Whale Watchers Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia
By chapman-99 on 25-Aug-14. Waypoint GC5BPEE

One or more of the following has occurred:

No response from the cache owner.
No cache to find or log to sign.
It has been more than 28 days since the last owner note.

As a result I am archiving this cache to keep from continually showing up in search lists and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

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Had a quick look around for this one, then read previous logs and decided to give it a miss.

Time for this one to go?

The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention.

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I think it needs archiving. CO has had one find and not looked at account since 2014. I posted a NM back in May.

May need replacing or Archiving

Cache seems to be missing or coords extremely out. Did wxpand our search about 20m in each direction with no luck

Didn't look for very long as the track was very busy.

Too well hidden

W didn't find the cache.

Thought we would try....but no luck

Had a quick look for this one but due to previous logs didn't waste much time here as it looks like it may be missing. Maybe it is time for the CO to check it out

Seeing as I was in the area today, I thought I would stop in and check on this cache. I looked in the spot where I had found it previously and it was not there. I checked around the surrounding area to see if it had maybe rolled down the hill but apart from finding a lot of this and that, I didn't find the cache. The CO might want to check on this one.

Didn't find it

A busy spot today lots of walkers on the track and some great views and the closest I have been to NZ for a while took some time to find

very sad to report that we didn't find this one. Looked for ages with Synni - overall a fairly unsuccessful day. Only found 1 out of 3 caches! #disappointed.

Visited Byron Bay today, what an awesome beaches! Unfortunately I couldn't find the cache at all, but the views and walk make it more than good .

Did not find

Spent quite some time around the bench but couldn't find. Also looked around where co-ords sent us but no luck. Disappointed but a beautiful walk nonetheless.

Spent 30 minutes scrambling, getting scratched by shrub, bitten by Mosquitos and ants. Couldn't find the can. At least it seems I'm not the only one challenging the coordinates information. Found a humongous amount of rubbish but no luck. Too bad as the girls had their Trackables ready to be dropped.

Searched for a while where the coordinates told as, then after reading the hint, logs and look at the photos we still couldn't find it even we had four eyes to search...

The crowds are getting to me but still a nice spot. Quick find. Tftc

Looked all around the bench and where the coordinates lead to (~10 m east of the bench) but no luck.

Searched about but no luck on this one today

No luck finding this one today. Great view from GZ though. Thanks anyway!!

Fun find. Pretty easy but a really beautiful location!

Awesome location..

Awesome location!

Found it. My first find in Australia.

I found it on the closer bench .... So I put it back really close ! TFTC

A beautiful morning for a walk around Byron. The views around here are absolutely terrific. We found the coordinates to be a bit out but eventually found it basing our search off the hint.
TFTC

Took much longer than what it should have due to some rather dodgy coordinates. Eventually found the hippy like cardboard container. Don't know how it isn't soaked. TFTC!!

A good walk and fun find

Found this one without too much difficulty just by reading the clue and looking at the pictures! A cute little cache- love the artwork. Might be good to put it all in a bag

Yeah nice

The earth must have shifted off its axis by about 12m today as both our devices were exactly that far off when we finally found it. We needed the hint to point us in the right direction after hunting in the wrong places for a while. So we were happy to finally come up with this unique and colorful container. Not sure how well it will stand up to the next heavy rains though. It would be a shame if it got soggy. We spotted a cute baby brush turkey on the way to the cache. Yes they are cute when the're small.
TFTC.

4:49PM | #591

Found after walking around the beach. Second visit to Byron Bay; a walk to the Lighthouse. I forgot my pen, but I have a photo to prove find, if required. The cache and contents were in good condition, though the container is deteriorating. As mentioned previousy, the co-ordinates are not correct, but the clue is guiding.

TFTC, Liz and Bruce.
Jay of GemJay w/ Jono Moore.

We saw dolphins!

Found it. The cache is a little bigger than I was expecting. Also, I don't think the container will last a long time. The rain isn't good for cardboard .

After tackling the two caches here today I realize I am nowhere near as fit as I thought. We parked near the Lighthouse and headed off down the track. Once we reached GZ we hunted for quite a while when we thought to look at the photos and looked around some more. Where we eventually found the cache was some metres from where our phone took us. I agree that this one will not withstand rain as it appears to be made of cardboard. Was glad to add our name to the log and head on down the track for the other cache. TFTC

Found it with the aid of a great hint. Still no pen and we didn't bring a swappable along, but such a nice walk from Wategos Beach. Well worth the search.

Lots of muggles around so you need to be careful but was a great hunt!

Gps'er on phone took me on the east side of the path with many tracks but not to be. The hint was a huge help. Minx was onto it, while Yelsgnik was in the tree. No pen or trackable. TFTC

Found it !! Early morning walk with the kid. They left some trinkets for the next crew. Pretty easy to find by the description but epically the hint. Container still ok after big rain, not pad still dry but no pen in sight.

Found this while working in Byron Bay on a Saturday afternoon. Parked at Wategoes beach, which was amazing in itself, and made the short walk to gz. Only had the smartphone today so I was a little off with distance.
The hint however gave it away.
If your going to grab this cache I suggest you do before it rains. I don't think the container will last and t he log book is not in a zip lock bag.

A great location though.

Tjanks

Lovely walkway. Tftc

Went for a walk after finding a FREE car park at Clarkes Beach. Found the container and signed the log. I am a little concerned that this container won't last much longer. It is already starting to show the impact of damp salty air.

So many muggles -fit ones at that!.
Tftc

Found this with Henrik N on our Australia east coast trip
Really nice spot that we might have missed without the geocaching.

Thanks for the cache!

TFTC

Tftc. Found with some difficulty. No pen inside.

Found the cache and a friend - the 8 legged kind! Rehomed safely.

Tftc and spider!

Easy find with the hint. Coords still had me heading on the wrong side of the path.

Is the hint still correct? Little disapointed.

Great little walk up the Cape. Found out in open with the lid off. Tried to replace a bit better. Thanks.

Coordinates still off, don't head sea-ward off the track. Easy find.

No whales around today. But lots of muggles.
After taken some pictures at the given CO and found no cache we try the hint some meters away on the other side of the path.
Somewhat later we see an open box (not even rain resist as we think) with a logbook inside.
Try to find a lit and get one that nearly fits.
Bring it back behind a nearby "thing".
TFTC

Took a while bcz the coords are just sooo wrong!!HINT: look at the hint and go to the old tree!. TFTC

Paid $7 for parking. Great location. TFTC.

Found this cache by coincidence...

Found this one on kind of a coincidence..

Coordinates changed from:
S 28° 38.139 E 153° 38.255

Coordinates changed to:
S 28° 38.137 E 153° 38.233

Distance from original: 117.8 feet or 35.9 meters.
Hey GUYS!

Man sorry about the Funky coordinates! Especially form a ex Surveyor! [:p] Hope no one went to off and to close to the edge! talk about a wild goose chase. Anyways the new coords are up . Happy Hunting

Just kept going a little further, sat for a little rest and spotted it. TFTC

Found it with the help of the other clues/history. Nice paint job on container. No pen/pencil or toys in container, so couldn't sign book or swap out. TFTC.

TFTC. Great find on my birthday.

Great whale watching! Pretty pictures!

TFTC! Saw lots of whales along the way. When you think you're there just go a little bit further...

The coord's are out by 50 metres.
Carefully read the description the hint and previous logs.
This will help you nail this one.

Disappointed that i couldn't find this one. Oh well, i'll just have to come back! At least the whales were putting on a show.

Came down to byron for the weekend with Genyo.
The co ords are quite off. Don't go near the cliff.
Before long we found the right place to rest our feet and began the search. Took a while but we eventually had the cache in hand.
TFTC!

We first when to GZ before realising that the coords were very off. Had a look around where thought it should be but without any luck. I message a previous finder and then went along our way. After a few mins and thanks to a lovely fellow cacher we had the correct spot to look. Once this info was obtained or didn't take long to find the cache.

HINT: When you are resting your feet go and visit the still friend to your left.

The coordinates are off on this one and I have a ten year old doing this who was determined that yes we are meant to go near the cliff edge. Had to pull the pin on this as I couldn't convince him that it may be incorrect and we should look around where it was safe. Might get another chance to look for it during this trip, otherwise it will have to wait till next time. Thanks anyway, the walk is great.

Did not find

S 28° 38.137 E 153° 38.223

I was heading to Byron for the weekend and noticed a new green spot on my map that needed to be converted to a smiley. Seeing as the lighthouse is so lovely to visit at night, no muggles around I decided on a night time raid. After spending a few solitary moments up at the lighthouse reminiscing, I hit the track. No need for a torch to guide my way tonight, the moon was bright and lit the path just enough that I wouldn't trip over my own two feet.

Using Fergclan's log as a guide, knowing the coords were well off, I made my way until I found a spot that matched. Hmmm, now where be the cache? I hunted around the location for a small while and then finally unearthed the cache. Victory! Nice paint job I retrieved the logbook and went about leaving my autograph. Seeing as the coordinates are more than comfortably out, I took an alternative lot for future finders.

Thanks for the cache chapman-99

How long can a cache wait to be found,had to duck in off the highway to log in a FTF,however when I got there I thought someone was trying to send me off the edge of the cliff,finally went with the clue and sat about 50m away and looked behind me and there was a fancy painted tin out in the open.Replaced it much more hidden with the Fergclan brand on it.TFTC.

Finally some good weather, so went looking this morning before work. Wasn't sure about the coordinates because like fergclan says it would have sent me off the cliff. Dissapointing the coordinates were that far off.

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