Ante-Google Zillmere, Queensland, Australia
By BillnCyndi on 04-Nov-12. Waypoint GC40M0A

Solved this puzzle some time ago. Made my way to GZ today and soon had the cache in hand. The log was signed and returned to the cache as found. TFTC

Loved the puzzle. Took a while to solve. Went and retrieved the cache on a Sunday when it was supposed to be not busy but there were workers there. Had to pick a gap. Was with my daughter. Signed log. TFTC

Upon first glance at this puzzle many years ago, I was suspicious of its solving method, but it took me a while to get around to it and follow through. There were sufficient clues in past logs to know the general location of the cache, and after ante-Googling, I was only getting red crosses. A PAF to the CO explained my working, and I received a small nudge to where to focus my efforts. This was enough to finally get the solution correct on 9/06/2024 with GeoChecker's confirmation.We were travelling past this location en route to the nearby Event, so with the blessing from [jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T), we stopped, and the hint was correctly interpreted to score a quick find. The cache container and logbook were in good shape. Thanks [BillnCyndi](https://coord.info/PR2FPQQ) for the cache placement and ongoing maintenance.----------This morning, it was a round of the usual Saturday activities consisting of Mitchelton parkrun and Cottontail sport. Subsequently, [jesswrigley](http://coord.info/PRNW59T), baby Cottontail, baby Mopsy and I grabbed coffees and breakfast before spending the rest of the morning at the [SideTracked Day 2024 - Zillmere - 17th Anniversary](https://coord.info/GCAV30C) Event. A great little morning.

Thankfully I completed school before the invention of google and so am wise in the ways of acquiring information both online and offline. In fact I recall many fellow students back in my day 'asking Jeeves' the answers to their assignment questions and the ensuing debate which was quite similar to the current one about AI assisting students. Today I was out hunting night time caches and this was a nice easy find even in the middle of the day. Thanks BillnCyndi for the cache and the clever puzzle!

Over in Queensland for a parkrun Event and we are taking the opportunity to do some exploring and grab a couple of caches.Out for a morning run. I solved this one before we came over and it was a quick find this morning with a nice place to sit to fill out the log.TFTC BillnCyndi

Patrol14 and I planned a day out and decided last minute to work our way through the northern burbs of Brisbane…

I couldn’t get an ok from the checker… but as we were passing, Patrol14 announced “it should be there…” so “there” we stopped…

It still took awhile to determine what the hints meant, but finally I spied the container…

Thanks BillnCyndi

Out for a few finds this morning.
Driven past during recent construction work, all done now. Arrived before opening and made a quick find
Log signed and all returned as found

Thank you for hiding and keeping the game going
R

The last impediment to reaching the cache has been removed.

If you can see where the cache is but are unable to get close enough to the cache to open it, log it anyway and message us as to what you saw,

The cache is in position. Its position is clear. Construction has finished.

We inspected the situation this morning.
The cache is still legally inaccessible as the area is still fenced off with a danger ribbon.
It appears that the reconstruction work is complete except for some landscaping. The danger ribbon looks as if it is meant to be temporary so we are hopeful that it will be OK soon.

Anyone who solves the puzzle will see the problem.

We believe this cache is still inaccessible within a construction site and may be for a while longer. We return from overseas on June 6 and will report again a day or two after that.

We are very keen to re enable this cache as soon as possible. As it is a puzzle cache replacing it in a new position would present a problem.

Unfortunately the cache is currently inaccessible because of major reconstruction going on.
At this stage the future of the cache is uncertain as we do not know whether its position will be affected by the reconstruction. It may be some time before we know.

Ante-Google
3.5/1.0
Micro
Mystery Cache

Visited with georode before attending an event in the city. We couldn't search as the area was fenced.

Thank you for taking us here again BillnCyndi. Can you please check?

Being one of my favorite places as a kid, I knew exactly what to do here. A nice quick solve and find thanks to the hint. Thanks BillnCyndi

After Solving the puzzle we made our way to GZ where the cache was found nice and quickly. TFTC

The location is no longer within a reconstruction danger zone. The cache has been returned to its position.

For safety reasons we will temporarily disable this cache and remove it for an indefinite period as from Monday 10th October the area around it will be a construction site for scheduled building repair work. We will return and enable the cache when the repair is finished.

We will temporarily disable this cache and remove it for an indefinite period from next Sunday 9th October as the area around it will become unsafe because of scheduled building repair work. We will return it when the repair is finished.

Quick and easy find at location.

Soon in hand

We have been to this cache a few times with unfortunately no success, we noticed the cache own did a maintenance run and a friend had found it recently. Thankfully, MummaBear come up with the goods within minutes. Very grateful to be able to turn this into a yellow smiley. As this area is close to our hearts due to three generations of our family playing sport in the nearby sports fields.

Thank you for cache placement and maintenance BillnCyndi
Thank you for the Hunt
Thank you for bringing us to this very beautiful location
Took Nothing, Left Nothing, Signed Log
Replaced the cache exactly as found
Team Signed as Mumma Bear and the Cubs / M B & C

Found this cache T1NY96, Captain Monkey 96, Princess 1005 and MummaBear66

We have been to this cache a few times with unfortunately no success, we noticed the cache own did a maintenance run and a friend had found it recently. Thankfully, MummaBear come up with the goods within minutes. Very grateful to be able to turn this into a yellow smiley. As this area is close to our hearts due to three generations of our family playing sport in the nearby sports fields.

Thank you for cache placement and maintenance BillnCyndi
Thank you for the Hunt
Thank you for bringing us to this very beautiful location
Took Nothing, Left Nothing, Signed Log
Replaced the cache exactly as found
Team Signed as Mumma Bear and the Cubs / M B & C

Found this cache T1NY96, Captain Monkey 96, Princess 1005 and MummaBear66DFC_JLK2019

We have been to this cache a few times with unfortunately no success, we noticed the cache own did a maintenance run and a friend had found it recently. Thankfully, MummaBear come up with the goods within minutes. Very grateful to be able to turn this into a yellow smiley. As this area is close to our hearts due to three generations of our family playing sport in the nearby sports fields.

Thank you for cache placement and maintenance BillnCyndi
Thank you for the Hunt
Thank you for bringing us to this very beautiful location
Took Nothing, Left Nothing, Signed Log
Replaced the cache exactly as found
Team Signed as Mumma Bear and the Cubs / M B & C

Found this cache T1NY96, Captain Monkey 96, DFC_JLK2019 and MummaBear66

Having arrived back I Oz we were picked up & whisked to this cache to find & sign.Welcome back to Oz!!!

Found with the gang. I was brain dead with jetlag and was more like a zombie than a cacher

On the way home I came to grab this one. A nice hide here.
Quick easy find.
BillnCyndi *TFTC* 6893 *Finds*

I had been keeping my eye on this cache for quite some time. Looked at it numerous times without the lightbulb turning on. One word was all it took to get me on the right page. After that, it wasn’t too hard to find the solution to the puzzle.

At GZ, it was a very easy find thanks to the hint.

This cache ticks quite a few challenge boxes for me so I’m super-happy to have found it. Thanks BillnCyndi for the placement and ongoing maintenance and for the puzzle.

The cache has been replaced but not in the exact same location.

NOTE that a PREVIOUS SOLUTION will NO LONGER BE CORRECT.

Our apologies. We have overlooked this cache. It has probably been missing since 2020. We had a look. We think it is gone but if it is there it is buried and not easily found or retrieved.
Our first intention was to archive it. The hedge with the original hiding place was removed, the replacement hiding place was unsatisfactory, the cache used to go missing frequently and we could not see a suitable better hiding place. That would be sad as we rather like the puzzle.
Looking around the area we think there may now be a suitable new place so we will leave it disabled for a few weeks while we think about it and then either replace it in a better place or archive it.

Catching up on our logging from a week or so ago.
This was our only DNF for the day, and I can see it has since been disabled.
We had a great day finding many of this COs caches.
Thanks for them all BillnCyndi
Domsky

Ante-Google
D 3.5 T 1.0 Small Mystery Cache

Caching with georode and Domsky before 2's Day Event.

Thanks for taking us here BillnCyndi. We prised everything but no prize. We've got more hints at the event. We'll be back!

I couldn't locate the cache even after a hint from a PAF.

Had this puzzle solved for a while now but had to wait till April to collect so as i could use it for a challenge cache.
a clever hide and one that took a little to to find as the hint made sense once i found it. There are a few spots where it could have been hidden, but only one obvious spot, listen to your caching experience, lol

thanks for the puzzle and the hide.

Found it!

Sat down tonight to solve the last of the BillnCyndi puzzle caches. To my surprise, evince gave me the green light on my first attempt! Wahoo

Raced out to GZ and picked up the cache, signed the log. It is a bit rusty, and the lid has come off. The log is dry and it is otherwise in great condition.

This also fills in a unique and previously unloved D/T combo for me.

Thanks so much BillnCyndi for your contribution to geocaching in North Brisbane. It hasn't gone unnoticed.

Found in the same place I looked, mustn't have dug down far enough last time. Surely certain muggles sees this cache regularly. TFTC.

Out and about early this morning before the day got too busy. At GZ I examined three features, and found the cache in the third. It was a bit rusty and the container might need to be replaced soon.
Solving the puzzle was fun. At first I struggled to find the puzzle. The aha moment was a nice one. All of a sudden I was taken back to the ante-google days. I seriously had memories of primary school that hadn't come to mind in decades. After some web research, using a certain search engine, I found the numbers I wanted. Coords looked great so I knew I had a solid solution.
TFTC and for the puzzle.

With confirmation .. and a kindly message from the cache owner that the cache was in place, I galloped back out here tonight.

How did I miss it? I admit I was rather anxious searching the first time. I got to GZ and searched again. It all looks the same? I fossicked in the dark and found something. Ohh.. it's the cache.

One of my great failings of a geocacher is my steadfast way of looking for what I am expecting to see. And so this failed me again. I was looking for what I consider a "small" (sitema, etc) - but my ideas of "small" don't always match everyone elses. I really do need to stop getting so one tracked minded when searching.

I dutifully signed the log and re-hid the cache as found. It took a while to get back even at the later hour - but I got it back safely. Happy to finally cross this one. TFTC BillnCyndi - and sorry to make you look for a cache that was already there

Checked this afternoon. The cache is filthy but in place.

A big DNF for me after plucking up enough courage to make the hunt. I'll keep an eye on this one. TFTH BillnCyndi

I followed the hint but no luck today. Tftp, it was fun solving anyway.

Having a day caching with RoddyC, hatzofff and patrol14 in the local area.
Cool puzzle and neat hide out here, well done.
TFTC BillnCyndi
Found October 24, 2018

We came across your cache, BillnCyndi, on our geocaching day with hatzofff, Patrol14 and Snickersallan.

Nice quick find. Zillmere Library was open. Maybe we could use the internet there? And I didn't even have to Google opening hours!

Log signed and cache replaced at 12:02 PM on October 24, 2018. TFTC.

Out with RoddyC, Snickersallan and Hatzofff for a day of caching on the Northside. Found with help from the hint. Great puzzle.

Found on 24 October 2018. TFTC, BillnCyndi.

Caching today with the Logan group to discover caches on the 'other' side of town.

Quick find today after we had discounted our first suspect.
TFTC

A quick after work meet up with Selva Girls to collect some caches this afternoon. I had previously been to collect a smilie here, but sadly the container was missing. Today it was a quick find between muggles before moving on. Tftc and the puzzle BillnCyndi

We have replaced the cache and the logbook. The cache is smaller than the one it replaced but arguably not a micro by current standards.

Checked today. Sadly the cache is missing. We intend to replace it when we get round to it. We may or may not use a slightly different hiding place.

8/6/18 5:16 pm Find #1763
That time of week again. A day where I needed another cache after work. And with winter's shorter days, it meant I was leaving work as it was already beginning to lose light. The caches near work are starting to get few and far between but I realised I had this one sitting waiting collection and decided it would best fit the bill (pardon the pun ).
A short drive later - thankfully not too much traffic for the time of day - and I was parking the car nearby. As I wandered over there were a couple of people walking near me so I showed my interest in particular objects nearby - which were rather interesting I must say (tho sad that one has been quite damaged). When I had time to myself I began searching. A couple of spots proved to be potential candidates, and as I could neither ask Google nor Anti-Google, I was on my own with my search. Thankfully one of those spots ended up holding a treasure and I was able to sign the log and head back to the car after only a short time. I wondered what this area would be like at this time of day, turns out it was actually a good time to come, as I had very little to worry about with the muggle community.
Thanks for the cache BillnCyndi.

This cache has a particular code that I need for a challenge. I knew instantly what was needed here, but do you think I could get the exact numbers - no but close enough to swing past the gz and have a good hunt. We were a little fixed with our mindset as to what we were looking for, so needed a smudge of a hint from a paf. So funny as we had looked at it and considered then discounted. Nice new replacement logbook here and we were happy to walk away with our smile.

I did this puzzle as I was hoping it would help us to achieve our Unique D/T Challenge with 25 caches on one day. Unfortunately we didn't achieve the D/T Challenge, but we did have a lot of fun and frustration with this puzzle.

We started looking at the puzzle weeks ago, back home in Malaysia, but couldn't make heads or tails of it. I puzzled over it on the plane. I puzzled over it every spare minute I had, trying to work out how I could get that little bit of text to reveal the missing six digits, but the obvious, beautifully simple solution just didn't come to me. It seems I have been using google too much! In the end, in desperation, I sent a message to a previous finder, Que Sera, to ask for a little nudge. Oh! So obvious in hindsight. Yes, I remember now what it was like before google! That was all I needed, the rest was simple. As an ex-teacher, I knew exactly what to do then. And I used google to do it!

The log book is really wet and impossible to write in. We did our best but it definitely needs some tlc- it was far too wet for us to try to dry it out! Thanks for a very clever puzzle.

I saw this puzzle around 6 months ago and had no idea what to do. But after learning alot about puzzles i decided to look at this one again and i knew right away what to do.i got some numbers that looked good but checker wasn't working . Sharpem and I decided to look anyway yesterday and after a good look around what had to be gz as it fit the theme well , we had no luck. After the co got checker going i still had no luck. Bear0503 and i looked at alot of options and i think she was tired as instead of linguistics she said limp biscuits. We had to get back to work. The co said i was close just a bit of tweeking. So i sat down and thought carefully and first numbers were no good then bingo , checker said yes. I messaged sharpem to meet and coords were spot on. We did not see what the hint indicated yesterday as it was covered up with.... did the happy dance and got home before the rain. Thanks BillnCyndi for a great puzzle and fun find. Rusty enjoyed the walk tonight. Fp from me

**Smilie #4656**

Today we decided to clear up a few solved puzzles that were still sitting on our 'to find' list.
Of course we aren't going to just drive by the trads! Lol ...

Had some fun working out the puzzle.
Once at GZ we had a chuckle at the cache name, valid comment though!
A quick scan revealed a very small window of opportunity to retrieve the cache but we were successful & didn't draw any undue attention.
All good here.
Made our mark & replaced as found without the nearby muggle any the wiser.

**TFTC BillnCyndi **
A favourite point for the combination of the puzzle,the hiding spot & the discomfort you put us through while trying to recover the cache without giving the game away! LOL ...

10:46. The cache is back in place and usable though it could do with some refurbishment. We will replace the logbook soon as the inside pages are missing from the old one with only the front and back covers remaining but you can still write your log on the old back cover.

The cache was misplaced by a muggle and found by a friend. It is being retrieved and will be replaced within a day or two.

Loved this puzzle, google was not much assistance at all. Managed to spot some consistent numbers after much searching and finally had some workable co-ords.

Out for the morning with Benny and decided to stop here on our way home and see if I could find this one.

Cache was soon in hand and signed, nice and quiet being a Sunday!

TFTC - FP from me - nice puzzle!

#157 for me!

27/08/2016, 11:46 AM Find #1051

We're out on a puzzle-palooza on the Northside today.

I looked at this one recently for my second loop and couldn't figure out where to start. Then I mentioned it at a recent event and got slapped over the head with the obvious stick by someone who hadn't even seen the puzzle. From there, it was simple.

TFTC

Well I looked for this one last year but it had been muggled at the time so I put it aside for a month challenge when I needed an A so April was a perfect time. nikid1 & I had been out caching for the day & did a detour for this one on our way to school pick up.
I knew exactly where to look so waited for a muggle free moment then made a grab for the cache. Log signed & cache replaced as found.
Thanks fo replacing this cache & for the puzzle BillnCyndi

Having finished my Calendar Days I decided I better get on to filling up my D/T Grid. What a joy to see a Bill nCyndi puzzle come up on my search for this D/T spot.

Puzzles this far north are usually just past my search and the last time I was for my Mystery-a-day month a while back. (I'm pretty sure I did a BnC puzzle for my 100th puzzle back then)

Joy of course turned to frustration as the puzzle eluded my puzzling. So I put it on the back burner. I was tempted to ask the locals for a hand but decided against risking the chuckles and knowing smiles, accompanied by the 'yes that one took me a while,.

Then the light bulb finally came on and I knew I had cracked it. Fast forward a little and I had a chance to be passing by. So all I needed to do was turn the 1 handle and get some numbers out...

So I turned the handle, got a lot of wrong numbers, begged the CO for some help, finally saw my mistake and when I Google Mapped the last set of numbers I got I didn't need evince to know it was right.

After that it was a matter of dodging myggles and finally I had added my name to the log.

Thanks for a wonderfully crafted puzzle and cache!

# 1327 - Wombles and Co and I set out to finish our March challenge. As it was we both needed caches of different types, so we sort of doubled up, but no big deal. We had a great day.

Mrs W had already solved the puzzle and the hint was handy, but in cases like this I am always a bit weary of touching something that I probably shouldn't touch....? Well, Mrs W did so after a while and yes, she had the cache in hand.

While logging this a few days after the find I have also solved the puzzle. One word in the title and a question in the description should have gotten me on the right track to start off with, but I still needed a hint from Mrs W. Glad to have solved the puzzle though, even if it's after the event.

Had we noticed you in time we would have waved from the car when we say you crossing the road BillnCyndy. Ah well, a wave from here then.

TFTC BillnCyndi

I am not very good at solving puzzles generally. But I'm pleased to say I solved this one on my own with no help or extra hints beyond the CO telling me at an event recently that his puzzles shouldn't really be too hard to work out as he's not good at solving other cachers puzzles!
So I looked at this one and I read some logs and I tried one thing and then I tried the opposite and the 2nd option was the correct. Then I tried a few numbers before I got the green light!
The cache probably took longer to find then the puzzle did to solve!
I eventually located it somewhere I'd previously dismissed!
And we drove past the Co's out for a walk only a few blocks south! A bit too late to wave though.

As with other B+C puzzles, coordinates haven't come easy (some I'm still grappling with). I've looked at solving this puzzle periodically over quite a period. Headed down one line of inquiry trying to manufacture a set of coordinates, even contacting the COs who politely told me sorry that my line of reasoning was incorrect.

Had another look recently trying some thinking that I tried earlier but put away. This time though the numbers were looking promising, enough to try evince with success this time!!

Knowing how busy this spot can be, I venture out in the evening a few days ago. Here I seemed to have encountered the same muggle problem as others. This one muggle seated not more than 5m away was in no hurry, playing or talking on her phone. So I waited in the car, took a walk around the block then waited some more before giving up an hour later.

So it brings me to this evening when I arrived finding one muggle across the road having sols smoke and cuppa. Only had to wait 10 mins before she sauntered back into the apartments so I could begin my search. It wasn't a quick find but it was rewarding when found. TFTC BillnCyndi a worthy FP.

Solved the puzzle earlier this year in preparation to use it for the March monthly challenge. I stopped by GZ a week ago to scope it out and figured out quite quickly where it should be. I could manage the timing of passing cars to reach for it BUT I ended leaving empty handed as a muggle moved in and would not budge. Today I teamed up with fng_affl who provided the necessary distraction for me to make the move and retrieve the cache. After signing the log we repeated the process and safely returned the cache to its hiding place. Good puzzle to solve, thanks for the cache, BillnCyndi!

I've been here so many times and left without a smilie, but today I found it almost instantly. TFTC

Barbbowman and I had finally managed to find a day where we were both free. We had spent the morning caching in Redcliffe, grabbed lunch, fuel and a few groceries at Costco, dropped in to my place to give my puppy some cuddles and now were finding a few caches near her place since I needed to make up some numbers for a planned milestone and the area has a lot of caches that I have been saving for a rainy day. Including this one which I have had solved for quite some time.

This was the fourteenth cache for the day. We pulled up in a very familiar place for me. My earliest memory of my grandparents is my family helping them move into a unit across the road from GZ. My Pop used to park his semi trailer on the side street to the otherside of GZ... good luck trying that these days!

We headed over to GZ and Barb commented how much the area had changed since she found the cache. I was pretty sure of where the cache would be and Barb helped me grab it when the coast was clear. I signed my name in the logbook and replaced the cache as found.. which was easier than grabbing it. Thanks for the cache BillnCyndi.

Found it. Good hide. Forgot my pen. Will head back later tonight to fill in log book.

My second visit here and I honestly don't know how I missed it last time. I think maybe my concentration was off due to the muggles around and worrying that some of them might be watching me from inside the building.

Today being a nice quiet Sunday morning there was no-one around but the occasional muggle walking past. It was easy to time my grab between passers by, sit down nearby and sign the log and then replace it as the few muggles had now passed on by.

Glad to finally get back and turn this one into a smiley. A favourite point from me because I like the subject of the cache.

I figured night time was probably the best to avoid muggles... Was feeling quite dodgy and then I realized where the cache was and felt super dodgy!

TFTC

Well, I am much the wiser about snail guts and Lausanne after this little challenge. First attempt at it just could not get the checker to give me the tick, so I re-checked, and came up with the same answer.
Okay, let's see if the location itself makes sense.... Well, yes, but oh my gosh there are a few places it could be and it is muggle city!
Okay, back to work on the checker, to make sure step one was right. Still not coming up with the right tones, so asked the CO for a little push. It appears I was almost there, but not quite...
Okay, back to do the maths, and hurrah! have the correct co-ordinates. Okay, back to GZ, and still at a loss for where this might be. Did come back outside of business hours though, to try to make it easier to search. Still had some council workers about...
What is this? Oh, it couldn't be that could it? Well, yes it could. Retrieved at last, marks off a vacant spot on my D/T grid. Thanks to CO's for the nice little challenge!

I tried all sorts of things without any luck I now know I would never have got there with those methods. Paf soon had me on the right path. So simple. "NOW!!!" Anyway a few planned trips over to this side of town to grab this didn't eventuate as we have an unpredictable baby. Today with a few hours free from my family I headed straight here.
I sat in the right spot and appeared to play with my phone as I made a quick grab sign and hide again. Very happy to have another grid spot filled and to have a smile on this which I have looked at so often. Tftc.

15/8/15 @ about 15:15 We've replaced the container with a new log.

It will be interesting to see whether this one stays. The last one was there for two years without interference.

We have checked and the cache is gone. Thanks KerriMG for the DNF which let us know.

We were rather surprised it lasted two years. We will try replacing it in a few days to see if it stays. It might be best to wait for the replanting which is going on to be completed. We have not found a suitable different spot in the vicinity.

Had the help of a friend to put me on the right path for finding this one - still a newbie to puzzles but getting there. Arrived at our supposed gz to find a muggle resting on the bench, thankfully he didn't stay very long. Searched the area where we thought it should be but couldn't find it so widened our search area with still no luck. Used my first ever PAF option who confirmed we were on the right track & once we said where we'd looked it appears the cache is no longer there. Not sure if it's been relocated again since found by our PAF (although the hint matches where she found it & we couldn't), has been muggled or we were having a boy look! Will have to return to turn this one into a smilie another day.

This one took me far too long to solve, and as always with a BnC puzzle, it is a forehead slapping groan when the penny finally does drop. This one did not disappoint. Another wonderful BnC 'aha' moment. Thanks for an interesting puzzle. GZ was easy with not to much interest from anyone. Great stuff, thanks.

Swellerfungus and I were out and about this morning gathering up some of our solved but not found puzzles, the list of which seemed to be growing ever longer. After some rather strenuous caches this morning we were relieved to come across a cache that required a lot less energy to be expended, although the puzzle solving part proved a lot more challenging than I initially thought. GZ was not as quiet as we hoped with a muggle standing around with a laptop, presumably pilfering some wifi??, so we had to be rather discrete with our searching. The cache was found and replaced without attracting any undue attention.

Today we headed out to see how many unique D/T ratings, we could find in one day.
We started early, had a late lunch, and got back to the caravan before dark.
Our total for the day was 27, and we found a good variety of hides.

Waited for a few muggles to clear the area,then made a quick find.
Signed the log, and replaced as found.
Many thanks for placing this cache, BillnCyndi, for us and others to find.

1174

Friday. Slow Puncture ventured out with a view to to filling in out D/T grid. This one was in our sights!

Having (finally) solved the puzzle, we haeded on down to GZ and OH NO!!! There were workmen buzzing all around the general area doing _____ _____ (can't really say, to do so would be to cut the GZ options down significantly).

Anyway, we had come a fair distance, and did not wish to return empty-handed. So we hopped out of the car and wandered over to where we knew GZ to be. Luckily it was 15-20 feet from the worksite. Unusually, these tradies seemed be setting a cracking pace and as such, they couldn't hve seemed less interested in our presence. As there were two of us, we did the old 'tie the shoelaces' routine, whilst obscuring the view, whilst the other kept watch. Heh heh. Cache removed signed and returned, using the laces on the other shoe as cover!

This fills in the empty 3.5/1.0 hole in our D/T grid, hurrah!

Thanks [Blue]BillnCyndi[/Blue], for showing us this place.

On a trip down to Brisbane today so I grabbed a few caches along the way. A short detour and I was soon parked nearby and once at GZ I felt a little exposed. Thankfully it was nice and quiet and the cache was soon in hand.

Once the log was signed all was returned as found.

TFTC BillnCyndi

Next on the list for my 25 D/T challenge was this cache. I had trouble solving this puzzle, as somehow, I had the seconds of the coordinates the wrong way round :s Consequently, the checker never agreed with me. I mentioned to a friend how much trouble I was having and she asked me what I was doing. I told her and she said that what I was doing was right. As she had previously found the cache, she asked me for my solution. Didnt I feel stupid when she told me what I had done wrong Tonight, we parked nearby and I jumped out of the car in search of the cache. I looked here and there with no luck. Then I decided to check somewhere else. Oh, look, theres the cache I signed the log and returned the cache to where I had found it.

We have had this on our solved list for quite some time, so while in the area, we stopped by here today.

Not too many muggles around and we spied where we thought it would be.

Mr Parko was quite the ninja and had the hide in his hand in no time

After signing the log, the cache was returned as found.

TFTC BillnCyndi

We will replace the cache some time before 10:00 am this morning.

As it was full of water we have removed it for drying out. We will return it within a few days.

It was a cold, rainy day, but that wasn't going to stop Nyssa and I from going caching!!!

She picked me up early and we headed towards the city.

After a couple of detours to get business out of the way we headed towards New Farm park.

We had been caching in the rain all day and were on our way home. But, seeing as I needed to grab this cache for a D/T box, we couldn't pass by without stopping to grab a smile!!

Took me a little while and a PAF to find the container, but it was obvious when I found it! Doh!

TFTC!

This one might need a check by the CO. I had a good idea where it would be but even after searching several other nearby possibilities I couldn't find anything.

First time I solved a puzzle within 5 min - but it took me 2 attempts to find the cache because muggles like to hang around GZ. Loved this one! TFTC

First of all let me say how much Google has changed the way we find information, mostly for the better. As lad I remember having quite a thirst for knowledge, and asking my schoolteacher Grandfather incessant questions about this that and the other. The standard response was always go look it up in the dictionary / thesaurus /encyclopedia, which I duly did and would usually end up wiser for the experience. I do prefer being able to have all the information of all those tomes at my fingertips. This puzzle had me at odds until the hint twigged and a quick wiki search gave up the numbers required. Tonight being new years eve there were lots of drunk muggles stumbling past, so I needed to time my search then make the grab and sign the log. Thanks for a great puzzle, this one fills a blank spot on my grid

Checked OK.

On Hols at moment and decided to look into filling some holes in my D/T grid [^]
I must be a bit thick as it took me hours to find the Co-ords in this puzzle
Today I had an equally embarrassing moment whilst looking for the container, well that's a story for an up coming event! (advice: always read all the attributes and hints )
The cache is dry and in good condition [^]
TFTC BillnCyndi

Out with Bristracker for the day, picking up puzzles and assorted caches. The other night Bristracker said she wanted to get the BillnCyndi caches, so that night I solved a bunch of puzzles. Knew immediately how to solve this, and it was fun looking it up. Really cool hide too TFTC

I love libraries. And karenhippo loves puzzles. I was right on top of this one but still managed to be behind my caching buddy who grabbed the cache. I never did learn my way around libraries properly, I just walk around and browse. Another in a series of BillnCyndi puzzles collected today.

Had sorted the co-ords for this a couple of days ago-after a little while thinking through the clues (and a little help from Mr Google - despite the name of the geocache!). Almost out of time to find and log the cache so had to pull out the torch and come out tonight to get it logged before leaving to head back South again. Second Billincindy cache tonight. Woohoo! TFTC.

Pure and simple. TFTC

Having a big BillNCyndi day - my fourth of theirs. I was stumped on this until a suitable ah-hah moment, then the cache was just waiting to be collected.

Found cache easily but needed stealth while some muggles enjoyed the fruits of the local establishment.

TNLNSL TFTC

Funny thing is that Google was my saviour for this one. Had attempted this puzzle about a year ago, but shelved it after making very little progress. Now with the school holidays here I had some time to revisit the odd puzzle here and there, and with more experience the solution was arrived at somewhat faster than I anticipated.
Made gz this morning and saw where I needed to look, but a muggle family nearby made it quite difficult to grab without being noticed. Eventually they sat out of my line of sight and I quickly had the cache in hand, signed and returned before the had twigged. tftc BillnCyndi. I too remember the dark ages before Google. What did we ever do?

Found on another one of my little geo-missions down to Brissie to find obscure targets to meet obscure objectives, one thing google is good for I guess, but i do like the other place too.

Thankyou BillnCyndi for this one.

I had looked at this once before but didn't quite get the right numbers. Earlier this morning I tried again and got a tick.

There seemed to be a lot of people around gz and down the road a bit. A passerby turned out to be another catcher and pointed out the hide. I needed a tool from the car to get access.

Tftc and puzzle billncyndi

Agh, why are muggles congregating around GZ today? We will be back!

Find #1144 at 16:50. Second time lucky after GZ was infested with muggles earlier today.

The puzzle was soon dispatched to the solved pile with an elegant fusion of old-school and new-fangled research methods, and has sat solved since.

Today, MissSuzie and I has to drive on due to aforementioned muggles but we returned later with MissGeosie to find a lone muggle nearby engrossed in her book. Even so we wandered around for a while until we spied what we were looking for. Yup, the gardeners should leave it alone there, but certain other muggles may discover it instead!

The reading muggle eventually joined in a game of hide and seek herself, motioning us to not give her away as another group of muggles passed by. We obliged, and they moved on, she returned to her book, and we piled back into the car for the journey home.

Thanks for another great little puzzle and of course for the cache, BillnCyndi.

Penny Dropped about a week ago. Solved the puzzle and kept it ready for the next time i was in the area.

Many thanks

I was very glad to find the cache on this visit! Those pesky muggle gardeners won't get it here.
Great puzzle BillnCyndi, thanks!