Paperbark. Maraylya, New South Wales, Australia
By Argeisia a Ca on 14-Nov-09. Waypoint GC210C2

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24-Feb-14
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10-Jan-14
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09-Jan-14
No action on this since flooding. Please replace or archive.
 
26-Jul-13
We checked our cache and was wrecked and wet so thought we would check this one since we know where it is and it also was gone.
 
19-Jun-13
Enjoyed the drive out to this area, but no find here.
 
15-Jun-13
Couldn't find this one as I didn't have a torch to help with the fading light. GPS was jumping all over the place here. Nice park and I'll be back in better light conditions.
Cheers
dkmacca
 
17-Mar-13
No luck with this one. Found what seemed an obvious spot but no cache.
 
13-Mar-13
I suspect this is long gone in the recent flooding. Lots of flood debris around. I believe I found the correct spot, but this cache as seen in the images would have been taken by the rapid waters. Sad
 
08-Dec-12
Quick find on our way to Wiseman's Ferry. TFTC
 
13-Oct-12
#1,335

I ignored my GPS and followed the caching trail instead, and made an easy find.

A pretty little spot, thank you Smile.
 
11-Sep-12
Harder than we thought but we used photos as a clue
 
04-Aug-12
Nice easy find this morning, lots of nice big paper bark trees, bank is nice and dry.TFTC
 
30-Jul-12
Geez this took a lot longer than it should have. Co-ords all over the place. Certainly was a slippery little sucker. TFTC.
 
23-Jul-12
Found after an exhaustive search. Like many others, we too were put off by the name and were just about to give up when it was finally spotted. Log was a little damp, bag nees replacing. TFTC
 
10-Jul-12
Quick find. Cache was out in the open. SL
 
01-Jul-12
Found whilst having an extremely successful carp fishing expedition. TFTC ??
 
08-Jun-12
Slippery find!
Thanks Smile
 
15-Apr-12
Nice Cache TFTC
 
16-Feb-12
Took a little bit to find but when in right area nice and easy. TFTC.
 
16-Feb-12
Found with the thereimer and a few dozen mozzies!
 
24-Jan-12
Plenty of Paperbarks around in this little park. The cache was spotted from some distance away and GZ showed signs of muggle activity. Cache proved to be in good order all the same.
Thanks A a C
 
30-Dec-11
Found with (2000,000,000 mozzies [}:(].) geo family. TFTC
 
30-Dec-11
Thanks For The Cache
Found while out on a caching run with geo family
 
30-Dec-11
The boys got distracted by the name also but I suggested look in there and bingo thanks
 
30-Dec-11
Found with Teambooo, Booo Booo and Glenwarra.

After exhausting the indicated GZ and widing the search area we soon spotted the cache... (This cache is really exposed and was easly spotted in the early evening light)
 
29-Dec-11
Got a bit distracted by the name, but eventually found cache. tftc, tnln
 
06-Nov-11
Cache #842; GAFF1; Weather, Wet/Sunny; Helpers, PPE; Condition, Good; Finds2Day, 7th; STATUS, Found; GPSr @ GZ - 4m

After our World in Union find, we stopped for a couple of quick ones in the area. I lead the way and pulled up in the carpark. While PPE worked out his GPSr that he's testing, I walked up and made the find. Nice quick one. SL, TNLN and replaced. TFTC.
 
05-Nov-11
Quick find in between downpours on an afternion caching with Alf.
SL TFTC
 
09-Oct-11
This placed would be awesome if it wasn't so waterlogged and I forgot to wear my gumboots today. Took TB SL #116 TFTC

This entry was edited by ris768 on Sunday, 09 October 2011 at 06:45:15 UTC.
 
06-Oct-11
What a forlorn little park, and yet it could so easily be an awesome spot perched there by the river. Found the cache with a minimum of fuss. Thanks Argeisia a Ca.
 
18-Sep-11
Another one to add to the list on a great day of caching out this way.
TFTC Smile
 
18-Sep-11
Christine Vista, Chook and I headed out to Wisemans for a day of caching and found this one as we were heading home. Found it once we reached GZ. TFTC.
 
18-Sep-11
What a lovely way to introduce my nephews to hidden treasure! TFTC
 
28-Aug-11
TFTC, found with benny.t
Smile
 
28-Aug-11
Cache was seen from metres away, I don't think it was hidden correctly. Replaced camo as best as possible. TFTC
 
06-Aug-11
TFTC
 
04-Aug-11
Yep... It was there...But not in a tree Smile TFTC
 
28-Jul-11
9 finds so far today.
Found without too much trouble.
Thanks argeisia for the cache.
 
15-May-11
tftc tnln sl not so quick to find this one as gps was all over the place but found it in the end
 
08-May-11
Thanks for the Mothers Day picnic entertainment. Most of family enjoy looking for cache - up the hill (that’s my clue.)
 
04-May-11
Quick find, while visiting in the area. TNLNSL.TFTC.
 
23-Apr-11
Hmmm this will be fun; GZ is in the middle of a grassy area surrounded by lots of paperbarks. Based on the cache name, it must be in one of them.... nope! Eventually read the past logs and zoomed in on a better set of coords for an easy find - not in the paperbarks at all Sad
TFTC.
 
11-Apr-11
Found this one on our way to Wisemans Ferry. Took: TB.
TFTC and greetings from Holland.
 
27-Mar-11
Quick and easy find. TN/SL
TFTC
 
27-Mar-11
Another quick find 4th for the day. Dropped of TB. TFTC
 
19-Feb-11
sevabo accompanied me and I found it after second attempted a few months ago. TFTH SL
 
29-Jan-11
2nd of 8 for todays caching adventure from home to Maroota and on towards a swim at Colo.
Co-ords had us looking at the spaghetti tree, nothing to see there, quick look around and we spotted the cachers trail and bingo had CIH after some cautious poking around with a stick Big Grin
TNLNSL
TFTC
 
23-Jan-11
Found it on our fourth attempt. The coordinates posted by Everlasting were very helpful - much more accurate than the original coordinates.
 
20-Jan-11
Have been research - read the previous' comment and photos. so come back with laptop. Sevabo found it and the coordinate is out of way.

We found the container at S33° 33.478 E150° 54.412. Thanks Argeisia a Ca.
 
20-Jan-11
Big GrinBig Grin Found it with nana sevabo and everlasting. TFTH SL
 
20-Jan-11
yay, found it after twice attempted, Thanks for bringing us here Big GrinWinkBig Grin
 
19-Jan-11
Three of us search - no container so DNF for me. Please the owner check up. Thanks.

Watch listing.
 
17-Dec-10
While looking for In Loving Memory we also searched for this, but can't find it. After reading other logs we stopped looking at paperbarks and widened our search - still no luck. Is it still there?
 
18-Sep-10
Had a bit of trouble placing it back since muggles were here but they decided to cook up the ol' barbie and that kept them distracted.TFTC
 
18-Sep-10
Cool! Keep it up! TFTC
 
18-Sep-10
Even our kids didn't prove to be the distraction we wanted from a very snoopy young girl. She watched our every move so replacing the cache proved to be very stealthy. TFTC
 
18-Sep-10
Sometimes the simplest of caches can prove difficult.

It wasn't difficult to find, or else we wouldn't have got it at all. There was a family parked close to GZ with a curious daughter, about six or seven years old. We got to GZ, realised they were there, and decided we would either wait or just leave this one. Then they wandered off.

Okay, a quick look about and we had the cache. I flipped the logbook to the WaywardWoman to sign, and just as she's signing it, the muggle family returns. I didn't want to return the cache, so I took it back to the car, grabbed my backpack, and came back, like we were off on a trek somewhere. So we went and did the other cache nearby (no problems there) and came back. I still had the cache in my backpack. I had a choice. I could either hope the large tree between me and the muggle family, and my own family, dragging the chain about 30 metres back and talking loudly would distract them enough for me to rehide it, or I'd have to take the bloody thing with me. Ironic - I'd be muggling a cache so it wouldn't get muggled.

I decided to risk rehiding it.

I'd already removed the geocoin from it, just in case. I think I did okay. We kept a short watch from the road, but the family didn't make any move toward the cache. If there are future DNFs or a long period of no finds, you might want to check, just to be sure. Sorry, they took us by surprise and we did our best. Hope it was enough. Thanks for your efforts.
 
01-Sep-10
Found on the first day of spring in a rather remote little park way out in Cattai!

Apart from the peripheral historical interest and some nice paperbark gum trees, there really isn't a lot to recommend this slightly run-down picnic area except that it's located right on Cattai Creek and has a boat launching ramp. Cattai National Park is nearby, however, and is definitely worth a visit if you're in the area.

The published cache coordinates are pretty good but you really won't need much help in finding this one. The hiding place will be fairly evident to you as you approach.

Cache container and contents were in good condition. Left 'Gingerbread Man' GC. TNSL.

Thanks to Argeisia a Ca for setting this one up!

This entry was edited by pjmpjm on Monday, 20 September 2010 at 04:56:22.
 
04-Aug-10
lots o' fun
thanks Acko
 
01-Aug-10
I even put my hands in some scary places in the trees but still could not find it. The GPS was jumping around and finally I gave up. Thanks for bringing me here - the paperbarks are worth seeing.
 
17-Jul-10
This cache took us a little time to find, but we didn't let it bet us. past logs helped. TFTH...SL...TNLN
 
17-Jul-10
It took some searching, the GPSr was not giving good results, but reading the logs soon had us in the right spot SL TNLN TFTH Big Grin
 
13-Jul-10
Glad I read the previous logs, found after dark, thanks
 
05-Jul-10
#T347
Having arrived at the carpark, we saw why the cache was called "Paperbark". Locating GZ was a bit of a problem as the signal to the GPS kept bouncing. When I did find the cache, I thought it was a bit far from the GZ so widen your search by 15m. TFTC TNLN
 
05-Jul-10
#317
Geotooter and I pulled into the carpark and spotted the paperbark trees. My GPSr put GZ in the middle of a grassed area so realised we would need to spread our search to find this one. We checked all the likely places but could not locate the hide. After re-checking our search area and still no find, we broadened the search area again. This time Geotooter came up with the goods. I fugured my GZ was about 15m away from where the cache was found, probably due to the tree cover. With caching duties completed, Geotooter returned the container ready for the next Geocacher. Thanks for the hunt.
 
30-Apr-10
Found it nice and easy on the way to Newcastle for our niece’s wedding.
Thanks Argeisia for the cache. Smile
 
24-Apr-10
Well I thought the co-ordinates were spot on today. After trying further away I went back to where the GPS was pointing.

TNLNSL. TFTC.
 
28-Mar-10
Found it after reading the logs and looking a little further away.
 
21-Mar-10
Found the cache no problems, apart from the mozzies. Retrieved Lion Girl travel bug.
 
10-Mar-10
Forgot to register that we dropped the lion girl TB
 
09-Mar-10
Very nice romantic place indeed. Yah I agree, the coordinates seems to be off by 10 to 12 meters. Trade TBs. TFTC
From Quebec Canada.
 
25-Feb-10
Swung by on the way home from work and found the reason for why the logbook was saturated. Cache was so stuffed full of swaps that the lid could not be shut!!
I have replaced the logbook and changed cache size to a regular. Also dropped off TB.
 
25-Feb-10
Stop to grab this on on our way out from a nearby cache..... Yes the Log is saturated and needs replacing
TFTC SL TNLN
 
23-Feb-10
Needs some TLC
 
22-Feb-10
Found this one after leaving it the other day while in a hurry with a First to Find close by. The coorinates seem to be around 12 meters off. All 3 of my GPSs put me 12m north of the cache. TFTC
 
21-Feb-10
Found this one fairly easily, but so has the water. The log is soaked which made it very hard to sign the log. I managed the scribe my name through 2 or 3 pages.
Thanks
 
21-Feb-10
A much easier attempt this time, as I had some hints from Rogpol at the Hills meet and greet a few hours earlier.
The log is saturated and needs replacing asap.
Once again AaC, thanks for the hunt and find.
 
14-Feb-10
just stopped by today to show some family about caching and noticed your cache was saturated, please check up n this one
 
09-Feb-10
a quick find, thankfully - was going to try to find "bushwacked", and it was too flooded there, so tried for this one - and found I was a mere 30M from GZ when I switcxhed over the GPSr "goto".
TNLN
TFTC
 
02-Feb-10
Jumbuck made a quick find while I got lunch ready....always liked the look of this spot, just a pity the water is not a little clearer
 
25-Jan-10
a combination of the cache name and our gps giving us an accuracy of 10m we were looking in the wrong spot, after searching around for a while we had the cache in view. once retrieved poor old geo-missus had some real trouble with the date, after the 3rd attempt at filling the log we made a few swaps for the kids and placed the cache back, we enjoyed an extremely relaxing day with the kids. TFTC
 
24-Jan-10
Easy find but not with trees
 
Found after a short hunt in the general area. There was another car parked a little further along the creek, but we decided discretion was the better part of geocaching and let the folks well alone.

TNLN SL TFTH
 
10-Jan-10
What a cool area ! pity it seems it is not a little better looked after ! but then more would use it and spoil the peace, catch 22. cache was found easy and the shady trees were good, thanx
 
29-Dec-09
Nice simple find. It looks as though the cleanup is continuing in the reserve as some council vehicles were further down near the creek.

TFTC
 
24-Dec-09
OK.. I admit it was my second time here.
The first visit was just a little frustrating as the coords pointed to a nice empty grassy space. The paperbarks have been well and truly cleared around, so I knew that there was no point in re-searching old ground.
This time I parked the car and left the hand held in the pocket and looked without it. The hiding place was just a little evident when looking a little further afield.
Surprise surprise.. its only about 11.6 metres off Wink Must be the "nuvi" again Smile
Big GrinBig Grin
TFTH
TNLN SL
#317
 
21-Dec-09
4:16pm
Have been here before to launch canoes. Seems they have been attempting to do a bit of cleaning up.

Cheers
 
11-Dec-09
Found 21:05 arrived at GZ and there was a couple of cars with young blokes there, and we decided that it would be too risky to go for the cache, so I pulled up back on the main road, parked and while putting the next co-ordinates in the GPS, on came their lights and off they roared. We drove back into the car park and found the cache quickly. TNLN thanks.
 
For some reason I saw where the Cache was straight away but ignored it trying other spots first. After five minutes or so once they had been exhausted I thought I'd check it anyway and there it was. I still have no idea why I didn't check that spot first.

There was no one else about today.

TFTCSL Cool
 
04-Dec-09
A quick find after I spied it from afar, had a muggle doing his paperwork under a tree, but wasn't a problem. Nice spot.
 
02-Dec-09
Signed log. A very nice find early in the morning.

Tks Argeisia a Ca........ GazMag
 
29-Nov-09
Around this one and that one till the kids got bored then they started having an adventure and what do you know they found it in a great place for a cache. Names can sometimes help or hinder.
JABs.
 
27-Nov-09
It was hot, it was not muggle free, it was no where to be found! At least by me today...
 
16-Nov-09
Sad I thought I was a sure thing of making this my 1st FTF for the month! but alas some unknown cacher has beaten me to the loot.
I arrived to find a good place for a cache, the gate left unlocked but I parked outside just the same, not too far to walk.

I haven't been here for quite a few years, I've fished off the bridge here many moons ago and caught a Bass, if I'd had more time I would have explored a bit more, it seems the park goes down beside the creek quite aways.

The first to finder left their name off their log - I guess in their excitement of a maiden FTF. I have my hunches on who the unknown cacher is that took the FTF on this one, Congrats on the FTF whoever you are!

Nice work Argeisia a Ca I hope to see more of these in these parts TNLN TFTC Big GrinBig Grin
 
15-Nov-09
Ha Ha it was me!!!! Can't believe I forgot to put my name down though, guess the excitement went to my head. Went for a wander up and around and through a spiky bush, found at the original co-ords the typical cache mark of a pile of bark, moved it, and got covered in ant eggs. No love there. Went back to the start and decided to look in the more realistic spots, where would I put it??? And there it was!!! Bit weirded out by the half naked man lying under yonder tree though...
 
15-Nov-09
Found this morning by Littlebub. She will log her find tomorrow (hopefully).
Please let me know if I have correct co-ords now, as Littlebub let me know I was way off for this one.
 
14-Nov-09
Published
 
14-Nov-09
** Coordinates Changed From **
S 33° 33.489 E 150° 54.410
Distance From Old: 83.6 feet
Double-checked co-ords, originals slightly out, better now I hope.