Big Ray Stepney, South Australia, Australia
By Emily_Rachael_80 on 10-Mar-21. Waypoint GC97CJH

An action had been taken on this cache because of one of the following -
One or more of the following has occurred:
No response from the cache owner.
No cache to find or log to sign.
It has been more than 28 days since the last owner note.
As a result I am archiving this cache to keep from continually showing up in search lists and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.
Should you like to resurrect the cache please create a new cache listing so it can be reviewed as a new cache.
From http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=70
7.15. Archive or unarchive a geocache
Archiving a geocache is meant to be a permanent action. Only community volunteer reviewers and Geocaching HQ can unarchive caches. This is done only in rare circumstances and only if the cache meets the current geocaching guidelines.

If a cache is archived by a reviewer or staff for lack of maintenance, it will not be unarchived.

With the hint not matching the co ordinates after the owner has moved the hide either the given GZ or the hint need to be updated or confirmed.

Apparently my coordinates didn’t update?
Disabling due to confusion about location.
Will have it back up over the weekend after I have repositioned with GPS.

Heading to the two's day event we stopped here for a reasonably thorough search. The given co ordinates however are many meters away from and do not match the given hint. GZ is around a bare patch with no structure. Logs also mention that it had been moved by the owner. The new location needs to have the hint updated or confirmation that the given co ordinates are correct please.

I stopped by after the two's day event, needing a 2nd find. No luck and the barking dog put me off.

TFTH

There is talk that this cache was being moved, but it is still showing at the original coordinates. Is it at the coordinates listed (S 034° 54.946' E 138° 37.946') or somewhere else in the park?

*confused*

Big Ray is back out with TB in tow. Hope you enjoy this beautiful park.
E & S

I will have this cache back up and running this weekend being tomorrow (Saturday). Sorry for any delays, have had an urgent medical situation to deal with.
I will post here on this once it is been placed back in location and restored.
E ️

Is Big Ray going to be returning?

Hey there cachers,
Big Ray will be moved to a better location nearby. It was disabled because someone found it and left it out on a bench open, next defaced it with inappropriate things.

Will enable it again soon with a more challenging hiding spot in the same lovely area. Keep your eyes peeled!

E & S
xx

My cache ‘Big Ray’ had been moved onto a bench in the park highly visible as I discovered when I arrived at the park for lunch. The log book had been defaced with crude pictures for no good reason and swag looted or broken. This is why we can’t have nice things.
I am planning to hide it again somewhere in this park in a better place and will post new coordinates and resubmit.
Apologies fellow catchers. I know there has been a large amount of teens and kids playing around the area lately etc so I best move it.
Look forward to it being back up soon!
Emily

My cache ‘Big Ray’ had been moved onto a bench in the park highly visible as I discovered when I arrived at the park for lunch. The log book had been defaced with crude pictures for no good reason and swag looted or broken. This is why we can’t have nice things.
I am planning to hide it again somewhere in this park in a better place and will post new coordinates and resubmit.
Apologies fellow cachers. I know there has been a large amount of teens and kids playing around the area lately etc so I best move it.
Look forward to it being back up soon!
Emily

TFTF, we enjoyed playing the piano at this park after the find.

Tftc

TFTC!

Looked for this one on three different occasions and no luck at all, as well as the gps not being accurate

Nice big easy one

Did a check up on container/log book/swag content and general clean out of leaves and dirt etc.
Checked geocaching instructions and logos intact.
No water leakages or issues so far.
Will get better pens to put with log book soon.

Enjoy and keep on caching!

Emily & Sam

Found it no thanks to my GPS. Lovely park. Been here years ago. 5ftc
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Our very first geocache find. Such fun! Got some weeding in at the same time.

Quick pick up on an afternoon walk, thanks for the cache

I had just been to a Breakfast Event close by and had some time to kill so came here to find this cache. [^]

There were a few people in the park but not where I needed to go which was good. Cache found reasonably quickly and I was off to the next one.

Thanks for the cache Emily_Rachael_80.

Walking some more delicious delights off my waist line before heading to the next 24hr bakery!

Out and about with Peas&Carrots with an eating ‘adventure’ planned at some 24hr Bakeries of Adelaide!!

Picked up a cow earring TB from here and am going to take it on a journey.

TFTC
Keep smiling

Having a day out completing the 24hr Bakery Adventure Lab with Jolly0 and Marlee126 and collecting points for Reach the Peak challenge.
Found easily by Jolly0. TFTC

Found. Thanks.

Tftc

TFTC

TFTC! We left a glow stick for someone who finds it at night! Have fun!

Beautiful park

Found it

Found and dropped a trackable.
TFTC!

TFTC, an easy find and a beautiful park!

Found and moving the trackable to next location

I've been to this park before looking for a cache some time ago. Thanks Emily_Rachael_80.

Found in the dark! Thank you!

TFTC! A dark, cold, wet night... but found!

Great hide. Took a while but finally found it. The clue was a good help.

Tftc!

Found on my way home after attending the Tardy Mouse event in the city. Took a while to find but after scratching around in the leaf litter the good sized container was eventually revealed. Thanks for the cache Emily_Rachael_80!

Too good for us today! We’ll be back soon TFTH

Parked up near by and made my way into this one, so many possibilities for this hide but luckily it was uncovered so a quick find was had. Cache and contents are all good

This evening decided to go for a bit if night caching around the eastern suburbs, total of 11 for the evening.

Thanks for the cache

This one took a while as I looked everywhere and this was in the last place I looked. Thought I'd already checked here but obviously not. It was quite exposed here so tried to hide it a bit better in the same spot. Took Dinosaur Toy, left Lego Piece. Cheers.

Out with Megzie and geokids and geokid found it. TFTC Coordinates were off

Came down at night and couldn't find it. Gonna have to come back in the daylight hours

Took a bit of hunting around but eventually got it.
TFTC Emily_Rachael_80.
Striker and runningman.

Out and about for one of my semi-regular caching days with geomum, Doctor Owl (and the first one under a new name - something I almost forgot a few times while signing logs). Thankfully there was a lot less time between the previous one and this one as I wasn't stuck in Victoria, as I was this time last year. As is often the case, we didn't really have a plan rather that meadering to a vague area where some caches Doctor Owl was interested in getting, while detouring and stopping for any that we passed which I hadn't got (which to be honest) is a lot of caches).
This was another one that Doctor Owl could tick off her list too. She told me all about the history of caches in this area. Seeing all the muggles around, I can understand why. Once we were at GZ, it was a fairly easy find. Nice park. TFTC.

Owl's Geodaughter was in town and this meant a caching run. Today had to be fitted around Raven's taxi requirements, so they headed out to clean up a few boxes in Owl's near-backyard, interspersed with calls of 'have you done that one?' (mostly referring to caches long gone) or 'one over there'. This one was in an area that has hosted numerous other caches, so was quickly accessed and found.

Lovely park, great cache

Beautiful park - great hiding spot!

I found your lovely cache this morning. Thanks for the cache and bringing me here

Find 3241

Found after the awards event.

It's Fine Elsewhere

Mr Tardis attended the annual geocaching awards today in the park down the road. On the way home I stopped here to find this new cache. This is the 4th cache I've found in the park in the 11 years I've been caching. I hope this one lasts, it is a great cache - well done.

Signed the log. Thanks for the cache Emily_Rachael_80

Off to find some caches after the SAGA's and thought we would visit this beautiful park area to find this cache. I eventually found with hevwalker..... that took longer than planned and should of.... we walked round and round and round again...looked under and in and under again... we couldn't believe it was taking so long.... all of a sudden I moved the right area to reveal the cache which was big enough not to be missed.... it should be well protected by muggles in it's hidey place. TFTC

Following the SAGA event today what better way to end the day but by grabbing a few nearby caches with scramping...
This took us way longer than it should have...I was so sure we looked there...maybe overlooked...
A nice memory of Ray for you...
TFTC

Out with CPwanderer & Gizmo's gang for the SAGA event.
We grabbed this one before, but parking proved to be tricky.....
A nearby party was going on & close to gz, but we had some greenery to cover our search.
It's been a while since I've visited this park, thanks for the hide Emily_Rachael_80

Found with CPwanderer and clare007 on our way to today's event.
Located after a short search out of sight of a nearby party.
TFTC

Found with BFE at 16:52

The park was busy today but noone worried about us! Found with clare007 and Gizmos Gang! Thanks for the hide!

This park always has a Royal feeling - what ever that is. Come in an experience it!! Pic supplied!

Thanks _eXr_ and clear skies from TeamAstro. ️ Cache the planet!

I used to bowl in a league at Norwood Bowl, and would have parked near the west gate of this park, but hadn’t even noticed it. I bet mum used to cut through here back in the day - she lived in Maylands and went to school at Norwood. Thanks for highlighting this great little park. Cache still looks brand new.

Bumped into the CO who was checking the cache. Found a few metres away from GZ, with the hint helping.
Good sized container in a lovely park I didn't know existed. TFTC!

After yet another medical appointment in the city decided I better do some caching on the long way home and this was the second of four newish traditionals found.
A quick find and well hidden from some muggles elsewhere in the park.
Thanks to _eXr_ for placing this cache here for me to find

*This log composed and published using GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife).*

Stopped by today to visit this nice park.
Have found a few cache here over the years.
Eventually found it with good co-ords, it was covered well...
Took the TB to move along.
Thanks

Published

Found! Fun cache with many contents.

Found It!
Well I got 3rd to find at a little after 10:30am. You've got to be quick around here! I think this is the 3rd, maybe 4th cache I've found in this park over the years.
TFTC

When I read my email notification for this cache Big Ray, without knowing where it was hidden I thought of an old workmate who was a very Big Ray and believe it is dedicated to the same guy who I know was very popular among the Norwood Parade Traders when he rode his mobile scooter along the Parade most days.

I now have a MUST DO cache to find.

Thanks for the memories of a Giant of a man.
RIP Big Ray.

Veni. Vidi. Vici. Scripsi.
Saw this published and had to head out for work in the general direction of this new cache but had to finish off a small document. Was watching the logs and thus far, no FTF claimed. Finally headed off and parked near the cache location. Wandered to GZ with still no FTF log. Qujickly spotted the cache and as I extractred the log I could tell it was covered in amphibian dribble. So Silver for bgmat. Stamped the log but the stamp missed and smeared so did it again. Better this time. Reassembled it all and dropped in a trackable. Goodbye Signal and Batman. We have had fun. Enjoy your next lot of travels with a new companion.
On the way back to the car, ran into LL. We just looked at each other and laughed. LL said then I suppose I am silver. Corrected him that he was bronze and Freddo was Gold. I had to leave for a work appointment so we said our goodbyes and headed for our respective destinations.
Gratias pro cache Emily_Rachael_80

Big Ray was located with sweat pouring off my brow. Retreated to seat to log. Thanks for the challenge Emily_Rachael_80.

On this lovely day Freddo had to be somewhere this morning and just before he started the journey a cache was published. Oh. Nice. The new cache is on the route to where I was going to be somewhere this morning. Having visited this park on many occaisions over 40 years for many purposes including caching, parties, mulberry picking, fetes and just chilling, I know there is back entrance in Vernon Street. Did George Washington visit Adelaide? Did I mention you can get a car park in Vernon Street.

For the purposes of finding this cache Freddo was using a smart phone GPSr enabled device. Agggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh............ How does any one find a cache with a smart phone GPSr enabled device? The compass was bouncing all over the place like a demented... Well think of something demented. Demented smart phone GPSr enabled device. The closest I got was 10m. In the end I followed the hint and the geo instincts of finding caches every year for nearly twenty years.

The cache was found in the last place we looked, which as usual was not the first place we looked. Thanks for placing a fun cache guys. We do love your work. We signed the logbook. Of course we did that is way we play this game. Cache in pretty good condition for the cache age. We took the gift and the travel bug.

As a metallurgist Ray is man in a side pocket of my own trade. Respect.

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