Coast Track-The 8 Ball Otford, New South Wales, Australia
By Frippy on 10-Aug-07. Waypoint GC151HD

Found it after going for a hike with two human legends. It would have been easier to fly but would have missed out on all the fun. Thanks!!

Found after a little bush bashing. Cache dry and in good nick in newer container sitting in the old. Great day for a coastal walk. SL TFTC.

This has been on the to-do list for probably 15 years since it was published! Today we walked in from Garie after the rains and tackled the thicket. At what I thought was GZ replaced the cache (meant to bring an ammo tin in today for it but only remembered on the way) with a small sistema. Anyway, on departure found the remains of the actual cache all strewn about and cactus really. Gathered that all up and placed back at GZ with the replacement. Thanks for a nice little walk. TFTC!

This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

This was my second find while walking the Coastal track from Bundeena to Otford (skipped a few because we were running out of daylight). I'm not sure if it was low blood sugar from the hike up but I didn't read the previous logs in depth and I did try to make a direct path through the trees! Not recommended. I made it out slightly scathed but ok, and spotted the cache easily. As previously mentioned the container is in pieces and the logbook was too wet to sign, but I was still happy to get another smiley. TFTC Frippy

Great spot TFTC

Awesome spot! Need to come back and do the full walk in a day! The cache is in need of some dire maintainence. Lid has been smashed and the insides pretty damaged

A quick and easy find during our Coast walk. Climbed up from the campsite under a full moon.
SL TFTC

Staying the night in the camp ground at North Era as part of our hike on the coastal walk. Tents for us compared to the digs at south Era. Campsite complete with Deer, a very close wallaby and fantastic full moon rising over the hill. Enough light by the moon and clearly a sign to climb the hill in search of a cache. Just watch out for the unfinshed and uncovered drains on the steps up. TFTC

Found it

Thought it didn’t look like much of. A detour to this cache so off I went. Still recovering from broken ankles so fitness not great so it was a bit more difficult the. I thought it would be. Some lovely views. Some potential for disastrous endings. But found it and a favourite for the scenery is given. Tftc tnln

TFTC Thank you for hiding this cache. You have shown us a new place and have helped make geocaching an enjoyable activity. Don’t try making a direct path through the bush. Go on the southern side.

By far the hardest one I’ve found, my best friend Claire and I had to park our car at Gary Beach, and walk the entire way. We tried scaling the cliffs but unfortunately we could not. Took about 2 hours but here we are

Wow hardest find but found nonetheless. Lots of scratches but totes worth it.

Quick find while coming from Gary beach. TFTC.

With this beautiful sunny day we did few cache along the coastal track. It was an animal day we saw whales (we came for that), kangaroos, fox, deer !
At GZ it was a bit challenging to take the cache. We logged it and made our lunch few meter from GZ. The view is amazing. On the top of that we have seen few travelling whales.
The cache was a little bit wet. Out TB.
TFTC

What a great view!

Meine Begleiter zogen es vor am Strand ein wenig mit den Wellen zu spielen. Mich zog es wie magisch mit meinem Garmin auf den Berg zum Cache.
Vielen Dank an Frippy sagt der Steinbeißer98 aus Germany

Easy find, TFTC

Wow. I crawled in. Dropped off a travelbug named 8 Ball.

Nice to have some shade!! Come at this one from the north of the thicket though.... can be pretty thick.

This cache really is in a fantastic location, but with a truly appalling GZ. With such a great view, why would you put the cache deep in a literal thicket? I bashed my way in from the sign, assuming tthat there would be a track. With sunburnt arms and time not on my side, it was a very painful and frustrating experience. For anyone attempting this cache, walk along the edge of the 'thicket' on the north side and bring a mate. Promise your mate a beer or something, trust me, you will come out the winner, its just pure peril in there.

What a spot. Thanks for the cache.

While the others decided to checkout the campsite at south era for the night I decided to climb the hill and go for this cache. Found the cache quickly and then headed back down the hill to find that the others had decided to move on as there was no water at the campsite. TFTC

Yeah the previous comments are no lie! Very scratchy bush bash!
1tb in, 1tb out

TFTC! Arms and legs skin not thankful at all though

A night in a mate's shack at South Era and this only a km away! So up early for a hike up and down the headlands until I found the resting seat. Only 75m away so into the bush I go. Well, that was a bush bash and a half, with scratches galore on arms and legs. Finally spotted it lying upside down next to a block of wood which I suspect might normally be some cover for the cache. One of the clip locks is missing but mostly ok inside. A little bit of water which I emptied and log book is fine. Didn't have anything to swap so did the signing duties and replaced the container next to the base of a small tree and covered it with the wood and a rock.
Now to get out of here! Found a much easier way out without having to get scratched by the native flora. I would recommend heading a bit further north of the resting seat and enter from where there is more of a clearing to avoid crawling and bashing your way through the thick scrub. Onto to the track and headed back to the shack for breakfast. A lovely walk along the Coastal Track. Must do the full trail one day. TFTC. #428

Found by geoson and friend ( Cooringah) whilst out hiking the Coastal track. Had to crawl in the thick scrub for this one. Container needs replacing as it has lost one of the locks on the lid. TFTC

This was tough, took us a while but we eventually found it. Came out with cuts and scratches everywhere. TFTC!

I didn't have the time to find this one yesterday, so i left home earlier today in order to make the journey. I started my walk from Garie beach. It was nice and sunny but the wind was strong and cold.
I had to scratch around to find the cache, while the shrubs scratched back.
Thanks for the cache.

Started from Garie beach. Why haven't I done the coastal walk before. So beautiful! It was pretty windy today but not too cold so a nice day for a walk. Bumped into noodles22! What are the chances?! Great to say hello.

After finding the cache followed our noses out. Got a bit lost. Gosh its thick scrub!

Good trek, found with sykamore

Found with tokyospaceman and bullrex

Crazy bush bashing...left scratches on my skin.

Tftc

Found it with sykamore and tokyospaceman

Thats one ugly bush bash!

TFTC

First to find this cache this year!! So stoked!! :3

After bashing my my way in I thought the could be along search. But, the coordinates were spot on so it was an easy find.

TFTC.

2nd find on our Coast Track walk with Tambourine Bay Sea Scouts. Relatively straight forward find. Great location for a cache. Thank you.

Didn't find this one! Got 20 metres away and gave up after some seriously scratchy legs! Was barefoot!! Path is very overgrown!

amazing view
a few scratches on moops as she volunteered going in after it
nice find
TFTC

Beautiful day, awsome cache had a fun time looking for it after many scratches from crawling through the bush we found it!!!! Our first geo find!

We have had this on our hit list for a while, with three sets of eyes on this and a whole lot of determination the cache didn't stand a chance staying hidden today.
The day started off raining but it soon cleared up, along the way one of us nearly stepped on a black snake, so we were extra cautious.
At GZ it didn't take too long before the cache was spotted. Contents dry and all well. TFTC

Yep! it's still there. Yeah we found it after a bit of a search. Found with J+J.au and Chalk! as we picked up some caches in the area we all enjoyed the walk over the coastal track from Gurie Beach. SLTN..TFTC

I overheard J & J.au and Baja.15 discussing these two and as they haven't been found in a while decided to tag along for these two before heading off to work. Always up for a challenge! It was a bit of a heart starter with a snake in our travels, but after a bit of a search success. Thanks.

Hello People....

We did not find it after two attempt on 28/29 December 2013, We Do not know if still there or is very very hide on the bush, we really spent a while and no luck.
We hope someone report it still ok, I'm wonder if geocaching's owner can verify it.!

Thanks

Really great hide

It was our first time doing the entire Coastal Track from Bandeena to Otford in one go. Thank you, Frippy, for a great hide along the track! It was nice to stop climbing stairs for 10 minutes to find a cache While making our way through overgrown bushes I knew we were on the right track because I found a pen hanging on a bush branch - sure indication of previous geocachers hunting down a hide.
Took Panda TB
TFTC!

Tftc found after a bit of a Bush bash. Took frog tb left panda

Nice Hide!

Found on Bede Polding College Duke of Edinburgh with Josh Maltese.

TFTC

Tough going in, easier coming out! TFTC

My firts cache in Australia ;o)))nice view...

Found it tonight while doing the coast walk. A great place to visit. Bit of bush bashing required. Dropped of a travel bug for the next to find

We weren't thinking of getting this cache, but when we saw how close it was while we were parked nearby TaurusSix and I said "why not?"

It was further than we thought. Then the last 10m was interesting. My eye will recall the experience for a while. The view; spectacular, it was well worth it.

A great day out with our non caching friend from Hong Kong.

As we enjoyed the tour along the pacific drive so much we decided to do it again.

Thanks for the amazing first cache of the day. It took us a while to get there as we stopped many times to enjoy the views of the ocean.

A blue ribbon is added.

#1491

Great cache and well hidden!

Found this one on a walk down the coast with the Duke of Edinburgh while he was out here. I guess the scrub has grown somewhat since it was placed, but a lovely view from the nearby seat. Thanks for the hunt.

WAS EXPECTING MORE OF A BUSH BASH & EXPECTED TO GET SAVAGED BY THORNS ETC BUT IT WASN`T THAT BAD REALLY, BEAUTIFUL VIEWS FROM NEARBY EVEN THOUGH TODAY WAS COLD & VERY VERY WINDY. NOW OFF A BIT FURTHER SOUTH TO TRY & FIND COASTAL TRACK.
TNLN TFTC
RECOMMEND DOING THESE CACHES IN THE ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, ALL THE WALKS ARE GREAT, FANTASTIC EXERCISE & GREAT VIEWS THROUGHOUT THE PARK.

We were walking down from Garawarra carpark on a day-trip to Burning Palms, and we had stopped to play at one of the beaches (not sure which). Some of the guys who had come along on the day trip were interested in geocaching for the first time, so I took them up here to give them a taste of the experience, and I think they enjoyed it!
Beautiful views from nearby, so thanks Frippy

this was my first find

My first geocache fine and the start of a new addiction I think! Beautiful area, long hike up the hill but well worth the view and the cache! Shoutout to mor4n the seeker for getting me into Geocaching!

Passed by the cache the day before as we were heading to our campsite at North Era in the dark (6 pm). I decided instead that I would return the next morning after we packed up camp. Glad I made that decision as the 75 metre walk to the cache was a serious bush bash, which include a number of scratches and a bit of searching. Only found it after laying on ground and looking around. Tough find.

With the cache duties completed I headed back to camp and completed the Bundeena to Otford walk - well worth doing.

TFTC, Frippy! Another one of the great historic caches in the Royal National Park, placed by fellow cachers with a vision! Another of my favorites!

Today, bit lazy, sleep in, and do one cache not too far away from home. Just relax.
This cache is only 9.4km from our home location, the zigzag in the Royal National Park makes it a 22.2km drive - one way. The usual Australian efficiency - this time, the excuse is fair, as it's a National Park, which we enjoy! So RockSandra, Suparki12 and The Arkaroo came from Garie, through little Garie and went further to little Era, the cache on the way. A walk, we had done some times already - and also by boat off shore - from where it would be nice to land in the little beaches, I tell you!

Reading the recent logs, I almost put my shoes on for that little walk. However, the weather and everything was so nice that I took the risk to go barefoot, even the last meters being a bit snaky. What can be worse than the oyster farms of the On Yer' Boar series in the George River. No bindees either.

Into the dense bush, barefoot and dressed with a T-shirt - scratching gently the arms. At times, it was better to crawl - hahaha, no dirt no fun! First I traversed the dense bush, then back again a different way, looking under it again and again from a bilby's view. Suparki12 started crawling as well while RockSandra was already down to the next beach. Back to the place I entered to deposit the Pentax K20 in order to perform a more detailed search. Really, hasn't been a bushfire here since a while! Here it is, Suparki12 said - you are kidding! I made my way there and indeed, we could see it but not really reach it, as the overgrowth was heavy. Back to the base camp, I returned with camera and the cacher bag for a happy log well hidden in the bush. Must have been a muggle area here, we said, but now it's pretty quiet.

A few good photo shots along the path, down to little Era, the Aboriginal midden, back to Garie, a nice swim out ... that's it! Happy to be here, thanks, mate!

The Arkaroo - who loves the mountains and the waters.

Caching Team:

* The Arkaroo

* Suparki12

Travel Bugs visiting:

* Arkaroo's Treasure (TB38AN6)

* Blue Desert Drive (TB3ZQ7E)

* Lighthouse TB (TB1RN52)

Really tried hard to find this one but with limited time, I just couldn't spend as much time as I would have liked. I suspect the area has been considerably overgrown since 2009 and even 2010 and there is now 2m high, very scratchy bushes at the cache location. Searched high and low but just couldn't find it. Unfortunately, the hint was of no help as there were many 'views through dead wood'. I'll try some other time but it has taken me 40 years to get back here.

Found this one while doing the Coastal Walk from Bundeena to Otford. We camped overnight at the North Era campsite and quickly ducked up to grab this one before we were on our way for the second day. Had a good time getting to this one - I love mazes!! However, was a little disappointed not to find a camera inside as the description suggested Will try to upload one of our group anyway

bummer

Got to the GZ but after pushing through head-high sharp scrub for 15 metres I couldn't be stuffed having more than a cursory look. The headland is a great place for a cache, but it didn't need to be in the middle of dense scrub Just glad I didn't pick up any ticks...

The live weather station at Stanwell Park (www.flystanwell.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=136&Itemid=94) is out of action at the moment. It looked like it was flyable on seabreeze.com.au, so I drove all the way down there only to find that the breeze was blowing offshore, so no flying for you!
On the way back I stopped in at Garie and followed the track beside the beach. I lost the track somewhere amongst the shacks so took the direct route straight up the hill.
The cache is in good nick.
With a cool breeze, dusky twilight and the roar of the sea, it really was the place to be this evening.
Nice one Frippy.

I had a nice walk over from Garie with a little climb in the end. Hmm, 75 m off track, wasn't a problem for the first 50 m but than I started to regret I didn't have long pants! Was it this overgrown when the cache was placed? Took me quit some time to find in the end and didn't leave me enough time to proceed on the track for another one, next time better.
TFTC Wilbert67

Great views and nice day for a fun search! Reminded me of my childhood bush cubbyhouses and tunnels TFTC.

A beautiful day for a walk along the coast and some treasure hunting. Took TB. TFTC!

The weather today turned out to be much better than predicted The climb was well worth it for the view.

Found whilst on a lazy stroll and Sunday afternoon picnic on the headland overlooking both Garie and Era Beaches. A truely superb spot for some R&R.
Found this tricky cache after some head scratching....had to get on hands and knees to find it.
I activated my Great Southern Land Geocoin and released two other adventurous travellers as well.
TFTC.

We had a lovely walk from Garie today to this cache and then on to Coastal Track before heading back. Surprised to see that someone else had visited already today & then on the way back to the path we passed a family having a picnic on the headland nearby. Just seen the previous log photos. It was Blondybear! It did cross our minds that it might have been them; wish we'd have said hello now.
Great views from up here. Took coin & TB, left TB.
Thanks,
The Hancock Clan

after a fair bit of searching around the bushes, only to find it about 10cm from where I was standing in the 1st place. what a great view, now on to bundeena for that long awaited beer
thanks frippy

I watched the sun come up as I walked to my 100th cache. very nice morning. TN Left GC. TFTC

Thanks for the cache.

logging visit by TB to this cache as it hadn't been signed through when originally dropped.

Found with Walw and BigMickB during a Hike. TNLN TFTC

Out walking the Coast Walk with some fellow geocachers. We started at Bundeena this morning with 8 people, but after dinner at Garie Beach only 3 of us remained: myself, Gribbly and Big Mick B.
Got to the top of the hill on the way to the camp site, cranked up the GPS and was pleasantly surprised to find a cache only 75m away. It was dark, and the shrubbery looked less than inviting but off we went in search of the cache. The cache soon appeared, and we were once again on our way to our campsite.
Took the Carrion Crow GC and the Car TB.
thanks for the cache Frippy!
best wishes,
Wal

Found it on the while doing the Coastal Walk over a couple of days, great views although watch out for the ticks!
TFTC

After an extended lunch break at Garie Beach we continued our walk after the sun had lost some of its bite. Witht the sun dying and still a long way to go we didnt hang around long for this one simply logged it and we were on our way.

Another year has passed so I thought I'd better come check on the cache.
Great day for a walk, warm and sunny, I spotted a Red Belly Black Snake on the track whilst walking up the hill, so watch out, it's summer again!!
I dropped off a few Coins and Bugs and found a rather interesting magazine in the cache, something along the lines of "Nude Monthly" that a unnamed cacher dropped off.
I took this out just incase the next finder is a Geokid...
I also grabbed the camera from the cache as it was full, I will get them processed and upload the pictures soon.
Cheers
Frippy

Bug drop

Nice easy find (don't you love that you earlier DNF's)
Started my walk at Garie Beach and this was first on the list of what turned out to be a 4 1/2 hour walk talking in a loop of the Palm Forest. The walk was fantastic so I'm glad the presence of a cache gave me the motivation.
Left a bug but forgot to note its number. Owner notified so it should appear soon.
TFTC

Well,having done this walk a number of times, decided to take the GPS'r with the walking group and try to grab a cache or two if I had time.
I was supposed to be right on top of it by GPSr however, No luck. Got down on hands and knees to view through the scrub but could not pick it up. Time was running out (and had to catch up to the others) so will try next time past here.
Great to see then new building at Garie.

After about 20 minutes searching I had enough and headed for some lunch.
I admit I do not like searching in such scrub...
THX for pointing to that hill.
Alpini
proud PLG member

After completing the nearby cache I walked/jogged my way up and down hills to get around to GZ.
I always marvel at the small cottages that cover the headlands just south of here. Probably only half showed any life with people hanging around them.
Back to the cache, which again took too long to find. GZ had me within 2m of GZ and I still couldnt see it. Finally all was revealled. TNLN Thanks.

team bloopy has done the entire coast track in a previous life before caching but today it was just the walk in to this cache and the other a bit further south from garie beach. Found the cache reasonably quickly despite the spiky shrub doing its best to stop us. Took a happy snap on the camera and grabbed us a coin to move along. Cheers!

found it with the boy

tftc

On a warm sunny cloudless day we were doing the excellent short walk from Garie Beach to Otford. Left the car to toast in the shadeless car park at Garie and wended along the track, through a few back yards and thence to the top of the hill. Found the cache and spent a little time enjoying the views to the north whilst carrying out the cache business. Made no swaps here but picked up a TB which does not seem to have been logged into this cache yet. Made no swaps, but dropped in the Explore Australia geocoin. Nice spot.

Found it after a lot of scratches and skin off. Go and camp at North Era camp ground. We walked 16km from Otford to Wattamolla. TFTC Great spot.

What a spot. On top of the world. Got a lot of scratches finding it though. TFTC
BC

GOT IT WHEN WE WERE CAMMPING

i was doing the coast track and found it

Fantastic walk to find a fantastic cache. Not recomended on a hot humid day without any sea breeze. The views were terrific and to have the opportunity to come here will always be remembered.
Left Wise Old Owl TB for the next finder.
Thanks Frippy for giving us a reason to experience this place.

GeoThief coin spotted in Aces High - Coastal Track cache!?

On my way to Otford on the Coast Track, just stopped off to place a Geocoin.. Please start its travels..
Frippy

[This entry was edited by Frippy on Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 11:14:53 PM.]

Ahoy, all yea landlubbers and shiver your timbers, is that a parrot in your pocket or are you just happy to see us. There is no better day to hunt treasure than on the international “talk like a pirate dayâ€.
So after hoisting the anchor, the wench and the old sea dog set sail in search of treasure. With a fresh north easter behind us we reached a spot where the X under the palm trees could be seen. Putting ashore we encountered exotic natives dressed (barely) in some native garment called Wicked Weasel. I proposed I should stay and try and parley with the native wenches. Unfortunately I was over ruled and set off to climb a mountain whose peak disappeared into the clouds. On reaching the summit the wind had cleared the clouds and 360 degree panoramic views revealed themselves much like the native wenches I was not allowed to parley with. The treasure was soon revealed just like those wenches waving to us back on the beach.
Fantastic location with great views and friendly natives. That’s not including the old guy who waved at us while wearing budgie smugglers and painting his shack.

Nice Hide.. Came with headless cat.
TFTC

Great hide second on the otford to bundeena walk, found with smish25 TFTC/TNLNSL