1st Thirroul Scout Group Headquarters (I) Thirroul, New South Wales, Australia
By Hoojar on 19-Aug-13. Waypoint GC4A52N

Thanks to those who found this one. Like the old Scout Hall, this one is now gone and consigned to memory.

As I approached I was pretty sure what I was looking for. Alas it wasn't to be as there was no sign of the cache today.

TFTC,
Today is all about numbers. I am trying to achieve 3 per day for 2015.
This has thrown a spanner in the works.

Well ... not really a Did Not Find. More a Did-not-even-try-to-find log.
Having parked my car right alongside, I could tell from the GPS offset and bearing where the cache was.
The problem was not the plovers made famous by previous logs. The neighbours to the left were working on their car in full view of the cache. And there must be some function on at the town-house to the right as there was a constant stream of septagenerial-muggles strolling by.
Given the heavy rain and me being the solitary male adult (spelled "suspicious looking" to muggles), decided to leave this cache for another day.
Will bring 'alibi' next time.

Easy find with Mdt0220 and Cucumber. TFTC.

Easy find, despite meneertier and the cucumber's doubtful navigational skills

Backed out of this cache find quite quickly after being bailed up by the plovers. Will be back.

I couldn't stop laughing when Mrs H got divebombed by a grumpy plover! TFTC!
Cheers,
The Hancock Clan

1st cache of the day, made more interesting by a very unhappy pair of nesting plovers.

TFTC

TFTC

This is why I love geocaching. Discovering new history about my region. My halls are still in existence. TFTC.

Certainly doesnt look like my scout hall anymore

Found with walkersx4

We decided to go for a small walk around Thirroul and find some caches. Easy find

TFTC

Nice little reserve, got to sign the log. TFTC

Thanks for placing this cache, nice easy find

TFTC As previous finder said, the log is still wet and was unable to write on it. Needs new log.

Tftf...log damp...needs replacing...

Phew The drain

Bring your own pen

Found it! Pretty easy couldn't SIGN it didn't have a pen

Another easy one

This was a quick grab on a rainy afternoon. I love the colour!

Thanks

Backlogging caches with Muppet95,

Thanks for the caches!

Had a feeling I had been here before,

And Voila October, 2014.

TFTC...again

Tftc

Not really a DNF as we pulled up and a nearby muggle wouldn't stop glaring at us so decided to leave it for another day...

Hallo, I am from Austria and traveling with a Hippie Camper 6 weeks through your nice Country.
I have limited internet Access so I will say if something special after my
THANKS A LOT.

Super easy but very very exposed. Seemed to take forever to get log back into container. Something ironic about the location.. TFTC!

Found with Sam and Jess when on a visit to friends down south.

Our first find, thanks to the Rosser family!

Cool cache! Not sure about the difficulty TFTC

Nice little hide. Thanks

A great day to be out on a bit of a treasure hunt. Parked right near GZ and walked to the sign. Felt a bit exposed, but none the less an easy find. TFTC

Had to " make a few phone calls" until the muggle sitting on his wall went off shopping with the wife. TFTC

Found it!

Easy find

Having dropped off Mini-Roo at Southern Stars Dance Practice, I had a whole lot of time to kill. What better way than to go caching! The drain here was running a banker, the rain was coming down that hard. At least stealth wasn't an issue. Thanks Hoojar, Chip and Ding for the cache.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Found it.

2 for 2 for today!!! Off to find another

With planet161 & geokid

Last of 41 searches today, an easy find in the dark. Thanks for all your hides I found today, RS.

After Boxing Day's plover episode it was nice to get to GZ today. An easy find.

TFTC.

TFTC

Found it straight away, I wouldn't say that it's a 2.5 Difficulty we didn't use a GPS we just looked at the hint. TFTC!

TFTC - found within seconds...
Spoiler will be on our YouTube site...

A short walk from the present Scout Headquarters and we got to this cache. We were a little concerned as we thought we were walking over somebody's private grass.

Parked at the existing HQ and walked to this one. After walking around we managed to find the right way to approach.

Edges of log a bit damp but still able to write on. TFTC

TFTC - easy to find

This entry was edited by Tugzrida on Monday, 21 April 2014 at 08:49:11 UTC.

Retrieved quickly but had to wait for muggle to leave so it could be put back.

A nice one to get. Loved looking around the area. Thanks to Hoojar

Nice easy one roll on 300 tftc

I was a bit uncertain about looking for this when I saw the sign as I drove past. Came back and found it on the way out.

Tftc!

Tftc. Thought I was home free as could see the plovers near by and the young ones seemed big enough to not be an issue. Signed log and turned to leave, then I got dive bombed! Didn't think they swoop in summer. I was wrong!

Second go at this one. Birds were way too aggressive for my liking last time so this time sent the husband in hehe. TFTC!

TFTC quick find.

This entry was edited by WunElle on Saturday, 04 January 2014 at 07:11:45 UTC.

Find Number 2216

The Booo's found this cache, An nice easy quick find in the obvious spot

Thanks Hoojar for placing this cache


This log was generated using a combination of GSAK and iGeoKnife iPhone app

TFTC
Found with Wunelle.

:>)

very quick find while in the area thanks

very quick find while in the area thanks

Found on 30 dec

We came to this cache previously but they were whipper snippering close to GZ. So we decided to head of to another cache. On our return they were still air blowing but futher away just above. We decided it was still a good time to make our find. Geo-son soon had the cache in his hands as I looked in an alternative spot. TFTC. Found with oztrack.

When the plovers began swooping we bid a retreat.

Easy find TFTC

Easy find tftc

With some time to spare this afternoon I headed out to one of the further caches from home for me. Arriving at GZ the location was pretty easy but with the plover birds let everyone know that we were here.

The mini rat did the duties while I watched on.
Thanks

Nine down. This one was the easiest yet.

Tftc

Did a bit of walking around the northern suburbs today for exercise and managed to drop off all of the dozen or more TBs that I had brought back from various places in Europe last week. TFTC

Quick grab TFTC!

Tftc

I recall the scout hall up this way but I seemed to think it was in another street. A plover did a couple of high dives whilst at this one but it didn't take long and back to the car. TFTC!

Found with mudpig92

I had a solved puzzle to find today out this way so we made a slight detour and found another in the scout series. Wow it would be nice to own the land nearby, pitty it's private property. No attack from above today, maybe they just got fed up with cachers. . SL TFTC

Found during a quick drive by as we made our way up the coast. I had no idea that the Scouts had so many locations in area. SL..TFTC

Easy!!

Ended up setting the neighbors dog off. Whoops.

well..they are some crazy birds haha went with dslme and rowanking97 was goin good till

was going good till the yappey dog went of tftc

Nice quick find on a bike ride on a top spring afternoon. Didn't see the dive bombing plovers today. TFTC

Wow! Despite the previous logs I was not expecting to find these aggressive birds! Cache itself was not as hard as expected, which was disappointing. Thanks for the fun!

Well so much for the blending in and stealth! If you think magpies are agressive have a try at this one!! These yellow eyes coming straight at me, male and female. Had to run, grab the cache and hide under a tree, putting it back was no different.
TFTC Wilbert67

Two and a half stars for the Plover Danger I guess. TheRomulans made the quick grab, I watched the Plovers. TFTC.

Think some angry plover birds took the sign too literally and kept diving bombing mizmutt and myself. Luckily cache spotted quite quickly but not enough shelter to make the quickest log signing and dash back to the car any less scary and dangerous!

No trouble, but did get dive bombed by the plovers, but no eggs, just a couple of tiny little plovers running around and hiding. TFTC

Very open and exposed at this spot but no-one was about, I think they were all watching the footy.
One note: There are a pair of plovers nesting in this area but a fair way off so don't be too taken aback when you get dive bombed over the next few weeks.
The cache will not affect the nest as it is a long way away but the birds will try and see you off anyway.
They get very close particularly when you are signing the log with your back turned.

TFTC

Ironbark.

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FTF to paegleboy

I sill remember when i joined cubes here back in 2002. i must be the only one still in the scout association from these day in cubes.

Thanks for bring me back to where it all started for me in scouts.
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