Chapman River #1 Sunset Beach, Western Australia, Australia
By
Squash2 on 31-Jul-12. Waypoint GC3RKA9
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OCW PelDroedGwin Staying very near to this one we took a walk along gate scenic track after breakfast,A sneaky hide with many possibilities ! Tftc
Ocw the Bebes as we stay close by for a few days. Nice walk to GZ and after a little searching soon we found the sneaky hide. Tftc
### Cache Maintenance Visit Required please.###This geocache has been brought to my attention as needing an Owner Maintenance visit, as the logs indicate that it is most likely missing, or else some other problem exists with the cache. See the [GCHQ Health Score](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=713) process.It certainly needs to be checked by the Cache Owner. The cache owner needs to:* Take action to restore the cache or address issues such as correcting the D/T rating, or the posted coordinates.* Re-enable the cache by posting an Enable log* Post an Owner Maintenance log to advise what has been done and to clear any Needs Maintenance attribute that is present. Otherwise :* Post a Note Log to request more time if necessary or provide other information. **Do not use an Owner Maintenance log for this. That is for use only **when you actually do something to repair the cache**. Alternatively:* Archive the cache and remove any remaining geo-litter from the site.In the meantime, I've temporarily disabled the cache page to await owner action by Squash2 and to take it off the playing board to prevent further inconvenience to our Geocaching Community.[Please see the maintenance section of the Geocache Hiding Guidelines.](https://www.geocaching.com/play/guidelines?expand=1#cachemaintenance)**I will check back in 30 days** to see that action has been taken by the CO.If nothing has happened, I will conclude that the cache has been abandoned, and, unfortunately, I will need to Archive this cache. *Caches archived because of lack of maintenance/abandonment will not be unarchived.*The Geocaching Community needs to have a degree of certainty that a cache is in good condition and waiting to be found, and the CO has a responsibility to maintain their caches.Please see [my profile page](https://www.geocaching.com/p/default.aspx?u=Balayang) for additional information.Thank youBalayang -GeoffCommunity Reviewer
Hi there Squash2. We're here in Geraldton for several months house/dog sitting while the owners are away holidaying. We found this cache today at about 3:06:00 PM. TN, LN, SL. Thanks to Squash2 for this cache - our find 10813 and the 2nd of 2 finds for the day.FieldNotes: The cache and log were both found in good condition. The owner of this cache deserves a FavPt for the work put into it, but I can't give him/her one, so I'll give one to the cache instead.
Had a decent look, but overgrown in the area I thought it would be in! Will try again next time I’m in Geraldton
Looked for ages but no luxk. Beautiful spot though which I might not have otherwise visited while passung through Geraldton. TFTC
Heading north on a road trip with richlink enjoying the locations we visit and grabbing some caches along the way.
As richlink had found this cache previously, they headed to our digs while we found the cache. Thanks Squash2.
As richlink had found this cache previously, they headed to our digs while we found the cache. Thanks Squash2.
Muggle Husband and I looked long and hard for this cache, but could not find it. The area is overgrown, which made things difficult. I returned home and did some research, and returned at dusk to mount another attack, which was successful. Great camo here.
G’day Squash2, unfortunately I wasn’t able to find your cache today (Saturday 9/4/2022). Cheers for the hunt anyway!
Enjoying a long, hot, weekend up in Geraldton 
Picking up a few caches while here, and even better converting a few previous DNFs into smileys This was one that I stopped off at today. What a lovely spot along the river, thanks for bringing me here. No-one around at GZ so got stuck straight into the search and after a few mins I had made the find. Nice camo here, I checked quite a few other possibilities that looked more promising so it clearly blends in well Enjoyed this hide and location - have a fave point. All ok here today, TFTC
Picking up a few caches while here, and even better converting a few previous DNFs into smileys This was one that I stopped off at today. What a lovely spot along the river, thanks for bringing me here. No-one around at GZ so got stuck straight into the search and after a few mins I had made the find. Nice camo here, I checked quite a few other possibilities that looked more promising so it clearly blends in well Enjoyed this hide and location - have a fave point. All ok here today, TFTCA pretty easy find once you broaden your search. Cache is about 4m out from where it was telling us. It is on the other side of the trail (bench side)
Checked this one yesterday and found a bit of a mess from the cyclone. Cache has now been recovered and in play. Have fun.
Dnt did not look too hard. Too anything weeds
Someone else had been trample g in the area. Pretty spot though
Someone else had been trample g in the area. Pretty spot though
pug002 found it 18/10/20, decided to go for a stroll after having a day just lazing around, nice walk to find couple at the back of the park. TFTC Squash2 
Before we went to St. Georges Beach for a swim, we found 4 geocaches at the Chapman River. Thank you for the caches.
We didn't give up... nice hide !
We didn't give up... nice hide !
Well
Driving Mrs D found it really
Again!
We were about to give up but after looking in a spot that he had already looked in came up with the sneaky little thing
Definitely worthy of a difficulty level higher than 1.5 though
TFTC
Driving Mrs D found it really
Again!
We were about to give up but after looking in a spot that he had already looked in came up with the sneaky little thing
Definitely worthy of a difficulty level higher than 1.5 though
TFTC
[:o)][:o)]The trip through the North West of Western Australia continues. Seeing fantastic sights, brilliant views and many wonders. But also managing to grab a cache or two along the way.
Thanks to all the CO for placing the caches.
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Thanks Squash2 for bringing me to this location and taking the time to hide and maintain this cache. I found the cache at 14:07:00. This was my Find 8 for today out of a Total number of 10 Finds and 1 DNF for for this Caching Outing. The cache was found in Good Condition and I signed the log and returned the cache as I found it.This find brings my total number of Finds to 4771.
Was staying next door in the caravan park so it was an easy find, now for the other couple.
On attempt number 4 I finally managed to find this great tricky cashe. Great little spot to take a break and enjoy listening to the waves crashing. TFTC
Took a shot at getting the smiley for this cache while doing a cache run with new friends Cravo10 & Barnzy12 after the GC791W8 - International Geocaching Day 2017 Event in Geraldton W.A.
Out on IGD in Geraldton for the 3rd year in a row with Barnzy12.
We started the morning a little late compared to a usual geocaching weekend however we did only get into town at midnight so a 8.30 start was early enough!!
The morning started with a extremely poor Find rate at around 40% found. We then headed to the Event and enjoyed a pub lunch and a pint of beer and that would see the luck turn there after.
After the event we headed off with Team Ruphace Matthew and Cathy finding around 20 caches with them.
The highlight was following the lead of reticbob and getting the caches in Moresby Range, going through private land that offered sensational views.
Overall a great day out in Gero, looking forward to seeing some of you again soon at WA Goes Big in Rockingham on the 9th September
We started the morning a little late compared to a usual geocaching weekend however we did only get into town at midnight so a 8.30 start was early enough!!
The morning started with a extremely poor Find rate at around 40% found. We then headed to the Event and enjoyed a pub lunch and a pint of beer and that would see the luck turn there after.
After the event we headed off with Team Ruphace Matthew and Cathy finding around 20 caches with them.
The highlight was following the lead of reticbob and getting the caches in Moresby Range, going through private land that offered sensational views.
Overall a great day out in Gero, looking forward to seeing some of you again soon at WA Goes Big in Rockingham on the 9th September
Found on our first full day of our caching trip to Geraldton for the annual International Geocaching Day Event.
We arrived late Friday night, getting in just before midnight due to one of us finishing work about an hour later than planned! Stopping for a couple of simple Park and grabs along the way to keep our caching streak alive and enjoyed a quick feed for a late dinner in Jurien Bay.
We started the day with a bit of a later start after a small caching foray to find the new letterbox hybrid cache in town so we got up around 830 to start the caching day.
We curled up locally and headed around the suburb of Tarcoola, and had a large number of DNFs there, sitting around 40% find rate through the area, which was quite frustrating. We cached around the area attempting every cache on the Tarcoola Map before heading out to Bluff Point for the IGD event at the wintersun hotel, which we knew quite well having stayed there on our last trip whilst heading to the northwest.
We had a great pub lunch and enjoyed a cold beer whilst chatting to local cachers squash2 and reticbob regaling stories of some of the infamous caches around town that they either own of have had the pleasure of finding. Reticbob told us of his and others caches on the Moresby Range, which had only just been re enabled after the property changed hands.
We had to make tracks after the event to get the find rate up so teamed up with Team Ruphace who are from Melbourne but are staying in dongara and cached out bluff point with a significant amount of success before thinking we weren't that far from the Moresby Range so made the call to the land manager (this is a must - please respect this great spot so others can continue to enjoy it) and got the all OK to head to the northern side of the property, with the south off limits.
This would be my favourite part of our caching day, the Moresby Range is simply amazing, a MUST do if you come to Geraldton. Views forever. I won't say too much, you can get here and see it for yourself. Just please ring ahead (read the cache listings)
After the Moresby Range caches we headed back towards the centre of Geraldton where we kept finding cache after cache except for a few which need some serious CO attention. We managed to tick off a few nemesis caches including bluff point lighthouse, out and about erosion, tanked at the RSL and a few others, which was most satisfying.
We bid farewell to our companions after finding twenty odd caches together, which was most enjoyable and made finding it a bit easier with four sets of eyes at most caches.
We had a nice noodle dinner and got prepared to find a few more caches by torchlight around central Geraldton. The highlight of the evenings caching was another trip to the HMAS sydney memorial which is my favourite spot to visit in Geraldton. We followed the map around collecting the answers some of which I knew off the top of my head given my love of history and "the Sydney" we collected the puzzle cache for Cravo10 who somehow hadn't found it.
Overall a big day attempting around 60 caches with 40 finds, in around 12hours. Looking forward to finding some caches along the Chapman river tomorow on our final day of our short Geraldton getaway. Thanks to the local COs for their caches.
Great to finally knock this off. Four years of looking on the wrong side of the path is what happened. Try the NON river side of the path if you're bored of searching the post!
We arrived late Friday night, getting in just before midnight due to one of us finishing work about an hour later than planned! Stopping for a couple of simple Park and grabs along the way to keep our caching streak alive and enjoyed a quick feed for a late dinner in Jurien Bay.
We started the day with a bit of a later start after a small caching foray to find the new letterbox hybrid cache in town so we got up around 830 to start the caching day.
We curled up locally and headed around the suburb of Tarcoola, and had a large number of DNFs there, sitting around 40% find rate through the area, which was quite frustrating. We cached around the area attempting every cache on the Tarcoola Map before heading out to Bluff Point for the IGD event at the wintersun hotel, which we knew quite well having stayed there on our last trip whilst heading to the northwest.
We had a great pub lunch and enjoyed a cold beer whilst chatting to local cachers squash2 and reticbob regaling stories of some of the infamous caches around town that they either own of have had the pleasure of finding. Reticbob told us of his and others caches on the Moresby Range, which had only just been re enabled after the property changed hands.
We had to make tracks after the event to get the find rate up so teamed up with Team Ruphace who are from Melbourne but are staying in dongara and cached out bluff point with a significant amount of success before thinking we weren't that far from the Moresby Range so made the call to the land manager (this is a must - please respect this great spot so others can continue to enjoy it) and got the all OK to head to the northern side of the property, with the south off limits.
This would be my favourite part of our caching day, the Moresby Range is simply amazing, a MUST do if you come to Geraldton. Views forever. I won't say too much, you can get here and see it for yourself. Just please ring ahead (read the cache listings)
After the Moresby Range caches we headed back towards the centre of Geraldton where we kept finding cache after cache except for a few which need some serious CO attention. We managed to tick off a few nemesis caches including bluff point lighthouse, out and about erosion, tanked at the RSL and a few others, which was most satisfying.
We bid farewell to our companions after finding twenty odd caches together, which was most enjoyable and made finding it a bit easier with four sets of eyes at most caches.
We had a nice noodle dinner and got prepared to find a few more caches by torchlight around central Geraldton. The highlight of the evenings caching was another trip to the HMAS sydney memorial which is my favourite spot to visit in Geraldton. We followed the map around collecting the answers some of which I knew off the top of my head given my love of history and "the Sydney" we collected the puzzle cache for Cravo10 who somehow hadn't found it.
Overall a big day attempting around 60 caches with 40 finds, in around 12hours. Looking forward to finding some caches along the Chapman river tomorow on our final day of our short Geraldton getaway. Thanks to the local COs for their caches.
Great to finally knock this off. Four years of looking on the wrong side of the path is what happened. Try the NON river side of the path if you're bored of searching the post!
Several years on from my last visit, 4000 caches found and I still can't find this little blighter
Clearly not for me to find
Clearly not for me to find
Out for a stroll collecting pokeballs and thought I would search for some caches too. TFTC
Been here a few times now and can finally place a smilie here! Very wet log and unfortunately did not have a spare log on me to replace it. TFTC
Geocaching has taken me on many adventures over the years all over Australia and overseas. It has also introduced me to a brilliant and diverse group of people, many of whom are now close friends.
Today I was lucky enough to be out and about with some of those friends and we targeted this cache.
Sorry for the late log, but thanks for adding to the adventure!
Thanks Squash2 (F=487 H=46) for placing this cache.
Today I was lucky enough to be out and about with some of those friends and we targeted this cache.
Sorry for the late log, but thanks for adding to the adventure!
Thanks Squash2 (F=487 H=46) for placing this cache.
Oh too easy 
Found in the first place I looked !!
I am so smart,
I am so smart,
SMRAT
TFTC.
Found in the first place I looked !!
I am so smart,
I am so smart,
SMRAT
TFTC.
I checked the cache today and it's fine. Please disregard the previous cachers comments. Good luck.
My GPS was off on our first visit- my phone gave me a more accurate position for this one TFTC
T.F.T.C.We are on a holiday with our nanna and pop reticbob and reticbob had already found this one but we found it before.TFTC
Another dnf on another squash cache. Clearly not meant to find many of yours today. Was a lovely walk and a really nice location. Had a five minute look at the base of a bunch of trees with a large number of prickly branches and nasty bushes.
Maybe next year I'll return.
Maybe next year I'll return.
Not having a great caching day today, but thankfully a quick find here once at GZ. TFTC
Easy find after the first look a few months ago when there was lots of grass and dampness.
Finally found this little bugger, log was damp thou and starting to get mouldy
