Monopoly Salamander Bay, New South Wales, Australia
By raddog2 on 30-Sep-12. Waypoint GC3XWDM

No response from the owner within the time requested and as per the original note this cache has been archived. If you wish to replace it please submit a new cache via [this link](https://www.geocaching.com/play/hide).

Ministro - Matt

Hi raddog2,

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Ministro - Matt

Took us to thick shrub

Seems to be missing?

GZ is heavily overgrown. Spotting a red belly black snake I decided it was not the day to continue searching.

No luck this time.
GPS sent us right into the scrub, bush bashed for a while before giving up

3 of us looked everywhere, no luck

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Found it

Couldn't find it and the path doesn't seem to loop around anymore.

Needs attention. TFTC.

I found a tick on me!! Run away while finding cache. TFTC
Branch that the cache used to hang on is lying on the ground, container is brocken, and log is wet.

Found while out exploring the area
TFTC

Out today to clear the remaining caches in the area, this one could use a little TLC. TFTC.

TFTC

Made for a quick find once the GPS settled. TFTC

Was on the ground re hung it.. GPS had us going in all different directions..

A nice walk with the crew on our holiday. Out with Pitman Clan, AWTYOW, the junior geo-gangsta, JakeOnly, Dwight Shrute, Gabstar, KoolKid, Pitbull83 and the kid that asks us to write Batman on every log! TFTC

The geo kids were quick to spot this one. TFTC

KoolKid spotted this one too and JakeOnly helped to retrieve I it. Another one down! TFTC

Caching walk with the crew on our holiday! TFTC

Wet log so I could t sign and the tree has fallen over. TFTC

Back in Down Under for the next edition of SuCos Great Australian Roadtrip!
Heading from Sydney to Brisbane in a HippieCamper, what a great fun...
We spent today around Port Stephens, hiking some walks and finding some caches, great day out in the nature.
This trails here are pretty tough, but with some good shoes easy to get through.
We found the container on the ground and wet, but anyhow: TFTC

As other cachers have mentioned - contents are saturated, wasn't able to sign log but took a photo as evidence of our find.

Found.
Log wet, needs new log

This one took some finding. Finally we discovered that the host tree had fallen over. The container was on the ground and its content sodden.

This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

This ended up being our only DNF today. Our etrex took us into a very scrubby area. We probably should have ignored it and searched a bit further away. TFTH

found with banj ward tftc

log was wet, cache laying on ground despite it being obvious it once hung somewhere, somehow

Found with Beary_Unicorns on a sunny Saturday afternoon, log not signed due to being wet. Cache was just laying on the ground, suggest CO check on this. Tftc

This geocacher reported that the container is damaged.

Reperio at 1040.

We happened to find ourselves in Nelson’s Bay for a few caches, and so with wanting to take the kids for a bush walk, we decided to visit these few caches along here. There obviously isn’t a lot of foot traffic here as the tracks a quite narrow, and having picked up a tick everytime I’ve been here, I expected the same today. Once at GZ, the cache was spotted immediately, however the cache contents are absolutely soaked and log book not able to be signed without ruining it.

Gratias raddog2.

Found today, this whole series needs maintenance, lots logs are wet and containers broken. Signed log and replaced. Thanks to raddog2.

TFTC,
1 of 6 for today. The container was ok, log was wet.
We are spending a few night's in the area and wanted to complete this series.
While it was a good walk, it seriously requires some maintenance. However speaking to our friends we have learnt that the reserve has been sold to a developer by the State Government and has been surveyed for subdervision.
The interpretative signage was very interesting but the tracks are almost impossibly to find at times and we probably completed it the wrong way around.
Visited trackables.

spending some time out around nelsons bay for school holidays, and made a few finds around the area, thanks you so much for the caches and the adventure.

Lovely bush stroll and soon fond the cache
TFTC

Oh my goodness! This one took us half an hour to find. Should have followed the geotrail earlier

Took a bit of a search as i first went past the cache. Nice spot. Tftc!!! #1195

Following the hint, I was getting nowhere and was about to give up when I glanced at the ground at my feet and spotted the cache lying there. I hooked it up as high as I could given the restraints. Hopefully it will stay dry.

Thanks raddog2.

The bird song was particularly loud here. Nice walk for this morning . Thanks for the series. Ill leave the last one for next time as im nearly late for a lunch date before i head back to blue mtns .

Good find. Love the way it was placed.

After spending the last few days walking, hiking and riding thru the bush in search of the elusive geocache, we decided today to stick to caches we could either drive to, or which only involved a short walk. We'll just have to see how long that lasts for!
The plan fell apart when we got to this reserve. The paths are poorly maintained which resulted in lots of scratches on our way to find the caches.
A nice hide that should resist any rain or moisture.
TFTC TNLN

After being sent out to salamander bay to fill in for work i found myself with some spare time, So i thought i would try some walking tracks with caches along the way. ended up with 13 finds for the day between soldiers point to salamander bay. a great part of the world, i can see why so many come here every year. Thanks for the enjoyable walk and nice easy caches Raddog2.

Dnf

Lined it up

Found down near the end of the trail.TFTC

Great maze of tracks - this was the furthest from where we parked the car. This track was fairly overgrown, but we got there! TFTC

Find #1380
Continuing our Port Stephens efforts today, we managed 12 caches around Salamander Bay and Corlette, without a DNF (just!). Beautiful sunny autumn weather, but still the mosquitoes were fierce in spots!
We started with the sandy track caches, grabbing the full collection. Quite a nice area to walk through, although the tracks are getting rather overgrown in spots. This series of caches could all do with some (extensive) maintenance.
I think we took the bad track here, it was OK, but not as good as the way out (more northerly track)... Cache was found quickly, I suspect the current placement is not how it was initially hidden? TFTC raddog2

Today we went caching around Salamander Bay, and we found twelve cache's.

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A little hidden great find!

Mozzies mozzies mozzies

TFTC

Spotted the cache from the track. An easy find on this bushwalk.
SL TNLN TFTC

Found with BillHill531 while out here buying a used car. We found a nice variety of caches today, mostly nice bush walks or wonderful views. I was mostly trying to clear my fifty kilometer radius from home. I ended up finding nineteen of the twenty one I wanted to find. And only one DNF.
Last find with BillHill as he had an appointment. We made this way harder then it needed to be, but at least it had a different perspective, which made spotting the cache easy when we got back to it. Left a TB. Fav of/for the series.
Thanks for the great walks in this area and caches!

TOMBI! got me to come up to Soldiers Point, to buy a car but while we were there we had to get some in his 50 km radius to clear up. Found about 17 caches for the day. Found after a while, as the GPS made us go bush bashing, almost gave and on the way back spotted it. TFTC

Easy

Walked past it initially as the wife had the GPS, turned around and could see it.

TFTC. This one still in good condition

Decided to due a cache run while heading to the beach

Fantastic hide!

Easy find replaced camo was a bit exposed

TFTC

Tftc

Tftc

Quick find with tassie expat while up from Phillip Island. Tftc. Log saturated, unable to sign. Love the walk. Glad I brought the aerogard.

Up from Phillip Island for a mini holiday. I don't normally do bush settings in warm weather but caching is important lol Easy find TNLNTFTC

Found it

The co-ordinates were spot on for this one. The cache was nice and dry.

Round & round in circles we go , tracks are very hard to find in the undergrowth & trees across the tracks too. Easy find once you get there. TFTC

Headed back to the Nelson Bay area, to pick up a few more caches.
We visited lots of lovely beaches & bushland, where we found a good variety of hides.
Many thanks for placing this cache, raddog2, for us and others to find.

#4267

A quick stroll though the bush had me at GZ and the find was made in no time. The only issue I had was having to get over or around the many fallen trees from the storm recently, but this just added to the experience.

TFTC

Let's play a game of hangman

Left me hanging

TFTC couldn't leave until we had finished them all .. Yayyy all done ..

Found while in Port Stephens. Another short walk through the undergrowth, for a very quick find at GZ. I love caches when they're hidden like this. TNLNSL. TFTC raddog2!

What a crazy ride to here it was, green and yellow bellies snakes and then I got off the pushie onto an ants nest!!!! Hahahah made it tho!!! TFTC

Someone likes peanut butter!

Suspect this used to be much higher. Again a bit easy for the rating. Fun walk though. Last finder in the activity list has not signed log. I hate that. TFTC

Found it

Tyftc

We are really enjoying the walk through this bushland. Easy find after reaching GZ and reading the hint. SLTN TFTC

Loved the walk, great group of caches. TFTC.

Loved the walk through here and it nice to see that the bush had been kept in its natural state.
TFTCM
Cheers
Dkmacca

24/01/14. 5:51 PM. Cache #1270. Last of 9 caches today. After clearing out all the caches from Soldiers Point & Taylors Beach, it was time to head back to where we're staying (Shoal Bay). Time for a couple more on the way though, so I targeted a pair of caches in the Mambo Wetlands Reserve near Salamander Bay. I'd already found the older caches in the reserve on a previous visit in 2012; these two were published not long after that holiday.

I was already on foot, having found Behind the scenes; now I needed to work out how to get to this one. I ended up jogging NW, then NE, then east to get here, with the track a bit overgrown in places. Once I'd spied the cache I had to work out how to get to it, but that wasn't very hard. All the same, a very cool set up you have here, quite unique and so worthy of a fave point. TFTC }:)

Had a great bushwalk with goldennuggets3000 and found this one and a few others nearby. I liked that this cache is different. Well done. THFC

Gets very bushy if you go past it. Nice hide tftc!

Pretty dense if you go past this one.nice hide tftc!

You seem to have a monopoly on this area for caches.
This one was different tho.
TFTC.

# 4414. Robmc and I headed out today with Pprass who had arrived from the north last night.

The mosquitoes are not repelled by anything in this place. They were keen to try all blood. Don't get the connection between the cache name and the cache. A quick find by Peter here and all names added. TFTC

Found at 11:57 AM GAFF1 in the company of Robmc and BB#. We finally got to this one It was a nice hide too! now for the walk out of here and try and leave the mozzies behind - it didn't work btw
Thanks raddog2.

Accompanied Pprass on their "Clean out Port Stephens....Again!" campaign. Bettyboo and I were along for the ride. A nice tour of the southern section of the Port, on a lovely sunny day.
This method of hiding will certainly keep it out of the swamp! Very cute. Spotted by Peter just as BB was walking past looking at her GPSr.
Thanks, Robmc.

Walked in the early morning from my hotel to find some caches. No entry point given so followed the needle and did some bushwalking!!!Nice fun.
TFTC-Meryl-The Netherlands.

Good hide TFTC

Very clever cache, we'll definitely give this a favourite point when we get the chance. Tftc.

This was a easy find this morning. Really enjoyed the walk so peaceful in the early dawn. TNLN thanks

Nice hide although nails not necessary.

Will be mod on my return to the area in 4weeks as owner away

Our 6862nd overall find.

This one took a long time to locate but once we spotted it, we were surprised it took so long to spot. The disappointing thing was the nails in the tree. Not so cool....

Thanks raddog2 for the find.

As per my log the cache has two nails in the tree that are not allowed under the geocaching guidelines. http://www.geocaching.com/about/guidelines.aspx?expand=1#propertydamage
[quote] Geocache placements do not damage, deface or destroy public or private property.

Caches are placed so that the surrounding environment, whether natural or human-made, is safe from intentional or unintentional harm. Property must not be damaged or altered to provide a hiding place, clue, or means of logging a find.[/quote]

There are branches that can be used for this cache hide and there is no need for the nails. I tried to remove the nails but could not. Can you please remove them?