ehcaC esreveR rezenebE Ebenezer, New South Wales, Australia
By
teamMerlin on 05-Jan-17. Waypoint GA9274
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Reverse |
| Container: | Micro |
| Coordinates: | S33° 31.812' E150° 52.691' (WGS 84) |
| 56H 302965E 6287916N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 45 m |
| Local Government Area: | Hawkesbury City |
/150.878183,-33.5302,14/400x200?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY2F1Z2h0YXR3b3JrIiwiYSI6ImNqa2l4ZzNzMDE5bjgzdm1sZGpuODF1Mm0ifQ.q8YMzVyzDJJlJHHV8EMjwQ)
Description
2016/17 Summer Scavenger Series cache
The cache is not at the published coordinates. The posted coordinates will get you to Ebenezer (NSW) only and have no bearing on solving the final location of the cache ...the rest is up to you.
Welcome to the Hawkesbury's first Geocaching Australia Reverse Cache. In order to locate the physical cache, you will need to use our virtual reverse cache box which has been provided to you in a Wherigo cartridge. The reverse cache will provide you with distance to the cache (but no bearing), it is then up to you to find the cache so that you can sign the log and then log your find here. In your online log, please state how many times you used the reverse cache box.
Whereigo Cartridge: ehcaC esreveR rezenebE
To test the cartridge, we used the WhereYouGo app on an Android smartphone.
Hints
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Logs
#GA2317 - 17:55; When the States of the Nation game began, a plan was hatched for a group of ACT cachers to take a trip north to the Hawkesbury on a scavenger raid. As time passed the group's numbers dwindled, but with a bit of work solving puzzles and a few things rescheduled, our merry band comprising andrewbt, Sol de lune and I set off on a damp Canberra morning to try our hand. A recent visit to Canberra by cachers from this area provided an added incentive, so we could repay the karma points we gained from their visit. A successful day it turned out to be with 56 finds and only three DNFs. This was our last find for the day and we were all happy to reach GZ and make a quick find. We loaded the cartridge earlier in the day and checked our progress about 10 times. Twice we needed to back track, but the last three or four were more for reassurance than neccessity. Enjoyed the walk in, but got a surprise when we came across a vehicle in the area near GZ. Clearly local knowledge at work there 
Anyway, enjoyed this cache and another trophy now in the cabinet. TFTC teamMerlin 
Anyway, enjoyed this cache and another trophy now in the cabinet. TFTC teamMerlin Rated: for Overall Experience
Great cache. Very pleased to have the chance to go for it.
We started within the posted co-ords area and set off in one direction, only to find ourselves further away from GZ. So it was off down another road where we found the distance was coming down....but then going up again. Another change of direction saw us heading down towards an area we didn't think we go to. Car was parked and then it another push to see the way and we were off along that route. Once at an area that could have seen us going a couple of ways, it was another push to see where we should head. That took to us towards GZ, which was nicely confirmed and we soon had the cache in hand. Log as signed, cache replaced and there were big smiles on our dials.
All up, it was probably 12 times we used the reverse cache box....but the plan was to get the cache...and that certainly was the only way we do it.
Thanks for the fun TeamMerlin. Great cache and another recommended for it.
We started within the posted co-ords area and set off in one direction, only to find ourselves further away from GZ. So it was off down another road where we found the distance was coming down....but then going up again. Another change of direction saw us heading down towards an area we didn't think we go to. Car was parked and then it another push to see the way and we were off along that route. Once at an area that could have seen us going a couple of ways, it was another push to see where we should head. That took to us towards GZ, which was nicely confirmed and we soon had the cache in hand. Log as signed, cache replaced and there were big smiles on our dials.
All up, it was probably 12 times we used the reverse cache box....but the plan was to get the cache...and that certainly was the only way we do it.
Thanks for the fun TeamMerlin. Great cache and another recommended for it.
Rated: for Overall Experience
55 of 56
Loaded the wherigo on the way up. Made a few wrong turns as we tried to find it, ended up finding it way way way down the path. Nice walk!
TFTC Cache TM!
Loaded the wherigo on the way up. Made a few wrong turns as we tried to find it, ended up finding it way way way down the path. Nice walk!
TFTC Cache TM!
My first reverse cache! I want to steal the cartridge code for myself and set one up near home 
This was one of the main reasons I hit up the area today as they are few and far between... plus the plethora of other caches for the GCA summer series didn't hurt either! I knew the math but used brute force to get close taking a few wrong roads first. The final took quite some hunting as the colour in the hint has somewhat changed and added to the camo. A PAF didnt help much so in the end persistence and not listening to the GPS got me there. A novel caching experience that for for sure! Cheers!
This was one of the main reasons I hit up the area today as they are few and far between... plus the plethora of other caches for the GCA summer series didn't hurt either! I knew the math but used brute force to get close taking a few wrong roads first. The final took quite some hunting as the colour in the hint has somewhat changed and added to the camo. A PAF didnt help much so in the end persistence and not listening to the GPS got me there. A novel caching experience that for for sure! Cheers!Rated: for Overall Experience
#82
A big day around Sackville collecting 6xGC and 18xGCA caches.
I enjoy a good Wherigo and have never encountered any of the issues that other people seem to experience. I picked 2 pretty good spots to use the box resulting in a good idea of where I needed to go. I took a third reading just for the sake of good triangulation. Plenty of viable options but I had absolutely no luck finding anything cache like. The spot where I took my fourth reading suggested I was only 8m away. Previous logs suggested a hint would be forthcoming from the cartridge, but I ended up using the box another 5 or 6 times all with <5m to go. More looking and more rechecking but still nothing. I ended up leaving to get another cache before returning and re-starting the cartridge. It was still leading me to the same spot and I soon racked up another 10 uses of the box. Out of desperation, I contacted the CO for a hint which he was quick to supply. Another 10 min of looking before I gave up and headed back towards the car - but wait - what's that? Finally my name was added to the log. Search time here easily exceeded my time at Seat of Contemplation. I really can't complain because all of the other caches today were found quickly, so just a bad case of cache-blindness here.
TFTC teamMerlin
A big day around Sackville collecting 6xGC and 18xGCA caches.
I enjoy a good Wherigo and have never encountered any of the issues that other people seem to experience. I picked 2 pretty good spots to use the box resulting in a good idea of where I needed to go. I took a third reading just for the sake of good triangulation. Plenty of viable options but I had absolutely no luck finding anything cache like. The spot where I took my fourth reading suggested I was only 8m away. Previous logs suggested a hint would be forthcoming from the cartridge, but I ended up using the box another 5 or 6 times all with <5m to go. More looking and more rechecking but still nothing. I ended up leaving to get another cache before returning and re-starting the cartridge. It was still leading me to the same spot and I soon racked up another 10 uses of the box. Out of desperation, I contacted the CO for a hint which he was quick to supply. Another 10 min of looking before I gave up and headed back towards the car - but wait - what's that? Finally my name was added to the log. Search time here easily exceeded my time at Seat of Contemplation. I really can't complain because all of the other caches today were found quickly, so just a bad case of cache-blindness here.
TFTC teamMerlin
Rated: for Overall Experience
As the only reverse cache we had found was pre dragon zone we needed to find this one to fill in a cache type gap.
As we enjoy wherigo caches we were looking forward to attempting this one. We loaded the cartridge before we left home.
Our first attempt had us over 2km away. The next had us about 1.5km away. A few intersection calculations and we had 2 sets of coordinates. A check of google earth and we felt we had a feasible solution. We decided to take a third reading to confirm our suspicions. Just as well we checked. Our initial hunch was wrong. A little recalculation and a check on google earth and our new solution looked good. Now off to gz.
When we arrived at our selected option we were pleased to get a "you are 134m from the cache". There was only one way to go. We were pleased when we got a "you are very close" followed by a clue. After a short hunt we found the well hidden container. The cache and contents were in excellent condition.
Thanks TeamMerlin for the fun and for a well constructed wherigo that was easy to use and follow. Thanks also for a reverse cache that will fill a gap in our cache types found.
As we enjoy wherigo caches we were looking forward to attempting this one. We loaded the cartridge before we left home.
Our first attempt had us over 2km away. The next had us about 1.5km away. A few intersection calculations and we had 2 sets of coordinates. A check of google earth and we felt we had a feasible solution. We decided to take a third reading to confirm our suspicions. Just as well we checked. Our initial hunch was wrong. A little recalculation and a check on google earth and our new solution looked good. Now off to gz.
When we arrived at our selected option we were pleased to get a "you are 134m from the cache". There was only one way to go. We were pleased when we got a "you are very close" followed by a clue. After a short hunt we found the well hidden container. The cache and contents were in excellent condition.
Thanks TeamMerlin for the fun and for a well constructed wherigo that was easy to use and follow. Thanks also for a reverse cache that will fill a gap in our cache types found.
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Rated: for Overall Experience
this was great! I managed to download the appropriate thing and put it on my gps. Then with a bit of work at home, I guessed a co-ordinate and decided to drive to that spot to start. Somehow I had hit the jackpot as my starting location "in the field" was only 135m from the cache!!!!!!! So I only took 2 readings from the box by very, very lucky chance 
This was so much fun! Nowhere near as hard as a Puzzle cache to solve and very satisfying to find. YEAH!!!!
This was so much fun! Nowhere near as hard as a Puzzle cache to solve and very satisfying to find. YEAH!!!!
Rated: for Overall Experience
I usually have trouble with WIGs on the phone so my confidence in them isn't high and consequently I can count my total successes on 2 fingers, and they were painfully clumsy.
I took a reading at the published coords and got some ridiculous number (sub-picometre resolution with dekametre accuracy?) but rounded it off, plotted a circle and moved to a second spot. That gave me the same ridiculous number which did nothing to improve my confidence. I restarted the app a couple of times and checked that everything necessary was permitted and enabled, then drove down to the end of the street to see if that made a difference. 133m it said! I moved that distance and didn't ask again as the screen volunteered that I'd arrived and delivered a final hint. So despite my clutzy use of the thing and abject skepticism, I'd found the cache in just 3 hops. Beginners luck, I'd have to say. Thanks again teamMerlin.
I took a reading at the published coords and got some ridiculous number (sub-picometre resolution with dekametre accuracy?) but rounded it off, plotted a circle and moved to a second spot. That gave me the same ridiculous number which did nothing to improve my confidence. I restarted the app a couple of times and checked that everything necessary was permitted and enabled, then drove down to the end of the street to see if that made a difference. 133m it said! I moved that distance and didn't ask again as the screen volunteered that I'd arrived and delivered a final hint. So despite my clutzy use of the thing and abject skepticism, I'd found the cache in just 3 hops. Beginners luck, I'd have to say. Thanks again teamMerlin.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this new style of cache looked difficult but with a bit of encouragement and the use of the virtual reverse cache box we were able to get the needed distance to locate the cache container. Took a bit to work out how to use I think about 5 may of been a few more. Finally working it out and signed the log and returned as found.
CTFT NILREM MAET
CTFT NILREM MAET
Rated: for Overall Experience
Well today was a day of firsts;- First reverse geocache, First podcache, FTF on a touchable GA cache!
I was driving out to have a go at this reverse one & gave Lucky1955 a ring to see if he wanted to come too. He did!
So we met up at the first coords, and armed with an old UBD we started to draw rough circles. I think we had 1.7km & 2.6km as our furthest. But we persevered & the circles became ever decreasing. We had 7 goes I think. But we were running out of time & we said just one more - 135m - woohoo!
So we walked in what we hoped was the right direction, got a "you're almost there message" & soon had CIH! Joint *FTF* with Lucky1955.
This was a lot of fun, thanks for setting it up TeamMerlin. I'm sure there are more accurate ways to work it out - but we got there anyway!
I was driving out to have a go at this reverse one & gave Lucky1955 a ring to see if he wanted to come too. He did!
So we met up at the first coords, and armed with an old UBD we started to draw rough circles. I think we had 1.7km & 2.6km as our furthest. But we persevered & the circles became ever decreasing. We had 7 goes I think. But we were running out of time & we said just one more - 135m - woohoo!
So we walked in what we hoped was the right direction, got a "you're almost there message" & soon had CIH! Joint *FTF* with Lucky1955.
This was a lot of fun, thanks for setting it up TeamMerlin. I'm sure there are more accurate ways to work it out - but we got there anyway!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Out with Celtical for an afternoon of caching in Ebenezer, primary reason was the new reverse cache. We parked at the listed coordinates for our first check on how far to GZ. With that in hand we continued to another six locations gathering the distance to GZ whilst caching at the same time collecting a number of podcaches, traditionals and moveables.
Our seventh stop had us close enough for a walk to GZ which happened to be correct. The whereigo app gave us the final clue, and moments later we became joint *FTF* as we signed the log.
That was a fun cache trying to narrow down GZ well worth the effort. Thanks TeamMerlin for setting it up.
Our seventh stop had us close enough for a walk to GZ which happened to be correct. The whereigo app gave us the final clue, and moments later we became joint *FTF* as we signed the log.
That was a fun cache trying to narrow down GZ well worth the effort. Thanks TeamMerlin for setting it up.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Here you go everyone...Hawkesbury's first Reverse Cache centered around the historic Ebenezer community in the Hawkesbury. Any issues please let me know.
