Passports Please..... Padstow Heights, New South Wales, Australia
By Odlid Dave on 02-Oct-11. Waypoint GC356H7

Had a good look.One post was down,one was missing its sign and the main post was a bit loose.Don't know if that matters but either way no luck today

2nd time found it little buga got caught nano magnetic Lil thing

Did not understand the hint, gave me a mental breakdown mid run

Just hard too hard to find plus hint no sense

A quick find as part of a morning walk to grab a few caches in this area. Very sneaky and it looks from previous logs like finds always happen when it's threatening rain or starting to rain which is exactly what happened to me today! The "No Entry" sign is for vehicles not those of us on foot, so no issues with walking past it and you don't have to go far. As previous logs have said, once you realise how small it is and that it's magnetic, there's not many options and the coordinates are pretty accurate!

Not sure if our coordinates were playing up but it took us to a place that had no entry, there was an area that looked likely but was uneasy entering the area

Followed the location- took us to a no entry point- searched around the perimeter but didn’t feel comfortable entering the no entry area

No luck after an hour looking with 4 sets or eyes

That was tiny. Took a while to find, even with hints from previous logs. TFTC

After parking on Sylvan Ridge Drive we walked along the path picking up 3 caches. TFTC Odlid
Dave

Found It!
A quick find here upon arriving at the shire for a day of geocaching!
TFTC

not too often do we say we has a quick easy find log is impossible to write on thanks

Did my research on this one, reading just about every log in existence for it
I’ve had my eye on this cache and the Incontinence Pad for a while now, was finally able to get out here with the time to walk between the two today Took a good 20-30 minutes but eventually GZ was in hand, hiding in plain sight of course! TFTC!

Threatening rain. Bike tire flat. Pump wasn’t working. But just had to get out there. Jumped on the scooter. Sweet race down the hill. Tricky find! Definitely “nano”. Wouldn’t have found without clues from the log. TFTC - awesome!

Nice little cache. Young eyes found it

was hard to find, found it in pouring rain

Took us like 30 minutes, never gave up but FOUND IT, it’s magnetic so it’s not on the concrete barriers

A nice little find as I stamped my passport crossing into the Shire. TFTC.

Super sneaky spot and tiny container. Had a good time with this one.

Took me a little while of just touching around until I noticed it!

Cor blimey! Was just going dark. But found it!

Forgot to log this earlier. That or it just didn't post
Nonetheless, TFTC!!

Thanks ??

Needed the clues in the activity log as still not sure about the link. Such a fun one because it’s so small- the tip of your finger.

1st of many! Starting super small and working my way up

Found but needs a new log. TFTC

This one was a super quick find for me once I knew the size of the container. I had come to this area today to find the incontinence pad and thought “hey I’ve already walked down here why not grab the other two” and it turned out to be quite a hard slog in the way back to my car. TFTC

After getting The Incontinence Pad we continued along the oath and found this one

Thanks for the cache Odlid Dave

Diolch

Met up with the caching crew and walked along the George River from Lambeth Reserve completing the relatively new virtual before doing the adventure lab around Yeramba Lagoon. Afterwards we drove over to Illawong and parked the car before heading on foot again to collect some traditionals. Another nice easy find at GZ after a quick search. With the cache in hand, we signed the log before replacing as found. Both the log and cache container are in good condition. Thanks for the cache Odlid Dave.

The following TBs came through for the mileage : Bob geoMinion, Dave geoMinion, Evil geoMinion, Jerry geoMinion, Larry geoMinion, Mary Hyde's Treasure, Stuart geoMinion, teamMerlin's 7 Deadly Ducks Tag (Lust), Vanlith The Youngling, Hidden Creatures Geocoin TB, teamMerlin's Football

After doing the Adventure Lab and Virtual at the Georges came over to get these three caches we parked at Sylvan Ridge Dr and headed onto the cycle / walkway with teamMerlin TARDIS 0061 and met up with Sir_Phil the first cache we got was The Incontinence Pad but I had found that in 2018 so it was a quick find but there were lots of spiders webs along the track. How did I get the lead I had already done the cache just as got passed one spider's web got hit by the next. Once we got that one we headed to Passports Please and got our authorisation to be in the Shire and last one we got was 3D Printing is Nuts

All 3 were easy to find

With cache in hand we signed the log and replaced as found. Both the cache and log are in good condition. Thanks for bringing me to the area and thanks for placing the cache Odlid Dave, The Odlids and to Incensed

The following TBs visited for the distance - Hawkesbury Tiger, 2011- 2019 NSW geocoins, Area 51 Tag, Cache In Trash Out Geocoin, Cache In Trash Out Tag, CITO Micro Geocoin, dirty Black Juke, Four Elements Geocoin, Mary Hyde's compass, Optical Illusion Geocoin, Spindoc Bob Memorial Geocoin, Trackable Building Brick, Wales Flag, Wheel of Caching Geocoin

Like others, have no idea what the hint means, but eventually we found it! It’s tiny!! And a magnet so that narrows down places to look. Needs a new roll of paper though.

Found! TFTC. Got stopped by government guys asking if I was graffitiing as there seems to be some work going on down the path so be wary.

Didn’t quite understand the hint, however you’re looking for the tiniest little magnet stuck somewhere sneaky.

Not sure what a BNSDP is.

Sadly didn’t find this one, our lucky charm let us down

I’m surprised I haven’t gotten this one sooner considering I drove past here everyday to go to work. Today was different though I thought I would pull over for a quick look. I navigated the gps down to zero and I began my search there. After 2 minutes the cache was hand! Sneaky hide, I’m glad to finally tick this one off, thank you!

They wouldn't let me in the Shire either .

No luck. I’m sure it’s staring us in the face but we didn’t find it today.

This one took a little while to find but finally there it was all along! Thanks so much for the cache and greetings from Zimbabwe

On the 1st Aquilus1 and I were supposed to be first day of a three day adventure going deep into the Heart Of Darkness.... all the way through NSW to Bogan Shire to claim a multitude of counties... but (and there is usually a but) unfortunately I no longer had three days available, just two. So, last minute change of plans was for us go to the coast and go north, and see how we went. I even solved the only puzzle on the road before leaving.

So.... it ended up being a great loop, clearing out the road from Bungendore to Nerriga and going on to claim about a dozen shires. Clearing out an area is always slow going, but we were methodical... No Cache Left Behind as dubya would have said, despite the constant rain.... at least after Nerriga it was more a trip to claim counties than to clean out the map.

Late on the 1st we remembered that we should eat, probably before everything closes... luckily we found a Thai place in Berry that grumpily let us in while staring at the clock.... no mind! The food was great. Frantic internet searching looking for a motel then ensued while waiting for our dinner... all was well, we had fine lodgings awaiting us in Kiama.

On the 2nd the rain was looking like it was going to set in for the day as well, but we soon realised it was the fog that was going to be our nemesis.... it was unbelievable and downright scary... glad I wasn't driving! But, in the pea-souper, we somehow missed our turn to The Shire and ended up near Appin, no mind, we can continue in this direction.

Not sure I can even remember all the councils we passed through and grabbed a cache or two in, but here goes:
Queanbeyan-Palerang,
Goulburn-Mulwaree
Shoalhaven
Jervis Bay
Kiama
Shellharbour
Wollongong
Wollondilly
Campbelltown
Camden
Liverpool
Fairfield
Canterbury-Bankstown
Cumberland
Strathfield
Canada Bay
Burwood
Inner West
Sydney
Woollahra
Waverley
Randwick
Bayside
Georges River
Sutherland Shire
Wingecarribee

Love the name and concept f this cache, favourite point given. Took a little time to find, but we got there!

With GreyHams we had planned to head out for a three day trip into NSW for some counties, all the way to Bogan Shire! We had 14 counties on the route but a change of plans meant only the two days were available so plan B had us heading towards the coast and up towards Sydney.

All a bit of a last minute change but all good, GreyHams had a plan! Off we set, we had 5 counties on the list and would see how many more we had the time for. The new route had us driving up towards Bungendore to Tarago and then across towards Nerriga to Jervis Bay. A good trail of caches and we searched for them all, a few DNF's but mostly a successful trip through with a variety of caches found and some really great locations visited.

The rain set in about Nerriga, light and steady, and we both ended up more than a little damp at times, super fun when looking for a cache in the wet bushes! Mostly we cleared a nice path along the way with a few caches down some side tracks, a few puddles to play with along them and the only Mystery along the way... Well thanks to GreyHams for knitting that one out!

Stopped in Berry for a nice Thai dinner and then on to Kiama where we stopped for the night.

Woke to more rain but continued on North stopping at each county along the way for a cache and anything else interesting. Thankfully the rain did end up clearing... in its place there was the thickest of fog to navigate through, no worries about that on the Motorway with the traffic and almost no visibility!

Slightly turned about in the fog we did end up off track but worked out well in the end with a new course set and off to conquer the counties along the way into and around Sydney. A surprising 25 counties visited in the end, much more than expected but happy with the result and a good couple of days away to do it in. Thanks to all the CO's for your caches, apologies for the generic log, any additional cache information has been added to the end of this log.

Took a bit of a search before spying the container. Log super full with names on top of each other but loved the cache name and description.

This geocacher reported that the logbook is full.

Second of three finds today while out in the Alfords Pt/Illawong area. This was another target for the Sutherland Shire Cachers Challenge.

After visiting the passport office earlier in the week with the geokiddies and finding it closed, I popped back today to see if it was open. After much searching around, even with a torch this time, I finally got my angle right and spotted the sneaky office. Now how did I miss this last time? I opened the passport office door to find the ledger completely full, however I did manage to squeeze my name in over a faded part of the parchment. Returned as found and with my passport stamped and visa approved it is off for some more Shire caching.

Thanks for the cache The Odlids, a sneaky one!
Find #357

After an early finish at a cache event, rassilon256 and I decided to get a couple of caches on the way home. This one seemed like an easy one to get, although it required a roundabout trip to be on the right side of the road. After a while searching in the dark rassilon256 spotted it with the torch in just the right location. TFTC!

After a fun evening GIFF event llama_boy and I decided to get a couple of nighttime caches on the way home. We went for this one first in an unexpectedly easy place to park. It took a bit of casting about in the dark before the cache showed itself somewhere we'd both looked already. The log was full (twice over, every name seemed to be over the faded remains of another) so we didn't sign it. Even with limited visibility there was something sad about the old barriers and discarded signage piled up on the entrance to a road that is no more.

Clever but simple. Looked at many angles and almost fell down a hole but finally looked at the right angle and soon had CIH. TFTC.

Glad to get my passport stamped with a Smiley, and allowed to cross the border into the Shire. TFTC odlids

14 April 2018 @ 5:39 pm
Caching buddies: EverestHigh and MaxAdventurer

No goods found here.. We will come back again
#dnfpride #DTratingTooLow
TFTC Odlid Dave

Too dark to look for a nano

On our way back into The Shire I found this cache, TFTC odlids. Visited 3 T/Bs. Log's full

Found on my second try. Log only has one slot left. Still have no idea on the clue. TFTC!

Taking the bridge walk option instead of the bus to the station but me in the perfect spot to access GZ

This one is very well hidden yet completely obvious swell ! I overlooked it four times before finally spotting it !

Sneaky

Log is full but I squeezed 4/10bebes in spot number5

Tftc

Nobody around so this was a quick find. TFTC

Found it. TFTH

Found it by geosister and signed the log thanks for the cache and hunt

Yay, easy one! thanks for bringing us here

If the cache was on the 'welcome to the Shire' sign that used to be here - it has been moved up the road a few hundred metres following the roadworks. If not, I need to go back and look harder.

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#6844 Arrived to Australia for three days ago, I and Rokkan will take some caches in Australia.
This weekend did we fly to Sydney. Our goal was to find the oldest cache in Australia. But of course did we logg some more caches in the city. Now is the temperatur over 50 degrees. I supose that it is only crasy Swedish cacher who is out caching now. Thanks for the cache and greetings from Sweden.
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Arrived to Australia for four days ago, I and Gandor will take some caches in Australia.
Today did we fly to Sydney. Our goal is to find the oldest cache in Australia.
Thanks for the cache and greetings from Sweden.

First one for the day. I have been waiting for the works to finish. TFTC

Was out and about with Brewmaker today getting some caches around Illawong. We parked the car nearby and headed along the walkway to this newly re-enabled cache. I saw a likely structure near gz and headed towards it. Must have had caching blindness as I was literally staring straight at the cache but still couldn't see it. I was looking for something much bigger. Eventually spotted it, signed the log and replaced. TFTC

Well, who would have thought that this cache would be just as the last finder found it, after all the roadworks and landscaping that took place .
However, the area near this cache may still undergo a make over!
No longer a (illegal) park and grab, you will need to spend a little more time for this one now!

Happy geocaching everyone!!

Please note....... major roadworks still in progress are blocking access to this cache!

Cheers
The Odlids

Please note.......roadworks continue in this area and access to this cache is not available just yet!

Cheers
The Odlids

Please note........... this geocache is temporarily disable due to roadworks.

CO odlids

This area has now been blocked due to construction. You may want to disable until construction has been completed.

Due to road works blocking access to this cache, thanks for keeping an eye out seemyshell, much appreciated.

Cheers
The Odlids

#991 ....on the countdown to 1000

A quick find. We were lucky to name the last (only) 2 parking spots here due to the roadworks.
Just started to drizzle as we were there so gotta be quick to sign and re-roll the log! TFTC

Tricky little hiding spot! Nice Sunday afternoon walk.

Found it

Got my passport stamped as we crossed the bridge. Nice easy find with Happy Jackie. Thanks

I have driven past this place many, many times over the years not knowing this had a cache. But today on my way home from collecting a puzzle cache at Lugarno, along with previous finder SMS, I stopped to grab this one. A quick park and grab, and I had CIH very quickly. But I do hate trying to get these micro log sheets out, unrolling, signing, rerolling and replacing. Today I think I did it in my record time. Unlike the next cache I was about to grab! TFTC. #691

Had passed this location many times but never had the opportunity to stop. Today I made the trip especially to stop. Amazed at just how easy this was to find. That nearby fallen tree has now been chopped up. Thanks odlids.

Sneaky little devil located in a regular location for larger cache size. Many thanks to ***odlids*** for establishing and maintaining this cache. The cache just got missed by a recently fallen tree. Whew.

Passport ready, permission to pass kind sir? Basically gave up on this one then just had "one more look" and there you were you little thing. Tftc

17/4/16. 8:58 AM. Cache #3741. Streak day #665.
3rd of 3 finds (plus one DNF) - Lugarno, Oatley & Alfords Point.

As I have a lunch at my brother's house today up the Central Coast, no scope for caching later in the day (of course this meant I missed the new publishes around 10-11am, including some near home, grrrrr). So I could only duck out on an early morning mission.

Except now it wasn't so early in the morning because I had wasted an HOUR failing to find "Take a Peak" on the other side of the river. This also meant I wasn't going to pick up a swag of caches like I had hoped but I had a little bit of time to get a couple more, so I crossed the bridge into The Shire and parked right here (without realising that this cache was here).

I walked to my next cache, "3D Printing is nuts", found it (to my relief) and then looked up where this one was. Cool, right near the car! So back I walked, tried a couple of places and came good on the next hiding spot. Signed and replaced, then guessed it was time to head home. TFTC.
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Ugh, that size should be forbidden in an area like here. Found it after a careful search through the whole of the metal after I missed it at the first attempt.

On the way to the Up The Creek series, Smigglepot and I stopped here to grab a few en route.
Driving south along Alford Point Rd, the first legal parking spot we came to was at S33 59.914, E151 1.874. Luckily, we had our MTBs with us, so it was a rapid descend along the cycle path to the cache.
TFTC odlids.

Postlog: On our ride back up to our parking spot, we spotted a closer (legal) parking location at S33 59.367, E151 1.698 (still a longish walk).

Found with L.R. Arrgh, the cobwebs. TFTC

Found easy[Time to Find: 7 min]

A quick jump over the fence and the cache was in hand.

TFTC.

TFTC - I 'Periscoped' this little Cache. It did take longer than I thought..

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An easy find, GPS took me straight to this cache. Log appeared to be chockas so I'm submitting a photo instead.

Cache #34 TFTC

Wow. That was an awesome cache. TFTC

Finally found it!!! I searched GZ for 15 minutes, gave up and was about to drive away, but decided just one more look, this time with a caching aid, and managed to unseat the cache from it's sneaky hide.

TFTC odlids, but no, it's not a favourite!

Been meaning to stop here on the way to work. Found on push bike today. Tftc

Took us a while, but finally found!

After a bit of searching around, the cache was located in a place we overlooked at the start! TFTC.

I took an assumption on the clue and won TFTC.

Nice quick find just be careful of the highway

Our first find! Kids had a blast 'treasure hunting'. Small and secret...

Quick find on the way home.

A quick park and grab. TFTC.

Second find for the day I was greeted by a fresh log after a short search. The decision was then made to cross the border on the quest for an elusive multi!

First place we looked.

Covered in thistles, but found it. Replaced the log paper

Found it after almost gave up..
good one..
TFTC

quite a sneaky hide took us a bit to find it. TFTC