MS-02: Once Upon a Time Bilgola Beach, New South Wales, Australia
By
Mind Socket on 13-Dec-02. Waypoint GCB430
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As there's been no cache to find for months, I'm temporarily archiving this to keep it from continually showing up in search lists. Just contact us when you have the cache repaired, and assuming it still meets the guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.
This cache has been confirmed MIA. I'll relaunch with a new container and coords soon.
I agree, went to get this, but I think that AIDS will not assist me playing this game, especially considering how I feel at the moment.
Wookie @ geodog.
Wookie @ geodog.
5th of 10 for today.
Missed this one, sadly. I was looking forward to adding to the story. Why do Moveable caches elude me so much.
Actualy i declined to search for this one once I had made GZ
the smell, and array of discarded not so nice objects turned my stomach. Fearing disease or a needle stab I did not investigate more than a few likely spots using a long stick. To no avail.
My recomendation is the previous hider should return and check the cache is still there. Blergh! - take heavy duty gloves and dis-infectant. NO WAY I was going to cache in trash out here!
Missed this one, sadly. I was looking forward to adding to the story. Why do Moveable caches elude me so much.
Actualy i declined to search for this one once I had made GZ
the smell, and array of discarded not so nice objects turned my stomach. Fearing disease or a needle stab I did not investigate more than a few likely spots using a long stick. To no avail.
My recomendation is the previous hider should return and check the cache is still there. Blergh! - take heavy duty gloves and dis-infectant. NO WAY I was going to cache in trash out here!
Coords updated.
Future finders, please try to keep to the guidelines for adding words so that each finder can link to the previous words, rather than adding a whole new sentence each time.
Future finders, please try to keep to the guidelines for adding words so that each finder can link to the previous words, rather than adding a whole new sentence each time.
The story continues : He turned into a serpent and slithered away.
S 33 38.604
E151 20.016
Thanks for the unique cache!
J.A.C.K.A
[This entry was edited by J.A.C.K.A on Monday, April 26, 2004 at 12:30:29 AM.]
[This entry was edited by J.A.C.K.A on Monday, April 26, 2004 at 4:11:06 AM.]
S 33 38.604
E151 20.016
Thanks for the unique cache!
J.A.C.K.A
[This entry was edited by J.A.C.K.A on Monday, April 26, 2004 at 12:30:29 AM.]
[This entry was edited by J.A.C.K.A on Monday, April 26, 2004 at 4:11:06 AM.]
Coords updated.
The story thus far follows, we have good character development and the scene has been set, time for a climactic twist in the plot ...
Once upon a time, there was a Queen who lusted for George. This made the King cross so he slept with Brooke to even the score. Meanwhile, the Queen, known for her wisdom, wearing her majestic cape, went to the hospital to live on the Edge. A Wiley King George rode his horse to the mouth of the nearby lagoon. It started raining so he hid out of the rain. (he really is a wimp)
Previous finders are welcome to re-enter the fray, move and log (note only) additions, as long as there have been 5 finds since yours.
The story thus far follows, we have good character development and the scene has been set, time for a climactic twist in the plot ...
Once upon a time, there was a Queen who lusted for George. This made the King cross so he slept with Brooke to even the score. Meanwhile, the Queen, known for her wisdom, wearing her majestic cape, went to the hospital to live on the Edge. A Wiley King George rode his horse to the mouth of the nearby lagoon. It started raining so he hid out of the rain. (he really is a wimp)
Previous finders are welcome to re-enter the fray, move and log (note only) additions, as long as there have been 5 finds since yours.
We saw this one pop up on the GPS, so we decided to make a quick stop...
Unfortunately we didnt read the info page and were looking for a ghost...
BTW the weahter made the ink on the 'Missed it' page run out quite a bit... may need replacement soon..
Unfortunately we didnt read the info page and were looking for a ghost...
BTW the weahter made the ink on the 'Missed it' page run out quite a bit... may need replacement soon..
04-04-04 (today).
Found it. I have done a guick reno job on the container as moisture had got in. The story continues....
...The Wiley King George rode his horse to the mouth of the nearby lagoon.It started raining so he hid out of the rain. (he really is a wimp)...
At S 33 42.235 E 151 18.272. Difficulty - 1 Terrain - 1.
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Found it. I have done a guick reno job on the container as moisture had got in. The story continues....
...The Wiley King George rode his horse to the mouth of the nearby lagoon.It started raining so he hid out of the rain. (he really is a wimp)...
At S 33 42.235 E 151 18.272. Difficulty - 1 Terrain - 1.
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Found this quite easily and have put it in a new home so the story goes ....rode his horse.
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[This entry was edited by Riptide on Sunday, February 01, 2004 at 1:43:05 AM.]
A wylie King George........
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Once upon a time, there was a Queen who lusted for George. This made the King cross so he slept with Brooke to even the score. Meanwhile, the Queen, known for her wisdom, wearing her majestic cape went to the hospital to live on the Edge
Difficulty 2.5 Terrain 2.
I found Sarah before this one and they were together until I dropped Sarah off
If you are stuck, there's spoilers on my Geocaching site in the post made on today's date.
[This entry was edited by WauloK on Sunday, October 05, 2003 at 12:03:27 AM.]
Difficulty 2.5 Terrain 2.
I found Sarah before this one and they were together until I dropped Sarah off
If you are stuck, there's spoilers on my Geocaching site in the post made on today's date.
[This entry was edited by WauloK on Sunday, October 05, 2003 at 12:03:27 AM.]
Thanks mgb58. So, the story so far ...
Once upon a time, there was a Queen who lusted for George. This made the King cross so he slept with Brooke to even the score. Meanwhile, the Queen, known for her wisdom, wearing her majestic cape ...
Nail biting stuff, anything could happen from here.
Once upon a time, there was a Queen who lusted for George. This made the King cross so he slept with Brooke to even the score. Meanwhile, the Queen, known for her wisdom, wearing her majestic cape ...
Nail biting stuff, anything could happen from here.
Had a look for this, but I couldn't get a good satellite lock... GZ kept moving. I also felt a little self conscious near all the houses.... Is it hidden in the grass?
Checked the location out and the cache is as we left it some time back.
Clue. Beer bottle nearby. Don't know how long before someone collects it.
Charlie Brown
Clue. Beer bottle nearby. Don't know how long before someone collects it.
Charlie Brown
We took our decoy with us and that didn't even help us find the sucker. We did a lot of gardening and rock lifting but to no avail.
Thanks for pointing this out Tangles. Looks like a disturbing but unsurprising discussion.
I'm gonna put this one to the vote, I have no intention of pulling this cache unless I receive sufficient reason from the local geocaching community to do so.
For reference purposes, my response posted on the forum follows:
As an owner of a moveable that would not work as a travel bug, here's my 2c ...
There are several moveable caches in my area, and to my knowledge there have been no logistical issues caused by the fact that a cache is moveable. I seriously hope that Jeremy's post can be taken as read that it is only a _guideline_ and not that moveables are banned outright. If there are logistical problems with a moveable, then the cache owner should be responsible for resolving it. I'd like to think that gc.com can be more trusting of it's users and be accomodating of the unique caching flavours that are found in different clusters of cachers. Otherwise, we'll all eventually end up looking for plastic boxes shoved in tree trunks because that's all that is allowed.
The nature of geocaching is such that there is an onus on both cache owner and finder to act responsibly. I respect that there is some need for moderation and approval to keep things in check, but to suggest rules in place of respected guidelines pushes the limits of what people want to do effectively, at the expense of denying others what might be a great experience.
If a cache is specifically stated as a moveable, what's the problem? If people have some dire issue with something different that someone else might beat them to, they don't have to go after it. Perhaps this is a gap in the system that needs to be addressed so that people don't get confused (although if anyone reads the cache page, I don't see how).
In my area, cachers who don't like moveables don't do them, simple. For the time being, unless an attempt is made to actually stifle the flexible spirit of geocaching, it's business as usual for me.
Cheers,
- Mind Socket Geocaching
I'm gonna put this one to the vote, I have no intention of pulling this cache unless I receive sufficient reason from the local geocaching community to do so.
For reference purposes, my response posted on the forum follows:
As an owner of a moveable that would not work as a travel bug, here's my 2c ...
There are several moveable caches in my area, and to my knowledge there have been no logistical issues caused by the fact that a cache is moveable. I seriously hope that Jeremy's post can be taken as read that it is only a _guideline_ and not that moveables are banned outright. If there are logistical problems with a moveable, then the cache owner should be responsible for resolving it. I'd like to think that gc.com can be more trusting of it's users and be accomodating of the unique caching flavours that are found in different clusters of cachers. Otherwise, we'll all eventually end up looking for plastic boxes shoved in tree trunks because that's all that is allowed.
The nature of geocaching is such that there is an onus on both cache owner and finder to act responsibly. I respect that there is some need for moderation and approval to keep things in check, but to suggest rules in place of respected guidelines pushes the limits of what people want to do effectively, at the expense of denying others what might be a great experience.
If a cache is specifically stated as a moveable, what's the problem? If people have some dire issue with something different that someone else might beat them to, they don't have to go after it. Perhaps this is a gap in the system that needs to be addressed so that people don't get confused (although if anyone reads the cache page, I don't see how).
In my area, cachers who don't like moveables don't do them, simple. For the time being, unless an attempt is made to actually stifle the flexible spirit of geocaching, it's business as usual for me.
Cheers,
- Mind Socket Geocaching
Seems this type of cache has been banned from the website. Can read more about it here
(visit link)
(visit link)
Having determined the cache to be in Charlie Brown's front garden I had a quick browse around, but was arousing the suspicions of the neighbours. I might return again when he is home to avoid someone calling the cops.
S 33° 55.882 E 151° 15.541
We hid this one close to home. Great views from here.
I added some drawing pins for the Missed it notes.
The story continues like this.
Once upon a time, there was a Queen who lusted for George. This made the King cross so he slept with Brooke to even the score. Meanwhile, the Queen, known for her wisdom.....
Difficulty 1.5, Terrain: 1
Charlie Brown & his accomplice
[last edit: 2/19/2003 3:18:38 AM PST]
Found this while being watched by someone in a silver compact. Left a missed it note. Well placed Leek!!!!
I'll be placing this one in a couple of days by the coast.
Charlie Brown
I'll be placing this one in a couple of days by the coast.
Charlie Brown
Ha Ha... That was me... I just popped by to check it was still there... I wondered what a kid was doing there...
Hidden once again...
The story so far:
Once upon a time, there was a Queen who lusted for George. This made the King cross so he slept with Brooke to even the score. Meanwhile, the Queen,...
Terrain: 1, Difficulty 2.5
The story so far:
Once upon a time, there was a Queen who lusted for George. This made the King cross so he slept with Brooke to even the score. Meanwhile, the Queen,...
Terrain: 1, Difficulty 2.5
Thanks Leek. In light of the future possibility that the cache sits idle, I'll tweak the rules some more ...
The same wait 5 finds rule still applies, but with a new exception in the case where the cache has not been moved in 30 days.
Have fun!
The same wait 5 finds rule still applies, but with a new exception in the case where the cache has not been moved in 30 days.
Have fun!
As this one had been stuck in Curl Curl for over a month, and I just happened to be passing that way, I sought and gained special dispensation from the 5 find rule from MS to pick up this cache and to bring it closer to caching central...
Found it after about 2 minutes of dismantling the foundations of the sports hall... I will hide it again tomorrow (along with the other 2 travelling caches I currently have in my posession)...
Found it after about 2 minutes of dismantling the foundations of the sports hall... I will hide it again tomorrow (along with the other 2 travelling caches I currently have in my posession)...
S 33° 45.971 E 151° 17.374
The early morning mission with Spruce Goose.
Hid cache approx 0200 hours.
The story so far:
Once upon a time, there was a Queen who lusted for George. This made the King cross so he slept with Brooke to even the score.
Difficulty: 1
Terrain: 1
Thanks Barnesy,
I'll put up the photos of you guys trying to find it later. The surveillance webcam didn't quite work, but you phoned, so I needed no covert operations.
While I'm here, a couple of clarifications ... by Sydney metropolitan, that can be up to an hour drive (absolute maximum, less is better) from the CBD. And for the time being, to keep things interesting, you must wait for at least 5 other finds after your one before going after it again.
Looks like the story could go anywhere from here ...
I'll put up the photos of you guys trying to find it later.
The surveillance webcam didn't quite work, but you phoned, so I needed no covert operations.While I'm here, a couple of clarifications ... by Sydney metropolitan, that can be up to an hour drive (absolute maximum, less is better) from the CBD. And for the time being, to keep things interesting, you must wait for at least 5 other finds after your one before going after it again.
Looks like the story could go anywhere from here ...
A late night mission with Spruce Goose.
Nabbed the cache approx 2300 hours.
Nice hide Team Phanargh. Took us a lot longer than it should have to find it.
Nabbed the cache approx 2300 hours.
Nice hide Team Phanargh. Took us a lot longer than it should have to find it.
Grabed this one on the way home from work between the storms. Great idea for a cache will rehide soon.
TEAM PHANARGH
Rex
TEAM PHANARGH
Rex
S 33° 49.270 E 151° 12.252
Once upon a time, there was a Queen who lusted after George. This made the King cross so he slept with Brooke.
Terrain and difficulty are 1.
[last edit: 1/8/2003 3:36:49 AM PST]
S 33° 52.568 E 151° 13.464
Once upon a time, there was a Queen who lusted for George. This made the King cross ....
Please note, that due to the risk of needles in this area, the cache is not in a garden, but it is somewhere in the photo. Terrain is 1, Difficulty probably 2.
Thanks for keeping the game alive i! and Sandy Feet. I was on George St last night and had a quick peek, but nothing was to be found. Glad it's in safe hands, even if in a near exact new form.
Grabbed this one early on our way to a Leek Trifecta. Our chosen location was too busy, so will replace asap.
S 33° 51.394 E 151° 12.456
User's web page
Sadly, the cache has disappeared.
However, under the universal doctrine of you break it, you buy it, Ideology Geocaching has lovingly created an exact reproduction of the cache and placed it at the above coordinates.
Terrain 1: Parking is available within 5m of the cache. Difficulty 1: Follow the spirit of the ANZACs.
User's web page
It looks like we need to make things easier in order to keep this cache going. So, you'll find detailed clues to finding this cache over at the main site. Good luck everyone!
User's web page
On our usual 6am jog, we noticed someone hanging around the post office looking very strange.
User's web page
On our usual 7am drive, we noticed something fall out of the back of a car headed west...
S 33° 52.616 E 151° 12.362
User's web page
Once upon a time, there was a Queen who lusted for George
...
In the spirit of the original location, the coordinates are probably off. In fact, we couldn't get a GPS lock anywhere near the cache. Luckily, also in the spirit of the original location, we have provided a handy location shot for your perusal. Difficulty 3, Terrain 1.
[last edit: 12/14/2002 6:52:30 PM PST]
Good one Leek, co-ords updated. Sorry about the dodgy original co-ords, I took about 10 readings that covered a 10m square areaa whilst trying not to look like a terrorist going postal.
Good one i!, too quick! Let us know the new co-ords soon. I think a few missed it notes will be found on this adventure.
[last edit: 12/13/2002 7:18:31 PM PST]
[last edit: 12/13/2002 7:18:31 PM PST]
'There was a Queen' Difficulty 1.5 Terrain 1
Narrowly beat Ideology to this one - while they were busy trying to distract me, I spotted the container and beat them to it by milliseconds... The coordinates were off, but managed to find it based on my vague memory of the clue photo...
Good one MindSocket - very 'novel'...
[last edit: 12/13/2002 4:21:21 PM PST]
Narrowly beat Ideology to this one - while they were busy trying to distract me, I spotted the container and beat them to it by milliseconds... The coordinates were off, but managed to find it based on my vague memory of the clue photo...
Good one MindSocket - very 'novel'...
[last edit: 12/13/2002 4:21:21 PM PST]
