The Fifth Element Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
By
Leek on 01-May-03. Waypoint GA0019
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| Type: | Unknown or Mystery |
| Container: | Regular |
| Coordinates: | S33° 51.234' E151° 14.567' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 337437E 6252654N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 3 m |
/151.242783,-33.8539,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
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| Join Korben Dallas, Leeloo, Father Cornelius and Ruby Rhod in their quest to save the world from evil |
| The Earth is under threat from an evil force. The Mondoshawan have provided the Earth people with a weapon to protect them from this evil force |
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That weapon is the fifth element |
| The fifth element can only be activated by using the four stones representing the four basic elements of life |  |
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The Mondoshawan have entrusted the stones to Geocacher Leek for safe-keeping... He will hide them in geocaches throughout Sydney to keep them safe from Zorg and the Mangalore.
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Cache Information
- The co-ordinates for this cache are bogus, so please don't go swimming in the harbour for it...
- To find the correct co-ordinates for the Fifth Element cache, you must first find all four basic elements of life (Water, Fire, Earth, Air). Attempts to brute force this cache by only collecting 3 bugs are not allowed for environmental reasons.
- Each element will provide you with part of the information you will need to find The Fifth Element
- "Easy" I hear you say... but here's the catch... Each of the four basic elements is attached to a travel bug, and will be moving around Sydney. You can find details of the four travel bugs here:
Water Fire Earth Air - You will need to track down the location of the appropriate travel bug and then visit its host cache. It may be in a new cache, a cache that you've already visited or it may even be in one of your own caches
- There is a worthwhile prize for the first finders - a copy of the Fifth Element DVD. There are also other prizes such as unregistered travel bugs and cool gadgets for other finders...
- You could look at this as a game of tactics... making it as hard as possible for opposing teams by replacing the travel bugs in hard caches, or caches furthest away from your closest opponent. Alternatively, you could just sit back and collect the information from the travel bugs as you come across them in the field. It's up to you... you can make it as competitive as you like... However, make sure that Zorg or the Mangalore (or indeed other determined cachers) don't beat you to it...
- If you are playing for the Fifth Element, you must move any travel bug you find.
- Finders must log their find against the travel bug as soon as possible so that too many other cachers do not search in vain. Also, please log the fact that you have taken the travel bug in the paper log book
- Finders must place the travel bug in a different cache (within 25km of the Sydney CBD) and log it on the system within 48 hours of picking it up. If anyone holds on to one of the travel bugs for too long, or doesn't move it when they should have (without good reason), they will be disqualified from logging a find on the main cache.
- If you find and place the travel bug within one trip, don't forget to take a note of the travel bug number so that you can log it when you get home
- Each team/player may only move each bug once
- Each of the elemental travel bugs must not be placed in the same cache as one of the other elements and obviously must not be placed in the Fifth Element cache
- Leek acknowledges the following people in the creation of this cache:
- Urban Bear for Redundant C and Team Chaos for Breathe and SwampGecko for Parasite to which the Fifth Element bears some resemblance
- SceneryGuy and MattCat&T for the "Scooby's Howl Creek Mystery" Cache which gave me the inspiration for this cache
- Mrs. Leek for coming up with the Fifth Element theme...
Acknowledgements:
Geocaching Australia ForumLogs
Just over 5 years ago, I found a Fifth Element TB and kept a photo of it in case I came across more. Over time, I found just one more, which was enough to get an entire half of the final location, but the rest were looking increasingly improbable. Today I noticed the other half, the lot actually, were here for the taking so an afternoon walk was in order.
The last of the walkers departed in the lengthening shadows and I made my way along the darkening path. Darkening from the increasingly denser canopy.
Although GPS reception can be uncertain in this type of environment, I spotted the sort of place I would have used and getting very close, just made out the silhouette of an old can. I pulled it out but it resisted all normal attempts to open. This is the toughest, most secure ammo can i've ever found. Finally, a three limb approach released it. Some interesting relics here in this time capsule; a Nokia 5110 cover, a compact cassette and all in pristine condition.
A very satisfying find in a most attractive environment. Thanks Leek.
PS. Caught my first leech of the year, I now notice.
The last of the walkers departed in the lengthening shadows and I made my way along the darkening path. Darkening from the increasingly denser canopy.
Although GPS reception can be uncertain in this type of environment, I spotted the sort of place I would have used and getting very close, just made out the silhouette of an old can. I pulled it out but it resisted all normal attempts to open. This is the toughest, most secure ammo can i've ever found. Finally, a three limb approach released it. Some interesting relics here in this time capsule; a Nokia 5110 cover, a compact cassette and all in pristine condition.
A very satisfying find in a most attractive environment. Thanks Leek.
PS. Caught my first leech of the year, I now notice.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Over the years I've chased the elements after finding one accidentally. However only 2 were actually still able to be located with the rest missing do it is big thanks to Canary for sharing the final coords. This cache as a traditional is still one of those classic must do caching experiences and the target of my outing today. Take the time to read the log book of all those that have come before you while you enjoy the peaceful bird filled location. Cheers Leek for a special old school experience.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Despite not having found it, I have the coordinates and print outs of the TBs from Leek. I know Leek is an active geocacher. I'm able to recreate the TBs and set them loose in caches again - unless I hear from Leek to say otherwise.
2400 Combined caches!!!
This has been on my radar as a mystery cache lover. But, despite multiple emails to the owner, I got nowhere. So more emails and still nowhere.
Then blossom* found the cache and friends are wonderful things and she proved the two unavailable pieces and I found the final piece.
Then I needed time and today I had plenty.
I made a nice discovery with the help of a stick and soon had the ammo tin in my hands, finally.
TNLNSL. TFTC.
This has been on my radar as a mystery cache lover. But, despite multiple emails to the owner, I got nowhere. So more emails and still nowhere.
Then blossom* found the cache and friends are wonderful things and she proved the two unavailable pieces and I found the final piece.
Then I needed time and today I had plenty.
I made a nice discovery with the help of a stick and soon had the ammo tin in my hands, finally.
TNLNSL. TFTC.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Ahhh...after over 1 year of finding this listing and trying to grab the TB's I can now safely lay this one to rest.
I watched for any of them and then managed to get AIR. Then with the help of Blossom* I managed to get the other coords, and after a little hiccup, the co ords fell into place.
Today, knowing this area, I drove back and started my walk. I knew when to get off the track and stopped abruptly when I almost walked over a cache gaurdian, A cockatoo! He jumped back and looked to be wounded and unable to fly. I got past him and made my way to GZ. Found the cache pretty quick (Lucky, as this could be hard). SL, TNLN and read the past legendary cachers and their logs.
Replaced again and on the way down, scared Mr Cockatoo into the water, opps. as I went to grab him, he screeched and his mates came in for a look. Oh dear!
I stayed until he at least got on a rock and then walked back to the car, and left them screeching and speaking to each other. Crisis averted...I think! Thanx for the great GCA cache Leek, loved the ending!! TFTC.
I watched for any of them and then managed to get AIR. Then with the help of Blossom* I managed to get the other coords, and after a little hiccup, the co ords fell into place.
Today, knowing this area, I drove back and started my walk. I knew when to get off the track and stopped abruptly when I almost walked over a cache gaurdian, A cockatoo! He jumped back and looked to be wounded and unable to fly. I got past him and made my way to GZ. Found the cache pretty quick (Lucky, as this could be hard). SL, TNLN and read the past legendary cachers and their logs.
Replaced again and on the way down, scared Mr Cockatoo into the water, opps. as I went to grab him, he screeched and his mates came in for a look. Oh dear!
I stayed until he at least got on a rock and then walked back to the car, and left them screeching and speaking to each other. Crisis averted...I think! Thanx for the great GCA cache Leek, loved the ending!! TFTC.Rated: for Overall Experience
Yeah! I had stumbled across the Water TB a few years ago and retrieved it before realising it was part of this game. Once started, I just had to keep going 
I managed to get another TB fairly easily but Air took me another year or so! Finally I had all the numbers and we decided to go on a bushwalk this morning.
What a lovely spot for a walk. We started off on a track and then made a few false starts along various other tracks before doing a bit of straight-lining and coming upon the right track. After following this and getting pretty close co-ords, we headed up the hill and the gps sent us all over the place! Up the hill, no across another 20m, no, no it's down another 20m, no back the other way a bit, no it WAS up but it says 25m now.
Eventually we clambered up high enough that the gps found where we really were a bit more accurately and we made our way back to the right spot (which made a lot more sense) and I quickly found the cache.
Thanks very much to Leek for a lot of fun and a really beautiful and peaceful final GZ. There were so many birds singing all around and it was cool and relaxing sitting there signing the log. I hope the TBs can be revived in some way or another so others can have fun with this too.
I managed to get another TB fairly easily but Air took me another year or so! Finally I had all the numbers and we decided to go on a bushwalk this morning. What a lovely spot for a walk. We started off on a track and then made a few false starts along various other tracks before doing a bit of straight-lining and coming upon the right track. After following this and getting pretty close co-ords, we headed up the hill and the gps sent us all over the place! Up the hill, no across another 20m, no, no it's down another 20m, no back the other way a bit, no it WAS up but it says 25m now.
Eventually we clambered up high enough that the gps found where we really were a bit more accurately and we made our way back to the right spot (which made a lot more sense) and I quickly found the cache.
Thanks very much to Leek for a lot of fun and a really beautiful and peaceful final GZ. There were so many birds singing all around and it was cool and relaxing sitting there signing the log. I hope the TBs can be revived in some way or another so others can have fun with this too.
Rated: for Overall Experience
The TBs are long missing and the owner doesn't respond. This one needs looking at!
I followed sevabo and everlasting and I found it before them. TFTH SL 
Rated: for Overall Experience
Until everlasting is back in sydney and we sorted the papers out which we keep this for few years and finally we worked it out then...
Found it with everlasting and skyejam.. Thanks for leading us here 
Found it with everlasting and skyejam.. Thanks for leading us here Rated: for Overall Experience
Accompanied with Sevabo and Skyejam, Collected the travel bug since 2006. Finally make the day for visit The Fifth Element. Beauty bushland and forest - Need bring your own tool to open the ammo as It is very rusty.. Finally open the ammo and sign the log. Thanks Leek
Rated: for Overall Experience
I can't remember when I first started to retrieve the 4 elements. When ever I found a TB I noted the codes in my diary, confident that one day I'd have them all. I was in no hurry so didn't actively chase them. Not so long ago, I decided I'd had some of the coords for so long it was time to seek the last one. So off I went and retrieved Air. I now had the set. A month later I set off after identifying GZ. Ah I knew where this was. I'd been here before. It was incredibly peaceful and no one was here at all. I soon spied the same track I'd been on before and continued quite some distance further. It has such a fairy glen feel about it, full of moss and dampness and a gurgling brook.
I followed the track all the way to GZ and immediately spied a place that screamed I'm here. Sure enough I found the cache in the first place I looked. This is a fabulous spot and I'm amazed that it is largely hidden from suburbia. You really have to hunt out the access, and a subtle note to any future cachers, the most direct route is not necessarily the easiest or serene.
I dragged out the cache and this has got to be the oldest ammo box I've found. In fact, I couldn't open it, it had rusted shut. Now what. I had to sign that log book. So I took the cache back to the car hoping to find some sort of tool that I'd be able to use to jemmy it open. Luckily I found what I needed, thanks to my car manufacturer for supplying tools with the jack. I wandered back into the lovely park and found myself a wonderful picnic bench and prised it open. The contents were bone dry, so after leisurely reading the log book, I went back along the track and replaced the cache. I had no problems spending a bit of time in this location. Top cache.
I followed the track all the way to GZ and immediately spied a place that screamed I'm here. Sure enough I found the cache in the first place I looked. This is a fabulous spot and I'm amazed that it is largely hidden from suburbia. You really have to hunt out the access, and a subtle note to any future cachers, the most direct route is not necessarily the easiest or serene.
I dragged out the cache and this has got to be the oldest ammo box I've found. In fact, I couldn't open it, it had rusted shut. Now what. I had to sign that log book. So I took the cache back to the car hoping to find some sort of tool that I'd be able to use to jemmy it open. Luckily I found what I needed, thanks to my car manufacturer for supplying tools with the jack. I wandered back into the lovely park and found myself a wonderful picnic bench and prised it open. The contents were bone dry, so after leisurely reading the log book, I went back along the track and replaced the cache. I had no problems spending a bit of time in this location. Top cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
It's hard to remember when we found the first of the requisite TBs for this cache - quite some time ago whenever it was. We've had the final co-ordinates for about a year but the opportunity to finally finish the adventure off had not arisen until this fine day. We strolled along the main track and thence along the side track to the cache locale in it's leafy sun dappled glade. It's always a pleasure to finally locate these sort of caches which require an above average level of effort. The pleasant stroll and the fetching final location provided a good finale. Glad this one is still around.
I've been sitting on the final coords for this one for 18 months now, decided that I may as well finish it off whilst I'm up this way doing two new caches by the Burkey Turkeys. As usual took the hard way to GZ and the not so hard way back to the car at the end of Stanhope.
Nice spot here Leek Thanks for brining me here, there's a fallen giant here that must of made quite a crash when it came down a few weeks back, no swaps or trackables, Great idea for a cache Cheers
Nice spot here Leek Thanks for brining me here, there's a fallen giant here that must of made quite a crash when it came down a few weeks back, no swaps or trackables, Great idea for a cache Cheers
Rated: for Overall Experience
Finally found it on our second attempt, with a little help from the Wandering Wilkos. We had heaps of fun tracking down all the elements. We found our first on the 2nd July so it was great to finally complete this one. We picked up the Intel Guy TB.
Thanks for a fabulous cache.
Thanks for a fabulous cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
It’s finally put to bed. Like others I started this one ages ago when I stumbled across the first TB. Then a few months later came across another, then in January yet another. Only to find I had lost the notes for the first two (stolen by Mangalore I suspect), then I found the forth TB only to find I had lost the notes to the third. A short time later I found the first and second TB’s again and tracked down the third TB (AIR), now located in a tricky to find Cache, which eventually took two trips to uncover. At last I had the co-ordinates of all four.
Yes I thought you're mine now buddy. It was then that Zorg dealt his cruellest blow, and changed the co-ordinates in my notes for one of the 4. This had me stumbling around behind some houses up a very narrow creek, with large dogs barking at my every move. But which one did the fiend change I thought, a quick call to Leek and the error was fixed.
I then approached GZ on a lonely, cold and rainy night, and like others the batteries on the GPS began to fade, then the headlamp flickered, what's going on I thought? A quick backtrack and new batteries installed and I was on the case again. As I approached GZ all became apparent and I had the prize in my hand in no time at all.
Leek this is truly a wonderful Cache and a full-on adventure, thanks for keeping this one alive. As I sat there in the dark reading back through the previous logs I felt privileged to have completed this epic.
Left: Intel TB (I know I should not have left the TB there as its a GA but he's pretty big and has not been able to fit in the last 30 Caches I have done)
Took: Rabbit
TFTCSL
Yes I thought you're mine now buddy. It was then that Zorg dealt his cruellest blow, and changed the co-ordinates in my notes for one of the 4. This had me stumbling around behind some houses up a very narrow creek, with large dogs barking at my every move. But which one did the fiend change I thought, a quick call to Leek and the error was fixed.
I then approached GZ on a lonely, cold and rainy night, and like others the batteries on the GPS began to fade, then the headlamp flickered, what's going on I thought? A quick backtrack and new batteries installed and I was on the case again. As I approached GZ all became apparent and I had the prize in my hand in no time at all.
Leek this is truly a wonderful Cache and a full-on adventure, thanks for keeping this one alive. As I sat there in the dark reading back through the previous logs I felt privileged to have completed this epic.
Left: Intel TB (I know I should not have left the TB there as its a GA but he's pretty big and has not been able to fit in the last 30 Caches I have done)
Took: Rabbit
TFTCSL
OK... Links to travel bugs have been fixed (I think)... Try linking from this page now... It works for me...
I believe they have changed the way the TB URLs are set up.
Here's:
Water - http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?guid=9d86aa22-639d-4aae-a4fe-510e4ab8b971
Air - http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?guid=1c688730-bd31-4f83-8cd6-c1cd5c2e7167
Earth - http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?guid=6f48da6b-512d-41b0-ba38-08aa148145ae
and Fire - http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=25859
Here's:
Water - http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?guid=9d86aa22-639d-4aae-a4fe-510e4ab8b971
Air - http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?guid=1c688730-bd31-4f83-8cd6-c1cd5c2e7167
Earth - http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?guid=6f48da6b-512d-41b0-ba38-08aa148145ae
and Fire - http://www.geocaching.com/track/details.aspx?id=25859
cannot find other trackables. links don't work and copy+paste doesn't work either.
Hi,
I think there is another problem with the gc.com page.
When ever I enter one of the tracking id numbers in the tracking ID field the result is not activated or not existent.
Strange!
Cheers
Alpini
I think there is another problem with the gc.com page.
When ever I enter one of the tracking id numbers in the tracking ID field the result is not activated or not existent.
Strange!
Cheers
Alpini
Very strange... gc.com seem to have disabled hotlinking to their site...
If you cut & paste the link into your browser, you can get to the right page...
If you cut & paste the link into your browser, you can get to the right page...
Hmmm, after finding my first TB for this quest today I thought I would click on the links to see where the others were. Unfortunately the links bring up a 404 error on the other site.
Nice to see that a couple of people have found this cache again after so long... Sorry that it was unreachable for so long, but good to hear that it's still alive and well...
After grabbing the long lost Earth TB this morning, I was off for the final. It wasn't until I arrived at the area that I realised I had been here before, and knew just what path to take to the cache. Had a little accuracy trouble under the wet trees, but soon had the cache in my hot little hands. Great location was a fitting finale to the cache I had waited do long to complete.
After over 18 months of chasing the required elements around town, as well as chasing a ghost for a while, I finally had all that was needed to save the world. So that's what I did.
While enroute I also discovered an alternate world which is one of the lushest and leafiest reteats in all of the surrounding system.
A magnificent spot a nd a great concept/hide.
Thanks for the adventure and for getting this one back on-line.
While enroute I also discovered an alternate world which is one of the lushest and leafiest reteats in all of the surrounding system.
A magnificent spot a nd a great concept/hide.
Thanks for the adventure and for getting this one back on-line.
After first starting this cache as newbies over a year ago, now with over 250 caches under our belt, we were overjoyed to finish this one off. The walk in to this cache is fantastic, and with the heavy rain it was very pretty with lots of waterfalls and running streams. We were a bit concerned we would not find the cache without our multipass, but we swiftly located the spot and as usual Mr Nilbog scrambled the final few metres. Thanks Leek/Spindoc Bob for getting this one back up and running...its been fun. Took the TB, left nothing.
Rated: for Overall Experience
The Earth Travel Bug is back in circulation... Spindoc Bob picked it up from Stringy this afternoon...
I have managed to find the copy tag for the Fire Bug as well and will re-introduce this into the game as soon as I can...
I have managed to find the copy tag for the Fire Bug as well and will re-introduce this into the game as soon as I can...
ah such a shame - it would be easy to resurrect earth and fire Tb's with the copy tags, or hey make some swaggies for free.
The Fifth Element is still operational...
I've already offered by e-mail to ensign99 to meet him/her at Stringy to repair / confirm the cache - same applies to you...
My problem is that my GPS is not working at the moment, so it would be a little difficult for me to fix Stringy up... I just need someone with a working GPS and we'll get the show back on the road...
I can only meet at Stringy at a weekend... Send me an e-mail and give me a couple of days notice...
I've already offered by e-mail to ensign99 to meet him/her at Stringy to repair / confirm the cache - same applies to you...
My problem is that my GPS is not working at the moment, so it would be a little difficult for me to fix Stringy up... I just need someone with a working GPS and we'll get the show back on the road...
I can only meet at Stringy at a weekend... Send me an e-mail and give me a couple of days notice...
Hi leek,
Can you confirm if this cache is still active as well as your Stringy cache which currently hosts one of the essential ELEMENTS to complete.
Thanks in advance for the update.
Can you confirm if this cache is still active as well as your Stringy cache which currently hosts one of the essential ELEMENTS to complete.
Thanks in advance for the update.
Earth TB seems to have gone missing with stringy cache. At least my two hours of searching for WP1 at stringy were unfruitful and as no one has seen it since 2004 I suggest its MIA. Can this be repaired? Can you give final co-ords of stringy?
After sitting on the final co-ords for over 20 months, I thought it was time I got my act together and finish it off.
Anyway this was the last cache of the day for me. I found it at about 4:00pm as the light was fading at the final location. The cache is in good condition, but a bit of effort was required to get it open.
Here is the history of our mission:
- WATER was found in Always Xmas - 21/6/03
- AIR was found in Heigh-ho Heigh-ho - 11/7/03
- FIRE was found in One In A Hundred - 24/8/03
- EARTH was found in Canadian Trailblazer - 13/10/03
Anyway this was the last cache of the day for me. I found it at about 4:00pm as the light was fading at the final location. The cache is in good condition, but a bit of effort was required to get it open.
Leek you have surpassed yourself in the execution of this cache. The gameplay was innovative and challenging and the final location was quite good. Well done.
I dropped off GC Travel Bug "Boomerang Wallaby". Given that this cache is now managed at GCA I'll put a watch on the TB and move it on in a month or so if no-one else grabs it.
Thanks for the hunt from The Ginger Loon.
Found this after baulking at it a month ago in the dark, glad I did though
Good job Leek
Good job Leek
Magic cache Leek, a cache that requires a lot mainenance, keep up the good work, can't wait for the next cache in this series. Took circle of willis C/D left tape and a heap of stuff. Thanks again Leek realy enjoyed this one. Regards Philma.
Earth was my final TB. It was muggled just as I needed it but Leek quickly replaced it, but way on the other side of town. I couldn't believe it when Philma dropped it in my own cache a few minutes away.
From there it was only a matter of finding a suitable occasion to be in this part of the world. I was in the area on biz and found a way in from the top. Only a 100m bash through the bush I thought...! After battling vines, slippery rocks, chest high bracken, losing my sunglasses and GPS lock I arrived at GZ ... without a torch. Various sticks protruding out of orifices (the rocks, not me!) identified this as a caching location. The familiar pile of rocks covering the cache also gave the game away. TNLN because I didn't have swaps with me.
Good work Leek. Can't wait to do the next one.
From there it was only a matter of finding a suitable occasion to be in this part of the world. I was in the area on biz and found a way in from the top. Only a 100m bash through the bush I thought...! After battling vines, slippery rocks, chest high bracken, losing my sunglasses and GPS lock I arrived at GZ ... without a torch. Various sticks protruding out of orifices (the rocks, not me!) identified this as a caching location. The familiar pile of rocks covering the cache also gave the game away. TNLN because I didn't have swaps with me.
Good work Leek. Can't wait to do the next one.
It started off simply enough with the first TB found unexpectedly, then realising what a game was in store. Well done, Leek, for a clever variation on a theme. The last TB (Fire) to find kept on flitting in and out of our sight before finally giving in. Then imagine our suprirse, dear reader, when we found the final co-ordinates were not a stone's throw from Reigate Manor. Read the logs before the final journey up the river to find Kurz and was thus prepared with suitable illumination. As ever, Leek's hiding place was inscrutibly beckoning. Took a fix-it kit; left a mystic mirror; called in air strike. Thanks again, Wiz.
WooHoo!! Finally got it! Had a whole bunch of fun working this one through. Love the cleverness of the overall idea. Many thanks Leek. Appreciate your effort. Took Compass+Whistle and left glow sticks.
I tried so hard to return Travel Bugs within 48 hours of retrieving them.
Earth 23/6 - 24/6
Water 15/7 - 15/7
Air 23/7 - 23/7
Fire 23/7 - 28/7
Alas I fell down with the Fire TB. I was planning to drop it off over the weekend but weather turned yuck. I hope the Ultimate Leefy Vegetable Being can forgive me and accept this find.
I tried so hard to return Travel Bugs within 48 hours of retrieving them.
Earth 23/6 - 24/6
Water 15/7 - 15/7
Air 23/7 - 23/7
Fire 23/7 - 28/7
Alas I fell down with the Fire TB. I was planning to drop it off over the weekend but weather turned yuck. I hope the Ultimate Leefy Vegetable Being can forgive me and accept this find.
Hi All,
Get ready, with Leeks Ok,
STAR WARS is coming, so the race part 2 will be on soon.
not many sleeps to go..
Wookie
Get ready, with Leeks Ok,
STAR WARS is coming, so the race part 2 will be on soon.
not many sleeps to go..
Wookie
Finally got there!!! I've been sitting on the coordinates for a couple months now and just hadn't got a chance to nab the final cache - even though it is only 2.3 km from home!. Just bit the bullet this afternoon after work and headed out. Found GZ quickly enough and after the usual backtracking of about 15-20 m due to Maj overestimating my position. Found a very likely spot to hide a cache. Didn't look too hard at first cause Maj was all over the place. Couldn't make up her mind whether it was 10m over there, or 15m over there. Ended up looking in every place other than my first thought. Of course, when I eventually found a spot to get a good satellite lock, I discovered I was practically on top of the cache which was my first instinct anyway. Doh! Got the torch out and did the cacher crawl and had the Fifth Element in my hands.
It was then that the battle started. A fierce war was waged between myself and the Mangalore battle cruisers that tracked my down (they were a lot smaller than I expected, and made a rather annoying buzzing sound....). They were no match for the power contained within the element and victory was claimed. The world is safe again.
Took the stamp and left a compass
Zijerfex
It was then that the battle started. A fierce war was waged between myself and the Mangalore battle cruisers that tracked my down (they were a lot smaller than I expected, and made a rather annoying buzzing sound....). They were no match for the power contained within the element and victory was claimed. The world is safe again.
Took the stamp and left a compass
Zijerfex
Took me several months of stumbling over these TB's here and there and at least two assaults on the final cache before I was able to save the world. (the first attempt was foiled by flat batteries - Zorg must've had something to do with that) Took a good bit of searching and sleuthing before the stash revealed it's secrets and the world was safe once again. Korben Dallas would have been proud of me, I reckon!
Swapped some glow in the dark maggots for a Circle of Willis CD. Well, now I'm heading back home for a couple of hours in a recovery chamber with an orange haired, scantily clad heroine. If the President calls, someone take a message for me. (Thanks Leek! Top work)
BTW, also took Cappy the TB.
Swapped some glow in the dark maggots for a Circle of Willis CD. Well, now I'm heading back home for a couple of hours in a recovery chamber with an orange haired, scantily clad heroine. If the President calls, someone take a message for me. (Thanks Leek! Top work)
BTW, also took Cappy the TB.
Found all of the travel bugs & found cache.
Was there for about 40mins looking up and around A bit of help from Alternate Route and Leek led us to the cache. We must have been the main course on the menu for the mozzies!
Left Cappy TB. Thanks Leek, What a Joy ride!!
Charlie Brown & Crew
Was there for about 40mins looking up and around A bit of help from Alternate Route and Leek led us to the cache. We must have been the main course on the menu for the mozzies!
Left Cappy TB. Thanks Leek, What a Joy ride!!
Charlie Brown & Crew
Returned with a torch and a hint and managed to track it down.
What a fun cache the whole experience has been. Especially fun has been placing three of the elements in the three Hunt for Pilatus caches.
Left a Circle of Willis CD and took a water proof pouch.
What a fun cache the whole experience has been. Especially fun has been placing three of the elements in the three Hunt for Pilatus caches.
Left a Circle of Willis CD and took a water proof pouch.
We have been down this track a couple of times now and with no luck. We will attempt this one again in the new year.
[This entry was edited by Charlie Brown on Friday, January 02, 2004 at 7:02:09 PM.]
[This entry was edited by Charlie Brown on Friday, January 02, 2004 at 7:02:09 PM.]
Had heaps of trouble with satellites pointing me all over the place.
I will return soon to find it for sure.
[This entry was edited by AlternateRoute on Thursday, January 01, 2004 at 9:33:28 PM.]
I will return soon to find it for sure.
[This entry was edited by AlternateRoute on Thursday, January 01, 2004 at 9:33:28 PM.]
Found it! I got within 200m at 1am a few days ago but didn't feel like bush-bashing alone in the dark. Daylight was much more welcoming! Wasn't there another cache around here somewhere...
Thanks for the fun Leek!
Thanks for the fun Leek!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Been slowly tracking the elements since August and finally polished this off today. Great location, and it only took me a few minutes to re-acquire the satellites and get a good fix. However once I found the likely spot I was confronted by a wandering snake. I therefore decided that the fix was erroneous and subsequently searched in every other possible place.
Eventually I had no choice but to return and found that the snake had moved to a nearby location well clear of the search area. Looking where I had thought the cache was in the first place I found it straight away.
Now I just have to finish of those pesky dwarfs.
GEK
Eventually I had no choice but to return and found that the snake had moved to a nearby location well clear of the search area. Looking where I had thought the cache was in the first place I found it straight away.
Now I just have to finish of those pesky dwarfs.
GEK
Well another Midnight find.. This was a fun few days, especially having the 4 other elements together at one time. I will post a photo soon. After finding the One at Fractal Parsecs, it was just a quick 4am drive to snatch the final piece to the puzzle.
Was getting a little worried, under that canopy, and my torch began to die...
I was begining to think this may have been the SEVENTH element when I wandered in.
Took a glow light bulb, and left a Mobile Phone cover, and a Travel Bug.
Was getting a little worried, under that canopy, and my torch began to die...
I was begining to think this may have been the SEVENTH element when I wandered in.
Took a glow light bulb, and left a Mobile Phone cover, and a Travel Bug.
We had our elements so off BJF and I went to find the final cache and save the world! After looking high and low we found it safe and sound! Interesting to find 'A Few Good Men' video in this cache.....hate to see what the late fee on it unless if was purchased as an ex-rental! We left it there along with a waterproof pouch and signed the log. We took nothing! Well done Leek and co-ords are spot on as usual! MRG
Epic cache Leek. We really enjoyed putting all the elements together to finish Fifth Element over the last few weeks. As usual your co-ordinates are spot on even with variable GPS signals in the area. Was kind of hoping Milla was going to jump out of the cache.... Thanks to MRG for the help.
Thank you.
BJF
Thank you.
BJF
Well that was a long hard slog for the 2 Dogs. We watched Earth travel around Sydney for so long and everytime we were about to jump on it it was grabbed from under our wet noses. This time we were in luck and off to find the last element. Up and down and across and back but soon this was in our grasp. Hounddog is extremely pleased that we can take this one off our 'to do' list.
Finally! Full details, in a rather scattered form, here:
http://roger.mindsocket.com.au/pages/geocaching/35143/
Thanks Leek and everyone else!
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http://roger.mindsocket.com.au/pages/geocaching/35143/
Thanks Leek and everyone else!
[last edit: 9/13/2003 2:12:08 AM PST]
We were off to a pretty good start last week with this one and at one stage even looked in the running for first place but then MacGyver put a stop to that, after finishing Mac today we headed for the fifth element for a lovely stroll and an enjoyable find.
Swapped a video for a snazzy tool.
Thanks Leek for a very innovative cache.
Swapped a video for a snazzy tool.
Thanks Leek for a very innovative cache.
As BearLeft said, a very intense experience indeed.
We didn't think we had any chance of he first finders trophy knowing that BearLeft, Mindsocket and SandyFeet were all going balistic hunting down the elements.
We started our non-urgent jouney already 2 elements behind, but we got a break at Warlock Reanimated which its pretty close to us. Alas we had to share our first element EARTH with MindSocket. We hastily finished Macgyver and planted the element in there, knowing it would put SandyFeet out of the running as it was the only element he needed.
We were narrowly beaten to our second element by Sandyfeet, in our own cache 1 in 100 to boot. We had questionable evidence that the element was in our cache but failed to act quickly enough. We were still two elements behind but had learned the valuable lesson that one must not hesitate.
We still didn't think we were in the running for even third place, but when we sniffed a chance that an element may still be in Fast Food Fiasco we went to check it out. Sure enough BearLeft had stumbled and we nabbed FIRE.
With the other elements we needed now in very distant caches we had to conceed defeat and as time ran out to place FIRE we were forced to hand BearLeft the willing element. Had we managed to foil BearLeft we could possibly have nabbed first place.
It still looked like we would take fourth place but then Odlid Dave entered the equation and placed AIR in Grounds For Pleasure which was the beginning of the end for MindSocket.
At the same time BearLeft placed WATER in Swayin, a cache we hadn't done and a fair distance away but do-able. I raced off to Swayin after work and nabbed WATER. Then I raced off early before work the next day to nab our last element AIR. We had instantly shot from forth to second place in about 12 hours!
We knew SandyFeet would be foiled by MacGyver, so all we had to do was stop MindSocket from getting AIR. So we set a special cache for him - Breathless, he would have to do MacGyver AND 1 in 100! That pushed MindSocket (once the front runner) back to fourth place, and gave us the luxury of waiting until the weekend to go hunt for the 5th Element.
With hindsight we could have come from nowhere and nabbed the first finders trophy, but that's the way the game unfolded.
Thanks go to Leek for creating a new style of cache that required a lot of strategy and quick response.
Thanks to the other players for making is so challenging and so much fun!
Certainly one cache we won't forget in a hurry.
We took the second prize travel bug and carabiners and left an EcoTeam Bag and a new limited edition EcoTeam keyring.
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We didn't think we had any chance of he first finders trophy knowing that BearLeft, Mindsocket and SandyFeet were all going balistic hunting down the elements.
We started our non-urgent jouney already 2 elements behind, but we got a break at Warlock Reanimated which its pretty close to us. Alas we had to share our first element EARTH with MindSocket. We hastily finished Macgyver and planted the element in there, knowing it would put SandyFeet out of the running as it was the only element he needed.
We were narrowly beaten to our second element by Sandyfeet, in our own cache 1 in 100 to boot. We had questionable evidence that the element was in our cache but failed to act quickly enough. We were still two elements behind but had learned the valuable lesson that one must not hesitate.
We still didn't think we were in the running for even third place, but when we sniffed a chance that an element may still be in Fast Food Fiasco we went to check it out. Sure enough BearLeft had stumbled and we nabbed FIRE.
With the other elements we needed now in very distant caches we had to conceed defeat and as time ran out to place FIRE we were forced to hand BearLeft the willing element. Had we managed to foil BearLeft we could possibly have nabbed first place.
It still looked like we would take fourth place but then Odlid Dave entered the equation and placed AIR in Grounds For Pleasure which was the beginning of the end for MindSocket.
At the same time BearLeft placed WATER in Swayin, a cache we hadn't done and a fair distance away but do-able. I raced off to Swayin after work and nabbed WATER. Then I raced off early before work the next day to nab our last element AIR. We had instantly shot from forth to second place in about 12 hours!
We knew SandyFeet would be foiled by MacGyver, so all we had to do was stop MindSocket from getting AIR. So we set a special cache for him - Breathless, he would have to do MacGyver AND 1 in 100! That pushed MindSocket (once the front runner) back to fourth place, and gave us the luxury of waiting until the weekend to go hunt for the 5th Element.
With hindsight we could have come from nowhere and nabbed the first finders trophy, but that's the way the game unfolded.
Thanks go to Leek for creating a new style of cache that required a lot of strategy and quick response.
Thanks to the other players for making is so challenging and so much fun!
Certainly one cache we won't forget in a hurry.
We took the second prize travel bug and carabiners and left an EcoTeam Bag and a new limited edition EcoTeam keyring.
[last edit: 5/10/2003 1:53:09 AM PST]
[last edit: 5/10/2003 1:55:52 AM PST]
This was such an intense caching experience that it's hard to believe that it was really all over in just under a week!
Earth
Thursday night, about 2030: Papa Bear wandered in to glance at his computer and noticed that there was an email telling us that Leek had placed one of the much-awaited Elements in 'One in a Hundred' It was still on our watch list and fresh in our memories from the weekend before. Mama Bear was out and unavailable for sanity checks, so it was off in the dark to scramble around for the cache (thank goodness there's a relatively easy way to it!) The little 9V torch, ideal for quick peeks into dark crevices, chose to die quickly and completely just after the log book had been filled in, leaving Papa Bear to stumble out through rock-filled bush in the dark. No problem!
Air
Friday morning, about 0900: 'Frog Hollow' still had an Element in it, even though MindSocket had picked up two of the others overnight. Papa Bear made an excuse to be in the area and went for a stroll down the fire trail that so many cachers have been down before. After almost standing on the cache before finding it, the score became 2 all.
Air & Earth
Friday evening, 1830-1930: Papa Bear took an even smaller torch into 'One in a Hundred' again, via a scarier but easier in the dark route, and placed Air there, knowing that Mindsocket hadn't done it.
Placed Earth in our new 'Warlock Reanimated' cache, just approved that day.
Decided to log Air in the morning, after Ecoteam would've headed off to Warlock, but had an evil
thought in the night and worked feverishly Sat
morning to bring it to fruition. Details on the
winners' page!
Spent Sunday driving all over the southwest chasing 'Fast Food Fiasco' to find Fire, but one waypoint was broken, so Ecoteam strolled in after their day at the races and got it instead.
Water
Sunday night, about 2200: An email telling us that Sandyfeet had placed Water in 'Go Jump' had us scrambling into the car and heading off into the rainy night, 40 minutes away. Shortly after, we had our third Element (and were officially no longer newbies, with 31 caches!)
Fire
Tuesday, about 0900: We knew that Ecoteam were going to have trouble hiding Fire, as they're both 9-5 workers, the weather was unpleasant, the evenings come early, and we've done most of the caches that are local to both of us. Sure enough, the time limit caught up with them and EcoDave was forced to drop it somewhere easy to reach in business clothes on the way to work. Our own 'Jumpin Jack Flash'... Mama Bear jumped on it like a flash, and we were off for a lunchtime trip to the fabled locale of the Fifth Element, ready to save the Universe.
At last! After a fair bit of great circle navigation, following an eTrex with a yen to travel, we rescued the Fifth Element (cunningly disguised as a DVD) and a travel bug (we want to send it to NZ ahead of us, via Alaska!) We left a good waterproof torch and a neat whistle/compass/mirror/matchbox thingy to aid those Elementals who come after us.
This was great fun, and took over our lives for a few days. Our thanks and admiration to the Leek!
Earth
Thursday night, about 2030: Papa Bear wandered in to glance at his computer and noticed that there was an email telling us that Leek had placed one of the much-awaited Elements in 'One in a Hundred' It was still on our watch list and fresh in our memories from the weekend before. Mama Bear was out and unavailable for sanity checks, so it was off in the dark to scramble around for the cache (thank goodness there's a relatively easy way to it!) The little 9V torch, ideal for quick peeks into dark crevices, chose to die quickly and completely just after the log book had been filled in, leaving Papa Bear to stumble out through rock-filled bush in the dark. No problem!
Air
Friday morning, about 0900: 'Frog Hollow' still had an Element in it, even though MindSocket had picked up two of the others overnight. Papa Bear made an excuse to be in the area and went for a stroll down the fire trail that so many cachers have been down before. After almost standing on the cache before finding it, the score became 2 all.
Air & Earth
Friday evening, 1830-1930: Papa Bear took an even smaller torch into 'One in a Hundred' again, via a scarier but easier in the dark route, and placed Air there, knowing that Mindsocket hadn't done it.
Placed Earth in our new 'Warlock Reanimated' cache, just approved that day.
Decided to log Air in the morning, after Ecoteam would've headed off to Warlock, but had an evil
thought in the night and worked feverishly Sat
morning to bring it to fruition. Details on the
winners' page!
Spent Sunday driving all over the southwest chasing 'Fast Food Fiasco' to find Fire, but one waypoint was broken, so Ecoteam strolled in after their day at the races and got it instead.
Water
Sunday night, about 2200: An email telling us that Sandyfeet had placed Water in 'Go Jump' had us scrambling into the car and heading off into the rainy night, 40 minutes away. Shortly after, we had our third Element (and were officially no longer newbies, with 31 caches!)
Fire
Tuesday, about 0900: We knew that Ecoteam were going to have trouble hiding Fire, as they're both 9-5 workers, the weather was unpleasant, the evenings come early, and we've done most of the caches that are local to both of us. Sure enough, the time limit caught up with them and EcoDave was forced to drop it somewhere easy to reach in business clothes on the way to work. Our own 'Jumpin Jack Flash'... Mama Bear jumped on it like a flash, and we were off for a lunchtime trip to the fabled locale of the Fifth Element, ready to save the Universe.
At last! After a fair bit of great circle navigation, following an eTrex with a yen to travel, we rescued the Fifth Element (cunningly disguised as a DVD) and a travel bug (we want to send it to NZ ahead of us, via Alaska!) We left a good waterproof torch and a neat whistle/compass/mirror/matchbox thingy to aid those Elementals who come after us.
This was great fun, and took over our lives for a few days. Our thanks and admiration to the Leek!
By the way... When planning the original placements for the TBs, I used Don't Wake the Neighbours as my epicentre for the Fifth Element Cache... This should be used as the centre of the +- 25km radius circle...
