Islandhopper 1 Iluka, New South Wales, Australia
By Magpyre on 09-Jun-09. Waypoint GC1TZGB

Unfortunately there was no response (or regular update) from the owner within the time requested and as per the original note this cache has been archived.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).

Ngaambul - Matt

Hi IndigoBlue1,

The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention. I'm temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary. Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 28 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.

If you require more time please be sure to **post a note** (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require. For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the listing and post a new note every 28 days to keep everyone up to date, if you do not then you cache may be archived without further note from a reviewer. Caches archived due to lack of maintenance are no longer unarchived and you will need to submit a replacement as a new cache.


Ngaambul - Matt

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

Everyone before me is right. There's no cache here and flooding has been here since the last find. This needs maintenance. It's a fantastic fishing location. I saw 3 birds catch fish bigger than their belies whilst paused here. I had all my fishing gear in the car with me but regretfully no bait so couldn't try to outfish the birds. This is a great place to bring people so I hope you can replace it or archive it so someone else can place one here in its stead.

DNF after the nice drive out

No luck here today despite a good search. Thanks anyway.

I tried really hard but came up with a sad face

The fisher person who was within 2mtres of the cache was telling me the water during the floods was thigh deep over the road, after a very quick look we moved on. we will look properly next time we are in the area. Thanks Magpye and IndigoBlue1

A group of people fishing right on it so I’ll come back

It was our time to head back to Queensland and just before we left, I had this one to collect. It was one in the series of caches that I was trying to complete.

I parked up right next to the cache location, funny thing is that of all the river bank to fish from a family had set up just 10 metres from the cache hide. It was a look around and I spied the cache very quickly. I made my way with the cache and the signed the log. It was then a walk back to replace the cache as found. Another in the series completed. Thank you for placing this one here, some great views and a nice spot to chill out.
A favourite point for this one

Islandhopper 1 was transferred from Magpyre to user IndigoBlue1

What a very clever and safe hide. Thanks for bringing me out here Magpyre

I went out to this one on a visit to the area in September 2020. It is still very much in place and just visible from the bank if you know where to look. Unfortunately this one must be done at low tide or expect to get wet feet.

Magpyre

Dnf. Not found since 2018

We looked everywhere to no avail. Don't know if its missing.
Cheers Bulba's

Tried hard to find it and nothing. I can sort of guess what the cache camouflage is but was unsuccessful perhaps my guess is wrong anyway

Came out to look for it while camped at Bundjalung NP. Waited for a fisherman to leave then had a look around, but couldn't spot it.

Grafton - McLean
Today was a day of moving camp. We're camped at the Mclean showgrounds to cache here & over to Illuka.
A lot of scenic water ways & wonderful ocen views, even spotting a whale while doing a cache.
A pleasant day with fish & chips for lunch beside the river.
With the tide advancing we scoured the area looking for this tiny cache. I felt something that different to it's surround & lucky for us it was the cache. We were just at the point of calling it a DNF. FP for this sneaky hide & the great location of the island hoppers.
Thanks for placing this cache Magpyre

Ze second time... is how you say...?... a charm?

Naughty me didn't DNF this cache either (sorry Magpyre). One week ago I came to GZ and literally searched for hours. I had smashed my phone during an earlier cache and was trying to cache by a car Garrmin (I may as well been using Captain Cook's sextant for all the good it was).

However, the car Garmin DID put me at the correct GZ (once or twice) - but I still could not find it. I had no information or logs on the cache to read. I gave up disappointed. Islandhopper 1 is my last cache to get in the series.

Back home in Brisbane, I messaged Magpyre and asked if I was looking in the right area. Indeed I had been. But I was also provided with some more information.

My DNF was playing on my mind all week. Crew 153 and I decided to come back down and have another crack. Back at GZ. Thankfully no fishermen. I asked Crew 153 to tell me where his GPSr was pointing. Surprisingly, not too far from where the car Garmin indicated.

I went to.... one of... my familiar GZs and started the hunt........... Sweet Mother of Pearl - thar she be! THAT is one good hide. I hope your ears weren't burning, Magpyre Even though I was so frustrated I missed this, I will defend myself by saying the silly car GPS had put me in 3 other spots in a 20m radius of here We signed the log and returned it to its home. The cache was in excellent condition.

My 10th and final Islandhopper cache. I started the series in November 2010 - and here we are with finishing it in February 2018. No need to rush these things

This - and all the other Islandhoppers have been really fun caches, Magpyre. Thanks for sharing the local area to everyone. TFTC

Fangsoki and i were on a day trip to pick up a few targeted caches and this one was on the list so that Fangsoki could brag that he had found all of the Islandhopper caches.

He had been here before with no luck and had been given a hint from the CO,

We arrived today to find the tide was well in but that did not deter Fangsoki who headed in to search for the cache and he found it straight away this time.

Well, that is the series for him but I will have to come back as there are a few more that i have to find before i can get bragging rights.

TFTC Magpyre

Sad too say no go today . This my second go and much too my disappointment could not change my blue face to yellow one .

Sorry Magpyre. This is our third time unlucky here and not for the want of looking high and low. The rubbish scattered here by fishermen disgusted us. We would normally pick it up...but.... (Wandering Me & Baby Birt)


Baby Birt

We didn't get to look for this cache at all. As we arrived near GZ there were several cars with people fishing along the bank and one gentleman was casting his float right out from GZ. We did park 100m up the road, watching the boats go by, but there was no sign that anyone was near leaving, so we abandoned, very disappointed after the long drive from Yamba. Maybe next visit.

While babysitting the geograndbabes we went kite flying on top of the lighthouse point. Not only fabulous kite flying wind but a cache & wonderful dreamtime story. TFTC

Searching out caches I had not found and this popped up but I found it last year with DiamonJs, this log will turn it into a smile. TFTC

The gps took us, like a previous log, between two trees. However one now has been cut down. Found a torn and wet log bag near by but not else. Sorry.

It's a good Sunday afternoon for a drive. Went to find this one but on getting to what I think was GZ found 2 families fishing there. So had to abort the mission. Leaving Iluka tomorrow but have liked the place so hope to return and find this one. Oh well, as I said it is a good afternoon for a drive.
Thanks anyway Magpyre

The updated co-ordinates are not correct. I have checked and the replacement is still in place.

Magpyre

Found at 11:14 AM GAFF?.
The co-ords took us between two clumps of trees and the rocks and ground revealed nothing - and nothing above head height.
So we looked in the nearby trees and after a while we found a piece of plastic cone that we thought may have been the cache container. So a log sheet was put in and the "container" placed up in the tree in a little nook. Check out the adjusted co-ords.
Thanks Magpyre.

Went back to check new cache container and it is still in place and still in pristine condition. You DO NOT need to climb any trees to find this one. It is reachable from ground level.

Magpyre

Looked up and down but no cache . It seems to be missing!!!!

Maybe cache needs some attention after storm ???

gark

Sorry dnf

Cache moved sometime ago. The original location became dangerous due to unstable branches. It is now reachable from ground height about 2 metres from original location. Co-ordinates are the same.

Magpyre

Messaged owner

I feel that I was at GZ,!! But no cache, there is evidence of soughts .... thanks Magpyre to bring me here..

Took a little searching. Lovely area. TFTC.

I think this would count as one of my easiest finds and wonder if some cover hasn't been stripped away. Anyway log was saturated and unreadable so I cleaned container and put a replacement one in. TFTC

I have a BIG milestone coming up and am needing to get the numbers just right for the correct week-end.
So a big day out caching is needed. I basically have gone from Maclean to Grafton to Casino to Lismore today for about 50 caches.
I started here and found this one quickly just before 6am.
The log is very wet.
Thanks for caches everyone.

Missed it on the first look but walked out and spotted it coming back in. Being short and with the wind blowing made this hard to retrieve then we couldn't sign the log because it was soggy. TFTC.

Last one for the day. Enjoyed the drive down to here and just up from indicated GZ there was a couple fishing. Spent about twenty minutes here looking every where and could not find the container. Read the additional hint again and a few past logs and then walked away. I started walking back watching my step on the rocks and the incoming water and then happened to look from the river back towards the shore and spied this one. Very clever hide and tricky to retrieve with incoming tide. TFTC Magpyre. A favourite point from me.

The bf found this one when he was out and about.

Found it fun on a cold windy day. TFTC

Found It - - great spot, fishing any good here ? not sure what to look for, nice and easy

Found it TFTC

Visiting from Newcastle, staying at the Riverside Caravan Park in Maclean, top spot here, lots of fisherfolk, this filled a blank spot in my D/T matrix, TFTC Magpyre!!

Found it, easy.
T4TC.
Chambos

Replaced by new cache in original spot. It is tied in and had to be opened in situ. If anybody finds the "easier" location please remove it. This one was designed to be difficult to retrieve and has been marked so by the terrain and difficulty ratings.

Magpyre

Quick find but almost too hard for oldies to retrieve. Relocated slightly easier spot.

Rough ride to get there, rough trip over the water to find it but loved every minute of it! Best cache we have done so far.

Pleased noone was around for our visit...very tricky..worthy of the 4 stars....thanks for the challenge Magpyre

Pretty tricky Magpyre!...TFTC

Great spot. Found this one at night and think that using a torch may have helped. Number 1 son was keen to retrieve this one. Nice and dry although the keyring had rusted through and broken. Was just hanging on. We had a spare so were able to fix it. Next time we will bring the fishing rods. TFTC.

Great geocache I really enjoy this luckily I had the balance to get this one, I think It deserves a favourite point
TFTC
Computer mans

0100 GAFF1 Got the torch light just right, and found it! Then just to get it! Glad I'd had a go at placing some tricky caches, and had experience in this.
In the process of (hopefully) getting a bunch of caches found for December (x 75 is the plan), for getting my 'Masters in Geocaching Science'. Then it will be on to the Doctorate, if all goes well in 2013.
Nice find, nice and dry, even tho I didn't see an O-ring. Not able to leave a Correct Site Marker.
Brought through for mileage: trackable shirt, nothing else would have fitted
TFTC Magpyre.

This entry was edited by Grahame Cookie on Friday, 28 December 2012 at 09:44:12 UTC.

While heading North to catch up with Cookie, MVMB and ourselves dropped by a few caches on the way.
This took sharp eyes and good balance, which we have, so it was a fun one.
TNLN
TFTC Magpyre (Sorry about the late logging - 19/2/13, but we'd misplaced the log book)

(Late logging of Find - 31/1/13) Found with MAP's.
Nice to be able to share the driving rather than having to pedal.
The discolouration didn't help with the Finding of it, but still got there
TFTC Magpyre

My goodness what a tricky one to get at. Very windy day over the water.

Havent seen one like this before.

Ah, yes, we did find it. This is a hard cache to spot until you do see it. Then you wonder why it took so long to see it. These days it's not so bright and the salt air is starting to have its way with it. Fortunately I managed to be at just the right angle to spot it. Now, how to get it. Two old codgers are long past the required activity, we thought. Where are those grandchildren when we need them. Yes, went home yesterday. Well, there's just nothing for it. We'll have to do it. Geohubby managed the agility and balance required and provided the log for me to sign. Now the harder part. Getting the bottom back to the top.
Lol!.

Geohubby, aka Aussie Bob, wants me to mark this occasion in the log: he was suspended at just the time when Michael Clarke scored his triple century in the Test Match which was being played today.

When I finslly spotted the cache thought
"what a beauty". 1 Favourites point. TFTC.

another cache that I wouldn't have been able to get if I didn't have someone of the right height with me

TFTC ...[^]... Maqpyre

#78. Found late this afternoon, a wild windy day. Managed to sneak in between showers. TNLN. SL.

If the Fishing wasn't going to bring us along this section of the river then the Geocache definitely was. Pulled up near GZ and also near another fisherman. Some of us started to fish while a couple of us wandered to GZ to get an eyeful of the cache. Yep it was easy enough to see.... how to get it down surreptitiously was going to be the problem. Thankfully after a few moments the fisherman left and we were able to use some creative means to obtain the cache. Thankyou Magpyre for another Island Cache.

Bessie's-Mob helped me to access this one.
its not very fun being the shortest in your family.
TFTC

Like most people driving to Iluka, I had no idea that there was an island to starboard [:o]
My Geocaching travel guide revealed this delightful detour to me this morning [^]
So I set off on what would be my first island hop for the caching day

Crossing the bridge the scenery changed to cane fields until the north bank was reached.
Along the way another little secret was revealed.
I have always wondered where they hide the ship that shuttles back and forth to supply Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands when it isn't at sea.
Good to see that the big river still sees some big boats

A bit further along the bank I found a great fishing spot.
After a quarter hour of the GPS baiting me with a set of coords to search, I finally caught me a cache
I reckon that the terrain rating is spot on as it took another 10 minutes to work out how to grab the little blighter [:o)]

A fun cache in a beautiful place,
Thanks Magpyre [^]

PS: The 'new' attachment has rusted through, but the cache should be secure for now !!

Found pretty quickly. Windy day here today.

TFTC.

A pretty drive along the river especially as there was a yacht sailing upstream.
Thanks Magpyre

Found lying on ground about to be submerged by high tide so put in tree.
TFTC

Found at 3.30pm
A great spot for a cache, we watched sail boats gliding down river.
The clip holding the cache is getting rusty and may not last much longer.
Thanks for showing us this spot.

Nice one
Thanks
K&M

Rated: for Overall Experience

Searched up and down and high and low.
Nothing found
Thanks nice spot though. Yachts sailing past & beaut weather.

An interesting drive in although did get a good looking at by a fisher muggle as I drove by. Good thing I was wearing my trusty Crocs to negotiate the find. TFTC

great spot. TFTC

A great hide. Not sure that it is going to stay there much longer though...some bits are wearing.
A beautiful little area too. Thanks for bringing us here.

TFTC!

A sneaky little hide this one. Our first find of a day on the river with the Holminators. We all looked around aimlessly for a while until Mrs Herbz clambered a little further than the rest and soon spotted this brightly coloured cache. TFTC.

ahd a great timw with geofriends TFTC

What a great hide found while on hols at woody head nearby tftc

Last one of this series that we are doing this trip as we were doing them in reverse order (only have islandhopper 8 to go now). This one was probably the funnest one to find. TFTC and thanks for this series.

Knowing the two that placed this cache, I hunted around for a bit before getting the specific information about who hid it. Knew exactly where it was after that. Nice hide.

Thanks,
Trillian

Took a while to find but got there in the end. Fairly quiet along the river today. I guess most holiday makers are on the road for home.
Not sure about the diff/terr for this one. Diff + Terr on this one came to 7. I did a 24km hike to Mt Worendo last weekend climbing to 1100m, across creeks and finally bush bashing the last 70m and Diff + terr only made it to 6. You can drive to within 25m.
What I'm try to say is don't be put off by the attributes on this one. Nowhere as difficult as it looks. A beautiful spot to visit and camp if you are lucky enough.
Tftc

We left the boys and Budgie fishing and finished our caching run from here and grabbed this one ..... I am never going to be to old to have a bit of fun and relive my child hood.

TFTC
MC KENNA

Not sure why this find was so easy but it was in the second place we looked. Saw something from the bank that looked suspicious but it was just a seed pod. Was just about to look somwhere else when I saw something birghtly coloured. TFTH

Undercover Duo

Great spot lots of people fishing another good one for the geokids to find.

*FTF* Yay!! Found at 9:40am 1st of 10 finds for the day. We had better luck today. Great spot for a hide. Plenty of muggles fishing today, so i had to look like we were doing something else while we retrieved the cache. Took some nice pics too.
SL
Thx Magpyre for the cache.

Couldn't get to this cache today. We got to about a km from the cache and the road was closed by the council who were doing roadworks on the road next to the river.

Will have to try next time we are down this way.
WaldenClan

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