Now to go Home from the Park Runaway Bay, Queensland, Australia
By phlphotos on 27-Dec-17. Waypoint GA11528

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Type: Unknown or Mystery
Container: Small
Coordinates: S27° 55.447' E153° 23.701' (WGS 84)
  56J 538866E 6911140N (UTM)
Elevation: 2 m
Local Government Area: Gold Coast City

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Description

The cache is found in the Len & Muriel Godlonton Reserve Runaway Bay.

Settlement of the area dates from the 1880s, with land used mainly for farming. Significant development occurred during the late 1960s and 1970s, spurred by land reclamation and canal developments. 

To find the cache

From the listed coordinates you need to go two hundred and forty metres at forty one point one degrees

Hints

Purfg uvtu va n gerr fghzc
ROT 13: ABCDEFGHIJKLM
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Logs

I've been meaning to visit the 3 GCA caches in this area for a while. Today was the day. Sadly though, I only found 1/3.

At first I thought I was out of luck here, but went in for another go and found the cache laying on the ground under vines etc. It's back in the hint location and in good order. Thanks. Smile
 
17-Jan-21
I was visiting Queensland for the weekend and thought I would take the opportunity to go caching in another state. We parked near the Creative Kids Educare Centre close to the starting coordinates. Once there we followed the instructions and walked out of the park around the corner and into the Len & Muriel Godlonton Reserve Runaway Bay. The reserve is a refreshing patch of native bush within suburbia. Luckily we chose the correct path and started looking around for an obvious tree stump. We spotted a place to search. It was well covered by vines but met the hint for looking at chest height. I struggled to find a way through the vines but was rewarded by the sight of a plastic bag peeking out of a hole. We found the cache in good condition.
 
08-Jun-19
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Caching in the area with whitewebbs and this was one of the caches we found.

Many thanks phlphotos for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.

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08-Jun-19
Day 58 Mainland trip
Out and about caching with Tassie Trekkers in Runaway Bay and we managed to solve this puzzle. Arrived at GZ to make a quick find. TFTP
 
30-Dec-18
I did this cache second out of the other GCA caches in this reserve. By the looks of the name, maybe it was designed to be the last one to be retrieved. The projection was done easily, using the toolbox - and the cache located quickly using the GCA App by mtrax. I saw a spot that looks suspicious, and sure enough - it contained the cache. Some good swaps in this one too. Thanks again, phlphotos!
 
14-Dec-18
Looked at the caches here and this was one we solved. We've been cache hunting in here before so we knew where to come. Quickly found the cache due to the good co-ords but it was very well hidden. With luck this will give us points, not dirt, for the Journey or Destination game. Very Happy TFTC phlphotos.
 
23-Jul-18
Last one in the area and the one that took the longest. Took quite a few minutes to get things sorted and even then I couldn't find anything. Played around a little more and ended up in another spot and after searching around the cache was unearthed. Signed the log, replaced the cache and headed back to the car.

Thanks Phlphotos, enjoyed the walk around the area and the chance to get out of the car.
 
28-Jun-18
#GA3001 - 15:00; After breakfast in Kingscliffe and caching the way back to base in Broadbeach, I got the chance for some more caching while the rest of the geotribe hit the beach. After reaching the 3000 GCA finds milestone, I was working on the nearby multi, but saw from the most recent log that it might be AWOL, so headed off to give this one a try before heading for home. Tried something as I made my way along and soon found myself at GZ and with the elusive cache in hand. TFTC phlphotos Very HappyClan Cerberus
 
07-Apr-18
Found today, as I was doing my rounds for Geosportz2018, way out of my caching comfort zone. A 220 km round trip. All good with this cache after the recent rains, although i put in a new pencil and bagged the log book with some silica pouches, just for the longevity of unloved GCA caches. Only a small reserve so it was a quick duck in and out only finding the 1 Mystery and 1 Traditional. I worked the multi out when I got home, D'oh Brick WallBrick WallBrick Wall it finally clicked about which State..hahaha. Sorry I don't get the other Mystery...need a ladder!!!! ThinkThinkThink
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With teamMerlin Signed the log and returned as found. Thanks phlphotos.
 
09-Jan-18
With an unplanned trip north to the Gold Coast for the day, set about solving some nearby mystery caches to maximise the trip and to score some more points for the States of the Nation game. After a quick projection had the needed coordinates and a quick find at GZ. Signed the log and returned as found. Thanks for another mystery phlphotos.
 
09-Jan-18
Found with geodad and brother on the bikes. TFTC
 
09-Jan-18
Found while caching with the geofamily in QLD
 
09-Jan-18
The geokids enjoyed the beautiful surroundings and natural noises of the reserve. Great series!
 
01-Jan-18
Your turn find it before you go home from the park
 
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