Radio In The Sheoaks Winthrop, Western Australia, Australia
By Lachlan1.77 on 01-Nov-12. Waypoint GC40JF4

I won't be making a new cache unfortunately. Was a unique cache this one. Not many caches made out of radios out there. Oh well. All good things must come to an end, this one did do a good three years.

A dnf for me sorry to say

Did not find the cache. Someone might have stolen it

Probably got taken

Found it on a quick stop on the way home from work. Bit surprised as I was expecting to search for a few seconds at least but the cache was extremely visible. I have replaced it where it was found but slightly deeper with some camo to cover. TFTC Lachlan 1.77.

Please disregard previous post. Was meant for Somerville Park #1. Damn phone is near inoperable at the first hint of moisture.

Thought this would be a quick park and grab but instead spent an increasingly frustrated half hour on it with nothing to show before I had to leave. Will be interested if anyone else can turn this one up.

My wife found it when she returned to the car to get her bag

A quick find. TFTC

Spotted on approach TFTC

Seems to be doing fine.

Fun easy one to find with kids.thanks!

In Perth before heading off on the Gallipoli Cruise this Thursday. Having visited someone in Leeming stopped on our way back north for a few caches. This was a very easy find. TFTC

Nice idea for a cache, geo baby enjoyed it too

Great way of reusing something

Easy find today

Tftc.

Clever container, loved it!

TFTC.

Catching up with old logs, found this one with thestoff and R Princess.

Thanks for the clever cache

This cache was a great one as we took a while too find. Cool cache idea. We couldn't sigh the cache cause it was soaked. TFTC

Could not sign as log is soaked. TFTC!!

Love the case of the cache, nice thinking. It got a good reception

TFTC

Log is in numerous pieces and will soon need replacing.

Easy to find.

Thinking sheoaks, my heart dropped at the number of these trees in this little area. However, knowing what i was hunting, i approached one such plant and saw the said cache almost exposed. Signed and gave it better camo but sheoak needles tend to migrate quite easily. Log is in tatters and could do with replacement. TFTC! My first radio cache!

Ok a bit of searching but found it. Out on a cache run in Australia Day. TFTC Lachlan.

Found on an early morning bike ride. Took a bit of scratching aropund in all those pine needles. The proverbial needle in a haystack location. Anyway, located it eventually. Thanks for the cache.

Tftc

Another smiley

well that was easy

Easy was just on the ground

Heaps of Pune needles, last find was a while ago.

What's a sheoak look like!!! It's ok I found one! TFTC

TFTC cute radio

Wahoo night caching. Tftf

Took a few minutes to find cache at GZ, the needles provided perfect camouflage for this one. Signed and returned it to its hiding spot for the next cacher. TFTC

Great little hide, thanks

After finding the nearby Somerville Park #1, I ventured over this way and was pleasantly surprised with what I found.

A very interesting cache, something I haven't seen before.

SLTFTC

Easy find as it was really exposed with no casuarina needles covering it. Log felt slightly damp but nothing to worry about. Covered it a little better. TFTC

Found our first one!

Wonderful radio. TFTC

Found the geocach!! Yay!

Very cute. Didnt take too long to locate. Live the feel of the sheoak needles underfoot. TFTC

Spent the day caching around Willetton, Leeming and Bullcreek.
We visited a variety of parks, and cache hides.
Most were well hidden and in good condition.
Thanks for the cache, Lachlan1.77.

Cool Cache container TFTC!

Pine needles were laid on thick when we arrived, but we found it and I was certainly overjoyed.
Great little cache and snazzy little spot. Great on again.
TFTCMate

Day off and day 31 in a row, out find some before the Footy Grand Final. I like this container and it was a quick find

Cycling around Winthrop. Was well covered, but found it easily. TFTH

Geo toddler found this one TFTH

Nice quick find. Bag sealed but log felt damp. TFTC

took me quite a while to track down for some reason
tftc

Certainly a cache with a difference! Thanks Lachlan1.77.

Cute cache container
Replaced the ziplock bag, it was full of holes.
TFTC!

Headed South today to Bibra Lake with the aim to find and log the 47th and FINAL cache in GC3TR3M The Well-Travelled and Aged Cacher Challenge: WA.

After achieving this , I headed Northwards home, but stopped on route to pick up a few select caches.

Nice container, GZ was spot on, despite the tree coverage !!!

Captured a few of those terrible QR code game pieces that had been deployed close by.

TFTC

Took me a bit of searching before I found it. Cute cache! Tftc.

Nice radio TFTC

TFTC Lachlan

I had a good scout around earlier in the day wuth no luck. Checked out a few caches and was walking past again so thought I would have another search. It was no problem this time as I looked in the only place I hadnt checked previously. Tftc

Took advantage of geobuddy Mark's offer to go caching with me today. Relatively quick find here too. Thanks Lachlan1.77

Out and about with AmstradKid and shortcuthicksy on a morning cachng run in the Burrendah area. A quick find as the cache was in the open, we gave it the AP treatment SL TFTC L1.77

With the description helping it was a disappointment to find the cache out in the open.

I think this was our last find before Jasenjanine had to return to Mum duties. Took a little while, Janine found it. SL TFTC Lachlan 1.77 An unusual container

It was really time to be going home now, the GPSr was telling me I only had 4 minutes spare before arrival time to pick Master 4 up from kindy Luckily we didn't have to search for too long before uncovering the cache It did seem like a tree a bit further along has been a popular searching spot going by the piles of sheoak needles

TFTC Lachlan1.77. I remember as a kid everyone carrying these around listening to the footy, wow how times have changed! Cache is in good condition, the baggy is a bit dodgy but unfortunately didn't one to replace it with

On approach to the cache it was easy to see where everyone else had been searching. After moving all the clumps of sheoak needles, please put them back where they were I was happy to make a quick find of the cache, I think my dad used to have one of these radios too.

Thanks for the cache Lachlan1.77!

Nice hide

Really cool hideTFTC

Tftc

Such a beautiful hiding place. Forgot our pen so didn't sign the log. Tftc!

Nice ezY find

Have changed the name to what these trees are actually called. I never knew until today!

Found on an extremely long caching day with my brother. We met up at 6am and headed to the Applecross area to start tackling a few caches there, and ended up finishing around 8pm in Leeming.

It didn't take long to find the cache, but we stayed there longer to take pictures of the pine trees and amazing ground cover. TFTC Lachlan1.77

I loved the area here with the carpet of sheoak leaves. On a windy day, you can hear sheoaks talking to each other. TFTC!

Easy find. Third in half hour

Good find and cache but they aren't actually pine trees

TFTC Found on a caching run with cravo10.

TFTC Found on a caching run with BarnZy12.

Out with iluvtrekking on a Christmas Eve caching run. This one had us going round in circles till we found the right tree.

Found with richlink after walking in circles for a while. TFTH.

Another blank day on the calendar to fill in and with a couple of caches left in Winthrop I headed here for my morning run. Eventually found the container in one of the only spots that didn't show signs of being disturbed. The pine needles do a great job of hiding the caches. The log in this one was very soggy and will need replacing. The container it is in is not very waterproof.
TFTC

Hi everyone! After some recent rains I finally found time to go and check on my caches. This was the #1 priority on my list to do. I took the extremely soggy log out, dried the cache and placed a new log in. The new log is in a mini ziplock bag. Please ensure you re zip the little bag around the log again once you have signed the log...

Happy Caching and Merry Christmas! -- Lachlan1.77

Another quick find, thanks!

Found after a few minutes of getting jerked around by my jumpy GPSr. Like the container . SL. TFTH Lachlan1.77

Another nice little cache well suited to the younger Geocacher. TFTC Lachlan 1.77

Found after a short search, others have obviously searched too as the pine needles around every tree have been disturbed
TFTH

After a small search soon found TFTH SL.

Mrs Felix out on an extended caching day with Everlasting The starting list was 48 caches by the time they left home although due to the heat and some built up frustration with continuing DNF's the list was culled down to 38.

And again, following the GPS needle looking looking then there it is in Everlastings hand! Voile.

TFTC

Admired the container - pity I cant hear the radio!!!. Signed the log with FelixII. Thanks Lacglan1.77.

Took a bit to locate ... TFTC

Decided to spend the day doing the winthrop and kardinya caches. When i arrived i could see where previous cachers had been searching, it still took me a few minutes to find the cache. TFTH

I think the radio is faulty, I could not tune into 6IX!!! (a problem with the batteries I think).

Nearly stepped on a big frog that seanphillips92 thought was a radio. He jumped into my bag so GA3977 WanderingAus - Wandering Frog is no longer there.

Thanks Lachlan1.77.

I think I found it. Wasn't a radio it was a frog but it was green and in the same spot according to the gps

Sorry seanphillips92 but that was not the cache. It is definitely a radio you are looking for.

quick caching run through area with KB....unique container...cheers Lachlan1.77

Great afternoon to find a few caches. Thanks for continuing to release caches in the Winthrop area. The log on this one was slightly damp, but nothing to worry about. Thanks again Lachlan1.77.

The only music that I heard was the rustling of the leaves. TFTC

Thanks for the cache

*FTF*

A lovely hide!! We were in the area and with only a little bit of time to spare so we were thrilled to be able to find it so quickly. TFTC Lachlan.

Found it with Xinders. A very nice container. Thank you Lachlan .... we'll be back to look for your other caches soon. Cheers!

*FTF* with Gwiber on an early morning cache run.

Thanks for the cache.

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