Things aren't always as they seem Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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harroandchook on 13-Feb-11. Waypoint GC2NQ9K
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Uh oh! Looks like we need to work on this one. Apologies for the delay! Will get it back up and running in a couple of weeks.
So looks like this one has had muggles get to it. Only half of it remains. Assuming it is the right one. Certainly looks like it though
Tried to find with PyroMapChick Jr in the dark after soccer tonight. Will have to come back in daylight. I will monitor the logs as I think I may have found it, we'll maybe only half of it??
Tried to find with PyroMapChick Jr in the dark after soccer tonight. Will have to come back in daylight. I will monitor the logs as I think I may have found it, we'll maybe only half of it??
Work finished early today so decided to go out with Footyfanatics and cover off a few in this area. Relatively quick find. Had correct tools, now just need to avoid drawing any muggle attention whilst retrieving. TFTC
Found it on a day out with evangt. Loads of muggles at the playground and a cricket match was in progress but we found it quickly. Nice hide. TFTC
Grandma was with us on this trip and she found it - nice & easy. Lots of muggles around today so we were very careful.
Trying not to look suspicious we kept sitting on the logs, pretending to be... Erm... Admiring the view.
We sat in 8 different places looking for this thing, you couldn't help thinking that the people started to wonder why we couldn't sit still.
We understand the history of the clue, couldn't relate it back to the cache. Maybe we're just not old enough.
TFTC SL
P.S. tweezers would be nice, you can improvise with other natural implements
We sat in 8 different places looking for this thing, you couldn't help thinking that the people started to wonder why we couldn't sit still.
We understand the history of the clue, couldn't relate it back to the cache. Maybe we're just not old enough.
TFTC SL
P.S. tweezers would be nice, you can improvise with other natural implements
This was a great camo! It took us AGES to find it and we were thinking of giving up when geoboyfriend approached me saying 'I need tweezers' - Found at last! I didn't have tweezers so improvised with two small sticks. Thanks for the cache! This is one of the sneakiest I've seen. Also, for those reading the logs going 'what on earth does the clue mean??', we didn't get it either. But, you might have a revelation, like a bolt of lightning.
After finding a number of caches in the area the kids needed some play time, so we drove to this good playground. It looks like a good spot for the Australia Day celebration they were setting up. After a while I "borrowed" the geoboys and we walked the 25m across to GZ. The iPhone map was pretty indistinct, but the Google Map is very clear, so we knew the area on which to focus our attention. Within about 30 seconds Geokid8 said "it's there!". Nice! We didn't have our tweezers, so we had to improvise, and shortly afterwards had CIH, so we signed and returned the log then replaced the camo. TFTC!
Hahah this is a very clever one took as a while but then relised what the hint ment well done !
Found after a short search. Tried the other side first before getting it on the right side. Very sneaky!
Lots of muggles but none were really bothered.
Coordinates were spot on.
Thanks for the cache!
Lots of muggles but none were really bothered.
Coordinates were spot on.
Thanks for the cache!
Our third and final find of the day, found it pretty easily after reading the clue. Lots of muggles about on saturday afternoon having bbq and in playground, so had to calm geokids while geowife used stealth to extract log, sign and put back. Nice day, TFTC.
Quick find. A bit of the hide seems to be coming adrift which made it somewhat obvious. TFTC.
What a pleasant park, we have driven past many times on the way home from work but never stopped for a look. A nice hide and clever masquerade. We had no tweezers but a bobby pin did the job. SL TFTC
Once we noticed that things did not quite add up, we made the find. There were a few muggles about but they seemed immersed in their own activities in this wonderful space. TFTH
Loads of people enjoying the sun today. Very inpressed with the facilities we are seeing in this area and they all seem to be getting a workout today.Nice hide SL..TFTC
Cache soon located, replaced a new log sheet and is ready for the next finder. TFTC
Out at the skatepark with the kids so we went for a walk. Nice one !! Had to explain to them the hint too
Ha Ha, excellent camo, loved this one, very difficult with the muggle activity on a Sunday morning.
Met a very nice fellow dog walker muggle
SLTNLN
TFTC
This entry was edited by English Ian and Co on Monday, 09 July 2012 at 08:36:02 UTC.
Met a very nice fellow dog walker muggle
SLTNLN
TFTC
This entry was edited by English Ian and Co on Monday, 09 July 2012 at 08:36:02 UTC.
After poking a few holes with a stick and finding nothing, I sat on a log and started to fiddle. TFTC. Log is in need of replacement.
Nice easy find once the fiancé explained what the hint meant. Needs a new log! And yes, tweezers are absolutely necessary
No. 127
This entry was edited by Fuschia Briefs on Friday, 20 July 2012 at 07:09:52 UTC.
No. 127
This entry was edited by Fuschia Briefs on Friday, 20 July 2012 at 07:09:52 UTC.
A nicely hidden cache that was reasonably easy to find with the assistance of the clue. The hard part was extracting the log without anyone noticing as it was muggle city on a sunny Sunday afternoon at the park. Managed to get there in the end but the log sheet is essentially full so could only squeeze a very small scribble on a corner of the sheet.
Previously logs suggest the "lid" is missing, but it is now back in place. TFTC.
Previously logs suggest the "lid" is missing, but it is now back in place. TFTC.
Yeah, this one needs maintenance. Still a cool cache, but the camo isn't at all as good with the lid missing. Spotted as I was just about to give up, as the clue lead me off track (though I can see how it could be helpful now). TFTC and BTW nice camo!
Looking around and then I saw it, disappointed that some one has taken lid off cache. Log is exposed and has been Jammed in.
Logging found it as maintenance required does not give you a notch on your tally.
Found with geofamily in the company of Moosebreeder.
Glenwarra made the simple find all though it looked to be a little over exposed to the elements.
Was nice to meet a fellow cacher for these caches.
This entry was edited by Booo'sDad on Sunday, 27 May 2012 at 07:17:32 UTC.
Glenwarra made the simple find all though it looked to be a little over exposed to the elements.
Was nice to meet a fellow cacher for these caches.
This entry was edited by Booo'sDad on Sunday, 27 May 2012 at 07:17:32 UTC.
Found this cache (Glenwarra actually made the spot) with Team Booo, Booo Booo, Booo's Dad and Glenwarra, all of whom I'd met at the previous cache. This park is very popular on Saturdays isn't it. TFTC
Thanks For The Cache
Found with Geofamily and Moose Breeder this afternoon
log is full and it seems that maybe the end of the Harold Holt could have dissapear as well
Found with Geofamily and Moose Breeder this afternoon
log is full and it seems that maybe the end of the Harold Holt could have dissapear as well
Found it after several attempts. Needed geodad to help with the clue. Tweezers really help. TFTC.
From my experience in Canberra, I had an idea what to look for but the find goes to Minyakano. Thanks for the cache.
Being an older guy the hit was understood right away, so knowing what I was looking for made this a lot easier. Great decoy, all in good order!!
Tks ... harroandchook ... GazMag
#989
Tks ... harroandchook ... GazMag
#989
Walked to this one from the forgotten railway on my walk around this area today. Once there I spotted some muggles playing on the nearby playground. I just went for it. I touched the cache a few times but couldnt get it. Finally I got it TFTC
11.10am, GAFF1, Geoson went straight to GZ and found this one, although extracting the log as a bit more challenging.
SL, cache in good condition.
TFTH harroandchook
SL, cache in good condition.
TFTH harroandchook
The GPS had me in the middle of a parking area but spotted something from there that looked a little odd and had one of those very rare, "first place I looked" moments. TFTC
Down from Queensland for a weekend raid with Tassiegirl13, Gunnie69, Kaisho53, Ghost Gums, lochb, La Kedi, an Rebel Acts.
We all arrived at GZ and found the likely spot however lacking the required tool for extraction we just had to improvise to get it out.
TFTC.
We all arrived at GZ and found the likely spot however lacking the required tool for extraction we just had to improvise to get it out.
TFTC.
Found with Bedmaker, Gunnie69, Kaisho53, Ghost Gums, lochb, La Kedi and Rebel Acts on our Sydney caching weekend.
Nice little walk to GZ at night. Very nice hide.
TFTC
Nice little walk to GZ at night. Very nice hide.
TFTC
Descending on GZ Rebel Acts made short work of the find even by torchlight...
However have all flown in today with carry on luggage only there was a dearth of log extraction tools to hand so this bit took a while...
Soon however all was sorted a & we set out again...
TNLNSL
Thanks harroandchook for the cache
However have all flown in today with carry on luggage only there was a dearth of log extraction tools to hand so this bit took a while...
Soon however all was sorted a & we set out again...
TNLNSL
Thanks harroandchook for the cache
This was, cache # 53 of 59 finds for the day, On our first day of the MCBC raid on Sydney. once we past the skaters I soon had this in hand, boy I hate getting the logs out of these. My thanks to harroandchook for the cache.
I thought caching in the dark was hard, we then came across a couple of young lads skateboarding in the dark! Anyhow we just wandered past and found the cache.
Found while spending an enjoyable weekend finding caches around Sydney with Gunnie69, Kaisho53, lochb, La Kedi, Tassiegirl13, bedmaker and Rebel Acts.
TFTC
Found while spending an enjoyable weekend finding caches around Sydney with Gunnie69, Kaisho53, lochb, La Kedi, Tassiegirl13, bedmaker and Rebel Acts.
TFTC
There were a couple of teenage skaters nearby when we pulled up in the car park. I wonder what they thought when we conducted an apparent flash mob off in the distance...
Once at GZ, the cache was found quickly by Rebel Acts but, we had trouble extracting the log. As interstate travelers, we couldn't bring any nasty weapons like tweezers with us, so we had to make do with a pen and twist the log out slowly... [^]
As we were scribing names on the parchment, the twin skaters passed by on the path. Still completely none the wiser about what we were up to... Just the way we like it...
Cheers harroandchook.
Once at GZ, the cache was found quickly by Rebel Acts but, we had trouble extracting the log. As interstate travelers, we couldn't bring any nasty weapons like tweezers with us, so we had to make do with a pen and twist the log out slowly... [^]
As we were scribing names on the parchment, the twin skaters passed by on the path. Still completely none the wiser about what we were up to... Just the way we like it...
Cheers harroandchook.
The only muggles around were a few skaters, who were not that interested in us, happily, plus the darkness is a wonderful shield. Coords took us straight to GZ, and the cache was found very quickly - but it took quite a lot more time to get our hands on the log! Finally succeeded and back to the car for the next on the list. TFTC! =^.^=
#2065
#2065
Found in the company of the MCBC - 2 of us from Vic, and 6 from Qld - on a weekend raid of Sydney caches.
A quick find - but how do you extract the log! TFTC
A quick find - but how do you extract the log! TFTC
Sometimes you have a sixth sense about where or what a cache is. This one happened to be one that clicked. As luck would have it I had also brought along my bag of tricks, which helped in extracting the log.
Another nice harroandchook cache. I knew it wouldn't be obvious but found it quickly after thinking "I wonder if....." and there it was.
SL TFTC
SL TFTC
Found with Slaytornator and Aniisawesome. The clock was approaching 5 o'clock and here we were looking for a swimming pool or anywhere a prime minister could hide. Was looking at the caches location but then Slaytornator made the find.
The last of an epic cache hunt!
Another fantastic find, found with aniisawesome and akkatracker!
I hadn't found one of these yet but I finally got to find one of these.
I didn't really understand the clue but oh well I still found it!
an awesome find which must have been hard to hide!
Another fantastic find, found with aniisawesome and akkatracker!
I hadn't found one of these yet but I finally got to find one of these.
I didn't really understand the clue but oh well I still found it!
an awesome find which must have been hard to hide!
BEST CACHE EVER!!! I have never seen anything like it, a permanent cache! Awesome positioning and must have taken a lot of time. TFTC TNLN
Nice - very nice once you come to appreciate Harold Holt's help. Very nice cachr and my first international find.
Walk up to GZ and straight away we knew what it was. Took longer getting the log out than finding it. TFTC
I had a great time finding this cache and playing in the playground and on the oval. I'm glad that we were better prepared than last time Dad and I looked for this one.
I had a nice "walk" (I guess it was more like a push) around the oval. Gee, that playground looks like fun.
After all the rain, we thought a trip to the park on a sunny Sunday morning was in order. Mr S had located this cache in it's previous location but hadn't come prepared with the appropriate tool. This time we had what we needed and knew what we were looking for, it was just a matter of timing the grab in between walking muggles. TFTC
A very cute and clever hide harroandchook. The geokid thought this was soooo sneaky!
I was about to give up lloking, before we even started, due to the number of muggles. But, thankfully I put my hand straight on it!
TFTC.
TFTC.
Reperio at 1655. This one turned out to be a nice quick find, as I spotted the hide almost immediately I arrived at GZ. Very well made, and fits in nicely here.
Gratias.
Gratias.
Hah decoy first as well, but thought hmmmm what have others said.. TFTC really inventive, loved it
We too walked over to here after visiting the nearby guarded princess. Geofamily enjoyed the wonderful park and play equipment during our brief stay.
Appreciated the effort in placing this, the symmetry, and the log extraction tool! Thanks again harroandchook. SL.
Appreciated the effort in placing this, the symmetry, and the log extraction tool! Thanks again harroandchook. SL.
A walk over compared to the nearby Princess Imprisoned. Walked to here from the Princess and after having a few dodgy compass bearings before this today took the time on the open area to do a compass recalibrate. The Oregon said thank you as it hardly misbehaved all day after this.
Walked straight up and went straight to the likely spot. Bingo.
Walked straight up and went straight to the likely spot. Bingo.
Like others spotted the decoy first, but then the real one. Despite the park and path being quite busy this afternoon it was quite easily grabbed, signed and returned. Thanks harroandchook.
Lots of people about, but who cares about some old geezer poking about?
Saw the dummy cache, and then the real one, they all looked just a little out of place.
Thanks harroandchick.
Saw the dummy cache, and then the real one, they all looked just a little out of place.
Thanks harroandchick.
Found by youngest geoteen very quickly. Even with millions of muggles out we were able to pick this up due to our numbers and presence of 3yo niece and grandmother
SL TFTC
SL TFTC