Macksville Jetty Macksville, New South Wales, Australia
By coongoola on 22-May-18. Waypoint GC7Q3D7

Day 4 of my fortnight+ road trip up to Brisbane and back to Blue Mountains. Definitely taking it easy for a day or two, after 2 earlier days of hardcode geocaching. Was here a couple of hours earlier and was muggled out by picnickers. All good as I better go for a virtual geocache half an hour away. Came back and it was largely deserted. After ten minutes, gotcha! Used my pen to wriggle it out. Thanks coongoola

After reading previous logs the search area was narrowed down and as luck would have it nobody about. It was a quick find. Thanks for the sneaky hide.

Very creative! Replaced as found.Thanks coongoola for placing Macksville Jetty! #1087GC7Q3D7

Very, very sneaky! I must admit there were 4 of us looking after a lovely meal at the Star Hotel. We nearly gave up. Such a great hide!

I had a look for this one before todays event with no luck. But a little hint from a friend who found it years ago, put me on the right track and I was able to find it later. Thanks for the challenging cache coongoola! Very pretty down here tonight.

This has been another cache on my to find list for so long. I had many hints but still couldnt locate this one. Today caching with Wollaston on the way to the Macksville event, I was determined to finally get this one. Had a look before the event but didnt find it, but after some further hints from previous finders we returned after the event and made the find alongside Team JLBL who had completed signing and returned the cache before we arrived. TFTC and so glad to have this one finally found.

Tftc coongoola, very sneaky you are.Dropped it but managed to retrieve.This cache was talked about at an event today Took a bit of looking , got it ,

Cache has been fixed up by a wonderful fellow cacher and is ready to be found again.

Temporarily disabled until cache is replaced by a kind hearted fellow geocacher.

Seems this little black duck needs a hint. Can come back in the morn if CO obliges. In town for show at club

Found as part of a stroll around Macksville.

A short drive from Grafton to the Free camp on the other side of the river and a lovely day to walk around to the shops. All the tables were full of people enjoying the takeaway from the cafe's accross the road, luckily the jetty was clear so it was a muggle free zone. Arrived at GZ and found the tell tale not too long after, retrieved, signed log and on to the next. Fav pointTotal Caches Found 15353TFTC coongoola

I found this one, very sneaky hide. I almost gave up, but I just spotted it. I wasnt able to get it out as I didnt have an extraction tool so I couldnt write on the log.

Amazing spot while helping a friend move from Kiama. No pen unfortunately. Took a photo as proof TFTC

This is a tricky hide but one of my favourite ever!! We were staying across the bridge on our way home from Queensland!

A satisfying find! Despite plenty of muggles around, made the most of the to distract for retrieval. Enjoyed the breeze on a very warm day while we waited for our opportunity TFTC

Damn been a few tricky ones we havent been able to find recently despite having quite a few ppl likely wondering why the hell we r hanging around for so long hahha

We arrived to find muggles enjoying the afternoon sit in the picnic area. We looked but couldnt find it. We went back to the car and waited till the muggles left and then attempted again. I read previous posts and had a few hints that gave me enough information to find the sneaky bugger. Mr w found a toy lizard that he thought was the cache but no such luck. Great spot to sit end enjoy the sunset. TFTC

4 for 4 today! I love the ingenuity here. We had four sets of eyes searching until my friend said "one more minute." My eagle eyes spotted it! TFTC

Tftc. Got a hint from the co at the GIFF event. Very sneaky hide. Found with red_ear_slider

Found with Portstevo, thanks Coongoola for the hint, muggle fisherman nearby. Tftc!!

The cache eluded us on our last search. As we were staying across the water in the free camp we came for another look. This is not always an easy place to get stuck into a good hunt we've discovered, it draws muggles like a magnet. Today with rain close by it was deserted. What a difference an uninterrupted search makes, found the cache quickly today. Great hide! TFTC coongoola, FP.

Found with Rach_Jean21 TFTC

Was a little worried we might not be able to find this one based on previous logs but very excited we were able to locate pretty quickly. TFTC

Very tricky

Thanks for bringing us down here….very pretty and an awesome hide!!
TFTC

Thanks to a helpful hint from the owners I was able to quickly locate this cache, I had a loose shoelace that needed my attention

Sneaky hide. Found with MadHatter1176. TFTC

Too good for us today I’m afraid! Shame, because it sounded like a fun, tricky one. Next time!

Tftc

A sneaky hide with a nice view

Sneaky cache

No luck found it a bit hard without a hint

We are heading to Rutherglen and got the message from CO that this cache had been replaced. A good excuse to stop at Macksville again and grab a coffee along the way.
Quick find today. Coffee across the road was good too, they were closed last time we were here

Spent some considerable time here... found something that had potential but no cache attached. CO confirmed what we'd found was the likely suspect but will be down shortly to confirm. We should be back in a week or two to avenge this sad face

Too tricky for me and Coxy52

Search but couldn't find

Looked for a 2nd time and still a DNF.

Found it after our 2nd attempt looking for it, cool hide thanks

Took a while to find. We had the jetty to ourselves today due to rain. So had time to look. A very tricky and cleaver hide. Tftc

The weather may have been to our favour this afternoon, misty/ rain and very cool .
No muggles about. all alone , time to search and think out off the box! Then a lightbulb moment .. Thanks coongoola.. a FP had been added..

In the last few months my mother was diagnosed with breast cancer, had an operation and had 3 weeks of radio therapy. She just finished last week. This week was the first time I've had the chance to see her because of covid lockdowns. So with fingers and toes crossed (in hope covid didn't get in the way again) I set out Tuesday morning for the 5 hour trip there. We'll, I can tell you crossing things doesn't stop anything, although it may help you hold out a little longer for a toilet. Covid did get in the way! Mid afternoon after being with my olds for a few hours I found out it was time to leave again. I decided not to go all the way home again that night, knowing I probably wouldn't get all the way home ever again if Itried. So I stopped exhausted in Macksville, because Kempsey was still closed till midnight.

I stopped here for a driver reviver on my way down and had a DNF. And let me tell you, if I didn't get some very specific hints from the CO, it would have been DNF again on the return trip. Very clever hide!

The log book was a little damp and the wind nice and blowy, so I sat and wrote this while letting it dry out. It feels quite dry now so I think it's time to head home.

Thanks so much for this cache. Of course it will get a fave point from me. I look forward to seeing you both again some time soon somewhere. I can't wait till we can have caching events again, and camping ones all the more.

TFTC

I don't normally stop here headed south but needed to dodge stopping in the Kempsey LGA. So I found this lovely place to stop and stretch the legs and make a cuppa. I saw there was a cache nearby so gave it a shot. Like 5 minutes only kind of shot. I had somewhere to be and this had me beat. Haha. Another time perhaps.

Lovely hot day for caching today. No one on the jetty luckily for me, as previously there had always been people. Even more lucky I had the most recent finder with me who gave me the clue. It has survived the flood, a bit grubby and the paper was fragile but all ok to sign. Tftc

Looked everywhere I believed it could be up,under and in couldn’t find today

First for the day. Already warm here just after 10. Took Nothing Left nothing Signed Log. Favorite point for this cache.

Oh, that took ages to find.. very clever. Tftc and favo

Oh, that took ages to find.. very clever. Tftc and favo

Touring NSW with our van Hilda the HiAce. After visiting friends in Forster we decided to continue our way north. Last night we stayed across the river and this morning came here to try our luck. It took us what felt like forever even we had pretty good idea what we were looking for. Finally cache in hand and coordinates spot on! Tftc and favo!

Having a coffee nearby and checked cache. Was found missing and located on the ground below. Replaced and good to go. Please replace carefully in the same hole.

Tough start but it’s so beautiful here

First night find

Thanks for cache found with SS and
Lonely ra

After a bit of a search, Nudge74 was passing by and gave a us a push in the right direction

Found with MoSSau and Squires squire and NSW Lone Rovers

Tftc

Visiting a friend in town, I wandered down here and went fishing, after 10min or so pulled in a great little cache, the likes of which I've seen before but not for awhile, and still as rewarding as the first fish I found. Thanks coongoola, have a FP.

Found on the 4th try!!! TFTC

Tricky!

LukeM007 found it. Very clever use of construction material. Found heading back up to Brisbane from Newcastle

Awesome hide tftc

No luck today, too many muggles watching

Found tyftc #102

We have travelled down to Macksville and the Nambucca area for a day of Caching. We thought we would start our day out with this Cache.

It took a little thinking and searching, but we soon had the Cache in hand.

Many thanks for bringing us here. TNLNSL TFTC

Found with Bek76 and Gum62

Found it with bek76 and MDT79 it was so amazingly

Found with Gum62 and MDT79

Came here late yesterday but there were a few muggles around and a guitar playing muggle sitting on the nearby steps. As we were camping just across the river we decided to come back and attempt this one early this morning.
This is a strange town for free camping with just a few spots scattered through the town.
The cache took about 10 minutes to find. Reading the logs really helped and we concentrated our search on looking for something that didn't quite make sense.
Thanks, a sneaky hide and a favourite point from us.

Another very nice find today with woolwood9.
*Thanks for helping make our tour around fun!*
Stamped logs as TM/WW NZ or our full user names or tm421/ww9 in pen.

Found while on a geocaching holiday with tmann421.
Enjoyed the trip around and all the great hides.
Stamped TM/WW NZ, or if in pen our full names

Thanks for the cache very clever hide found with earthly65

found with extra help from CO..very clever hide...FP

This was actually our second visit to look for this one. The last time we were here the place was jam packed with muggles all listening to a band which had set up on the jetty. Today there was no one around and kind of knowing how the CO's mind works it wasn't long before I had the sneaky little cache in hand. Great hide and worth a FP

After a hint from the co I came back here today and made the find. A clever cache. Thanks

spent about 45 minutes here with no luck. Thanks anyway

I.M.G.that is a good hide,took me half an hour just looking and waiting out muggles,but I found it. Also what a great location,don’t forget to appreciate the river and your surrounds.TFTC

No luck with this one.
Will try again next visit.

TFTH coongoola
Logged from c:geo.

Back 6 months after the first effort for a second go. Awsome hide fav on way, great coords fantastic effort Coongoola. Trying to get some October caches. Many thanks to the CO's for placing and maintaining these caches for our enjoyment.

i had gz to myself for 15 to 20mins before i was muggled out which should have been plenty of time to "spot the anomaly" were i clever enough today..i wasnt!!...very tricksy coongoola..im intrigued..i will be back

I popped b the jetty to see,
if a cache I could see
No suck luck,
and after some time,
I had to give up on this one

Too tricky today !! [^]

This cache is in a very nice location, we sat for some time with ice creams from the nearby shop and watched the river flowing past. It was not quite as blissful looking for the cache itself, and I looked in a lot of usual places before noticing an anomaly and retrieving the container. Thanks coongoola for a very difficult hide which gave us a lot of pleasure when it was found.

Found at 2:11 PM GAFF2 - but once again reading previous logs actually misled us a bit - ie what clues/hints?
Had lunch at a scungy looking pub in Macksville, but the food was very good and not expensive at all.
We thought we were going to be in a bit of trouble here especially with a couple of elderly lady muggles sitting in the nearby picnic table, however c-pprass took note of the T rating and spotted something that intrigued her and to her surprise pulled out the cache [^] How good is that for a really well crafted and placed cache which is in a fantastic location.
Thanks coongoola.

After a few hours on the forgotten highways trail we decided to find a few caches around Macksville.

Found in the company of the CO
What a beauty, a very sneaky and clever hide.
Thanks for the cache, FP given

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Such a tricky and clever hide. We were searching here, searching there, and were quite flumoxed until DiamonJs had a light bulb moment after reading the hint and had the cache in hand then in no time. Well, a little time. Cool hide coongoola! Thanks for adding to the enjoyment of our day.
Cheers and happy caching!

Caching with DiamonJs and Aussie Liahona and signing the logs as Team JAD. Avery clever hide and a FP awarded from me.

We were all over the place till I read the clue and I had it in hand in a couple of secs, love it. Fav point from me.

Found it and we sat down rest. Beautiful Fish and Chips Shop.

Found it

Stuarts Point Day2
Today's main event was lunch at the Buffalo farm, but still plenty of time to do some caching around Macksville before the event.
This was by far the most difficult find of the day. The material used blended so well with its surrounds. It was lucky that the CO gave us a hint into what area to look. FP given
Thanks for placing this cache coongoola

Found with Tatt2squared and Viper_101... I just got a premium membership, so time to log all my finds that I have signed with Tatt2squared as Key_Tat. TFTC

Found with Tatt2squared and Key_Tat... Finally have a premium membership, so going back through and logging all the premium caches I have signed as Viper_101 or as part of TeamTat...TFTC

Found with Mum and Dad (littlemissleft and Gazkersh) TFTC

Found with littlemissleft and littlemisslonglegs and in the company of Tatt2squared and key_tat and viper_101

Thanks for the cache

Found with Key_Tat, Viper_101, Littlemisslonglegs, Littlemissleft and Gazkersh... sneaky little hide.. but cache in hand. TFTC.

Found this one with Gazkersh, littlemisslonglegs, Tatt2squared, Key_Tat and Viper_101. Great Geocache

TFTC coongoola
Baby Birt

No smiley today

Found on a Sunday afternoon walk with the geo dogs... violet and scarlet TFTC

Nice hide, tftc, went past it multiple times, nice little introduction to macksville thanks

Too good a hide, too many muggles, too little time and too much cache blindness all collided to award us the blue face of despair. tftc.

Yay a FTF on a sunny morning walk before work. Very clever hide Coongoola, you beat me to the punchline just like you did with the Clybucca Memorial.

Good to see some other caches in the area other than my own. At least I don’t have to go too far from home to find this cache.

I used to live abt 30 metres away from the cache abt two years ago.

Fav point for location. It’s stunning in the morning.

SL TFTC