Where Bella Met Saxon Crestwood, New South Wales, Australia
By AuSSiEHuNt3R on 28-Oct-10. Waypoint GC2HD54

Sadly since I'm now down in Adelaide and I can't get back up to manage it - I will archive it.

I'm not that far from it, and can adopt it if needed, or at least remove the remains. Didn't see the earlier request to adopt as it isn't on my watchlist, but showed up with the archive log. Let me know!

A bit of a wet day today with light rain. Still managed to get some good caches located. Soon had this one found. SL (log still full but squeezed my name in there) TFTC

This entry was edited by tmann421 on Friday, 09 September 2011 at 11:16:14 UTC.

The log is now full and needs replacing. Also, a re-paint of the white lid will assist camouflaging.

#633
Co-ordinates were very accurate for this one. I had bought a drink from the local convenience store so it was necessary for me to sit down and enjoy it..... while I felt for the cache. LOL. It didn't take long to find it. It was quite difficult to find a spot to sign the log but I managed to locate a small blank area to scribe my moniker. This was a good hide although I always feel a tad uncomfortable being near preschool centres. Thanks AuSSiEHuNt3R for this cache.

Right-o .. well would anyone like to adopt it ?

Reason why is because I now live in S.A and cannot get back to for maintenance.

So if you live close by and would like to adopt this cache message me

wow such exposure,a few muggles about but non near GZ, so I rested and waited and had a look, and it was saying "look at me", replaced it in a less exposed position. TFTC : log is almost full - one more entry

Reperio at 1850. came by GZ when it was quite dark, which wasn't a bad thing as the parks lights looked very nice. Expected to be here alone, but surprisingly there was a muggle doing laps around the park. I was able to sit down near GZ and discretely locate the cache before heading off. A very nice park indeed.

Gratias.

TFTC, found with benny.t

Easy find, TFTC

Found in a nice park a sunny day.

This was as easy as walking up to it and straight in hand.
Maybe a little more camo may be required.
Thanks for the cache =)

This entry was edited by 92nty6 on Saturday, 16 July 2011 at 23:45:14 UTC.

Had to be discreet muggels about. Found by Geo daughter 4.

After calibrating our GPS on the previous cache this was a walk up following the compass needle and it has to be there. And it was. It stands out a bit but luckily the local muggles haven't spotted it.

10:37am
Instant find, spotted it before I even sat down.

Cheers

I was sitting exams at a local business when I decided to reward myself with a cache or two.[^] This area has been built out a lot since I lived in Sydney. What beautiful houses surround this lovely park and area. There was quite a few muggles loitering around, so I took a seat and "made a phone call" as I checked out my surroundings. Fortunately I didn't even have to feel for anything as I could see the cache from where I sat! TFTF.(Oh, and I wont know if I passed those exams till they are expressed posted to the States and back again!!!!)

Nice quick find. TFTC

quick find right where we thought it was. TFTC

Easy find on a lunch break.
TFTC

Another find with Baktrak, who managed to grab this almost as soon as we arrived at GZ. SL. TFTC.

A nice litle container well placed to grab without attracting any attention. SL - tanks.

Nice quick easy find after the lovebirds disappeared. Ha ha bit of late night snogging going on right over GZ. We must of looked suspicious whilst lurking around waiting for them to disappear. TFTC

Found with snoopy1976 after muggles got scared away by us

Had a rest, had a feel, had a find, thanks AuSSiEHuNt3R.

Parked about 150m away and had a quick walk and find.

TFTC.

Quick park and a quick retrieve. Cache in good condition Thanks for bringing me here.

This was a nice easy one, beautiful little park....TFTC

This was a quick find on a nice morning caching. TFTC

Lovely place haha
Glad to make this find =)

Nice hiding spot.TFTC

Cache Hunt 240; GAFF1; Weather, Evening, night; Helpers, None. Cache condition, OK, log getting full. Finds for the day, 6/7 - STATUS - Found.
Parked near a path that led to the pretty cool playground and park area. Walked up to gz and saw a couple cuddling on a bench and hoped cache wasn't on that one. Nope! Came around to another bench and sat pretending to be on phone. Some muggle kids were playing and muggle adults walking around, so didn't want to hang around. I turned my head and there it was looking at me. Stealthy grabbed it, SL and returned again. Then got out of there. TFTC.

Took a walk around my local park today, and thought I'd drop in just to do a bit of cache maintenance just to see how things were going.

I noticed that the cache itself wasn't in its usual hiding spot, so naturally I thought it had been muggled. A quick check for it and I had found it had moved slightly, so I picked it off and placed it back where I had hid it before.

Could I please ask those who visit this cache at a later stage, could they please return it to the same hiding spot as to where I have placed it?

As gps closed in on GZ, guessed it could only be in a few obvious places. Still took longer than it should until we sat down to consider a different approach/angle. Village green quite deserted but lots of mugglettes at preschool only metres away. Hopefully all too busy to notice us.

Another quick find. on a roll today. lol
TFTC

Great cache - I only half expected to find it in the place that it is, so almost missed it with my cursory glance. Sneaky! TFTC

Nice place, did not even know this park was here.

SL TFTC

Cheers

FiremanSam

This entry was edited by FiremanSam1 on Wednesday, 12 January 2011 at 12:33:08.

A new log has been added to the cache - this time there is no pencil so please bring your own writing implement

Log needs replacing - will fix either this Saturday or Sunday

Okay thanks for the heads up - I'll get down there possibly in the next couple of days to replace the cache log ..

For the meantime - I'm taking it offline until I do so

Second find on a caching morning with Sensible Shoes who was the one to see this.
The log is full and needs replacing but we just managed to sign it.
TFTC

A relatively quick find, once we waited for the two joggers to move past us on their circuit of the park. TFTC.

Nothing difficult about this one. My new in-car GPSr helped me navigate my way through the labyrinth of streets that form this suburb. Amazed at the number of women jogging around this area.

No one using the playground equipment today made for a quick easy find. TFTC.

nice quick find, TFTC

Nice and easy find. TFTC

Great park. Geolads enjoyed the play equipment. Thanks for bringing us here.

Been meaning to grab this one as I knew of the park and surrounds.
Could not believe that there was a LawnMuggler and a guy on the swing and it was in the middle of the day?
Got it signed it and took the pic.
Thanks.
Steveishere

I hadn't read the cache description so just put Saxonvale Rd into the car GPS and pulled up at the intersection with Bella Vista. It was about 300m to the cache but that won't kill anyone. Looks like this was going to be a football field at one stage - it's about that size and flat. Headed past the bandstand to the nice patch with the shady trees, hedges and benches. Luckily GZ was muggle free although there were a few in the park and some sitting on the bench nearby. A quick find for our 600th GC&GCA combined find!
Thanks!

A pleasant little park in the middle of the new suburbs. Nobody using the playground nearby which made for a quick and easy find. I see Yurt had beaten me to it today. Thanks AuSSiEHuNt3R.

Took your advise, parked at the shops and walked down. Plenty of activity from the little muggles in the nearby day care center but they were not interested in my movements.

Great little cache in another tucked away park that few must know of. Thanks for bringing me here!!

Tks ....... AuSSiEHuNt3R ..... GazMag

#476

nice quick find by geo daughter in lovely spot TFTC

Welcome GazMag

I usually walk around here of an afternoon - so I thought why not plant a cache here since it's a really nice park and all .. plus if you're in the area around Christmas time - they've got Carols On The Green .. can hear the singing from my place

3rd of 3 before work today, I totally agree with jkcourtz log, more development’s will be advantaged by this design, easy cache in the end but was looking elsewhere first. TFTC / TFTH / SL

First of 3 for this hot Sat afternoon. Found quickly by Ratbag 2, who is getting good at spotting micro's.
TFTC

Easy find, getting the log out was harder than finding the cache. TFTC

Cheers

dkmacca

I'm trying to catch up on past logs today. I've let 140 caches pass without logging them. So I can't say anything specific about your cache. I'm only 10 years old, and while I love caching, I sometimes like doing other things rather than logging my finds when I get home. Sorry. Thanks for putting your cache out for me to enjoy.

Nice easy find. Keep it up! (There's a park nearby as well)

This was quite unexpected finding such a well laid out Village Green. I hope other councils and developers plan this type of open space for medium density, or small block housing areas. Thanks for bring us here .

We had muggles at GZ when we arrived but soon had GZ to ourselves and the caching duties were soon done
TFTC SL

The WaywardWoman found this one and we sat down on the bench to sign the log while the boys played on the swings. I suggested that this cache probably recalled a very romantic moment, but the WaywardWoman suggested it was probably just two dogs meeting while they were being walked. I hope this doesn't offend the CO, who might have been one of those putative dogs (I mean, you know, your romantic moment) I'm sure it was lovely. Thanks.

As the two boys saw yet another playground, I had already found this one. A quick, easy find in a nice little park. TFTC

Not at all bikerbuddy

I don't offend all that easy so it's all good

Picked up quickly with DeputyD0g after a couple of muggles wandered off GZ. TFTC SL

I drove over to Bella Vista during my lunch hour and walked around the side of the sleepy little shopping centre and into a very quiet park out back.

There's a lot of space here, and a playground and a number of convenient benches, but absolutely no-one else was around. I quickly found the micro in the likely hiding place. Published coordinates seemed pretty accurate. The slim bison-like container was in good shape and the log book was dry. I don't think muggles will immediately see the cache where it's been placed, but geocachers will probably pounce it on quite quickly.

TNLNSL.

Many thanks, AuSSiEHuNt3R!

Relogging my old finds.

Found it in the second place I looked. TFTC

Didn't even need the GPS. Was pouring rain while looking for this one, I've been to the park before and was pretty sure I know where it was. as luch would have it sometimes .... it was.

TFTC

Quick find, as I spotted the cache on approach, so took to the nearby bench to perform the caching duties before moving on. TFTC

Uh oh was the cache not in its usual hiding spot ?

too easy to spot it, nice quiet park. Thanks for leading us here

The cache is quite very obvious to find it so sevabo and I found it quick and easy. TFTH SL

We walked in from nearby and Geoson proudly took the GPS from the car to the cache and found the sneakily hidden container, I was in a suit today so it was just as well Thanks for showing us this park

Quick find, actually found the thing almost exactly where I parked my bike ^^;. Glad to be able to write my name properly on a log today without having to squeeze in for space. TFTC

The co-ordinates were done using my IPhone - so they could be off by at least a few feet

** Coordinates Changed From **
S 33° 44.587 E 150° 57.595
Distance From Old: 49.2 feet or 15 meters.
Grr I think that put in the old co-ords ..

S 33° 44.594 E 150° 57.600

Cache found.. just waiting for FTF to log !!!
Hurry up Ifeelu !!!

Who's got the FTF rogpol you or IFeelU ?

YES!!! FTF well I used the hint not the coordinates,,,
try this as the original took me about 15m away
S 33 44.594 E 150 57.600

iPhone uses mobile towers when loose sat signals.

log now rogpol,,, hahahaha
didn't know about the picture

TFTC AUSSIEHUNT3R

This cache was a challenge, not that it was difficult, it wasn't. It was a pleasant short but fast walk in a nice park, and a nice bench to complete the mandatory paperwork.
The hardest thing for me was that I have 3 muggle work related friends who live backing the park, so stealth and timing was key. I approached on dusk knowing full well that the FTF had probably gone, dashed to GZ, kept focused on the ground and nearby objects, careful not to look up, just in case, signed the log and dashed out.... phew!!!
I expect to get to work on Monday and get a comment like "saw you in the park on Friday, looked like you were in a bit of a hurry, is everything OK, did you lose anything?"
The new coords should be better. originals were about 8 metres out, but that wasn't an issue.
TFTH
#517

Published

Made this find fairly quickly. I had to go to the shops and took a 5 hr detour TFTH TFTC SL