How About A Crunchy Frog? North Wahroonga, New South Wales, Australia
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Inspector Praline on 22-Oct-14. Waypoint GC5EQPH
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It was a surprise getting this chocolate morsel but not as surprised as my friend who pulled out the Spring Surprise made him look a little like FrankensteinBut anyway I much preferred the Crunchy Frog a much nicer name than the coppers wanted it change too, By the time you said "I'll have the 'crunchy raw unboned real dead frog" I would have scoffed the lotWith cache in hand we signed the log and replaced as found. Both the cache and log are in good condition. Thanks for bringing me to the area and thanks for placing the cache Inspector PralineThe following TBs visited for the distance - Adventures with softball 29 and Harper, Govenor Lachlan Macquarie, Hawkesbury Tiger, phlphotos 2011 - 2023 NSW geocoin, phlphotos Cache In Trash Out Geocoin, phlphotos Cache In Trash Out Tag, phlphotos CITO Leaf Nano Geocoin, phlphotos CITO Micro Geocoin, phlphotos - CITO 2019 - 2022 Coin, phlphotos Four Elements Geocoin, phlphotos Optical Illusion Geocoin, phlphotos Spindoc Bob Memorial Geocoin, phlphotos Wheel of Caching Geocoin and phls silver ride
Enjoyed a pleasant walk along the Gibberagong Walking Trail and the old-school archived cache down in the valley. Afterwards we made our to this multi and collected the needed information to work out coordinates for GZ. Made our was to GZ and and after a short search with spotted the cache. With the cache in hand, we signed the log, then replaced as found. Interestingly even though the logbook have been replaced since the last finder, we noticed a muggle entry from one of the SES volunteers who were looking for Ron last xmas. Thanks for the cache Inspector Praline and bella at waggy for the ongoing maintenance - a FP worthy cache. With this cache we added another 719 days of unloved, bringing our total to 2579 days (over 7 years) of unloved for today.The following TBs came through for the mileage: Bob geoMinion, Dave geoMinion, Evil geoMinion, Jerry geoMinion, Larry geoMinion, Mary Hyde's Treasure, Stuart geoMinion, teamMerlin's 7 Deadly Ducks Tag (Lust), Vanlith The Youngling, Hidden Creatures Geocoin TB, teamMerlin's Football, BEETLE BUG RED, Ein Knopf auf Reisen, Travel Bug Origins - Deutschland, Shaneypoo the Grasshopper, TILTA of Doghill, Wally Gecko Travel Bug, Zombie-1, PDXJim's Geowoodstock XII Official Event Trackable, Beginner Blog Trackable
I tried today and got one number wrong which meant I bashed through some scrub that clearly wasn’t WP2. I must have walked past where I have needed to be now that I have rechecked the photo I took on the way out. I enjoyed this walk so I will try and come back and complete the rest of the multi - as usual any multi with more than 2 waypoints takes at least 2 visits.
I will be back Inspector Praline
I will be back Inspector Praline
Two members of Hygiene Squad were on the case today.
Wp2 has been adjusted as it appears Mr Milton has tried to shift his getaway car and the incriminating evidence.
Wp3 is find and easier to count for both items (either that or we had a lucky guess).
The final has been drained and a new log added with the clue on the front page.
Good luck with the apprehension of Mt Milton.
Wp2 has been adjusted as it appears Mr Milton has tried to shift his getaway car and the incriminating evidence.
Wp3 is find and easier to count for both items (either that or we had a lucky guess).
The final has been drained and a new log added with the clue on the front page.
Good luck with the apprehension of Mt Milton.
How About A Crunchy Frog? was transferred from Kid Ron Satan to user bella at waggy
I came back to have another crack, and like the two before me had issues with WP2.
Can the CO confirm that this is still solvable, or if not can coordinates for WP4 be posted so the 2 seemingly iffy waypoints can be bypassed as cache appears unsolvable?
Can the CO confirm that this is still solvable, or if not can coordinates for WP4 be posted so the 2 seemingly iffy waypoints can be bypassed as cache appears unsolvable?
Wow .. hard day. Wp2 not enough physical evidence left...
Found and apprehended a very wet Mr Milton. Log book completely stuffed due to water. Tftc
Found and apprehended a very wet Mr Milton. Log book completely stuffed due to water. Tftc
Mr Milton, you slippery sod!
An excellent caper through the bush, a few decent views and some interesting locales.
All physical WPs are in good order. WP2 and WP3 virtual don't appear to be in the same state as they were when Mr Milton began his escape so a little sleuthing was required on my part to catch the crook.
At GZ Mr Milton was unable to be apprehended as he has been aquamated, leaving his goop in the cache container and thoroughly saturating the log. I have tried to empty the cache of his liquified remains but the log book requires some resucitation.
An excellent caper through the bush, a few decent views and some interesting locales.
All physical WPs are in good order. WP2 and WP3 virtual don't appear to be in the same state as they were when Mr Milton began his escape so a little sleuthing was required on my part to catch the crook.
At GZ Mr Milton was unable to be apprehended as he has been aquamated, leaving his goop in the cache container and thoroughly saturating the log. I have tried to empty the cache of his liquified remains but the log book requires some resucitation.
We managed to get halfway done, all virtual waypoints clear and now we will return another day for the physical portion. Was hoping to get 2 in the Monty python series in 1 day but weather said no unfortunately
Started the multi with patwuzhear but decided to leave for another day when the WP diverged from our intended route.
Will be back...
Will be back...
Wow! What a great caching experience. I started this last year but ran out of sunlight at WP2. With the recent restrictions we visited WP3 as part of a secluded local bushwalking by way of exercise. Later one I visited WP4 and WP5 by way of a further walk. Today the youngest two boys needed exercise so we came for another bushwalking and found WP6 and the final. This is a great experience and I recommend it to all. The car waypoint is a bit of a difficulty, but with the log clues and an educated guess at the make, it is certainly possible to make the connections. All the physical waypoints are in good order.
Sadly the final has some water in the container, and the ziplock bag had not kept the log from getting socked. With the boys in tow I didn't have time to try an dry it out, but I emptied the water and used a new ziplock bag to sign, and enclose the log. If anyone is planning to make the find here I'd recommend bringing a new log and a bag. Otherwise the final is in place.
This was great fun and my thanks to to the CO. I absolutely have to award a favourite for the sheer experience of it all. TFTC.
Sadly the final has some water in the container, and the ziplock bag had not kept the log from getting socked. With the boys in tow I didn't have time to try an dry it out, but I emptied the water and used a new ziplock bag to sign, and enclose the log. If anyone is planning to make the find here I'd recommend bringing a new log and a bag. Otherwise the final is in place.
This was great fun and my thanks to to the CO. I absolutely have to award a favourite for the sheer experience of it all. TFTC.
Today we headed up to Hornsby for some shopping and to complete a couple of long MultiCaches that we have been slowly working on, plus a couple of bonus Traditionals that were close to our intended route. This was the 2nd of 4 finds for the day.
Well it's taken us over 2 years to complete this MultiCache, having done the longish bushwalks for WP1, 2, & 3 way back in September 2017, and thought we were never going to get to the end after failing to find WP5 recently. But crash2079 kindly checked WP5 and confirmed that we were both blind and WP5 was safe & well where he had placed it some three months earlier. So today we returned to see what we had missed previously, and sure enough it was a quick find of the waypoint container & info. We must have looked in that spot several times previously, but just thought that the covering material was part of the surrounding structure and not movable - it certainly fooled us!
Anyway we were now off to WP6, which turned out to be on a familiar track that we had cached on some years back, and it was to be a quick find of the container & info at the coordinates. Off to final GZ and, after winding our way down the hill, it was a nice quick find of the generously sized container. Stamped & signed the logbook, noted down the series clue, TNLN, then replaced as found. We noted that there were some recent online "finders" that didn't appear in the final GZ logbook (see logbook photo), so maybe Inspector Praline needs to do some investigations into that particular mystery.
Thanks Inspector Praline (and KRS) for the lengthy but enjoyable adventure & cache, although we are still picking cockroach legs out of our teeth, and thanks to crash2079 for the waypoint check. A Favourite point awarded from us.
Find #3489
Well it's taken us over 2 years to complete this MultiCache, having done the longish bushwalks for WP1, 2, & 3 way back in September 2017, and thought we were never going to get to the end after failing to find WP5 recently. But crash2079 kindly checked WP5 and confirmed that we were both blind and WP5 was safe & well where he had placed it some three months earlier. So today we returned to see what we had missed previously, and sure enough it was a quick find of the waypoint container & info. We must have looked in that spot several times previously, but just thought that the covering material was part of the surrounding structure and not movable - it certainly fooled us!
Anyway we were now off to WP6, which turned out to be on a familiar track that we had cached on some years back, and it was to be a quick find of the container & info at the coordinates. Off to final GZ and, after winding our way down the hill, it was a nice quick find of the generously sized container. Stamped & signed the logbook, noted down the series clue, TNLN, then replaced as found. We noted that there were some recent online "finders" that didn't appear in the final GZ logbook (see logbook photo), so maybe Inspector Praline needs to do some investigations into that particular mystery.
Thanks Inspector Praline (and KRS) for the lengthy but enjoyable adventure & cache, although we are still picking cockroach legs out of our teeth, and thanks to crash2079 for the waypoint check. A Favourite point awarded from us.
Find #3489
Navigated some marshy swamp lands and could hear the frogs singing. Glad to report that WP5 is still in place. It's well tucked away under a stone in the hope it won't get muggled again.
Today we headed up to Hornsby to do some shopping, stopping off on the way at Turramurra for a solved Mystery/Puzzle cache, and then after the shopping to do some caching around Normanhurst for another solved Mystery/Puzzle cache and a couple of new Traditionals. Also revisited an old DNF and another waypoint of a longish Multi that we have been slowly working on. A total of 5 finds, and 1 waypoint, for the day.
It's been nearly 2 years since we found WP1, WP2, & WP3, so decided to stop off today to see if we could find some more waypoints of this Multi. Had no trouble finding the information at WP4, so loaded up the GPSr and headed off to WP5.
But try as we might we were unable to find anything useful at WP5. Searched for quite some time, as per the information from WP4, but failed to find anything at the given coordinates and eventually had to give it up and move on. Sad way to end this cache, after all of the long walks to get the other waypoints, but that's just the way it goes. Thanks anyway KRS.
It's been nearly 2 years since we found WP1, WP2, & WP3, so decided to stop off today to see if we could find some more waypoints of this Multi. Had no trouble finding the information at WP4, so loaded up the GPSr and headed off to WP5.
But try as we might we were unable to find anything useful at WP5. Searched for quite some time, as per the information from WP4, but failed to find anything at the given coordinates and eventually had to give it up and move on. Sad way to end this cache, after all of the long walks to get the other waypoints, but that's just the way it goes. Thanks anyway KRS.
With thanks to crash2079, all WPs are back in play and this one is ready to be found again. Cache on!
There are issues with some of the WPs. I might check soon(ish) to confirm the final is still there and if so, might turn this one into more of a trad so the clue for the Monty series is still findable...
We started this one in Feb/Mar. We got to wp 5 but can't find it. Anominous Sign got the GZ coords from a helpful cacher. We finally got around today to complete it. Thanks for the cache!
We had started this cache a while back, but got stuck on wp5 which seems to have gone missing. Today, armed with GZ from a helpful previous finder, we found the cache. A very fun cache and our second in the Monty Python series. Thanks!
Have been biting at the bit to get back to this one and finally had a chance today.
Found WP4 without much bother, then on to look for WP5. Unfortunately no luck... looked high and low for quite some time and then read some recent logs that suggest WP5 may be MIA.
Will be back again.
Found WP4 without much bother, then on to look for WP5. Unfortunately no luck... looked high and low for quite some time and then read some recent logs that suggest WP5 may be MIA.
Will be back again.
OCW PelDroedGwin
Closing in on the last two of the series and today we had enough time to enjoy this one.
I have a real sweet tooth and I definitely needed the sugar boost here.
Quite an adventure in a very pretty patch of greenery.
The first 4 WP's were found easily and we had a good laugh (maybe at our own expense) as we followed the clues.
At WP5 we spent a good amount of time searching numerous levels and possible hidey holes yet couldn't find the container.
I reached out to the CO who provided the numbers that we needed for GZ.
Once we'd signed the log and collected the info we doubled back (again) and had another look for Wp5....still nothing.
Fav point from me....there's not enough long multi's around!
TFTC
Closing in on the last two of the series and today we had enough time to enjoy this one.
I have a real sweet tooth and I definitely needed the sugar boost here.
Quite an adventure in a very pretty patch of greenery.
The first 4 WP's were found easily and we had a good laugh (maybe at our own expense) as we followed the clues.
At WP5 we spent a good amount of time searching numerous levels and possible hidey holes yet couldn't find the container.
I reached out to the CO who provided the numbers that we needed for GZ.
Once we'd signed the log and collected the info we doubled back (again) and had another look for Wp5....still nothing.
Fav point from me....there's not enough long multi's around!
TFTC
OCW the Bebes.
We had fun trekking along the tracks for this long multi.
No luck at WP 5 but reading previous logs and out thorough search led to believe it has gone. We had some guidance from the CO and soon had CIH.
These long(ish) bush walks are my sort of cash so fav point from me. Tftc.
We had fun trekking along the tracks for this long multi.
No luck at WP 5 but reading previous logs and out thorough search led to believe it has gone. We had some guidance from the CO and soon had CIH.
These long(ish) bush walks are my sort of cash so fav point from me. Tftc.
Previously logged under team account BoogieRogue. Re-logging with my individual account. Find#: 1466
Found on: 15 July 2018 16:43
Buddies: HUNbat
Muggles: none
Weather: sunny
Cache condition: good
What an adventure this was. Got too all the ways until#5 we were stopped to a screeching halt by a missing WP 5. Two PAFs later and we had the location to GZ. Off we went to collect the prize. This time without HUNbat though, as they went home. TFTC TNLNSL
Found on: 15 July 2018 16:43
Buddies: HUNbat
Muggles: none
Weather: sunny
Cache condition: good
What an adventure this was. Got too all the ways until#5 we were stopped to a screeching halt by a missing WP 5. Two PAFs later and we had the location to GZ. Off we went to collect the prize. This time without HUNbat though, as they went home. TFTC TNLNSL
Find#: 1466
Found on: 15 July 2018 16:43
Buddies: HUNbat
Muggles: none
Weather: sunny
Cache condition: good
What an adventure this was. Got too all the ways until#5 we were stopped to a screeching halt by a missing WP 5. Two PAFs later and we had the location to GZ. Off we went to collect the prize. This time without HUNbat though, as they went home. TFTC TNLNSL
Found on: 15 July 2018 16:43
Buddies: HUNbat
Muggles: none
Weather: sunny
Cache condition: good
What an adventure this was. Got too all the ways until#5 we were stopped to a screeching halt by a missing WP 5. Two PAFs later and we had the location to GZ. Off we went to collect the prize. This time without HUNbat though, as they went home. TFTC TNLNSL
Found WP1, WP2 & WP3 today... then ran out of time. Will be back - this multi is awesome!! Fantastic challenge.
Was reminded of an important lesson while completing these WPs... beware preconceived ideas... was expecting more "remains" at the location of Mr. Milton's getaway car so wandered around for quite some time before finally making the find... had even walked right past and missed it.
Was reminded of an important lesson while completing these WPs... beware preconceived ideas... was expecting more "remains" at the location of Mr. Milton's getaway car so wandered around for quite some time before finally making the find... had even walked right past and missed it.
Started this one prior to xmas but ran out of steam in the heat. Came back to it after a nudge and soon I was collecting more than 39 million unloved seconds (452 days) Yippee. Thanks 'Inspector Praline' from the nice wander in the bush and the cache placement have a favorite point for your efforts. Cache is all good
Cheers
Cheers
31 Dec 2017
Attempted with morry9. I will be back to finish it off!
With 2017 fast drawing to a close, I wanted to squeeze in a few more caches and also to pick up the ‘Last Cache of 2017’ digital souvenir. Having found another Digby23 cache the other day, I was keen to go for another and morry9 was keen to join me. We headed to Turramurra for the ‘THE BATTLE FOR BANNOCKBURN’ Multi Cache. Working through the field puzzle, I suspected a likely hiding spot before we had finished crunching the numbers. I was on the money but the co-ordinates helped us hone in on the physical cache. Another nicely constructed cache! Thanks For The Multi Cache Digby23.
I have been eyeing off the ‘How About A Crunchy Frog?’ Multi Cache over in North Wahroonga for some time and thought it would be a good day for it, despite it being a rather hot summer’s day. The first couple of Waypoints were easy enough, until we reached Mr. Milton's getaway car. Turns out the car is a little worse for wear but a quick Phone A Friend to the Cache Owner helped us get back on the scent. We bumped into a local muggle who was doing his own Cache In Trash Out, but without the caching. He had filled three large bags full of rubbish, which had being washed down stream. We had a chat and I helped pick up some rubbish too. What a champ! Anyway, turns out we needed to allow more time to finish off the Multi, so will have to return another day to catch Mr. Milton.
Being somewhat in the area, I wanted to detour to find The 2 Dogs’ ‘Asquith Adventure’ in Wahroonga. I do not think we came in the most common route, but a fairly easy scramble up the cliff lead us to the hide. Thanks For The Cache The 2 Dogs.
There was another The 2 Dog’s cache fairly close by in Wahroonga, ‘Ophidiophobia’, so definitely worth the quick stop. After some more scrambling and rock hopping, I soon had the Cache In Hand. Thanks For The Cache The 2 Dogs.
Having run out of time by this point, and needing to get to a New Year’s Eve party, we headed home. I wanted to get one more cache in, so on the way to the party, I swung by a cache I had previously logged as a Did Not Find, 'Along the Path' in Ryde. I had worked out where it was and definitely should have found it the first time (and would have been the First To Find) but that is the way it goes sometimes. A quick find here and I was on my way to ring in 2018! Thanks For The Cache League13.
"JordsAU
Attempted with morry9. I will be back to finish it off!
With 2017 fast drawing to a close, I wanted to squeeze in a few more caches and also to pick up the ‘Last Cache of 2017’ digital souvenir. Having found another Digby23 cache the other day, I was keen to go for another and morry9 was keen to join me. We headed to Turramurra for the ‘THE BATTLE FOR BANNOCKBURN’ Multi Cache. Working through the field puzzle, I suspected a likely hiding spot before we had finished crunching the numbers. I was on the money but the co-ordinates helped us hone in on the physical cache. Another nicely constructed cache! Thanks For The Multi Cache Digby23.
I have been eyeing off the ‘How About A Crunchy Frog?’ Multi Cache over in North Wahroonga for some time and thought it would be a good day for it, despite it being a rather hot summer’s day. The first couple of Waypoints were easy enough, until we reached Mr. Milton's getaway car. Turns out the car is a little worse for wear but a quick Phone A Friend to the Cache Owner helped us get back on the scent. We bumped into a local muggle who was doing his own Cache In Trash Out, but without the caching. He had filled three large bags full of rubbish, which had being washed down stream. We had a chat and I helped pick up some rubbish too. What a champ! Anyway, turns out we needed to allow more time to finish off the Multi, so will have to return another day to catch Mr. Milton.
Being somewhat in the area, I wanted to detour to find The 2 Dogs’ ‘Asquith Adventure’ in Wahroonga. I do not think we came in the most common route, but a fairly easy scramble up the cliff lead us to the hide. Thanks For The Cache The 2 Dogs.
There was another The 2 Dog’s cache fairly close by in Wahroonga, ‘Ophidiophobia’, so definitely worth the quick stop. After some more scrambling and rock hopping, I soon had the Cache In Hand. Thanks For The Cache The 2 Dogs.
Having run out of time by this point, and needing to get to a New Year’s Eve party, we headed home. I wanted to get one more cache in, so on the way to the party, I swung by a cache I had previously logged as a Did Not Find, 'Along the Path' in Ryde. I had worked out where it was and definitely should have found it the first time (and would have been the First To Find) but that is the way it goes sometimes. A quick find here and I was on my way to ring in 2018! Thanks For The Cache League13.
"JordsAU
Today we headed up to North Wahroonga to go in search of some older bush hides, including a "findable" Archived cache GC158A #15 Lover's Jump Stash, and to do a few waypoints of a Monty Python Multi-cache (Crunchy Frog).
Made a start on this one today, visiting the first 4 waypoints (WP0, WP1, WP2, & WP3) while we were grabbing traditionals in the bush. To be continued.
Made a start on this one today, visiting the first 4 waypoints (WP0, WP1, WP2, & WP3) while we were grabbing traditionals in the bush. To be continued.
Finally!!!
This has been in my radar for too long as I waited for enough time and being in the right place.
Today I just went for it!
No trouble at the first two waypoints until at WP2 I confused my left and right and had to make a slight adjustment.
Then all good until WP5 were despite a likely location I couldn't spot a container!?!
Luckily I was given help by Bella at Waggy and soon had cache in hand.
Information retrieved!!!
A great couple of hours wandering through the bush!!!
TFTC.
This has been in my radar for too long as I waited for enough time and being in the right place.
Today I just went for it!
No trouble at the first two waypoints until at WP2 I confused my left and right and had to make a slight adjustment.
Then all good until WP5 were despite a likely location I couldn't spot a container!?!
Luckily I was given help by Bella at Waggy and soon had cache in hand.
Information retrieved!!!
A great couple of hours wandering through the bush!!!
TFTC.
I finally got around to finishing the second half of this and I picked a pretty bad day to do it. The recent rain made the ground very slippery and I spent much more of my time sliding around than I would have liked. Despite this I enjoyed romping through the bush from place to place and got to the final GZ just in time before the rain started up again. Thanks. A lot of work clearly went into this.
Not found on a trip to Sydney with BillHill531 to find a few caches on my short list. We started out strong, then lost sight of things when we spent way too long on a multi we did not even finish. Ending with six finds and that one incomplete.
This was that multi. It was pretty fun what we did do, but we are so easily distracted from our goals. Had no problem with any waypoints until waypoint two. We found the pedals, but I think someone read the left as right and vice versa (probably the CO ), so got some interesting coords for number three. We worked it out and then disagreed with a number there. So waypoint four will have to wait for another day.
Thanks for the great walk through a lovely area!
This was that multi. It was pretty fun what we did do, but we are so easily distracted from our goals. Had no problem with any waypoints until waypoint two. We found the pedals, but I think someone read the left as right and vice versa (probably the CO ), so got some interesting coords for number three. We worked it out and then disagreed with a number there. So waypoint four will have to wait for another day.
Thanks for the great walk through a lovely area!
I started this today and although I haven't finished it yet I thought I'd mention that the pedals of the car are there, they were just hidden in some undergrowth. Its been a long and interesting journey so far. I look forward to finishing it.
Find #: 1,316
Companions: None
Muggles: Zero for part 1, a few walkers along the way during part 2
Weather: Part 1 - warm; part 2 - cool
Cache condition: Good
I finished the first 2/3 of this epic journey about a month ago, but haven't had the opportunity to complete it due to the better half being overseas and not wanting to take 3 rugrats along on this journey. Today, however, I had the necessary time and opportunity to finish the search.
The paths were a bit muddy due to last week's deluge, and there were quite a few trees down along the path, but nothing that prevented completion. I was particularly relieved not to relocate any "travelers".
I parked near the start and headed to WP5. I was a bit nervous about the cliff (nice view, though!), so was cautious in how I retrieved the container. Really, down there? Luckily the path down wasn't too bad, while the main path at the bottom was great, allowing me to pick up the pace of my jog. WP6 was easily found; it is a bit muddy, but dry inside. Hooray, off to GZ! Once there I quickly made the find, so took the time to retrieve the details (yum) and enjoy the spot, before heading back towards the car. I then decided I needed more of a jog, so ran along the Gibberagong track to the point where it descends sharply towards Bobbin Head, then headed back, which added a few kms.
Thanks for the accurate co-ords, including the various additional waypoints, and thanks Inspector for the cache!
Companions: None
Muggles: Zero for part 1, a few walkers along the way during part 2
Weather: Part 1 - warm; part 2 - cool
Cache condition: Good
I finished the first 2/3 of this epic journey about a month ago, but haven't had the opportunity to complete it due to the better half being overseas and not wanting to take 3 rugrats along on this journey. Today, however, I had the necessary time and opportunity to finish the search.
The paths were a bit muddy due to last week's deluge, and there were quite a few trees down along the path, but nothing that prevented completion. I was particularly relieved not to relocate any "travelers".
I parked near the start and headed to WP5. I was a bit nervous about the cliff (nice view, though!), so was cautious in how I retrieved the container. Really, down there? Luckily the path down wasn't too bad, while the main path at the bottom was great, allowing me to pick up the pace of my jog. WP6 was easily found; it is a bit muddy, but dry inside. Hooray, off to GZ! Once there I quickly made the find, so took the time to retrieve the details (yum) and enjoy the spot, before heading back towards the car. I then decided I needed more of a jog, so ran along the Gibberagong track to the point where it descends sharply towards Bobbin Head, then headed back, which added a few kms.
Thanks for the accurate co-ords, including the various additional waypoints, and thanks Inspector for the cache!
STOP PRESS: It appears that the pedals at WP2 might be missing. Until I can go and investigate, please feel free to use R = Q squared and S = Q + 1.
We got to WP2 and found his car and its make immediately.
We could not find the pedals anywhere and so were unable to calculate WP3.
Regardless we pushed on along an obvious track, but missed the turnoff from the pink ribbon marked track and so ended up on Ku-ring-gai Chase Road.
We could not find the pedals anywhere and so were unable to calculate WP3.
Regardless we pushed on along an obvious track, but missed the turnoff from the pink ribbon marked track and so ended up on Ku-ring-gai Chase Road.
Not a find, just a progress note on this epic ...
I decided to tackle this cache, given it is within a reasonable range of home, although drove to the start rather than jogging like I normally would, leaving the jogging portion to the journey itself. I quickly found the details and WP1, and headed on past another cache I had recently found until I got to WP2. I really struggled here trying to figure out what I was really looking for, as nothing matched what I was expecting to find for L and R, so I eventually worked with the only objects that providing anything, and luckily they provided reasonable co-ordinates. After WP3 I took the opportunity to find another cache which I have been meaning to get to for ages, but after WP4 I decided to pause the journey given I had already taken about 90 minutes to get to this point.
I found the experience reminiscent of a wherigo in its complexity, and enjoyed the variety of the landscape, so am looking forward to completing the second half, although hopefully without injury (I stumbled and slid on the way back from WP3, gaining a nice collection of scratches). TFT1/2C!
I decided to tackle this cache, given it is within a reasonable range of home, although drove to the start rather than jogging like I normally would, leaving the jogging portion to the journey itself. I quickly found the details and WP1, and headed on past another cache I had recently found until I got to WP2. I really struggled here trying to figure out what I was really looking for, as nothing matched what I was expecting to find for L and R, so I eventually worked with the only objects that providing anything, and luckily they provided reasonable co-ordinates. After WP3 I took the opportunity to find another cache which I have been meaning to get to for ages, but after WP4 I decided to pause the journey given I had already taken about 90 minutes to get to this point.
I found the experience reminiscent of a wherigo in its complexity, and enjoyed the variety of the landscape, so am looking forward to completing the second half, although hopefully without injury (I stumbled and slid on the way back from WP3, gaining a nice collection of scratches). TFT1/2C!
A fine chase trackin' down these felonious tidbits, to an' fro, up an' darn, in an' out, waylaid by one wiry geezer's tripe which had me doublin' back to one WP, but nuffin'! Put right by the Gov'ner what knew better so had anuvver crack a while after.
Rolled up the remainin' sweeties in sort o' quick order but crafty Mr Milton still 'ad me wanderin' about for a bit - got his lair in the end and bailed 'im up for the info what migh' come in 'andy later.
Rolled up the remainin' sweeties in sort o' quick order but crafty Mr Milton still 'ad me wanderin' about for a bit - got his lair in the end and bailed 'im up for the info what migh' come in 'andy later.
#104
I decided to track Mr Milton in a less direct way hoping that stealth would catch him by surprise. I tasted the Cherry Fondue when I headed out to Ophidiophobia on Monday and digested it at home. On Tuesday I returned for Cygnet-3 where I also gobbled up a Crunchy Frog and sampled the Ram's Bladder Cup (had to dig deep for evidence here as the getaway car was almost lost under a sea of leaves). On Wednesday, I went on an Asquith Adventure, where I snacked on a Cockroach Cluster. Having developed a real taste for Mr Milton's confectionery, today I scoffed down an Anthrax Ripple, Spring Surprise and Newt Jelly. But Mr Milton must have got wind of what was going on with all of that to-ing and fro-ing. He was in a very good hiding spot but eventually I managed to detain him. But how am I going to satisfy my cravings for those scrumptious chocolates now that he's been put away? A great story and an absolutely fun adventure. This is why I love geoCaching !!! Fave awarded.
I decided to track Mr Milton in a less direct way hoping that stealth would catch him by surprise. I tasted the Cherry Fondue when I headed out to Ophidiophobia on Monday and digested it at home. On Tuesday I returned for Cygnet-3 where I also gobbled up a Crunchy Frog and sampled the Ram's Bladder Cup (had to dig deep for evidence here as the getaway car was almost lost under a sea of leaves). On Wednesday, I went on an Asquith Adventure, where I snacked on a Cockroach Cluster. Having developed a real taste for Mr Milton's confectionery, today I scoffed down an Anthrax Ripple, Spring Surprise and Newt Jelly. But Mr Milton must have got wind of what was going on with all of that to-ing and fro-ing. He was in a very good hiding spot but eventually I managed to detain him. But how am I going to satisfy my cravings for those scrumptious chocolates now that he's been put away? A great story and an absolutely fun adventure. This is why I love geoCaching !!! Fave awarded.
I started a couple of weeks ago and had a little chat with a bloke that lived outside the parking location. I told him about geocaching but he wasn't that interested. I grabbed the next waypoint, and then the next and set off down the overgrown trail. After the next waypoint things got a bit hairy, as the track was barely identifiable and recent bushfires had wiped out sections, which made seeing any tracks impossible. But like i'm sure somebody has mentioned, following the pink ribbons is a good way to go. I did end up getting thrown off at a burnt section (tree stumps were still smoldering) and walked about a kilometre further north than I needed to. I realised my mistake and tracked back and used a bit of common sense to work out where I needed to go. I found the final waypoint and as I suspected, head back towards the start. I was pretty rooted at this stage so I jumped in the car and decided to save the second half for another day.
Yesterday I finally had a break from uni work and had a few spare hours, so I got motivated and head back to finish this one off. I expected to be following the track towards the Cygnet cache nearby, but the first physical cache pointed me elsewhere. After a bit of scrambling and bush bushing I found the next clue and the fire trail. It was easymode from here and I had a nice little stroll to the next clue and then backtracked to the final location. It sounded like there was a beehive near the final cache but I couldn't spot one anywhere. Probably just traffic from somewhere
Overall it was an awesome cache, and an epic walk. Good exercise, loved the creativity and the spot. TFTC!
Yesterday I finally had a break from uni work and had a few spare hours, so I got motivated and head back to finish this one off. I expected to be following the track towards the Cygnet cache nearby, but the first physical cache pointed me elsewhere. After a bit of scrambling and bush bushing I found the next clue and the fire trail. It was easymode from here and I had a nice little stroll to the next clue and then backtracked to the final location. It sounded like there was a beehive near the final cache but I couldn't spot one anywhere. Probably just traffic from somewhere
Overall it was an awesome cache, and an epic walk. Good exercise, loved the creativity and the spot. TFTC!
Wow what a great cache.
At first I was a little put off, reading the logs of how long it was, but when I actually got around to doing it I realised that this is more than a multi, because it is actually a tour of several of the great caches in the area along beautiful bush paths.
So following on from my previous log, after which I got a welcome email that I was mostly there:
I took off this morning from where the instructions in WP4 advised and was soon at another great spot in the bush opening the next one. I diverted to find an owl and then overshot WP6 a little but found it as well. It has been tested by the recent rains but there is nothing that can go soggy here and the seals are good.
So with all the required lollies retrieved, it was off to find Mr Milton who was in custody by midday.
Thanks KRS for a great adventure - a favourite from me.
At first I was a little put off, reading the logs of how long it was, but when I actually got around to doing it I realised that this is more than a multi, because it is actually a tour of several of the great caches in the area along beautiful bush paths.
So following on from my previous log, after which I got a welcome email that I was mostly there:
I took off this morning from where the instructions in WP4 advised and was soon at another great spot in the bush opening the next one. I diverted to find an owl and then overshot WP6 a little but found it as well. It has been tested by the recent rains but there is nothing that can go soggy here and the seals are good.
So with all the required lollies retrieved, it was off to find Mr Milton who was in custody by midday.
Thanks KRS for a great adventure - a favourite from me.
Well having been in the area with Martin Cousins a few days ago I knew this was going to be a bit of a marathon, so I did it over a few days. You do like your hills don't you?! Having picked up the virtuals on Saturday, I went back today to "find real things".
After a nice quick find at wp4 I decided to move the car up the road a bit to the other path. Wandered down & found a hill (surprise, surprise), so slid down, found a nice (or so I thought) tree about halfway down to slow my descent. Got a good grip then lost my footing and a bit of skin off the arm still hanging onto the tree. Ah well ......... in for a penny.................... continued down and around and found my chocolate. It suggested carrying on down the slope but I decided to go back to the car - BUT - I lost the path I had come in on........ and wandered around for a while until that horrible feeling of "I can't be lost in the bush, can I?" panic started to set in. Retraced steps and eventually found my path........... maybe I should have just slid on down to the waypoint.
Anyway - back to the car & drove a few streets away, got to the coords & looked, and looked, and looked some more. PAF - suggested I should be able to see the stream. What stream? Eventually figured that I was looking at the coords for the path junction not the wp. Success I had found the path junction!! (Duh!!) readjusted and set off down the path making a small diversion to find "Powerful owl". AHA...... that would be the stream I was looking for.............. and oh look another hill!
Made it a bit harder than it needed to be by heading too far off the path, but soon had another chocolate, & back down the path again.
Soon found GZ and captured my prey. Also took the pretty sloth pathtag. (& in hindsight probably should have left the car where it was!)
TFTC & the excercise - beautiful area to wander about in. Must have taken you ages to set up, have a favourite.
This entry was edited by celtical on Monday, 17 August 2015 at 07:14:05 UTC.
After a nice quick find at wp4 I decided to move the car up the road a bit to the other path. Wandered down & found a hill (surprise, surprise), so slid down, found a nice (or so I thought) tree about halfway down to slow my descent. Got a good grip then lost my footing and a bit of skin off the arm still hanging onto the tree. Ah well ......... in for a penny.................... continued down and around and found my chocolate. It suggested carrying on down the slope but I decided to go back to the car - BUT - I lost the path I had come in on........ and wandered around for a while until that horrible feeling of "I can't be lost in the bush, can I?" panic started to set in. Retraced steps and eventually found my path........... maybe I should have just slid on down to the waypoint.
Anyway - back to the car & drove a few streets away, got to the coords & looked, and looked, and looked some more. PAF - suggested I should be able to see the stream. What stream? Eventually figured that I was looking at the coords for the path junction not the wp. Success I had found the path junction!! (Duh!!) readjusted and set off down the path making a small diversion to find "Powerful owl". AHA...... that would be the stream I was looking for.............. and oh look another hill!
Made it a bit harder than it needed to be by heading too far off the path, but soon had another chocolate, & back down the path again.
Soon found GZ and captured my prey. Also took the pretty sloth pathtag. (& in hindsight probably should have left the car where it was!)
TFTC & the excercise - beautiful area to wander about in. Must have taken you ages to set up, have a favourite.
This entry was edited by celtical on Monday, 17 August 2015 at 07:14:05 UTC.
Thought I'd post a "progress note" as this is certainly an epic...
Left the house giving the dog the "you're not coming - it's in a National Park" look.
At the Parking WP, found the info, had to think about X for about 2 seconds....
At Crunchy Frog, I thought if only the WPs were going to be this far apart....
At Ram's Bladder Cup, it appeared that Mr Milton's car was in need of a service. However managed to get everything I needed.
Now the trek to the Cockroach cluster was an epic in itself, after completing the creek crossing I lost the path several times and had to overcome quite a few hurdles. But as it happened I survived to tell the tale, performed the counting required and lost the track on the way back as well.
I was pretty much spent but decided to test out my info and was rewarded by finding the first physical container with the Anthrax ripple inside.
To be continued......
Left the house giving the dog the "you're not coming - it's in a National Park" look.
At the Parking WP, found the info, had to think about X for about 2 seconds....
At Crunchy Frog, I thought if only the WPs were going to be this far apart....
At Ram's Bladder Cup, it appeared that Mr Milton's car was in need of a service. However managed to get everything I needed.
Now the trek to the Cockroach cluster was an epic in itself, after completing the creek crossing I lost the path several times and had to overcome quite a few hurdles. But as it happened I survived to tell the tale, performed the counting required and lost the track on the way back as well.
I was pretty much spent but decided to test out my info and was rewarded by finding the first physical container with the Anthrax ripple inside.
To be continued......
Got started at least - to WP3
Love the premise ( check out "Able Was I" if on the Coast
Love the premise ( check out "Able Was I" if on the Coast
Well, what a monumental multi, and just what I needed to clock up a few steps for the Global Corporate Challenge that I am currently participating in.
I’d checked out WP1 a few weeks ago on the way to another cache so I knew where to start my trek to the next waypoint which was a very attractive place. On I went to WP3, a familiar spot, where I wasted some time looking for a container until I realised I’d misread my notes.
WP4 was a real problem. I did not count something at WP3 which meant I engaged in some serious but futile bush bashing, just as it was starting to rain, until I tried an alternative solution and had to bush bash further to reach the real waypoint, which I had actually walked past earlier.
Fortunately, the remaining waypoints were straightforward and I was eventually at GZ, very relieved to have completed this arduous challenge. Despite my issues with WP4, it had only taken me about 3.5 hours so it was off to Hornsby for lunch and to grab WP1 of Calypso62’s new offering, seemingly another epic multi.
Thanks KRS, despite my difficulties, this was a great experience. It must have taken much effort to set up. It gets a favourite from me.
I’d checked out WP1 a few weeks ago on the way to another cache so I knew where to start my trek to the next waypoint which was a very attractive place. On I went to WP3, a familiar spot, where I wasted some time looking for a container until I realised I’d misread my notes.
WP4 was a real problem. I did not count something at WP3 which meant I engaged in some serious but futile bush bashing, just as it was starting to rain, until I tried an alternative solution and had to bush bash further to reach the real waypoint, which I had actually walked past earlier.
Fortunately, the remaining waypoints were straightforward and I was eventually at GZ, very relieved to have completed this arduous challenge. Despite my issues with WP4, it had only taken me about 3.5 hours so it was off to Hornsby for lunch and to grab WP1 of Calypso62’s new offering, seemingly another epic multi.
Thanks KRS, despite my difficulties, this was a great experience. It must have taken much effort to set up. It gets a favourite from me.
Wow, 2.5 hrs last week and a further 2.5hrs today, and re-ran through the waypoints as I hadn't picked up the trads while chasing Mr Milton. Having seen the colour of my socks from the previous week, was well aware of the blood suckers and you know what, I forgot the aero guard. Oh well, continued on down there, picked up Asquith Adventure and snakes trads and ran back to nearly WP4 where I sat down to check my feet.
How do they get in there, pulled off 6 of the best from inside my shoes, still stained inside from last week. Made sure the trail was vacant at WP4, not wanting to give it away to any on lookers. WP5 was not too far away and followed the instructions from the note in The container. Liked the views from the ledge at WP5.
From here to the next waypoint, wasted too much time trying to figure a way to get down there, anyway jumped a black mesh hurdle near some park equipment. Here we go again with another creek crossing and from here had no issues locating the container.
Love the king tree ferns in the gully and tall gums set it off. Walked the extra distance out of the way for another nearby trad, there I was sprung upon log signing. Back on the trail and a quick feet check, nothing.
Mr Milton is within sights. But all uphill to GZ. Container was spotted in a likely hide and what, box of chocolates inside the container. Thanks RKS for a lengthy multi, finished today in 30 degree heat, time to head home to hit the pool and check the start of the cricket.
How do they get in there, pulled off 6 of the best from inside my shoes, still stained inside from last week. Made sure the trail was vacant at WP4, not wanting to give it away to any on lookers. WP5 was not too far away and followed the instructions from the note in The container. Liked the views from the ledge at WP5.
From here to the next waypoint, wasted too much time trying to figure a way to get down there, anyway jumped a black mesh hurdle near some park equipment. Here we go again with another creek crossing and from here had no issues locating the container.
Love the king tree ferns in the gully and tall gums set it off. Walked the extra distance out of the way for another nearby trad, there I was sprung upon log signing. Back on the trail and a quick feet check, nothing.
Mr Milton is within sights. But all uphill to GZ. Container was spotted in a likely hide and what, box of chocolates inside the container. Thanks RKS for a lengthy multi, finished today in 30 degree heat, time to head home to hit the pool and check the start of the cricket.
After completing staying alive multi up the road, I arrived at 2:30pm. Found pole and photo taken, well back to the car and retrieve a note book for all the calculations.
Onto the track and located the next piece of the clue, again photo taken and next waypoint calculated.
Walked down to the T intersection, here I confused myself with description notes. That is added the +148 and -92E to WP2's location and decided to search around there as the coords had me 14m away (COME ON)- head slap. It was after work mind you and even PAFed on what's going on. My PAF was not too pleased and I eventually turned R at the intersection to head down to the coords I had previously. Seriously! I'm sorry to say that all the flattened area at that intersection is me.
Okay, vehicle spotted and back underway, now I know the intersection refers to the trail you need to take.
On and beyond, following pink ribbons and up to where I needed to be, counting notches and barbs.
Onto the next part, finding containers from now. Spent a good amount of time here and closing on 5pm knowing full well that I have a date planned with the wifey leaving home at 6:30. Her, my feet feel wet, yet I didn't go in the water. Wow, so many leeches in my shoes. Aeroguard is a must for the return trip to flood those shoes upon leaving vehicle. Well Mr Milton, we have to call it quits. TFTH
Onto the track and located the next piece of the clue, again photo taken and next waypoint calculated.
Walked down to the T intersection, here I confused myself with description notes. That is added the +148 and -92E to WP2's location and decided to search around there as the coords had me 14m away (COME ON)- head slap. It was after work mind you and even PAFed on what's going on. My PAF was not too pleased and I eventually turned R at the intersection to head down to the coords I had previously. Seriously! I'm sorry to say that all the flattened area at that intersection is me.
Okay, vehicle spotted and back underway, now I know the intersection refers to the trail you need to take.
On and beyond, following pink ribbons and up to where I needed to be, counting notches and barbs.
Onto the next part, finding containers from now. Spent a good amount of time here and closing on 5pm knowing full well that I have a date planned with the wifey leaving home at 6:30. Her, my feet feel wet, yet I didn't go in the water. Wow, so many leeches in my shoes. Aeroguard is a must for the return trip to flood those shoes upon leaving vehicle. Well Mr Milton, we have to call it quits. TFTH
#1459 (3 of 3 today)
Decided to come up north a bit in search of good confectionery... Was hoping to grab four other caches here as well, but by crunch time I'd had enough and left two unfound.
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At an event before Christmas, the CO asked me if I had looked at this series. I said yes, but I really didn't want to start a new long new series of mostly puzzle caches until I'd finished the ones I was still doing, ie (glenferns Cipher series, Equipe des fous' All Puzzled Up series and Toriaz's Heart series.
well, I've finished all of them now, and flushed with success after finding Fast Food Fiasco yesterday, I suppose there's no excuse not to start on this one now... shudder.
This took me ages today (including finding both Ophidiophobia and Asquith Adventure, I'm glad I started after dropping Geoson#2 at the station. But I should let the official police report tell the story...
(To be read in a typical Monty Python Police Officer voice)
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OFFICER: DEPUTY ASSISTANT CHIEF INSPECTOR HADE (Acting)
MISCREANT: MR. MILTON
OFFENCE: TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ACT SECTIONS 37, 38, 69, 82A(7)(k)(iii)(A)(4)&(6)
REFERRED FROM: THE HYGIENE SQUAD
I arrived at the appointed spot where my informant had advised me I could pick up the trail of the suspect - hereafter referred to as "The Suspect".
To ensure I was indeed at the correct location I sampled the Cherry Fondue. After washing the taste from my mouth, I examined the evidence and determined The Suspect's next move.
I would say the frog is not so much crunchy as brittle. That is one breach of the ACT I can vouch for personally. I then collated the information my snitch had provided me, along with the evidence left by The Suspect and proceeded to the next location indicated.
And then on the way I took a wrong turn. Luckily, the wrong trail turned around so that I had a short bash through the bush back to the correct trail. This mistake resulted in much mirth among my colleagues, but I saw it as an advantage in my pursuit as I had now had experience crossing the creek - twice.
I finally arrived at the location where I expected to find the Ram's Bladder Cup, but I was all alone in the middle of nowhere. There is no information and no informant. I don't not pay my informants just to have them abandon me - the cheek of the working class! So I checked the information I had that led me here and spotted a mistake.
Now my first instinct was to think it was the grass that had given me, what we call down at the station, a bum steer. But on closer inspection I discovered that I had made a transposition error.
This caused my fellow officers further amusement, with suggestions that I should "buy a street directory". The error also explained my earlier wrong turn as the trail I was supposed to be following didn't even exist.
I came to realise that the error was in fact my subconscious (a word I learned in Detective school) trying to get me " in the head of the suspect", allowing me to jump ahead of him. Unfortunately it did not work, and I needed to go back to the the actual location of the next clue.
The Ram's Bladder Cup had an interesting texture I would liken to broiled bicycle tyres.
I then examined the getaway car. It is rusted - clearly an attempt by The Suspect to make it look like it has been there for years. I was not, however, fooled by this.
I collected the evidence required and anticipated The Suspect's next move would be to... somewhere else. I did not report yet another wrong calculation to the station, and studied my lines of enquiry. And that meant I was going to...
Oh damn! I've filed up the report form. Hold on while I find a spare piece of paper...
Decided to come up north a bit in search of good confectionery... Was hoping to grab four other caches here as well, but by crunch time I'd had enough and left two unfound.
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At an event before Christmas, the CO asked me if I had looked at this series. I said yes, but I really didn't want to start a new long new series of mostly puzzle caches until I'd finished the ones I was still doing, ie (glenferns Cipher series, Equipe des fous' All Puzzled Up series and Toriaz's Heart series.
well, I've finished all of them now, and flushed with success after finding Fast Food Fiasco yesterday, I suppose there's no excuse not to start on this one now... shudder.
This took me ages today (including finding both Ophidiophobia and Asquith Adventure, I'm glad I started after dropping Geoson#2 at the station. But I should let the official police report tell the story...
(To be read in a typical Monty Python Police Officer voice)
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OFFICER: DEPUTY ASSISTANT CHIEF INSPECTOR HADE (Acting)
MISCREANT: MR. MILTON
OFFENCE: TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ACT SECTIONS 37, 38, 69, 82A(7)(k)(iii)(A)(4)&(6)
REFERRED FROM: THE HYGIENE SQUAD
I arrived at the appointed spot where my informant had advised me I could pick up the trail of the suspect - hereafter referred to as "The Suspect".
To ensure I was indeed at the correct location I sampled the Cherry Fondue. After washing the taste from my mouth, I examined the evidence and determined The Suspect's next move.
I would say the frog is not so much crunchy as brittle. That is one breach of the ACT I can vouch for personally. I then collated the information my snitch had provided me, along with the evidence left by The Suspect and proceeded to the next location indicated.
And then on the way I took a wrong turn. Luckily, the wrong trail turned around so that I had a short bash through the bush back to the correct trail. This mistake resulted in much mirth among my colleagues, but I saw it as an advantage in my pursuit as I had now had experience crossing the creek - twice.
I finally arrived at the location where I expected to find the Ram's Bladder Cup, but I was all alone in the middle of nowhere. There is no information and no informant. I don't not pay my informants just to have them abandon me - the cheek of the working class! So I checked the information I had that led me here and spotted a mistake.
Now my first instinct was to think it was the grass that had given me, what we call down at the station, a bum steer. But on closer inspection I discovered that I had made a transposition error.
This caused my fellow officers further amusement, with suggestions that I should "buy a street directory". The error also explained my earlier wrong turn as the trail I was supposed to be following didn't even exist.
I came to realise that the error was in fact my subconscious (a word I learned in Detective school) trying to get me " in the head of the suspect", allowing me to jump ahead of him. Unfortunately it did not work, and I needed to go back to the the actual location of the next clue.
The Ram's Bladder Cup had an interesting texture I would liken to broiled bicycle tyres.
I then examined the getaway car. It is rusted - clearly an attempt by The Suspect to make it look like it has been there for years. I was not, however, fooled by this.
I collected the evidence required and anticipated The Suspect's next move would be to... somewhere else. I did not report yet another wrong calculation to the station, and studied my lines of enquiry. And that meant I was going to...
Oh damn! I've filed up the report form. Hold on while I find a spare piece of paper...
Aah. I can write it on the back of this Coshing authority form...
The Cockroach Cluster had a piquancy I can only attribute to insecticide. Surprisingly tangy.
I had just finished examining the evidence there when a call from the station alerted me to some strange goings on at Asquith.
I hastened to the location and confronted 3 or 4 crazy people, or maybe they were goons. Nevertheless, I successfully apprehended them and waited until assistance arrived. What an Adventure!
Unfortunately, it was at this point one of my colleagues noticed I had, yet again, made a mistake, subtracting when I should have added. At this point, they insisted that as penance I undertake a "Nudie Run" but I resisted this as I didn't want to expose any junior officers to such shenanigans.
I quite liked the Anthrax Ripple - my favourite so far. It went down a treat! Unfortunately it was let down somewhat by the chocolate used, even worse than that horrible compound chocolate from which very cheap Easter Eggs are made.
I weighed up the possibility of taking the squad car to this location. It made it most of the way, but for some reason I started hearing a sound like metal scraping on rock...
As a result, though, I started searching too low here, and had to climb higher. I spotted a leech on my shoe - just the one luckily - and as I scraped it off wondered where the next clue would be. A short time later I found it just out of arm's reach from where I had attended to the said Annelida.
I passed on the Spring Surprise. Probably because the Cluster was now repeating on me.
All indications now were that I was closing in on The Suspect. He was only just ahead of me. So, I hopped in the squad car - was that a wheel rim? - and set off in pursuit.
I almost missed this one as I started my search too far along, and then moved further away. Luckily, my informant pointed me back to the correct location, and so I sampled the Newt Jelly. Personally, I think there aren't enough newts in this one. The Suspect is clearly under pressure now and trying to cut corners. Perhaps he thinks he will need the money saved for his defence!
............................................................IT'S...
All over for The Suspect! I have cornered him in his lair and advised that if he does not come out quietly, I will be forced to call in The Spanish Inquisition.
He didn't expect that!
I'm claiming for overtime as this case has taken so long. And after his previous escapes, I have The Suspect chained in a cell to which only I have the keys...
What is it Cardinal Biggles? You say that the cell only contains a cardboard cutout of an elk?
After checking I noted that it was, in fact, A-N-N-E Elk (Miss).
Oh well, someone else's turn now.
If you'll excuse me, I have a brown paper bag to collect from Dinsdale Piranha...
The Cockroach Cluster had a piquancy I can only attribute to insecticide. Surprisingly tangy.
I had just finished examining the evidence there when a call from the station alerted me to some strange goings on at Asquith.
I hastened to the location and confronted 3 or 4 crazy people, or maybe they were goons. Nevertheless, I successfully apprehended them and waited until assistance arrived. What an Adventure!
Unfortunately, it was at this point one of my colleagues noticed I had, yet again, made a mistake, subtracting when I should have added. At this point, they insisted that as penance I undertake a "Nudie Run" but I resisted this as I didn't want to expose any junior officers to such shenanigans.
I quite liked the Anthrax Ripple - my favourite so far. It went down a treat! Unfortunately it was let down somewhat by the chocolate used, even worse than that horrible compound chocolate from which very cheap Easter Eggs are made.
I weighed up the possibility of taking the squad car to this location. It made it most of the way, but for some reason I started hearing a sound like metal scraping on rock...
As a result, though, I started searching too low here, and had to climb higher. I spotted a leech on my shoe - just the one luckily - and as I scraped it off wondered where the next clue would be. A short time later I found it just out of arm's reach from where I had attended to the said Annelida.
I passed on the Spring Surprise. Probably because the Cluster was now repeating on me.
All indications now were that I was closing in on The Suspect. He was only just ahead of me. So, I hopped in the squad car - was that a wheel rim? - and set off in pursuit.
I almost missed this one as I started my search too far along, and then moved further away. Luckily, my informant pointed me back to the correct location, and so I sampled the Newt Jelly. Personally, I think there aren't enough newts in this one. The Suspect is clearly under pressure now and trying to cut corners. Perhaps he thinks he will need the money saved for his defence!
............................................................IT'S...
All over for The Suspect! I have cornered him in his lair and advised that if he does not come out quietly, I will be forced to call in The Spanish Inquisition.
He didn't expect that!
I'm claiming for overtime as this case has taken so long. And after his previous escapes, I have The Suspect chained in a cell to which only I have the keys...
What is it Cardinal Biggles? You say that the cell only contains a cardboard cutout of an elk?
After checking I noted that it was, in fact, A-N-N-E Elk (Miss).
Oh well, someone else's turn now.
If you'll excuse me, I have a brown paper bag to collect from Dinsdale Piranha...
Excellent day out with SSSonya on mission to find this one, even if it took most of the day. Excellent chocolates .... errr .... waypoints. Thanks for going to so much effort, KRS, it's much appreciated. I must leave the more detailed recount for SSSonya, must dash .... for something completely different TFTC
Having read through some of the previous logs, I could see dad and I would be in for a bit of a trek today. The night before we planned to set off reasonably early the next morning, but as these things often go, it was almost 9 before we set off. Arriving at the designated parking location, we met a group of well-kitted-out walkers (walking poles, colourful ankle gators and all!), but luckily for us they headed off in the opposite direction, leaving us with the trail/park to ourselves
The parking and first waypoints were easily cleared, and we followed a familiar track towards the second - all downhill ...unfortunate implications for the walk back! At WP2 we were glad to have applied the insect repellant over our legs and arms back at the car. Mr Milton sure did put that getaway car through its paces to get here, not sure he'd get much for a trade-in ;p
Glad to have the pink ribbons for the next part of the track, as it was quite overgrown at some points (resulting in a bit of needless bushbashing on occasion). Nice to walk in the shade, brought the temp down a bit (today was ~32degrees). With WP3 cleared, we cursed Mr Milton's strategic backtrack, as it forced us to climb back out of the valley ...needed to have a few breaks on the way up to wipe away the sweat which, in the god awful humidity, was simply no longer evaporating!!
Finally we reached the top (with a lovely breeze to greet us), and deposited our CITO bag at the trailhead to collect later. After a quick stop at WP4 (not far from a broken safe ...more of Mr Milton's scheming?!), we set off for the final 2 waypoints!! As with previous waypoint instructions, we appreciated the additional coords to help with trail-finding.
Completed WP5/6 (and the nearby Powerful Owl cache) before setting off on the final dash to track down Mr Milton!! At long last we reached his hiding spot and soon had him cuffed and ready to escort back to the station for further questioning! Back up to the car, and full engagement of the AC before heading home
All up, took us about 4.5hrs, with stops for finding other caches and a lunch break along the way. Would have preferred to do this one on a cooler day, but was still a fun morning out. TFTC KRS, this makes 5 completed monty python caches for me!
The parking and first waypoints were easily cleared, and we followed a familiar track towards the second - all downhill ...unfortunate implications for the walk back! At WP2 we were glad to have applied the insect repellant over our legs and arms back at the car. Mr Milton sure did put that getaway car through its paces to get here, not sure he'd get much for a trade-in ;p
Glad to have the pink ribbons for the next part of the track, as it was quite overgrown at some points (resulting in a bit of needless bushbashing on occasion). Nice to walk in the shade, brought the temp down a bit (today was ~32degrees). With WP3 cleared, we cursed Mr Milton's strategic backtrack, as it forced us to climb back out of the valley ...needed to have a few breaks on the way up to wipe away the sweat which, in the god awful humidity, was simply no longer evaporating!!
Finally we reached the top (with a lovely breeze to greet us), and deposited our CITO bag at the trailhead to collect later. After a quick stop at WP4 (not far from a broken safe ...more of Mr Milton's scheming?!), we set off for the final 2 waypoints!! As with previous waypoint instructions, we appreciated the additional coords to help with trail-finding.
Completed WP5/6 (and the nearby Powerful Owl cache) before setting off on the final dash to track down Mr Milton!! At long last we reached his hiding spot and soon had him cuffed and ready to escort back to the station for further questioning! Back up to the car, and full engagement of the AC before heading home
All up, took us about 4.5hrs, with stops for finding other caches and a lunch break along the way. Would have preferred to do this one on a cooler day, but was still a fun morning out. TFTC KRS, this makes 5 completed monty python caches for me!
While planning a caching day Baktrak suggested this one would be good to do as a team, and it was, even if for different reasons than first thought. The weather report promised a slightly cloudy day which sounded good, but what we got was a scorcher.
Baktrak had previously visited the parking spot and collected the info for WP1, and I managed to estimate WP2 with good accuracy based on the given information. But none of this provided any short cuts - we still had to trek the distance to get the clues.
By the time we finished with WP3 the melted chocolate had boiled away and we were close to sun-dried. A break was needed so off to a cool place for an ice block, cool drink and more water.
Mostly recovered by now (us, not the cache), the second half WPs seemed easier and we made good progress. We discovered Mr Milton and some damning evidence that, under normal circumstances, would be sufficient to put him away. But lacking a refrigerated van to preserve it, we merely photographed the evidence and signed for it.
Thanks KRS for a well prepared adventure. I enjoyed the concept, the creek, the interesting WPs and the final hide. It was a long way to go for one cache, but at least I got a bonus by collecting the two old caches along the way! Thanks also to Baktrak for sharing the journey.
Baktrak had previously visited the parking spot and collected the info for WP1, and I managed to estimate WP2 with good accuracy based on the given information. But none of this provided any short cuts - we still had to trek the distance to get the clues.
By the time we finished with WP3 the melted chocolate had boiled away and we were close to sun-dried. A break was needed so off to a cool place for an ice block, cool drink and more water.
Mostly recovered by now (us, not the cache), the second half WPs seemed easier and we made good progress. We discovered Mr Milton and some damning evidence that, under normal circumstances, would be sufficient to put him away. But lacking a refrigerated van to preserve it, we merely photographed the evidence and signed for it.
Thanks KRS for a well prepared adventure. I enjoyed the concept, the creek, the interesting WPs and the final hide. It was a long way to go for one cache, but at least I got a bonus by collecting the two old caches along the way! Thanks also to Baktrak for sharing the journey.
The day started with a silly walk and ended with this very silly one.
In the company of Superintendent "sjamp" Parrot, we bypassed the first crime scene as a police informer had provided us, in our capacity as officers of the law, with details which led us to a second, previously unknown locality. The site had been recently used for activities of an illicit nature, as evidenced by materials which we believed to be of a froggy type. Parrot collected forensic trace and crosschecked against the offender profile, predicting the likely whereabouts of the aforesaid felonous personage. We set off, performing a credible rendition of a whoop-whoop police person's vehicle siren.
At Ram's Bladder Cup, we'd barely missed Milton by a nit's heartbeat. His getaway car was warmed up, ready to escape but the offender was nowhere to be seen. We rendered the vehicle to an immobilised state and continued in hot pursuit. Very hot pursuit - the temperature had hit 32º and the air was heavy with the steam of recently prepared bladders.
Milton had certainly thrown down the challenge and by the time we arrived at next location of interest he was well ahead. Or was he well behind? That crafty confectioner had doubled back rendering our perspiring pursuits pointless. We retired to a police person's planning table for a period of cool thought and non-alcoholic completely-above-board beverages which we paid for, being too exhausted to harass the providore in the normal manner.
Back into the field and Milton threw a decoy by providing a false address for his next last-known location. He was no match for our revitalised squad though and we soon pounced on his Spring Surprise, carefully avoiding its lethal projectiles. Into the squad car and we'd quickly made a two-step pincer movement, surrounding the person of interest who was found cowering in a dark, low, cavernous place of the type he'll soon be getting used to. He was in a bruised and battered condition, which was self-inflicted and had nothing to do with the cricket bat which Parrot had been carrying in case it was needed for a game with the boys from Special Branch.
On behalf of the Police, I would like to thank a Mr Satan for assisting the force in the apprehension of this reprehensible person of interest. It is only through such actions by members of the public at large that police can sleep soundly without suffering the rigours of projectile vomiting.
In the company of Superintendent "sjamp" Parrot, we bypassed the first crime scene as a police informer had provided us, in our capacity as officers of the law, with details which led us to a second, previously unknown locality. The site had been recently used for activities of an illicit nature, as evidenced by materials which we believed to be of a froggy type. Parrot collected forensic trace and crosschecked against the offender profile, predicting the likely whereabouts of the aforesaid felonous personage. We set off, performing a credible rendition of a whoop-whoop police person's vehicle siren.
At Ram's Bladder Cup, we'd barely missed Milton by a nit's heartbeat. His getaway car was warmed up, ready to escape but the offender was nowhere to be seen. We rendered the vehicle to an immobilised state and continued in hot pursuit. Very hot pursuit - the temperature had hit 32º and the air was heavy with the steam of recently prepared bladders.
Milton had certainly thrown down the challenge and by the time we arrived at next location of interest he was well ahead. Or was he well behind? That crafty confectioner had doubled back rendering our perspiring pursuits pointless. We retired to a police person's planning table for a period of cool thought and non-alcoholic completely-above-board beverages which we paid for, being too exhausted to harass the providore in the normal manner.
Back into the field and Milton threw a decoy by providing a false address for his next last-known location. He was no match for our revitalised squad though and we soon pounced on his Spring Surprise, carefully avoiding its lethal projectiles. Into the squad car and we'd quickly made a two-step pincer movement, surrounding the person of interest who was found cowering in a dark, low, cavernous place of the type he'll soon be getting used to. He was in a bruised and battered condition, which was self-inflicted and had nothing to do with the cricket bat which Parrot had been carrying in case it was needed for a game with the boys from Special Branch.
On behalf of the Police, I would like to thank a Mr Satan for assisting the force in the apprehension of this reprehensible person of interest. It is only through such actions by members of the public at large that police can sleep soundly without suffering the rigours of projectile vomiting.
First cache of the year and what an epic in 32 degree heat. No doubt all the chocolates melted but I hing in there and finally nabbed Mr Milton. Had a few flash backs to other caches on the way as well.
An excellent adventure - thanks KRS
SL TFTC
An excellent adventure - thanks KRS
SL TFTC
Wow that was an epic cache indeed! Luckily the weather today had cooled off a little bit although it was quite sticky walking through the bush. Some very familiar trails for the first three way-points. Then it was back and forth tracking down the quarry before finally snaring the prize. Didn't take an exact time but reckon it was around the 3 hour and a bit mark. A very nice afternoon walking in the bush but very pleased to complete it and cool off in the police car on the way home. Put me in mind for a few choccies when I got home... crunch.. crunch... Many thanks for all the effort going into this one!
Detective Sargent B@W reporting for duty Sir!
We headed off early in hot pursuit with light and sirens blazing. Short work was made of the parking and first way point and items noted down in triplicate in the official issue police note book. We headed down some familiar tracks until way point 2 and Mr Milton certainly made a mess of things that Chief Inspector Digby23 certainly would not appreciate. We made a note for Hygiene Squad to contact traffic squad as there are a number of clear traffic violations such as driving in national park without a permit, driving an unlicenced vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident and I’m sure we could add a broken tail light. From here it felt like an Asquith Adventure as we followed the trail of pink chocolate wrapper. We weighed up our options of how to return and perhaps sneak up on the perpetrator but we opted for the proven track. As we closed in on Anthrax Ripple a great lot of barking was encountered from a small black pug. No respect for the Lore.
Spring Surprise was quickly found and then the more direct route was taken to Newt Jelly were a few spots where checked and had to wait for some muggles to pass. As we closed in on the elusive Mr Milton we came across some Wallabies of which one we were sure had some chocolate on them we assume from another Milton experiment. The final chocolate box was found and in the excitement of completing the paperwork Mr Milton escaped. The whole exercise was about 2hrs 10min. A fav pt from along with a couple of tickets to the policeman ball. TFTC
We headed off early in hot pursuit with light and sirens blazing. Short work was made of the parking and first way point and items noted down in triplicate in the official issue police note book. We headed down some familiar tracks until way point 2 and Mr Milton certainly made a mess of things that Chief Inspector Digby23 certainly would not appreciate. We made a note for Hygiene Squad to contact traffic squad as there are a number of clear traffic violations such as driving in national park without a permit, driving an unlicenced vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident and I’m sure we could add a broken tail light. From here it felt like an Asquith Adventure as we followed the trail of pink chocolate wrapper. We weighed up our options of how to return and perhaps sneak up on the perpetrator but we opted for the proven track. As we closed in on Anthrax Ripple a great lot of barking was encountered from a small black pug. No respect for the Lore.
Spring Surprise was quickly found and then the more direct route was taken to Newt Jelly were a few spots where checked and had to wait for some muggles to pass. As we closed in on the elusive Mr Milton we came across some Wallabies of which one we were sure had some chocolate on them we assume from another Milton experiment. The final chocolate box was found and in the excitement of completing the paperwork Mr Milton escaped. The whole exercise was about 2hrs 10min. A fav pt from along with a couple of tickets to the policeman ball. TFTC
Its amazing what grown men will do for meaningless internet points. "How about go for few kms walk along an indistinct trail, turn around before you anything particularly exciting, then head in all kinds of directions over various distances, whilst walking through spider webs. And then your reward - sign your name in a book that may never get read"
Of course, I enjoyed it all. Maybe overconfident with my time limit, I strolled through the virtuals, and then decided to make an interesting, but quite long detour to a long archived but still there 2001 cache - GC158A. On the way to it I lifted to a brisk walk, jogging the downhills. Then a bit more effort on the return journey. And on to the non-virtuals. At each one I checked my watch, and the pace lifted from a jog to a run, and then a couple of higher terrain short-cuts. Finally, I thought I might have to abandon the final, but its location was favourable. Sprinted to the car, and hoped in 4 mins before my absolute last minute can't stretch it anymore deadline
P.S I reckon you could lift the d to 3, with the number of WPs that you have to find.
Of course, I enjoyed it all. Maybe overconfident with my time limit, I strolled through the virtuals, and then decided to make an interesting, but quite long detour to a long archived but still there 2001 cache - GC158A. On the way to it I lifted to a brisk walk, jogging the downhills. Then a bit more effort on the return journey. And on to the non-virtuals. At each one I checked my watch, and the pace lifted from a jog to a run, and then a couple of higher terrain short-cuts. Finally, I thought I might have to abandon the final, but its location was favourable. Sprinted to the car, and hoped in 4 mins before my absolute last minute can't stretch it anymore deadline
P.S I reckon you could lift the d to 3, with the number of WPs that you have to find.
We contemplated chasing after the feisty Mr Milton a week ago but after considering his previous wriggles out of other searchers' grasps we decided the beach was a more pleasant idea.
Today we were prepared for a day's chase around the area. We were very careful collecting clues, however unfortunately even the Cherry Fondue came with a surprise. Yes, THAT ONE's horizontal. Not the vertical one. After a stop of the way we soon found ourselves at the notorious Crunchy Frog. We were fortunately forewarned and were spared eating some of the blasted things.
At the Ram's Bladder Mr Milton deceived us, forcing us to do some strange calculations to find the intersection point rather than simply what was said. The sneaky guy! After some extra backtracking and confusion we finally found ourselves near Cockroach Cluster. Except wait!... why are we here? After finding a route to the cockroaches (it had been mostly bushbash from the Ram's Bladder unfortunately - tip to all - STAY ON THE CLEAR TRAIL - it's not going to be a tiny off path that isn't even a path that goes way the wrong direction!!!) we calculated the barbed obstacle and moved on.. or should I say back.
We'd now been I think two and a half hours and the show had a short lunch break, returning half an hour later. From here we hunted down the Anthrax Ripple, got shocked by the Spring Surprise, and finally made it to the Jelly, where we caught the master criminal red-handed. Just around 4 and a bit (20 mins??) hours later. (yes our major tosses and turns and bushbashing as a result of Mr Milton's sneaky nature did add a lot of time)
Thanks KRS for an excellent day out. We were truly ready to go to the beach when we were done.
Today we were prepared for a day's chase around the area. We were very careful collecting clues, however unfortunately even the Cherry Fondue came with a surprise. Yes, THAT ONE's horizontal. Not the vertical one. After a stop of the way we soon found ourselves at the notorious Crunchy Frog. We were fortunately forewarned and were spared eating some of the blasted things.
At the Ram's Bladder Mr Milton deceived us, forcing us to do some strange calculations to find the intersection point rather than simply what was said. The sneaky guy! After some extra backtracking and confusion we finally found ourselves near Cockroach Cluster. Except wait!... why are we here? After finding a route to the cockroaches (it had been mostly bushbash from the Ram's Bladder unfortunately - tip to all - STAY ON THE CLEAR TRAIL - it's not going to be a tiny off path that isn't even a path that goes way the wrong direction!!!) we calculated the barbed obstacle and moved on.. or should I say back.
We'd now been I think two and a half hours and the show had a short lunch break, returning half an hour later. From here we hunted down the Anthrax Ripple, got shocked by the Spring Surprise, and finally made it to the Jelly, where we caught the master criminal red-handed. Just around 4 and a bit (20 mins??) hours later. (yes our major tosses and turns and bushbashing as a result of Mr Milton's sneaky nature did add a lot of time)
Thanks KRS for an excellent day out. We were truly ready to go to the beach when we were done.
It seems like someone in the race to FTF the final may be delaying logging their finds!
After our success with the native, we headed up to Hornsby for our second crack at the crunchy frog. The previous day we had two hours to kill while one of the daughters was at a birthday party, so not looking too closely at previous logs thought we would try our first in the Monty series. Needless to say we only got to WP2 before we had to abandon the search to return and pick up the little one.
Today was shaping up to be a warm one so the car was parked in the shade that was available and off we headed to WP2 to continue the hunt. After doing the calcs at WP3 we decided to scramble up the cliff to one of the optional “another” caches, after SL and safely making it back down to WP3 we continued the chocolate hunt.
It was staring to get quite hot as we arrived at WP4 and the water supply was getting low, by WP5 it was gone. WP5 and WP6 were located and off to the cache we headed and through the haze of what felt like sunstroke and dehydration. The log was signed and the code was noted. The trip back to the car took a lot, lot longer than it should have, the whole time I was fantasizing about opening the bottle of flavored mineral water I knew to be in the car. Needless to say after four hours in the baking sun it was less than refreshing but I gulped it down anyway only to find it was diet flavored mineral water (really?).
Thanks for a well planned and executed multi, I only wish that I had picked a cooler day to attempt it. TFTC
Today was shaping up to be a warm one so the car was parked in the shade that was available and off we headed to WP2 to continue the hunt. After doing the calcs at WP3 we decided to scramble up the cliff to one of the optional “another” caches, after SL and safely making it back down to WP3 we continued the chocolate hunt.
It was staring to get quite hot as we arrived at WP4 and the water supply was getting low, by WP5 it was gone. WP5 and WP6 were located and off to the cache we headed and through the haze of what felt like sunstroke and dehydration. The log was signed and the code was noted. The trip back to the car took a lot, lot longer than it should have, the whole time I was fantasizing about opening the bottle of flavored mineral water I knew to be in the car. Needless to say after four hours in the baking sun it was less than refreshing but I gulped it down anyway only to find it was diet flavored mineral water (really?).
Thanks for a well planned and executed multi, I only wish that I had picked a cooler day to attempt it. TFTC
I enlisted the help of Superintendant Harry 'Snapper' Organs to complete the pursuit of Mr Milton. Having enjoyed the Antrax Ripple last weekend I was equipped to chase the male person to Spring Surprise which was in an area that was a bit familiar having chased a trig in this area some time ago. I did reach the first precipice at the end of one track but veered somewhat south and found an approach to another precipice for a quick find of the Spring Surprise. With pierced cheeks I headed off the seemingly short distance to Newt Jelly. Well that was a swizz! It was a lot further than it seemed and I eventually made it to WP6 startling a wallaby. This time it was a quick find and I had the necessary info for the final chase.
Made my way in hot pursuit of the suspect along the trail in the searing heat with melted chocolate everywhere. Finally found Mr Milton cowering at GZ where I made the find and got the info for the final. That's 6 from 6... but now there's another one published.
It's a fair cop.
Thanks!
Made my way in hot pursuit of the suspect along the trail in the searing heat with melted chocolate everywhere. Finally found Mr Milton cowering at GZ where I made the find and got the info for the final. That's 6 from 6... but now there's another one published.
It's a fair cop.
Thanks!
The pursuit of Mr Milton must remain a work in progress for the chaps at Q Division. Having the codes for 5 out of the 6 published MPFC caches I was duty bound to pursue this one now. However I didn't make a start until 430pm. I wasn't too sure about my maths on WP0 but I thought it would be quickly confirmed as WP1 wasn't a long way off. From there I headed to WP2 on a trail which started out as fresh as a baby frog flown in from Iraq but faded away until I found myself with the remnants of Mr Milton's vehicle. The next WP didn't seem far but the path to track Milton was as convoluted as his excuses. I found myself near another old favourite cache with the wrong coords and realised my error when I was turning away from where I thought the virtual in question would be. Got the info (with the salmon of doubt in my head again) then decided to "alfyboy adventure" my way back which might have been a little faster but not much. As I was back near the car I thought I'd have time to push on to the Anthrax Ripple (WP4) but I struggled at GZ for some time before coming up trumps. By now it was 6pm so I headed home, hoping to continue the pursuit at a later date.
Mr Milton is evil for having us double back so many times. But after a few hours we finally found him hiding with his box of chocolates. Greedy bugger didn't leave any for us though
Wow that was more of an adventure than we were ready for, pretty sure we met Yurt on the way too! We were really looking forward to the chocolate bounty at the end of the crunchy frog rainbow but cheers for the sunday stroll!
Kids, how about a small bush walk? should be back in time for a swim.... The call went out and the young PI's and the lady PI answered the challenge with a resounding YES. Little did they know what lay ahead of them over the next 4 hours or so! We found that Mr Milton was a wily character with powers of evasion only paralleled by the likes of Frank William Abagnale, Jr. And so we set off....
Our senior detective had visited the general area before and had a good working knowledge of the general vicinity of the suspect's preferred hiding area having previously been on a little Asquith Adventure and searched the rocks for slithery serpents. The last visit would probably have been made easier if Mr Milton's trail had been available back then... the more direct route inflicted considerable pain.
Down, down the young detectives went following the clues left at the crunchy frog. Then after finding the remains of a Ram's Bladder Cup with a clear Milton bite mark we went up and located the incriminating cluster. ON route between the cup and the cluster we spotted an actual frog. This one a little damaged, probably due to the efforts of Mr Milton attempting to make a crunchy frog on the run. At Anthrax Ripple it seems Mr Milton had attempted to destroy the leads to his next location with the chocolate box left lying out in the open in the fire pit. We sorted through for clues then returned it to a more logical location amongst the shrubbery. We were now hot on the trail! At this point the junior detectives who had performed admirably through the early part put in claims for over time. These were grudgingly acquiesced to and the search went on.
At Spring surprise the lead detective thought he'd caught up with Milton but it was only an echidna crunching on some ants, then a goanna, probably one of Milton's minions tried to distract from the search....but the next clue was found. At this point there could be a wide detour or a bush bash promised a potential quick nab, so the parties briefly parted ways, with lead detective heading down through the scrub while others sought to question a certain Powerful owl for information about Milton's whereabouts. The powerful owl knew nothing and it seemed Milton had once again got the leap and scampered off....but we had an inkling of where he may have headed to, and in the end managed to corner him. We signed the subpoena and went to present it to Milton, but the bugger had scampered off. Perhaps the next detectives will think to put the cuffs on first!
Kids enjoyed the icecream on the way home. An adventure for one and all. Thanks for a diabolical walk! Fav point to be added went one becomes available.
Our senior detective had visited the general area before and had a good working knowledge of the general vicinity of the suspect's preferred hiding area having previously been on a little Asquith Adventure and searched the rocks for slithery serpents. The last visit would probably have been made easier if Mr Milton's trail had been available back then... the more direct route inflicted considerable pain.
Down, down the young detectives went following the clues left at the crunchy frog. Then after finding the remains of a Ram's Bladder Cup with a clear Milton bite mark we went up and located the incriminating cluster. ON route between the cup and the cluster we spotted an actual frog. This one a little damaged, probably due to the efforts of Mr Milton attempting to make a crunchy frog on the run. At Anthrax Ripple it seems Mr Milton had attempted to destroy the leads to his next location with the chocolate box left lying out in the open in the fire pit. We sorted through for clues then returned it to a more logical location amongst the shrubbery. We were now hot on the trail! At this point the junior detectives who had performed admirably through the early part put in claims for over time. These were grudgingly acquiesced to and the search went on.
At Spring surprise the lead detective thought he'd caught up with Milton but it was only an echidna crunching on some ants, then a goanna, probably one of Milton's minions tried to distract from the search....but the next clue was found. At this point there could be a wide detour or a bush bash promised a potential quick nab, so the parties briefly parted ways, with lead detective heading down through the scrub while others sought to question a certain Powerful owl for information about Milton's whereabouts. The powerful owl knew nothing and it seemed Milton had once again got the leap and scampered off....but we had an inkling of where he may have headed to, and in the end managed to corner him. We signed the subpoena and went to present it to Milton, but the bugger had scampered off. Perhaps the next detectives will think to put the cuffs on first!
Kids enjoyed the icecream on the way home. An adventure for one and all. Thanks for a diabolical walk! Fav point to be added went one becomes available.
I just remembered...
In addition to the animals at the early waypoint....
There was a goanna (a big one!) and a lyrebird. The lyrebird is a story worth telling...
I am on the trail and there is a big log fallen on the path. As I climb over a lyrebird shoots out having been hiding under the log. I mean, what chance a geocacher would come blundering over this log, huh?
So the lyrebird went scooting off into the bush and I went off on the trail...
Mr Milton was smirking somewhere behind me......
In addition to the animals at the early waypoint....
There was a goanna (a big one!) and a lyrebird. The lyrebird is a story worth telling...
I am on the trail and there is a big log fallen on the path. As I climb over a lyrebird shoots out having been hiding under the log. I mean, what chance a geocacher would come blundering over this log, huh?
So the lyrebird went scooting off into the bush and I went off on the trail...
Mr Milton was smirking somewhere behind me......
That Mr Milton's a sneaky one, he had me chasing him through the bush (and back again) for hours! At least he chose nice and interesting places to drop his evidence.
Was fairly straight forward following the clues he left behind until it came to locating the Newt Jelly. He almost managed to give me the slip here. All my policing instincts (and a small electronic device) were telling me I was right on top of him but I just couldn't sniff him out. His feathered cronies laughing at me from the trees didn't do much to encourage me either. I'd decided to call it a day when suddenly the evidence I needed revealed itself. Turns out I'd given Mr Milton too much credit and had been searching more difficult locations than necessary.
I knew I was getting close now and it was with renewed hope that I continued my hunt. After passing some familiar locations I finally tracked him down to his final hiding place and made the arrest!
What an adventure! Took a bit longer than I'd expected but discovered some nice spots and a couple of other caches along the way. Also spotted a wallaby, goanna and echidna. All in all, a satisfying day.
SL TNLN TFTC
Awarding a favourite point.
Was fairly straight forward following the clues he left behind until it came to locating the Newt Jelly. He almost managed to give me the slip here. All my policing instincts (and a small electronic device) were telling me I was right on top of him but I just couldn't sniff him out. His feathered cronies laughing at me from the trees didn't do much to encourage me either. I'd decided to call it a day when suddenly the evidence I needed revealed itself. Turns out I'd given Mr Milton too much credit and had been searching more difficult locations than necessary.
I knew I was getting close now and it was with renewed hope that I continued my hunt. After passing some familiar locations I finally tracked him down to his final hiding place and made the arrest!
What an adventure! Took a bit longer than I'd expected but discovered some nice spots and a couple of other caches along the way. Also spotted a wallaby, goanna and echidna. All in all, a satisfying day.
SL TNLN TFTC
Awarding a favourite point.
Looks like a rollicking load of fun, looking forward to chasing down Mr Milton and his box of treats. Calling shotgun on the Ram's Bladder Cup in the Wizzo quality assortment.
I finished my earlier caching exploits with an hour to spare. Hmmm - how best to spend the time? Ah, a nice little multi would fit the bill.
I got a Spring Surprise! The surprise is that this isn't a nice little multi - it's a nice BIG multi. (The spring is a lame pun on the season). I filled in my extra hour plus two more as Inspector Praline sent me all over the place.
All of the waypoints were interesting and one is particularly beautiful.
I certainly needed the pink ribbons as some of the trails are a bit vague but the whole walk was very enjoyable. Eventually I found the reclusive Mr Milton and his box of delights.
The tradition with these Monty Python caches is to write a log with lots of lame puns so I guess I'll have to break with tradition. I'm all out of puns, lame or otherwise.
Thanks Kid Ron Satan. The cache is in good shape. Found at 1:57 pm. {FTF}
I got a Spring Surprise! The surprise is that this isn't a nice little multi - it's a nice BIG multi. (The spring is a lame pun on the season). I filled in my extra hour plus two more as Inspector Praline sent me all over the place.
All of the waypoints were interesting and one is particularly beautiful.
I certainly needed the pink ribbons as some of the trails are a bit vague but the whole walk was very enjoyable. Eventually I found the reclusive Mr Milton and his box of delights.
The tradition with these Monty Python caches is to write a log with lots of lame puns so I guess I'll have to break with tradition. I'm all out of puns, lame or otherwise.
Thanks Kid Ron Satan. The cache is in good shape. Found at 1:57 pm. {FTF}
That's some fine detective work, Constable Tyreless!!
Erm, we've just had word that Mr Milton has escaped yet again and is back in hiding. We need someone else to help find him. (Something tells me he's going to keep doing this ?!?).
Erm, we've just had word that Mr Milton has escaped yet again and is back in hiding. We need someone else to help find him. (Something tells me he's going to keep doing this ?!?).
Sound like a job for Chief Inspector digby23!
“First you must find... another chocolate! (dramatic chord) Then, when you have found that chocolate, you must place it here, beside this chocolate, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. ("A path! A path!") Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest... with... a herring!
What a task you put us through... Satan! Constable Tyreless must indeed be tireless. It took me two days and 3 phone batteries to complete your task and I only made it to Camelot (although it was only a model) this morning at 9.40. Great fun, and a wonderful way to see the bulk of the bushland north of Wahroonga. Next time though, can I just go down to the shops and get you twenty Rothmans?
Well deserving of a favourite - particularly as Tyreless obviously ate all the favourites along the way... So I grabbed the only thing left which was the TB.
Geo-Haiku:
Your mission today
Should you agree to take it
Is just plain crazy!
“First you must find... another chocolate! (dramatic chord) Then, when you have found that chocolate, you must place it here, beside this chocolate, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. ("A path! A path!") Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forest... with... a herring!
What a task you put us through... Satan! Constable Tyreless must indeed be tireless. It took me two days and 3 phone batteries to complete your task and I only made it to Camelot (although it was only a model) this morning at 9.40. Great fun, and a wonderful way to see the bulk of the bushland north of Wahroonga. Next time though, can I just go down to the shops and get you twenty Rothmans?
Well deserving of a favourite - particularly as Tyreless obviously ate all the favourites along the way... So I grabbed the only thing left which was the TB.
Geo-Haiku:
Your mission today
Should you agree to take it
Is just plain crazy!