Doctor Who - The Impossible Astronaut Manly, New South Wales, Australia
By zargfinders on 29-Feb-12. Waypoint GC3DFWK

Geo girl finally got the chance to check on this cache this morning. Sadly, there was no sign of it. So, unfortunately, it's time for this cache to go. The clue will now be included in the description of the Final cache of the series.

Unfortunately another DNF for me today. This astronaut really is proving to be quite impossible. Came at low tide and found the water temp warmer than I was expecting. Saw lots of fish of all colours and shapes

Still hoping the cache might be there, despite another DNF. Geogirl is overseas until the end of December, but will send her on a reconnaissance mission in January. Depending on what she does or doesn't find, we'll either enable the cache or clean up anything that might remain and archive it. So it would be greatly appreciated if the cache wasn't archived by the reviewer until after that. Thanks!

Just noticed that the cache had been disabled today - so we haven't checked on it. However, we're quite sure it's still there as it's tricky to find and most of the people looking haven't gone at the right tide - or have been frightened away by cold water. There's one cacher who's hoping to try to find it soon, so hopefully they can confirm it's still there. In the meantime, we'd really appreciate it if it wasn't archived. Thanks!

zargfinders

This geocache was brought to my attention as being in need of an owner maintenance visit. The cache owner needs to check on this cache ASAP and either replace it or archive it, after picking up any geo-litter. See the [maintenance section of the Geocache Listing Requirements/Guidelines](http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx#listingmaintenance).

I've added this cache to my watchlist, and I will check back in four weeks to be sure that the maintenance has been done. In the meantime, I have temporarily disabled this listing. When the maintenance is completed, the owner can enable the listing by clicking on the link below the cache name to return it to active status.


Whatever your intentions, please **post a note** here on the cache page (not email) to let us know that you are still active and maintaining the cache.

If you plan on repairing this cache, please log a note to the cache (not email) within the next 28 days so I don't archive the listing for non-communication.


tiddalik
Community Volunteer Reviewer

Cbf to get wet

Cbf to swim

Tide was not low enough for me...

Another hint - the cache is attached with a black zip tie so look for this. Low tide is best. There are some other zip ties around but the one you're looking for will have a lot of growth around it. The cache is most easily accessible from outside the swimming enclosure but easier to spot from the inside.

Marj01 called to ask if oldmorty and I would accompany him on a search for the remains of Scarbrain's motorbike (GC7B8K9) and added this cache to the expedition. We weren't too hopeful as some other cachers we know (who are very thorough with their searches) recorded DNF's. Marj01 and I entered the water, either side of the fence, and swam to where we thought the hint made some sense. We gave the area a good search but came up empty handed. Thanks, we had lot of fun. Might try another time.

This was the first of the day. Out caching with oldmorty and Frazeldaze. Borrowed all the kids gear, mask , snorkel and my sons go pro. Hit it at a lowish tide about 0.85m. Spent about a good half hour in the water with no luck. On exiting the water I noticed that I had cracked the screen of my son's camera. Oh no . Definitely no smiley for me on this cache
Hopefully some photos to follow

OCW frazeydaze and marj01. Well there was not a lot of particitation from oldmorty here other than getting the feet wet and doing a spot of counting while frazeydaze and marj01 positioned themselves on either side of the fence and did the hard yards. And very impressive it was with all their duck diving and decked out in all the latest gear required for such an occasion. Thanks anyway.

No joy. I may need a new hobby. Muggles!!

Checked on the cache today and it is indeed there!

The camouflage is now even more camouflaged with lots of growth around it, so is hard to spot but if you follow the hint and also look for something black and artificial that shows how the cache is attached then you will find it.

The cache container is still useable but a little bent and the bison inside is stuck shut so we plan to visit again in the near future to replace these. But the cache is still totally findable - just send us a photo of the cache container to prove your find until we replace the bison.

Saw a gloomy octopus, some spotted bottom dwelling fish, 4 cuttlefish and a few stingarees while snorkelling in the area today so it's definitely a great place to come in summer!

Come at low tide (we were there at middle tide and it's findable but more difficult) and wear gloves for the easiest cache retrieval.

Nearly an hour of snorkelling along the shark net (which I enjoyed) did not reveal the cache (which I did not enjoy).

Spent 45 min looking and counting but given the other recent DNFs it might be gone unfortunately.

We plan to check on this one soon.. hopefully this long weekend.

I was hoping to avenge my DNF from a few weeks ago and picked a super low tide for my return today. Even with a couple more hints and tips up my sleeve, I still left empty handed. It would have been perfect to then find the series final for my 2900 mini milestone - but it wasn't to be. This is such a great idea for a hide and I'm really looking forward to making the find - eventually. Still a good excuse to do a bit of extra snorkelling today.

A beautiful day for a visit but the camo was too good for me today.
TFTH zargfinders

My girlfriend and I searched for a while with masks and snorkels, but no luck. We got cold in the water so eventually gave up. Will have to try again with a wetsuit. Or do we have incorrect preconceptions?

Did a cache check with camilleau, helping them find the cache as they were keen n getting this one. Happy to report all is well with the cache and the astronaut is still in place too.
The bison is still rusted shut though, so could not sign the log this time either.

That's not an easy one, second try today with help ! But definitiely worth it !

Third time lucky!! Another inspired Zargfinders cache worthy of a favourite point! This one is better found by feel rather than sight. It's Camo really blends in with the environment! A full snorkeling set helped with the find. Thanks for the awesome cache!

Third time luck! Finally we have got this one under our belt. We dried the first container and found the astronaut and the bison. Unfortunately we were not able to open the bison. We ended up putting a piece of paper with our names in the outer container. Maybe the co could have a quick check of the bison?
It was a lot harder to put the container back than pulling it out. I think there was a hole in the camo. Finally Anominous Sign did the trick. Thank you very much for the cache!

Sandysa and I came back more prepared today. It wasn't as warm, but we were determined! Maybe not determined enough though. After about 20mins we were starting to get cold and hadn't found anything. We'll definitely be back again... even more prepared with a snorkel mask! Thanks for this awesome hide!

Previously logged under team account BoogieRogue. Re-logging with my individual account. Find#: 1081

Found on: 14 February 2018 17:27

Buddies: none

Muggles: heaps at the beach

Weather: sunny

Cache condition: bison tube could not be opened



Found it on one if the hottest days of summer. It was quite nice to take a dip and to find this cache, another in the Dr. Who series. We only have one left to do before the final.

Loved the concept of the cache. We had an astronaut with us for quite some time for this specific cache, but could not make our way to this part of the city to make the find before. Now, that we had an orienteering event next door at Little Manly Point, it was the perfect opportunity to finally grab the elusive cache. TFTC Zargfinders, favourite point added.

Find#: 1081
Found on: 14 February 2018 17:27
Buddies: none
Muggles: heaps at the beach
Weather: sunny
Cache condition: bison tube could not be opened

Found it on one if the hottest days of summer. It was quite nice to take a dip and to find this cache, another in the Dr. Who series. We only have one left to do before the final.
Loved the concept of the cache. We had an astronaut with us for quite some time for this specific cache, but could not make our way to this part of the city to make the find before. Now, that we had an orienteering event next door at Little Manly Point, it was the perfect opportunity to finally grab the elusive cache. TFTC Zargfinders, favourite point added.

Log to follow- there is a story.

Yay we found it pretty hard

Dived for a while with goggles but didnt have any luck

Sandysa and I got to GZ and realised that we were unprepared. It was a hot day, so we'd probably dry quickly, but it was also high tide and we didn't have goggles. We decided that we'd come back better prepared another time. Looks like another awesome cache though!

2nd time lucky! Cache was a little bit hard to extract but was definitely an easier find at low tide (and with a full snorkel set rather than just goggles!) tftc

No luck today I'll be back!

Found this awesome cache, was super tricky because we were without googles and it was very high tide but managed to find it.. covered in scratches and sea lice bites but it was worth it!

Amazing fun !

I've had my eye on this one for a couple of years and today was the perfect day for a find.
We visited Manly with overseas relatives and dived in for a swim.

Excellent cache idea and camo

Fav point awarded

Tftc

Must bring swimmers to reach it

Found it!

Last cache of the year for 2016!

NYE Party in Manly with a scheduled swim at Little Manly gave me the perfect opportunity to grab this one. Thongs are essential to avoid cut feet and Id even recommend gloves as I received death by 1,000 micro scratches on my hands and wrists from the barnacles around GZ. It was a wrestle to get the cache in and out but a great idea for a hide! Mostly dry inside though it appears I am the first person to actually sign the log since it was replaced :/ Another Dr Who cache down and clue gathered. With this series winning **Geocache of the Year for 2016/17** I'll have to try to knock the others off in 2017!

Cheers Zargs

In Sydney for a short visit only so there was one chance to look for this cache and no choice in terms of waiting for low tide. When we tried it was halfway between low and high tides, and it wasn't even predicted to be a particularly high high-tide (1.29m). Nevertheless we armed ourselves with mask and snorkel. We searched "inside" and "outside" but without luck and it got quite deep further away from shore meaning we couldn't spend long searching on each "dive". We didn't read the clue so our idea about where to search may have been all wrong, but we had fun anyway.
I hope this cache survives so I can search again on my next visit to Sydney
TFTC

Going to have to return for this one. Way too many people in school holidays! Looking like a creeper ha.

Finally got this one at the third attempt. Great idea for a cache. Took me a long time to figure out how to get it out but once I managed and confirmed it was the cache, I was very happy. Did not sign the log.

Forced the geohusband to go for this one in the middle of winter as it's our last one in the Doctor Who series and I didn't want to wait till summer to get it. Used the clue to get the exact spot so in and out relatively quickly.

Found it this afternoon! Was the perfect weather even though the water was pretty cold haha. We enjoyed it! Thanks for this amazing idea!

Out of all the ones I've done, this is the highest terrain! I really enjoyed working out the clue! In the end I just didn't want to swim so I hired a kayak and went round from manly beach to little manly beach! Great cache!

Find #005

This was excellent!

I remember being at one of the Zargfinders events near this cache when first contemplating this find but I had a cold or something similar so it wasn't the right time. My first proper attempt was in the early days of this summer but I had incorrectly assumed where it was located and the water was quite deep as it was high tide.

So when it was recently re-enabled it was certainly time to act as the summer is fast fading and it definitely equires getting wet. We had been showing our Japanese guest around Manly and this was a good place to see as well. The hint was more precise than before so I knew I was in exactly the right place this time. And sure enough the tide was so low at 12:30pm today that the camo was completely exposed.

But.... it was empty. I made doubly then triply sure then sent the CO a message. They gave me permission to log the find as I had found the right object. It also appears they replaced the insides in lightening quick fashion so all is good to go for the next finder.

Thanks Zargfinders - I appreciate the frustration you have been through with this one - it is truly another remarkable hide!

Thanks to equipe des fous, we knew that the cache had gone missing before it had ever been found! The problem was that the camo was above water level (it wasn't low enough tide when we place it last week!) so the cache container dropped out!! Today we replaced it. Hopefully geo girl placed the camo lower than geo dad did last week. Otherwise the same problem might happen.

As of this afternoon at 3:30pm, camo and cache were both in place, waiting to be found before the next misadventure!!

Geo mum made the new camo on Saturday and then it was up to geo dad to put it in place today. This was no easy undertaking, so hopefully it won't go missing again any time soon!

Cache is ready and waiting to be found.

It is with regret that I have to disable the impossible astronaut.

Only so shortly after the astronaut was added to the cache, council decided to rip it down again, replacing the poles for what must be the 4th or so time since we hid the cache, and removing the cache. Two teams have since attempted to find the cache, to no avail.

We will make a new cache and replace ASAP, but hopefully it will still blend in with much of the seaweed being removed in the council's renovations. How frustrating

I had spent the last week in Melbourne, attending a training course for work, and had been finding plenty of caches every day before and after the working days. But now back in Sydney I once again had to start looking for unfound caches on a daily basis, which is getting more difficult close to home.

This one had been unfound for far too long and, being not too far from home, was the perfect choice for this hot summers day. It was also the only remaining cache in the Doctor Who series that we had not yet found.

With the geokids at school, and geomum with a doctors appointment, it was left up to me to carry out this caching mission solo. Checked the tides and found that it would be low tide at 12:30 pm today and, being such a nice sunny day, I decided to ride the trusty mountain bike down to Manly, leaving home (Allambie Heights) at around midday. There are lots more bike paths around the local area these days, and I was able to stick to the marked bike paths all the way into Manly, only having to ride on the last couple of streets before getting to Little Manly Cove.

Arrived at the Little Manly Cove pool around 12:30 pm, so just right for the tides, but noticed that the pool is “officially” closed, with signs on the beach advising such. But there was no way I was just going to turn around and go home, after riding all the way down here, so I ignored the signs and took the plunge. There were plenty of people on the beach, but no one else in the pool, so I just hoped that I wouldn’t be challenged by a Manly Council Ranger.

I was travelling light with just a pair of swimmers, diving mask, pen to sign the log and a camera to photograph the find. I have photos of every single one of our finds, right from number #1, and this one would be no exception despite it’s watery terrain. This was the first ever cache that I had gone in search of without a GPSr but, after studying the satellite maps and confirming with the helpful hint, I was sure I knew exactly where to look.

So out I swam, and down I went, several times, struggling to stay down for a good look. Worked my way around, diving down and checking everything, but couldn’t find the cache. Fearing that it was gone, as surmised by others in the recent logs, I was nearly going to give up. But then I started to do a bit of “touchy feely” and felt something interesting, and yes it was indeed the cache. Very nice job on the camo zargs, as we have come to expect from you guys. It blends in perfectly with it’s surroundings, and you can be looking directly at it and not realise it’s the cache hiding in it’s camo.

Unfortunately the top of the camo is damaged. It looks as if someone has tried to extract the cache container from the wrong end (top), rather than the correct end (bottom), resulting in a hole in the top that the cache could now escape through. I carried out a field repair, so the cache should now be safe, and will email CO to advise of repair details, so as not to give away too much camo info in the logs.

Extracted the cache container from the camo (through the bottom) and swam back to shore for the signing duties. Signed the log, took some photos, noted down the clue, and then replaced everything back into the larger container ensuring everything was nice and dry.

Having read the request in the cache description, I had also come prepared with a small toy astronaut man, which I also placed into the cache container. We had been saving him for this cache, for whenever we finally got around to doing it. Hopefully he is a suitable replacement for the original one that was nicked.

And now all that was left to do was swim back out and replace the cache container into it’s camo, so that the lonely green box on our caching map can finally be replaced with a yellow smiley.

Thanks zargfinders for yet another of your brilliant caches, a Favourite point for the aquatic fun.

Find #842

Beautiful day for a swim. Judging by the oysters, it appears that I arrived at high tide. Despite my best efforts, i couldn't remain low enough for long enough to search properly. Next time Ill read the tide chart.

What I forgot to mention is that there are signs saying "pool closed". I discovered why when I got out the back, most of the netting has been removed! Hopefully this has not affected the cache but as I didn't find it I cannot say one way or the other.

Fantastic!!!! Got it!!! Despite my issues with water, got it!!! Awesome camo!!! I learned to snorkel, saw an octopus, puffer, whiting, and a few other fish. Eyes, nose, and throat burning from the salt water, but it was worth it! Plus, after I returned cache a zeppelin from "The Empty Child" flew over. Hang on Rose!!! Jack's on it!

La marée haute ne nous a pas permis d accéder à la cache

I read the description and came prepared, even checking the lowest tide and arriving right on time, but I couldn't convince the geokid to go for it. This will have to wait until it's warmer. Although we didn't find the cache we did leave a TARDIS.

The tide was too high when I searched for the cache, so I'll have to come back for a second attempt

Next time we'll bring scuba gear, or come at low tide! Water surprisingly not too cold.

[Red]It pays to check prior logs, I was not dressed for this one and wandered out along the timbers but didn't find this one.

Thanks anyway zargfinders.[/Red]

Manly treasure bandits are at it again.

MTB's, looting the seas, donning snorkels and flippers, we're diving with stease.

Thanks for the fun cache.

Perfect day for finding this cache. Great camo. Love little manly

I've been to the 'fifth' many times. In the water, along the top. I just cannot see/find this cache.

Been wanting to do this one for awhile. We did this on high tide and found it easier than when we came on low tide. You can float and not worry about the Sydney rock oysters. Having a snorkel helps. There was no orange string on the container. Loved this cache.

Muzbot and I did this together , loved it fav point from me...TFTC

Thanks Muzbot for letting us know. We'd forgotten to edit the description - the orange string was part of an older version of the cache.

Found with GeoKid. Even got me in for a swim. TFTC don't bother with the old car battery covered in oysters close to GZ. Geokid tried lifting it but almost dropped it on his toe.

Found #44 caches this was a very fun yet challenging cache. I found an old car battery lifted it and it fell on my toe BTW not the cache also cut my self on an oyster.

Finally after our third attempt we got it. We had mask and snorkels on and got there at low tide. Great day for swim as well. My son spotted it and got it out, he was very excited! TFTC

Fourth attempt and finally found it. Geo son was very excited.

We went at mid tide and needed some breath holding skills to remove and refit container in the camo. It's hard to get out.

We saw a couple of Stringrays in the pool and after all that we forgot a pen so took a photo. Spoiler alert

Wow that is a cool camo!
TFTC
Cache#135

Added a favourite point
And forgot to sign the log because we had no pen.

Updated hint after some cache trouble - sorry AmJake!! We'd forgotten to update the hint earlier.

Updated hint after some cache trouble - sorry Marksab!! We'd forgotten to update the hint earlier.

Coordinates changed from:
S 33° 48.438 E 151° 17.224

Coordinates changed to:
S 33° 48.436 E 151° 17.218

Distance from original: 32.6 feet or 9.9 meters.
Slight coordinate adjustment to reflect new hint.

Thanks to Equipe des fous for pointing this out that we should change the coordinates!

Finally! The cache is up and running again - before the deadline of our 10-12-14 in one and a half weeks!

The cache and camo were remade weeks ago. We were just waiting for a time when the tide was right and geo girl was available. That finally happened this morning. Despite the warm weather, geo girl got quite cold spending about 40 minutes in the water trying to get the cache in place. It's a bit more obvious than previously, so hopefully it won't get muggled.

Geo girl braved the cold water this afternoon. The whole geo family was keeping a positive attitude - wishing the cache to still be there. But, alas, there was no sign of it anywhere. After a bit of googling, it appears that the enclosure net around the pool had been damaged and replaced since the cache was hidden - which would explain the disappearance of the astronaut.

All efforts will be made to enable the cache before out 10-12-14 Event at the nearby Manly Gas Works.

After two exciting boat dives the stars were right to look for the Cache.

I was geared up with mask, snorkel, boots, gloves, light and camera and the tide was at its lowest point.

I looked at the place I thought the Cache should be and at the ones located close to it. There I found a spot which seemed perfect for a Geocache, just below the low tide line, but there I only found a big Sea Urchin, a small Crab and a small Shrimp...

So maybe the Cache has indeed disappeared in the last couple of months.

No string, no thing

Didn't attempt this one. Didn't bring the swimmers. Nice area though. This is definitely a summer cache.

Despite our best efforts, The Rats, steeba and I could not turn up this cache during our tour of the Northern Beaches.

Mmmm. At first we thought that this might be a vertical cache. However after some searching we realised that it may well be under water. At any rate, we could not find anything, and being time poor we had to move on.

Cheers

AM took one for the team today! We had worked out the coordinates and figured out what was required to retrieve the cache and so we came to the GZ prepared. AM braved the sharp oyster shells (got some nasty cuts unfortunately) and slippery rocks to come up with the cache while I pretended to take pictures and feined interest in the area where we "may have lost something" (in case anyone asked). Thankfully no one paid much attention to us and I did the signing duties. Ah, the anticipation of the final one....these have all been terrific! Thanks for a great series, Zargfinders.

Yep, the cache is there and in very good condition.

OK, this one was tough! We did a reckkie recently and I thought I could see the cache at low tide. However, it was wrong as I was looking on the second post. Today, I was determined to find it. The CO had told me it was recently replaced with more robust camo in January and gave me a little more info on what to look for.

So we timed our search to be here for the ebb tide at 3pm. As we arrived we I found it was a very busy beach day for families of muggles and mini muggles. They were everywhere. Fortunately they were completely distracted and I could focus on my aquatic search. I spent twenty minutes in the GZ and was zeroed in on the exact spot. No cache, Darn!

I climbed out and sent the CO a txt, and with a little more info I went back in. The tide had dropped the last 20cms by this time and this made all the difference. Woohoo!! Finally I could feel something cache like. It was surrounded by heaps of seaweed. So I ducked under again and retrieved it before retreating to the edge where CJ was on standby for signing duties.

I managed to collect a few nasty battle scars. All in the name of geocaching and making cool finds

Wow this Dr Who series has been fun. CJ and I found the last two in the series today and it will now be onto find the special finale cache. this was the last one before the finale cache.

Thanks again to the Zargfinders. We have been enjoying this series so much! Now we've got to solve the puzzle for the final of the series. SL TNLN TFTC

In the area and stopped by. Impossible with geokids and probably need snorkel.

Oh, how sad I am to be calling this one as a DNF With only a days planning of coming to Sydney Dav81 and myself had no idea where we would end up! So I spotted an older cache not far from this one and some how we ended up getting half naked and jumping in just to see how we would go with this cache!

After a small paddle and no under water viewing gear at high tide I abandoned the mission! Hmmmm, the tide is going out, let us wander further and come back for this cache!!!

We wandered on and found the cache we had come for..... Now time for lunch Oh my dear faeries!!!! How absolutely divine is the barramundi burger?! We stopped for a short while to pick up a lovely feast for lunch and then planted our bottoms in the shade on the rocks. As we sat and savoured the delectable midday burgers I eyed off the retreating tide. The ziptie markers in the middle of the netting certainly had me hopeful.

Our tummies full and the tide low, I again stripped off to the bare essentials and plunged into the inviting waters. I knew where to go but without an added bonus of "seeing" equipment, I was lost. I felt around but just couldn't get a grasp of the cache. This is when Dav81 (who never jumps in without a cause) jumped in!!!! Haha! He thought he would out do me, but came out empty handed as well.

Without a doubt, when we finally return with a better plan of attack, a favourite point will be coming. Such a beautiful location, with a crazy cache!!!

Thanks for the swim zargfinders

I tried this one yesterday at around 7 pm the first time. But had 2 problems:It was high tide and the last bit sun got swallowed immediately and it was to dark to see anything. Second attempt around 12 hours later and - you can tell - high tide. Made just now (around 5pm) my final try and found it easier than expected. But forgot to bring a pen, so had to take a picture. First cache where swimming was required !

Went out this late afternoon to replace the cache near king low tide. First I had to remove the old camo, which I had securely fastened when originally placing the cache. This took much bobbing up and down in and out of the water, and I had insisted on not needing my snorkel yet. Finally after maybe 15 or 20 minutes I got 1/3 undone and it was getting quite irritating. Seaweed had grown around the area, and barnacles were cutting my arms and legs. I went back under with my snorkel to try and get the remaining sections of the fasteners off, but I just couldn't get them undone. Finally, in my frustration, I pulled, and a realisation came to me. The whole reason we were replacing the camo was because of easily ripped camo! So all I did was pull, and I managed to pull the camo off, leaving a tiny bit of remains that can be cut off in future if need be.
But I was only half done. I still needed to attach the new camo, and I was freezing near 6:00, after being in the water for quite some time. With new determination, I brought the new camo down under the water, and managed to attach it much quicker than I did last time, and also so much quicker than I did removing the old camo. The new camo is very much stronger and will not get wrecked without a lot of pressure (I hope! ).
Cache on and good luck.

Techno marksman and edtam26 just informed us there is a problem with the camo and kindly dropped off the cache at our house. Thanks so much! We will fix ASAP, add the clue kid ron satan said was missing, and then replace ASAP.

This entry was edited by zargfinders on Wednesday, 01 January 2014 at 08:20:43 UTC.

Dad & I came back today and we found this cache. It was lots of fun swimming to get it.

30/12/13. 1:05 PM. Cache #1168. After the DNF during the 11.12 event, I was keen for a return visit, so seeing this had been replaced I convinced the geowife that we make it a family beach trip here to get this cache. Plenty of muggles about, as Yelyac and I approached - this time with our own masks & snorkels. However, the search area was reasonable muggle free and it took me no time at all to spot the outer camo. The middle container with the inner cache were then retrieved and brought back to our base for signing. Still dry. I had to contact the CO to get the clue for the final (it will be added by the CO to the container sometime soon, I'm sure). Thanks for this - a lot of fun, and quite unique, so a fave. TFTC }:)

Went to the GZ at low tide this afternoon to replace the new and slightly different cache. The camo took a while to secure, and I was very cold and hungry by the end of it, but the cache is now ready to go. The description and hint have been adjusted according to the new hide.

Please be stealthy while retrieving the cache as there are many watchful muggles here in Summer. It was very hard to place today without people watching.

Also be careful while retrieving and putting back the cache - you don't have to wreck anything. Thanks.

And remember, look for the orange string.

The new cache is ready to go, we just have to find a nice time at low tide to hide it. It will be rehidden soon.

Following many DNFs here we checked it out. Unfortunately it is gone.

At our event I heard people talking about new netting, but I didn't really know what they meant. Now I do.

We will have to remake the cache and will do so ASAP.

[edit] we first put this as a did not find, which is true, but is not the right type of note!!!! Then went to edit and there was no temporarily disable option, weird..

We looked for ages but we couldn't find it.

Like all of them said...

Joined a large group (young, old and in between) that went looking for this cache after the 11-12-13 Cachers’ Christmas Meet & Greet event.

Kid Ron Satan took the hit for the team by being the main man in the water. I remained high & dry. After quite a long search, with the "help" of a number of the kids (some I expect more useful than others), the sun was setting, it looked like the tide was coming in, & the cache remained elusive.

Regrettably had to leave with this one DNF.

Thought we'd quickly grab this one before the event but after wading across and climbing on top of the net platform thing we couldn't spot anything. After talking to a few previous finders at the event we realised we came dressed in the wrong attire to go back and get it.
Will come back another day!

11/12/13. 8:00 PM. We were at the 11-12-13 Christmas Meet and Greet Event, around 150 metres away, and keen to go swimming for this one later in the evening. After most of the games & photos & greets were out of the way, it seemed a good time to head over and there were quite a few of us - kids, big kids, people that had found it and people that hadn't. We had plenty of good advice about where to start looking, so in I went with a few of the kids. After a few minutes I realised that searching without goggles was not going to help, and Mona Vale Dave provided a mask.

This helped a bit, but I was losing light fast, and diving down too deep (or so I have since been told). I'm reasonably confident it's still there, but I'll leave the return visit until after the CO's have confirmed, just to be sure, so this one goes on to the watch-list until then. Good fun, though.

After attending today's nearby event I to joined forces with KRS and made the trip down to the beach. I was not prepared for a swim today otherwise I would have helped in the searching. Just provided help as best I could from the rocks. Will also return once the CO has confirmed its status. Looks like council has been by in event weeks and the area has been cleaned up looks like a new net has been out up in ine side as well. Possible accidental muggling?? Hope it's still there. Look forward to my swim if this cache is still there.

DidNotFind on Wednesday, 11th December 2013 at 730 PM.

Went looking for this with Kid Ron Satan, Yelyac, "JordsAu, twofingersdown, Goughy2012 and Gatherer Hade after the 11-12-13 event! Unprepared for the swim, I waited while Kid Ron Satan dived to find this cache...
We waited and counted the crabs that were starting to come out of their cribs. Unfortunately, the cache could not be found for lots of reasons!
Hoping cache is still there! Will come back for a smiley..and this time with a swimsuit on!

#FirstDNF

A group of people went into the water today looking for it but no luck finding it today. I don't know that I'll ever be back to look for this one but hopefully some day.

Made it to GZ close to low tide. Too cold for a Northerner to go swimming to retrieve cache, but thanks for making this an interesting one.
Lots of oyster beds around GZ, couldn't resist...