SWH...Luna Maya Serpentine, Western Australia, Australia
By firnsy on 19-May-13. Waypoint GC4CDW0

Caching from ACT to WA via Ballarat to finish the geotour and Adelaide city to grab a webcam cache. TFTC. Nice quick find.

With Muggel Ritter on Tour. 3 Weeks with Offroad-Motobikes. Relaxing and Geocaching. Good found the Box by the Coordinates. TFTC Pitfeder from Switzerland

A quick find here this morning on my drive down to Donnybrook. Tftc

No log log unfortunately

This geocache will be replaced when I am able to get there with something similar to what it originally was, I am very thankful to the person who replaced the geocache with the clip lock container so it didn't need to be disable until I could get to it, and people can continue to enjoy it

As the former CO and creator of this cache, I'd prefer it be archived rather than see it replaced with a clip lock container. It has lost its relevance if the original host is missing.

Edited 22/10: note that I have nothing against clip lock containers; I've put plenty of them out. The thing is, the moment I set eyes on that gnome on a shelf in a Fremantle gift shop, I knew exactly what I was going to do with it and what the name of the cache would be, even though I hadn't thought about a cache for Luna Maya until that moment.

So the cache is the gnome and the gnome is the cache.

That said, maybe it's still there? One DNF (apparently?). It would be good for a previous finder to check and also check for cache creep ... unless of course the site has been compromised.

As requested by CO. Replacement of this cache is a sturdy clip lock container, which contains a log book, pencil.
I have put in 2 sheets of stickers and an Adventure Time sweat band.

Spent too much time here.
Moving on...
Tftc

Found it! Very good hide

Down for the weekend in Quindanning to knock off the Boddington LGA series with a number of Perth cachers. This was one of my stops for the weekend. Apologies for the generic logs. Signed as Team BODS11. Cheers Jelm-explorers!

Friday evening down to bidding tonight for the team BODS11 team.

Few finds on the way down.




This is my 1950 find.
Thank you Jelm-explorers for placing and maintaining this cache.



Geology rocks but Geography is where it’s at!
(I’m not a geologist I just like puns)

Start to a big bods weekend caching with the BODS11 team heading south. Cache found and and deserves a FP. Had to find the second nano that was in the dirt… all good now. Cheers

Picked up with members of Bods11 on a trip down south.
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A weekend long in the planning and finally here.
Heading down to Boddington to complete the LGA series.
Finished up at work early and teamed up with other members of Bods11 (the combined team for the weekend) on the drive down collecting caches along the way.
With light fading and a pub feed calling we called it a day with 16 finds and 1 DNF.
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Thanks Jelm-explorers for placing SWH...Luna Maya for me and others to find.
I added my name to the log at 15:35 on 13/5/2022.
This is find number 4562 for me.

Well that was cool! On the way down south for 3 glorious days of camping. TFTC

My pen refused to let me sign this log, something about the rite in the rain paper that they just refuse to work on sometimes, it managed to let me do a little scribble though love the little guardian

Tftc

TFTC SL
Made some new friends while I was here

Cheers

Quick find but I loved it! Tftc

Youngest Geodaughter enjoyed this one! Tftc

A quick park and grab with a walk back to the car to get a new nano with a shiny new log book. Remove the NM flag (:

TFTC firnsy and J E.

Thank you ever so much to Margo the geo who replaced the log, you are amazing!!!

This log book is full, please feel free to continue to find it and log it, however please send us 'Jelm-Explorers' a photo of your find as a direct message so that we can confirm your find. Thanks
We will get out to this GC as soon as we can to replace the log, however due to working full time, studying and being a bit of a distance away from this particular GC it may take a little while, thanks for your patience

Found this guy without any terrible but with the log book full I had gnome where to put my name.

I came, I saw, I signed the log. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache.

Cache is in good condition.

*Found with [Geooh GO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobiltal.geoohGO)*

Log book is full and needs replacing.

Quick find here today. TFTClogbook is full.

Tfth

Very close to home now and it's dark again! We pulled up and made a quick find here. We started out with the geopups on our adventure for today! Which coincides with day 1 of stage 2 of the Covid 19 plan. Leaving home at 0330h in Baldivis we drove an 820km loop. Our main aim was a maintenance check an Watheroo, taking in sights and scenery of Joondalup, Gingin, Badgingarra National Park, Watheroo National Park, Gunyidi, Dalwallinu, New Norcia, Bindoon back to Baldivis, arriving at 2030h. What a great day! Thanks for the cache and greetings from Baldivis.

It’s been a long day that started 3:30 this morning, now 820km later here we are still searching in the dark. After a few minutes searching Leega made the find. We took care of our caching duties and returned your cache back to where it hides. Now on to the next one. TFTC firnsy

Quick find TFTH

Love the cache guardian here. Managed to squeeze our name on the log. TFTH!

Found it easy, log book is almost full, last one space before being replaced new log. TFTH

Found something near GZ but could not find the cache until we saw something on the ground which was the geocache. Logbook is full so perhaps it is time for a new logbook. TFTC!

This guy is certainly at home in this neck of the woods. Great cache.. thanks Firnsy! A favourite for its uniqueness

Was happy to see us girls he had an arousing moment. Day 3 with Ebenie & Geotrakka nice early start with the sun up today thanks

Clever hide - thanks for placing this. Out on a SWH weekend

Awesome thanks out with PollyMichele and Geotrakka
Log nearly full. 2 to go

Found on a trip down south dodging the showers.

Was not disappointed

Nice hide tftf!

Found it. TFTC. Good hide. Loved this one.

Found it. TFTC firnsy. Thus little fellow must have gnome I was coming here because it was out in the open. I replaced it where I thought he should be.

Jelm-explorers/firnsy this is my 18th cache of 64 finds of the day and brings my total find count to 411. The container is in good condition. SLTFTC.

Found the brilliantly placed nano of SWH...Luna Maya in good condition. SL TFTH Jelm-explorers/firnsy.

Very good hide tyfc nice camo

We headed out to collect some more smilies around and along the SWH today, we are happy to say that we came up trumps here, most of today's finds were quick, we loved the variety of caches that we came across, thanks to all CO's that placed these caches for us to find TFTC

Well that took a while. Found the cache but couldn’t Lunt get the log out so here is a pic of proof . Tftc

Tftc great hide took a bit of searching on the knees

Found it with tbc. A good search but then used the photo. Tftc

Nawwwww he’s so cute wonderful find.
Thank you for the hide

Took a while to find this one. He was hidden very well however couldn't remove log to sign. Have sent photo to c. o. TFTC

Headed out on this nice Saturday arvo with the hubby to pick up some caches a bit further away from home to help us close in on a milestone soon. Had to have a bit of a search for this one but log book signed and replaced as found. Tftc

Found it

Took a while until I noticed something a little out of place, and there it was!

4th find for the day TFTC

Day 11 of our WA holiday and our 6th day based in Rockingham. Robmc and I decided to tackle the SWH Series between Jarrahdale and Pinjarra. We managed a nice run of 44 caches before lunch and then the wheels fell off somewhat as we made our way home via Mandurah. So many caches were not viable so we didn't feel like wasting time searching. It was hard to find some caches that were still in play.

I can't believe we had a DNF on this one. We have quite a few of her caches over the past few days. It seems this one has brought a smile to previous finders. Unfortunately there was no smile for us today because we couldn't find it.

Day Eleven of our holiday in Western Oz.
Bettyboo3747 and I have spent the morning on the South West Highway between Jarrahdale and Pinjarra, and the afternoon trying to find a cache that still exists on the way back to Rockingham.

Walked round and round a large log but not a micro did we find.
Thanks, Robmc.

TFTC

Out and about doing some caching along the SWH series.

Quick find after a visit to the falls. TFTH

**Found this while House Sitting in Bedfordale**

*Out and about letting my GPS be my guide*...

A overcast but fine day to be out and about. Parked nearby and strolled to GZ... Whilst I don't know this team, I thank them for contributing so that we have another cache too find. Managed to grab 18 today. I will be back to collect the remainder along the trail.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment Jelm-explorers. Appreciate your effort.
Greetings from Victoria.
-P

**Took**: *Nothing*
**Left**: *Nothing*

**#10811**

Spent the day trying to finish off the rest of SWH and had some success but had to give up when the rain became too heavy and persistent in the afternoon. This is one of the caches I was lucky enough to find. Thanks for placing and maintaining it!

Out and about bright and early grabbing some SWH caches. Thanks to the COs that have placed and maintain these for our caching pleasure.

TFTC firnsy this is find # 2431 for us.

Out and about this morning tracking down some 'Gnome Hunters' and just had to avenge a previous DNF here on the way out.

Jelm-explorers I found your cache at 11:54am, this was the 21st of 22 finds for me today and brings my total find count to 4026. The cache was in good order and I replaced it as found.

SLTFTC

Cool

Nice easy find

That's one fancy fella.
It was getting dark so we needed the torch to find it.
Last one for the day.
Thanks

On holidays from South Australia picking up a few Geos on our travels TNLN Thanks for the hide Firnsy

12:57
After a couple of days of coastal caching, we headed inland and picked up quite a few caches as we explored the National Park area and learnt more about the Serpentine Dams. Had to smile at the theme - another SWH smiley too!

Thanks Jelm-explorers for placing caches for everyone's enjoyment.
18143

Out for a couple of caches today, seen lots of reptiles, but no snakes. Tftc.

Tftc Firnsy! As we have since adopted this GC we thought we should probably head off and check where it is actually located so if it goes mossing we know where and how to replace it! Absolutely love it and so fitting for Luna Maya, a friend of mine, who doesn't like gnomes!

SWH...Luna Maya was transferred from firnsy to user Jelm-explorers

Another fun find with Just-Lookin while on a 3 week geocaching trip around the Perth area.
We really enjoyed the drive around finding caches.
*Soon found.*
SL TFTC

Holidaying in the area with tmann421, collecting some caches along the way.
Another good find here and enjoyed this series of caches. TFTC

Quick find as we continue the SWH series. Tfth.

Quick find this morning TFTC

Oh wow. That was a cheeky one! Thanx geobabe. Batman76

Wow... new to caching but this one is ridiculous.
Good hide. Too many muggles about.

Nice Surprise for one of my first finds ! Thank you

Out and about with a brand new geocacher showing her the magnificent ant trail series and the views at the end. I of course had done these before, so I had to get at least one today and what a good little one it was. Thanks firnsy, love the cache and ELH77 I think may be hooked on this hobby:)

Found on a fun day caching with Micaparamedic and Ahomburg. We found almost all caches including a couple that had not been found for a while, and a couple of clever hides.

**Date: 4 June 2016
Time: 3:05 pm
Find #7606**

Day fifteen of my across the Nullarbor, then to Perth via Denmark trip. After attending the WAGB2016 event, I headed out with Alansee and Mica Paramedic to go and find some local caches.

**Thanks to firnsy for the cache. TNLN**

*Big things are happening! Are you joining the fun?*

[THE SURF COAST](http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC65688)
[EVENT](http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC65688)
[2016](http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC65688)

*12th / 13th November 2016 - GC65688 - Anglesea - Great Ocean Road - Victoria*

Out night caching with Moneydork and Semik TFTC

Found just after midnight. Nice little fellow. TFTC

22510 found
On the way to The WA Goes Event at Pinjarra with spidermonkey9, The weather was very lovely day. Enjoyed search, found and sign the log.
Thanks for organising the cache, firnsy

Over from South Australia for the WAGB event. Found with Everlasting after she kindly picked me up from the airport. We cached down the SWH trail and around Pinjarra until we could check into Fairbridge VIllage. Had a brilliant weekend, lovely weather and great company. Thankyou for placing this cache. TNLNSL

Made a flying visit to the gnome country today to do a little bit of maintenance on this and a couple of the Ant caches.

The cache had fallen into the leaf debris ... took a while to find it, but find it I did. It's now hidden in a spot that it can't fall from. Coordinates unchanged.

Will try to get down and check this one next weekend.

Running up the numbers today in readiness of my 3000th find in Albany next week. Had a go at my unfound SWH caches down to Pinjarra and then some Greek Alphabets on the way back plus a few others here and there.

Had a look around the obvious object for no joy. Decided to move on.

firnsy I couldn't find your cache, this was my 3rd DNF for the day. I did have 56 finds today so all is not lost.

TFTH

I'm looking forward to meeting other geocachers in Pinjarra at the 'WA GOES BIG IN 2016' event on the 4th - 5th June. Registrations now open.

Check it out at [GC5YAGP](http://coord.info/GC5YAGP)

DNF for us - please check if the cache still there??

Watch Listing.

Thanks firnsy

Tftc nice easy find

Tftc found eventually. Love the cheeky container. Great hide with grene11 and blaze169

This one took ages to find but we were determined as it was only found yesterday. After reading all the previous logs we were pretty sure of what we were looking for but still couldn't find anything. Finally after looking in a spot we had looked at least 3 times each we came up trumps....and it was nothing like what we thought we were looking for!
TFTC

Tftc Cheers

Needs a new log. Someone put the cache in a naughty spot.

Driving to Mandurah, picking up some SWH caches on the way. Cute little fella.

Thanks firnsy for the cache.

What a perfectly well blended cache! TFTH

Quick find here today after being out & about running errands. Log is full & needs replacing. TFTC

Good quick find TFTC

Nice quick find TFTC p.s log is full

A surprised find as I was unsure what I was looking at, didn't trust what I saw so touched with a stick and it didn't bite back so happy to touch with my hand, nice hide and very suitable for Luna Maya.

Thanks for this one firnsy.