Port Sorell Pontoon Shearwater, Tasmania, Australia
By virgincubalibre on 15-Oct-17. Waypoint GC7DM15

Hi Balayang,

Thanks for the prompt, I thought I had archived this one. I’ll get it sorted now.

Major works were done in the area and the hide location no longer exists.

Looks like this one has been muggled due to maintenance in the area, I can’t get out there for a few weeks to check on it so I will disable it until such time as it can be repaired or archived.

Thanks to those who have let me know

As per previous logs, no where to sit and think......

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

Since this area has been done up it appears there is no where to sit and think about anything atm the cache has possibly been lost in the up grade

The tables that once were here are no longer so I am guessing it went with them.

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

A couple of days off from work and it seemed like a reasonable forecast, so I thought some time in the north west would be good with three aims. One get a break from work, two get a few puzzles that I need to claim a challenge cache in Hobart and finally get a few caches to get the wonders of the World Series done.

The drive up on Thursday was an indication of things to come. Regular showers and very cold. This continued right through the two days. At the end of each day my trousers, shows and socks where Completely saturated.

A few DNFs were had, mainly due to not wanting to search in the current shower more than anything else. Just over 100 finds for the two days, more on the first day less On the second.

Tftc.


The structure is gone

Been taken

I found this fairly quickly. Thank you.

Found but no log inside and we didn't have any spare to replace

Found the cache but no log. TFTC!

We decided to come out to Port Sorell today to find some caches. we had 18 on our hit list and managed to find 13 of them with the others being DNF's. I was a nice day with no rain.

having searched for 3 other caches that were on the tables and not finding them. I was really thinking about skipping this one but decided to look for it anyway. We found the cache straight away.

The cache had no log book in it so there is photo proof.

Thanks for the cache virgincubalibre

Found with Chickenman21

Out for the with gridge98, managed to find 10 for the day, nice easy find, tftc No log book

No log book here cache was easily found though, photo added as proof of find

Today JLROCKSTAR and I went for a morning drove to port Sorell and Hawley beach to clean up the new caches in the area and some that I missed last time I was here, total of 10 finds for the morning and 1 DNF
TFTC

Cache is still present, however the logbook has gone missing, new one has been ordered and will be restored asap.

Thanks gridge98 for letting me know!

I had a good look on Sat 20/6.
I had found it a few months ago (March I think) but I did not have a pen on me.
Is the cache ok ?

Thank you for the cache from GeoMaggie and her sidekick Bonnie.and Angus 88

With Maggie. Cache a empty. TFTC. Found on our TASMANIA ALL OVER journey. Join us on Facebook page of that name.

Looked but didn’t find

Did not find

First one

Found

Found by dimples and fam. Couldn’t write on log as pen wouldn’t work

Had to trust the GPS as it wasn't where I thought it would be. TFTC

TFTC, nice quick one on a sunny afternoon

First find in Tasmania on our 5 week tour of the apple isle. SL TFTC

First find in Tasmania on our 5 week holiday
TFTC

TFTC

Found after dodging the muggles and the rain.

Sneaky

Found it

We like these kind of finds. If a muggle happens on you it’s easy to act normal! Tftc

Spent 2 weeks at the caravan park here in January but not once did we get a muggle free opportunity to look for this one.
Today was a different story though and a quick find was made in the obvious place.
We rode back through the caravan park and were surprised at how empty it was now. Guess all the kids are back at school.
Thanks.

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TFTC

Found it

Tftc

The cache has been replaced, notes and hint updated, it is now ready to be found again!

Happy Caching!

Hi Balayang,

There was an issue with the shipment on my order from the cache supplier, I am hoping to have the new container this week, if so I will have it sorted out over the coming weekend.

I have ordered a replacement cache for this one.

I am away until the 9th January, I will install the new cache the weekend of the 11th/12th

Sorry for the delay, its been a hectic Christmas season this year.

I'll give you another two weeks to fix it or provide an update.
Then, if nothing has happened, it will archived.

As per the last log the magnet was found but nothing more. TFTC.

It seems this one has been muggled... again...

I will order a replacement and get it back up and running asap.

I’m claiming this a a find, I found a very strong magnet attached underneath the seat. Took me quite a bit of effort to remove it. Looked around on the grass and scrub for the cache but to no avail. I am posting a note for cache maintenance.

Maintenance Required, magnet only, no cache or log.

Had to search a bit for this cache but alas magnet in place but no cache. Possibly muggled after the last find. What a fabulous seaside area. At least we enjoyed the visit.

Great our enjoyed journey along trip from Devonport. where we stay at Devonport for 7 nights. Found your cache today. virgincubalibre, thank you so much for placing it.

Thanks for the cache! Quick find today!

Thanks Wilco for this cache. It was a nice day to get this one to make one day in my streak week.

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Been to one like this TFTC

Nice easy find by Mr 11. No muffles today but might be a little harder in Sunmer . TFTC

TFTC

A quick find after the kids on bikes went passed on their way out fishing on the incoming tide.
Thanks for sharing this wonderful spot.
TFTC

Found this awesome cache on a quick walk to see the ocean.

Second DNF for us. Hope we are wrong but 15mins feeling and with torch to Noah Vale ( whoever he is!!). Really hope it was a case of cache-blindness. Eagerly looking for a report of" found" so we can search again.

Coordinates changed from:
S 41° 9.816 E 146° 33.452

Coordinates changed to:
S 41° 9.817 E 146° 33.423

Distance from original: 130.7 feet or 39.8 meters.

Apologies for the delay friends! I have finally got this cache back up and running!

In its original location this cache was muggled some 3 times in as many months so I have decided to move it and try my luck again, fingers crossed!

Happy caching!

Its back! See previous log for more details.

Hi Balayang,

Thank you for your log. I am intending to relocate this one. Life has been getting in the way this past month.

Please advise am I better to archive it and restore once a new hide location has been found (is this possible?), if not please allow me some time to sort it out.

Thanks.

After checking in at our accommodation & picking up some essential supplies for our stay we couldn't resist looking for a few local caches.

We looked high, we looked low, we looked in, we looked out, but today there was no way we could work this one out!
Didn't realise until later it is offline.

Thanks for the hunt anyway virgincubalibre.

TTFN

Hi Guys,

This one has been muggled 3 times now. Its clearly not a good spot, despite some cachers not being able to locate it (and it being safe from the tide), its disappearing far too often to maintain. I will disable it for now and go looking for a better hiding place in the area.

High muggle site, suspect tides have taken though.

No luck today

DNF for this one, while in Tasmania, has this one floated away? virgincubalibre.
Attempted to find this at 9:23:00 AM on 20Feb2019

Muggles sitting very close so we couldnt have a detailed look. Not this time on our trip around Tassie on motorbikes.

Too many muggles to even attemp a look.

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A couple of us looked for this one without luck then brought another set of eyes for another look but it was too good for us today...I'm sure we looked in every hidey hole but just couldn't spot it.

Good little hidie hole.

FOUND IT!!!!! looked for a while on hands and knees but couldn’t find it, finally after being about to leave, caught a glimpse of the clear and blue container , great hide and cool pineapple ))) i’m a local and have looked for the cache occasions but am stoked to finally have found it!!!!

FOUND IT FINALLY, local and have looked for this cache on multiple occasions but finally am stoked to have found it today !!

In Tassie for a few days with 6hinemoa2 for some fun caching in the Southern state. This was sitting out on the railing so we replaced it where we thought it should be. TFTC

Out with Sorceysal for a few days of caching fun in Tassie . We had just driven off the boat after a long night in the recliner lounge and were heading to Ross via Launceston.
Of course we couldn’t go past a cache along the way – detour – never!
A short stop here and a quick look at the view before signing the log and moving on.
TFTC virgincubalibre

Crawled around a fair bit to Noah Vale ( whoever he is).

I nearly missed it! On the hunt for magical creatures and thought we’d return to this one as we were unable to find it last time. Coordinates were spot on. Bring your own pen. Took nothing left a pineapple rubber. Thanks for replacing this one hopefully it survives the summer.

Found, but muggles are aware of it. A couple of kids told us that it wasn't there anymore even though it is. They might go and throw it away again. Just a warning

Out for our second day of hunting for Hidden Creatures, we chose to search for the new and old releases in the Devonport, Port Sorell, Latrobe & Spreyton area's.
We had seen a passing glimpse of the Phoenix, as we started to run after him.
Days total 1 - 1

Found at 1420 pm. Nice easy find. TFTC SL

Hello Fellow Cachers!

It seems my cache was muggled! But don’t fret! A new cache has been born to take its place! Long live the geocache!

I have opted for a smaller cache this time, hopefully that will help to keep it from prying muggle eyes (and fingers)!

Cache is a water tight plastic container and contains a logbook, bring your own writing implement.

Happy caching!

Beautiful spot, looked where the hint implied it should be with no luck and very sandy body lol

I too got all sandy, but to no avail.

I couldn't make head or tail of the previous cache logs !! [:o]
Is the cache there ...
... or not ??

I looked anyway,
and after a bad case of sandy hands 'n' knees,
couldn't find a trace of a cache

Accompanied ALL7 & Whitepaws9..

Sign in as no trouble..
Thank you for bring us here and cache..
Enjoyed day

accompanies with 63roos and Whitepaws9..hide well....Thanks

Beautiful beach here. Thanks for being me here & cache.

Neirbo4750

Thanks for the note it saved a lot of searching for nothing

A few fishing muggles were around but there was no sign of the cache.

It looks like this one has been muggled, I will replace it asap! Thanks guys!

No luck here today.

Too many muggles and too many birds nests.
Definitely the wrong time of year to be looking for this cache.

Too many muggles today.

Yep. Also had a go and no good. Could of been muggled.

Had a good look with 3 sets of eyes and this one may be muggled....

After a leisurely walk along the beach from shearwater, had a look but couldn't locate it. Tftc anyway.

TFTC

TFTC a beautiful day to be at the beach. Well hidden from muggles so should last here awhile. Of course I checked the wrong side first. Found three in the area today and only one DNF for a total of 6 today.