Steamroller Park Cambridge Park, New South Wales, Australia
By
nightfairy85 on 20-Jul-11. Waypoint GC30GHW
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Cache is gone. I will replace it and put it in a different spot so it's not easy to see. Watch this space.
I will be going down tomorrow to have a look for it and check its where it should be and get another reading. If it's gone I may have to move it or make it smaller.
Bugger wish i read the recent logs first. Spent awhile circleing ( ? Spelling) the corale. Then haf to head orf to work. Will watch this one to see ifn i'm blind or its gorn.
Thanks Acko
Thanks Acko
No luck with this one, checked old and new co ordinates and still found nothing.
Looked around the entire park but couldn't find anything. Could you please check it and make sure it is still here
I am going to have another look tomorrow, see if I can't find it this time.
This entry was edited by Ondonttr on Sunday, 02 October 2011 at 05:33:37 UTC.
I am going to have another look tomorrow, see if I can't find it this time.
This entry was edited by Ondonttr on Sunday, 02 October 2011 at 05:33:37 UTC.
Coordinates changed from:
S 33° 45.270 E 150° 43.303
Coordinates changed to:
S 33° 45.272 E 150° 43.291
Distance from original: 61.8 feet or 18.9 meters.
I've gone to the park to redo the co ords. I hope they are right this time.
S 33° 45.270 E 150° 43.303
Coordinates changed to:
S 33° 45.272 E 150° 43.291
Distance from original: 61.8 feet or 18.9 meters.
I've gone to the park to redo the co ords. I hope they are right this time.
Another Great day and very good find on my holiday around Sydney area. A short search had the cache located. SL Thanks for the fun!
An instant find on a warm Spring day. I know it's an easy find but those co-ords really need to be updated. Interesting story on how the poor steam roller was killed.
Cheers
Cheers
Found it pretty much straight away. Nice little park. Love the steam roller =] 2nd find for the day. TFTC
The weather today is a wonderful 22° so the ageing Bushfire thought it was time to again find a few smileys in this wonderful area.
When I am in this area because I have family in Glenmore Park I always try to find a few while here I am here.
Today I have added another 9 to my tally so you have to be happy with that.
This was the last cache attempted and like others noted that the co-ords need to be checked. Once again the ageing bushfire was lucky here as it was in the first place looked or felt.The hint does not mean anything so just ignore it.
Thanks to the nightfairy85 for showing me this quaint small park with the steam roller who meet it's end by foul means.
When I am in this area because I have family in Glenmore Park I always try to find a few while here I am here.
Today I have added another 9 to my tally so you have to be happy with that.
This was the last cache attempted and like others noted that the co-ords need to be checked. Once again the ageing bushfire was lucky here as it was in the first place looked or felt.The hint does not mean anything so just ignore it.
Thanks to the nightfairy85 for showing me this quaint small park with the steam roller who meet it's end by foul means.
Coordinates were telling me to go in one direction, but I ignored them & looked in an obvious spot & found the container immediately.
I'd say the coordinates are about 15m out, but still an easy find.
Thanks nightfairy85
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I'd say the coordinates are about 15m out, but still an easy find.
Thanks nightfairy85
.Tried this cache on a day out with muggle friends. We aheard to the logs stating that the co ords were being out and headed straight to the obvious location but no luck. Im sure i searched every nook and crany but nothing...will not let this beat me as previous logs say its easy. I will try again soon.
Raainjoy
Raainjoy
Stopped here after work today, like others have mentioned the co-ords are out, but putting two and two together figured where it should be. After a short search came up with the goods.
Thanks for the cache
Thanks for the cache
Third attempt at this one due to 'off' co-ords, but got our hands on it this time. SL, TCTC! 
Found after some tips from Booo's Dad during a late night rendevouz at another cache! Had tried this one twice before, only to find the co-ords are well out. Found it this time without recourse to GPS or standing in a wide open patch of grass. SL, TFTC! VK2GOM - Rob * Biscuit the Beagle.
When this first came up, I phoned Team Canary, who I knew was in the area, and he got a FTF. Now it was my turn for my personal FTF...hahaha, thanks nightfairy85
tftc sl quick find, i found the published coordinates to be about 15m out i got the same reading as pjmpjm of S 33° 45.270 E 150° 43.293 on my 0regon 550
nightfairy you beet me to it i was going to place a cache in the same spot the exact same spot, great minds think a like.
nightfairy you beet me to it i was going to place a cache in the same spot the exact same spot, great minds think a like.
I rolled up to the park near GZ just after midnight, on my way back to work in The Hills from my home in the Blue Mountains.
Not sure about the confusion over coordinates, I had texted my friend GazMag for advice. Resassured, I found GZ as deserted as one might expect at this ungodly hour, and was able to search in peace.
The published coordinates proved to be nearly 14 metres off -- at least, according to my Oregon 300 -- so I'll post my suggested new coords, for what they're worth.
In fact, due to 'the structure' at GZ, most geocachers would well know where to start their searches, and I had CIH in less than a minute.
My only regret was not be able to see the steamroller very well, because of the pitch darkness. Am going to be interested to see how my iPhone 4 camera photos came out!
Container was partly open when I found it, but everything was otherwise in good shape. TNLNSL.
Many thanks to nightfairy85.
Not sure about the confusion over coordinates, I had texted my friend GazMag for advice. Resassured, I found GZ as deserted as one might expect at this ungodly hour, and was able to search in peace.
The published coordinates proved to be nearly 14 metres off -- at least, according to my Oregon 300 -- so I'll post my suggested new coords, for what they're worth.
In fact, due to 'the structure' at GZ, most geocachers would well know where to start their searches, and I had CIH in less than a minute.
My only regret was not be able to see the steamroller very well, because of the pitch darkness. Am going to be interested to see how my iPhone 4 camera photos came out!
Container was partly open when I found it, but everything was otherwise in good shape. TNLNSL.
Many thanks to nightfairy85.
Took the time to call in after chasing down a new cache out at Richmond..
No GPS'r for this one, but had it quickly in hand..
Thanks for bringing us here, nightfairy85 =)
No GPS'r for this one, but had it quickly in hand..
Thanks for bringing us here, nightfairy85 =)
Well we rolled up with a full head of steam and spent much time slowly checking all the likely places. Overall we were pretty smooth and we soon had the cache in hand to sign the log. We've got the Geowife an iPhone4 now giving us more of a level playing field. However this left our Geokidlets feeling a little flat, they'd hoped for a rough time for us meaning more playtime for them
Thanks For The Cache
Night fairy 85
I have driven past this park for years and often wondered at the significance of the steam roller
Now I know thank you
Night fairy 85
I have driven past this park for years and often wondered at the significance of the steam roller
Now I know thank you
First cache for me today while cleaning up a few around the Penrith area. I found the coordinates to be about 12 to 15 metres out, since the CO asked, but the place to look is obvious, so I didn't worry about taking a waypoint. Thanks
So many obvious spots and it was, of course one of the last that we checked. Nevertheless, it was just a process of eliminating which and we had it in the bag. TFTC
Fantastic old Steamroller, however the coordinates are off but searching the most obvious places soon came up with the cache, like picking the winning number from a hat, thanks.
great hide. had some fun playing in the park with geosis while geodad did all the hard work.. TFTC
A few mums, dads and kids in the park this morning but they were not interested in me taking pictures.
Tks ... nightfairy85 ... GazMag
#769
Tks ... nightfairy85 ... GazMag
#769
My GPS put me right in the middle of a grassy area every time, with 3m accuracy. No evident hiding places within a 3m radius I could see.
Interesting story about the steamroller though!
VK2GOM - Rob & Jess & Biscuit the Beagle
Interesting story about the steamroller though!
VK2GOM - Rob & Jess & Biscuit the Beagle
I had a Phone-A-Friend who knew I was in Penrith to tell me about this one. Thanks Rainbow Spirit as I got the FTF at 5:50pm!
TFTC.
TFTC.
4:55pm - Central Railway Station, Sydney. Notification of a new cache received, problem is I am returning home from work and know there will FTF. 6:10pm and no log on this one yet, dare I hope! 6:15pm collect Teamboo on way to GZ still no logs. 6:35 Pm arrive GZ iPhone takes us to the middle of nowhere hmmm... Quick check of the hint and bingo cache in hand. Quick check of the log and Team Canary a full hour earlier had signed the FTF!.. Well 2TF isnt that bad of a thing is it.
