... and then Dutchmans Bay, New South Wales, Australia
By Teglian on 06-Nov-07. Waypoint GC177FK

As there's been either no response from the cache owner, no cache to find or log to sign, or it's been a number of months since the last owner note. I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace/make available the cache sometime in the near future (next 30 days), just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it. Should you replace the cache after 30 days has passed please create a new cache listing so it can be reviewed as a new cache.

Was up here doing the PT series and, as being the last finder of this cache, thought I would check on it. Its not where I last saw it therefore it can be assumed it is gone. PO has been out of the game for 3 years so this one has had its day.

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No luck, looks like other cachers might be right - this one seems to be gone. Great spot though!

didnt find. not sure if its hiding or burnt. might come back for another look will post a photo of the burnt area later

11:35:00 AM
Had some "local" with us who had poreviously found the cache. We looked high, we looked low, we looked in, we looked out, but couldn't locate it this time. We are concerned that a recent small fire in the area may have taken out the cache - our GZ was right on the edge of the fire area.

Thanks for the hunt anyway Teglian .

11:36
Just wonder if it wouldn't be a good idea to disable this cache until the results of the fire can be checked out.

When to check this one out again after the revamping work had been completed, only find that a bush fire had occurred and the cache seems to have been destroyed. I searched around unable to find any sign of it.

Last one for the day and what a view. This one took a while to flush out while avoiding being spotted by the occasional muggle. TN left 1952 penny, 1942 & 1949 halfpennies. Thanks for the view Teglian

The road to this one is currently closed nevertheless this wasn't going to stop us, so up we walked through the bush until we reached the GZ. What a climb!
TFTC

Caching along the way after visiting a friend in Newcastle, off to a house warming party at the bay

In a lilly

Whoop! Third gc of this holiday! Moved the fence cause the road was closed off

Trekked up through the bush. Wow, what a lot of lillies. Found the cache fairly exposed sitting in a lilly. Building works going on at the top so maybe the builders moved it. Great views up there. Found an old road in the bush on the way back down. Took TB. TFTC

Thanks for the find. Loved the view.

TFTC left TB only this one is in the cache

This was our second attempt at this cache. Not so many muggles this time.

Should not there is no trackable in this cache. It may have been muggled

Nice spot for a GC! Great views.... Luckily the weather was playing along. TFTH!

Nice view

It was awesome! Fairly easy to find but easy to miss.

great view. TFTC!

TaurusSix and I were harassed by a HUUGE wasp at this cache. I would have needed a wide angle lens to photograph it! After being buzzed, uncomfortably close, by the wasp I ducked into the bush to get the cache. Retrieved GC.

Getting late so decided to head home and find a few more caches on the way, muggles in car park when I arrived. Easy find then the muggles arrived to admire the view so i had to wait awhile to replace. Views not as expected with plant growth. Found a state survey mark as a bonus. no trackable so left GC, Thanks. Saw this sign on the way down.

This entry was edited by bedawn on Saturday, 17 March 2012 at 15:27:47 UTC.

Amazing panoramic view. Had to slink around the council workers who are renewing the path (so they said). They thought we were just big on gymea lillies. TFTC Teglian.

We timed it perfectly with No Muggles. Found it and logged in then quickly put it back before many people arrived.

Blackie_71 had already found this cache, so neadless to say I made a quick find. This place is not about the cache though, it's all about the spectacular views. They are almost as good as Radar Hill's. The sun was going down, the clouds had gone away from the wet week and it was beautiful.
Cheers from Browngang

Away on holidays....our 15th find.....muggles galore today being a Saturday....found cache quite quickly but had to use stealth.....what a beautiful view....T4TC.....

Best view in town!

Great view from here, although a bit foggy. Easier early in the morning without muggles! Thanks for the cache.

Great Spot .Took TB YM630Q ...think he needs to travel afar ..

Nice quick find TFTC

Pretty easy find. Beware of insects though, got bitten by something!

Parked at the top and headed off to GZ...And Then...let geo-wife get the quick find.

Signed log and then enjoyed the view.

Could see the location of "Million Dollar View" from here too.

TFTC.
Blundo Busters.

Lots of stealth required as lots of muggles

TFTC

Rode my bike up here and was really puffing by the time I reached the top.

Arrived at GZ to find half a dozen people at the lookout. Nevertheless we decided to be brave and headed into the bushes. After a couple of mins the cache was in hand. However on making our exit an explanation was needed as to what on earth it was we had been doing. Dropped off a TB we brought with us from NZ. TFTC.

Found with Mr Dazndky
Great view near by GZ
TNSL L TB
TFTC

TFTC Great veiws

Took a few mins but finally found it

Yay second cache for the day. After looking everywhere we managed to find it. We are now waiting for the hordes of muggles to retreat to their vehicles so we can re place the cache. THEY JUST KEEP COMING.

This entry was edited by francis.conroy on Thursday, 29 September 2011 at 04:44:19 UTC.

Came up here two days ago but it was raining so much you couldn't see more than about 20 feet. Returning home today we just had to return.

Pleased we did. The views were awesome and cache was easily found. Thanks Teglian for taking us up here. Also picked up a GCA Survey mark at the same time.

Tftc. Beautiful spot! Stunning flat day, loved the view. Couldn't find any waves today so caching instead. Took coin.

Wow beauitful view and pretty good relax area... hide very well thanks

Found after a bit of hunting. Nice view!

Found after a little while. GPS sent me too far into the bush. TFTC

cool cache and spot thanks for the effort Teglian

Great views from here, TFTC.

Amazing view! Great cache!

We were on our way home towing a trailer with two 5m kayaks, but managed to get up there, turn around and park without blocking the road (much). With no-one around to stop us we soon had it found and logged, then stayed enjoying the massive view of Port Stephens. Thanks for a great hide in one of my favourite places.

good view of the rain clouds rolling in.

would be nice to stop and take this in the surroundings on a clear and sunny day. too much water for us to stop too long after signing the log!

After two visits, two turns at playing photographer and too many muggles I finally had the place to myself for long enough to grab the cache and wipeout a DNF that I had for too long. Luckily this is a great spot to revisit and spend a bit of time waiting around at.

Thanks.

Great views from here. Managed to retrieve and replace between muggles. TN, L keyring and GCA pathtag.

Took longer to be muggle free than it took to find the cache - but oh what a lovely place to wait! Filling in log while I wait for ANOTHER group to move on. A deservedly popular site it seems.

This entry was edited by rebeccavoy on Thursday, 07 July 2011 at 09:50:35 UTC.

Again I'm in luck on the muggle fron today I manage to be at GZ as a big group leaves and another one arrives, I have the whole place to myself for 10 minutes. What a great view up here is awesome. Thanks for the cache

TFTC. Been here a few times before and its still an amazing place.

Great sunset, not a breath of wind and a bit of face sucking...what a great arvo.

Thanks honey.

Pretty nice views from here. It is also a very popular spot so we had to wait some time for the muggles to move on. Fortunately there is a bench conveniently placed! TFTC

Found with Bedmaker.
It was a little bit rainy and very windy while we were ther but the views were magnificent!
TFTC

Found with TassieGirl while here on holidays.
Another great spot we visited on our caching day in the area.
I never tire of seeing a great view and here was another.
TFTC.

What a spot. You'd hope you would come up here if you were not a geocacher. Not a sole while I was here so the cache was a relaxing find then a ballistic couple of minutes with the camera. I've stuck a few images on here. Of course. Clear skies (well a few black clouds). [^]

Cache number 33 for a Marathon cache hunt over the Easter weekend. A busy weekend of Madstars, great views, smelly spots, lovely beaches, high mugggle challenges, bush bashing, rock hopping, wet feet, meeting other cachers. Thanks to all the owners of the Geocachers in this area, you certainly made a great weekend away for the dkmacca team.
Cheers
dkmacca

A spectacular view. A gorgeous day. Thank you.

Out for a drive - trying unsuccesfully to get the baby to have a sleep we headed up here - after taking in the terrific view I thought there must be a cache up here somewhere, and I was right. Nice quick find.

After a couple of nights here it was time to head home, but not before heading up to this nice lookout to see the lay of the land. Anna hadn't seen the place from above before so it gave her an understanding of just how big the bay was. Found the cache fairly quickly and signed the log. Thanks Teglian.

What a view! Great spot to see the area. TFTC TNLN

Found after a bit of unnecessary bush bashing. I walked past it a few times before finding it

Pop

Found it No. 3484 ... great views ... TNLN .... TFTC

Finally found it, after searching everywhere. Not that this is a problem with scenic views.
TFTC.

after a previous unsuccessful trip in the dark with a tired grumpy small person and her less than interested grandparents this was an easy find on my own in the light, added a little extra camo (sticks and leaves) as it seemed a little exposed thanks for a great spot..... now to get back down the hill [:-)]

wow what a photo spot TFTC Left gold coin

Reperio at 1025. This was just one of the many fantastic spots in Nelson's Bay today. A couple of muggles floating around, but they soon left and we had the place to ourselves.

Wonderful views.

Gratias.

Great views of the area and photo point! First time visiting the bay, sure won't be the last. What a beautiful area. We made the find and headed off to get a few caches for the day.

This entry was edited by Darwinian on Sunday, 23 January 2011 at 02:32:42.

Great view team t-pawn

Wow, It has been a long time since I was up here, but the view is still great.
Even at 2pm on a Tuesday the GZ was crawling with muggles.
When they all left (I chucked a little spaz and pretended it was normal) I ducked off into the bushes hoping to find a snake. I love snakes.
but there was nothing here today. They will be in there though.
I did a quick retrieve, sit, sign, replace before I had to throw another spaz.
TFTC.
after leaving and cruising up the highway I noticed I had a nice hardbacked brown tick crawling up my hairy legs. I had to throw another spaz behind the wheel, before crushing it with force.
I hate ticks.

Came up here a few days earlier but there was a muggle couple that just wouldn't leave. On the second attempt saw a likely spot, nope not there. Turned around and saw the biggest red-bellied black snake I've ever seen a couple of feet away from the next likely looking spot! Decided the cache could stay hidden for now and made my way carefully back past the snake muggle (a snuggle?). Might wait until winter before I try this one again.

Found on a mammoth day's caching of 124 caches in 17 hours around the Maitland and Port Stephens area with The Rats and FarmerFrentzen.

A great lookout which really rounded off the day. It was getting closer to sunset and this spot provided us with a view of where we had been caching for the day. TFTC!

#4795 Found this cache as part of the Rats, Steeba & FarmerFrentzen blitz on the Port Stephens area. This spot is on par with the nearby hill for views. We were here right on dusk and the fading sunlight provided a great backdrop.
Thanks

Found during a 17 hour caching spree with The Rats and steeba that yielded 124 finds.

It has been many years since I have been to this spot since I was involved in an army exercise in the late 90's. Fantastic views to be had all round and a short detour into the surrounding bush and a quick find.

TNLN and thanks Teglian for the cache.

Now this one ended up a lil tricker then expected. Thought we would pop in and get this one over and done with it. Sounded easy! Using my iphone and not looking at how much battery was left it died just as we hit GZ, GPS was all over the place but we got there in the end. Before we knew it we had logged our visit and then company and I mean 4 car loads, we waited for 25 mins until we couldn't wait anymore and walked out of there, we got a few strange looks to say the least. GeoBoy 1 &2 and myself.

Wow! Good times... TNLN

Found with Tim & Ben. Love the views!

Was in getting the cache when some other people came along.
Had to hide for a few minutes while these peolpe looked at the view and got a photo taken.
Wind was howling through here today.

TNLN, TFTC

This was our last find for the day and certainly a worth while trip to GZ. The views were breathtaking and Teglian did not disappoints us, after we read the description. This cache took a while to locate, fortunately we were hidden from muggles while searching for it, as our GPS was acting irratically. We managed to find the cache without the help of the GPS and logged our find. Thanks Teglian for taking us to great spot.

This one took a few minutes to find it was well worth the trip. The views are fantastic and we had a wonderful time sitting and watching an outgoing echidna marching around near the path. Thanks so much for bringing us here.

AT LAST. I can now count this as done. I think I have been here about 8 times with no luck and not for want of trying. I don't know how I missed it last time and the time before that. Thanks for the frustration (I think)

Just couldn't find this one, looked everywhere I thought it may be, even had to sit quietly in the bushes after a warning from husband that muggles were aproaching. What a magnificent place with wonderful views, thanks for bringing us to this spot.

Great spot for a cache. love this spot

TFTC

Found on a delightful day caching in the area. Thanks to Teglian for the cache, and for showing me this great spot - loved those views!

Tried to find this one this morning but there were way too many muggles about. Found it eventually in the dark. TFTC

For what seems like the 100th visit (due the lookout being consistently the most popular lookout ever...) this cache is finally found (between muggle flows!) TFTC TNLN SL

loved the view

Thanks Madstar

We have had a GREAT weekend Caching with the KALM Explores in the Nelson Bay area loved all the spots that you have set aside.

Just had a message from the famous HG (thehuntergahterers) they are in the area so be aware!
TFTC SL

Another Pirate/Explorers adventure. And the race was on again. A look at the views, a couple of photos and time to find the cache.
The pirates went in search while we explorers decided which of us would look and who would stay at the top with the kidlets. Mrs KLE headed into the scrub looking at the GPSr thinking the pirates have gone too far again. A detour left, a jump down and the triumphant call again. Found it.
A reassembling of the group, signing and returning of cache and onto our next adventure. TNLN.

TFTC.

Great views from up here!...and then...it was off to Anna Bay where we were staying for the long weekend.
Thanks,
The Hancock Clan

Found this on the way to Nelson Bay with Spikeymikey and it was a nice spot. Took Bad Mojo Coin (I should have seen that as an omen for the next two days of caching with my 'mate') and left some toys. TNLNSL

A good starting cache to see the area that we will be covering over the next 2 days of caching.
Awesome views.
TNLNSL TFTC

Found this on the way to Nelson Bay with Spikeymikey and it was a nice spot. Took Bad Mojo Coin (I should have seen that as an omen for the next two days of caching with my 'mate') and left some toys. TNLNSL

Bonjour from French Canadians,

Holidaying from Quebec, Canada. Having a geocaching great time!!
We're home swapping in Nelson Bay for three weeks.
What a great place and also a geocaching paradise.

TFTC, TNLN, SL

Found this on a days caching with TheWobblys & The Cash Man.
Another great spot at the bay with awsome views.
Thanks Teglian

Spent a day caching at Port MADSTARS with TheWobblys and The-Don.

This is one of those must do caches.

I have driven up here many times but never walked to the lookout.

Walked out here today and enjoyed the view. Great cache.

Thanks Teglian

Rated: for Overall Experience

Found while caching with The Cashman and The Don.

One of the great cache found in the bay to day.

Been here many times over the years but always great to come back for the views.

TNLN TFTC