Caching by the Bay #1 - The Beginning Brighton East, Victoria, Australia
By MasonMcG and -:(Justin Lee):- on 03-Oct-15. Waypoint GC64H07

Unfortunately there has not been a response (or regular update) from the cache owner within the period requested and, as per the original advice, this cache is now being de-listed (Archived) as abandoned.If there are components or remnants of the cache, please recover them as we don't want to litter our environment.If you wish to contact a Reviewer regarding this cache, please send an email via the profile - [**Bunjil**,](https://coord.info/PR9GZ0K) and quote the Cache Name and GC Identification Code.

Seems to be gone to bad !

I will go check on this and replace if need be in the next couple of weeks!! Will be active soon

----------### **OWNER MAINTENANCE REQUESTED PLEASE** ###----------Hi there Cache Owner,This cache has been flagged by Geocaching HQ as a cache that **possibly** needs some attention. You may recall having received an automated email from Geocaching HQ which explained what you needed to do. Unfortunately, nothing seems to have happened, so the cache is being temporarily disable - see here: [**Geocache Health Score.**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=713)**You do need to respond in some way within 14 days,** so others know you are on top of it, as well as indicating exactly what is happening with this placement - please don't let a lack of communication scuttle this listing.#What you need to do:-#You have a number of choices so pick the one that applies from this handy list:-- **Check On The Cache** - once checked, place an Owner Maintenance log and then enable the cache.- **Place A Write Note Log** - indicating a date when you expect it will be restored. - **Adopt Out or Archive** - depending on whether you want it kept or for it to disappear.Full details for each of the above choices can be found at [**GEOCACHE MAINTENANCE**]( https://wiki.groundspeak.com/display/GEO/Victoria) on the Regional Policies page.You might wonder what happens if you don't pick one of the above. Well, when the cache is next checked by a Reviewer, if the issue has not been addressed, or there is no acknowledgment as requested above, it will be assumed the cache has been abandoned. [xx(] It would be far better if you decide, so please do something before then. Please don't send an email but instead follow the information/advice posted above.Thanks for your cooperation,Bunjil (Pete & Helen)Volunteer Reviewers - Australia[3AS]

No idea what the hint is referring to and since it's not been found for 5 months, I didn't waste more than 15 min here

Potentially missing

Too good for me. Hunter

We believe this hide most likely has gone AWOL. We searched all over, and knew where to target, thanks to a previous fellow cacher, but came up empty handed. No luck here today.

I search teeths gpf put me at 0 in the middle of the Green Grass so I honestly have no idea and the Hume was not very helpful to me I am sorry confused this is my second DNS this park alone I honestly don't know what's wrong with me today but finds I'm not happening for me thank you for the placement of the hide

Nice, got this one walking the geo dog today! Log book a little damp

Harder to find at night, might need to look during the day

Found by Omegaman1971
After finishing work early today it was great to catch up with Rebel Acts and put some smiles on the map.
Unfortunately not to many caches due to the rain but still enjoyed the one's we did.

Cheers for the cache.

Out and about with My good caching mate Omegaman1971, there are always plenty of laughs while we are turning caches into smiles.

This is one of the caches found today.

Thanks MasemMcG for the cache.

GPS a bit off but soon in hand - TFTC

Good one

Found it T4TH

TB Visited

Nice easy cache hidden in plain sight, left a bug for further travels TFTC

We looked on the wrong side of the shrubs for a while but found it eventually!

Took us a little while. Got thrown off by the hint, but got there in the end!! TFTC!

Took us a while but found it

A nice easy cache

Great to finally put a smiley on this one.

My previous searches were way off the mark.

Today the hint led me straight to the cache!

I igned and retreated.

TFTC

Hint and nav threw me a little but I got it. Very wet inside, may need some upkeep

What a great little park! Easy find and gps not too bad. Log is a little damp though but you can still write on it...hopefully we'll have less rainy days on the way. Thanks for the cache

Struggled with the ‘pole’ clue but eventually found it! Tftc

I couldn’t spy metal poles, but saw the cache straight away. TFTC

I was working a nearby mystery cache as there was a traditional you needed to find before doing the puzzle. I was confused at first and didn’t know where the container was. Once I looked at the hint, it was an easy find.

I visited 3 TB

TFTC

Wheeled down the path to find a, from what can only assume thanks to my caregiver, soaked box filled with some bodily fluid. Still a great find though!

After looking for a while a previous finder inadvertently told me I was looking in the wrong spot! Making adjustments we quickly made our find!

Woof! Quite a hard find. I'm not sure Sirius and I would have found it without the hint. Geopup was also out with an injury today so it was much harder to look inconspicuous so near the road!

The log was a bit wet, but still signable. Took nothing but there were a few little collectables inside.

Tftc!

Found this one in the same caching trip as the one on the other side of the park. Cricket was done for the day so Deputt and I could take the short cut across the oval, and we found this one quite quickly. TFTC.

Another find with monica_is_evil. Needed to find a cache before midnight so this after dinner trip to get a find ticked off a cache for the day for both of us.

TFTC

Quick find for our daily cache with mrx2. TFTC!

TFTC

Was counting from the long end for too long..
cache found eventually

Thanks MasonMcG for Caching by the Bay #1 - The Beginning

#5314

Trying to get a few caches in before this la nina thing starts! Very close to giving up on this. Was looking in tree closest to co-ords and spotted a possum sleeping in there just as I was about to feel around glad I didn't wake him/her up! Found the cache thanks to.the clue, thanks very much?!

Found it

Good one !! Ha ha

Out for the day with echidna44 & BoabTree, we spent the day doing mostly Adventure Labs and bonus caches. We were passing here so stopped for the trad. A short search soon had the find. Co-ords seemed a little out, but the hint set us on track. Thanks MasonMcG & Justin Lee

Out for the day with xambo4u & BoabTree, we spent the day doing mostly Adventure Labs and bonus caches. We were passing here so stopped for the trad. A short search soon had the find. Co-ords seemed a little out, but the hint set us on track. Thanks MasonMcG & Justin Lee

Stumbled upon it when giving up

Searched for good long time, but no luck.

Looked for ages, in undergrowth, under tops of metal bits along the concrete edging of the path, lots of rubbish nearby. Not in the trees and even with the help of the photo of the tree could not find it. Nothing on any metal poles.

Took me a little while but was a nice little find with cute bits and bobs inside. TFTC!!!

Found it. Easy sign and run.

Note: Just be careful putting your hands in and grabbing before looking!! We found a used syringe right near the spot. I've removed it but emphasis on looking first with eyes especially with little ones

Great cache lots of fun finding it! Well hidden

Had a quick look around at some other potential spots before finding this one. Maybe not quite a "pole"... TFTC!

Be careful, found syringe near by.

TFTC, had a bit of trouble finding this at first but then my geosister pointed out a possible hiding spot.

Found it after about 5 minutes and with the help of the hint. GPS seemed to show the cache after metres off.
TFTC

Look down

Thanks

The area was a little smelly and not where caching instinct thought the cache would be. The cache is a bit wet. Good explore some of the last of my greenery in my lockdown zone.

Thanks.

Ace

Took longer than it should have, but got there in the end. Alas, didn't have a pen with me. Thank you for the cache!

Quick find this arvo, managed to avoid eyes of muggles! TFTC.

A run and cache was the plan tonight.

The coords were good and cache soon in hand.

Thanks to MasonMcG and -:(Justin Lee):- for the placement and fun.

TFTC Mason etc. nice hide. Found after an under 8 football game with one of the best players for the day Syd. Jimmytherat with Noelle04, Syd and RaRa

Thanks Mason & Co, Nice hide found after watching Junior Footy! Found with Jimmytherat & junior cachers. Rara & Syd (footy star in the making) Cache was very wet so dried as best we could before returning to its hidy hole

Popped out to do an AdLab, a few trads and some uncollected mysteries.
Dodged the rain at most stops.
A nice quick find in a fairly busy park today. Not near this GZ though.
Thanks, Robmc.

Took a while but found it! Not the metal pole I expected

Found it TFTC

Took a bit of hunting but the clue helped. TFTC

Out on a kid free fun day caching with friends. Beautiful day, not too hot, not too cold. Nice relaxing day. After a short search, the cache was located. Thanks for the cache.

Coordinates were a bit off, but we got there in the end with a bit of help

Running an errand to Elsternwick with geo kid FoxyLoxy on board. This one had frustrated us as we visited here a few times before it was finally checked on. Initially checking the wrong area, I then spotted the cache easily enough as it was quite exposed. The cache and log was in good condition. We replaced the cache a little better hidden than found as I can't see this one lasting long if it keeps getting left out like it was.

There was a tree nearby with some rather peculiar markings/growths on it.

Finally I'm able to turn that frown into a smiley.

Thank you for the cache here MasonMcG and -:(Justin Lee):-

Well I think I initially tried hunting this one back in 2019 without success.
So today I was on my way home from work and came here for a hunt.
Fortunately I saw OSHFAM found it earlier that day, so I knew it was there somewhere.
The cache, container and log are in excellent condition.
We visited 4 TB.
TFTC.

Great find

TFTc! A quick find in the rain the rain!

Found it

I remember searching for this when it had quite a bit of unlove. Unsurprisingly, it wasn't there.
Happily it has been recently replaced and so after gym I thought I'd take a look for the souvenir on offer today.
Found after discerning the correct starting point.

A lovely walk but did not find... there are many footpaths and metal poles around... will try again next time.

Got it! 500th find!! There were a lot of muggles

After failing to find this a couple of years ago I was passing by today and thought I'd give it another shot.

It was only after I started searching at GZ that it dawned on me that I was now definitely looking in a different place than previously, and read the CO note and new hint and all became clear!

After that it was a quick find, and as there were no muggles about I retired to my car to sign the log and also put four or five small items of swag in the container before replacing.

Thanks for the cache, MasonMcG.

We had planned an outing for the Dandenongs today, but when we saw this one had been re-enabled we thought we’d show it some love on the way past. Signed a clean logbook, TNLN, replaced as found with cover. Thanks to the CO for replacing for our enjoyment.

Closer to the 6th when i found. TFTC

Replaced container with replacement log and have changed the location of the geocache very slightly. You can access the cache from the footpath and there is no need to enter the garden whatsoever. This has now turned into a pretty simple drive-by cache. Happy caching !!! Will update the hint accordingly

Back in play, sorry for the delay

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Possibly saw were it could be but saw no container.

Can anybody confirm its there?

No, couldn't find anything....

acheld

Much like Oshfam, searched high and low at the updated coords then expanded the search area taking into account the photo and came up with nothing.
I even went so far as to search under the foliage near the gates.
Another time perhaps.

8

I thought I’d stop here on my way home from an appointment nearby. The D rating seemed achievable and a quick find. I looked everywhere. Increased my search area to no avail. Nothing. Nada. Nil. Zip.
No luck for me today.
I’ll keep a watch on it and come back if someone finds it. I’ll be most annoyed if they do and I’ve missed it even with all my thorough searching.
Thank you MasonMcG and -: (Justin Lee) :-

Bit tricky trying to find this one in the dark. I'll give it another shot through the daylight next visit.

To well hidden for me today.

I look high and low and over there and under.

I will return.

TFTC

Found it! I also must have left my pen there as I didn't have it by the time I got to my next cache. TFTC.

Glad it was a fairly quick find as had an impatient 2yo with us

Hard find but got there in the end.

It was a fantastic day for a walk in the park, and of course, a search for a cache. Thanks for the hide, I left a TB.

Team green tftc

On the first cold and wintery day for the season, we snuck this cache in between rain showers, excuse - son at footy training nearby. My 6 year old, as is often the case, found the treasure! TFTC

One more before bed

Spot it was in was just a bit open so moved it a bit closer to foliage for protection. Tftc

I read through the logs and gathered hints before leaving home today and wasn't too sure what I'd find... But, with the new coordinates and various clues, it didn't take me too long as there were only a few realistic options (particularly since I noted the container a recent logger had posted). So, all good for me today. It's pretty close to home for me and I've gradually been knocking them off. Incentive today was needing to get away from my home office and get some exercise. I will note, though, that the hiding place is looking rather worse for wear and may not survive much longer...

Weeeell finally found on our fourth attempt! The new co ordinates helped. Happy to finally cross this one off the list being bayside locals and driving past this at least a couple of times a week. TFTC

Christmas Day is traditionally a time for overindulgence. Not so for me today.
A drastic change in lifestyle over the past four months has meant eating frugally and drinking alcohol almost never. (None today.)
After a family lunch in Bayswater followed by Christmas dinner with our boys and their partners it was time to stretch the legs.
A day of traditions seemed to call for a few traditional caches to be found.
This small bauble took some time to locate but if I had paid closer attention the first (and second) time I looked here, it would have been found in minutes.
Cache in good order, signed and replaced.
Thank you and wishing a very Merry Christmas to MasonMcG and -:(Justin Lee):-

Coordinates for us were spot on. Quick, easy find meant Geokid left happy. TFTC.