The Oracle of Cunio Point Berowra Heights, New South Wales, Australia
By Hikari Orifisu - the tree sprite on 10-Jul-14. Waypoint GC58MFA

Everybody in good shape and Oracle in fine voice.

Local proctologist managed to do a successful extraction. Hikari now hanging about on the outside of the orifice. If for some reason she's not hanging about check below.

Paid a visit to Dokuro and then the Oracle who gave a resounding yes to my question.

A wonderful spring day for a family adventure. The terrain was fun and challenging and trying to find Hikari Orifisu was proving difficult. So many great possibilities. Then there it was the Tree Sprite was spotted. Looking very healthy with all the rain this year. Unfortunately just a little too healthy. It was a very tight squeeze questioning if I will ever see my hand again. Success was felt but it was short lived as the Tree Sprite clenched down no longer allowing the cache to pass. This cache has now become part of the Tree Sprite never to be passed again.

Disabled while WPTs are checked.

Late logging for my DNF, we failed at the start, probably looked at the wrong place and partially hindered y fallen trees.

Logged with [GCDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gcdroid).

Hard work on a hot day! But so much effort has gone into these, they were a pleasure to discover.

Very, very nice.

So, a year on from beginning our quest for The Oracle we returned to complete it. We decided it was a good day to face the scratchy scratchy challenge of the bush which stopped us previously.
Again we sought the wisdom of the bush guardian Hikari Orifisu whose hiding place was now known. From there we were sent on our way. The geokids wore their long pant armour and through the scrub we went, following semi-tracks and walking fallen tree logs until our rocky goal appeared to us. A hunt for the elusive Dokuro proved successful and onto the final leg we went.
Wisdom was sought and for us the answer was no. However we accepted the Oracles’ treasure and left feeling satisfied.
Thank you for taking our family on a great adventure to another of Berowra’s beautiful places.

This cache has long been on our list of caches to find. We started off from Alston drive on a sunny autumn day last year. We enjoyed the trek in to seek Hikari Orifisu. Before too long we had found the information we needed to seek out Dokuro the Guardian. However, as it was late in the afternoon we decided to return another time and complete the challenge. Today we set off to complete the challenge. This time we decided to challenge the stairs of pain. On our way up the stairs, we came across a pair of Red-tailed black cockatoos. Soon after we passed Hikari's abode, we came across a juvenile Lace Monitor about 60 cm long. The monitor scooted high up a tree before we could take a photograph. We then made our way through the bushes. these proved to be more like long grass and nowhere as dense as the bushes we had to transverse when we found Ragnar's Hoard (GC8DA8F - Gates of Valhalla). We were able to concentrate and passed the Test of Distraction. The Itchy Witch was nowhere to be found and we soon had received directions to the Oracles abode. Oh! those mesmerizing eyes! We proceeded to the Oracle's abode and almost had to abandon our search for the truth when one of the team slipped and fell badly. Fortunately, the spirits were kind, and there were no broken bones. What a relief! It could have gone so wrong. Whiles two of the team rested, the other two sought out the Oracle. The Oracle initially said no to us, but then relented after our persistence and imparted his words of wisdom. Our way back started eventfully. This time there was a rustle of leaves in from of us and then a 30-45 cm brown snake darted across our path no less than a meter in front. That only motivated us to return back home a bit more quickly. It's always the case... the way back is so much shorter than the way in. As we made our way out through the not so itchy bushes, we heard a loud thump close by, and then spotted a vague shape bounding off away from us. That was a wallaby, but it was no more than 3-4 meters away from us in the bushes and we never knew it was there even though we were walking towards it all along. Soon after we were back on the main trail, and this time we had to walk down the stairs of pain. We had adventures along the way and back, and we pushed ourselves to do things we would never have done. The view from the Oracle's home is amazing. Thanks Asbestiform for a great experience. This cache gets a FP from us. Great cache.
TFTC. The 4Rods.

I recently picked up a TB wanting to travel to technology caches and this one was the only one I could think of that was reasonably close to home, so this morning I set off from Alston Drive along the spur, finding Hermit of Berowra and Boats Below along the way. Since I'd previously found the Oracle and had his home marked on my GPSr, I was able to take a more direct route and avoid the Bushes of Pain. Once there, I paid homage to the Great One and delicately placed the TB in his store of trinkets as well as recording my return visit in the guest book. Mission accomplished and good to hear the Oracle's words of wisdom once more.

Few caches around Berowra Water for this sunny day.
What an amazing journey to find the oracle. We stated a WP1 and found Hikari. It was a bit scary to grab it but once in our hand Hikari deliver us the next step.
After scratching our legs we found the scary Dokuro and his clue for the final.
Then we reached the final GZ and found the very nice Oracle. After wrote our name on the guestbook, we took a break on the rock just below and enjoyed the view.
Thanks for this amazing journey +1favourite point.
TFTC

Paid a visit today to garner some wisdom. After a change of batteries Oracle was much as he always is. I got a resounding "YES" to my question. While there gave the drone some exercise and took some shots just outside the Oracle's home. Hikari Orifisu and Dokuro in good shape but the itchy witch has lost some hair. Enjoy your visit.

The Oracle journey has begun. What a perfect hiding place for the Tree Sprite who was happy to greet us with the clues to the next step. We didn't fancy more leg scratches this time so we will save the second step for another time. Thanks as always.

I made the trek back out to see the Oracle because I now have a need for Purple. Unfortunately I forgot to record the waypoint and final coordinates from last time, so I did Challenges again. Strangely the Oracle was very quiet today...

Started out from Alston drive 1430 so to avoid the Stairs of Pain!

1st Test: find Hikari Orifisu.
Tried this a few weeks earlier and after finding the correct area were aprehensive visiting her home...besides it was getting dark that time -
Second attempt at looking for the Tree Sprite was quick and easy especially with a brave companion. Hikari Orifisu passed on the knowledge we were after.

Challenge 3: The Bushes of Pain. Not so much pain on the way in but we sure did get cut up on way out due to some poor navigation.

2nd Test: Test of Distraction, find Dokuro the Guardian. Stayed low so the the Itchy Witch wouldn't swoop us. Found without distraction, but those eyes, those wild staring eyes! mesmerising. Dokuro then provided the information we needed to seek out the Oracle.

3rd Test: the Test of Courage.
It took a little while to find but after checking the Hint we quickly were outside the Oracle's home.
We asked, no answer. The bravest of our party reached into the Oracle's mouth not knowing what to expect, slowly, slowly, trembling with each movement forward deep into the Oracle mouth. Suddenly a large tooth, kind of loose. snap. The tooth is removed and we all let out a loud sigh because the answer is NO! The Bravest tries again and this time YES is screamed out by all. We have our answer and then while we are checking the spoils the bravest searches more of the Oracles mouth asking more questions, all of a sudden we hear the Oracles wisdom...amazing! (if you don't hear the Oracle's wisdom keep trying, its all in the description).
Unfortunately we had no writing implement so took pic of cache log.

Challenge 4... a safe return! Only just. took the long way back and mostly through the Bushes of Pain past Hikari Orifisu.
Arrived back at Alston drive approx 1640 just in time to see the last of the afternoon sun.

Fantastic cache, absolutely awesome! Indiana Jones who...

Favourite point for sure.
All adveturers do not hesitate to tackle the Oracle of Cunio Point.
Left TB that was already in Cache for another adventurer to move on.

We are walking part of the GNW today from Berowra to Cowan with perfect Autumn weather. This cache looked interesting from the start and was something we were looking forward to which didn't disappoint. We had much fun finding Hikari in her home and Dokuro where he lives before heading further along this mini odyssey to find the oracle. The oracle gave us a surprise once found but the first answer was no. Our second question gave us the 'yes' we were looking for and an even greater surprise when we heard his words of wisdom. Thanks so much for this excellent adventure and a memorable cache, a definite favourite, TFTC!

I went to Berowra to feed the bottle recycling demon, and thought I could sneak in a "quick" cache as well. I've had my eyes on this one for a while and today just felt right. I'd tackled the stairs several time before so went in from Alston Drive, but when I got to the start I realised I'd left the GPS at home, so my challenge for today was using the dodgy phone that had little to no charge.

This was a fantastic experience, and just when I thought I'd completed a superb cache - it surprised me again. The oracle spoke and I was enlightened, If you are thinking of doing this cache - stop thinking and do it. If your question for the oracle is "Should I have worn long pants?" the answer is Yes. This was great fun on a really lovely afternoon. TFTC - a favourite.

Wow! Was tough to find. You have to be brave and you have to read the description well!

Oracle's door now open to all members. Have an important question? Go for a consult.

Mind the tree fall outside Hikari Orifisu's home.
The witch somehow managed to live through the mayhem around Dokuro.
Oracle is undisturbed.

Check National Parks for trail notifications.

https://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/things-to-do/walking-tracks/great-north-walk-berowra-valley-national-park/local-alerts

Hazard Reduction planned through this area this weekend. Have removed container and will return after HR completed.
He was glad for the visit and welcomed us in his usual way.

Walked dwn to wish the old fella a Merry Christmas. Asked him a question and was surprised to get a loud yes in reply.
Merry Christmas Oracle.

My belated FP is now awarded.

Having previously received the Oracle's blessings at his former home in Windy Banks, I've been keen to visit his new residence. While doing the Great North Walk segment from Berowra to Cowan via Berowra Waters a few weeks back, I noticed this cache on the way past but, as its starting point was a hundred metres or so from the track and in a direction that looked more uphill than I was willing to endure given the amount of elevation change ahead of me, I (wisely as it turned out) decided to leave it for another day.

So it was that today I returned to Berowra Waters, finding a parking spot not far from the ferry of certain sloth (which I was planning to use after my adventure) and then walking north along a familiar path to the stairs of pain. Having now completed 78km of the GNW, I've become inured to its ups and downs and so negotiated this first challenge without undue strain.

Initially I approached Hikari Orifisu at the wrong elevation, having found the remnants of a track heading in the right direction, but after a short bush-bash arrived at her abode. Checking for other inhabitants in the approved manner, I enticed her to reveal the location of Dokuro.

I was able to skirt around the worst of the bushes of pain, just as well as I was dressed in my usual warm-weather caching attire, and after passing through the Desolation of the East Coast Low, soon spotted the Itchy Witch. Undistracted, I spied the familiar face of Dokuro and acquired from him the location of the Oracle's new abode.

Making use of the hint, I found the Oracle in residence and posed my question, to which he responded in the affirmative, allowing me to add my mark to his guest book and move on to Challenge 4.

Finding a slightly clearer path, I was soon back at the top of the stairs of pain and making my way down to where the ferry of certain sloth was waiting to take me across to the eatery of expanding girth.

Many thanks for reviving this cache and finding a location that does far greater justice to the Oracle than his previous abode. A favourite point will be awarded when I next have one available.

What a great day for this wonderful adventure!

Challenge 1 - The Place of the Oracle. I did fairly well here and found a spot at 3:30 on a Sunday only 300 metres from the suggested spot!?!

Challenge 2: The stairs of pain only the fit shall pass. I guess my fitness is improving as I only had a few pauses to curse the Oracle here.

First Test: find Hikari Orifisu. I wish I'd paid closer attention to the fact the Hikari is a tree sprite, I might have wasted less time at the base of the cliffs!?! Test past, with a lesson learnt.

Challenge 3: The Bushes of Pain. I came prepared here and bravely plunged on ignoring the Bushes of Pain.

Second Test: find Dokuro the Guardian. I had learned to read the description so I searched for the Itchy Witch who then led me to an easy search for Dokuro.

Third Test: the Test of Courage. I asked my question, then reached into the Oracle's open mouth to retrieve your answer. As an expert in the field that wasn't too much like an extraction as I could see what I was doing and it was much faster!?! Wrong answer! I tried again with more success. Signed the log and then did something I've never done - put the teeth back in!!!

Challenge 4... a safe return! Complete the last challenge quickly and beat darkness across the ferry. What a great cache!!!

TFTC.

#350
With a dry, "coolish" day forecast, it seemed like the perfect day to visit the Oracle to ask for a small dose of wisdom. Wanting to earn the Oracle's respect, I opted for the stairs of pain to start my quest. At the top, I glimpsed a hermit (of Berowra?) making strange noises in his tent. For a moment I thought it was the Oracle's voice carried on the wind.

Kneeling in front of the tree sprite, it was time to submit for my first test. The tree sprite's home was vast and I did my best to ensure I was the only visitor. I scored an A+ and was shown the way to Dokuro.

Having completed my apprenticeship in "scratchy, scratcy, ouchy, ouchy" with the aliens, this bush bash was no obstacle. With the heavy thumping of local wildlife nearby, I was approaching my second test. The itchy witch was flapping about - terribly annoyed about something. Perhaps she was just trying to distract me. It worked briefly but Dokuro was keen to share his secret and my journey continued; test passed with flying colours.

Approaching the Oracle, I was granted stunning views across.... After a little scrambling, I was ready to face my third test. Suspecting the Oracle may not be too eager to share his wisdom, I started with the harmless question of "Will I enjoy the return journey down the stairs of pain?". The oracle laughed loudly then whispered "Noooo". Not wanting to test his patience too much, it was time for the big question: "Will I be able to solve 'The Fly'?". Thankfully I signed the log and sat enjoying the view. On my departure, the Oracle confessed his terrible loneliness and desire for more visitors. Were it not for the caring CO it would nearly be 12 months since last sharing his wisdom.

Passing all of the Oracle's minions, I was ready for my last challenge - the descent down the stairs of pain (which I always find worse than going up). The oracle was right, but eventually I made it back to the car after a round trip lasting approx 2.5 hours. I enjoyed almost every minute of it. Definitely a fav.

Had a few burning questions that needed answers so headed off to consult the oracle. Once again to my surprise he appeared to have plenty of energy. Left him in good stead. A few seaplanes landed while we were at the oracles home.
On the way back we contoured around the cliff line. There are a number of impressive caves this way including a few with middens.

Lovely after lunch stroll to visit the Oracle and his minions. I thought he might have run out of puff but when I reached in he spoke! Good to catch up with the old fella. He's keen to pass on some wisdom to the next visitor.

Logging this as my 1900th find and a fav to boot. What a load of fun at GZ. Today's rain had my shorts soaking, as the bush held so much water on their leaves. Bushbashed the entire way between waypoints as on the odd occasion I followed a cacher trail. Heard the heavy bouncing of the kangaroo or wallabies but didn't visually see them.
Tripped and removed a bit of bark off my shin, just to take home a souvenir momento of the experience.
All the waypoints were cleverly presented and GZ container is very unique. Excellent work asbestiform

9/1/15. 2:33 PM. Cache #2157. Streak day #201. Well, I guess it's only fair if I made you walk for hours and hours to get a Crunchy Frog that I return the favour and give this one a long overdue visit. This one's been staring at me in my list of caches from 2014 that I haven't gotten around to doing (and have pretty much been putting off due to the time factor). So of course I pick a hot stinker of a day to do it, but that's how I roll. I broke a few guidelines here, too - no one knew I was coming here, I lone wolfed it, didn't bring water or GPSr (just iPhone) and eschewed long pants for the coolness of shorts, in spite of the scratchy warning.

I nailed Challenge 1 (well, it is a workday), and then tackled Challenge 2. It makes a difference from a few puzzle caches I've done in recent weeks where a long descent to a cache in a valley has had to be followed by a hot return ascent. This time I got all my ascending out of the way early, without losing too much puff.

Then it was time for my first test. The way I took from the top of the stairs took me along the base of the ridge, rather than over it, so before I got to Hikari, I found the cave of ageless winds. I searched there for a while, noticing a strong cannabis smell... or so they tell me what it's like . From this cool spot, I sat and read logs and then considered there was somewhere else I needed to be. Once I was there, an obvious spot yielded the lovely tree sprite, who remembered me from last time. She divulged her secret and then I replaced her.

On to Dokuro via the bushes of pain, although I managed to find a rockier line that led to what was a veritable meadow compared to what I'd been warned against. However, meadow soon ran out and there were indeed plenty of chances to scratch myself up. Both the Itchy Witch and Guardian were located in very quick time, once I'd made it to this search area, and Dokuro passed on the numbers I needed.

Now the final walk, a few more scratches, and it took a while for my phone to settle enough on the right version of the described plant. Once there, the Oracle was quickly found. I remembered how I had asked it last time, but all I was getting was "no" and a handful of air. I then found that "yes" had been misplaced outside the Oracle for some reason. I signed, and replaced both units properly so that the Oracle began reciting both his "yes" and "no" poems to me. I could hear it well this time. without being drowned out by the traffic from his prior location. All up, it took me 1h45m to get here.

Now the final challenge, the safe return, which took just over an hour. With the sound of incoming thunder coming, I reversed my way back through prickles, and down the stairs of pain, which were less painful this way but slow going due to being totally spent. At the bottom of the ladder, at the water line, I took a quick dip, keeping myself out of bull shark depths. Back to the car and I had no time for any other caches near here (the Hermit will need to wait for another day). I couldn't help smiling a little as I passed the former Windybanks location. Lots of good sweaty fun, asb - TFTC }:)

An awesome experience from start to end. Had a day with the Johnnos, making somewhat of a python raid, with a couple of other special caches slotted in.

We must have come to WP1 from a slightly different direction, as there was an great candidate for the hide. The previous logs indicated to keep searching where you first try - but this was never going to work out In the end, reading back through the description changed my ideas, and I climbed off in another direction and made the find.

It was a stinking hot day. I was wearing pants, the Johnnos shorts. What was the wiser choice? Well, after the rest of the waypoints were dispatched, I arrived back at the car drenched with sweat, but my legs were in pristine * condition.


* Well, at the nearby Biggles cache some kind of mutant butterly / giant mosquito / wasp hybrid managed to sting the Johnnos through his shirt, and me through my pants - so not quite pristine.

Project Mayhem membership token for Chudles placed in marked envelope at stage 1. Please leave for Chudles, or Robert Paulson will have word with you.

What is project Mayhem? 1st rule: You don't ask questions about Project Mayhem.
2nd rule: YOU DON'T ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT PROJECT MAYHEM!

A wonderful walk and an interesting caching experience. Many thanks for Baktrak for encouraging me and accompanying on my quest this morning.
SL TFTC

First cache out of four that we found today in Berowra. We visited the Oracle in his previous reincarnation but some questions stayed unanswered so we paid another visit today.

We parked at the Berowra Waters and made our way up the 'stairs of pain' then bush bashed to Hikari Orifisu's hide. There we followed the well established ritual - looking at the right place first, then searching around just to come back to find Hikaru in the place we looked into first. Got the address for Dokuro the Gurdian and called on him after some more bushbashing. Dokuro revealed the whereabouts of the Oracle. We made our way through some more bush and rocks and eventually found the new hide of the Oracle. Questions were asked but answers were rather cryptic as one would expect and we left none the wiser.

Thanks asbestiform for a great caching experience!

I parked at Berowra Waters and enjoyed doing a bit of the Great North Walk that I haven't done before. The off trail walk to WP1 is through some nice bush which, for the most part, is quite open and easy.

WP1, however, was not easy to find. I did exactly as others before me have done, first looking in one place then many other places before returning to the first place to make the find. You can see the evidence of the efforts made by previous searchers looking in the wrong place and I added a few more scuff marks to the bark.

I must say, though, that WP1 is a really excellent hiding spot.

A little more off trail walking to WP2 revealed items encountered previously at Windybanks. I am still bemused about the piñata thing - is it some Japanese legend? I gave it a poke with a stick but nothing happened.

On to the final hide which again I recognised from Windybanks. I think it is still pining for the "old days" as it spoke to me.

The morning fog hadn't lifted so I didn't get to enjoy the views which, I imagine would be special.

This location is really special and, to me, more rewarding than the original location. Kudos to the CO for taking a good hide and making it better.

Thanks asbestiform. The cache is in good shape. Found at 9:02 am.

This entry was edited by Tyreless on Saturday, 09 August 2014 at 10:12:14 UTC.

So the Oracle had moved and taken up residence deep in the Berowra wilderness. Could I find him and receive his wisdom once again?
I opted for the sunny, high route from Alston Drive. Even in the afternoon sun, it was quite chilly while stationary but it's a good walk with a couple of lookouts and rock carving sites on the way.
The track continued past the GNW crossing but soon petered out, with the sandstone ridge providing a clear way on to the first WP.
Arriving, I looked deeply into what seemed a most inviting shelter, but saw nobody in abode. So I checked, probed, crawled under, over and into, every possible place nearby. After finding nothing, I returned to the darkest and least explored spot. I hadn't used the wand of safe passage and felt around for a moment before touching something cold, clammy and smooth. Would it bite if I pulled it out? No, it was the capsule of the former Maiden of the Lights. She awoke from her darkness. I tickled her feet but she was having none of that today. Instead, she threw off her blanket and exposed the way to Dokuro.
The bushes of pain administered some natural acupuncture, but they're really no match for those at [url=http://www.geocaching.com/bookmarks/view.aspx?guid=42c3b509-4047-4906-b193-ecca3c24033c]nearby Roswell[/url]. The arrow of destiny took me to another level before drawing me back to explore the wall of dark chasms. Unlike a previous exploit, I resisted distraction and soon uncovered the Guardian. Had he shrunk? He was so much more fearsome in my memory. He articulated his instructions and repeated them to be certain. I thanked him for guidance and returned him to his secret lookout.
At the final zone, I searched every crypt and crevice. Lower and lower, until I saw the grandest residence, surely the hall of the Oracle. We met once again and with question loudly proclaimed, I reached in. Alas, he was silent and showed me only trinkets and toys. Again I reached for the truth and this time he burst into life with a rewarding dictum. He's much easier to understand here, without the din of the iron chariots. I opened the guest book to find that somehow, I'd already signed it. The Oracle must have come through [url=http://coord.info/GC50MY3]the tube of past and future[/url] to this new home. With wisdom attained and inscription left, I followed his every word before parting for the return trek.
Thanks again asbestiform. Just as clever as before but reborn in a far more interesting locale. The wind caves below Hikari on the NW side are very impressive and evidence of habitation, this far into the bush, quite curious.

I'd put off the original Oracle cache partly due to worrying about the legality of the WP1 parking spot and in the end I didn't get there. When it was published a few days ago I thought there was a chance for me to pick up a FTF for July which at that stage I still lacked. But it was about 230pm and I didn't want to end up out there in the dark. Thought it would last until the next day but no, the FTF hound, bella@waggy who puts everyone else to shame with enthusiasm, picked it up that afternoon. Nice job.

Today we had the afternoon clear and decided to head to Berowra Waters. A lot of walkers coming down the trail as we headed up the steps of pain. Had walked this many years ago when the geoteen was a mere seven years old and I think it's become steeper since. Reached the top and wasn't sure whether to follow the trail further or bushbash. Well it's a bushbash. Followed the ridge and rocks the 150 odd metres to WP1 and looked at one candidate thoroughly before the geoteen spotted the more likely hide. But we found nothing there despite the amazing depth. Went back to the other one and then read b@w's log so persisted and made the find. The tree sprite indicated we had a lot further to go yet and there were no trails it seemed. We'd been through worse country trying to find long unfound trigs before so it didn't worry us even though there was some nasty scratchy bush in places.

WP2 saw the geoteen make the cool find. We've been expecting one day to find something like this but a bit larger for a long time so this was ticked off the list. Got more info and headed further into the scrub. Great views again at GZ and we went through a few levels before finding the home of the Oracle. The answer was a resounding YES but we weren't rewarded. The geoteen had more goes and claimed the cupboard was bare. Then I had a go and came up trumps! Signed the log, which I hadn't signed before unlike some future visitors, then replaced everything. Wanted to leave a TB but too big. This was about 4pm and we enjoyed the view before retracing our steps to the GNW where the view from the top was even better. A lot of nice caves along the way if you stick to the water side from WP1. Back down the steps was pretty easy and we were soon back at the car. Great exercise.

Thanks! A favourite.

Coordinates changed from:
S 33° 35.508 E 151° 07.478

Coordinates changed to:
S 33° 35.493 E 151° 07.470

Distance from original: 99.8 feet or 30.4 meters.
Location of start: Hikari Orifisu updated.

All the character's back in place and ready for action after some name changes and a makeover for the Oracle. It's a pleasant bush walk once up the stairs with great views of the Waters. TB left in the Oracle's Treasure chest. NOTE THE DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

When this was first published we had a quick look at the listing and received an email from the CO that it has been published prematurely so seeing it looked like a bit of an adventure we popped it on the watch list. Today we got off a long call and noticed this had been reactivated so looking at the time and the 2.5 hrs lists on the cache page we knew this would be tight but decided to head off given we had not done an asbestiform cache before as we had not been in the right place, had the right equipment, cracked the puzzle or had a certain cat burglar heritage for the other FTF runs. We knew from the other cache logs the co-ords should be good and the hides well thought out. We headed off in the car and arrived at the suggested parking spot and avoiding paying the ferry man. We set off on foot and the time was about 3.15pm. Knowing time was short we moved on quickly until we hit the steps. They sure are the stairs of pain particularly when you have only just taken up bike riding again and did 20km earlier in the day. From the base of the stairs the GPRs thinks you are close but as it climbs and switches back on itself the meters don't really count down much and by the top still said 150m to go (I think it was a bit over 200m at the base). It was then a bit of a track and a bush bash to try and locate Hikari Orifisu. Nice vantage point and a couple of potential locations that the GPSr had for us plus a nice cave down below. We checked for visitors as suggested and then started to look (feel) but not luck. We tried a few other spots and came back to the favoured area to try again and again until we came up with the well hidden way point. From here it was off to consult with Dokuro the Guardian. The path we took was not too bad and certainly by going in a small arc was nothing as scratchy as The Northern Base Alien Abduction. Here we made a quick find with good co-ords. It was then not too far to the Oracle. We did wonder if there would be other guardians (perhaps more so in summer) and wondered it the Oracle needed a sacrifice. The Oracle was soon located and certain commands great views on all sides. We bowed our heads to the Oracle and asked for the sacred scroll but was denied but given a Travel Bug instead. We gathered up our courage and asked again to be rewarded with a clean log (well recycled Windy Banks one).

The Oracle proclaimed B@W as **FTF**. We completed the signing duties and re hid. We made the find at 4.17pm and was back at the car before 5pm so a bit under 1 3/4 hours. The return trip was certainly easier.

A few enjoyable multi and saved us from going to make a find in the NW micro belt as our daily cache. A fav pt from us

This entry was edited by bella at waggy on Wednesday, 30 July 2014 at 08:39:08 UTC.

This entry was edited by bella at waggy on Wednesday, 30 July 2014 at 08:45:55 UTC.

Wow! that was quick, let us know how the adventure went.
Great log, thanks Bella.

This entry was edited by asbestiform on Wednesday, 30 July 2014 at 09:54:36 UTC.

Published

Cache NOT in place yet. Was just checking the coordinates. These will need updating when the cache is in place-not for a few weeks. check back. Description still not finalised!!!

Asbestiform