Deep, dark, ghouly forrest by the sea Lancelin, Western Australia, Australia
By
ruffdawg on 05-Mar-12. Waypoint GC3DYFG
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Had a bit of a look at GZ and the other suggested co ords and no luck for me.TFTH though
Looked by previous co- ords and help full photos. No luck at all. Cool location!
Sorry but it’s way to unapproachable for retirees to be crawling around in the local bottlo tip and dunny
Very cool place the geo kids enjoyed running amok. This cache took a little bit to find but using parkacruz coords it was quickly located. After a few minor scratches doing the commando crawl to find it with the original set of coords. Glad to read the logs that suggested using a better set of coordinates.Tftc
This spot is really cool a very difficult hide, had us both crawling around in the sand and dodging branches until we both rechecked the cache data and with help from the hint and parkacruz's updated coordinates, we finally found it. TFTC
Add us to the long list of DNFs. We allowed ourselves only about 10 min to look due to time restrictions and were unable to locate it.
After not finding I read through the comments and tried the new co ords and found glad we didn’t let this one bet us !
We are off to Cervantes for Easter and did the few caches we had not yet found. We found this where previous cachers have said. TFTC
Well, that was a challenge! Found on our way North, with Bjossi. We concur with the coords posted by Parkacruz which were spot on. TFTC
Found with SweetFA Thanks to parkacruz new coords we found it New coords are spot on
This was not a straightforward find as the bushes are in flower and there were bees everywhere which hindered my search. Beautiful beach and view from the end of the sandy track. Thanks for bringing me here and for the cache.
This the start of my journey north from Wellard . Day one ended at Kalbarri with only 2 DNFs and 19 founds , some very tricky hides ...... thanks to all the COs for the challenges.
This one was very nasty !!!!!
This one was very nasty !!!!!
Wow, this one took a long time to find! I felt like I searched almost every square inch within that tree, before eventually I uncovered the container's hiding place. By the end, the sweat was pouring off me so I decided to go for a quick dip at the beach afterwards. TFTC ruffdawg
Hooray. At last I've found this one. Been here at least 4 times! Can't believe I've not found it before as I'm sure i looked here. TFTC
Finally able to log a find here! Should have found it last time, we must have been close! Thanks for the cache ruffdawg!
After previously having a DNF here we decided to try and turn that frown upside down, hooray that we did after reading through some previous logs, we located the cache according to our gps at S 31 0.574 E 115 19.684 cache is in good condition, log has a little mould but is dry and singable TFTC ruffdawg
Its been a very long time since I been in lancelin at lease 40 years I brought my son up today to play on the sand hills in my 4 x 4 he sure gave it a good work out. Now to the cache we only about 350 meters away so I search for a while like half hour I widen my search just that little bit more and I touch something that had a nice feeling to yes the cache I was a bit worry I was going to come across a snake but not today. Nice little park here I like the tank. TFTH SL.
Little bloody ripper! ! 3rd for day, 7th this adventure and 8th for my WA trip. After long days driving on my trip to Exmouth to swim with Whale sharks i have short drive today after a lovely stay at Lobster Lodge, Cervantes. Have lovely mems here at Lancelin...staying at the YHA each time my lad and i would do the long haul from Briz-vegas to see geosis (Myg67). Now....went in blind worth coords and thought immediately this search was in need of some prep. Noticed all the trampled branches on the outer northside (O/N/S) of tree...such a shame!!! Anyway noticed the 13 x dnf's which probably explains the mess. I went back thru the logs bc if it was on O/N/S it wouldbe nearimpossible to find. So a long way back i see a piccie of a lad on the path holding the cache. So I searched delicately around the fringe (one foot of the path) and out of sight of houses across the road ...BINGO!!! Seems there's an entry from Feb 17 in the log. TFTC. I have returned cache to where i found it - your search can be done from the path (one foot in) and you will out of view of houses...O/S/W
Visited this spot on 15/04/17, 4 adults looked for about 20 mins with no success.
Though its a dnf, we love this little secluded spot for its surprise as u get through the thicket. So beautiful. Hi fr Singapore.
Up for a family do with riches and t_samson out for a bit of caching on a nice windy day! Tftc
Day 1 of a road trip to Geraldton along the Indian Ocean Drive, which wasn't here when we last tripped up this way. This is a leisurely trip taking 3 days to get to Geraldton and visiting all those places you usually drive by on a "normal" trip and exploring the many small towns along the way. The added bonus is the number of caches along the way. 
This one took a long time to find and I just about walked away to log a DNF, but looked in one last spot and found it. Dropped in a TB
Thanks for the cache ruffdawg [^] - we made the find and the cache was in good order and the log dry
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This was find # 9 of 10
and 0 
today giving us a total cache count of 3146.
This one took a long time to find and I just about walked away to log a DNF, but looked in one last spot and found it
. Dropped in a TBThanks for the cache ruffdawg [^] - we made the find and the cache was in good order and the log dry
.This was find # 9 of 10
and 0 today giving us a total cache count of 3146.We all looked and looked, but there were too many places and not enough time as we head north. Our thanks anyway to ruffdawg.
Found with Devar, Rifus, Labby, MC94 and Peppergirl! TFTC! Looks like I owe Devar a coke.
It's still there!! Would not have found without the description below. Found with cuzza, rifus, lab_mouse, mc94. Glad we attempted it after having lunch right nearby. TFTC.
After an enjoyable couple of hours on the beach we decided to attempt this one even though it hasn't been found in a while. Investigating inside the little forest revealed nothing and so the GPS and map were checked again. The cache seemed to be closer to the beach and a little walk around that side of the forest soon led to the discovery.
The cache is in great condition.
TFTC SL.
The cache is in great condition.
TFTC SL.
We were excited to find this one today as it has been replaced recently, but have to log a DNF. We searched high and low, deep and shallow, with no luck.
Searched everywhere, but couldn't come up with the goods. Great dark forest though!
The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention.
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I am temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary.
Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 28 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.
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Out for a spontaneous 4wd and camping trip up here with my brother and a few mates and decided to get a couple of caches. Didn't have much luck with this one, maybe next time.
We Walked through and I clambered under where my Garmin said GZ was and she came in form the other side, very good look around and my guess is the kids have trashed it. No happy with Lancelin caches.
