Friday Earlwood, New South Wales, Australia
By SWAG tim on 20-Feb-04. Waypoint GCHQ6N

Unfortunately there was no response (or regular update) from the owner within the time requested and as per the original note this cache has been archived.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).Whilst this one meets some of the requirements for a [community cache](https://gcwiki.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/GEO/pages/529403/New+South+Wales#Community-Caches) it appears that this one was only flagged for interest once the cache was disabled.Ngaambul - Matt

It looks like CO is no longer an active geocacher and I saw this cache is 20 years old so Id be more than happy to take ownership of this and maintain it as I live nearby. It would be so sad to see such an old geocache go to waste

Hi SWAG tim,The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention. I'm temporarily disabling it, to give the owner 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 4 weeks) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.If you require more time please be sure to **post a note** (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require. For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the listing and post a new note every 4 weeks to keep everyone up to date, if you do not then you cache may be archived without further note from a reviewer. Caches archived due to lack of maintenance are no longer unarchived and you will need to submit a replacement as a new cache.Ngaambul - Matt

I wanted a find on this one to help complete my Ausmer/Jasmer challenge.

After a bit of guessing and Googling I had GZ worked out without leaving home. But I visited the first two WP's anyway just to confirm. I'm glad I did because they led me to a couple of interesting historic locations in the middle of the suburbs. I spent a bit of time wandering around WP2 (and picked up thousands of farmer's friends on my socks!).

GZ turned out to be in a lovely area that I've only ever passed on the train. I was hoping for some good luck here rather than really expecting to find a cache that hasn't been found in almost three and a half years. But unfortunately it wasn't to be. I looked in and around, up and down but came up empty handed.

I fear that this cache is no longer here. Or maybe (hopefully) it's just overgrown after so long without a find. It would be a shame if this is the end for this old cache.

Despite my DNF I'm glad I attempted this as it showed me an unexpectedly nice part of Sydney I haven't been to before. I would award a favourite point if I could.

Can’t find. I think it is missing as it hasn’t been found seen 2019.

It was fun finding the clues and then heading to GZ - never been to this section. The coords seemed to be pretty clear but after searching some likely spots still unable to find it. It hasn’t been found for 2 years, so perhaps hiding spot more overgrown? Or maybe has gone missing.

Grabbed all necessary info and went to the coordinates. GPS was a little jumpy but I checked all likely areas but no luck. May come back with my Garmin GPS

Had no luck at the GZ a few weeks ago, but I approached from a higher elevation this time which helped the GPS. A cool multi around the area I grew up in. TFTC!

TFTC.
Just as midnight ticked over I made my way down towards gz.
All alone in a frosty, dewy forest it was wonderfully serene (despite the odd jumpscare caused by sounds)
I made the find on a second pass over a likely area and only wish I had more time to read the logs.
Thanks for the upkeep on this one.
Picking 6 unloved months with the find.
IP

no luck here for is either

I wasn't planning on grabbing this one, as I had just found "Tree of Life #7" to fill in the Georges River county. If I knew I would decide to do this cache as well I would't of had too! But when I saw Wp1 close by, and saw the cache was from 2004 I couldn't resist!

WP1 was indeed a quick park and calculate, and I then guided myself to WP2.
Identifying the correct object there was a lot easier than I had anticipated, and the name checked up so I knew I got it right. Worked out the GZ and headed off.

Managed to get lucky and park right at the entrance to the area that GZ is hidden in! So followed the path through the lovely park until I was only 5m from GZ! Woohoo no bush bashing required!

What a great little multi, and awesome to see it has lasted so many years! Thanks for placing and keeping it maintained, was a lot of fun

TFTC
I grabbed this one on a Monday, I hope that’s ok... hehe
Nice and easy WPs with easy Maths.
Loved the walked to the final.
Cheers
Seemyshell

My third and final cache on this wet and fairly miserable day.
I was over in the Beverly Hills area to clear some caches and decided to grab this one. Luckily the GZ was in the general direction i was heading afterwards so i stopped off and had a little walk in the rain down to the cache.
Time to go dry off now.
Thanks.
#110

SWAG tim I found your cache Friday on 31/3/18, 12:29 pm. This is my find 1956 and find # 5 today. Interesting multi explaining some history of the area. All waypoints accessed and calculated. Final spot, geodog and I enjoyed the bushwalk and coords spot on for a quick find. Thanks for the cache! TNSLLN

Tftc. Made all the calculations and wandered down the track to GZ. GPS was swinging around, so put the phone away and just looked. Soon had CIH.

Took a slight diversion on my way to work today, jumping off the M5 at Kingsgrove Road, to grab a few caches at Campsie, Clemton Park, and Earlwood. This was the 4th of 4 finds, and 1 DNF, for the day.

I had visited WP1 & WP2 early last month, and had derived the coords for WP3 (final GZ), but it was a fair distance in the opposite direction to where I was travelling that day, so decided to leave it for another day. And today was to be that day, parking the geomobile on the street and then following the path down through the bush to GZ.

Looked in a few spots before uncovering the hide and having the generously sized cache container in hand. TNLNSL, and then replaced as found.

It's a good little multi with some interesting waypoints and a nice bushy final GZ with a good sized caching container, and all in all worthy of a Favourite point from us. TFTC SWAG tim.

Find #2299

Took a slight deviation on my way to work today, jumping off the M5 at King Georges Road, to grab a few caches & multi waypoints at Beverly Hills, Wiley Park, and Lakemba. A total of 3 finds, plus 2 waypoints and 2 DNFs, for the day.

Visited WP1 & WP2 and derived the coords for WP3 (final GZ), but it was a fair distance in the opposite direction to where I was travelling, so decided to leave it for another day. Thanks SWAG tim for the adventure so far.

Did the number crunching a couple of weeks back and this morning headed off to GZ. I think this park is much nicer than WP2 and it's a nice walk in to find GZ. I rocked up to GZ and soon had the CIH. TFTC and the brief history lesson SWAG tim. I enjoyed doing the cache and a worthy fav point from me.

Interesting multi completed at night. There's something quite relaxing about geoing at night. Tftc always fun

Well this one took alot longer than i thought it would but thankfully a nice warm night so made walk to GZ enjoyable. Took a bit of a search at GZ but eventually found the goods TFTC

Found with EverestHigh and ADI TFTC SWAG Tim

22 October 2017 @ 2:48 PM

On the way to another cache, we stopped to get this one as it had already been solved but couldn't be found due to lack of light.
TFTC SWAG tim

Nice little multi, Nice little bushwalk. TFTC SWAG tim

Find number 2 of 3 while out on a caching afternoon with geoboy.
Having collected the info from WP1 and 2 a couple of weeks ago I had been waiting on an opportunity to collect the final for this old school multi.
After a nice walk through the area we approached GZ. Leaving the geoboy down on the path I did the final bash up to where the arrow was pointing. Checking the obvious places something suspicious was spotted in the third place checked and success the cache was located. Signed the log, dropped a trinket before returning the cache to its hiddy hole. Looks like I'll collect some unloved months for this one, it hasn't been found in a while. The cache is in good condition plenty of room in the log book.
An interesting multi, can see the connection between WP1 and 2 both of which were surprising finds in the middle of urban areas and I guess the area of WP 3 is also a surprising area in the middle of surburbia.
Thanks for the cache SWAG tim and for the interesting history lessons/locations in this one
Find #104

Was out with Brewmaker in search of another cache but found this one as well.
I really enjoyed this cache. At the first WP we got the required information, learnt some more about a local identity, and spotted the error on the plaque. Then it was off to WP2. This was a total surprise on arrival. Wasn't sure if we could gain access but there was no issue. Went straight for the obvious and learnt some more about yet another local identity. I instantly knew what the required information would be, and after a look around the place and discovering some of John's relatives we headed off to the final cache. What a great little spot this is too. We followed the gps along the path and soon ended up at gz. I spotted a likely hiding area and there was the cache. Signed the log and replaced as found.
Great to learn more about some local identities and to visit 3 new places in the area. TFTC

Didn't intend to complete this multi tonight as we decided to drop by and get some info before heading off to the new night cache nearby. But once we had WP2 and then GZ, Mikev1 and decided to finish it off as we waited or darkness to fall. Once at GZ, we had the find quickly thanks to the obvious SPOR.

A neat multi, that definitely requires a vehicle to get from one WP to another. Some interesting local historical information discovered as we made our way from one suburb to the next. The location of WP2 was about a km from where I grew up and yet I never knew this place existed. It's amazing what you find hidden around the suburbs. And GZ was so close to where I spent my primary school years!

TFTC and the opportunity to learn a few new things tonight. A FP from Brew.

An interesting multi, definitely need a vehicle
A lovely GZ location
TFTC SWAG tim

This has been another of those caches I've been meaning to clear off the list for ages and ages. Finally got the chance to give it a whirl today.

Found WP1 easily and did the math. On this beautiful day I decided to walk to WP2 for some much needed exercise. What a fascinating little spot this is, you would never know it was there. Sat in the shade to work out the final, then decided that was maybe a little too much exercise! Walked back to the car then did a few more along the way to GZ. Found myself in a very familiar area which I somehow keep coming back to. A fairly short search and the cache was in hand.

Really enjoyed this nicely put together multi.

TFTC

Very interesting history. I wasn't 100% sure about coords for GZ due to a minor spelling variation. But the coords were spot on making for an easy find.
In: spiderman
Out: nothing
TFTC SWAG tim

I liked the local history element to this one.

I collected the required info over the last week then made a short walk in light drizzle today.

Coords spot on
Tftc

5/09/15. 3:11 PM. Cache #2927. Streak day #440.
3rd of 4 this afternoon.

I should have gotten this one yesterday when it actually was Friday! After finding a new one in Ultimo ("Gehry's Got The Goods"), it was time to leave the city and head out this way for this multi. As the description says, there was certainly plenty of driving between waypoints for this one, making it quite a long multi. I kept moving back and forth from Dragons' territory into Bulldogs' territory.

When I finally had a GZ that looked right, it was with a little trepidation that I headed over as I'd had no evince or geochecker with which to confirm I was on the right track, just had to hope that I was. Luckily, when I got to GZ, there were only a couple of possible spots matching the hint (hidden in the description), and after a quick search of these, I was glad to see that all my calculations had been spot on! Cache in hand! I signed the log, replaced it and then headed over to Hurstville for my next cache, "The Triangle of Death". TFTC.
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Found with breeze through who had done all the hard work.

Returned in winter with walk there and even though i didn't have the coordinates in my new phone thankfully remembered the geozone and walk there soon had cache in hand!! Tftc

Streak day #193 - Today is a very busy day for me. It started with a family breakfast at four olives in Manly followed later by the birthday lunch for a friend at the 16 ft skiff club which is also in Manly. It was a beautiful day to be sitting on the waterfront sipping on a wine, eating good food and catching up with friends. From there it was time to head over to Bexley for afternoon tea with my aunt and grandma. I decided to grab a couple of caches before meeting them whilst I had daylight to make caching easier. I knew that I probably wouldn't have time afterwards since I had to head to Baulkham Hills for an ice hockey game later tonight.

This cache was my main target for the day since it was a month hidden date that I was missing. I was a little worried that it hadn't been found in around 6 months, but since there hadn't been any did not finds either I figured it was worth giving it a go. I fund and solved the first and second waypoints quickly then headed off towards the final. I parked nearby and then walked in towards the GZ. I haven't spent a lot of time around here, but it was a very nice area. There were people around enjoying the glorious winter's day, but thankfully there were none close to the GZ. I only had to look into a couple of places before zeroing in on the cache. Yay, it's still here and there was a beautiful geocoin in it too. Time to move it on to a new cache. I signed the log and walked back towards my car. I was a little worried I was going to get run over by a remote control car that was raging around, but it ran off the track before it could get too close. Happy for another successful find it was time to head to my day's next event. TFTC.

Can't really call this a dnf... Found the waypoints over the last few weeks and made our way to the final location today, lots of lovely spots for a cache which would also suit slithery friends.... We will therefore return in winter for a decent search!

A lovely, if lengthy, multi. A great history lesson and a lovely walk to GZ.

TFTC.

This multi shaped our caching for a while today as we found each of the waypoints and some caches in between. The final location was pleasant and free of muggles. I was surprised to see how often a multi like this gets done. Thanks

I did each of the way points for this one with the guys, but by now my foot was starting to ache so I waited for them to make the find. Love multi's though. Hoping 2015 will be better for being able to do the walks. Thanks

Came here with geowife after she had a failed attempt a few weeks back. Be sure to use an accurste GPS app/device as it is crucial! TFTC!

I collected the pieces to this multi months ago as they were quite straight forward. My first attempt to find cache was unsuccessful even though I was thorough at the GZ. But little did I know that it wasn't the GZ I was looking for.

Back again today with aubeasty and using more than one piece of technology, we discovered that the first area I was looking in was nowhere near the GZ. Once we realised this we were able to head to the correct GZ and I had the CIH reasonably quickly. Best of all was that this was my #100 cache find. Satisfying to have finished this multi, satisfying to have completed it after an initial false start and satisfying to reach a milestone. Left Geocoinfest Multi Event Geocoin.

We really enjoyed this multi. Took us to some amazing places we never knew existed, despite having lived nearby. Took Haai Ray travel bug

#1137 (9 of 9 today)

Decided to travel south today for caches in an area I haven't mined much. By the end of the day I had 9 founds, including a First to Find, and a few DNFs to keep me honest.
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Well, this cache hasn't been found for 6 months. No idea why, it is a fairly easy multi, with intersting history and a good GZ. What's not to like?

Picked up the information at the first two waypoints inbetween grabbing other caches, including a large diversion to get a First to Find.

GZ was a familiar area, so I knew where I was heading. As the iPhone declared I was hear GZ I looked around and decided on a spot a bit away from where it was pointing. A quick search of a few possible hides there turned up the cache.
All in good condition, although the log is very slightly damp.
Completed signing duties and dropped off the Haai Ray TB.

Then with the sun setting it was time to head home.

A favourite for the interesting history lesson.

SLTN
TFTC

Ive had the coords for a while and attempted to find cache once before, but had 4 yo geo kid in tow and he kept putting his hands under rocks and in cobwebs.. I was afraid he would get bitten by.. i dont know.. some creepy crawly !! so today with geokid at daycare thought Id go for a rummage at GZ, quickly got disheartened as it wasnt in any of the places I looked and a read through previous logs spurred me on to check.. higher... soon had CIH. What a beautiful park, reminds me of the place I grew up In NZ. Thanks for the cache SWAG tim

Did the math on Tuesday, found on Thursday.
lots of lizzards and well fed mosquitoes say hello.

Had an hour to burn so decided to do this local cache. Never knew there was a cemetery there. I worked for 5 years on Garema Circuit and so placed by there quite often. It is amazing what you find out just a little off the beaten track.

With Syslox, M4nd1 and UCanFindMojo

TFTC

Found with Ucanfindmojo, Pirry, m4nd1

Love it when everything falls into place and accomplished on a Friday as well. GZ is a little hidden gem. Thanks for bringing me here.

The geokids and I have only just started our geocaching adventures, and this was our second attempt.

We were in the area and thought we'd give it a go.

Managed to get to W3, but couldn't find the cache - time restrictions meant we will have to write this one off for now and give it a go at another time.

I is a well structured multi. Fun to complete. Thanks

Tftc. Great spot long way from beginning not great in the dark but fun none the less

I can't remember how long ago I got the coordinates for GZ but today I finally got around to finishing it. Was very nervous coming up to GZ as the distances between the waypoints were so far apart so I was extremely pleased with myself when I found the container! TFTC, from what I remember, WPs 1 and 2 were fun too!

One of the very best and a favourite point from me! Spread over 2 days because I made an error in the GZ calculation which then had me driving around town chasing all the other post code calculations. Not until I realised I had the right suburb in the first place did it all fall into place. All in all, a very enjoyable experience!

What a nice park

This one has been on the list for a long time but we needed a suitable day to attempt. Today was the day and this cache is #99. Geomum and Geokid-Master5 did a quick pounce on WP1. Clue in hand and we were off to WP2. Again, Geomum and Geokid-Master5 had a quick hunt and another clue in hand. Off to GZ. For the final find the whole team went. A search of GZ by Geokid-Master5 drew a blank until Geomum had a 'mummy look' and the cache was in hand. Geodad and Geokid-Miss1 enjoying the walk and surroundings - you would never know you were in the middle of Sydney. Took a shell for Geokid-Master5. SL. TFTC.

I don't know how long this has been a work in progress for but I suspect at least a couple of years. I recall visiting WP1 and gathering the information quickly before going to an interesting WP2 and gathering what I also needed from there. The final was too far for that day so I waited.

A trip to the final site yielded nothing and later on I also did a walk that ventured nearby but the cache eluded me.

Satdown's log provided some inspiration as I rechecked the calcs and realised I transposed something wrong. So today I ventured back with new co-ords and before long the elusive cache was in hand.

I must say another classic Southern Sydney multi and glad I can put this one to rest. TFTC!

Being a Friday I thought I'd give this one a try. Found WP 1 and 2 no bother, despite squinting to read the instructions as I left my glasses at home. Found WP2 and the history very interesting. Off I went to GZ. Things were looking promising but alas GZ was kind of in an area of trees and leaf litter. I searched the rocks between 10 and 30m away but gave up in the heat. Now that I am home and have my glasses on, I can actually see the numbers I am supposed to be working with. Due to my blindness, I had not worked out GZ correctly and although in the right park, I was a good 55 metres out. No wonder I couldn't find it! Next time I'm in the area...

Found with JustR. This was really easy for my first ever multi, although there was a little confusion given that there is a suburb out of state that is named exactly as John's surname is written. After sorting out the correct set of co-ords, we easily found our way to WP3 & had the cache quickly in hand. Was interesting to note that someone was given a land grant 44 years after he passed away (note years at WP1). Day 2 in wazza9's 122 day streak challenge down, only 120 to go! TNLN TFTC

Found WP1 & WP2 easily, then started for WP3 before realising something was amiss. After redoing calculations (gotta remember to read ALL the instructions in future), found cache and signed the log. TFTC.

Been meaning to find this for ages. Nice stages and GZ is a great spot. TFTC

Nice multi...

on the way over from a saltpan cache, i saw a new sports centre... the morris iemma sports centre... are you kidding? please don't tell me there is a christina kenneally and nathan rees place somewhere. but i digress.

was a bit concerned with final coordinates, however, cache info soothed my mind. had a feeling we were heading for the final location, which was good as I wanted to hunt something in the vicinity.

this park brings back memories of bike commutes. there is a killer hill in there. also, final gz entry point is where i was (on a commute) when i found out my gran had passed away

thanks for great multi.

left an orange animal.

rml978 (#30)

I grew up a few doors down from WP1 so this cache was high on my to-do list while visiting Sydney. Enjoyed the walk to WP2 and had a chuckle remembering the night time dares to traverse the area. John's family definitely had a stronghold here. Had to beg/borrow a car to get to the final GZ and got soaked retrieving the cache and took shelter in a cave till the rain let up. Marvelled at such a green oasis so close to where I grew up but I never knew existed. Thanks SWAG time for one of the best multis I've done. Cheers from WA.

This is a very nice multi with an interesting location at WP2 and nice bushland location at the GZ. I have walked through this area before but a return visit was most enjoyable. Took the glue stick, left a keyring. Thanks team W.A.L.L.S. for the cache.

ITS ALIVE!!!

After an intial fubar with the co-ordinates. I found it. Great hiding spot. nice place to visit.

Great stuff. Find number 2.

Woohoo!

My only find for today, but a satisfying one! Great stuff!

Noticed this was availableback at the end of Sept (30th) and did WP1 & 2 on the way past, but not enough time to head to 3, as it was NOT in the direction we were going.
WP2 was fascinating, and not at all the type of "park" I was expecting - thanks!
Today I had to sorta go in the right direction, so after work headed to the vicinity of GZ and parked.
It was a pleasant surprise to fnd I could walk a path/trail all the way to GZ, as I was expecting to have to bush bash to get there. Once there, a quick search located teh good-sized cache.
Moved on the Wolf Geocoin, and left a wrist-pouch.
Thanks for a very interesting multi, with a nice spot as the final as well.

A nice multi was in order today to pick up combined GC/GCA find #2900. And this one didn't let me down. 3 spots I didn't know about despite living in the St George area for a number of years. WP1 the TomTom wanted me on the wrong side of the road but that didn't matter. Off to WP2 to find another hidden surprise. As for the postcode, should have known it as I have a friend who lives there I have to post things to occasionally, but referred to the street directory anyway.

Then at the final point a fantastic bit of bush I hadn't discovered before. A quick find and left a Wolf Geocoin. Thanks SWAG tim.

Noticed this was available, so did WP1 & 2 on the way past, but not enough time to head to 3, as it was NOT in the direction we were going. At least I now know there is a cache GZ at ...... to do when I am there again.
WP2 was fascinating, and not at all the type of "park" I was expecting - thanks!

Good to see this one up and running so we finished it off. Digging out the sheet I found WP-1 on the 07-04-09, WP-2 on the 13-08-09 and the cache today so 17 months from start to finish. I guess you can’t rush everything. Exchanged swaps, thanks.

Awesome. Been waiting to do this one almost since I started caching! Today, back in Sydney it was a race against the sun to try to grab it before nightfall as I had a fair idea of the general GZ area, and knowing it well knew a night hunt would be dangerous and difficult. After a slight math stumble at WP1 I sorted out the calc then head by car to WP2. A quick grab and google and yep... that's where I thought it would be. Now, which entrance to use? I chose one which would allow me to then head onto a nearby GCA cache and after a short hunt laid hands on the prize. Hey! Where's my TB?! WHat the? Damn Hankcock clan were here earlier today and took it hehehe. Oh Well! So happy to see this one back up, Cheers Tim!

Rated: for Overall Experience

We've had our eye on this one for some time and after noticing it was all up and running again recently we decided to head out today to give it a go. Both WP's were at very interesting locations and we love caches that take us to places like this. We then sat and did bit of Googling on the phone in order to work out where GZ was and we knew exactly where to go. We'd been here before and toyed over the idea of setting a night cache starting very nearby. Anyway, the cache was soon found and we then sat and had our lunch before heading off to find some other caches in the area.
Took TB, thanks,
The Hancock Clan

This is a brilliant cache with some very interesting way points. Wpt 2 in particular is great. I'd solved the first 2 way points sometime last year and decided to wait until this cache was fixed. GZ is in a l lovely location that I'd been to many times before in search of a nearby pesky cache that eluded me for sometime. I'd never been down this direction, so it was interesting to see that there are a multitude of hidden places here. Nicely hidden and hopefully this cache will not get muggled again. I left a Flashlight TB. No swaps then I ambled back to the car. This multi is well worth doing even thought it is very spread out. You will be rewarded at each location, with something unique. The needs maintenance red cross can be removed.

Thanks, Tim, for getting out and replacing this cache! I re-traced my steps from my last attempt 6 months ago, headed to GZ and found the cache in one of a handful of spots around where the co-ords indicated. You might want to up the terrain score a bit though, as I rate the area around the cache at GZ a touch trickier than 1.5! Treated myself to the emergency poncho(!), signed log and replaced cache & camo. This is a really nice cache, and cachers new to this area could aim to follow up 'Friday' with another nearby cache, 'Urban Oasis' for a Bardwell Valley double!

TFTH, Tim!

CC.

Friday is back!
Once again apologies for my slackness.

Tim

With a heavy heart I nominate that Friday has seen its last day No owner response for over 6 months. I hope this encourages Tim to get her up and running again, otherwise its time for it to go to the big geocache in the sky.

Hey Tim any update on this one? Been waiting AGES to check it off Been disbaled for a while now

Sorry about that, I'll try and get out there soon.

Well, this turned out to be a big anti-climax. We were in Kingsgrove at the big Cricket shop, so I thought I'd chance my arm and get a cache in too! There was only this one nearby, and it seemed both interesting and reasonable, so we had a crack!

First couple of WPs were fine, and interesting, including the same odd black cat at WP2(!); however, as I plugged in the co-ords for WP3, a sense of deja vu came over me...oh no - Urban Oasis trauma once again!!

Anyway, at WP3 we had a good look around...the geosense was telling me it was a reasonable place for a cache, but for the life of me I couldn't turn it up, after 30 mins of searching.

Given it hasn't been found for close to a year, SWAG Tim, could we please request an Inspection on this one in the near future...it seems a shame such an enjoyable cache isn't affording a happy ending of late!!

Cheers,

CC.

This was a pretty good urban multi cache - even though we didn't actually find the thing. WP1 was interesting - did the sums and off to WP2. This was very unexpected. Despite the simplicity of the calculations, when we walked towards the waypoint the odd doubt surfaced. I mean it was all just so.................suburban. Then on getting closer we saw what was ahead and relaxed. We seem to have visited a few of these recently in pursuit of various caches. Secured the necessary information - the suburb was obvious - a quick check in the street directory for the postcode and off again for a short drive. What a nice looking little park - we knew we'd got everything right and thought the final find would be straightforward. Alas not to be. We searched all the obvious spots - then the not so obvious but nowt was to be found. Two recent logs indicating they found the cache in the open was a bit of a worry. Oh well. Hope all is well. We'll come back if someone finds it - nice multi.

Gee, we always have problems with "easy"caches.

We got to WP1 on August 1st. A surprising find and an unusual place for this sort of thing to occur. The surname made us wonder about another nearby suburb. Doing the calculations incorrectly we ended up near a major road for WP2 with nothing obvious to enter.

Back at home we realised our monstorous mathmatical mistake and re-did the calculations. We made it to WP2 on August 8th where yet another surprise location awaited our visit. Armed with the correct information from the nominated structure, it was back home again where we found the postcode required. The cache instructions then didn't make any sense to us at all, as we've been through the town we think is the correct answer and it's certainly not a suburb. With some additional help and a subsequent internet search, we found we were now looking for a Sydney suburb's postcode. Some more calculations later (this is supposed to be easy?) we had what we thought were the waypoints for the cache.

Off again on August 9th to finally claim the cache, we arrived at yet another surprising location that was luckily completely muggle-free early on a Sunday morning. After reacing the cache location (the hard way) a good search failed to reveal where the cache container was hidden. Perhaps our calculations are wrong again. Perhaps we didn't search in the correct spot. Perhaps we really needed a clue. Perhaps the cache is no longer there.

At least we know why this cache is called "Friday" - it takes at least A Month of Fridays from the time you get from WP1 to the time you finally get to log a find.



[This entry was edited by ozjeeper on Sunday, August 09, 2009 at 7:25:51 PM.]

Only two thirds complete. Found Wpt 1, no problem. Off to Wpt 2, wow a gem of find. Super interesting. Found the required info, knew what the answer was but need to do a bit of research to locate the GZ. Back soon to finish this off.

What a surprise both WP1 and WP2 where! We saw a huge, fluffy, black cat at WP2. The cache location is beautiful, but unfortunately we just couldn't find the cache. Thanks for the history, the great locations, and the opportunity though SWAG tim!

Very nice hide and good WP's. Did not expect to see WP2 in the suburbs. Will be back to explore area. TNLSSL

really coool multicache... felt like i was in the movie "national treasure" when we got to waypoint 2.
discovered a beautiful picnic area that i never knew existed.

The cache only had a pair of socks in it and it was easily found in the open.
Took: nothing
Left: Sunglass rack, Bouncy ball, rubber bracelet.

Third cache for the day. Nice to learn some local history. The cache was right out in the open so I covered it a bit better. Thanks.

after the rain cleared up, decided to go for a cycle and find this cache... loved the history lesson and the adventure, tftc

the final cache was quite water damaged and rusty.. i think its about time it got it's medical chekup

t:rubber snake
l:pokemon marble

Rated: for Overall Experience

This was my second attempt. I did calculate GZ last time, but was running short on time. Revisited the waypoints today, made it to GZ and found the cache. The contents have experienced moisture, but it was dry today.

I found Way point two but I didn't know what suburb was named after John.

Found Friday on a Wednesday? Wish this was the case every week! Who knew such a protected little park existed in the heart of suburbia! Real nice spot Thanks for bringing me here. Wanted to leave a TB or coin but dare not given the current condition of the cache definately time for some maintenance. I doubt anything inside is worth saving.
P.S I left my sticker and log but I think I forgot to put todays date on it! TFTC TNLN SL

I visited the first two waypoints last week and came back today for the final as my first cache of the day. An easy walk in from the nearby park rewarded me with a quick find.

Apart from a small inputting error on WP3 we finished this multi without too many hassles. The cache was a little wet so we tipped out the excess and tried to dry it off as best we could. The log itself was not too bad though. Liked the park nearby - might have to come back some time. TNLN.

It's Wednesday and I've got Friday on my mind......
What a great multi with all stops being of interest.
Got to GZ and thought "now why would they place a cache in that guys front yard????" a quick check of the entered co-ords confirmed my numeric dyslexia and I was back on track.
Back at the real GZ I hunted for the loot that Webguy might have missed. There was no cash but there was a tupperware treasure chest.
Contents and log were only slightly damp. I let them air for a while before heading off.
Thanks for a great multi. I would recommend it to anyone.

Rated: for Overall Experience

1:06pm
Ya gotta do at least one multi in ya caching day, and this was nearby so we had to do it. WP1 was easy, but as we drove to WP2, I really had my doubts about what could be waiting for us in a tiny suburban street. As soon as we turned the corner, my fears on having a incorrect year we shown to be baseless.

Took a punt on what suburb was named after the dude and off to GZ we went. I knew this ended in a park so we planned to have lunch after finishing it. Who knew what was to come?

We had trouble getting a GZ, it was just all over and as we were searching in a totally wrong area as it turns out, the youngest turned up a disassembled bolt action 22 rifle, wrapped in brown paper and tied up with string. Certainly the most interesting thing we have found that we were not looking for. I checked, there was no bags of loot where the gun was hid ;-(

A few calls to police had them coming down at some point to meet us. The wife made a suggestion about GZ and I had it quickly after that. Water was again emptied out, the log signed and as the rest of the family hid it back, I went up to retrieve our lunch to have in this nice park and await the arrival of the police.

Have decided that this park may be the venue of this years Christmas Cache event.

Thanks for a great cache, loved the area of WP2.

Cheers

18.08

Wasnt this a little eye opener and a great first multi. I really didnt know what type of structure was going to belong to John. I was even more confused when i looked up the post code, [one will work and one wont]. GZ took two attempts. Read the past logs as they are a lot of help, even in the dark. Quite spookie, [esp after reding about naked men with beer]!!!

T Little Golf ball
L Donkey and signed log

Enjoyed this multi, no troubles with the clues and found GZ straight up, cache has water in it. drained the water out. TNLN
Thanks
keener

Found at 1pm. A nice area to ride in but I got a bit stumped when I had to figure out the post code. I didn't have anyone to call to check. I rode to 2 post offices but both were closed. After finally getting hold of someone I had the postcode in hand and headed off to GZ. My GPS had the coords about 25m out but after reading the other logs, it was a fairly quick find. Dried the cache out and left a mini golf ball. Took Water TB and Boomerang Koala TB. TFTC!

Maintenance visit... Dried everything out and removed some soggy items. Left a travel bug.

A very enjoyable multi with interesting WPs. There were a few muggles near GZ but they were all walking away from the cache. The cache and contents are very damp, probably as a result of the recent heavy rain. Thanks SWAG tim.

TN, except the 'American Cousin' TB
LN

Dropped off Water TB.

Great multi you have SWAG tim, thanks. Took puzzle left toy and American Cousin T/B. Regards Philma and Geo- Cheese and Kisses.

Enjoyed our tour through unknown places, learning more as we went. We were surprised at just how old some of the sites were at WP2. Had no trouble with any of the waypoints. GPS did indicate downhill, instinct said uphill. Took CD, left Hungry Jack toy and cassette tape. Thanks Swag tim