Needle in a Haystack Seven Mile Beach, Tasmania, Australia
By
gooseandegg on 29-Jul-18. Waypoint GA12582
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S42° 50.416' E147° 32.959' (WGS 84) |
| 55G 544889E 5256776N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 1 m |
| Local Government Area: | Clarence |
/147.549317,-42.840267,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
You are not really looking for a needle although there are plenty of pine needles around!
Adding to the handful of caches around Seven Mile Beach, this one blends in with its surroundings and is camouflaged well.
Seven Mile Beach is hugely popular for swimming in the summer months but on any given day it's a great place for a walk.
Horses and Dogs permitted on Seven Mile Beach all year round except the section between Day Use Area 3 and Day Use Area 4 where dogs are prohibited 1 Dec to 1 Mar 10am to 6pm. At other times dogs must be on lead. Horses prohibited on beach west of Day Use Area 4 at all times.
Hints
Tebhaq yriry, orgjrra fznyy fghzc naq n cvar gerr |
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Decode |
Logs
Great camo, the hint was much appreciated! TFTC!
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan
Caching in the area we found your cache along the way.
Many thanks gooseandegg for placing and maintainimg this cache for our enjoyment.
Many thanks gooseandegg for placing and maintainimg this cache for our enjoyment.
Rated: for Overall Experience
It was a perfect Autumn day to go for a walk along this beach. We decided to grab a few caches along the way.
It took us a while to find the cache because there were lots of small stumps next to pine trees and we checked them all.
We ended up finding the cache in the first place we looked. Great container.
TFTC
It took us a while to find the cache because there were lots of small stumps next to pine trees and we checked them all.
We ended up finding the cache in the first place we looked. Great container.
TFTC
"Hello gooseandegg thank you for the cache.
A nice quick find thanks to the hint, I hadn't seen one of these containers before.
EeePees and I had been planning on finding the cache along 5 Mile Beach and Seven Mile Beach for some time now, today we finally got around to do it.
After an early morning start at the carpark at the end of 5 Mile Beach Road we walked along the beach with junior EP in tow and collected caches as we went.
We then ventured inland and found more caches before coming back out near the end of 5 Mile Beach.
From there it was a up and down walk across the point to Seven Mile Beach working our way back to the car ducking in and out of the bush as needed to find caches.
I must admit I did like the break as we sat on the dunes and had lunch.
After lunch it was mostly a case of trudging our way along the soft sand on the inland track finding more caches.
Thank you EeePees and JEP for the great day and for finding the caches I didn't see, it was a great day.
Found on Saturday 25 May 2019 at 1506
TFTC"
A nice quick find thanks to the hint, I hadn't seen one of these containers before.
EeePees and I had been planning on finding the cache along 5 Mile Beach and Seven Mile Beach for some time now, today we finally got around to do it.
After an early morning start at the carpark at the end of 5 Mile Beach Road we walked along the beach with junior EP in tow and collected caches as we went.
We then ventured inland and found more caches before coming back out near the end of 5 Mile Beach.
From there it was a up and down walk across the point to Seven Mile Beach working our way back to the car ducking in and out of the bush as needed to find caches.
I must admit I did like the break as we sat on the dunes and had lunch.
After lunch it was mostly a case of trudging our way along the soft sand on the inland track finding more caches.
Thank you EeePees and JEP for the great day and for finding the caches I didn't see, it was a great day.
Found on Saturday 25 May 2019 at 1506
TFTC"
Despite lower temperatures today it was a nice warm walk along this beautiful beach. Tougher going in the dunes but got there in the end. Thanks for the cache gooseandegg.
Rated: for Overall Experience
We were a bit worried about the name of this one, but fortunately finding the needle in n the haystack was not as tricky as we had feared. TFTC
again another case of going back I was even here when this was hidden
some fun getting the Cache thanks
some fun getting the Cache thanks
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this cache while out and about today
Journey or Destination
Game Period: 01-Dec-2018 00:00:00 to 31-Jan-2019 23:59:59 AEST
It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.
On your entry to the game you will be asked to create a playing field with a number of ground tiles. Your playing field is a grid 20 x 20 ground tiles making a total number of 400 possible steps you can take on your journey or destination. You choose whether you want to find and follow the path or whether you wanted to meander around. A playing field is unique to each player so there is no benefit in teaming up to beat the system through brute force.
For each qualifying geocache that you hide or find during the game period you will be offered the opportunity to click on a ground tile and reveal what lies beneath. There are a number of different ground tiles that will be revealed when you click on your playing field. It should be noted that there are no punishments for clicking a tile but there will not always be the reward you were hoping for as you reveal each tile.
Dirt. The ground beneath the ground tile is just plain old brown dirt.
Dirt with some points. The ground beneath the tile is brown dirt but it has some points associated with it.
Concrete. The ground beneath is part of the pathway that will lead you on your way to your destination but has no point value.
Start. A concrete ground tile that has a blue map marker.
Destination. A ground tile that has a green map marker.
Meandering around and avoiding the path will accumulate points that will be used to place on you the ladder of wanderers. The more you stay off the path the higher the number of points you will accumulate and it will be your journey that will be the determining factor in whether you place into a prize winning position. You are free to select any ground tile to click on; they do not need to be next to each other.
Trying to find the path may mean you strike out on the dirt until you eventually come across the path and as a geocacher who can't say that this isn't a tried and true method. Once you find the path however will you try and follow the path as it changes direction around your playing field? Do you go North, South, East or West to try and find the next concrete tile along the path? If you head one way are you heading towards the start or towards the destination? When you do happen upon the destination tile then you will automatically be in a winning position.
At any point you are free to change from the journey to the destination and vice versa but you won't be able to regenerate your playing field. You are also free to keep playing as long as you have qualifying geocaches, accumulating more and more dirt tile points and placing you higher and higher on the ladder.
Qualifying geocaches fall into two categories. Finds and Hides.
A qualifying find is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date prior to the game commencing
The geocache was logged by you on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache was physically found by you during the game period
The geocache is not owned by you unless it is a moveable geocache
The geocache has not previously been found by you during the game period
The geocache is one of the following types:
Burke and Wills
Moveable (you will qualify only once for a find on a moveable geocache)
Traditional
TrigPoint
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
A qualifying hide is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date after the game has commenced
The geocache was published on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache has a container size of regular or larger (Note: A regular geocache has a volume of 1 litre or more)
The geocache is one of the following types:
Moveable
Traditional
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
The game tracking mechanism relies upon your honesty when logging geocaches as found or hidden.
The games administrators will undertake verification of a statistically significant number of logs.
Players who continually log inaccurate information will be disqualified from the game. The game administrators decision is final.
The game administrators will subtract qualifying hide or find geocaches from your tally if they are found to be not genuine.
The game administrators reserve the right to provide clarifications to the rules at any point during the game.
Don't forget to claim your limited time game trophies, if your qualify, while the game is in progress. Once the game completes the ability to claim your trophies is lost for ever.
Long Walk to this cache, via a number of other caches, but this time the cache was quickly found. TFTC
Journey or Destination
Game Period: 01-Dec-2018 00:00:00 to 31-Jan-2019 23:59:59 AEST
It is sometimes said [citation needed] that the game of geocaching is not about the destination it is about the journey. This game is about the choices you make in the experience of the journey or the destination.
On your entry to the game you will be asked to create a playing field with a number of ground tiles. Your playing field is a grid 20 x 20 ground tiles making a total number of 400 possible steps you can take on your journey or destination. You choose whether you want to find and follow the path or whether you wanted to meander around. A playing field is unique to each player so there is no benefit in teaming up to beat the system through brute force.
For each qualifying geocache that you hide or find during the game period you will be offered the opportunity to click on a ground tile and reveal what lies beneath. There are a number of different ground tiles that will be revealed when you click on your playing field. It should be noted that there are no punishments for clicking a tile but there will not always be the reward you were hoping for as you reveal each tile.
Dirt. The ground beneath the ground tile is just plain old brown dirt.
Dirt with some points. The ground beneath the tile is brown dirt but it has some points associated with it.
Concrete. The ground beneath is part of the pathway that will lead you on your way to your destination but has no point value.
Start. A concrete ground tile that has a blue map marker.
Destination. A ground tile that has a green map marker.
Meandering around and avoiding the path will accumulate points that will be used to place on you the ladder of wanderers. The more you stay off the path the higher the number of points you will accumulate and it will be your journey that will be the determining factor in whether you place into a prize winning position. You are free to select any ground tile to click on; they do not need to be next to each other.
Trying to find the path may mean you strike out on the dirt until you eventually come across the path and as a geocacher who can't say that this isn't a tried and true method. Once you find the path however will you try and follow the path as it changes direction around your playing field? Do you go North, South, East or West to try and find the next concrete tile along the path? If you head one way are you heading towards the start or towards the destination? When you do happen upon the destination tile then you will automatically be in a winning position.
At any point you are free to change from the journey to the destination and vice versa but you won't be able to regenerate your playing field. You are also free to keep playing as long as you have qualifying geocaches, accumulating more and more dirt tile points and placing you higher and higher on the ladder.
Qualifying geocaches fall into two categories. Finds and Hides.
A qualifying find is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date prior to the game commencing
The geocache was logged by you on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache was physically found by you during the game period
The geocache is not owned by you unless it is a moveable geocache
The geocache has not previously been found by you during the game period
The geocache is one of the following types:
Burke and Wills
Moveable (you will qualify only once for a find on a moveable geocache)
Traditional
TrigPoint
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
A qualifying hide is a geocache that meets the following criteria:
The geocache is listed at Geocaching Australia
The geocache has a hidden date after the game has commenced
The geocache was published on the Geocaching Australia website during the game period
The geocache has a container size of regular or larger (Note: A regular geocache has a volume of 1 litre or more)
The geocache is one of the following types:
Moveable
Traditional
Augmented Reality
Beacon
Gadget
Multi-cache
Night Cache
Podcache
Reverse
Unknown or Mystery
The game tracking mechanism relies upon your honesty when logging geocaches as found or hidden.
The games administrators will undertake verification of a statistically significant number of logs.
Players who continually log inaccurate information will be disqualified from the game. The game administrators decision is final.
The game administrators will subtract qualifying hide or find geocaches from your tally if they are found to be not genuine.
The game administrators reserve the right to provide clarifications to the rules at any point during the game.
Don't forget to claim your limited time game trophies, if your qualify, while the game is in progress. Once the game completes the ability to claim your trophies is lost for ever.
Long Walk to this cache, via a number of other caches, but this time the cache was quickly found. TFTC
Had to make a rushed visit to Hobart and found ourselves with a little spare time so thought we'd hunt down a few caches we had not found. It was a beautiful morning for a walk along the beach. So we ducked into the pines and out again. We were not dressed for tree climbing so those caches will have to wait for another time.
This was the first one we found. Nice container. Cache was in good condition.
Thanks for this cache Gooseandegg. We enjoyed the short time we spent on 7 mile beach today.
This was the first one we found. Nice container. Cache was in good condition.
Thanks for this cache Gooseandegg. We enjoyed the short time we spent on 7 mile beach today.
out and about with the rafas this cache was the 1st for the day for a walk around Seven Mile Beach area, with glorious sun and cool for walking it was ideal weather to get some caches. TFTC TNLN log dry easy find with clues and a GPS to get right the tree. Thanks Tracey for the help.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Hi goose
Started my day driving from Huonville to Seven Mile Beach and going to WP1 for GC7V864, where the pertinent info was gleaned and calculated
Ah! That direction!!
Is one of their next caches in that direction too?
YES! All good
Was surprised at how far into the pines I had to go but not a problem
Look for a HAYSTACK, but none to be seen - where can the NEEDLE be then?
Ah! there's a stack! Got to be that and it was
Sainted this great hide at 1121 hours
"Replaced with a little more decoration"
This cache will get me my Tasmania Blaze in dragon point trophies - A BIG THANK YOU
From here, cut through the forest to the next closest - more fun!
Today, doing the caches down here; I walked a total of 11.10km using 15019 steps and burning 1911 calories
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
My FINDS: GCA 2947 GC3400 Tot 6347
Started my day driving from Huonville to Seven Mile Beach and going to WP1 for GC7V864, where the pertinent info was gleaned and calculated
Ah! That direction!!
Is one of their next caches in that direction too?
YES! All good
Was surprised at how far into the pines I had to go but not a problem
Look for a HAYSTACK, but none to be seen - where can the NEEDLE be then?
Ah! there's a stack! Got to be that and it was
Sainted this great hide at 1121 hours
"Replaced with a little more decoration"
This cache will get me my Tasmania Blaze in dragon point trophies - A BIG THANK YOU
From here, cut through the forest to the next closest - more fun!
Today, doing the caches down here; I walked a total of 11.10km using 15019 steps and burning 1911 calories
TFTC and cheers
OldSaint
My FINDS: GCA 2947 GC3400 Tot 6347
Rated: for Overall Experience
Thanks for another cache in this area GooseandEgg. When I started out with just the GeoGSP a couple of hours earlier, I was by myself and this one wasn't on the map. Not long after I started my geocache adventure for the day, I ran into Whitewebbs, and then we were joined by EeePees so we were able to walk and hunt together. After finding some caches further down the beach, as we headed back it was noted that there was another new cache to be found that we would pass on our return - bonus! A little bit off track and an apt cache container was found - nice one. Another joint FTF with EeePees and Whitewebbs. Cheers.
Rated: for Overall Experience
When we awoke the email was flooded with new cache alerts but the weather was pretty ordinary, cold and raining. We uploaded the caches to the GPSr in case it looked like it was clearing and about mid morning we headed off. When we arrived in the car park we noticed a familiar car so thought the first to finds would be gone. However we caught up with Lil Rafa at one, and by the third cache Lil Rafa was back with EeePees in tow as we had waited for them to catch up so we could enjoy the walk and finds together. A good days caching is when out and about with other like minded souls. This was another triple FTF with Lil Rafa and EeePees @ 1.50 pm. We were just completing the last cache find along Seven Mile Beach when we got notification another cache had been published. Luckily it was back towards the car and not further on. A clever hide, liked it.TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
TFTC - most aptly named. I loved the hide - but not so sure about the bush bash!
Container would earn a fav in GC-land.
Another joint FTF for the day sharing Lil Rafa and whitewebbs.
We'd each made separate starts, there were various meet-ups, a bit of to and fro-ing, and some waiting for me to catch up (thanks guys) so we're now all together enjoying a happy stroll and a great few hours caching along these great beach areas.
We'd walked as far along 7 Mile Beach, when we were alerted to this listing, so off we headed.
Me, I needed to be in the area to fill in time between a pre-noon airport drop-off and a 5pm pickup from Orana, Roches Beach and these new caches, plus some other at 5 mile beach keeped me suitably occupied.
Thanks for the adventure, enjoyed in great company, and entertained by 'Rafa'.
Cheers, EPs
Container would earn a fav in GC-land.
Another joint FTF for the day sharing Lil Rafa and whitewebbs.
We'd each made separate starts, there were various meet-ups, a bit of to and fro-ing, and some waiting for me to catch up (thanks guys) so we're now all together enjoying a happy stroll and a great few hours caching along these great beach areas.
We'd walked as far along 7 Mile Beach, when we were alerted to this listing, so off we headed.
Me, I needed to be in the area to fill in time between a pre-noon airport drop-off and a 5pm pickup from Orana, Roches Beach and these new caches, plus some other at 5 mile beach keeped me suitably occupied.
Thanks for the adventure, enjoyed in great company, and entertained by 'Rafa'.
Cheers, EPs
Rated: for Overall Experience
