Angus visits Smithton Smithton, Tasmania, Australia
By Angus88 on 31-Jan-22. Waypoint GC9N0GF

Hi Angus88. Today I/we attempted to find your Angus visits Smithton. Unfortunately, one of the following happened and that made us unsuccessful in logging a find :1. Hadnt rubbed all the sleep out of my eyes. 2. Hadnt had breakfast so was concentrating on filling my stomach. 3. Had someone else with me and they couldnt be bothered looking and wanted to leave. 4. Had muggles hanging around waiting for me to leave so they could relieve themselves. 5. Wrong time of day. 6. Wrong time of night. 7. Wrong information given to me about where the cache is hidden. 8. Coordinates out by more than 10 metres. 9. Nobody has blown up the nano factory yet. 10. Too much or not enough water / light / GPS signal. 11. Flat battery in navigation device. 12. Cache has been stolen / muggled. 13. Such a small cache hidden in such a large area (fake rock in a boulder field / pico in west coast horizontal scrub)14. Too far up the tree to reach with the ladder AND the pole. 15. Too far down the hole to reach with a magnet or grabby tool. 16. I gave up looking. 17. I need to be somewhere else soon/now/a while ago. No offence intended! One of these may actual fit my DNF on your cache. ??

Sorry Angus88, after a thorough search I did not come up with the goods today for your Traditional, Angus visits Smithton. It may be worth a sanity check to see that it is still here, I have been known to be cache blind at times.

Someone has sent a photo of GZ. Total decimation so the cache is gone. As there is now some-one very active in Smithton, Im sure this area will be wanted so this cache will be archived.

Tftc nice!!

Checked today. All good here.

Awesome hide

Easy

Quick n easy find

The container is empty so Ill come back later with a new log.

TFTC

Had been here earlier in the day to eat our lunch. Suspected then that we would probably be back for a cache later.A quick find and well hidden from muggles.Thanks Angus88.

TFTC. Nice easy find

Thanks for the cache Angus88.Visiting the northwest coast for a few days and decided to head to Smithton to find some of the new caches that have been published in the area. This is a nice park area and the two GeoGSP's and I enjoyed our stroll around here.

Weve found are 7th box were having fun

Thanks Angus88 for hiding this cache and giving us some fun chasing it down This was find number 1,068 for us We are traveling Australia full time in a Coaster Bus and of course grabbing some caches along the way. [Feel free to follow our journey HERE...](https://linktr.ee/SalandAnth)

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TFTC! Another good one Angus.

Yet another good cache! TFTC

Today we have moved from Stanley to Smithson for a couple of nights. Originally when I set our itinerary there were only 2 caches to be found, however in the last couple of weeks JJGibbo has hidden some new caches. Brilliant, good on you and I hope some other people in your area also start to cache and also hide some more caches here. After dropping the husband off at A&E (nasty ear infection that needed Dr attention) I headed out to collect some caches (no point both of us wasting our day at the hospital)Husband now back on deck. Was worried that we might not be able to do this one as there was a large community event at the reserve. Husband was able to park me right next to the cache so ended up being an easy pick up. TFTC Angus

Found it doing an Australia Day geocache find

Found it forgot take pen

Found it

Visiting from the mainland, this is a neat little find!

Yay found it. Pretty little park area by Duck river.

Thankyou. Found quickly

My first find. Thanks Angus!

I thought it was on the ground lol

Dont worry the cache is still there!

TFTC! Unable to sign log with many muggles around but was a quick spot of cache. Love finding all of Angus caches on our journey around Tazzie:)

A quick find with the aid of good coordinates and a useful hint. We hadn't been to this park before, a very tidy spot. TFTC

On a maintenance trip along the north coast and then down the West Coast this one was found to be missing with the lid only lying on the ground, so it has been replaced and therefore has a new log.

Nice quick find here as we arrived in town after a few very remote days exploring the north west. Tftc

Good spot

TFTC

Thanks for another well placed cache. Bit windy in the park right now.

A quick easy find for Mrs Shifter, we are staying in Stanley but came to Smithton to do some shopping.Thanks for the hide Angus88.

Good hint and coordinates led to quick find which was good as rain sets in. TFTC

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TFTC

Hi Angus, TFTC. Didn't have a writing stick, but took photo of cache. Found with Flim and Flick as we holiday in Tassie

Very quick find, and a lovely little park

Found with Kittylandings

Found it with Lucas939

Interesting little spot. TFTC

Great instructions. Nice easy find!

It took a while to find but cool in the end! My first geocash!

With a bit of time before the start of today's proceedings, we mosied on down here to check out the drained tidal river flats - and so I could have a look for this one of course.

I was a bit worried about finding this as I approached GZ but once there, I soon spotted the stash at 08:30. And whaddaya know, I even got an FTF(itNLB).

TNLNSL, although a couple of our geocoins had a visit to mark the occasion. Thanks Angus88.

This has been replaced.

Replaced with CO permission.
In the same spot...a black bison tied on with a black cable tie.
Many tftc....cheers ST.

To be replaced as soon as possible.

Found what I believe is the cord hanging in the tree but the cache is missing. Have emailed CO a photo. ️

Couldnt find this slippery little sucker

Loving this series of caches! An easy find. TFTC

During our passage in Smithton. Tftc

I have reception here so it’s a luxury to be able to log this one straight away quick find and did signing duties TFTC

Been shopping, having a look around Smithton. I'm sure it's a lovely spot, but grey, wet and windy don't show it at its best. But still enjoying our little geocaching tour!
Thanks for maintaining the cache

Found it on a late night stroll around Smithton on the last night of my mum’s and I’s tassie campervan holiday. A great way to finish it up. Cool location! TFTC and pathtag.

Coordinates changed from:
S 40° 50.258 E 145° 7.213

Coordinates changed to:
S 40° 50.248 E 145° 7.225

Distance from original: 82.0 feet or 25.0 meters.

The original location of Angus visits Smithton became untenable due to construction work in the car parking area. This work has now been completed so the CO was able to re-locate Angus visits Smithton to a more user friendly area.

Thanks Angus! Another good find of yours on our way round Tassie.

TFTC

On our travels around Tassie from Western Australia. Nice stop for a break.

Left a pathtag in the cache for someone to collect.

First find for the day as we motor around this end of the island. We head back to Melbourne tomorrow so are making the most of our last day here although this wind sure makes it a little less easy on the bike..TFTC

Tricky. Good photo nav. Nice spot by the harbour with big tide differential. Tftc

Lovely park nearby and easy to park. Very little water in estuary. No muggles this time of day. TFTC

Got the little bugger. Forgot my stamp or pen. Photo taken for proof. TFTC!

TFTC was just about to give up and there it was hanging about! Just enjoyed a great coffee at Hugos.

Just in town 4 work. All OK TFTC

This has been a very relaxed and surprisingly warm trip to Tassie, weaving our way around new and favourite places.
While we were looking for your cache today we teamed up with a new caching family Zoie91 and searched together. The cache was well disguised and tricky to find. It’s always nice to meet other cachers in the field. Congratulations on your first find Zoie91, I hope it is the first of many more.

Thank you for the cache Angus88

Great hiding spot first time geocaching with the family. Had some get advise from some experience people geocaching thanks

Very well hidden had fun doing it with the family

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Found

Great hiding spot.

We look and look and it's a bit unsafe cuz of water

Took longer than it should have! Well hidden! Good find by geohusband on a cold wet windy day TFTC

TFTC

Quick find with the geofamily as we tour Tassie. Our final night is here before heading back to the boat tomorrow night. I’m sure I’ll find some more of your caches but if not thanks a million for the fun and adventures on our travels - your caches have made us stop, smile and discover!

We had managed to tag along for a short holiday with muggle brother who had a couple of commitments in Tasmania, (from Vic) and after we also managed some time to explore, This was an unexpected stop as we needed to be on the ferry back to Vic tonight but had to detour from Stanley to here to get a puncture repair, and ended up with 4 new tyres !!!, one bonus of that was we got to visit another of Angus's stops, TFTC and the fun

Maintenance Check. Log replaced.

TFTC, a quick stop to grab this on our way through Smithton.

TFTC
Took a little longer than expected but found after short search cache all dry and in good condition.
Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache

Z Poolman- tftc

Nearly gave up, but found on that last look.
Found by Paula74 & Grantzpoolman aka team flash

Cool find!

After a lovely lunch from Hugo's Brew and Chew, I thought I might try to nab this one on my lunch break. Voila! There she was after a little hunt. TFTC!

Nice little spit, took as a little bit but found it after a few minutes, tftc

Yay! I have looked a few times for this one and I hav we finally found it.

Our 1st time visiting Smithton. Lovely view of mud with tide super low

TFTC

Tftc, signed log and went on our way!

While out and about today with whitewebbs we found a few caches on the way and this was one of them.

Once honed in on GZ we made a quick find. Cache and contents were in good condition.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment.

Out and about in the area with Tassie Trekkers collecting caches since our last visit to the area and this was one we found. TFTC

16th of April 2022

Found!

Found it

Today was supposed to be our "Nut Run" but hey its raining ......... what a surprise for the Circular Head area ........ NOT ! So after a leisurely morning walking around dodging the showers, we a doing a car run to grab four others in the wider area, which now gives us the trifecta of "Angus Visits" Stanley, Forest and Smithton for this part of Tassie at least. Nice convenient location, and after a short search found all was good with this one. TFTC.

Found with the help of some friends!

Took a few minutes is a bit tricky
Coordinates were spot on
TFTC

Oh no not another tree hanger was my thoughts. Took a few minutes but finally it was in hand and the log signed.

Thanks for the cache. Quick easy find. Lovely views nearby

I stopped to have lunch in the park and checked to see if there was a geocache I could get on my way home. Discovered I was only 4 metres from one . Nicely hidden. TFTC .

Thanks for the find. My boys threw sticks in the water while I hunted. I was sorry not to have a pen on me when I saw how fresh and clean the paper was! Thanks for putting another cache in Smithton