others and with a few exceptions the puzzle solving was done and enjoyed. Great series and thanks to all who put in for the end result.

In town for the oz geo muster 2019 The Gong. Enjoying the town. Enjoying the caches. Thanks for the great event and cache.

Thanks ozgeomuster for the cache.
Found at 11:46 am on 7/7/19.
Find # 1704

Staying at North Wollongong for the OZ Geomuster. OCW frazeydaze to finish off the rest of the Wollongong Lighthouse Series.

We enjoyed the variety of puzzles and hides. Cache and contents were in good condition.

TFTC ozgeomuster.

Went out caching today with ilook4geo and Paul_the_Hippy. Managed to complete the lighthouse series with only the occasional one that took a bit longer. Met quite a few cachers along the way, which was really good. Logs were signed or stamped and we moved on. Thanks to ozgeomuster for placing this series of caches.

Caching with oldmorty finding caches belonging to the OZGeomuster Wollongong Lighthouse Series.
Thanks to the ozgeomuster team.

Day 2 of Ozgm19. Tackling the lighthouse series with purplecacheeater. Awesome weather. Great music. Lovey scenery. Tfth

Tftf aroha from nz

Previously logged under team account BoogieRogue. Re-logging with my individual account. #Find#: 2219#

Found on: 6 July 2019 16:04

Buddies: ADI, SEMIK, Yin~Yang, Moneydork

Muggles: none

Weather: sunny

Cache condition: good



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QAEPAG on the way collecting the WLS series.

**TFTC ozgeomuster TNLNSL**