Hanging out at the Strand North Ward, Queensland, Australia
By damseldunbar on 30-Jun-19. Waypoint GC8A59N

No response from the owner within the time requested and as per the original note this cache has been archived. If you wish to replace it please submit a new cache via [this link](https://www.geocaching.com/play/hide).

Ministro - Matt

This geocacher reported that this geocache should be archived. A community volunteer reviewer has been notified.

As per previous log. Needs to go.

Hi damseldunbar,

This cache appears to be in need of owner intervention. I'm temporarily disabling it, to give you an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary. Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 45 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness. **Please note that caches disabled during the current COVID19 crisis will be given some extra time to react as we recognise that CO's can't just pop out and fix the issue.

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Ministro - Matt

As per prior logs.

Still no find.

Couldn't see anything prominent on first inspection.

Cache definitely is not in location.

Looked, but couldn't see any sign of the cache at all.

Cord is snapped and cache is missing.
Needs to be disabled.

Sadly, only the cord was found. There is no longer a cache attached.

Owner maintained required. Cache has disappeared.

Found by Mary and David at 14:10. Have seen a few like this over the years, but not as public. Retrieved the cache, extracted the log, then rehid it so as not to leave it visible to passing muggles. Retreated a few metres to log our visit, then had to wait for a succession of muggles to pass before we could put everything back in place. A FP for such a brazen hide. Our thanks to damseldunbar.

Best find so far! Amazing

Great cache hidden in plain view...
Pen is not working so we signed it with 4 dots from a lip gloss
TNLN

TFTC

The mini rats have been away on holidays with the Rats on another fantastic family holiday. We made it all the way to Cape York and along the way we found this cache. Thanks for adding to the thrill of our holiday.
Sorry the log is a standard template style.

The Rats and mini rats have just returned from an amazing 6-week adventure to Cape York. Along the way we had time to stop and grab a big handful of caches, some of our finds were in the remotest parts of Australia. Thanks to all the cache owners for placing your cache, you've all contributed to us having a great holiday. Apologises for the generic log.

I'm surprised muggles dont see it and get it down to look inside.
TFTC

Nice cache.
Shame about the nails.

SL TNLN TFTC

On a 3 day trip from Mackay.

Sorry to all the cache owners for the copy and paste logs.
Thank you all for placing these caches.

SL TNLN TFTC

Sad to see this cache has broken placement rules.

Nice one! Good day for it.

Nice walk along the strand with the geopup while looking for this geocache at a nice grand tree geopup had a lay down while I searched for the hidden treasure. Very nice find

This is a very cool hide indeed!! Love walking the strand and this was one Id not found yet. Beautiful day, gorgeous breeze.. what a view!! Love this unique style of hide. Thanks for the cool find and challenge of stealth ️. Took nothing, left swag TFTC

There were some muggles sitting near to the cache so we had to come back later. But there were still people around and I assume that we looked a bit suspicious to them. At the end we had to explain our behaviour. They were very interested and thanked us for learning something today. T4TC

Today we're going on a little hunt on our way to the famous Strand. Before we could log the cache, a few muggles had to be cleared up about geocaching. T4TC

Geloggt mit [GCDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gcdroid).

Good find TFTC found with Kaydee10 and Emmah

After a stroll around the towne,
I headed back to The Strand for a few more finds
Well I did manage to find one cache

This one !!

After some serious neck straining,
I finally found the correct place to strain me neck
With the cache in me sights,
it was down to 'stealth' to get me name in the logbook
Ooh !! Stealth [:o]

But how do you be stealthy here ??
There's a non-stop parade of muggles !! [:o]
Well that's never stopped me before

Prep work for the retrieve went well and I was confident of a sneaky cache grab
A gap in the traffic and ...
... oops !!
Not quite as far as I was hoping.

I stood there for a minute trying to hide the cache behind me back as the next muggles passed.
"Nothing to see here people !!" [:o)]

Completely ignoring me,
the muggles kept going.
I got busy and grabbed the logbook to sign.
Repack the cache and ...
... oh !! Hold on !! More muggles.

One gave me a funny look,
but must have decided that I was mad and kept going
I quickly put the cache back in place.
But there were a few loose ends left to tidy up

And the muggles kept coming !! [:o]
They kept ignoring me as I wound things up with this tricky cache find [^]

Fave dance for a classic cache hide,
in a very public place [^]

TFTC This geocache deserves a fave point when I have one to give ️ After some Ready Reading Volunteer Training at Townsville Central State School, I came down to the Strand solo for some R&R & to see if I could locate this cache. Parking was easy, parked at GZ. It’s very windy down here... quiet but windy. A few muggles about, found in the second place I searched. Took SWAG, left a heap of SWAG. Signed Log & RAF. I enjoyed getting this one!!
Check out the bushfires over on Magnetic Island today!!

We arrived in TSV yesterday to visit our daughter and hadn't found a cache for the day. This one was just across the road, so OutbackAx and I headed across the road and took the short walk.

We checked the wrong place initially, but we soon had the cache in hand, signed and returned between muggles, then home via the icecream shop with treats for the partners at home.

This is such a cool cache!
Partnered with juc_cacher to head out and fill the dot in the calendar for Streak Week. Nice after dinner walk along the Strand
I think this would be one of my favourite caches (haven't really found that many yet, but oh well). It's a pretty but a popular spot so beware of muggles!!

Needing to fill a dot day in my calendar I returned here and made the fun find. I’m amazed that this type of hide survives in this busy location.
Nice effort. Have a favourite point.

Epherma is ova!

There is an event going on that is using the tree and the cache in not accessible for a short time period.

We came all the way from Germany to pick up our son, who spent the last six month in the Noosa area as an exchange student, and discover this beautiful country. Obviously, a beautiful Country also has some very cool geocaches....



Thanks for the Cache from Mojolucani

There is an art installation on the tree, that prevents the „mechanism“ to work properly. I was only able to get to the cache thanks to the two guys installing the art work (they had a ladder).

You should not try the cache until 5. August, after the Open air exhib ends!

Attached pls find my FTf Logproof image.

Thx for the cache from Mojolucani

Returned at a reasonable hour to do the whole “just adjusting the exhibit” under the guise of a guy in hi viz with a ladder can get in anywhere unquestioned. Anyone glancing at and actually questioning me was informed that artists conception wasn’t followed to the letter when the installation occurred. Who was I to question an artists creativity? I wonder how many of these people photographing it will notice it amongst the artwork. Nice bold hide in a highly trafficked piece of coastline

Had a bit of a look for this one. A bit of an enigma. GZ spot on a tree but couldn’t spot anything around but plenty of passing muggles. Nothing that would contain a fist sized treasure.

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