Forgotten Attraction - Village Grand Prix Prospect, New South Wales, Australia
By contactpete on 07-Mar-15. Waypoint GC5NYGJ

6:52am.Just could not yield this cache today.Shall return at a later stage.Much Obliged, - Alephroom.

On way to the Northern Suburbs, lets do a quick stop here in bright daytime. With Graubunden as a second pair of eyes, presto a quick find. Happy to convert my DNF into a smiley. Thanks a recent finder for keeping this in play as the CO hasnt been responsive.

My geocaching spouse had been attempting to look for it in the past. We found it quickly. Thank you.

Couldnt find this twice, a week apart. Tailend of my night geocaching elsewhere. One recent finder mentioned something yet I just couldnt see it. Great to see the current tenants taking loving care of the garden beds and surroundings. Pruning, mulching, mowing and straightening up. Could this be how this cache became a (mini) Forgotten Attraction these days?

There's something hanging about now. TFTC

In pieces, needs to be maintained

I think I found it but like previous finders the cache has been broken into pieces

We found something which might have been a broken container, but no log book in sight.

Found while the area was quiet.
The container needs replacement. TFTC.

Found after having lunch and shopping at flower power!

Found but the container is broken and needs replacing! Looks like to was pruned!

Found today on a nice little cache drive through prospect and the areas around our accomodation, Had an amazing time finding a bunch of cool caches in this area!

TFTC contactpete

#5623
We ducked out for some quick caches before the waterslide park opened today, grabbing 4 after breakfast. One for Dad, my first find for the day..... TFTC!

Found It!
An interesting bit of history you'd never know about if not for this cache. It's previous life would've been a bit more exciting than a flower shop!
TFTC

So many of old playgrounds have disappeared. Found the little cache soon enough but the logs are a bit mushy so added a piece of rainproof paper. Thanks for the memories contactpete.

First place we looked tftc

Too many muggles around.

Thanks for the cache

Chippymick loves heavy metal music!
TFTC

Quick find thankfully. Quite a few people around. TFTC

Easy find. Interesting history. Needs a new log. TFTC contactpete

Quick find between muggles

Took me a bit, but found it

Definitely come back and try again

Found on 6/3 with DAx. TFTC

Quick find whiles in the area. TFTC Contactpete. The 4Rods.

Found after restocking supplies at KDs. Replaced as found. LWL miniature ball.

Today we took a walk and visited this cache.
Thank you
Team sissifalke

TFTC!

Found w/Sweetnsour15

TFTC

Tftc

Saw the rampstftc

TFTC a quick find along our journey.

TFTCM, a quick park and grab find under this sweltering heat. Did my duties and replaced as found.

30 November 2019
This is find number: 3801
Streak Day: 1444

Found tonight while in the area. Thanks

Thanks to contactpete for placing and maintaining this cache.

TFTC

A quick find but the log is damp . Thanks for the cache tnln replaced as found sl

The muggle missus is visiting a friend in Penrith today so it gives me time to do a bit of caching in the west.

A quick find here in the first place I looked. Log is a bit damp but I was still able to add my moniker to it. Nice to revisit a spot I went to a couple of times in my youth, not that the place bears any resemblance to what I remember.

TFTC contactpete.

TFTC with Pulloa

Found it with brodyt2010 thelog is wet

Found. Tftc

Nice park and grab. TFT

Grabbed a couple of caches on the way home after a few hours caching around Prospect Reservoir. A quick find among the flowers of Flower Power. Time for a coffee at the Blue Wren Cafe. TFTC contactpete.

Pulled into the car park but quickly realised street side approach would be better. Quick grab, log is wet but writeable. Returned upright to prevent more moisture finding its way into cache. TFTC CP xo

Once you get to the coordinates look at the physical spot on the map

Came back again to find the cache in a very dodgy looking container. Glad no one was watching this time haha. TFTC

Nice quick find on a quiet Monday afternoon. Interesting bit of history too!

So many muggles around watching. Had a quick stealthy look with no luck. I'll be back sometime soon

CACHE #181
Time: 12:45hrs
Finds today: 2 of 2

This one took longer than it should have, simply due to the heat. I just couldn't focus. Found in an obvious place .

Signed log - replaced as found. TFTC

quick find while in the area. thanks for placing this cache contactpete

Log 1685 Streak Day 682

Wasn’t sure about choice of container but after reading logs realised it was temporary. Not well hidden. Won’t last long I that location. Hid a little better after signing. TFTC

Quick find with geohubby while geokids in school.

Seems to be in position

Cache on

TFTC

Quick find

Spotted this one in the first place I checked so nice and easy. Luckily the people who had been loading the car immediately adjacent headed back inside fairly quickly so it was all done without any suspicious muggles. Thanks contactpete.

After a couple of caches further north in Prospect I continued my trek south towards the Propect Road Side B&B making a short detour to look for this cache.
I parked pretty close to GZ and considered the T rating and went to an area likely to match that. I was lucky with the time of my visit as it was quiet here and no muggles were near me although I could see some further inside the establishment.

Thanks Frazelle and ash_kate for replacing the container. It was a fairly quick find but was more difficult getting the log out.

I never went to the Village Grand Prix but funnily enough I do know the people who owned it yonks ago. They loved the business as their clients were always happy and having a good time. When retirement beckoned I don't think it took much to twist their arms to sell the site, but it was a pity for local kids, big and small.

TFTC # 2709, Streak day #255

Deciding I needed to pull my finger out for this year if I wanted to average one find a day coincided nicely with this lovely winter's day and the early days of the Hidden Creatures promotion. So, geoboyfriend and I decided to target some caches around Pemulway today.

We had a look but decided it was too risky on a nice Sunday arvo with so many muggles around. I love Flower Power. I did spot a big spider web, which could be the one others have mentioned in their logs but like I said, too many other people around to really have a proper look. Thanks for the details about the previous use here - things like this are too easily forgotten I find.

After speaking to recent PAF we can confirm this is no longer here so we had a spare container in the car so we have replaced for others to sign. until CO can replace and update.

Spoke to a previous finder who confirmed defs not here. Had a makeshift container in the car so have replaced until owner can come an fix up. Thanks and hope you don't mind

Came with a previous finder. Cache not there, found what may have been part of the log. Needs to be replaced

I found the little cache after a short search, but I dropped the lid down a small crack and it took me ages to fish out. SL and replaced as found.

I’ve had a hiatus from geocaching, I’ve missed looking for these little treasures so needing to get my logs up to date.

Find: 505
1st of 1 finds for today
0 DNFs for today
Cache:Is in good condition
Log/Logbook: Less than 50% full

T4TC ????

TFTC!

Had to come this way to the get some new shoes and thought I'd grab this one while I was here. Quick find! I found it on its side with the lid slightly ajar. The log is a bit damp too but I was still able to sign it. Dried it it as much as possible. TFTC!

Found @ 13/7/17, 5:57 pm by BnB_Holton
Day Streak #189
#1 Cache for Today
#325 Caches this Year
#917 in Total
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Container Condition:
The cache is in good condition.
Log Condition:
The log is less than 50% full.
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Log: a quick find after looking at furniture
Thanks for the cache
Brad & Bec

My Geo-wife did a great spider dance here when a big black spider and web entangled her. (No spiders were harmed during her performance). Once I had assured her that there was nothing crawling on her, it was up to me to try and locate. I was looking in the wrong area tricked by something resembling a cache. Finally my Geo-wife reading pervious logs suggested that I use some common sense and sure enough there it was. Once we had the log out, signed it was safely replaced, thanks.

Tftc. Had to fight our way past a huge spider web to get to cache, but soon had it in hand.

tftc easy to find in the rain

found with bm10 and u_c

found with gm10 and btm

Quick find tftc

Quick find. Tftc

Just a quick one on the way through today. Quick find TFTC

Found. It's still there folks. For those who think they can see it but not reach, it's not like Judy Garlands song "Somewhere over the rainbow ... .. ...." It's more like " ..... ... Sweet chariot".
Need tool to remove log.
TFTC.

11 September 2016
5:04 PM

Dnf after 10 mins of searching in the wind. Cache blindness? Or muggled?

It was getting to late in the day and tiredness was preventing good searching technique,, so next time!!!

I can see it but can't get to it. Ahhhhhhhh frustration:( will be back with help.

After Market drive around place and find few caches .. hide well.. thank

Tried to get this but we are not tall enough. Have to figure out a way to get it

Found with Coybear2000. Our GPSs were both pointing to a structure, but to different sides. I went one way, C the other and soon he had CIH. TFTC

Out with Trodectus. Arrived @ GZ and soon had CIH. Log signed and replaced. TFTC

#5 on my Prospect cache raid. Great memories of my teenage years.

Cache was on the ground so I replaced in a logical spot.

SL TFTC

found it! haven't seen a cache like this for a while! TFTC

Easy cache TFTC

TFTC. Regards JordanandMichelle

I had been muggled out twice this week trying to get to this cache but a very early morning hit proved fruitful.
Cache and log in good shape.
Tftc

Can remember it!! Must be oldTFTC

OMG! I don't know how many laps I did around that tiny circuit - hundreds!

As we drove along the GWH, I pointed out to my wife that that's where I used to spend my spare hours driving those little cars. I didn't realise this cache was so close by.

Thanks for the memories, contactpete.

We went out to find some more caches with Phantom Cyclist and this one needed teamwork as one member spotted it, another member was needed to retrieve it and the third signed the log. There were plenty of muggles around but no body was the wiser. After the log had been signed the retriever also had to replace the cache in its correct position. Thank you for the memories of the Village Grand Prix and thank you for putting this cache in place for us and other cachers to find.

Went out with goingplaces2 to collect a few caches. Had no problems in finding this cache. We both signed the log and replaced as found. Thanks contactpete for placing this cache.

Nice

Really interesting about the go carts here. And a tidy little hide too. All the caches in this area comment on how much has changed in recent years. SL TFTC Cheers... Gaztek

Found on visit to Flower Power just needed the height of my muggle husband.
TFTC.

Took a while to locate this in the end it should not have been. TFTC

Found while waiting for Paul's to open. The Shoes all need shoes!

TFTC. From Cattai to here via some forgotten amusements. Thanks for the journey so far. The next 2 (and last of the series) will be scary but nobody will care.

Writing this while waiting for muggles to drive off. An easy find

Another very lucky find

Easy to see once you find it

TFTC SL

After comparing notes with Maruce about who had found what in the area, I decided to play "hot & cold' with him at this one, because I couldn't find it last time I looked. I knew what I was looking for - well at least I did the last time, but it wasn't that anymore! The height has changed a lot since last time, (not complaining, those bushes were spiky!) nice to meet you Maruce. Thanks for the hint & the cache ContactPete.

#502 found with wraacie came out of the plant shop and spotted her looking around the garden realised what she was looking for and told her I was a fellow cacher and talked for a bit and then spotted the cache. Signed log and replaced. Thanks contactpete

I was getting ready to get myself up high, when I saw it. Read some logs and realised that phlphotos, (my caching partner in crime), was here earlier today and chatting to another cacher. Never went to Village GP, but saw the ads on TV all the time. As a youngster I was into guitars, not cars.