SST - Wattle it be Dignams Creek, New South Wales, Australia
By dghoffy and elysium_au on 06-Sep-14. Waypoint GC5CCY2

New log added

Cool cache container

So creative TFTC

TFTCLogbook is wet

TFTC

Amazing cammo, still a quick find

Amazing cammo, still a quick find

Very clever hide, tffc

Didn't have much time, but thought I could reach this cache in the time I had. This was a lovely spot. The Bell Miners were calling overhead and a Lyrebird in the valley below.

The cache was out in the open, so I put it back to the most likely spot.


TFTC

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

Drove all the way down to Panboola yesterday for a parkrun. Today I make my way back to Batemans Bay for a dinner appointment and tomorrow back home to the Illawarra. Lots of caches along the way so I had to pick and choose.
TFTC Wilbert67

Nice hide

In a log.

A clever cache holder.

OCW PelDroedGwin and geodog Peppa

We managed to pull ourselves away from the beautiful coast to explore a little in land and make finds in a new LGA for me.

This was the first find of the day.

I like these containers, nice work

Tftc

Ocw the Bebes. On a day out to Tilba and grabbed a few on the way. This was our first in a new LGA. Tftc

Found this cache on our East Coast Trip Day 6 in company of Bazzars. Three quick ones to start the day before heading north once again. Thanks from D B-A

Day 7 of my trip to Bermagui. Today I decided to climb Gulaga (Mt Dromedary) and collect a few caches along the way.

A quick spot here (familiar camo) !

Tftc !

we love this series of caches so much hard work thankyou ️

Lovely, cache a tad damp… Thanks x

I am sorry to say that some of the cache camo came lose when I was accessing the cache, it probably will need some TLC, thanks for a wonderful cache hide..

I am searching for a lot of caches along here and I will be logging most of them once I get back home. RS.

A very well made cache that blends in well . Thanks for the cache

Found , now to get into the log. Great work.

Cache refreshed with newer version

Tftc. Log book gone but I put a paper in it.

So clever, though I think it requires some maintenance.

Another great camo, a bit wet but signable. Logged and returned. Tftc

Sticky lollies removed and cache cleaned. Really dont understand why anyone would put food into a geocache, let alone lollies!

I crossed the road and looked about. I only spotted the cache as I turned back towards the car. There is something sticky and foul in the cache. I used the pen and got it on my hands and clothes. Nice cache otherwise. TFTC dghoffy.

Out and about caching today while visiting the Bega and district. The caching day started with showery rain and then some solid rain. Did that stop us caching, no! It was a day where you got soaking wet and dried out. Thank you to all CO for placing these caches at the locations. TFTC

Found with Richmond Lad. A clever hide and easily found. Enjoyed this one TFTC

Quick one to find today along with dropping one of our TBs!

A family holiday in Pambula with some early morning caching. Unfortunately the weather wasn't so great with overcast and rainy conditions on most days. Didn't stop the geokids hitting the surf and nearby river, but a few more degrees and blue sky would have been nice.



Spent a few hours most mornings before everyone else was up caching the local area.



Apologies for the generic log, specific or interesting details added as appropriate.



Found with The Matetrix, geokids 2 and 3. Heading home today, this cache found quickly and without issue. TNLNSL TFTC

Found with IamCoust and geobros 2 and 3

Nice little hiding spot

Quick find, nice cache, all in good order.

Thank you dghoffy and elysium_au for putting the cache out and maintaining it.

Nice big container.
Very natural hide
Tftc

Dik

Clever hide, but certainly in the right place.

Great hide, great first day out hunting ️

Amazing

TFTC! Had a lovely day out with a few tricky finds along the way

Found it

Found it

Cool cache

Predominantly creative hides on this series kept things interesting. Got this one, fav point alloc. Scenery beautiful. Our thanks to dghoffy for placing this cache and adding to our enjoyment of the area.

TFTC a hunt would be useful so as not to damage hide! Like ‘twist’

Found this cache today while travelling with goingplaces2 and picking up some of the SST series. Some were easy to find and some were quite tricky, but all were fun. TFTC.

Picking out some of this series and fortunately going in the right direction with ilook4geo. Most were OK to find but some did take a bit longer. So much good camo has been used which made the finds trickier to locate. All caches were in good condition and there was room to sign on each log. Thanks go to dghoffy and elysium_au for placing and maintaining the caches in this series. We enjoyed the day's hunt very much.

Found the cache! It’s a cracker! We took the tb

Time for a bit of tlc, cache lovingly restored

Found by Mary and David at 12:45. Gorgeous sunshine today. Dropped off "The travelling journal" TB. Cache camo is coming apart. Our thanks to dghoffy.

Sorry for the generic log, some with an added comment - this weekend a few of us from Canberra and Goulburn decided to travel down to Bermagui and do the SST series and some of the other traditionals, camping at Wallaga Lake Big4.
Today was day 3, final day of our adventure and what a great adventure it was, loved the company, lots of laughs and stories making it a successful fun long weekend. I just loved the different caches and ability to park safely and enjoy the experience, some a little harder to find than others but found in the end . We signed logs as team CGI (canberra Goulburn invasion) and we all enjoyed ourselves, we all had a great day and all said how much a fantastic series it was. Tftc dghoffy and elysium_au

Spending a glorious weekend down the Sapphire Coast as part of the Canberra Invasion. Whilst the invasion meant the chance to catch up with many cachers at events and at different spots (and a delightful excuse to celebrate Lovetherabbitohs 18th birthday), I spent most of the weekend on the hunt with the CGI crew: Fitzy_1965, DarzeeDi, Minniek , K8TYBEE , GLISS!, GSC2000 Lovetherabbitohs, B0tmun, death_killer & my_name_jeff_1. Thanks so much for keeping all the caches alive and making this weekend a possibility! Tftc

Out and about with nibletricecakes and the Goulburn/Canberra crew. Scouting the coastline for treasures... my first big caching weekend! TFTC (and trail)

One of many many caches found during our SST caching invasion - thank you !

Headed to Wallaga Lake for a bit of an invasion by people from Canberra & Goulburn. A group of us convoyed for most of the long weekend. The group known as CGI (Canberra Goulburn Invasion) consisted of fitzy_1965, darzee di, nibletricecakes, k8tybee, GLISS!, GSC2000 and my geokids Lovetherabbitohs, b0tmun, death_killer & my_name_jeff_1.

Day 3 now all packed up and ready to head home but not before finishing the SST series and any others along the way. All caches were quickly found. We certainly loved the variety.

With Tankengine we made our way down to this part of the coast, there would be many other canberra cachers out and about in the area as well and on this day three we often cached with many of them. This was an area I have been wanting to come visit for such a long time for the trail of caches and was so lucky to have fabulous weather and such good company for the three days.

The caches are very different and interesting with a mixture of hide types, styles and difficulty to keep things interesting. I just loved this area with all the lakes, inlets and waterways, the coast... spectacular. A beautiful place to visit.

Day three and this cache: On our way home but not for some time as there was still plenty of caching to be done along the way. Caught up the AG27, BL27 and TNZ earlier so we went on to finish the trail with them as well. Seen a few of these and they're good. This one functions but has unraveled a bit.

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Travelling with AngelG27 and BobL27 for the 'SST Bermagui Invasion'. Day 3. Cache soon found with Aquilus1 and Tankengine. TFTC.

The long weekend had arrived and off I go as part of the Canberra geocachers invasion for the SST series and any others along the way! A great weekend of camping, caching and socialising with a great bunch of people!

A quick park and grab of another well crafted container [^]

Thanks for the hide, dghoffy

Cache 5241 on 10 Jun 2019.

This was a long awaited and planned geocaching mission to the south coast with a few other Canberra cachers. Bobl27, TikvaNZ and I drove down Saturday morning and picked up a few caches on the way to the main goal which was the SST. We picked up 19 caches Saturday and 70 on Sunday. Such good quality caches and so many different hide types have made caching this trail a real pleasure. Today we are aiming for the last 30 caches before heading home.

This cache: quick find - used to this camo now!

Thanks dghoffy and elysium_au for the cache and the fun!

Found on a long weekend away. Signed as Canberra Goulburn Invasion - CGI. TFTC.

Sorry hoffys, but this is going to be a generic log, as I have trouble keeping up with the youngsters I cache with, let alone making notes for individual caches. It will however save you reading every log!
Weeks ago it was decided to resurrect the idea of Canberra Invasions. I had not previously been involved in these adventures but enthusiastically signed up and this is our second this year. What a fabulous time we had. The main targets were the Event on Saturday night to celebrate an 18th birthday and the SST series. Both were achieved as well as some extras thrown in for good luck.

Thanks to all the COs for the effort they put in to creating the caches we found, but especially to dghoffy . What an incredible set of caches. I especially loved the names allocated to the caches - wow what great imaginations you have, and this spilled over to the creation of the caches. Well done d! It was wonderful not to have a series of mint tins or sistemas and their placement was great too. Evil at times but so much fun! I especially appreciated the fact that there was always good parking on roads that can be busy - glad it was a winter long weekend not one in summer.

All caches were eventually found, sometimes with a little bit of help - thanks to the COs and GrimRaider and were signed or stamped as Capital Crunchers. Brilliant series so thanks again and it was great to have you share the weekend with us.

Quick find - nice camo. Tftc

Found with Smittengranny, Kittykatch and Grimraider caching as Capital Crunchers. Down the coast heading to Bermagui for and caching catchup. TFTC

This here s the wattle,
the symbol of our land
Australia !!
Australia !!
Ay !!

TFTC along the way to Narooma today [^]

12586 Found and Logged 9:12:00 AM
A quick find on my way from Mourya to Bega
Great weather to be outdoors Caching
Left Geocoin
Thanks for the cache dghoffy
Lgoody

Stopped by on the way down the coast to catch up with some friends.

Cheers

TFTC

Tftc

Somehow we spotted this quickly, although had it taken a longer time, we wouldn’t have been surprised, given the excellent camouflage. A huntsman stood guard on the lid, so some careful manoeuvring was needed to gently remove it. All good, log signed. This marks the last in the series for us this year.
Thanks dghoffy and elysium_au; we have had enormous fun making further inroads into your series. Hopefully we’ll be back next year to finish some more!
Domsky

A great camo cache, but it’s starting to come apart, important to screw the lid not remove the container. TFTC dghoffy and elysium_au

Now that we're getting inside their heads we're learning what to expect. I joking said "now they've got me checking silly things like this" and lo and behold it was the cache found instantly.

Accurate coordinates and a logical hide led to a quick find. Unfortunately the lid of the cache container had lost its camo (glue had failed?) and was cracked. Thankfully the contents were in good condition. Thanks dghoffy and elysium_au for the cache and a very enjoyable series.

Going

Good name wattle it be

Whoohoo a trackable to boot. Another excellent camo job. TFTC

G&T had planned a raid on the SST series in the hope of ticking off the required 100 finds for the Hidden Creatures souvenirs. So we came down and had a very successful weekend, with 50 finds on the Saturday and at least 60 on the Sunday, and only 2 or 3 DNFs overall. We completed the SST loop, although we skipped a few here and there when we missed a turnoff or it looked like a given cache might take too long to get to, given we were on a numbers run. But I was really impressed with this series, finding it much more interesting than a boring power trail. There's obviously been genuine thought and in many cases clever workmanship going into the hides. To have so many of such quality and variety is quite an achievement and made the numbers run much more enjoyable than it could have been, were we pursuing endless "tupperware under a bush" hides. People concerned about the lack of hints just need to pay more attention to the clever naming system, in most cases. I also appreciate the thought that went into planning a particular route around the caches - clockwise, which we followed as advised - and the selection of safe places to pull over. Anyway, today was another big day with over 60 finds, breaking G&T's daily record, getting very close to my record and passing my 4000th find milestone. We started the day by heading back from Bega to the spur of BFH caches, getting a few more in the area and then resuming our loop of the SST.

This was another unexpectedly tricky one, but G&T spotted it eventually. TFTC!

Find Number 1648, found at 15:06

With the current Groundspeak promotion encouraging caching for the numbers, GeoSon NationalSteel and I decided to try for all 100 finds in a two day weekend. The only significant series that neither of us had found was the SST, so we set off down South to try our luck. With 50 caches found yesterday, we needed another 50 today to complete the mission. Having completed mission 1, I needed another 10 to beat my previous highest day.

Tricky. We did find it eventually. Clever hide.

The cache was in good condition. We signed the log using the signature GT/NS and replaced the container as found

Thanks dghoffy for the cache.

Found at 12:11:00 PM

I actually picked up this container very early on in my search and chucked it back down again. After searching for 5 minutes or more I checked the cache name and came back to this and gave it a shake. Suspicious rattle. But then I couldn't get it open. More shaking and rattling gave me confidence to try harder and got the desired results. Nice execution. Added a favourite point.

Thanks dghoffy

A series I will never forget, extremely challenging at times as every cache is different and there is no hint. Without a hint you approach GZ each time like a newbie, and if co-ords slightly out finding some caches becomes hard. Day 3. Familiar hide in this series. Tftc

After a night with friends decided to go and find some more caches thanks for the cache

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Found it on my way round the SST. A great series thanks.

Overnight trip around the SST with Seemyshell and Brewmaker. I was really impressed with the wide range of unique styles and sizes. Another huge selling point on these were the interesting names for the caches (instead of numbered), which makes it easier to remember each location and find. Thanks to all the Cache Owners of the Sapphire Coast (namely dghoffy and elysium_au) for injecting the greater area with good quality caches. Thanks For The Cache!

On a two day road trip with Seemyshell and Muppet95 searching for caches around the Sapphire Coast. So many various hides along the way. Thanks to the COs for placing and maintaining these caches in such a beautiful area to visit. TFTC

TFTC
Heading south from Sydney with Brewmaker Himself & Muppet95, with the idea of two full Caching days around the Sapphire Coast. Found this Cache as part of our two day adventure...
Cheers
Seemyshell

Heading into NSW on a relaxing few days away sightseeing and caching, not trying big note ourselves on what caches we get or don’t get while here, but to enjoy each others company.

Thanks to the CO for the placement here.

Excellent cache
Left a star to shine
Tftc

On our wonder down to the Vic, mega at Alexandra. . 2575 so far for us. Thanks for placing this cache dghoffy, without cachers like you we wouldn't have a hobby. Signed log. took nothing, left nothing

TFTC dghoffy and elysium_au!

Wattle we do MaxAdventurer? Find this cache and keep on moving, geodad! TFTC dghoffy

After spending all of yesterday on the SST we set off again today, a bit later though, to rejoin the series at Cobargo and complete it. Yesterday had been challenging with quality nd varied hides that had us on our toes and stretched all day. A great series!
We have christened this type of hide a 'dghoffy' special! Generally a good sized cache but very elaborately camped so it fits in with its surroundings. This was exactly that. Well canoed and took a while to spot!
TFTC

Tftc

Found with geo wife Kezza 1211 and Rogerz1956 TFTC

Found with Geohubby TB142 and Geo Friend RogerZ1956. TFTC

A familiar hide, but this one in much better condition than previous ones found. Amazing work! Love your work! Tftc!!!

Found as we wind our way from Melbourne to Canberra the long way around picking up some stray map zones for a challenge cache as we go. Being dedicated caches we never take the shortest direct route to anywhere, except the next cache of course. A quick and easy find of this camoed cache. Thanks for bringing us here and thanks for the cache.

Nice camo & not much traffic at 6:00am. Kutgw

Great series of caches - I really enjoyed doing the circuit finding as many of the caches as I could.

Thank you for putting these caches out - was going to holiday in Brisbane and Gold Coast but this series encouraged me to come to Sydney & Canberra.

Signed log.

I really close to the end now,what an awesome time ive had!!
TFTC