Wise The Ponds, New South Wales, Australia
By MrMalkovich on 18-Apr-14. Waypoint GC52TTF

Sadly, the cache container was completely destroyed and I don't have time to make a new one, so archiving this little baby.

Haven't managed to get to this, but am aiming to visit this week.

Found it but I haven't signed it as the muggles have wrecked it and the contents were everywhere. The log was all soggy. I'm not sure how it fit together before but I put it back how I thought it was meant to go. The container might need replacing.

Will check tomorrow and see what repairs are needed.

Pretty easy we didn't even look for it

Found it , it was a hoot

Interesting find. Cute cache. TFTC

Found today to keep a streak going. TFTC

I was able to also find this cache during my cacher tour today. Nice spot.
Thank you
Team sissifalke

My first "Wise" cache. Made me smile. TFTC.

I walked to a perfect GZ and CIH on a lovely day. TFTH

Detoured into Stanhope Gardens this afternoon in search of a few smilies while on my weekly trip to Windsor. After following a handy geo-trail from the street right to GZ, where the sight of the cache brought a smile to my face ... thanks for that Mr Malkovich!

Quick easy find

TFTC
Second find with my new F Buddy.

Fun one with my kids !

Cache check - all good. Can't believe that the pirate keyring is still flashing away inside the container.

Cache on!

I parked nearby behind a couple of other cars. As I walked on the path towards GZ I realised that there was a muggle in the car where I wanted to head into the bush so I continued to walk up to the corner. Entering the park from there I walked around until I found a path taking me back where I wanted to go.

As I approached GZ this time I was hidden from the muggle by the bushes. It didn't take long to find a hoot of a hide. Log signed before replacing as found. tftc

a favorite for being a little different

Nice hide, gets a favourite from me TFTC

Made a quick and easy find. Signed the log and replaced as found. What a great cache container. Thanks MrMalkovich for this cache.

Found with Dax and the Cheekymonkies TFTC

Oooh.. That's cool! Nice cache! TFTC

Tftf..

Nice quick find with Sevabo! Clever... TFTC

Dolphia and I found it this morning and all good. Thanks for leading us here

Quick cache check. All good!

Clever!

TFTC

Heading home after a family function nearby, it was cold and dark by the time I made the detour to grab this one by torch light in a dress and heels. Maybe not the most sensible plan of attack but lucky a clear geotrail and an obsession to add a smilie made for a quick find. Not quite what I expected but also not surprised by the camo. Second cache I’ve seen like this and know I have another on my “to do list” closer to home.

I've found two or three of these over the years, the most recent one near Orange. This one was particularly well implemented. It took a while to return the annoying soft toy to the cache after signing the log. Thanks MrMalkovich.

We decided to head out on an impromptu geomission to Sydney for the day, FFLL no 1 Mum joined us for the drive as it had been a while since she had come along for a geomission. So the plan was hatched and we headed off at early o'clock we cleaned up Goulburn and then headed to Sydney.

After collecting our target, we decided to clean up a few around this area. This area has grown alot from the farmland we all remembered it to be. We pulled up and thought we knew where FFLL no 1 was to head in for the search. Not even close, she dissappeared into the bush, along her journey she startled a fox who was sitting nearby, and then found a wise old fella waiting for her. Took a happy snap to show us.

TFTC Mr Malkovich

Haha, I'm glad I did this one at night. Interesting cache thanks to Mr Malkovich.

What a novelty idea. Loved it. Deserves a favourite point from us. Tftc SL TNLN shame about the pink dog taking up all the space in the cache.

At the moment I'm on a work and travel backpacking trip through the world. Most of the first two years I'll spend in Australia and I'm trying to solve my 365 days of caching challenge during this trip. The chance of having a moving home zone should be taken, as it will make the challenge so much easier.

After stumbling around the dark I finally found the cache. What a surprise! Now I got the name

When I came back to my car, I realized, that I've lost my torch coverbag and went back. Could find the pouch, but while searching around the cache I saw something shimmering on the ground. I dug it free and found a geocoin! It was TB5BXW7, missing for more than 400 days! And still in good shape, what a great find!

TFTC and greetings from Germany

Quick cache check. All good, nice and dry, waiting to be found.

Great camo, co-ords were pretty good, saw a geotrail which led me to the prize...
Cache in great condition considering the weather conditions We have had...

SL and returned...

TFTC

Found it!

A great little night find if you feel like creeping yourself.
GZ made me feel a little like Alice heading down the rabbit hole. TFTC.

Hey very clever container and you will lock it when you see it.

#1263 (4 of 4 today)

Came up north today and grabbed a few caches before the wind, rain and lightning hit. Also managed to expunge one out of 2 DNFs attempted.
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Got to GZ quickly and with the weather closing in started the search.
Attacked it from the wrong direction and got close but couldn't manage the last few metres, so as the rain got heavier went another way. CIH.

Great cache container.

Just as I completed signing duties the wind started. I have a full set of bad weather now (rain, wind & lightning). Time to stop for the day.
Replaced the cache and got back to the car just as the heavens opened. Not a nice drive home...

SLTNLN
TFTC

Performed a quick cache check today. Made a minor repair to the container, but otherwise it's all good. Cache on!

Almost forgot to log this cache as I hadn't written it down in my notebook.
Its hard to forget the lovely cache container. Nice hide.
TFTC

Was expecting a slightly smaller version! Took the one and only TB present for further travels. Thanks for the creative hide.

What a hoot. Left a tb. Not a bad view either. Tftc tn

Nice quick find. Great camo one of the best I have seen

A nice find in the scrub. I've seen quite a few of these containers used for geocaches.
No sign of the trackable.
Thanks for the cache.

WHOOHOO - this brings up our 500th find! We took a photo with the awesome cache container to celebrate! TNLNSL / TFTC

Very creative, sl took titanic trackable, noticed that only 1 of the 2 trackables was present. TFTC!

MAde short work of this - an entertaining container:)

SL TFTC

Loved the container. There was no TB (Miles & more) inside. I have dropped off my first TB its mission is to travel to things to do with water. So dropping it in the Ponds seemed like a good start. TFTC

This entry was edited by celtical on Sunday, 17 August 2014 at 10:41:45 UTC.

No. 398

I was scrambling around all over the place for this one. I don't know how I missed it initially, but found the terrific, appropriate cache in the end. I liked this area a lot. TFTC MrMalkovich!

Coordinates changed from:
S 33° 43.054 E 150° 54.745

Coordinates changed to:
S 33° 43.054 E 150° 54.746

Distance from original: 4.9 feet or 1.5 meters.
Replaced cache slightly offset from original location. Co-ordinates needed adjusting.

It's back! Cache on!

I've been waiting for this one to come back online. When I saw he was good to go again I made a special trip out to SG to have another look. What a hoot! Had him in seconds this time around.
Thanks Mr. Mal

Cache has been muggled, with no sign of it throughout the park. Will replace later this week with better camo, possibly in a slightly different location to avoid a repeat disappearance.

After looking for 20min CO arrived and the reason for my inability to find it became clear.
Nice seeing you again Mr Mal, looking forward to the new and improved cache.

Quick stop to unload the trackable I have but couldn't locate it.

#98 – Looking 4 Cache iPad App

After my success yesterday, I was ready to find some more today. It wasn’t too difficult to find the general area of GZ but then I realised I had left my Garmin in the car which tends to give a more precise location than the app. I still went in the general direction the app compass was showing and then I saw something really odd under the scrub. Very cool camo. Unfortunately, there are no trackables and although the log can still be written in, the bags and inside the container are damp. SLTNLN. TFTC.

Great cache lived the container!!!! Was a favourite !!!!! Thanks for it

Walked into this familiar spot had a hide 10mtrs from this location got to 2mtrs and spotted the cache,very funny a fav given!

Cheers

#2568- Once upon a time I was told it was wise to do certain things while caching- wise to take a GPS and the I-phone, wise to take spare batteries, wise to wear clean undies just in case you have an accident an end up in hospital, wise to watch out for spiders and snakes , and the list could go on. This one, well it was just, wise. Luckily, the cache that used to be in this park (not sure if it is still there) gave me a lot more Grief than this one. So, thanks, a fun, enjoyable one. Left two TB's- one is a mouse called Speedy world traveller, yet to be logged into inventory. A favourite point for me.

This entry was edited by WaywardWoman on Monday, 02 June 2014 at 10:22:42 UTC.

I spied something black, made my way through the spikey scrub, got scratched up for a....plant pot! But no cache, so I came out of the scrub, and there it was!! What a hoot.

Streak Day #317 - Needed a nice easy find today and this was perfect. Was in the first place i looked. Giving this a Fav point for the cache. TFTC

Found it. Loved the cache container, it was a real hoot!

Found before a family Mother's Day picnic. GPS had me in a few different spots before settling here. Passed someone else heading towards the cache as I was leaving, another cacher perhaps?
Took nothing, left M&M's keyring.
SL TFTC

I thought I saw cachers, but I saw no GPS and wasn't sure enough to say hello.

I found the container I expected but not where I thought it would be!?!

TFTC.

TFTC

10/05/14. 3:05 PM. Cache #1532. Last cache for the day (10 finds today). I'm targeting what's left of my list of newish (under two months old) caches before getting stuck into that massive avalanche of 30+ Sydney caches that got published yesterday. Drove here after finding "Black" to the south east. Nice easy park & grab to finish the afternoon, with the last dying percentages of iPhone battery. TFTC }:)

I certainly didn't wise up to what to expect so was still surprised even though this is third I've come across. Doing it in the dark adds to the fun. Thanks MrMalkovich.

Parked near GZ to find a Telstra van parked there as well. Ummm muggle or cacher? Turns out it was a muggle. Arrived at GZ and kind of knew what we were looking for here and I tell geoson this and he points out straight away and says" you mean that one Dad" well done son.
Did the legals and returned how it was found. TFTCM
Cheers
dkmacca

Quick cache check, all good! Added another sealable bag for trackables. Cache on!

Found pretty quickly. Cool cache! TFTC!!

We had a hoot of a time with this wise fellow.

Thanks for the cache

A quick and easy find, container is drawing moisture in from the ground. Tipped the water out.

May the 4th be with you!

Whooooo else decided to go caching on the 14th anniversary of geocaching starting? When we first visited this park just after we moved to the area about 6 months ago, we thought "We must place a cache here". Guess we weren't quick enough. Great camo and container. TNLNSL TFTC

Had a pretty good idea what I was looking for but that still didn't stop it from giving me and geodog #2 a fright. SL #1411 on streak day #666 TFTC took 2 TBs. fav awarded

Hoooooowhoooot Thwoooooooooooot!
Whoo-hooo, we found it! (O.K, someone had to say it).
M.C woz ere on a cool cloudless night. Thanks MrMalkovich

Nice cache in a nice park. TFTC

While I wasn't FTF this cache, I think I was the first to attempt it at night. I didn't really read the description carefully nor ponder what I might be looking for before setting off in the dark, torch in hand. Walked into a few spider webs before grabbing a nearby stick to clear the way ahead. GPSr sent me around in a small circle before deciding on an appropriate GZ. I had inspected a few purple-coloured round objects that are located around this park, none of which seemed to hold the cache. I shone the torch around the place a bit and when it eventually fell on the cache, I got a bit of a startle! Clever container, SL and left some trackables, hope they don't fly the coup. TFTC MrMalkovich!

I saw this come through yesterday but was down the caravan and holiday show at Rosehill spewin only 2 km from home as well and with BB around knew there was no hope of a FTF so left it for today and saw that BB was in fact the first. The cache is a great cache was not what I had expected but the name makes sense now. Awarded a fav point because it gave me a laugh well done mate and TFTC I also grabbed the Sherpa TB

Published

Third in the line bit of a hoot tftc

FTF @ 11:31am 29/4

Saw this pop up just as I drove into the driveway. Headed on over and parked on Muscovy, which was a wise thing to do, as it's an easy approach to GZ from there.

After a quick hunt, I was pleasantly surprised when I stumbled across the hide.

This would be cool to do at night!

Thanks Mr M

Easy stop on my way home. Wasn't sure the best way in, and it felt like I was being watched. I was! Fun cache. Gets a fav point from me. Not surprised to see who was FTF. TFTC.