SideTracked - Hornsby Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
By Calypso62 on 24-Jun-20. Waypoint GC880F4

Fourth sidetracked cache of the day. I have the cords worked out for this one for a long time but somehow I have lost my notes which means I didnt have numbers for the lock. Luckily they werent hard to reverse engineerTFTC.

In Hornsby for work. An exhausting councillor presentation and not much time for caching. But as I was travelling by train I decided to do the mental arithmetic required here and came up with the goods after one recount. Then an easy find and a surprisingly big cache. Thanks for this one which has brightened up the day.

Out and about with our grandchild, teach her what this all about.She was so excited TFTC Calypso62

We had done all the calculations before on another trip over and not had time to pick it up What we did with the info, who knows? Anyway a bit of investigation and we managed to break the code, sign the log.Now for lunch.Thanks Calypso62 for your good work. Unfortunately I have run out of fp. A well constructed cache.

This must by far be the best cache construction I've seen for a SideTracked cache, and I've found that the excellent quality is typical for this CO. While I had gathered the info for this multi previously, nighttime had already fallen so I had decided to wait for another day to retrieve the cache itself, alongside a few others at Hornsby that I had yet to do.So today after spending a bit of time at North Sydney and Barangaroo earlier, I decided it was the day to go up to Hornsby and clear all the caches I had solved but not yet found. This was one of the key ones, and after a walk down an extremely lengthy carpark, I managed to find the contraption in good health. Access was not too much more difficult than an AirBnb self check in. TFTC!(Logged under my previous username, 'hjckrau'.)

This was a fun one. TFTC!

Maintenance completed. Cache can now be accessed again.

Cache on .........

This one is in need of maintenance.

This cache was found today and brings our overall cache find tally to 13411.Out on a days caching with Team737 and Mighty Minions. We gathered the details of this one and luckily we had parked nearby. This was a nice quick find. Thanks Calypso62 for the cache.

#7952After rain and cold called off our 6hr walk, we headed into urban Sydney for whatever we could find with Mighty Minions and BigMatt.We were keen to visit Hornsby, to buy some jumpers! After a warm day yesterday and obviously being a bit ignorant of the weather forecast, we turned up without any, and at 8 degrees and rain, it wasn't much fun. Kmart and $40 later, two cozy fleeces....We had a previous finder to fact-check us here, but we still gathered what was needed, then found the pretty cool cache.Thanks for the cache!

#7952As rain thwarted our plans with Mighty Minions and Big Matt today, we all decided we could put the time to use and work towards the souvenir. We were planning to do a little train lap around the place and nab some caches, but the trains were down (just our luck!) Instead we cruised around and collected whatever we felt like grabbing and had a great day! end copy paste Ran around and gathered information here, worked out what we had wrong and appended our mistakes which put GZ right near our car. Wandered over and put in the code and had a logbook soon after! TNLN SLThanks for placing and maintaining this cache Calypso62

Do yourself a favour; find this awesome cache, take a 5 minute walk and grab yourself the tastiest Vietnamese Pork Roll $8 can buy at Pho Ngon. There is a steady steam of people outside their restaurant for a reasonYou are welcome.TFTC!

Down from Brisbane with IolantheK continuing our 3 week adventure that will end up in Perth via the Indian Pacific Caught up with my brother in-law for lunch and decided to collect this local multi.Loved the cache and the final a fav point from me TFTC Calypso62

Yesterday T-Tech and I flew from Brisbane to Williamstown then drove to Kincumber to visit my mother. Today we are heading down the freeway to Sydney but we took the diversion at Mooney Mooney to drive the old highway through to Cowan because we lived there from 1983 to 2000. We continued to Hornsby where we met up with my brother for lunch, then we dragged him out to grab this multi. It was quite fun to do, and we enjoyed the trip down Memory Lane as we grew up in the area from the 60s through the 90s. With the numbers sorted we meandered to GZ and made a quick find of the clever hide. TFTC, Calypso62.

Another outing by train for Mrs B and BB today collected the info and made our way to GZ for a quick findThanks Calypso62 for placing this cache GC880F4

collected the info and signed logbook and returned TFTC

Me, family and friends found it after a little challenge found it after slightly tlmessing up the coordinates TFTC

Fun multi! Picked up a few in the area. Tftc!

#19349 - 12:33:58 PM; In Sydney for a couple of days with the geohoney to catch a show and a bit of retail therapy for her and some caching for me . After breakfast in the city, I was soon on my way to collect a few of the newer caches around the CBD, before catching the train to Strathfield and on to Hornsby to progress a long range adventure lab. Grabbed a multi in Hornsby before heading back to the city, where picked up another handful in the TFTC series before calling it a day. Collected this cache while I waited in Hornsby waiting for the express train back to Central. Things didn't start too well, with a couple of errors in the information gathering phase, but the checksum soon saw them corrected. It was the incorrect loading of the final coords which then led me astray. When I realised I had no access to the place I was heading, a quick check and the error was spotted. It was all downhill from there and once at GZ, I soon had access to then log and happily added my name to it! A fave for the effort here too TFTC Calypso62

Really enjoying the sidetracked caches. This was another very enjoyable one. Tftc

Nice container.TFTC

I used the Magician app to get the final coordinates for this one, but it did not seem to be able to come up with the code for the final part. My own app, the39, was useless! That's why I rely on other apps! I had one more way to find the answer, and it was not an app. It was Harry Belafonte himself! I was lucky to meet him at the Brooklyn Christmas event. So I went back to GZ on the way home, singing Belafonte songs all the way there...not really, I was listening to Tears For Fears all day today! Thanx Harry! Have the fave point here that I was supposed to award for Thornleigh...

If only I thought of this cache the other night when trying to get the train back to the Central Coast, we were told that buses were replacing the trains and that the next bus would be 40 mins away. This would have filled the time in perfectly, instead we wandered over to the pub which had just turned nightclub but it was eerily empty inside - just a DJ and some flashy lights. I'm sitting about 1m away from the cache, I can even see it, but there is a couple of police officers talking to people in the bay over and some other people sitting in their cars facing me, so I might leave it for now and come back later.

Opted to bring the car around to act as a shield, plus the police have moved on, so I made a quick grab while there was a quiet moment. I did disturb a family of little black ants upon opening the cache, but apart from that all is well!TFTC!!!

Couple of days before we moved to an AirBnB in Hornsby and yesterday evening we went for a little walk around the area. While our walk we did the calculation and solved the coordinates. Today was time to finish the task by finding the cache. Thank you for the cache!

Solved earlier and today went for a eveningwalk. TFTC!

Thanks for the great hide

TFTC and the experience . I did this with Mighty Minions as 2 Pods had already done it. We were side tracked as we were also doing Ramas ALab at the same time. So many food places but we restrained ourselves. A nice find at the end.

Techsavvy9 and I were doing the AL and did this multi at the same time, all the answers were found with no problems, and we really enjoyed the final. Def fav point for the fun. Thanks for the cache Calypso62 tnln replaced as found sl

My map told me that I had another JASMER filler in Hornsby Heights. I debated whether to spend the day in Sydney as planned or find an oldie and thats why I was in Hornsby. Found the numbers, then took note that something was wrong and looked for alternatives. Mostly it came down to me not knowing your terminology as an out of towner.Then it was time for the bus to the oldie. With that ticked off, I returned and headed directly to the solved coords. A very nice cache. Dropped off a TB that I picked up from one of my own caches in London. Thanks and FP.

After a successful afternoon tracking down 6 years of unloved on caches, we still had some time for a few more caches. Having collected the intel required to work out the coordinates of GZ when we came to the recent Sidetracked Event, we made our way to GZ and had a relatively muggle free experience as everyone either had their eyes on their phones or driving home. Once at GZ a quick find was made. With the cache in hand, we signed the log, then replaced as found. Thanks for the cache Calypso62 - a FP worthy cache.The following TBs came through for the mileage: Bob geoMinion, Dave geoMinion, Evil geoMinion, Jerry geoMinion, Larry geoMinion, Mary Hyde's Treasure, Stuart geoMinion, teamMerlin's 7 Deadly Ducks Tag (Lust), Vanlith The Youngling, Hidden Creatures Geocoin TB, teamMerlin's Football, BEETLE BUG RED, Ein Knopf auf Reisen, Travel Bug Origins - Deutschland, Shaneypoo the Grasshopper, TILTA of Doghill, Wally Gecko Travel Bug, Zombie-1, PDXJim's Geowoodstock XII Official Event Trackable, Beginner Blog Trackable

So..... I looked for all clues and worked out the coordinates. After a few attempts at finding it, I finally found it with the help of curlyjow. Great container, a very rewarding find, great interaction with clues and surroundings. Definitely another fav by Calypso62. Thanks for the rewarding cache. Highly recommended

YAY.. went for a late night drive and decided to try find this one... gatgered all clues and once GZ was established, found it. So well done!! Great work once again to Calypso62 - def family friendly, got a great amount of swappables, will bring kids back to this one - found with Chucktanoy

A nice walk around the concourse and outside near the park whilst nutting out a nearby AL.
A lovely container and did note the lock is corroding. Have caught the train in my youth from here up the visit Granddad at Port Macquarie on the odd occasion, thanks Calypso62

Needing a multi find for today and having to be bearish for other reasons we decided to do this one. Thankfully we didn’t have to go into the platform as there was a medical emergency and I had the dog with me. The info was soon gathered and a likely location plotted.
An odd train noise was heard at the station. Looking at the tracks it’s was an old steam loco (see pic attached). After it left it was off to GZ for a quick find. TFTC

Awesome cache very rewarding.

A quick find on a Friday night when in the area for dinner (Persian).
Great container & placement!
Used to drive to HB station a lot in my younger days and catch the train up to the coast.

Tftc!

Very cool to see a larger cache in the city! I worked out the clues thus morning on the train down, then finished rechecking on the way back (I realised I'd made a mistake when doing the checksum, but quickly figured out where I'd gone wrong), then made my way to the cache! Once at the coordinates I realised where it must be, and was very pleased to find a nice collection of swaps. Left a trackable

We needed a multi cache for the day's statistics so we chose to do this one as it is also a SideTracked cache, which we are looking for as another focus area in the game. There were no problems here and we managed to dodge the muggles, together with ilook4geo, to work out the new numbers. It wasn't raining too much at the time and we made the find of a well made "official looking" geocache. Used the code to open the lock and added two more names to the log. This was a well thought out and easy to complete multi and gets a favourite point for the fun. Thanks go to Calypso62 for placing and maintaining this cache.

Shared the find here with goingplaces2 after collecting the info needed to work out the final cache area. Thankfully muggles seem too busy with other things to notice what we were doing. Nice container and well protected log. All is in good condition. TFTC.

Amazing cache.TFTC

What an awesome multi-cache! Went to Hornsby by train today and this was the first cache out of 3 and an AL. Tapped off and then got all the required info, no problems there. Put the coordinates in and they seemed right. Off to GZ, where the very cool container was found. Nice sized and matching the theme! It was fun opening it and soon the log was signed and replaced. Took the TB.

Overall, this was a great multi! Thanks for this cache Calypso62, definitely worthy of an FP.

First geocache!! It was a fun experience, gonna go for another sidetracked cache next.

Another well constructed calypso62 cache! My first find in this LGA. At first I got the coordinates mixed up and then took a roundabout route to get to the cache. Now I'm onto (what I believe will be) another great calypso62 cache.

Excellent cache!

I couldn't find the "Please Remember" sign anywhere however. It is likely I am just blind and missed it completely due to how many things there are to look at here, but it is also possible it could be gone. Not sure.

However thanks to my excellent counting & careful consideration of every other value, I was able to work out what "D" equalled by using the checksum! Phew!

Really cool cache hide at the final spot too, yet another huge container for such a muggle central spot. You are a master! Favourite point from me once more

A very good multi and a great cache. FP. We enjoyed the straightforward questions and the fact that we only had a relatively small area to search for these answers. Then a slight correction, thanks to the checksum and off to the cache. Left a TB. Thank you very much Calypso62

#604. An enjoyable multicache. I haven’t seen this type of hide before so enjoyed that too. TFTC!

Another great hide from Calypso62. I enjoyed solving the coordinates and the cache itself was awesome

Gathered the details and made my way towards GZ. Afraid after a bit of a hike that I might be at the wrong level, necessitating a long backtrack but I needn't have worried. The clever creation was soon accessed, log signed and replaced. A fav awarded and TFTC Calypso62

After arriving early for the Side-Tracked 15th Anniversary Event at the Hornsby Railway Hotel, I walked over to the Station and collected all the info for this Side-Tracked Multi cache. I expected there would be other attendees wanting to find it also. so we waited till after dinner to go and find it. Another enjoyable Multi by the Event host. TFTC Calypso62

It was fitting that we found a SideTracked cache after attending the 15th Anniversary SideTracked Event. A small goup gathered the necessary numbers and had GZ in order. Fortunately it was near where I had parked my car so it was any easy stroll/drive to GZ, where I almost parked on top of it. After accessing the code to open the lock, it was a well-stocked cache and logbook ready for us to sign. Have a FP here too. TFTC

Found It!
After the nearby SideTracked event, we just had to go find a SideTracked cache. After collecting the clues (with some advice from the CO on which bus stop seats to include) it was just a short walk to GZ where I soon spotted the well built cache!
TFTC

I needed just one more multi to qualify for a challenge cache I'll be visiting this weekend, so I thought a SideTracked one would be a good bet as it would avoid the need for any Sydney driving. This morning I headed down to Hornsby on the train and made quick work of gathering all the required information. GZ didn't disappoint with another of the audacious hides I've come to expect from the CO. With the log signed and everything locked away, I headed back to the station to see there was a train home due in five minutes.

Many thanks for another enjoyable SideTracked cache.

A unplanned day of caching between Hornsby and Brooklyn to finish the green Jolly . A nice variety of caches and a pleasant quality! Love the bold hide
TFTC Wilbert67

Mum was doing some shopping today's we had a bit of time to spend and what better way than finding some caches. This area has one of the highest concentrations of multi caches we have seen in a while, so there was plenty to keep us busy.

The numbers didn't take us too long to suss out, although E was a tad annoying. Geoson insisted on running up and down the line counting out loud which drew some odd looks.

Over to GZ and we made a quick find. What an awesome hide! Definently one of Dad's favourites. We had to bring Mum back over once she had finished shopping to show her.

Thanks for the distraction and the cache!

SideTracked find 83.
I set off by train from Penrith to log four SideTracked caches, changing to this line at Strathfield. I had caught a limited station Blue Mountains train from Penrith and was impressed by the brown leather, soft seats. One feature of this series is that it allows easy travel by rail between them. (Not as keen on Really Sidetracked caches, as they are often not as conveniently accessed by train.) Being a senior all this could be done for $2.50 as well. I had worked out GZ for this cache on a previous trip in February 2021, but had mucked up the access code. Today I returned after having worked out the correct code. So it was a quick find here. Cache and log are good. Love the cache. Worth a favourite point. Nice to change to . (I loved that Hornsby Water Sculpture in the nearby shopping centre too.) TFTC Calypso62.

One of my faves

Get on train to go home, or do cache? Home will have to wait. Got the required numbers, though i counted 2 too many seats. Did the calcs, Hmmm, thats a fair way away. Grab some lunch, redo the numbers, same result. DNF's have been too frequent today, but i have 30 minutes, might as well go have a look. Oh Look. A cache. How do i open that up? After musing on this for 5, finally had a brainwave and got a combo. Hidden in plain sight works sometimes. TFTC.

Found with shaneo58, We came down to Hornsby on the train to find a few caches and adventure labs. Looked at this since we were in the concource, did some quick calcls and head to GZ to find the nice container.
Signed log and Cache replaced as found.
**Thanks For The Cache** Calypso62.

This makes the 1st cache of 5 for today making a grand total of 3499 at 9:18AM on this Thursday the 14th of April in the Year 2022

Came down from Nuclear to grab some caches in this area. Enjoyed the multi and the final cache was well made. TFTC Calypso62.

Did the sums and very glad to find that they were all correct. Then a little walk – fortunately along the right way – and a clever inside soon found. TFTC

Had a free afternoon and given this is some of the best weather we've had in recent weeks decided to hop on a train and grab some of the multis around Hornsby.

At the concourse the numbers were located - had to double count 2 of them but once I agreed with the checksum it was off to GZ where the sneaky hide was found.

Great cache as always C62 - favourite from me. All in order with the cache.

Cheers

After having been to Meggsie's Mural (with no success), we continued to the station where we identified the required clues, and then set out to the calculated location of GZ. At first, we mistook the correct level, but after having corrected ourselves, the nice cache was soon found.

Another great sidetracked multi with an awesome cache container at the end. I love the effort you put into your caches Calypso. FP awarded. TFTC.

That is a very cool hide! TFTC

Thanks to Rama497, this cache has had a maintenance visit to remove the ants that had taken up residence.
Cache on......

3 multis on Hornsby I have not had a crack. This was the first attempted and the only one I got - circuit training on a train line I am not using today (though I wonder if it comes back) and Megg’s mural I could not get the checker to agree - too baby numbers for me.

We had lunch at Hornsby and then I had to wait for the pelting rain to stop to walk back to the station. To collect the clues. These types I usually get wrong and balls up the maths but once I counted the chairs a second tine (rather than assuming) the checksum was perfect. A quick walk to a surprisingly quiet GZ and another craftily created Calypso62 cache. Numbers plugged and the log revealed.
TFTC Calypso62 another FP added

This was a fun one. I ate my lunch near GZ and then made the find. A good puzzle and then field puzzle. Thanks Calypso62

Now that the NSW Government is beginning to ease lockdown restrictions, it’s time to bring my caches back into play.

Just a reminder, a fundamental rule of geocaching is that, in order to be able to log a cache find online, you must retrieve the cache container and sign the physical log located in that container. Failure to comply may result in your online log being removed.

I know the Covid virus is still about so please take precautions to keep yourself and those around you from harm by doing things such as wearing gloves to handle geocaches as well as using hand sanitiser regularly.

Keep safe everyone and enjoy your geocaching activities.

Cheers,
Calypso62

The Covid situation in Greater Sydney is still critical. As a result, this cache remains disabled for the time being. I'm monitoring the situation and will bring the cache back online when appropriate to do so.

To help stop the spread of Covid-19, the NSW Government has ordered everybody to stay at home unless you are: shopping for essentials, receiving medical care, exercising or travelling to work or education.

While some people would regard going geocaching as a form of exercise, it is my personal opinion that this activity is a non-essential one, perhaps involving unnecessary travel and therefore should not be undertaken during this time of crisis.

Who knows how long this current lockdown will last! Right now, every one of us has an important part to play in helping to keep our families, friends and the wider community safe in the fight against the spread of Covid-19, by staying home.

As a result of the health authority’s directive, I have decided to disable this cache and respectfully request that no person seek out and claim a find whilst this cache is disabled.

Thank you for your cooperation. I look forward to bringing my caches back into play as soon as the health crisis abates.

Regards,
Calypso62

Found myself near the Hornsby train station and decided to look for this cache. I was initially stumped by the number of silver benches, but then realized my mistake.

I am once again impressed by CO Calypso62’s unique geocache container and stash of trinkets inside.

Thanks for the fun today.

Found it! Loved this multi and thought it was be the clever! Really enjoyed these sidetracked series and can’t wait to come back to Sydney and find some more! A favourite point from us! TFTC

Awesome stuff!! I’m Adelaide based, and we don’t seem to have any “Sidetracked” there. A niche for me maybe?

Today is the Dayboro Mega, and I cancelled out fearing getting stuck in quarantine on returning to SA. Restrictions have since been lifted! I’m consoling myself with some caching in Sydney. This cache has helped cheer me up. First find in Hornsby. Thanks!!

#2509 Nice little multi and thoroughly loved the hide. Found after a short search and using the required passcode. TFTC

Is my TB https://coord.info/TB5Z5R3 still there?
*DocBrain*

After a successful find at Normanhurst I moved along the line to this station. After some wandering about I found all the answers except 'D'. I could not find that sign, but luckily there was a check sum and I was able to work out the number from that. Then I took a break and went for an iced coffee. Thirst quenched, I headed to GZ, but my GPS seemed to indicate down a busy road, where I soon figured out it was 'up there', through a tangle of vines. These vines were both a help and a hindrance. They caught on my back pack and knocked my hat from my head, sending it back to the bottom. After I retrieved my hat, I found the vines were also useful for pulling myself up. I found the nice cache easily, read there was an access code, but then I couldn't get the lock open. I thought it was a simple letter to number conversion, but now I am back home I realise what was meant. Too late now. I couldn't sign the log, so a DNF. Maybe in a few months or more I will get another chance, now I know what the number is, and also the easy route (vine-free) to GZ.

Answers found. You do need to pay attention to questions then numbers are found easily. Found cache and opened. Log signed.

Found with bedlem2

Ventured out with MummyPenny to make an early start the geocaching year after a somewhat ambivalent finish to the last one. After getting the numbers and agreeing on the sums we arrived at GZ where MummyPenny spotted the hide and immediately dismissed it. I took the usual approach to the last step, channelling my convict heritage. Thanks and Happy New Year Calypso62.

Have been to this station many times for various reasons involving trains, but never for a cache.
Thanks Calypso62 for a New Year find.
Love the container, fooled me of course.

Tftc, our with Azzepious and the geokid grabbing clues for nearby multis. Azzepious had already grabbed this one so he was able to guide me to it and provide the info to get in. He took the opportunity to drop off some trackables.

Out with MrSmith00, he’s not found this one, and I had some trackables to drop off.

Today we took an afternoon drive up to Hornsby to have a go at the Adventure Lab, visit the SideTracked MultiCache, and collect a few Traditionals in the area. This was the 3rd of 10 finds for the afternoon.

Parked the geomobile in the William Street carpark and then headed up to Hornsby Railway Station. Wandered around the concourse and gathered all of the required information, then sat down and did the computations. Soon had some final GZ coordinates and headed off to claim the prize.

Arrived at final GZ and instantly spotted what just had to be the cache, and a closer inspection confirmed it with what was inscribed thereon. Applied some magic numbers and soon had the log in hand. Signed the logbook, swapped a trinket, then replaced as found. TFTC Calypso62, and you can have a Favourite point for your efforts.

Find #4393

Ventured out with MummyPenny to make an early start the geocaching year after a somewhat ambivalent finish to the last one. After getting the numbers and agreeing on the sums we arrived at GZ where MummyPenny spotted the hide and immediately dismissed it. I took the usual approach to the last step, channelling my convict heritage. Thanks and Happy New Year Calypso62.

Cache #760
Find Time: 0035
Cache Condition: 5 of 5
Find of the Day: 1 of 1
Streak Day/s: 7
Trackables Visited: 3
Trackables Dropped: 0
Trackables Discovered: 0
Trackables Retrieved: 0

Cache Log:
After an extended break at work, I realised it was after midnight and I should go find a cache so had a look.
This one came up first and I thought, I had better grab this one while I can because I may not come here again for a long time now. I usually don’t drive up to this area at all.
So, after walking around, doing the calculations, GZ was discovered.
I’m so glad I didn’t make the decision to take the lower route and stayed in the car park, without any further info, it was a gamble I was confident I had made correctly.
Once at GZ, the cache was immediately apparent, the container opened and the well stocked and kept cache contents revealed.
Signed the log and replaced as found.
Thanks for cache!

While completing the nearby AL, I also collected the details for this one.

And after finding the AL bonus cache, I noted that the clock had passed midnight, and we were into a new day.
Well, off to get another cache and extend the streak a bit more.

When I got to the GZ, I was astounded by the ingenuity and the audacity.
A truely brilliant hide.

Another favourite point for Calypso62.

Tftc,

I also took a trackable.

Dropped of TB.

Stopped in Hornsby to do the nearby AL while on my way back to Sydney today to pick up my snuggle muggle who stayed last night with her bestie.

No problems obtaining the required numbers (though it took a minute or so to spot one of the signs) and then working out the location of GZ. After completing the AL, my attention turned to this cache and after a longer walk than I expected, had the logbook in my hands pretty quickly.

Thanks for this multi and another top notch hide cache Calypso62.

I came out tonight with this one as my target. I drive near this one every school day (dropping GeoSon off at Normo). Tonight it was an excuse for a driving lesson. It was a quick solve and find.
Thanks Calypso62 for creating and placement of the cache. All good at the cache. Cheers

he following trackables can through for mileage and log padding
TB7P7N4 Compass Rose Geocoin 2015 - LE,TB7P915 10th Year Anniversary Compass Rose LE,TB82Q5X 2016 Lackey Geocoin ,TB7MVWE Travel Bug Origins Tag,TB65R7Z First To Find Micro Geo-Award ,TB7AZ5H Geo-Achievement 24 Hours 150 Caches Geocoin, TB8F3Q6 Geo-Achievement Finds 1,000 Geocoin ,TB91M45 Geo-Achievement Finds 2,000 Geocoin
TB91M78 Geo-Achievement Finds 3,000 Geocoin ,TB8WE12 Geo-Achievement Finds 4,000 Geocoin ,TB90RFR Hidden Creatures Geocoin,TB84JVY Nametag Geocoin, TB7MVWE Travel Bug Origins Tag

I arrived in Hornsby by train today so just had to find this sidetracked cache.

I always enjoy collecting info in busy areas, no one has a clue what you're up to.....activate spy mode!
I had to recheck my numbers tough as the coords I came up with didn't look good. Unsurprisingly (to me) I had miscounted the most obvious thing that I counted LOL, once fixed I was off to GZ.

Now, that is quite a creation ! Loved it.

Have a FP

TFTC

Today is the day of the deciding fixture in the One-on-one Battle of the Sexes match play International Mini-golf Championship. With the best of three series tied up 1-1, the competitors opted to warm up with some geocaching in Hornsby accompanied by some serious trash talking. At Hornsby Station we collected required information but were stumped about the distance to Cherrybrook Lake. Nevertheless we did some calculations and had a rough idea of where to look for the container. Some mental calculation underpinned by swapped personal insults led us to back into the required distance (rough map work, examination of likely digits and backwards checksumming) gave us accurate coordinates and there it was! We carefully monitored the station and applied the code to open this very thoughtfully and cleverly engineered container. A definite favourite from us! SL TFTC Cheers... Gaztek

PS Feeling self-satisfied at having worked out the coordinates without the F number, we crossed back through the station and practically fell face first into the sign. Oh, they said sheepishly, must have been bagging each other out as we passed by.

We got the numbers quickly and soon were at GZ.
We then have a lot of trouble but eventually were able to get in.
We signed the log and took nothing and left nothing.
Thanks for this well prepared cache

Easy find but had a blonde moment trying to get the cache open. Haha. Obviously didn’t have my usual coffee this morning to get me going. Soon worked it out and hey presto log was in hand!

A pleasant excursion around Hornsby station, but I just could not get the numbers to match the checksum. A quick call to the ever helpful CO and I had the ah-ha moment. Overthought the final step as well. Must be the bright sunlight in my eyes in the middle of winter. A very bold and audacious hide.
SL TFTC

Have wanted to do this for a little while, but work always seemed to get in the way. Driving under it, sending me out to the wrong place, or just not enough time to get the info.

Well today, I had some time so grabbed the required info and completed the maths.

Found GZ quickly - hmm that looks familiar........, and had the logbook in my hand.

Took the 3 TB's and will move them on again soon.

LNSL
TFTC

good day out looking for caches in hornsby and came across this. TFTC

Once again Calypso, such a well done Multi and hide. Such clear instructions. Loved GZ without any doubt a FAV from us TFTC

Woah, awesome!!! So well done, as per usual. Such clear instructions and what a fantastic final. After completing some adventures this morning this was next on the list. So impressed!!! Thanks for another awesome cache Calypso!!! Fave point for sure.