Canterbury Tales 3: The Olympians Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia
By Bells Angels on 04-Aug-12. Waypoint GC3RWZM

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Still gone. Logbook retrieved from the sourounding garden. DM me if it gets activated an I can return.

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I am pretty sure that I am at the right spot but could not find any trace. It may have disappeared.

No word from the CO. Cache is no longer there I believe.

Went back today and didn't find. Although I found the booklet tossed in the garden. No case or pencil found. Will notify CO.

We think we were in the right spot. But couldn't find the cache. Onward!

I'm sure I'm in the right place, but I can't find the cache. Looked everywhere that requires long arms.

Cool cache, a few muggles about but no issues. Right where you would think it would be, probably easier to spot first then grab.

I really enjoy these types of caches... Always happy to learn more about my surroundings. Took me a while to get the right coords as I kept misreading the instructions. GZ was no problem for me and my normal length arms. TFTC!

Tftc, a quick grab on the way home from a Father's Day visit.

After collecting two other caches nearby, we settled on doing this multi for the finale of the day. Nice and easy but still had fun collecting the information required. After a bit of difficulty locating (and retrieving) the cache at GZ, we soon had CIH. Thanks for making our first multi a great one!

I made this way, way harder than it should have been!?!

It was a great little walk in the end. Back and forth to check my misreading of the description!?!

TFTC.

Glad we had long arms with us

Took a while to find but great cache had a great day with my sister

Nice hide. TFTC

Almost muggled...until he revealed himself to be a friend of cachers! Not hard to find now we know where to look/feel!

Came along with the geofamily to finish off this multi at dusk.

Got the coords for this one a few weeks ago while on the way back from the pool. Made calculations and returned, this time on the way home from dinner. Needed two devices to get a lock on the GZ (I really need to find a better way to input coords), but it was obvious when we were on the right track. Signing completed and cache replaced when a muggle appears and says "geocaching?" and continues to say that he lives nearby. He must have seen it all before.

Just on sunset we headed to the GZ after collecting the coords on a prior visit. Certainly needed adult help with this one.

Back for another go, rechecked answers, had them correct, looked in same place and there it was! Had to move some fencing to get access. Tftc

Finally get through the access and quick signed the log and took trackable. Thanks Bells Angels

#1130 (2 of 9 today)

Decided to travel south today for caches in an area I haven't mined much. By the end of the day I had 9 founds, including a First to Find, and a few DNFs to keep me honest.
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A nice easy multi, starting in a nice little park.
Collected the information required, the family having lunch nearby none the wiser, and walked to GZ, where a quick find was made in a logical spot.

Completed signing duties, replaced and continued on to the next cache.

SLTNLN
TFTC

Found this one very easily, after a working out the location of the GZ.

TFTC!

Think I got the maths correct but couldn't find a cache. Area searched was classic geozone so think I was in the right area. Will have to return another time.

No idea. All the directions had us going in circles.

Now I'm on a multicache spree, I keep seeking more out.
A nice multi to find after work.
Left a tb and a pathtag.

Lovely little park with a sporting history

Was the starting point fur our bike rude today

At GZ used teamwork, one viewing and directing the other reaching

Tftc

Got this one finally! Thanks!

We went on a bit of a wild goose cache after getting one of the numbers wrong. Eventually we realised the errors of our ways and from then on, it was an easy find! TFTC

Must be my error with math oops... come back one day.. thanks

Nice little multi TFTC

Having a car at the moment means I can go and cache after work instead catching public transport, so I took the opportunity to get some of those Inner West hides that have long been on my radar. In the process I found 3 multis and 2 trads, so multis have once again caught up to mysteries!

#1 - CT - The Olympians - I did a bit of research beforehand to save time in the field. A very peaceful place at GZ made for a relatively unencumbered search. However a muggle came and lit up a cigarette right next to me as I signed the log on a nearby bench so I had to replace with great stealth. TFTC Bells Angels - only a few in the Eastern Suburbs to get the full set, but that might take a while.

14/04/14. 7:42 AM. Cache #1456. 3rd of 3 easy caches around Cooks River before work this morning. Came here on foot after finding Cycleway #3, and made my way along the plaques to find these three Olympians and their clues. Not sure what the point of collecting "D" was for ?!? Sat down to do my calcs, then made my way to GZ, luckily this was back in the direction of my car. Straight to the search area; made a quick grab when no muggles looking. Signed and took the GC to move on. Had to wait a minute or so to replace as a muggle rode past. Now off to work. TFTC }:)

Good stop between Saturday morning errands. Great thing about geocaching is taking you to unexpected places. One of the plaques here is for Evonne Loukas, an Aussie Rules player who was Best and Fairest in the 2000 NSW Grand Final. Mrs Gaztek played in the losing team, Sydney Uni, against Wests and Evonne. It went to triple overtime before the game was decided! We visited all the other plaques, did our calculations and walked over to GZ. The hint is true. Another surprise, but not as pleasant, in the container. Hundreds of ants and ant eggs! Cleaned it up as best we could. L Eureka Stockade TB SL TFTC Cheers... Gaztek

Good charade... Got it... TeamTops

Yebo, first in 2014 after solving the nice puzzle, had been fun! Coordinates were spot on! Tftc

This entry was edited by brownie52 on Thursday, 09 January 2014 at 05:56:51 UTC.

Now we know who so many Sports People pray to just after they have tasted victory.

Definately a Favorite Cache of ours - easy to understand unambiguous questions, maths that even Mr Ozjeeper had no trouble with, a pleasant easy stroll away from any crowds and a largish well-concealed, well-placed hide to top it all off. Well done (yet again) Bells Angels!

It was nice to find out about so many elite athletes from the area, and great location near GZ, too! Out: Pup TB. In: GeoJack Geocoin. TFTC -geppp and son

Nice little multi with a touch of history and a great walk. Thanks

I'll pedal back tomorrow and have another look

Finally, a well constructed multi, with accurate coords, a hint and a GZ that doesn't involve muggles, dirt, and a cache thrown amongst the shrubbery. Glad to be able to cross another calendar day off. This is a great little area and a pleasant walk. I have cycled on the other side of the river numerous times but this was the first time I'd ventured to this side.

Nice quick multi on a sunny autumn afternoon. So many amazing parklands in the area!

Found it! Kids had a great time helping to find the names and dates for the clues. They were a little disappointed to find nothing in the cache but a log book. We put a little something in for the next geokidies. TFTC!

Cool initial puzzle and great GZ location. Container is simply awesome.
If you can't locate it, try a different perspective.

Lots of muggles day 1 and unsure if I was long enough but certain of position. Had geokid which made stealth hard but like the park. Came back today and quick scurry in between muggles had cache in hand quickly. Tftc.

An excellent multi!!!
Quite an educational little walk, recognized quite few other famous Canterburians too.
Cache was spotted in the second place I looked- and yes at 6'4" I have very long arms!
SL TFTC

There is quite a bit of water flowing down the channel which should give it a good flush. Good to see our area athletes getting a good plaque even though they look like headstones.
Spotted inventory medal inside container, great multi, SL Thanks Bells Angels

Found this one during a break in the weather, so no muggles around.
This one is only 50 metres from our house! As newbies, this is very exciting. Walk the dog past GZ every day.
Yes, long arms are a must!
Had to check the CC website to get accurate answers to the clues

Gathered the information required with Rat&Brats and PrincessAnni and headed for GZ. Once there the search took a while as we were interrupted by muggle after muggle. Eventually the cache revealed itself to PrincessAnni, and it was soon retrieved and the log signed. TFTC.

Found with JustR & PrincessAnni. SL TFTC

Fun for the kids. Nice little puzzle for them to solve

Found with adl06, loveit08 and jjay10.

Quick grab after a run around on the pirate ship and the new scooters that santa provided.

tftc,

rml978 (#203)

Set out to visit this cache after Rock Road as it's the only (other) unfound multi that's large enough to hold a geocoin.
Didn't realise so many top sportspeople came from this area.
In: GC/Wobbly Two Cache
Out: Wasp (to make room for GC
TFTC

Done at night with headlaps and fruitphone flashlights. Used cameras to take pictures around corners and everything. Took a few times of looking from different angles to find it.

With Gilbert074 and AnaD73

TFTC

On a nighttime caching trek this was the first on our list. After a while it showed up in pirry's hands.

with anad73 and pirry

TFTC

Took a while to find the cache, the darkness and spiders didn´t help!
With Gilberto74 and pirry.
TFTC!

Thanks. That was cool. New to this and the kids and I are having a good time. TFTC

12/12/12 - The world hasn't ended yet but our wits were at their end trying to find this cache!

Found with Poddy1 today. I had been here for at least one other in the series (the mighty Doggies one) and today knew the rough spot. A nice little spot for a hide in the end and you learn something along the way. TFTC!

#1404
I checked out this cache online, and decided it would a multi that I could fit in this afternoon. Drove over and parked close by. Once I got to the WP, I realised there were many plaques to look over. I started gathering info and reading some interesting history and stories. Then went to the car and did some calculations and found a valid GZ. Decided to drive over and parked as close as I could. Walked towards GZ and when I checked one spot, saw the cache. Walked around and made he grab. SL, TNLN and replaced again. Cool multi BA, TFTC.

Looks like I'm three from three in this series. Made the find OK (with the aid of the phone camera) but I would question the answer to the number of events Judy Playfair was in. This may be why some people are finding themselves a little off. I was closer to GZ when I used the number of "individual" events. I have a picture of the plaque if you would like me to mail it to you. Thanks once again BA.

Nice find on a tour around with holyman54! TFTC

Good little multi, had us searching in the wrong place for a little while until we changed areas

Quickly solved and located the hide nearby with cybermew3
Tftc

Inspired by London 2012, did the cycling tour along Cook's river to collect this sportive multi. Beautiful day at the best bike track I have discovered so far in Sydney! Will return to continue to cycle to Olympic Park! TFTC

Find #450!

Despite the weather being cold and windy, I took the 3 younger Crew members out for a few hours' caching today! This was our closest, so we knocked it off first!

As per its predecessors, I spent a short time looking at plaques and noting down answers, whilst the kids played on the nearby equipment. With GZ worked out, the three of us went for a stroll down the river, past 3-4 large groups of cockatoos.

We searched in the wrong corner initially, but once I read the hint and made the adjustment, jnr CC had the cache uncovered within seconds. SL&R.

Took: casino chip
Left: Compass Rose geocoin

Thanks for another nice local cache, BA!

CC.

This entry was edited by Croydon crew on Friday, 31 August 2012 at 05:34:11 UTC.

Congratulation to Zalgariath and Rinsemesocks for 1st and 2nd.
Yes I saved CT2. For more details read my final log entry - Operation Cache Rescue.

missed it by an hour. ministry had logged it so i thought i had a chance. i would have got it last night but had to give up when i received a call to pick up somebody. love your canterbury series.

i meant nobody had logged it.

Wooo! On an FTF streak at the moment! 4 in the past few weeks. I thought Id give everyone else a shot and didnt race out last night as I had my cache for the day already which involved getting pretty dirty so put a watch on it and went to bed. As I set my alarm for early to take the car to the NRMA for a service, I clicked it back an extra hour to check if this had gone or not.

0630h this morning and no logs! Hoping everyone would be off to work, I made it to this familiar location and had a sense of Dejavu reading the plaques (At least it was daylight this time). Headed off shortly later to GZ and got stuck. Nothing looking like a BA GZ... hmmm. Resorted to the clue after about 5 minutes in case there was someone on my heels, and it did not suit my current locale.

About 50m away though I saw a better option and sure enough the first reach laid hands on the box! I was going to recheck the numbers but as RMS seems to have not had an co-ords issue my fat fingers must have made an input error.

Cheers BA, shame about #2, it was a cracker! Hope you got the container back.

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