Tennis Anyone? Ellen Grove, Queensland, Australia
By Kloof73 on 30-Aug-18. Waypoint GC7X06W

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I always steer away from the obvious lol . Circled back and there it was! Tftc

Out caching with a muggle family to introduce them to the game. 2 of the muggles saw this cache without realising it was the target of our search. Great delight when I pointed it out. Log was full & needs replacement. Photo as proof of find sent to CO. TFTC

Good hide

Very clever and took a little bit to find. Thank you ️

Quick find dad spotted it at our local park TFTC

Bladdy clever!

Out and about caching today with joojoo57, IolantheK and T-Tech. Found many caches and thank you to all CO's for placing them there. We were successful in finding them all. TFTC

T-Tech and I spent the day with joojoo57 and Richmond Lad. We had a plan to tackle 12 caches and an AL in the area around Forest Lake. Happily there are now smileys everywhere!

Some fellows were on the basketball court but we were out of their sight at GZ. I spotted the hide as we walked up and the find was straight in hand. TFTC, Kloof73.

Busy on the basketball court but luckily no one on the tennis court. The cache was quickly spotted and then we were on our way to the next hide. Thanks Kloof73.

Out for a day of caching with joojoo57, Richmond Lad, IolantheK [^]
I have come to realise from IolantheK that joojoo57 is a good organiser and today was
no exception as we progressed from cache to cache with no DNFs to boot
Nice easy find for IolantheK who just strolled up and said there it is
TFTC Kloof73

Not a novice when it comes to this kind of cache.

Can spot this type of cache from a mile away once you’ve found them once or twice. Saw it all the way from the car park. Though, I do enjoy finding these. They’re in plain sight but nobody would every think twice about it, probably even those tasked with servicing the things they’re stuck to.

TFTC!

Thanks to the wet weather I had the park to myself… ignoring the obvious feature that I’m sure breaks a caching guideline, I looked up and down elsewhere… ignoring Geepers…

When I returned to where Geepers wanted me, opened my eyes and pretended not to remember the guidelines I spotted the familiar container…

Tftc…

Surprised to see it was 3 years ago I came here but left without searching due to huge number of muggles. Think I was chasing a first find too. Don't know why it's taken so long to get back but today there wasn't a soul in sight. Quick find thanks for putting this out for our enjoyment.

Great place. Took a while to find for us at first. But found eventually TFTC. #26

Not a nice so quickly found. Grateful it was out of sight of all the muggles using these facilities.

A quick drive around for a few caches. Took a good look at my surroundings and spotted this one, as I have one like this too. TFTC

A super easy find as we've seen these before. Found with geokid_tobias and geokid_madison

Thought it would be a lot harder but was quick and easy

There was a guy sitting in the rotunda but I spotted the target immediately and was able to stealthily grab it and move away to sign. Thanks for the cache

Seen these ones before so it popped out at us. TFTC

Out with my little geocacher today and this was a great stop with a bonus playground. A bit of poking and prodding and we found the hidden log. It took me a while to put it back, though and I’m sure the muggles in the park were wondering what I was doing. TFTC!

Found it. Good cache very clever

I had a wander around The Woods today picking up some caches. This took longer than it should have as I've seen these types of caches before but it blended in well and I was looking down low to start with. Like someone else, I found something that wiggled but it wasn't the cache. All good here. Tftc

No negative feedback here. Really nice placement.
I was in the area for the nearby puzzle cache, and I decided I had time for one more. This one was handy, so I popped over, and, after a short search, spotted it. I see from your hint you have a few problems ...

Thanks for the cache. Lovely park. It's a novelty to see a tennis court unlocked and available any time.

TFTC! Took a moment to find, but got there in the end. A favourite point from me. TFTC

Camping with friends in there backyard for Easter . Decided to take the kids for a walk to the local park and found this one while here. TFTC.

Walked straight to it!

This was our first proper cache. Very fun!

A quick stop past. Exactly as advertised. TFTC!

What a great cache. Well done. Tftc.

TFTC​

Found this one on my way home to Toowoomba, signed my name and returned all to where it was found. Great hide and TFTC Kloof73

We returned to GZ today. Believing we were on the right track it was a quick find by Geokid. Excellent placement!! Definitely a favourite from us. TFTC!!

This was a quick and easy find, I could have parked closer if I didn't do the other nearby cache then I saw this one fairly close so a short little walk to GZ and I had the cache in hand and was leaving a signature before returning it to where I found it. TFTC.

Thankyou for bringing us to the park. Would never have known there was a Tennis Court in Forest Lake. Kids played in the playground while I went on the hunt. Wasn't able to find this one today but will be back for a second try.

No-one on the courts but a couple of muggles in the nearby shelter. Luckily GZ was out of sight and I could move in for a quick extraction without raising any eyebrows. [^]

I lingered in the same spot to sort business out and returned the cache as found, checking it was neatly aligned. All done, the end of my morning clean up session was here, so time to head home for a cuppa.

Cheers Kloof73.

Tftc!

Clever hide but we have seen this type before and we’re not fooled but quickly found it wiggly. Had a challenge in sticking with my nails but we got it!!! Tftc!

Found with tic toc. A pretty easy find - having seen quite a few of these types of hides before. Nicely done. TFTC

Great spot!

Very clever blends right in with surroundings

Took us a while when mum came up with the find! Really awesome! TFTC!!

Way to many people. Couldn’t search comfortably but did try.

Nice quick find thanks!

No tennis being played this morning, but a few young chaps tossing a basketball around further down. The magnets (well the magnet - one of the originals seems to be missing) are still holding. The first time I met this style of cache container I spent hours trying to find it, but it was a fast grab this morning. I love the way most of the streets in this section are named after towns in Queensland, and I was surprised how many of the towns (er, streets) I went past I have actually visited at some time or another. TFTC, Kloof73.

Saw it pretty quickly. Tftc

Very clever indeed- thanks x

Quick find. Spotted immediately. In plain sight but not obvious. Clever idea. A fav from us.

Plenty playing basketball.

Out with lisylou and mnance101

Quick find with bennyboppers and mnance today. Signed in as tm×3. Tftc

Out caching with the Tough Mothers (Bennyboppers and Lisylou). Clever hide. TFTC!

Walked here from Inala with lil Cousin, LOTS of parks in the way. Bring snacks and water if you gonna walk from similar distance. Cache is relatively well hidden, but you’ll find it.

Game set and match. No one here because it is a bit rainy.

A super quick park & grab here.
Spotted the cache as we drove up.
Made our mark & replaced as found.

TFTC Kloof73

I was caching in the area with my youngest geodaughter today, and we pulled in close to gz to make a find. The cache was located quickly and our names added to the log. Tftc Kloof73

Out in the far west for work.
Found time for a few caches here.
This one was a quick find for me
you for hiding this cache Kloof73
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A nice hide! Very busy park today. Had to be stealth! TFTC!

Saw it upon arrival. Signed log & returned. TFTC

Quick find, TFTC!

Quick park and grab,krcamber saw it upon approach

TFTC

Hooray

Nice one.

Out this afternoon to see if we can find some caches and we were nearby. Headed to GZ and soon had this cache in hand. Signed log and replaced. TFTC

Out finding a few caches with Mr Curious Quest. Next, we headed tot his one. The cache was quickly located and the log signed. TFTC

Selvagirls invited me out today to do some caching today .A quick find was made and our names added to the log. TFTC

Mmm... humble pie... yummy....!
So I had a short window of opportunity this afternoon as I drove nearby, and decided to have another shot at this one. Br Colin's log below gave me a sinking feeling that I had missed the obvious.
I went straight to my area of suspicion and still couldn't see it... having touched every other possible thing, I consciously stepped away and looked again...
What the heck?! Where did that come from?
Like Crew 153, I have found plenty of these over the years, and yet, somehow this one blended in so perfectly that I literally didn't see it on TWO visits and even again today.
My phone was still pointing me just a few metres away, but golly, I really should have seen this the first time around.
Well done and TFTC where all is fine. I'm still flabbergasted at how well this blends in and how I missed it so many times.

Out grabbing our first cache for the year

TFTC

Hubsu spotted it. Very good ‘hide’

First cache of 2019 for wifey and I together.

Found what we thought was GZ pretty quickly, and started fiddling to see if we could get anything.

Took way too long fiddling with the wrong thing, but eventually found the sneaky bugger!

Had to use a bit of stealth as the tennis courts were very busy, but we got there in the end, and then rehid it not long after.

TFTC!

I have no idea how I missed finding this cache the last time I was here.

I thought I had searched the location thoroughly. I am familiar with this type of hide and thought I would have spotted it.

Anyway, I returned today for another search and spotted the hide as I approach.

it is always good to turn a frown into a smilie. TFTC Kloof73

I am out caching with Brother Colin today.
We are finding select caches that BC has not found.
A quick find here as BC spotted it from the car.
Thanks for the cache.

Today I am aiming to top up a date on my calendar.
And I brought Grand_Poobah along for the ride.
There are only a few caches in the area I have not found so it was a very selective caching day.
And quite a bit of driving.
I spotted this one from the car as we parked. [^]
Thanks for the cache.

Many thanks for adding a good hint for the benefit of strugglers like myself.
Sadly, I still couldn’t find it today.

I’m sure I’ve been here for at least one other cache in the past.
Here I scoured through leaves and junk but no joy. Could be worth a visit from the owner to make sure it’s still in place?

The coordinates put in a spot where there was no where to hide a cache so. knowing that previous caches that I had found from this CO had inaccurate coordinates, I widened my search area to a 15m radius but I still couldn't locate the cache.

{2TF}
On my way home from the event at Jindalee and thought I'd check out what was on offer along the way.
As I was solo and it was late, the criteria was caches that were in open areas and not too far from the car. This one got the tick on the map and again when I pulled up.
Sometimes caching at night can be an advantage in that the muggles have thinned out or have disappeared altogether except for the odd dog walker. That was the case here tonight so I could have a good look without an audience and so spotted it pretty quickly. Quickly signed and returned and on my way.
TFTC. Kloof73.

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FTF @1420. Our 6th FTF. It was a big surprise that it was not found earlier. The GPS took us on a merry waltz around the area.. TFTC

Had success with the CO's other new releases this morning then spent a day paddling after caches down Murrarie way. Pretty buggered when I got home only to be told this one had been published this morning too. Still not found. Oh well why not. Off I go again but when I reached GZ it was buzzing. Tennis and basket ball were in full swing and others were waiting to play. I sat a while but decided it was too risky so will return at a quieter time.