Blue Bottle Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia
By
Team Beechmere on 23-Aug-09. Waypoint GA1567
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S34° 1.822' E151° 2.943' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 319885E 6232760N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 97 m |
| Local Government Area: | Sutherland |
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Description
Blue Bottle, Sutherland Shire
After finding our 3rd cache today at Engadine, Team Beechmere decided to hide their 3rd in return. M10 and I went to the local hardware shop and decided that a slim blue thermos bottle (only $13) was perfectly suitable for our new cache. We stuffed it with a small zip-bag, logbook sheets (hastily written), pen, and a couple of very minor swap items (key-ring clip, sealed nailfile).
M10 and I then set off for a local walking track at the back of the Woronora Cemetary. Not finding a suitable hiding place, we were about to give up and go home as it was getting late. We decided to check out a well defined side track and came across some natural features with some potential places to hide a cache of our size. Within a few seconds we had found the perfect spot.
This cache can be enjoyed by geo-kids, but please ensure they stay close by. The bush is thick in places, but the Ground Zero location is close enough to the established path. Use the hint if you have trouble with a GPS signal.
Further down the hill, you'll find another well used walking track. Turn right and it will lead you back up to the playing fields and civilization
Hints
Tebhaq Yriry |
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Decode |
Logs
While out with Team MavEtJu (previous finder) we gave this one a red hot crack, were quite thorough, but still came up empty handed.
Nice bit of bushland. Easy find if you take the tracks that lead you straight to it. No bushbashing required.
Rated: for Overall Experience
found while out in the Sutherland area. Made sure we got this one while here. Took a little while to get to the level required. Thanks for the cache team beechmere
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found with phlphotos...well, phlphpotos worked on this one while I was 10m away extracting a gnome from a rock.
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18:15 I hate spiders! Augh! Aaaaaaugh!
*Later edit*
Like the previous searcher, I, too, followed the road directions (but on foot) and found myself fenced in at the back of the cemetary. Thankfully someone walked by with a dog, and told me about a gate. This led out to the paved pedestrian 'road' that the dog-walker was travelling up, which runs between the cemetary and nearby sporting grounds. The path described in the description about the local walking track behind the cemetary turned out to be one of the tracks from this 'road'.
The GPS was good enough to tell me how far to walk, but as I approached within 20m, with all the trees about, it refused to settle. I ended up making good use of the directions in the description, but had to step much further off the path than expected; my perception of distance may have been affected by how many spider webs I tried to avoid, and how much vegetation was in the way.
*Later edit*
Like the previous searcher, I, too, followed the road directions (but on foot) and found myself fenced in at the back of the cemetary. Thankfully someone walked by with a dog, and told me about a gate. This led out to the paved pedestrian 'road' that the dog-walker was travelling up, which runs between the cemetary and nearby sporting grounds. The path described in the description about the local walking track behind the cemetary turned out to be one of the tracks from this 'road'.
The GPS was good enough to tell me how far to walk, but as I approached within 20m, with all the trees about, it refused to settle. I ended up making good use of the directions in the description, but had to step much further off the path than expected; my perception of distance may have been affected by how many spider webs I tried to avoid, and how much vegetation was in the way.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Well, I may that a lot harder than I needed to. Made the mistake of following the road direction on the GPS and ended up at the back of cemetery. Consider jumping the fence for a minute, but then decided I would be back here one day and there was no need to rush things.
Thanks beechmere........will come back another day.
Thanks beechmere........will come back another day.
GeoDirk and HanorahTLG were fighting over the computer again and that means only one thing: We are going for a walk!
This one was the last one on the list for today, we got the two movables here in the area too. Great container, perfect condition.
This one was the last one on the list for today, we got the two movables here in the area too. Great container, perfect condition.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A nice walk around an easy find. I had a good start to the morning.
TFTC.
TFTC.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Suddenly found twicw within weeks after not being found for almost 2 years! Have been in this aera before without picking up the cache, today I took the effort of actually going to GZ.
TFTC Wilbert67
TFTC Wilbert67
Rated: for Overall Experience
I have had this one on the radar for a long time and today was the day, the weather turned out to be ideal.
Almost 2 years unfound, but the good coords made finding GZ a breeze and the right spot was soon found.
All is well with this neat cache in a great part of the world.
Thanks for the great cache.
Almost 2 years unfound, but the good coords made finding GZ a breeze and the right spot was soon found.
All is well with this neat cache in a great part of the world.
Thanks for the great cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
After finding a GC cache close by, I saw this one was close. Ahhh why not! I walked over and after a little search made the find. Cool cache container, nice bush setting. SL, TNLN and replaced. Thanx 
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Find #16. Found on 9/04/12 10:38 AM
Took a while to locate as Gpsr was all over the place. TNSLLN
Took a while to locate as Gpsr was all over the place. TNSLLN
Always good to see another cache pop up in this pleasant patch of bush. Wandered along the network of paths on this fabulous sunny wintter's day to GZ where we soon located the cache. Good to see such a robust container as GCA caches can go for long periods without a find. Nice spot. Made no swaps.
I'd spent New Years Days sitting around doing nothing, and it was tempting to do again today. However, decided to get out caching instead with Tally the geo-dog. After some stops at Alfords Point and Menai this was the last one for the day. I've often wondered about all the little paths in this area, there must be some history to them.
After getting to GZ, finding the cache took longer than it should have, oh well. Great spot and a nice walk to get in here.
TNLNSL, thanks for the cache Team Beechmere. Nice one!
best wishes,
Wal & Tally
After getting to GZ, finding the cache took longer than it should have, oh well. Great spot and a nice walk to get in here.
TNLNSL, thanks for the cache Team Beechmere. Nice one!
best wishes,
Wal & Tally
Rated: for Overall Experience
Been in this area a few times before caching. It's a great little pocket of bushland & so peaceful this afternoon...Or was that because we'd managed to lose the teenage kids at scout camp this weekend lol?! Anyway, we approached from the lower track and enjoyed the walk. Nice to see a different container too.
Thanks,
The Hancock Clan
Thanks,
The Hancock Clan
This is a great little cache. Nice walk in, top container, good fun hunt in some not-too-dense bushland. Looks like it was placed yesterday (bar the cobwebs 
) Better then the two other regular GC caches I did earlier today 
Nice Work.
) Better then the two other regular GC caches I did earlier today Nice Work.Rated: for Overall Experience
This was my first ever... Excellent. I am learning all the time
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