Postie's Paradise Thurgoona, New South Wales, Australia
By skullracing on 07-Jun-11. Waypoint GC2XR14

Well, after 65 people favourited this cache, it only took one lot of muggles who obviously didn't like it to smash it to pieces, so we'll send this letterbox to the big post office in the sky.
Hopefully we can resurrect it in a new location away from bored mindless muggles.

We'll disable this one temporarily.

So much for a vandal proof letterbox! Thanks Mick for the heads up

Found but smashed by muggles. No lock, no log and swappables all about the place. I couldnt clean it up as I was on my bike, but tucked the rubbish away as well as I could. Looks like someone is targeting geocaches in this area........

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You'll need to rescue this one, lex!

On a second go at this, I got it today. Dumb me just couldn't work the lock properly first time.
Thanks skullracing. Left a cute little TB as well. Please keep it moving.

Just realised we hadn't logged this one. What a shame to see it is no longer in action. This was one of the very first caches we found and a huge favourite for our family. Inspired us to create our own series of kid-friendly caches.

Hope it is back in action soon.

Great for the kids.

After attending the 2 events, we teamed up with helmilly & Lissie13 for a fun afternoon of caching.
This one was on our list to find, a great hide.
TFTC

We headed over here after the nearby event, after a short stroll we had foud the cache, a little bit of research we had the cache in hand, Thanks skullracing

What a nice piece of bushland and a great letterbox cache to go with it TFTC

Back in town for a visit with my parents after having last been here a year ago, and today is caching day. [^] Out and about early and next up was this one. A lovely little spot, and I hoped to see some native wildlife, but all I heard were some Galahs somewhere nearby. No postman's whistle, but I did see the letterbox quickly enough, but now to get the mail? Just open the lock hey? Hmmm, good thing I know the answer[^] Made use of the resident stamp to leave my mark and sign my name. Cheers.

Greetings from Brisbane. Thanks for placing this cache, skullracing. Found in good condition.
{Overall find #1817}

Indianagleeson and I enjoyed this walk after the sun had dipped a little lower

TFTC..found with Shellumbus.

Tftc

Tftc

Nice hide! No trackables inside though.

Found wit aj don't recommend at night unless u use the ladder which we didn't see until the way back....

Awesome spot and awesome mailbox! Felt pretty stupid when it took me a couple minutes to figure out the code however I got there in the end ... Left a bouncy ball behind..

TFTC!

great spot tftc

Great cache. I would have appreciated it more if it wasn't so hot today. TFTC.

On another trip up the Hume to visit family in Sydney and gather a few caches along the way. They keep popping up which is a good thing for frequent travelers of this highway.
This is my seventh mailbox after eight years caching so they are fairly rare and great to see a couple up this way.
I own two down in Geelong and in the process of placing another in Torquay.
This cache in my mind is well placed and well thought out and is in excellent condition.
Thanks skullracing for placing this cache.

Found 9:48am , find # 1730
Today we had a sight seeing day around Albury, combined with caching. Well, rather we had a caching day which lead us to see lots of the local sights.
This cache was number find # 1 of 15 for the day.
This was a wonderful experience. A nice walk through the bush leading to a fantastically conceived cache.
Really well constructed using high quality components.
Gets another fav point from me for sure.
Thanks skullracing,

1st letterbox cache we've done.. nice short walk from where we parked.. took TB left bouncy ball.. will take the TB with us to Echuca this wkend TFTC

This is our favorite cache and what a lovely spot

Wonderful!! Very nice find

How funny is this one not what youd expect.

It was 5.30 in the arvo and getting cold and hungry so we all made the dash to the approximate area of gz and knew what we were to find so that was good.
Signed log and stamped the kids and closed her up.
Thanks skullracing for the cache, now where to for dinner...mmmm didnt have to drive to far, haha.

This is in a great spot. We heard a dog barking nearby I'm sure he would of made a regular postie nervous....but not us Dropped a T.B. and took nothing.
TFTC

Found it. A nice afternoon,couldnt come to town without a cache or two.A short stroll from the car in a lovely little area.The box was found quickly and easily and the code cracked and opened.A great cache.
TFTC Skullracing
TNLN
SL

It's a shame geokid snr did not want to get out of the car for this one - he missed out on fun. With Geo Husband waiting in the car with the kids, I made my way to GZ and quickly found the cache full of swaps. After doing logging/stamping duties I made my way back to the car.

Tftc

Thought I put the wrong code in for a minute but just needed a wriggle and presto I was in.
what a great cache and location gets a favorite from me.

A really nice spot this one, i can see why this cache is named "Posties Paradise".
Parked the car and took the short walk to GZ, we had a bit of a chuggle at GZ and pondered how much unseen material was used to secure this cache in to terrafirma.
Lostmonster had a crack at the code, but without his glasses he is toast, Co was keen as to push in and have ago go go Geo Co, she cracked it, ..............as she does.....LOL......!!
WOW a really nicely stocked cache container.
Another great job in a great area Skullracing, has got our vote for a point.
TNLNSL..................Cheers.

Really cool cache, returned for second find with friends!

Find #500. A pleasant way to finish a local caching holiday. Thanks Skullracing.

Hi,

Just a note if you're planning on doing this great cache, we left a pre-addressed postcard with a stamp so you don't have to pay for postage while attending the Oz Mega.. so if you see it in the cache please feel free to write a note on it, we left space and drop it in a letterbox.. we'd love for it to make it's way back to us! Thanks all... happy hunting!

First letterbox.. wasn't expecting a letterbox!! Great cache. Peace out!

Found with Kmace
a very surreal spot for a post box
I guess the postie has a quad bike or a mountain bike for this one
Guessed the code from logs and hint,
kmace tricked a local antique dealer into giving her a biz card

Thanks for this brilliant cache skullracing. Found with Irontoad on the final day of our Queens Birthday caching adventure around Albury area. Irontoad had worked out what he thought the code was - now just to get this information. We got the required information from the local antique shop after viewing all the people leaving the classic car show (or vintage cars - I get confuddled about these) that was on the Saturday. Seeing all the people there we decided to attempt this cache the next day and it made the start of a final day caching exciting.

Took nothing and left nothing but signed the log. Thanks for the great concept and cache skullracing. Well worthy of a favourite point from me.

This cache was not on my to-do list tonight, but Wilbert67 convinced me to make the detour, and a quick and enjoyable find was made, and a favourite point awarded!

Cheers

A quick tb drop!

Ahh, so nice to have a LH in the works. Quick google on the phone and we were into the box. TftLH.

Good one. Thnx

i put wrong coordinate on my phone and i lost my pen when i walking to find the mailbox...
dont write anythink just look the mailbox

What a great cache!!!! Nice to see a cache with some time and effort put into the placement and container. Thanks for the cache.

Great letterbox! Very sturdy
Peace Love and Hippiness

What a well but together cache, I really like these type of caches. Easy find after almost getting bogged while parking the car. Thanks skullracing

After visiting and reviewing:

GC2XR14 - Postie's Paradise

The Royal Travel Bug Club (RTBC) is pleased to award their Official Accreditation and 4 Star Rating to this Travel Bug Bush Retreat.

Set along part of the Hume & Hovell walking track this easily accessible travel Bug Paradise is ideally suited to the social pack backing travel bug, providing a warm and dry secluded bush setting on the outskirts of the City of Albury, and with a high level of security travel bugs can enjoy their stay without the fear of Muggles.

We would highly recommend any active travel bug passing through Albury, should stop and visit this great travel bug accommodation.

Congratulations to skullracing on this great achievement.


Yours Sincerely,

Zak McKracken
Royal Travel Bug Club

Tried to find this one in the dark last night but when I found I had to climb the fence using the style I decided to wait till morning. Found quickly and was amazed that there was no geo trail due to te ground type.I asked a bar person last night for the correct code. I have now found several letter box caches and have used by stamp on this log. Good hide off the track. TNLNSL. Tft

This was our first letterbox cache. Cool hide. TFTC took highlighter left ball.

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Discovered after lunch that this would make the 7 difference type of cache for the day, so it was a quick trip back across Albury before the race to get the last type for the day. Thanks Skullracing FTC.

Found on the Oz Mega long weekend in Albury Wodonga. We saved this one for today on our quest to achieve nine cache types in one day. As it turned out we ended up with three letterbox caches today. This was our favourite by far

TFTC skullracing,
Cheers and Happy Hunting
Southern Cross Caching

This cache was one of the many grabbed on my 4 day trip to the OzMega Event. We arrived on Friday at midday and left at Midday on Monday and cached between when we where not socializing with other teams. This trip was also a shakedown for a new tent trailer we had purchased for camping. Besides the bike rack breaking on my trailer on the way up it all went well. PT539 also got a similar trailer to mine. He had trouble with his water tank.

TFTC

TB drop off

After helping out with the OZ Mega CITO Event we headed off to try some local caches. We had a good laugh as we approache the cache-site and spoted the well-disguised container as we approached. Thanks Skullracing for getting our day off to a great start! Definately a Favourite.

OZ MEGA 2012 Easter Caching Capers with SCX.
On our quest for 8 cache types in one day... woo hoo!! Loved that this cache had twist and a clue to make it possible. Great cache.
TFTC
SS

Having heard about this cache from numerous other cachers, I just had to make sure I found it on my last day at Oz mega! So, my first find for the day and what a pleasure it was: over the fence, a nice walk in bushland setting and then a shiny golden obstacle to prevent me from stamping the log
Not for long though! Having done so many pocket queries centred around here recently, I knew this code off by heart so locus cache occurred.

StampedL. TFTC skullracing and all the other cool hides you have, too

This was one of about 20ish finds for the day.. One of about 100 finds for the long weekend which also ticked off an epic night cache, 2 DT/P81 combos as well as a whole lot of favourites.. caught up with a bunch of mates as well as making new ones.. Thanks Team Oz Mega for all your efforts creating a great weekend.. I found this one with the hordes after the FlashMob.. Along with Family Josie and Jim we decided to head out here for a find after C@H suggested it was worth the trip.. mission accomplished... Thanks for the cache and find # 2372

Love it. Fun hide. Nice spot and our first letterbox. Off home after oz mega. Left real Mount Gambier post card self addressed with stamp and stamped log.. Awesome. Thanks

Wow, a letter box cache! And in the bush too!
Am I excited? YES!

Thanks skullracing!!!

Enjoying some caching with friends before heading home after Mega. SL..TFTC

I gess the house is yet to be build . TFTC

One of the best of this type of cache that we have seen. Thanks Skullracing for the effort you put into this one. Now on our way home, and back to work to tomorrow

My first letterbox cache. Had my stamp but drjim7 didn't so wrote his name in a stampy fashion with a pink pen. TFTC.

Hooray my first letterbox (but I forgot my stamp).

Found during Oz Mega, with The Sock Man. 12.50pm.

Hello, logging my personal tracker to calculate distance

Find number 1 of day 3 at the Albury - Wodonga 2012 Mega Event. LouiseAnn and I had a brilliant Easter Weekend at this event. A huge thanks to the organisers and all of the local geocache owners who’s caches never failed to impress us. Today was our second day of caching for the event and we were keen to get out and find caches in the area. With a general plan to travel around completing the Hume and Hovell Challenge we had a later start today, heading to the flash mob event at the Kinnross Hotel to start the day. We had this cache marked as a priority for today, as Team Tosh.net and I were keen the to get the rare letterbox hybrid cache. (it was Team Tosh.net's first!) LouiseAnn came along even though she had found it before. After a shor enjoyable walk we were at the GZ and soon had all signed / stamped the log. Thanks for the cache skullracing.

Lots of cachers lining up to sign the log at this cache TFTC.

A great cache - you get a favourite point from me!

Fiddled about a bit with this one.

Many thanks for the placement

Very nicely done. We did this after the FlashMob. Cheers Gav [10952] +1

4579 + 527 = 5106. Found during OZ MEGA Albury Wodonga 2012 !

Another nice Letterbox Hybrid find during the Mega. Quick walk in and - code having been worked out - a quick unlock and find. Thanks skullracing for a nice cache in an interesting area.

TNLN - TFTC !!

Cheers....

A quick find on the way back to our nearby accommodation. We had read the cache description so were armed with the necessary information. Very nicely done. Thanks for the cache.

WanderingAus wandered by after the flashmob, and as I was leaving the parking area TomTom alerted me to the presence of GC18JHD Ole Sydney By Jeff Tickell. I paused to do a 'Navigate To', then as I straightened up this cache appeared on TomTom, so I paused to do another 'Navigate To', then swung by for an extremely quick and easy find, entry to the log aided by a previous finder passing on the necessary code at the style.

My Groundspeak find No 2747, TNLNSL, dropped my WanderingAus Happy New Year 2008 Gold GC and my WanderingAus GeoMobile TB in for a visit before grabbing them back again.

*Recommended* *Overall Experience: 3* *Favorite*

T4TH skullracing
Keith

Rated: for Overall Experience

Found while at Oz Mega TFTC

Oz Mega Albury 2012. After the mob event around the corner,DSL, Mtrax & I headed here. Quite a trail of cachers on the way there. We obtained the required information and signed the log. Nice to see a stamp in this letter box. Thanks.

6563.34 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 2010 Halloween A#185

Albida

This cache was the seventh find on our last day at the MEGA.

After meeting Tuena and lgoody at a nearby cache, we came up here to this very popular cache. This was another cache I had been looking forward to due to it's number of favorite points. We hoped over the fence in the little ladder and let the GPS point us the rest of the way. When we were within 20m of GZ, we could already spot the cache. The past 3 Letterbox Hybrids I have done have all been the same to this, however this one was the best of the three by far. We tried to access the logbook a few times after ai thought I had the code, however it wouldn't budge. Tuena and lgoody then came along and after a few more attempts, we soon had the nice big container in hand Very well done Skullracing, this one is going onto my favourites list . Thanks for another great cache!

Being of the feathered variety I was distracted by another box altogether. I spied it through the trees straight away and didn’t even look at my GPSr. It was only on arrival and when I became perplexed as to how I was to access the hide, that I looked at the screen and saw that I was nowhere near the cache. It was also at this point that I decided to actually read the cache description and realised I needed to flutter back over the stile to the car to locate the required information. Then I swooped back to the real cache for a quick find. Took casino chip, left a daisy. Cache #1,167.

Found while attending OZ Mega. TFTC!

Found while attending the Mega Event

Found at 12-50 with diddysmum during our OZ Mega visit

I love these odd devices hiding behind trees in the bush.

TFTC

This was probably the busiest the mailbox has ever been, just after the flashmob event at the Kinross - we could have held another flashmob event here at the postbox there were so many making the find.
thanks - had the code but did not need it with so many cachers "imn the queue".

yep this was just after the Flash Mob and probably was a bit like follow the leader but good cache... probably my 2nd or third of this type today. thanks

Quick find after the flash mob, was almost a flash mob at the cache.
TFTC
[red]Gayle & Mark[/red]

Wow that was unexpected. Found with O319 and the rest of the 730 people who were at the flash mob.

Another popular spot after the Flash Mob event nearby. A fun walk in with other cachers, but thanks to Noikmeister for working out the codes for us!

TFTC skullracing.

my first letterbox hybrid ever!!getting so excited when i unlocked it successfully. TFTCSL. 5th (?!) found on the 1st day of oz mega. Greetings from Hong Kong.

Our first letterbox cache and it was found in the company of Louiseann and Pathfinder24. Great idea, got stamped and stamped back in return! TFTC

Another cache found with Just a cacher during the OZ Mega at Albury. A quick find after a short walk and challenge for opening the cache.

Thanks for another cache skullracing

Found while at Oz Mega. TFTC

I enjoy the letterbox cache, and this one is certainly no exception. Very well done on the set-up.

Grabbed it after the joint flashing just down the road.

Thanks for another one skullracing.

Cool LBH cache. It was jammed with people coming and going right after the flash mob event. Luckily for me I did my research beforehand and had the right numbers on hand. Lucky especially for those who I found at GZ scratching their heads and reaching for their smart phones .

Thanks skullracing.

Found during OZ Mega Albury Wodonga. TFTC!

Found with Black Bunny on our OzMega odyssey. Candy Cane 101 accompanied us on the trip, but didn't show a lot of enthusiasm for caches - there was a lad within hailing distance. I had a few back problems related to the camp bed, I think, so I missed a few, too.

Did this one before the flashmob, sort of had a mini flashmob here. Others were approaching as we left for the flashmob too. TFTC skullracing.

We walked here from the Flash Mob at the Kindross. Thanks for the stamp!

Collected this one along with many others after departing the Flash Mob Event. Thanks to skullracing for the cache.

Really glad I ran into some other cachers with a code. Tftc

Did this cache straight after the flashmob. I was happy to catch up with a couple of cachers while doing this one (hi crusinblues!).
Oh, and for the foreseeable future this is my most Northerly cache.

Cheers skullracing, great effort!

An interesting spot to find one of these! Luckily we had others with us who already knew the magic information which saved me having to do a search on the smartphone. A busy one today I bet. Thanks skullracing, very nicely done.