The Dam Busters Stanhope Gardens, New South Wales, Australia
By Rheneas on 13-Sep-14. Waypoint GC5BHTF

Gone

Will assess.

Had a good look in the two obvious places and no find just like previous cacher. Me and the trusty steed had a nice sit and some arvo tea.

A hidey hole near the hinted GZ was empty and nothing else showed any promise. I'll keep watch.

Stealth needed indeed. But a easy find

Nice hide cache is nice & dry & in good order TFTC

This was the eighth of 11 caches found during an afternoon caching trip with my family, Sensible Shoes and Shoes Junior. I managed to grab this one.

This was the eighth of 11 caches found during an afternoon caching trip with my family, Sensible Shoes and Little Shoes.

Thanks to Little Shoes for making the grab on this one for us. TFTC

Easy find!

TFTC!

#398

Quick cache on the way home from a event.

#954 came up to Stanhope Gardens looking at finding 3 caches and info for a forth. In the end 2 finds and one DNF. This was a quick find walked straight to GZ and the first place I looked. Sat down to sign the log but the concrete had got hot, signed the log and replaced as found. Thanks for the cache Rheneas

The following TBs visited for the distance - 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, & 2016 phlphotos NSW geocoins, phlphotos' Spindoc Bob Memorial Geocoin & Rainbow Spirit’s Caching Dilemma's Geocoin & phlphotos 2015 NSW Travel coin.

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

Once reading the hint at GZ, it was obvious. TFTC

A quick & easy find with sevabo & Jackjay1. TFTH

Accompany with nana sevabo and skyejam, TFTC

Cute dam found it and very wet paper so I put new paper in sealed bag. Thanks for leading us here...

Out for an afternoon of caching with the newly established Cambo98 and Mitch the snitch. Grabbed the ripsticks and scooters and headed out. Quick find. Hint proved useful. The logbook was very wet so we couldn't sign it so we took a photo and can upload if needed. TFTC

Smart cache! Had to use a bit of brains when searching with thestormman and Mitch the snitch. TFTC

Fucking shit

A quick easy park & grab. Log is wet. Found by GeoALL7 T.F.T.C

Out for geocaching with OZUK at Kellyville Ridges... Beautiful full sunny .... hide well thanks ...

Took us a little, but finally found it

Found it! Another good one at night.

Another quick find for tonight

Need a new log, absolutely saturated.

Nice and easy. A bit waterlogged though.

Nice quick one. TFTC.

Heading to Windsor this afternoon, I diverted into Stanhope Gardens (or whatever the name of the suburb here is) to hopefully grab a few random smilies. This one proved to be a straightforward find thanks to the cache name and the hint, and I'm pleased to report that despite all the rain and flooding we had at the weekend, this cache is still in good order and I was able to add my name to those who've been here before. Thanks for placing this cache Rheneas, and for the smiley.

Great location and clue. tftc

Quick find, love the stories on your caches, TFTC

Good spot. Beware of The Krakken. Hahaha good one though, thanks for this! Clue was gooodd

First loan find!!

First one!

Found it

Ant infestation!!

Easy find. This one is infested with ants! So didn't attempt to even open it and sign log book.

TFTC!!

Awesome! TFTC!

Love the clue, great walk around Stanhope

This one I thought was going to be a tough one. I parked and walked towards GZ. I was ready for a massive rock search and then checked the hint. At first I thought WHAT?, Then I saw the light and all was OK. SL on the new log, and replaced. TFTC

Replaced log with a new dry one. Please try to keep the container standing upright when returning to it's hiding place in order to keep the log away from water and as dry as possible. Thanks!

#152

Geodaughter made the find and was so proud of herself.....log book was all soggy and needs to be replaced, deposited a few small cabochons....

Found this one very quickly but could not sign. Water poured out of the cache container & the log was saturated. Tried completing signing duties but my pen & the provided pencil were just tearing it. Took a photo as proof of find. Will need some TLC. TFTC

Will need some TLC - was filled with water. Poured it out but the log was saturated & could not sign.

Tftc! Awesome find

Arriving at GZ, had to dismiss preconceived ideas to match clue but co-ords quickly revealed another alternative and an easy find. Cache size is currently a micro not small.

My fifth and final find for the morning. GZ was spot on and the cache quickly located. Retrieved and found a little water in the cache container (emptied out) signed log which was still dry in the zip lock bag before replacing as found. tftc

time to go home and get some lunch...

3161- A simple but effective little hide in a pretty area. When I pulled up I saw a big green esky near GZ and thought I'd have muggles having a picnic to contend with. But it looks like its been there quite a while, full of unsavoury water and rubbish.

This entry was edited by WaywardWoman on Friday, 21 August 2015 at 05:29:09 UTC.

Great hint. Had no trouble parking near gz. Noone around. Tftc SL

Quick find. TFTC.

#1969 (1 of 10 today)

After days of just grabbing one or two caches, today I could spurge even though I need to ration myself so my Cache #2000 plans work.
So heading up north west past Acacia Gardens for some traditional goodness. Got most of my targets before calling it a day - and there was a light sprinkle of rain on the way home.
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Parked near to GZ and a quick search turned up the cache when I spotted something a little suss. Unfortunately, after taking it away to complete signing duties a workman set up too close to GZ for my liking so I took the cache with me to my next find.
Fortunately, it was just the one and he was gone when I returned, so cache replaced OK.

SLTNLN
TFTC

Quick find
SL TFTC

Was a tricky one for a first geocache ever!
Found it with Christopher43

Got to GZ, hoped I wasn't looking for a fake rock, took in hint and had CIH very quickly.

TFTC

This was a fun one. TFTC
Found with Galsalvador and adventure-f0x

Find #4 of 7 today while out on a geocaching night adventure with DarkAvengerx and Galsalvador.

Very clever! Was searching in the right spot when DarkAvengerx pointed something out - aha! TFTC

Nicely hidden.Tftc

Came lookin 4 this 1 ages ago, I just knew it had to b missing then, was a quick.find this toime. Tftc, so good when owners do maintenance, cheers

Cache container replaced.

CO please check...is it still there after big rain?

Just checked this cache and it is indeed missing, will construct a replacement as soon as practical.

Good clue, although there were a few lights. However, that oddly placed rock tells the cacher that there is something not quite right. TFTC

#247 – Garmin eTrex 30 and Geocaching Live for Windows Phone

This was the sixth of nine finds for today. After the DNF for ‘By The Pond Nano #3’, I looked at the map and realised this cache wasn’t too far away. I drove around and found a parking spot close to GZ. I found GZ quickly and then had to ponder about what the hint meant. I moved some camouflage until I noticed something which could be linked to the hint. I was able to reach in and locate the cache. The log was a little damp but the bag was wet. SL. TFTC.

I was caching the area of the few I had yet to find, just to see this one back up again. Drove around to gz and practically had my hand in it before I even slowed down. A good place to sit and look around while signing the log.
Thanks for the cache.

Found with Phantom Cyclist on a caching morning. Looked in some other places first before spotting the thing that looked a little out of place. Nice hide. TFTC.

Found it with goingplaces2. TFTC.

Tftc

Cache has been replaced, I suspect the heavy rain had washed the previous container down the creek. Please replace the container as found to prevent this from happening again. Thanks!

Nope not int obvious spots

Disabling until I can check this cache after a couple of DNFs.

I dont get it.

I found the cache seemingly washed out of its hidey hole amongst the rocks, I have placed it back where I thought it belonged. Thanks..

Quick find log soaked I have laid it out to dry and will return to sign TFTC

This is a nice little area, and the searching did not raise any attention from any houses. Thinking about the movie the whole time I was looking somehow helped me to swoop in for a very quick find.

Thanks for placing this cache here Rheneas and for reminding me of a great movie.

Parked geobeast and saw the dam that needed searching and found the cache the first place I looked. Thanks for bringing me here Rheneas, didn't know this creek was here. TFTCM
Cheers
Dkmacca

Travelled to Kellyville to collect a king single and a queen double beds, what a score that was, so cheering home. Both beds strapped to the roof, raising the height to crazy proportions. Who needs to hire a trailer!
Encouraged the geowifey to head here for an added smiley. It's always a must after buying two beds, doesn't everyone do this?
Parked vehicle 30m to GZ and with torch, spotted the hide instantly. How lucky can we be? Thanks Rhenaes, nice simple hide.

24/09/14. 10:57 AM. Cache #1870. Streak Day #94. 4th of 5 finds today - all new ones from BB & Rheneas. After "The Mighty Fallen", I drove over here and parked in a nearby side street. Poor phone coverage meant I was struggling to update this cache on my app to see if the hint had been added, or if the others' logs added any further clues. While I waited to get a signal, I wandered up and down the street quite a bit. Finally it updated and I decided to head to GZ. All that fuss was unnecessary as I surprised myself by finding it in the first place I looked. I then finished the day's caching at "Brush Turkey Bastion", after a pause at Castle Towers. TFTC }:)

Eventually I put my fingers in the right position to feel the hide. Lucky there weren't too many places to check.

TFTC.

Nice quick find. Bit of a struggle to get it out - person before has long arms!! TFTC

This entry was edited by celtical on Wednesday, 24 September 2014 at 08:16:05 UTC.

Streak Day #435 - We both thought OMG as we arrived @ GZ but as i was about to check something, another little hidey hole came into view, so the OMG moment quickly disappeared. TFTC

Published

I was already home when I received notification of this one. Jumped in the car for the short trip to GZ. I had just started inspecting the area around GZ when I heard a voice not far behind me, "Oi! What do you think you're doing?"

Thankfully it was not neighbourhood watch, but thereimer. Nice to finally meet you

We started systematically covering the likely hiding spots, expanding out in opposite directions. thereimer said, 'have you checked there yet?', pointing right next to me. I hadn't, and was working closer to it. I abandoned what I was looking at, and bingo, CIH. Signed joint FTF at ~3:45pm. We spent the next 10mins chatting about caching and waiting for others to show up (where were you, BB).

TFTC Rheneas. Have you seen the TV show from channel 4 where they recreate a dam busting experience? ([url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik9vCg-xRr4]Youtube link[/url]) Amazing stuff.

Saw this newbie come in, and how close it is to home. So set off on foot, but was not the first there. Met MrMalkovich, lovely to meet you, so many possibilities, but luckily he uncovered it very quickly. Very much a joint find this one. Thanks MrMalkovich and thanks Rheneas. Joint *FTF*

Nice quick find with snoopy and the nephew (signed as messi). SL #1591 on streak day #806 TFTC