Helter Shelter Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia
By Toriaz on 05-Mar-12. Waypoint GC3DX9Q

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Logs

12-Jul-21
It looks like this one is gone. And as the area seems to have become a dumping ground for rubbish, it doesn't seem like a good idea to replace it. Time for this one to go.
 
11-Jul-21
I think this one has gone walkabout.
 
24-Jun-21
Area is full of litter, def been taken
 
17-May-21
Extremely put off by the spiders and webs. Too phobic to touch anything. Will come back with a broom
 
23-Apr-21
Found on our way up the mountains.
TFTC
 
13-Apr-21
First nano. We were surprised how small it was! TFTC.
 
28-Feb-21
Very tiny! No pen to write our name Sad
 
18-Feb-21
A quick find for me today on my way through the mountains and the road was very busy but luckily not with busses. I have no fingernails at the moment so it was really difficult to get the log out. TFTC
 
27-Dec-20
Discovered with Chippyddd on the way to the Blue Mountains NSW. Quick easy find but very sneaky. No buses today. SL TFTC TFTH Replaced cache as found ready for the next cacher. Thanks and cache on.
 
27-Dec-20
Watch out for spiders. I hate nanos, luckily, it was a fairly quick find. Found ICW geo buddy Mystic Seer. TFTH TFTC SL.
 
20-Sep-20
Worlds tiniest cache! Thanks for placing it.
 
20-Jul-20
Took us ages! Got beeped at trying to find it! Very sneaky
 
06-Jul-20
That's a really small cache. So cool!
 
04-Jul-20
Very sneaky TFTC
 
08-Jun-20
We went to helter shelter and didn't find it. Then we went across the road and looked around the other shelter and had no luck!also the navigation was telling us that it is in the median strip! But it is too dangerous to cross the road. Thanks
 
25-Apr-20
Tftc
 
25-Apr-20
The hint really confused me and probably made me look really weird to passing cars, but found it in the end. Tftc Smile:)
 
16-Apr-20
I needed a quick find today towards my "Fill the Calendar" challenge cache. This one filled the bill nicely. Must admit I was confused about the hint and relied on information in previous logs.
 
03-Apr-20
Found 3/4/20That was a AMAZING one to find. My first micro TFTC
 
31-Mar-20
It’s really tricky and really tiny but we found it!! Smallest cache we’ve ever found.
 
23-Mar-20
Today we started a cache tour around Glenbrook and visited many caches.

Thank you
Team sissifalke
 
07-Mar-20
Good hide
 
16-Feb-20
Took about 10 minutes but we found it
 
16-Feb-20
Spent about 10mins looking low. Then we read past logs and found it. Sneaky hide!!
 
25-Sep-19
My mum that we found it now with my dad
 
22-Sep-19
2nd time back and we found it! Great find and F2F with new log book!
 
20-Sep-19
Didnotfindit
 
11-Sep-19
Just passing.
STL
TFTC
 
01-Sep-19
This was quite a tricky find but found it when people said it wasn’t under the seat but under where the roof was seated.

TFTC
 
19-Aug-19
Targeting a few priority caches in the Mountains today, managed to include a few quick PnG traditionals while passing. Confused by recent logs ranging from dnfs, log full, log replaced, clue and an arrow adamant I should be 15m away from the shelter, found a nano as per the description away from all the spider webs that didn’t match anything else other than one whole side of the logsheet full of names matching those online. Maybe there are two containers in play but smiley claimed in good faith I’d located a legitimate find.
 
05-Aug-19
This one was too hard for us ️
 
20-Jul-19
Camouflaged well and tiny. Left where found and not under seat
 
28-Jun-19
Not under the seat, unless you meant where the roof is seated
 
11-May-19
Log replaced
 
04-May-19
Quick find on way to Mittagong. Log is full. TFTC.
 
26-Apr-19
Gee, this one was too hard for our level. See you and good luck to you all.
 
17-Mar-19
Thanks for quick find if cache
 
16-Mar-19
A cheeky little hide. TFTC
 
04-Mar-19
Eh
 
10-Feb-19
found it #blueteam
 
10-Feb-19
Pretty good find! forgot the pen in the car though!!
 
03-Feb-19
No idea about this one sorry
 
06-Jan-19
Oh yeah
 
06-Jan-19
Mmmm.still looking
 
04-Nov-18
Not really pleasant crossing the highway on a busy Sunday morning but a find is a find.

Thanks for placing it here Toriaz
 
02-Sep-18
Found! But I didn’t have a pen. Very tricky!
 
24-Jul-18
Whilst one always hopes this type of cache is in the least spider of the available places it is very rarely so! TFTC I'd often driven past this shelter and wondered why it was decorated as it is. I still don't know why but it was interesting to see it up close.
 
19-Jul-18
We have travelled from Sydney’s Northern Beaches to Penrith for a short three day caching holiday, staying in a park cabin at the Gateway Lifestyle Nepean Shores Holiday Park, and planning on exploring the areas around Penrith, Regentville, Jamisontown, Emu Plains, Lapstone, and Glenbrook. Will also be keeping an eye out for our final Hidden Creature, the World Turtle, whilst out on the caching trail. This was our 22nd find of the day, and 42nd find of the holiday.

After suffering a DNF at "Fletcher Street Overpass" we next stopped at this one, where the cache was quickly located at the colourful structure. Much better than a boring old bus stop shelter. Signed the tiny log then replaced as found. TFTC Toriaz.

Find #2704
 
01-Jul-18
Sneaky little hide but found pretty quickly TFTC
 
01-Jul-18
Sneaky hide. Got him pretty quick. Love the shelter. Tftc
 
10-Mar-18
??
 
10-Mar-18
Great hiding spot.
 
26-Feb-18
Day 57 of 365! This years resolution is to find at least a cache a day. Not only for the thrill of the chase but I’ll also get super fit as well!
Had a long trip back from a trip up to Singleton so we were out pretty late. This cache was ideal as it’s close to home so a nice quick and easy find tonight. Tftc!
 
26-Feb-18
Found by geoJavi. Quick find on a wet day to keep our run going. TFTC
 
06-Jan-18
Quick find on a scorcher of a day!
Thanks
 
03-Jan-18
Nice quick grab
 
27-Dec-17
Helter Shelter has evaded me for the past 2 years - finally had the opportunity to grab it today. No longer on my books! Tftc!
 
26-Dec-17
Yay!!! Found with jonasani today. First searched for it a couple of years ago. Was an easy find today in the end - not sure why we had no luck last time - but thanks for the hint and the cache
 
23-Dec-17
Thanks to the generous hint it was a matter of park and grab. TFTC.
 
29-Oct-17
Easy park and grab TFTC
 
22-Oct-17
Very clever
 
22-Oct-17
Tiny!
 
11-Oct-17
Tftc - 2nd attempt successful
 
01-Oct-17
Can't find it
 
01-Oct-17
Defeated. Too hard for us.
 
15-Sep-17
Quick find. TFTC
 
19-Jul-17
Finally found it!!! Signed and replaced as found. Thanks for the challenge Smile
 
16-Jul-17
Stopped at this one on the way home today. Cache is still in position.
 
15-Jul-17
Getting dark so gave up.
 
27-Jun-17
Missing
 
26-Jun-17
Under seat
 
26-Jun-17
Missing
 
20-Jun-17
While the muggle missus caught up with a friend for a chatter after we had been to see our doctor in Penrith today (I know, it's a bit crazy to be still coming to a doctor down here 5 years after moving to the Central Coast ... but he knows our history and we figure it's easier to just keep coming back to him for some things), I grabbed the chance to head up the hill into what is pretty much virgin territory for me in order to get a much needed caching fix. After a 3 week period of abstinence, my longest ever, who could blame me!!

I came across this conveniently placed cache while doing a ramble (albeit motorised one) around Glenbrook. No problems here, but as is normal with this pesky type of container, it to took a damn sight longer to complete the required legal formalities than it did to make the find ... but at least here I didn't have to completely unroll the log like I had to at another one in the area today ...

Thanks for placing this cache here Toriaz and for the smiley.
 
06-Jun-17
Couldn't find
 
12-May-17
Continuing my walk around Glenbrook for some caches today I came up here from Whitton Park.
Interesting artwork in and around the shelter. I spent a few minutes admiring it then started to look for the cache. There were lots of cob webs so I had to find some natural material on the nature strip to clear them away so I could see places where the cache might hide. Finally I spied the cache and sat in the shelter to sign the log and visit some TBs. I replaced the cache as found.

It was then I considered how lucky it was no one was waiting for the bus and no bus came as one must be due soon as it wasn't too long before the next train to the city was due. And I wanted to catch that so it was a quick walk on.

TFTC 4th find today and cache # 1927
 
29-Apr-17
This one's beaten me again!
 
02-Apr-17
Thanks for the great hide out for a Sunday drive
 
02-Apr-17
Found it ! Tricky !
 
18-Feb-17
Good find -the boiz
 
22-Jan-17
Quick find on my way to Mudgee 3rd for the day

TFTC
 
03-Jan-17
Woolard warriors found it
 
03-Jan-17
Woolard warriors found it
 
23-Dec-16
Have driven past for many years. Don't sit on the seat its filthy. Tftc
 
19-Dec-16
Found with Kooleen.
 
19-Dec-16
Found with Raincatz after a nice day in the National Park.
 
18-Dec-16
Stopped by this one last week, to confirm that it was still in place after getting a DNF log. Found it still in place, but with an almost full log-roll. So today I stopped with a spare log & made the switch.
 
27-Nov-16
With a majorly obvious clue and still not finding it I feel like this one may be gone
 
27-Nov-16
Oooh sneaky Smile tftc! After about 5 mins of searching finally found!
 
12-Nov-16
Quick park & grab. TFTC
 
02-Nov-16
TFTC!
 
20-Oct-16
Lovely art works but very noisy.Thank you.
 
14-Oct-16
Nice one!!
 
03-Oct-16
Top park and grab. Tftc!
 
10-Sep-16
#503 Sixth of twenty three finds on a days caching around Glenbrook. Found after a short search. TFTC
 
30-Aug-16
Love the container Smile Easy find.
 
30-Aug-16
Ha ha! That was a good one... I think we looked a bit silly in peak hour!
 
17-Aug-16
#3297 (6 of 7 today)

The Geowife is having morning tea with a mutual friend, so I decided to head way out west for a few caches. Decided on another return visit to Lapstone and Glenbrook. Went for eight and found seven - although the first one took a while and was followed by the DNF on a multi. The good news was I got home before peak hour.
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What an interesting bus stop.
Took in the artwork before starting the search - and a few photos. My biggest worry with this cache was still being here when the bus arrived (I checked the timetable first up). Luckily it didn't - must have been running late.

Anyway, biggest problem in the search was the muggle over the highway working in his front yard - needed to time the search. Luckily it was nice and quick. Made the grab and took a short distance to complete signing duties in case the bus came. Nope, still late!

Back for the replace and on to my last target.

SLTNLN
TFTC
 
08-Aug-16
On a visit to the Glenbrook we found this cache.

Thanks.
 
15-Jul-16
Found it a very small container
 
15-Jul-16
Found it