Tricks of the Trade Cooroy, Queensland, Australia
By Trade Federation on 17-Mar-07. Waypoint GC11G3N

No response from the owner within the time requested and as per the original note this cache has been archived. If you wish to replace it please submit a new cache via [this link](https://www.geocaching.com/play/hide).

Ministro - Matt

This cache has apparently been muggled and the log book was retrieved by another muggle on the roadside. Disabling it until the owner can do repairs.

Tricks of the Trade
1.0 1.0 Regular Traditional Cache

Thanks for the cache and taking us here Trade Federation. Enjoyed the caching day with Chamad, willis007 and Nayfee. Happy to get another oldie.

Another great day of caching, full of fun, lots of laughs and antics, and another big haul of target caches. At the recent QOGM event, a tentative booking for a paddle up Noosa way was made by Esmiley. Willis007 and myself jumped at the chance to grab a few target caches that we needed for loops and challenge caches. We even got Nayfee out for the long day to join us. Over the last few days, a plan was hatched; we first started on Lake Mcdonald to finish off some paddle caches. From there it was a drive around picking up, well more like cleaning up oldies and trads as we went along. My main target was “Traditional” as I had been here twice before and never succeeded (more to follow on that one). A few more around Noosa way and then down the highway to finish in Peregian Beach area. Truly, a fantastic day and one that goes into the books as a fun adventure day.

We parked right next to the cache and it seems the toes have a good grip on this one. we were very surprised to see this one here and in such an open area. Thank you for the cache and with log signed we were on our way again.

I had the pleasure to join Chamad, Willis007 and E_Smiley for a full days expedition on the stunning Sunny Coast. The morning started off with a quick paddle on Lake MacDonald than slowly but surely we made our way towards Noosa than south down the coast. The goal for the day was to grab any Q1000 caches we could and a bunch of other caches in the region that would go towards several challenges we're working on.

What a fabulous day with great company, I guess you can't complain about the weather either, it was a perfect day to be outdoors. We had a blast!

Thank you for the cache and thank you for giving us a reason to stop by today.

#2419 - TFTC

Cool little amo crate in between the toes

TFTC quick find good hide.

Seeing as i was in the neighbourhood, i thought i'd drop by and check out this old cache.
It's been here so long the trees grown around it, so cool.
Luckily the ammo tin still opens and the log can be reached..... for now.
Left the trackable for the next people.
Thanks trade federation for hiding a cache in what i can only guess is possibly your front yard.. and keeping it alive for us to find!

Dropped a TB

Cleaned and sanitised.
New Notebook and Pen.
Happy Caching!

Found!

tftc

I was surprised this had lasted in such an obvious spot but then I discovered why. Thanks for the cache

DI FIRST OF MANY FINDS. FORCE to open .

First find by Di. Nice and easy find

Found. Nice one.

Found it with TBU1BIKESU. TFTC

Out and about for hiking and caching.

Tftc Trade Federation

Was looking in the wrong place. Felt dumb when I found it

Tftc trade Federation, this one is certainly part of the environment.
Left a path tag in there some where

Found it easily. Been in place for a while and hard to open

Tftc

Tftc!

Nice one.

Log signed and cache replaced as found at 1:03 PM on February 19, 2021. TFTC, Trade Federation

Heading to an event and a couple of nights stay over with geocaching friends RoddyC, Snickersallan, Patrol 14 and TMZ59.

Nice quick find. IPS. Oh how the ants have taken control.

TFTC Trade Federation

Weekend away with RoddyC hatzofff Snickersallan and TMZ59 for the Mary River paddle and caching in the area.

Stopped in Cooroy for a few supplies and to grab some of the caches here. A quick find SL then returned as found.

Found on 19 February 2021. TFTC, Trade Federation.

Heading north for an Event and staying on a beautiful farm with geo friends hatzofff, RoddyC, patrol14 & TMZ59.
Nice quick find by the team, thanks CO.

TFTC Trade Federation
Found 19 February 2021

Out with Snickersalan, Patrol14, RoddyC, Hatzoff. Great day. TFTC

TFTC it’s a metal tin on the ground my friends holding a car toy from it

They do look like toes, easy find

Found it. It’s getting tight to open the lid but you gotta love the old ammo boxes.

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A joy to find one of these in “suburbia”. 14 years old almost, and it feels like the tree is growing around it. Thanks so much!

I lived here for 10 yrs and has never knew it was here

Found with Indica

Easy find

Found! TFTC

Found easy thxxx

Quick and easy find. TNLSSL TFTC!

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While traveling to Gympie with my geodog Scruffy, we just had to stop and find a few caches along the way...

All Good .. TFTC ..

Easy find

TFTC. A nice easy one as the sun went down!

Great hiding spot. Easy for the kids to find.

Thank you

TFTC!

TFTC!

Great one. Thanks

Tftc

Thanks!

What a super cool stash of treasures! My 3 children LOVED this one! Swapped a mermaid with a crystal...

Love it

pretty easy find !!

Brick by brick

22058••Dec 8, 2019••GC11G3N••Traditional
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Well that’s quite the containers just about growing into the tree, but all is good
Thanks for a really nice caches


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All is good at Ground Zero.

Thanks Trade Federation for giving me a good reason to stop to get one more .
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Some say geocaching at night is geocaching done right

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Nice and easy find. Spotted it right away. TFTC

TFTC

Nice easy find. TFTC.

Our first try at geocaching. Easy find. Cool cache container

Really easy to find and filled with lots of great swaps, TFTC

Found, TFTC

Got it. Lid was a bit difficult to open. TFTC

Yay

Tftc

Heading for home after a fun few days at Rainbow Beach. Decided to make a small detour and create another smiley for my map. It was raining slightly so grabbed my umbrella to keep me dry and protect the cache as well.
At GZ I found the beasty without a hassle and then had a bit of fun trying to get it open! The mighty tree has certainly got a good hold of it. Certainly won't be muggled any time soon.
Finally I managed to pop open the lid and access the log. I left some scribble and then replaced everything as it was.

Thanks for the cache Trade Federation

Tftc

TFTC great swaps for the kids!

Thank you
First one found and in our street

Tftc.

Nice hide! Tftc

Nice big one. Can’t take it out though but can still open the top

Great find.

My junior member LOVED this one

Great box! Thankyou we took 2 sml toys & left 2!

Cooool box!!!! The coin is joining me to Brisbane!!!!!!!!! Tftc

Was an awesome find

Yeah buddy

Easy find, lots of swaps

Nice and easy find. Thanks

Tftc

The questions whether the neighbours know about this cache was quickly answered when the home owner came and greeted us while signing the cache. Hard to open....TFTC

Awesome ammo box! Pen doesn’t work and I didn’t have a spare to leave.
Thank you

Found. Awesome container. Thank you

Great find. Thank you

Found it

found on 29/06/18 with a friend. the pen inside doesn’t work lol

An easy cache to find but difficult to open as it is becoming one with the tree. Had to call geohubby to come and help open it for me. TFTC

Nice big, easy cache but beware of jumping ants!

My compass led us a bit astray. Found it wedged in tree roots

On our last visit to Cooroy we turned up just after 1pm on a Saturday looking for a coffee and had to be content with the RSL that day. That has bugged me ever since and so I set myself a goal of visiting while the cafes were still open.

My wife and I decided to head out while all our teenage kids were still in bed and drove up from Redcliffe through the occasional shower but for the most part it was dry. I started to think that a cache or two could be on the cards.

We walked through the shops and finally entered a cafe expecting perfection but basically would have been happy with anything hot. We did get an amazing coffee and my wife ordered a small iced latte which she cuddled with more love than any of her kids. She rates it possibly the best she has ever had but she is quite drunk as I write this and her testimony is questionable.

With the weather starting to look good I tried to squeeze a cache in. 200 metres away from GZ the skies just opened up pouring down harder than a bladder that hasn’t seen porcelain in a month. We sat in the car for five minutes and we couldn’t believe how cruddy our luck was. Finally my courageous wife said she couldn’t wait any longer and ran out to bring the cache into the car.

I laughed my bum off as I watched her getting drenched trying to bring a cache back to the car that isn’t designed to move. Finally we just had to bite the bullet and jumped under the umbrella together while I stamped the log and showed her how to close an ammo box. A 1.0/1.0 cache that took us 15 minutes to complete after we first laid eyes on it. We are hopeless. tftc

Watch out for the Jumping Jack Ants (look them up) under the same tree. DANGER BEWARE - especially children.

Good find cheers

Had to drop the kids back to their mums today. Decided to break up the drive a bit with some caching of course. Cooroy North was the target today and cleaned my map up a little bit more

The GZ was obvious upon arrival. Not a case of if it's there, but where was it specifically. Walking up it was quickly spotted with some not so discrete camo. Bit of trouble opening the cache up because the roots have grown but I got there in the end.

Log signed and replaced, checked thoroughly for the two listed TB's but they're both missing unfortunately

Thanks for the cache Trade Federation, it's in good condition and it makes find #348.

A day on the road with Suzee` and a coffee. I have eyed this one off a few times in recent years, as it is close enough to the freeway as I zoom past constantly - waving at me from the side of my car GPS screen. But I never before stopped. I did today. One of the easier finds I've had in recent years.
Thanks for placing this cache, Trade Federation. Found in good condition.
*{Overall find #5540}*

Found

After a long break we decided to go out for a few caches today. This was the first for the day and a quick find. Thanks.

Sure did pick a hot weekend to hit the Noosa Trails at Kin Kin but had a lovely soak in Lake Carabawhatsit chased by icy cold beer and slept like a princess in my tent at Boreen Point.

Bizarre this cache has lasted so long in this spot

Quick find, TFTC

An easy find on a hot afternoon TFTC

Visiting the Sunshine Coast area for a few days of caching. Visited many interesting places and found a variety of cache containers. Thank to all the COs for the effort of placing and maintaining your caches.