Retreat of Mick Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia
By CJ Rocks on 21-Apr-07. Waypoint GC12BPC

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Found Location....

Same as last person.. No Cache..

I did find a black Plastic container but when I opened it it was filled with old used syringes

Looked all around for quite a while. GPS was very undecided and there were so many locations. However, I do think I looked in all the likely ones. I did find a hole that was about the right shape for a rectangular container in a likely spot but nothing remains of the container if that is where it was. Perhaps the owner could check that it is still in situ??
I did take some lovely photos though and it is a great little spot.
Thanks for bringing me here.

It took us a bit of searching. No TB in cache SL. TNLN. TFTC.

Reperio at 1610. Visiting friends in Sawtell today, and with a couple of hours to spare, headed out to grab this one. Arrived to this nice little spot to find the cache fairly well exposed, so covered it up a bit.

Gratias.

Lovely place. Easy drive by with the hint, even after dark. TFTC.

Easy find in a magic spot

Cold and wet, came to 'sunny sawtell' for a break - went gc'ing instead!

Easy find but, for the second time today, got attacked by killer leeches!
Took out business card, left old Greek ferry ticket.
Just a reminder log book is full. TFTC in a beautiful spot.

Easy find. Log is full.
TFTC and greetings from Holland.

Found early this morning, popular early morning walking spot, hard to dodge muggles, lovely spot, will revisit. Log full!. Thanks for the cache! Earthly65

Found this morning during a break in the weather. We found it right out in the open, just sitting on the grass. It contained nothing else but the log (which is completely full btw) so no travel bug as shown in inventory. We put it back where we thought it should be and covered it up a bit.

Yeah was pretty easy find....took nothink there is a bug in there.....i am new at this game can i take the bug and move it to the next location????feel free to e-mail me and let me no as i am unsure [email protected]

Found easily during heavy rain.

TFTC,
Micha & Gecko

easy drive to park and short walk to gz as easy found it very well hide, thanks Drop TB

Nice area, after locating and SL was tempted to wet a line but with all the rain decided to give it a miss.
TNLN TFTC C J Rocks.

There were about 5 or 6 ppl in the area when we turned up, but after a few mins we were alone and the search could begin. Nice area.

Found while on holidays with Team Stoff.

When we arrived a council truck was cutting down trees and we thought we may have lost the chance to get this one. They told us to come back in 30 minutes and they would be finished.

True to their word they were finished and gone. So we headed down hoping our site hadn't been touched.

Many places to choose from, finally honed in on GZ. There was an old man cleaning up around the place, we retrieved the cache and signed the log. We replaced it carefully so it could not be seen easily.

It would be best to check he has not found it and tossed it. He was a bit cranky.

TNLN Thanks CJ

Easy find once I worked out how to get into the park. TNLN. Thanks.

The Geoboy went bush with the GPS, but when caught up with him, the multi branch tree was right there. TNLN. TFTC

Gave the Geohubbies the GPS to have a go, caught up with them standing next to a muti-trunk tree. Retrieved, signed and replaced. TNLN. TFTC

Found after a quick look around multiple multi trees.
TNLN SL TFTC
Steveishere

A good easy find with a new geocacher in coffs. Im hoping to show him a few more of the local caches and get him set up before i leave.

replaced the camo a bit better so that it wasn't as seeable from a distance. The coloured lid sorta sticks out like a sore thumb.

Left a GC.

TFTC

first cache i have ever found with the help of farmer brown. Nice and and easy first cache found within 2 minutes of pulling up TFTC

Found at 0945 just a short drive from the caravan park where we are staying. Thanks CJ Rocks.

Nice little spot for a cache. ThAnks for bringing us here. My car gps directed me ahead of my car, however I realized that wasn't right when it decided to send me behind. Once in centre of roundabout it was a quick find. Thanks for bringing us to a nice spot and for the cache.
Took: bangle
Left: bouncy ball

Sorry, it's taken me a reaallyy long time to log this. Great spot, just popping up to Coffs for a visit to the old folks.

TFTC!

yah 300th find. Dont know that co-ordinates are very accurate kept pointing up the hill, got muggle brother to look but no luck, he thought it was a stupid game but didn't give up looking when he came down, found in the middle.
TFTC

Just visiting Sunny Sawtell for a couple of days.

This one was a quick walk from our cabin and near where my wife learned to swim many many many years ago.

TFTC Took nothing, left a bracelet that I picked up earlier in the day.

been walking around this one for years and never seen it

Lovely spot - hubby and I will be definitely back

Cheers and thanks for the cache

Went to location as indicated by co-ordinates and started searching around several trees fitting the description. Found nothing. Finally went to other side of road and success at last. Left name tag. Cache and contents in good order. No sign of TB as listed.

Found by Mary & David at 1340. Another great place. A few people were fishing at the ex-boat ramp, and there were several kayaks in the water. Great to hear the surf. Our thanks to CJ Rocks.

Nice spot! Great place for launching a kayak, too!

Found it while riding bikes around town. Heard an animal in the bushes, but never got close enough to see what it was. TFTF

Lovely spot watch out for the friendly bush turkies. Found tnln

Found it (15:43) today...

Nice easy find..

TNLNSL

Thanks to CJ Rocks for the cache

Was nice easy find. A few muggles around. Nice morning views. Replaced plastic bag. Thanks for the cache.
TNLN. Signed log.


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Great little meandering saltwater creek that looks to be ideal flathead territory. Wish I had taken a rod and reel with me. Caught a cache instead. TFTC.

Having spent the night in Sawtell, we stopped for this cache on our way back to Pacific Highway.
Took a crab, left a lighting necklace.

Found the cache without any difficulty. Took Track-abear.

Valentine's Day. Beaut spot. Bring a picnic... Placed a piece of broken brick on top of the cache. The book was a little wet. Dropped off Track-a-Bear, aplogies to the little bear, he has been travelling in the car for quite some time. Hopefully he will move on again soon.

A nice easy & quick find by TechnoRascl. Very peaceful spot. Bit disappointed that TB Buggerang had buggeranged off without being logged (wanted to take him to Sydney as per his wish). LNTN. TFTC.

this one was a nice easy find for the geokids. Didnt take long to find it.

This one was an easy find and very easy to get to. Great to be out and about looking at all the scenery

gps on phone lead us in the wrong direction up the beach
but eventually it pointed us the right way.
took water pistol
left spirit level

Great placement - magic spot.

Easy find, thanks for the cache, couple of noisy but friendly (?)(not camera shy) cicadas on a nearby tree.
Took the orange guy, left water pistol.
TFTC

Found afetr Saw-Sea Wade with my mate who is local. We didn't have aGPS so made use of his knowledge of the area, actually my mate found it for his 1st find. Took Travelbug RW4M63 and added a Motive wax comb/bottle opener. Great spot for a picnic, just watch the mozzies. TFTC.

Found: Lovely spot but the beach was closed due to nesting birds. No trackables in the cache so we left HH das Tor zur Welt TB

Happy Halloween, take my friends around and found it. Drop TB and take other TB TFTC

Found this one just before a huge storm hit and had to make a dash for the car. Nice place shame it wasn't a better day. Took nothing and dropped off 'lets go skiing' TB after taking it water skiing at Coffs.

FlyingPigSquadron has landed! TNLNTFC&H

A few trees around, but we found the right one. No swaps TFTH.

found with bb7282 TFTC.

After parking about as far away as possible & taking a trek thru the bush, we finally had this one in hand!
Nice spot.
Took: Rescue truck. Left: SES wristband & marble.
TFTC!

Nice quick easy find
Very kid friendly cache
Took plastic octopus
Left scout patch
thanks for a family friendly cache

Nice spot. Took ice cream scoop magnet, left animal stickers.

A coulple of Muggles in a campervan near GZ when we arrived. Once they cleared off, the cache was easily at hand. TFTC CJ Rocks. A beautiful spot for a look around.
Assisted by Mum.
Picked up Koala (KC's) TB for a trip down to Sydney.
Took: Car Left: Rescue truck.
RinRis.

Nice spot. Had to wait for muggles to leave the spot before i could retrieve the cache. Enjoyed the viws while we waited.
Took army guy
left sea animals.
TFTC

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Easy find. Nice day and no one around. TNLN.

Had to wait for muggles to leave and then found quickly. took purple dragon. left Star Wars figure

Found with Smallgoods and mum. Lots of muggels around but was good fun sneaking around.

We did this cache on our way to dinner, so it was dark and we probably not the best for viewing. So it was a quick find and then on our way.
Thanks

Easy find. Had to wait for a few muggles to depart before grabbing the cache.

TN/Left dragon & party popper.

TFTC!

-Team-Riot!

great spot. it was even better since it stopped raining.

wow, what a great spot. even better since it stopped raining. This is a hidden gem.

Found on a very wet morning. Nice spot but our mobile home needed a few more feet head clearance, the walk was pleasent in the rain.

TFTC SL Took Truck TB left Shooter TB.

Greynomads

Dropped Off TB : Grace's GeoTruck

Found it No. 1550 ... lovely spot ... TNLN

15:55 A relatively quick find, even though I think the co-ordinates may have been out by a few metres, hints made it fairly straightforward. TNLNSL. Thanks for the detour and the cache. Watch for mozzies

Rated: for Overall Experience

An easy find at a nice spot. Everything was very muddy after all the recent rain. TNLN
TFTC

Had a bit of trouble parking the search vehicle- campervans are a bit long and high, but a short walk to the GZ had us searching a few likely spots. Once the GPS settled, we went for the spot with no real problem. A nice beach too.

After the success at GCW2FW it seemed only right to press on and have a go at Retreat of Mick. (Where did that name come from?)
A very easy find based on the clue of the multi trunk tree. Very quiet in the area today so risk of Mugglers.
TNLN, but observed a page of stickers left by my son last October, whilst on holiday (as we are) at Boambee Bay Resort. TFTC

A quick find - it certainly looks like a great place to stop for a picnic.

Thanks for the cache.

A little bit of stealth and patience was required whilst watching the movement of muggles. But a nice find in a lovely quiet spot. TFTC TNLNSL

would never have stopped or found this nice stop if wasn't for geocache. thanks mate..

Nice place to visit, we would never have known it was there.

Great birding spot for those birders - waders, looks like canoeing also what a great place to spend time with picnic facilitys also, Found cache easily as it was sitting exposed with a note inside saying found by locals, nothing seemed to be missing, so I logged and then replaced where it should be ...

T : toy Car
L : another Toy car

thanks

Found it just on dusk with some friends we are camping with. Took magnet and left toy soldier. TFTC

A local family found it last night, kids loved the experience. Hunting at night, probably not the best way but the kids got right into it and found it first. Extreamly excited a circle gathered and we explored the hidden contents in the container. We exchanged a item and logged the book. They are looking fordward to finding their next one.

#427 - A beautiful spot! We enjoyed a lovely walk around the path to the north. The stairways ending in water show how much the sand has been eroded here. TNLN thanks for the cache.

Easy find in the rain. Tftc

Found at 5.30pm GAFF1. The last cache for the day for us and what a lovely spot to finish on. We have been to Sawtell a few times before, but never seen this spot which really impressed us. Thanks CJ Rocks.

On holidays in Sawtell and wanted to show my fellow holiday makers exactly what this 'caching' was all about. Your cache was a lovely one to choose as we thoroughly enjoyed the lagoon nearby. Nice easy find.
Took 'Surfer TB' and signed the log (along with the others who were with me)
TFTC

Mr Scribbles stamped his mark.....

The places we've dicscovered are amazing. We've been holidaying in this area for years, and never knew this beautiful spot existed.

Left "the surfer' tb and took another tb.

also took out a bag of rubbish.

The female half of the family went to the supermarket whilst the males hung out at Mick's Retreat. Retrieved the cache during a short break from muggle activity. left Dice TB. TFTC

With the 7yr old in charge of the 60CSx we set off, side stepped a muggle and found it easy. A nice out of the way place. TFTC. TB being guarded by my Geo German Shepherd.
OUT: TB Jeep
IN: Toy car.

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[This entry was edited by The Bax on Friday, September 05, 2008 at 9:59:53 PM.]

Even at lunchtime on a sunny weekday this very well hidden picnic spot with the beautiful view was deserted [:o]
A great place to sit and relax for a while on a hectic day of caching
TFTC. I left a Yellow Jeep TB in the box.

Easy find - nice hiding spot and beautiful creek views. Took Erik's geocoin. TFTC

11:15
Having parked the Geo4WD and mounted the bikes we worked our way toward this cache through a picturesque caravan park. Once on site this cache was quickly located even though the satellites had the GZ 11m south of the cache site today. Left Geocoin Eric the 4WD to continue its journey to Denmark.

TNLN..SL TFTH CJ Rocks.

Easy found. Thanks for showing this nice spot!
We had lunch watching some guys swimming and paddling around in a canoe.

Out: TB Obi Wan Kenobi

TFTC!
Team gracher

Nice Spot.

TN L=Obi Wan Kenobi lego man
TFTC

Cheers
Bushtrakker

What a lovely little spot and the cache well hidden yet so close and easy to find. Enjoyed a picnic there very much and will definitely come back.

Ken & Marg

Didn't find it. Clue was useless.

Managed to convince my muggle mum and little brother to let dad and I do a few caches on the way to the movies. Normally we get a lot of hurry ups but this time they were too busy enjoying the view. TFTC

What a nice hidden spot, next time we are in the area I'll have to bring my grandson out here for a swim or a picnic. TNLN TFTC

Took nothing Left nothing Thanks for the cache