Where the lions gather Point Frederick, New South Wales, Australia
By
Wønka on 06-May-19. Waypoint GC86GZT
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After completing Shifter Brains “Gosford Waterfront Wander” adventure lab I realised this is how I originally wanted to make this multi-cache.
The Shifters have done an amazing job at this adventure lab and since my cache and the lab are similar I’ve decided to archive this one.
I recommend trying out Gosford Waterfront Wander
You can find Shifters adventure lab at;
https://adventurelab.page.link/gcV2
Thanks for all those who took part in this cache ??
The container has been removed
The Shifters have done an amazing job at this adventure lab and since my cache and the lab are similar I’ve decided to archive this one.
I recommend trying out Gosford Waterfront Wander
You can find Shifters adventure lab at;
https://adventurelab.page.link/gcV2
Thanks for all those who took part in this cache ??
The container has been removed
Our first multi! We got all the clues (so exciting) and got the coordinates for the GZ...but no luck finding Any clues??
Covid is back on the coast so to prevent another outbreak here, I’m temporarily disabling all of my caches.
Stopping at Gosford on our way home to Sydney after a mini-break, oldmorty and I made our way around Lions Park then made our way to GZ. We looked for about 30 minutes without success. Maybe next time.
Got the ok from the checker and searched up from the bottom and down from the top but eluded frazeydaze and I today. Time to head home to Sydney.
Sorry for the delay in this one being replaced. It’s all good to go now in a new spot since the last spot isn’t there anymore
After having a pre-Birthday lunch at the Leagues Club with my Wife, Son, Mum, Sister, and 2 nieces, I suggested we find this cache, and the young girls were keen 
I think we've had fun every time I've taken them out caching. Although we had to make sure the navigating and spotting duties where shared. Of course we waited until they had spotted each of the clues. I was a bit unsure of one digit - but WP5: (G) First NUMBER of the BPB code works out AOK - and soon we had wondered up to GZ. One recommendation - you'll find it a nicer adventure if you approach GZ from the area nearest the road, not nearest the water. I was familiar with the type of cache container so spotted it quickly but had to drop clue after clue until my nieces had the cache in hand haha! Logbook signed and cache replaced as found. TFTC!
One thing I hadn't known of before is that this park has changed. Earlier today I had referred to this park as the "Pirate Park" as there used to be a boat type feature in the park, but it's all changed now. I also noted that the old maps and the two lions that used to be at the 'entrance' to this park have also gone. Apart from remembering that there used to be a cache nearby based on those maps and pictures, I was saddened to think that I would never rub noses with one of those lions again at exactly 5:37am on Grandparents Day.
Let me explain. A couple of years ago I had this idea that I would walk a marathon starting at 5:37am in this park on South Sudan's Grandparents day (the 2nd Sunday each November). I would start by rubbing the nose of one of the lions, then walk around the Brisbane Waters (crossing over the Rip Bridge), come back to the park then walk to the mailbox at the Wyoming shops. Then for an "ultramarathon" experience I would walk the extra 100m to the Grange Hotel for a milkshake. In 2016 I walked this marathon anti-clockwise around the Brisbane Waters then in 2017 I walked it clockwise. Not sure what happened in 2018, and in 2019 I was getting ready for the St Arnaud Mega, but the date for 2020 is 8 November. I might have to plan something
I think we've had fun every time I've taken them out caching. Although we had to make sure the navigating and spotting duties where shared. Of course we waited until they had spotted each of the clues. I was a bit unsure of one digit - but WP5: (G) First NUMBER of the BPB code works out AOK - and soon we had wondered up to GZ. One recommendation - you'll find it a nicer adventure if you approach GZ from the area nearest the road, not nearest the water. I was familiar with the type of cache container so spotted it quickly but had to drop clue after clue until my nieces had the cache in hand haha! Logbook signed and cache replaced as found. TFTC!One thing I hadn't known of before is that this park has changed. Earlier today I had referred to this park as the "Pirate Park" as there used to be a boat type feature in the park, but it's all changed now. I also noted that the old maps and the two lions that used to be at the 'entrance' to this park have also gone. Apart from remembering that there used to be a cache nearby based on those maps and pictures, I was saddened to think that I would never rub noses with one of those lions again at exactly 5:37am on Grandparents Day.
Let me explain. A couple of years ago I had this idea that I would walk a marathon starting at 5:37am in this park on South Sudan's Grandparents day (the 2nd Sunday each November). I would start by rubbing the nose of one of the lions, then walk around the Brisbane Waters (crossing over the Rip Bridge), come back to the park then walk to the mailbox at the Wyoming shops. Then for an "ultramarathon" experience I would walk the extra 100m to the Grange Hotel for a milkshake. In 2016 I walked this marathon anti-clockwise around the Brisbane Waters then in 2017 I walked it clockwise. Not sure what happened in 2018, and in 2019 I was getting ready for the St Arnaud Mega, but the date for 2020 is 8 November. I might have to plan something
A great Fathers Day cache. Bit of swing and slide action for GeoJess in between waypoints. Nice hide at the end. TFTC!
Roar~!
we were at this park for an afternoon tea, it was such a lovely afternoon.
so to stretch my legs after the tea i decided to hunt this one down.
all good with the calculations, and off to the final....
thanks for the cache.
we were at this park for an afternoon tea, it was such a lovely afternoon.
so to stretch my legs after the tea i decided to hunt this one down.
all good with the calculations, and off to the final....
thanks for the cache.
Good time looking for the clues awhile the hub waited patiently.
We sat down at the Sailing Club for the final coords, where there were some happy ppl celebrating a 21st birthday in white outfit.
While hub was relaxing I went for the hunting. Easy and quick finding. Great weather and time of the day for good pictures!
Thanks GeoWonka
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We sat down at the Sailing Club for the final coords, where there were some happy ppl celebrating a 21st birthday in white outfit.
While hub was relaxing I went for the hunting. Easy and quick finding. Great weather and time of the day for good pictures!
Thanks GeoWonka
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A fun little adventure while we have a wander around and grab some lunch. More involved than I expected given the rating but everything added up! TNLN TFTC
Oh gosh I do feel like a bit of a goose not being able to do this cache the first time, I guess I really did have a big week at work. Today my daughters and I brought some fish and chips and had a nice lunch in the park and I restarted this cache. Having no problems at all with any of the waypoints, They all worked well with no problems. I got the tick from the checker and set of for the final , Which had me walking backwards and forwards for a bit as my gps could not make up it's mind and then when I just went with my geo sense it was a quick find. Thanks for the cache GeoWonka tnln replaced as found sl
I'm a fan of multis like this one ... if this cache had been a traditional one, then it likely would have been little more than a quick park & grab (I'd have come, found it and left pretty much straight away) but as a multi, it allows people to spend a little time exploring what is around the area in which it is located ... in this case, a very pleasant foreshore park that I wasn't even aware extended beyond the sailing club.
No real problems finding what I had to find but I had to do a second lap when the geochecker didn't like the coords I worked out ... turns out I had found what I was supposed to, but my mental maths at WP1let me down. No real problems finding the cache either ... I liked the look of one spot when I reached GZ and that's where I found the cache.
Thanks for placing this multi here GeoWonka ... a worthy successor to another multi a few back and that had to be archived when the old tourist info board here was pulled down when the park upgrading works started.
No real problems finding what I had to find but I had to do a second lap when the geochecker didn't like the coords I worked out ... turns out I had found what I was supposed to, but my mental maths at WP1let me down. No real problems finding the cache either ... I liked the look of one spot when I reached GZ and that's where I found the cache.
Thanks for placing this multi here GeoWonka ... a worthy successor to another multi a few back and that had to be archived when the old tourist info board here was pulled down when the park upgrading works started.
We were at the Sailing Club enjoying lunch and decided that we needed to find this cache before heading home. This is a good cache and the clues and coordinates are good, which allowed us to locate the information and determine GZ fairly quickly.
The cache was located just as quickly when we arrived at the correct place, after having to take a slightly longer route due to muggles.
Thanks for the hide GeoWonka.
The cache was located just as quickly when we arrived at the correct place, after having to take a slightly longer route due to muggles.
Thanks for the hide GeoWonka.
Coordinates for WP4 have being updated. They were definitely out. Sorry for any hassle.
We walked up to the start of this multi after morning tea at the nearby pop-up cafe. It did not take long to collect the numbers despite my initial indecision over numbers, digits and letters. WP4 was in one of the car spaces and a search over a large area did not reveal any plaque involving ONE, has it gone or are the coordinates out? I did find a small plaque on the path about 10m from WP4 and the number of words on it were what I needed for F, so maybe that was the plaque. We walked off to GZ and were temporarily blocked by a car with a very loud radio parked where we wanted to go, however we approached GZ by a different route and I found the well hidden container. Thanks GeoWonka for a good multi, certainly in a really nice location. I should check out the sailing club meals sometime, looks like a great place to eat.
I came over on Friday afternoon, finding all the waypoints except WP4 where the "ONE" plaque (or any plaque for that matter) eluded me. Returning home, I tried a few possible values for F in Google Earth, coming up with one that looked like a plausible location, and the checker said yes so I loaded the final coordinates into my GPSr ready for my next visit.
With my 1000th find on GC5E7A3 taking up all of Saturday and yesterday being a day for recovery from that (still a bit stiff and tender), I headed over just after lunch today and looked in a couple of spots before making the find.
Many thanks for the enjoyable multi (well except for WP4 - I'm sure it's there somewhere but I was blind to it and still couldn't spot it on my way back to the car today).
With my 1000th find on GC5E7A3 taking up all of Saturday and yesterday being a day for recovery from that (still a bit stiff and tender), I headed over just after lunch today and looked in a couple of spots before making the find.
Many thanks for the enjoyable multi (well except for WP4 - I'm sure it's there somewhere but I was blind to it and still couldn't spot it on my way back to the car today).
Not really a dnf as a not even close . Maybe my brain is fried from a big week but I had trouble with figuring out what I was meant to do at the waypoints and couldn’t find a plaque at waypoint 5
{FTF} with rosway as soon as we saw this one come up we made our way to Gosford. Collected all the numbers then had problems with checker. Went back to a couple of waypoints and tried again. Had to really think about 1. Finally after a lot of no’s we got it right. Off to GZ then looked for about 5 mins before taking note of the hint. Log signed. That was fun got the brain working.
