Logs for Crookedpete 

After necessarily braving the Christmas crowds at Chermside Shopping Centre, I rewarded myself with a few caches and some gentle exercise around West End. The aim was to clean up a few straggling caches in the area since my last visit. On the way past, I stopped to grab this one and the nearby Petrie mansions cache, which both annoy me every time I drive past.I missed this one on my first loop, but uncovered the well buried container next time round. Many thanks, AlisnanPete#8.155 

After necessarily braving the Christmas crowds at Chermside Shopping Centre, I rewarded myself with a few caches and some gentle exercise around West End. The aim was to clean up a few straggling caches in the area since my last visit. I had scoped this cache out during a river front run yesterday and decided to grab it today. Arriving at GZ, the coast was all clear nearby, so I went fishing. The container came away easy enough. With the log book signed, I tried to return it where I found it. However, as I was positioning it, the strong magnet stuck the container on in a more visible location. I could not budge it from here with my fishing pole, which ended up breaking off the tip for my efforts. So the container stayed where it was, slightly more visible, but perfectly safe at that height , and I continued on to the next cache on my list. There is a bit of family history with this structure. My grand uncle, Norma J Hurll had a business designing, building and selling gas plant equipment in Australia. He had a lot of involvement with the South Brisbane Gas Company, before his business was eventually bought by Boral. I had been tentatively eyeing this location for a cache myself - to complement my Newstead gasworks cache, " Cooking with Gas" . But I am glad there is a cache here and the CO has done a better more creative job with this hide, than I would have. Many thanks Peppa Pete#8.157 

After necessarily braving the Christmas crowds at Chermside Shopping Centre, I rewarded myself with a few caches and some gentle exercise around West End. This one was not on my original list today, but then I remembered it as I was heading home through Kangaroo Point and fate provided me with a handy parking spot only 50 metres away. With my trusty pole in hand, I quickly located the cache and then waited a few minutes until there was a gap in the muggles walking past and also a corresponding gap in the traffic. The traffic particularly comes in wave and then is quiet for a few minutes. At the appropriate time, I nabbed the cache and quickly had it back up to it's hiding spot before the next wave. There was certainly evidence of the recent violent storm here. I reckon the dead tree further north got hit by lightning, which has shocked the neighing tree to drop its leaves. Some big branches have also made a mess of the picnic table. Perhaps it was quieter here this afternoon, as there is no table to have a picnic and everyone is afraid of the trees dropping some more big branches? This would be a challenging cache during busy times, so I was glad to grab it today. Many thanks TTPete#8.159 

After necessarily braving the Christmas crowds at Chermside Shopping Centre, I rewarded myself with a few caches and some gentle exercise around West End. The aim was to clean up a few straggling caches in the area since my last visit. On the way past, I stopped to grab this one and the nearby cache in Hardgrave Park, which both annoy me every time I drive past. I couldn't help singing an old Eagles song as I walked to this one. But what did they do in Winslow Arizona? Ahhh.... The cache helped me to remember. A nice easy find . Many thanks AlisnanPete#8.154 

After necessarily braving the Christmas crowds at Chermside Shopping Centre, I rewarded myself with a few caches and some gentle exercise around West End. The aim was to clean up a few straggling caches in the area since my last visit. Earlier in the year, I competed the Adlab and ventured here for the bonus. Sunday morning is not the best time to visit final and being very busy, I left it for another day. I was back today - Sunday again - I will never learn. However, it was surprisingly quiet. The phone was pointing in a different area today which was a bit further to the north than the last time I was here. Suddenly the clue all made sense and it was a nice quick find. The logbook was completely chockers - not a spare space for an initial anywhere - so I scribbled my name over the top of someone else's faded name and returned it as found. Nicely played and a fitting bonus for an excellent Adlab. Many thanks AlisnanPete#8.156 

After necessarily braving the Christmas crowds at Chermside Shopping Centre, I rewarded myself with a few caches and some gentle exercise around West End. The aim was to clean up a few straggling caches in the area since my last visit. I spent a fair bit of time loitering around bars and cafes of West End as a new graduate, as I had a girlfriend living nearby for a while. The vibe hasn't changed much, though there are a lot more tattoo's and piercings than there were in the early 90's. It is still a vibrant colourful and interesting place to chill out. After a wander around, i eventually had all the clues and was rewarded with a surprisingly short walk to the final. All in good order here. Many thanks Beardman75Pete#8.158 

That's the plan 

FTF with Seffnjarah, Swellerfungus, DeznJez at 06.38 am. Log to folloq 

With a planned bromance road trip to Warwick today to search for the worlds oldest concrete arch dam, I spent a slack Friday afternoon at work looking at what local caches deserved a visit. I quickly spied a couple of unfound recently published caches, including this puzzle and set to solving it. Being a little thick, I didn't fully comprehend where I should be looking for the crossword answers. But I battled away and had quite a few of the letter for the next stage. Whilst playing with these, the penny dropped and I revisited the source subject and quickly had a green tick from the checker. After a really early start in Brisbane today, we stopped for a coffee in Warwick and continued on in search of this old dam. Along the way we stopped here where a quick ***FTF*** was nabbed at 06.38 hours. Many thanks Ms MaddyPete#8,136 

With a planned bromance road trip to Warwick today to search for the worlds oldest concrete arch dam, I spent a slack Friday afternoon at work looking at what local caches deserved a visit.After a really early start in Brisbane today, we stopped for a coffee in Warwick and continued on in search of this old dam. My travelling companions had all found this one previously, but humoured me by stopping here. Whilst they all offered constructive* advice, I stomped through the long grass, over the ditch and avoided electric fence to make the find. The logbook is all disintegrating, but I managed to etch my name. Many thanks Granite Belt Cachers Pete#8,138 

With a planned Bromance team road trip to Warwick today to search for the worlds oldest concrete arch dam, I spent a slack Friday afternoon at work looking at what local caches deserved a visit.After a really early start in Brisbane today, we stopped for a coffee in Warwick and continued our search for the old dam. Later in the day, we found ourselves at this much bigger dam, chasing a nearby unloved cache. Always nice to clean up an area so we diverted here and grabbed this one too. Signed as Team Bromance. All in good order here. Thanks Gumnuts67Pete#8,140 

With a planned bromance road trip to Warwick today to search for the worlds oldest concrete arch dam, I spent a slack Friday afternoon at work looking at what local caches deserved a visit. I missed these two two multi's at the cemetery on my last trip here, so I was keen to grab them today. With the hiking and exploring completed, we returned to Warwick for some lunch, but decided to grab these two multi's first. Somehow we were missing one clue here after our walk around, so we made use of the checksum to derive it. With LKA 001under our belt, we headed for the calculated final for this one. After a decent search in what we through were obvious spots, we began to doubt our calculations, despite the final location being a good spot to hide a cache. So Seffnjarah wandered off, found the missing clue and and confirm our final coordinates. Eventually, Seff brushed aside the spiders nests and webs and made the find - about 5 metres to the west of where we were searching (but still perfectly acceptable regarding coordinate accuracy.) Time for lunch. All in good order here. Thanks FelixII Pete#8,141 

With a planned bromance road trip to Warwick today to search for the worlds oldest concrete arch dam, I spent a slack Friday afternoon at work looking at what local caches deserved a visit. I missed these two two multi's at the cemetery on my last trip here, so I was keen to grab them today. With the hiking and exploring completed, we returned to Warwick for some lunch, but decided to grab these two multi's first. It was a little tedious wandering around the waypoints, as the clues are not included in the waypoint descriptions, so there was a lot of trying to workout which waypoint related to which clue. We got there in the end. Glad to be heading to the pub for lunch to get out of the heat. All in good order here. Thanks FelixII Pete#8,141 

With a planned bromance road trip to Warwick today to search for the worlds oldest concrete arch dam, I spent a slack Friday afternoon at work looking at what local caches deserved a visit.After a really early start in Brisbane today, we stopped for a coffee in Warwick and continued on in search for this old dam. Along the way we stopped here. After a decent search, where we found the burnt remnants of the previous cache, we called a DNF. No luck fiding the throwdown replacement today.Many thanks TeamR obinsPete 

With a planned bromance road trip to Warwick today to search for the worlds oldest concrete arch dam, I spent a slack Friday afternoon at work looking at what local caches deserved a visit.I quickly spied a couple of unfound recently published caches, including this traditional. After a really early start in Brisbane today, we stopped for a coffee in Warwick and continued on in search of this old dam. Along the way we stopped here where a quick ***FTF*** was nabbed. No trouble distinguishing the different one here. Many thanks Ms MaddyPete#8,137 

FTF at 06.45 with Seffnjarah, Swellerfungus and DeznJez. Log to follow 

With a planned bromance road trip to Warwick today to search for the worlds oldest concrete arch dam, I spent a slack Friday afternoon at work looking at what local caches deserved a visit. With the hiking and exploring completed, we returned to Warwick for some lunch and a few more caches. During lunch, one of the team realised that her credit cards and license had gone missing - likely dropped somewhere during our travels. So we backtracked some 30 kilometres visiting one cache where nothing was found, before finding the cards sitting on ground where we had turned around when searching for an access point to the old dam. Very lucky.The only upside to this folly, (other than the merciless ribbing that ensued and will no doubt endure for many years, nay decades to come) was that we were able to grab a few other caches on our return trip through to Warwick, including this one. I had a smile when i opened the outer container. And a bigger smile when I found this one. Have seen these before, but no for a long time. Have a crooked favourite point. Thanks Dunmowin. Pete#8,143 

With a planned bromance road trip to Warwick today to search for the worlds oldest concrete arch dam, I spent a slack Friday afternoon at work looking at what local caches deserved a visit.After a really early start in Brisbane today, we stopped for a coffee in Warwick and continued our search for this old dam. Later in the day, we stopped here to show this cache some love after a lonely 12 months. However there was a signature in the logbook that has not yet been logged online.Later in the day, we revisited this location - another story that will be remembered forever ..... or at least every time I lose something on a roadtrip. All in good order here. Thanks Team Vertigo91Pete#8,139 

With a planned Bromance team road trip to Warwick today to search for the worlds oldest concrete arch dam, I spent a slack Friday afternoon at work looking at what local caches deserved a visit.With the hiking and exploring completed, we returned to Warwick for some lunch and a few more caches. During lunch, one of the team realised that her credit cards and license had gone missing - likely dropped somewhere during our travels.So we backtracked some 30 kilometres visiting one cache where nothing was found, before finding the cards sitting on ground where we had turned around when searching for an access point to the old dam. Very lucky.The only upside to this folly, (other than the merciless ribbing that ensued and will no doubt endure for many years, nay decades to come) was that we were able to grab a few other caches on our return trip through to Warwick, including this one. This was the last of the day. Initially, we all had the same common hide style in mind, but our search for that proved unsuccessful. We got a little more systematic with our searching. We wondered just how tall Mrs Ski is, or is that clue supposed to lead us astray? Eventually, I spotted the well camouflaged hide in a place i had looked previously. I had not been expecting that type of hide. Turns out Mrs Ski must eb average height! Nicely played SKI Pair. Pete#8,144 

I took a quick look at this one when it was published. But there was a reasonable time commitment involved in contacting other cachers all round the world to gather the clues. And I was short of time, so I shelved it. I took another look at it a few weeks ago and joined a face boko group that facilitates the sharing of the required clues. But it seems that after an initial flurry of activity, all was quiet in this group. So I pondered some likely location again and read a few logs, and thought it entirely possible that I could take the jet (ski) for a bit a fly around the areas and perhaps get lucky. Late this afternoon, I was early for an airport collection - or more accurately, the arriving flight was delayed (how unusual , so I stopped nearby to kill time. After revisiting Charlie's most excellent display, which I recommend whilst in the area, I took a bit of a walk. What do you know? Bingo! What a bold location for a cache. Nicely played. Not solved in the intended method, but it was still most satisfying to etch my name in the logbook and at the end of the day, that is all that is necessary. Many thanks uqam Pete#8,130 

CO should check this one. 

The most elegant puzzle in the series was Gunnie. I had flirted with the concept to solve it, but not quite ticked the correct size box, so to speak. I groaned when I got a subtle hint and realised the error I had made and quickly managed to solve it.Seven years ago, I was hiking in the area and having climbed Mermaid Mountain from Heron Rd. Whilst in the area, I thought it would be fun to collect Kaisho and even drop down the hill to the Lifeline. Fun is not the word I would now use to describe my visit to Lifeline. So, with the Lifeline clue in hand, for my recent visit, I just needed to catch up with Gunnie and Ghost Gums before visiting the final. Of course, to do this I still needed to hike to a position 2 million millimetres from the listed coordinates, and find me way up the creek and its thriving lantana, collecting the missing puzzle pieces on the way. It was going to be warm, so I got an early start. I wont bore you the reader with the pain of my journey as the CO might enjoy that. However, all the remaining waypoints were found, though I initially thought Ghost Gums was missing some numbers. It turns out I just didnt look around the back. The final salt on the wound was a minor transcription error for my calculation which resulted in me initially searching about 20 metres from GZ. I eventually ran the checker, realised the error and soon put my name in the logbook, just below the COs record of a recent maintenance run. At the time of finding , this one was the only unloved cache in Qlds top 20 lonely caches that didnt involve a long drive with an overnight trip or a boat to find. Glad to finally rid the map of this blue smudge and show this one some love after 50 + lonely months. TFTC. LOL. Pete# 8,130 @ [09:27] on 20.10.24 

TFTC. That pretty much says it all for this one, I think. My TFTC found log below was tapped into my phone, whilst sitting on my backside half way down one of those very steep ball bearing hills on the side of Mermaid Mountain. I happened to be sitting on my arse, because I had fallen down on the ball bearings, and well, gravity couldnt take me any further than that. Cranky with the world and the CO, I considered the best form of revenge for this little adventure. Maybe an unbelievably and unsolvable tricky puzzle cache in their honour? Payback of sorts, if you will. This would only probably encourage them to do more of these sorts of caches. Best not. A needs maintenance log ? Even better, dont nominate which waypoint needed maintenance. More devious, but I suspect the CO probably takes great enjoyment riding his segway around these hills, chuckling to himself at the thought of the rest of us riding shanks pony up and down these steep slopes. Ive got it. TFTC . A one word found it log. The CO is a curious type and hopefully, not knowing the circumstances of my find might annoy him just a little bit. Maybe not as much as I was annoyed bashing through the lantana in the creek bed at the bottom of the first hill, but a little bit? Perhaps he would be wondering. Did I spend hours toiling away at this puzzle? *Yes.* Did I go for a look without all the puzzle elements solved and mistakenly think I might be lucky enough to jetski it? *Yes.* Was I close to jetsking it ? *Yes about 40 metres away.* Did I fall on my backside ? *Yes*Did I curse his name in vain? *Yes.* Whilst I picked myself up, it occurred to me that our found logs contain all the sort of the gory details that sadists, who enjoy inflicting pain, like to hear. And maybe, a one word found it log, would deprive the CO of that pleasure. So TFTC it was. I caught up with a fellow team Bromance member recently, who mentioned in passing that when talking to the CO at a recent event, that the CO had asked him about my find here. Bingo! Anyway, this puzzle has had me stumped for a long time. I uncovered Kaishos whereabouts pretty quickly albeit after trying a few different tools. But thereafter I was stuck. Ghost Gums puzzle was a long bow to draw for me. There were subtle hints, sure, but I am a fairly thick sort of bloke. After a hint from another finder, I had another crack. Even knowing how to derive the numbers, I still could not glean a green tick from the checker and ended up being pretty well spoon fed the solution. 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. So I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count. I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb. Heading to our first hill further up the road at Tomewin, we stopped here to collect this one, our first for the day. We both clambered under the bridge, and referencing the hint, did a thorough search. I suspect this one has gone. Thanks for placing this cache, Nigerian Prince (and please stop sending me those spam emails Pete 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count.I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb.This was our first hill. Many moons ago, when Seff's car was brand new, he succumbed to overt Bromance pressure on one of our first long road trips and drove his car up down a rough bush track, scratching the new paintwork. "It will buff out", was the cry. But it didn't. Some 250,000 kilometres later, the heavily buffed scratches in the door panels are still a reminder of that trip. So, despite being easily able to drive to this one, Seff didn't want to risk scratching the car or slipping off the track. Parking up at the CO's suggested waypoint, we donned our packs and had a quick chat to the local banana farmer, who clearly through we were mad for not driving up the hill. However, it was a nice morning for a walk and as the track up the hill became rougher and a little slippery, Seff took every opportunity to justify not using the car to get to GZ. Whilst still early, we were both in a lather when we arrived at the top. We spent a few minutes catching our breath, before collecting the clues and heading down. The tree growing from the side of the rock is spectacular. Showing this lonely EC some love, was a great way to start the day. Answer's sent. Thanks for placing this earthcache, Wayno. Pete#8,122 @ [07:15] 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count.I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb.Having already climbed our first hill at Tomewin, we followed it up with a walk up Currumbin Creek past Cougal Cascades to the old sammill, and another saunter up and down hinterland hills on the fire trails in a conservation park nearby. Bally Mountain was the final hill for the day. About two years ago, when the CO placed the other caches on Bally Mountain, we ventured out, climbed the mountain, completing a loop and claimed all the FTF's. Imagine our dismay to get home from that trip and check emails to discover another cache published up here after our return! Today we came to claim that last remaining cache. It was stinking hot and late morning when we arrived at the car park. With three hills under the legs already, we decided on the Bally 'lite' route to the saddle, following the trail anticlockwise and not going over the summit. It was a real slog up the ridge line in the heat today. I was certainly glad when the trail branched off to the saddle. Approaching GZ, I nearly walked on the fattest, biggest goanna I have ever seen. He was not at all scared of Seff and I, and largely ignored us. It took quite some prompting to get him to move off the trail so we could get past. After saying good bye to the goanna, it was one final rock scramble to GZ, where the cache was quickly found. Checking the logbook, we were amused by Team Herbz muddy initials, but noted some recent finders names are missing from the logbook. After a brief break, we turned around and headed back down the hill to the car. I was completely cooked by the time we got back there and made Seff promise it was only park and grab caches for the rest of the afternoon. Many thanks Gur Pete#8,127 @ [11:29] 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count.I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb.Having climbed our last hill nearby up to Bally Mountain Saddle, I was pretty cooked and made Seff promise for park and grabs on the way home. Just like this one. With a recent DNF, we were confident of a find, but I pleasingly put my hand on the sneaky cache, precisely as per the hint when we arrived. Replaced as found. Nice one. Many thanks Aussie Liahona Pete#8,129 @ [13:07] 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count.I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb.Having climbed our last hill nearby up to Bally Mountain Saddle, I was pretty cooked and made Seff promise for park and grabs on the way home. Except maybe just a short walk here to find this unloved multi. No problems collecting the clue and finding GZ. The container took a bit of finding in the obvious spot - it was very well buried tight against the edge of the hollow. Many thanks stevet3auPete#8,128 @ [12:19] 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count.I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb.Having climbed our last hill nearby up to Bally Mountain Saddle, I was pretty cooked and made Seff promise for park and grabs on the way home. Except maybe just a short walk here to find this unloved traditional. A thorough search at the obvious final location did not produce a cache. Many thanks Kronski75Pete[12:53] 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count.I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb.Having climbed our last hill nearby up to Bally Mountain Saddle, I was pretty cooked and made Seff promise for park and grabs on the way home. Like this one. No luck here today.Pete [13:49] 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count.I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb.Having already climbed our first hill at Tomewin, and followed up with a walk up Currumbin Creek past Cougal Cascades to the old sammill, we now stopped here to collect this older multi.We somehow managed to stop just short of the obvious entry point to the bushland and retreated about 100m down the road to another safe parking area. From here, we bush bashed about 160 m down the hill, crossing a small creek before climbing up the other side to the first waypoint and a lovely fire trail! Having collected the clue, we headed down the trail to the final. With the trails here not being on our maps, we were a little uncertain of which path to follow, but with some logic we got there and chose the right trail. It was certainly a hilly trail. Up and down - these hinterland hills are the gift that just keeps giving. Eventually, we arrived at the final and made the quick find. Unfortunately, the container was full to the brim and the logbook saturated and unusable. We were not carrying a spare logbook, so please accept my photo as proof of our visit and find. More hills on the way back. Rather than retrace our bush bashing, we decided to follow the fire trail to the road, where we discovered how close we were to starting at the right spot. Many thanks Gur and Cale-d. Pete#8,126 @ [09:41] 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count.I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb.Having just climbed our first hill nearby at Tomewin, we stopped here to collect these caches on the way past. (It would be rude not to ! ). This is a very picturesque part of the world, and a fitting place for a tribute to our Long Tan veterans.No problems finding the cache here. Thanks Aussie Liahona. Pete#8,123 @ [07:48] 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count.I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb.Having just climbed our first hill nearby at Tomewin, we stopped here to collect these caches on the way past. (It would be rude not to ! ).This is a very picturesque part of the world, and a fitting place for a tribute to our Long Tan veterans.No problems finding the cache here. Thanks Aussie Liahona.Pete#8,124 @ [07:54] 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count.I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb.Seff was keen to collect this older cache, which I had already found back in 2013. I knew it was a very pleasant walk up to the old mill and I have never missed an opportunity to take a look at an old sawmill ! So, I was happy to join him. This is a lovely part of the world. Pete 

It is in the calendar... 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count.I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb.Having already climbed our first hill at Tomewin, following up with a walk up Currumbin Creek past Cougal Cascades to the old sammill, we now stopped here to collect this letterbox on the way past. (It would be rude not to ! ).An interesting old building. Good to see it restored. Many thanks petanPete#8,125 @ [08:58] 

With Christmas approaching, my bathroom scales are quivering in fear at thought of the damage my usual Christmas excesses might bring. I have been attempting a pre-emptive strike on my waistline. So when Seffnjarah suggested we go chasing few lonely hiking type caches, I enthusiastically agreed as it seemed a good way to up the step count.I had a late night last night at a concert, so Seff was left in charge of todays cache target list. He decided that a Hinterland Hilltop tour was in order - and selected a number of the Gold Coast Hinterland's finest hills for us to climb.Having climbed our last hill nearby up to Bally Mountain Saddle, I was pretty cooked and made Seff promise for park and grabs on the way home. Like this one and the nearby banana cache. I have never had much success with bamboo and it was no different today. Not certain whether we ere supposed to clamber in or stay on the path. Did a bit of both. Pete[13:34] 

Reviewing my Challenges in progress and pleased to find that I now qualify for a couple of them. Not certain when I qualified. The logbook here was signed on 31/12/23. Many thanks HatzoffPete#8,119 

Reviewing a few of my Challenges in progress and pleased to find that I now qualify for a couple of them. The logbook here was signed on 22/5/22. [Crookedpete](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=Crookedpete) has used [Project-GC](https://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC9546R/57968 "Project-GC Challenge Checker") to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.Many thanks Orange CrewPete#8,118 

After a busy Friday night, I had a very quiet Saturday, lazing about in the air conditioning preparing a cache to do list for an upcoming Christmas overseas holiday to Japan. By mid afternoon, I was feeling guilty about my laziness and set out to do a long late afternoon run from Newstead Park along the riverfront, all the way to the city. Jogging through Howard Smith wharves, I set my target at 10.0km. Just on dusk, I exited the Botanic Garden and rounded QUT. At the new Queens Wharf waterfront, almost directly under the new Neville Bonner, bridge, I ticked over 10k's and stopped. After catching my breath and enjoying the sunset at the Queens Wharf waterfront, I looked for the path to the floor above. I certainly did not feel like climbing stairs, so thank god for the escalators that took me from the waterfront to Neville Bonner and the end of the new bridge. At 6 pm on a Saturday night, this precinct was very busy, but no one paid attention as I snapped some photos and recorded the clues. From here, I decided to avail myself of some 50 cent train fares to get home. Answers sent. Many thanks grannysmith1947Pete#8,121 

Caught up with the CO at a recent CITO and during a bit of a chat about all things caching, he gave Seff and I permission to log this one as found. TFTC Bug 

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Today I ventured north to CITO up a storm on the northern end of Bribie with Seffnjarah and Deznjez. We left a few hours early with the intention of collecting some interesting caches along the way.After a solid day caching in the heat, we spent the late afternoon cooling off by the sea, whilst cleaning up the northern tip of Bribie. Afterwards, we still had time to collect a few Adlab waypoints around Caloundra. My companions today had both done this cache and humoured me, by stopping briefly here to allowing me to grab this virtual. There are a number of other memorials to the Centaur, including one at Point Lookout on StraddieAnswers sent. Many thanks Wesso FamilyPete#8,120 @ [16:34] 

Today I ventured north to CITO up a storm on the northern end of Bribie with Seffnjarah and Deznjez. We left a few hours early with the intention of collecting some interesting caches along the way.Oooh, a field puzzle. What fun! We had all seen this type of puzzle before, but it apparently does not get any easier with experience. It was a little stiff but we managed ok eventually At this cache or perhaps the last (Hanging around Bellavista) some clear reading glasses dropped from my pocket. Here's hoping the next cacher spots them and makes contact. Time for a swim and to collect some trashThanks Wesso familyPete#8,115 @ [13:57] 

Today I ventured north to CITO up a storm on the northern end of Bribie with Seffnjarah and Deznjez. We left a few hours early with the intention of collecting some interesting caches along the way.With 10 metres of China's cheapest carbon fibre in the tool kit, we planned on grabbing any tree fishing caches along the way, including this one. The approach from our parking spot to the east turned out to be a little easier than i anticipated initially with the concrete spillway. At GZ, there were seemingly lots of options and the phone was bouncing around like a basketball. Eventually, as our necks got sore from staring skyward, we reverted to previous logs. A photo in log helped us to narrow down the search area somewhat, which resulted in the find. At this cache or the next (Brain Box), some clear reading glasses dropped from my pockets. Here's hoping the next cacher spots them and makes contact. Thanks Wesso family Pete#8,114 @ [13:47] 

Today I ventured north to CITO up a storm on the northern end of Bribie with Seffnjarah and Deznjez. We left a few hours early with the intention of collecting some interesting caches along the way. This solved puzzle presented an easy opportunity to leave the highway and make a quick grab and was the first for the morning. TFTC Masterkiss123Pete#8,105 @ [10:19] 

Today I ventured north to CITO up a storm on the northern end of Bribie with Seffnjarah and Deznjez. We left a few hours early with the intention of collecting some interesting caches along the way.It would be a really hot day in hell for Seff to drive past a virtual cache on any Bromance road trip. With the relatively new virtual at Wildhorse mountain a "must do" , we were driving past this one and took the opportunity for a quick park and grab find.Thanks for the cache, Waz and VikPete#8,107 @ [11:21] 

Today I ventured north to CITO up a storm on the northern end of Bribie with Seffnjarah and Deznjez. We left a few hours early with the intention of collecting some interesting caches along the way.With 10 metres of China's cheapest carbon fibre in the tool kit, we planned on grabbing any tree fishing caches along the way, including this one. There were quite a few muggles in the park nearby, but they initially all ignored us and we went about our business. At some point they spotted us and curiouslty got the better of them - all of them. Suddenly, we have a large audience watching DeznJez place the cache back into the tree. After explaining geocaching and having a bit of a chat, we were on a our way. I do think, given the height in the tree, that this one is safe from most muggles. Thanks DickbevPete#8,112 @ [12:55] 

Today I ventured north to CITO up a storm on the northern end of Bribie with Seffnjarah and Deznjez. We left a few hours early with the intention of collecting some interesting caches along the way.With 10 metres of China's cheapest carbon fibre in the tool kit, we planned on grabbing any tree fishing caches along the way. This one was a bit of a stretch, but no problems. Thanks dickbevPete#8,111 @ [12:50] 

Today I ventured north to CITO up a storm on the northern end of Bribie with Seffnjarah and Deznjez. We left a few hours early with the intention of collecting some interesting caches along the way.With 10 metres of China's cheapest carbon fibre in the tool kit, we planned on grabbing any tree fishing caches along the way. It was hot when we arrived here, so I was thankful for the short walk and the shade of the tree. All in good order. Thanks dickbevPete#8,108 @ [11:48]