HOLY SMOKIN' CATFISH Albany, Western Australia, Australia
By The Rhyan Clan on 15-Mar-09. Waypoint GC1NPB8

Called in to change the log sheet but the cache is gone. Time to Archive.

Our first find for the day. A quick find and a great hide. The log is full and needs replacing. We didn't have extra paper with us to replace it. TFTC

Found it together with Team Autoværn on our journey in Australia.

DK

Found it together with Moselund United, on our trip in Aussie
Denmark

Log full no more room to log finds.

Started 7 steps down until checked hint and found it on the seventh step.
Did not sign log, no room full.

Needs new paper, unable to record our success.

Quick find (with the hint) on our Albany exploring tour.
Log is full.
TFTC - frigidor (Switzerland)

As belken said GZ was 20m from where the hint suggested it was. I know I wont be using my phone to go caching.

t4th

We went to the hint in the end and were very glad we did as our GZ wasn't where the cache was. Using a phone today. After reading the hint the cache was in hand very quickly. Both Ken and Arlorrgen grew up in Albany. As we lived in Town(peels place) the old town jetty was an integral part of our life.

We signed over someone elses faded signature as the log was full.

Thanks for the cache.

tftc...

Found with sweetjustice and Regrobo

Log is full needs replacing ASAP
With devil dog& sweet justice

HOLY SMOKIN' CATFISH was transferred from The Rhyan Clan to user Cruznoz

Lovely little walk from the Opera House and quick grab. TFTC

Very windy!!!! Tftc. Needs a new log.

We had just arrived in Albany and went for a walk to the boatshed markets. Saw this cache and decided to take the trip out and get it. There were not too many people around and I managed to make a quick retrieval but unfortunately it was not a very clear morning and the view probable wasn't as good as it could have been.
The log on this one is full.
TFTC

Kind of squeezed a mark onto the log sheet.
Thanks for bringing us out here!

Hmmm

No room to write our name. So please could be it written on a new sheet tftc

Needs a new roll of paper

Too many eyes around...will have to come back

It was so windy we coud hardly stand up. Still managed to sqeeze PS and the date in the full log book. TFTC.

Got it! Log full, managed to get initials on ok. Tftc.

I have tried for this one several times and either been too cold, or there were people, or I was just not with it. Today I walked up and looked, and there it was, right where I expected, and where I am sure I checked before. Just reminds me this is a challenging sport, a challenge to domestic blindness if nothing else. The log is full so didn't sign. Didn't feel that secure in placing it back. But all good fun. Thanks.

almost gave up and then spotted it a couple of places off where it should be. cant make a log so i just placed it back where it should be

Log full couldn't sign. A quick find after up the wall tftc

This entry was edited by freebkids on Sunday, 04 November 2012 at 10:51:22 UTC.

I was somewhat in a hurry as I had two non-geocachers with me, so I didn't fully read the log. Anyway, for me the GPS coordinates seemed a bit off, as it lead me to a 'thing' about 6 - 8 metres north of the real cache location. It was only on reading the full cache description now (plus the clue), that I realize I was looking in the wrong place. My bad, but considering I had fantastic satellite reception, it is still possible that the cache coordinates are a little off.

We found and logged this Cache on our south-west Road Trip TFTC Greetz from Switzerland

Bit too challenging i think, will come back another day!

quick find
once again with these little fellas
it takes more time to get the log out of the container than to find the cache

tftc

fattyacid and family
(visiting from the east coast)

Great little find. thankyou

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Yay

Found on the ground put back in place
Tftc

Found it where expected but took a little bit of searching!
Does need to have the tape changed as no room to write unless you double up.

Geo grandies had a great time a bit windy

We found it but not on the seventh step from the top. It was on the ground! When we opened it the log was full and we didn't get to sign it, put it back in it's prefered place, would love to come and sign it one day. TFTC [:o]

TFTc found whilst on holidays on Albany.

After exploring the obvious places and coming up empty handed we broadened our search and soon had the cache in hand. The log was full so we wrote over one of the faded entries. Thanks.

Not great conditions but still a good view and find. Thanks

Mrs Grumpybump and I did a three day caching run from Perth to Albany and back, today we did some sightseeing and picked up a few caches along the way, parked the geocar close as possible to GZ and walked the rest of the way, on arrival at GZ and within a couple of minutes we had the cache in hand. TNLNSL TFTC/TFTH

Muggle free night finally, pity log is full

Finally a muggle free day! I've been too embarrassed to grub around when the site is overrun with to tourists and fisher-persons, but today I had a free run and found the little @&$$#!, more by feel than by sight. However the frustration continues; no space in the log scroll wherein to make my mark!

Found the hide on early morning run,not a muggle in sight.

As mentioned previously the log is full.

Paper scroll full

Holy smokin micro.. Would never have found it if not for clue. My gps was way off. Great little cache.

Log is full, needs replacing.

Lots of Muggles, Saturday at 10am. Would not have found it without the clue. Even then it took us half an hour.... It all depends on your point of view.

Found after a visit look. Sneaky container colour blends in. Found on our Denmark Perth trip. TFTC

Only one spot to go before the log is full. Just thought I'd let you know. Well done for a tricky 'little' cache.

Yay! OMG did you mean small or micro micro? That was a second visit (didn't like to admit it) but it took 2 goes with the GPS muck up a week ago. Geo hubby obviously has better eyesight than me so was able to "land" that one within 5 minutes. Here's a hint..........read the hint.

This one needs a new log. Thank God that there was a place for us to 'sign our name' but there's only 1 space left!!!!

Would have given up if not for the clue!

Saw lots of good places to hide a cache but definitely couldn't find this one. Is it still there? Will keep an eye on this cache.

will have to try again another day!

searched and searched but to no avail.

Despite my best efforts on a muggle free day I could not find this one.

Spent some time without any muggles around but could not find it

a quick find while waiting for our Chinese dinner to cook! A great spot for a quiet evening stroll or throwing in a line. TFTC

We've met Pop a couple of times while caching in the Barossa Valley and also read a number of his logs that sign off with his traditional "Holy Smokin' Catfish!'. Hence why we made it a priority to get this one while visiting. Now it makes sense. Mrs O got this one while Mr O was attempting (in vain) to fix the Garmin car power adaptor . TFTC Rhyan Clan.

this took me a while to find maybe it was the luck of a leapday that helped?

We found it during our 3-weeks holiday in Western Australia.
TFTC

We found this nice cache during our vacation in Western Australia.
TFTC and greetings from Switzerland

Cratello.ch & Müsli

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bethden found it when out with a fellow cacher looking around Albany.Thanks for bringing us back to this scenic spot to see all the recent development.

Found while visiting my cousin in Albany. TFTC

You're not wrong about micro sized
TFTC

Nice easy find while we had a look at the HMS Endeavour. Lots of muggles around but luck none near the cache. TFTC

Found with dad. TFTC

great hide took a while 3 adults and 7 kids looking!!

Nice spot to hide a micro. Took a while to find it, but with help of clue we eventually found it. TFTC

We spent ages looking, and then checked the hint,, still no luck, will try again another time

During our great visit to Albany and the national parks we did some of the caches. So thank you very much for this one.

Quick find thanks to the hint! TFTC

Really well hidden, who would expect that!

On several of our previous visits to Albany this cache was disabled so it was great to finally be able to check it out. We made our way to gz and in a howling wind made a very welcome find and was able to return cache without it being blown from our hand.

Needed the hint after being a bit distracted and confused with someone looking for mussels under the jetty. Lol
Very sneaky. TFTC

Our 1000th Cache! We finally did it 18 months to the day from our first find! This was a great little spot and we found it quite quickly after reading the hint. It was completed while we were visiting Albany on our honeymoon! Signed and replaced before taking some photos of the area! TFTC!

Cold & blustery but that keeps the muggles away and we like that. Thanx to the Rhyan clan for their efforts.

The GPS took us a little away, and we weren't sure if we had it right. Yet again Stefie read between the lines, and it was relatively simple then. TFTH.

The gps was a little off however the cache did stick out upon sighting it. THTC.

Found with Thrunobulax. The most micro cache I have come across. Didn't even attempt to sign it !!

Thanks for this lovely little gem and a reason to get out on a cool evening.

Just arrived in Albany, and thought I'd grab a cache before finding my hotel. Nice quick find; TFTC!

ooooops forgot to log this one....lucky nerinonickers had

Joint find with stus*crew on a windy arse day........No smokin'catfish, toooooo windy to light it up....Thanks J,J and chidlins for the cache xxxx

Well we arrived in Albany last night all set to start our munzee run (www.munzee.com) and find some remaining caches in Albany. Checked the weather forecast and could not believe our eyes. Forecast for rain (that we expected when we visit Albany) but thunderstorms! Geez they've outdone themselves this time.

Quick find here once we had the hint to give us a good GZ.

Once at the viewpoint we started watching the calm waters and something attracted our attention! Back to the car for binoculars and although it was still hard to recognize, it would seem we were watching a turtle in the harbour!

TFTC The Rhyan Clan

The hint helped to make this an quick and easy find. Signed the log. TFTH

Would have searched for ages if not for the clue. Great spot now it's all been developed. Tfth

It's still windy here

Lovely view. Good sneaky hide. Found while visiting the area .Thanks Rhyan Clan.......Silky Seekers Brisbane.

Tftc quick easy find

Great Hide TFTC!

Clever little hide..... I don't know about the catfish but maybe a bit leathery! Thank you

GREAT HIDE

I left my GPS at home.... Unfortunatly, but still managed to find it. You just have to remember the clue. Met the Albany Canucks fishing there. But they didn't tell us where it was, only reminded us of the clue. Little brother found it. TFTC SL

Cold and windy and a DNF

It's about time we found the elusive Catfish! The Albany Canucks' last two missions in quest of this cache had to be aborted, in part because the cache had gone walkabout! Glad to see it back in place, and we found it within 60 seconds this time around. We were first to sign the fresh new log, but can't take any credit for the FTF, since many brave adventurers have succeeded in this quest before us. (An aside for those relying on the clue - for us it was minus 2 to the clue value).

All good to go!
Holy Smokin Catfish!

New Cache container has been ordered now the await for the postal system to deliver it to CRUZNOZ. Thanks Cruznoz for the maintanence! Cheers The Rhyan Clan.