Harpers Wharf Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
By petan on 13-Apr-13. Waypoint GC49R70

Site visit today. That homeless camp, while concealed behind lots of bushes is just too close to the current GZ. We've had trouble with our previous hides needing to replace the muggled container every few months. For us, the site is no longer viable as a hiding site, therefore we are archiving it.

Thank you to everyone who found the cache and learned a little more about early Surfers Paradise history.

Unable to look for this one as homeless still occupying GZ

Why? see previous logs.

currently a homeless person living at gz, not a suitable location for a cache at this point in time

This geocacher reported that there is a problem with this cache.

unfortunately some people sitting at gz, will come back another time

Saw a fast boat

First one to find it in the new location. Found it really easily, hint was good

Great find enjoyed finding this one!

Coordinates changed from:
S 28° 0.894 E 153° 25.708

Coordinates changed to:
S 28° 0.928 E 153° 25.669

Distance from original: 294.6 feet or 89.8 meters.

With the old hiding spot bust thanks to frequent muggling. We've found a new spot which we think will work. You should be less obvious retrieving and returning the cache.

GZ has been moved to a 'safer spot'. Hint have been updated.

This is a great spot to sit and enjoy the views.

Missing again.

Seems to go missing too many times in this particular spot lately, have located a new GZ for it but need to modify a container.

couldn’t find it

We found it,we had the littlest difficulties

Thank you ️

With the 'stay in your postcode' restrictions eased we took the opportunity for a cache maintenance run and checked on this cache. In checking the hollow, we discovered the container missing, and instead a piece of paper with the name Sophia.

Since I had a spare container, I left it in place of Sophia's note. No sign of the ants as reported. Maybe they were out enjoying the sunshine too.

Watch for ants and birds that swoop down

It was hard to find

Missing I reckon

Truscott fam found it. Thanks

I think it might be missing again

Up from Melbourne for a holiday at Broadbeach... awake really early because there’s no Daylight Saving so I thought I wouldn’t waste the time and went out caching.

I have found the few caches there are to find in Broadbeach on previous holidays so I headed up this way.

A nice easy find... just look for the ants!

Thanks **petan** for this cache and the history lesson.

Quick find but had to retrieve the cache from amongst a million ants..
SL. TFTC
Cheers from Newcastle NSW

TfTC - thanks for the history lesson the area as well.

Came here in dark on my way back to the hotel, use my iPhone for torch and found a lot of small lizards on the tree. Also many ants everywhere on tree and cache. A quick find here. Thanks petan for placing the cache.

I had to wait a little for a break in the Muggle traffic, but found it fairly easily. TFTC

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Thanks for giving a fig. All is good here. Tftc

Peace and happiness flying dig eaters. TFTC

Quick easy find. Thanks for the Love, peace and Happiness. TFTC

At bit busier now. Works going on in the park, but far enough away this morning for me to be just out of sight. A nice quick find, but long extraction trying to avoid the ant invasion.

Interesting tree supports nearby.

Called in to check on the cache and it was missing. I had a spare so was able to replace it straight away. New container is a film container.

Please make sure the container is well covered with leaf litter etc,

Not sure if it’s still there but we looked for ages and couldn’t find it!

Found it on a warm Surfers day by a couple of kiwis. TFTC

I like it!

Woo!

Snel gevonden

We don't get down to the southern realms as often as we should so today was a day for a little exploring & smilie collecting around the South Coast regions.

A nice quick find.
The ants weren't happy at all.
Made our mark & replaced as found.
I had also found a coconut, partly dehusked, sitting in the fork of a tree ...
Wondering why it was there I turned to see a man with a wiry old dog looking at me.
It turned out the coconut was the dog's favourite chew-toy & several other trees in the park had tennis balls perched in them which the dog also liked to play with.
Whenever they found a lost ball or somethingelse the dog liked it would be placed in a tree for his next visit.
So far the coconut was his favourite! LOL ...

TFTC petan

Great place to sit and relax
Tks for bringing me here
King Sr

So many ants! Tftc

Sweet cache

Stephen29hall makes his first real find! Proud of him. Time for a bbq and bowls. SL. TFTC

Took a little while in the dark. A few lizards later we got it

30 September 2019 10:37 am
Find # 701
On our last morning walk on our Qld holiday. Back to Melbourne at 2.00pm.
TFTC.

A great little park and a nice little hide. TFTC petan.

We found this on our day out today on the bicycles. It was perfect weather for a cycle from the Gold Coast to Burleigh heads with some detours along the way to collect a few geocaches. There was someone sitting on the ground very close to GZ, however with their earbuds in and a brown paper bag with a bottle in it, I don’t think they looked up even once.
We signed the log and then were back on our bicycles.
Thanks petan
Domsky

Thank you, Petan.
Found 11/09/2019 - RustyMcTruck
Wishing you Peace & Happiness, too.
Be careful though coz there’s a nest of ants guarding it.
Cheers

Found, thanks to the hints!

found it! there was a golf ball there as well, it took me a ehile to realise it had nothing to do with the log haha. nice one

Found while on a geocaching holiday with tmann421.
Enjoyed the trip around and all the great hides.
Stamped TM/WW NZ, or if in pen our full names

Another very nice find today with woolwood9.
*Thanks for helping make our tour around fun!*
Stamped logs as TM/WW NZ or our full user names or tm421 / ww9 in pen.

A quick find while waiting for a tram. Nice little park. TFTC

TFTC quick find in a lovely spot

Gevonden

A quick find done subtlety due to Muggles at the nearby picnic table. TFTC.

A fun one!

Great park and Chupa Chups still here

Found

Girlfriend was in Town, because her mum, wasn't well, got a couple of cache while in the area tftc.

Found in another good spot.

Thanksss

Down on the Gold Coast for lunch today. Made a short stop off here to grab this one on our way back again. Nice spot here too. TFTC

There is an ant nest living with the cache. Gross but got it

Great one kids loved it as it was there first one

Lol we actually didn’t find anything but we put a lollipop there

Waiting what seemed like forever for the group sitting at the picnic table nearest GZ to leave - lucky we had brought snacks and drinks and considered this an opportune morning tea break. Left a new container in the same position. Should be good to be found.

Please use a little stealth when finding and rehiding the cache. Hopefully this will give it a little better longevity.

Sad that peace happiness is empty~

We looked everywhere but couldn't found it :/

Think it’s missing

First Qld cache because close to our hotel. Found clue but sadly no cache after a good poke around.

1525

15:25 was the time we found and logged nice tradi on a besutiful spot. Thanks you Co.
Megagame
Holland

Forgot to log but originally found on the 16/5/19. The lizard is no joke

Very smart hints... but found - left the cute thing inside it. Erk, Fazi and Phizzi

How lovely.

Yay found it that one was fuuuun!

Great view from the picnic table. TFTC. Out with PirateLinda

2nd find for the day with Giraffe 13. Bit of a walk from the last cache - G’Day from Downunder. But a lovely day for it. Quick find for my Giraffe friend Thanks for the cache.

Walked around close to GZ but finally went back to where we started to re-look . Good clues

Met karebare on this expedition.

Went for a walk before dinner to find the cache. At GZ, met a German lady who told me all about the flying foxes in the tree. It was great! The cache has a brand new log and a pencil too! TFTC and greetings from Canada!

Yep, it was missing.
Yep, I brought a replacement with me
Yep, this cache is ready to be found again.

Revisited as saw DNF’s and live close by. confirmed its gone missing unfortunately.

May be missing. Will bring a replacement container when I come to check on it.

Found the clue and the spot we believe it’s meant to be in but no cache

DNF

Grabbed this cache as near to the hotel we stayed in.

Thanks for the local info on the location, interesting to read.

TFTC

Cache was accompanied by a lizard friend. All was well

Quick find! Be careful of all the bugs surrounding it

Spiders you scary

First time back here in three years so thought I’d find something close to the hotel. Couldn’t get much closer! Tftc.

Quick easy find, TFTC!

Enjoying the sun before the thunderstorm hits. First cache of the Gold Coast! Brought a pen for once to sign the log. TFTC

After attending the event in Barcaldine we are travelling this way to get home but in a convoluted way. We will spend a bit of time around the Gold Coast and hinterland first. Nice one. Thankyou petan for placement of this cache and adding to our enjoyment of the area

Very fast one for a change! Great location. Tftc

Tftc. Easy find with Moofarm

Cool find with kulai

2 Oct. 2018 15:24.
With an event to attend at Broadbeach in the afternoon, I spent the day caching my way down there from Brisvegas, nabbing some solved puzzles and anything interesting along the way.

I got a bit of a weird vibe in the carpark near by, it seems that people are sleeping in their cars here, and at the table near GZ there were loads of empty soda bulbs where kids have been chroming. So I made the grab, took some pics and got out if there quick smart. Lovely spot though, nice views.

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This traditional cache makes find number 5,577. Thanks for placing and maintaining it **petan**.

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Quick find TFTC!