Moonee Beach Tour 1: The Foreshore Moonee Beach, New South Wales, Australia
By Team Zawadzki on 03-Apr-12. Waypoint GC3G4A2

Will be re-doing this series with better caches and better locations!

The gpsr struggled to pin down GZ, and I tried on both Saturday and Sunday to find this cache.

On Sunday, I plugged in the coords published by other finders and pretty sure I was searching in the right spot. Short of jumping up on a bollard and looking higher it seemed unlikely that it was there.

No luck for me on either day, with or without my secret weapon muggle mum

DNF again, looked for age with mess by storm weather... [;(]

Stayed with relos not 100m away from this cache is their nice new place. Unfortunately it was nowhere to be seen. Checked the updated co-ords and the photos and think we had the right pole but no nano home.

With nanos, particularly in muggle prone areas, you need good co-ords, cachers shoudnt have to trawl old logs to assist in the find. We noticed a number of your caches were being reported as a bit off. Dont be afraid to ask for some help if you are using a real GPS to find the 'averaging' function which should fix these up, or how to update the co-ords via log on cache page. If you are using a phone, there are apps available which can mimic the function. Averaging co-ords over a good time period should set things straight

Lovely location, will have another go if I pass back this way.

24/01/13 10:18 AM. Cache #391. Current streak: 137 days. After a DNF at the Creek, this started looking like a 2nd DNF. GPS kept taking me to a couple of signs, even after I'd read past logs with better coords. Eventually I looked at a third sign where a surfing muggle had parked. Took a chance pretended to toss something in the bin and then grabbed my third nano for the day, taking it back to the table to sign. Had to take ages to return it as the muggle was back at his car looking right at the sign and yakking on his phone for ages, but I eventually got mv chance to return it. TFTC }:)

Won't log a DNF because we couldn't look for it. We didn't want to compromise the security of the cache and as there were a group of campers sitting within a couple of metres of GZ we left it for another day. Thanks for bringing us here again though Team Zawadzki. This is a great place for families, or anyone, to visit.

Found during a mountain bike cache assault on Moonee! There were muggles galore including a smooching couple outside their tent across the road. The geo-son and I did a few circles around GZ then grabbed the cache and replaced it without being noticed. Villemus's previous post did the trick. Many thanks.

When I arrived I went for a wander in this lovely location and actually spied the cache quite quickly. However, a group of muggles were having a picnic right beside the cache location. So I went out to Moonee Magic and was hoping they were gone when I got back. As I walked up to the bridge on the way back I could see them packing up. So I went for a walk along the creek (nearly went A 0ver H on the slippery pebbles). Then as they left I backed the car up to hide my grab a little from the mower man across the road. Got the cache and signed the log then returned it.
Thanks for the cache.

This one took a little to find as the co-ords are definitely out. We read through the logs to work out some clues and eventually found it.
The co-ords that worked for me today were S30 12.676 E153 09.464
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tftc

Very easy find stunning location

TFTC

Beautiful place for a series of caches. We found the cache 14m E of the listed co-ordinates. TFTC Team Zawadzki.

Found with BenGunn. Mr Bunnie saw the cache from about 20m away, which was lucky when looking for a no-hint nano with dodgy co-ords. TFTC SBs

Co ordinands out helped to read logs. Just replaced it and looking t others trying to find it.

Couldn't even celebrate find.

Nice easy find on the first day of our holiday in this great area . TFTC

Nice easy find to start the day. Tftc

All I can say is nano.. 12 meters away.. But finally a member of the club discovered the little sucker.

Made a quick trip down to the beach front this morning and after reading previous logs made finding this one a little easier as the campers were preparing breakfast just across from GZ. Found it and use the nearby table to sign log while taking it the wonderful morning view over the ocean, thanks.

Found with CHAOS yesterday, but had to leave it unsigned due to all the tourists. Went down this morning for a coffee and signed it. I was rewarded with a view of whales off the coast breaching in the morning sun, quite a view.

Found this time with help from previous logs, TFTC Team Zawadzki!!

Today I decided to attempt the caches in Team Zawadzki's Moonee Beach Tour. After completing MBT 4 I parked at the Foreshore which put me less than 200m from MBT 1, 2, 5 & 7.

Finally two groups of muggles left which gave me the opportunity to search for the cache. I wish I had read the earlier logs before trying to find this one. A beautiful spot to be with great views of South Solitary Island.

T4TC.

Tnln. Sl

With the prize within sight, it proved to be a very loooong lunch, we signed the log eventually, TFTC

Thank you for bringing us to this beautful beach we are staying 2 nights here instead of Coffs Harbour. We found the cache quite quickly after reading previous logs. TFTC

1376 - This one was our third find in the lovely little area. We initially tried to find it when we arrived, but there were a few people around and with a quick read of the logs whilst Brissy Guy Junior was trying to find it, I realised the coordinates were a little off, so we headed off to the headland first an would come back to this one later. Upon our return I had an idea where it would be with one or two logs giving us the vital clues. We signed the log at one of the picnic tables in the shade, and as soon as we returned the cache, a family had moved in on the picnic table for their lunch. Thanks again for bringing us to this lovely spot and for the cache Team Zawadzki. Found in good condition at 11:11am.

If you can't find it, look for a sign.

Found this one about 14 mts out ... TNLN ... TFTC Team Zawadzki

Co ords way out but found anyway. Awesome spot

Found at 3:01 PM GAFF1. There were heaps of people around here today enjoying the weather and scenery, but it looks like the owner still hasn't altered the co-ords.
Thanks Team Zawadzki

Try s 30 12.683 e 153 09.467 thanks pprass for the hint. Otherwise its 12m away. Thanks for the cache.
Cheers from Browngang

This entry was edited by Browngang on Sunday, 01 July 2012 at 06:47:43 UTC.

Thanks pprass. Found the cache 12m away on the opposite side of the road. Not too far out Now for the others further out on the headland.
Cheers from Browngang

Found, again thanks to pprass.

Found with a clue from the logs..TFTC

My "100th" cache!!..Found this one with help from a clue from the logs..thanks PPrass!..TFTC

I will fix the coords hopefully in the next few days

Cache on

11am I think I may be the FTF on this cache.
This is thanks to the log written by pprass, which made it an easy find.
TFTC

Looked around for awhile but all I managed to do was disturb an ants nest.

We have been here before and were looking forward to revisit the area - very picturesque. We were there at around 2.40pm and searched all around the tree, however we later learned that the cache was in a sign and that the co-ords had been mucked up.

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