Kings Park Travel Bug Hotel Kings Park, Western Australia, Australia
By Varuna on 29-May-04. Waypoint GCJJ88

Just dropping off Lightning Man (virtually).

Thanks to nalawod for dropping Lightning Man TB virtually. Its now in the hand of Varuna.

This cache has been removed by the management of the park.

The container was returned to its owner by the BPA Manager (the management of the Kings Park). It will be recycled for the new cache somewhere (not in the Kings Park). Those missing trackables are: Kaslo's Canadian Geocoin; "Ward Mountain (MT)Green Jeep TB; Mr Oinky. Checked the log book and followed up. Email sent.

It is with the permission granted from the owner that we can log this cache as a find.

Travelling to Perth for (mainly) work, we were able to grab some free time on Thursday 25th to tour Kings Park & look for some caches. Mr Us had been here before - long before we had even heard of caching & wanted to show the rest of the Us clan the beauty that is Kings Park, and caching just proved to be an added attraction.

We located the site of the cache with the pine needles all being depressed & it was obvious that the spot we saw was the cache location. This was the same with the other 2 caches we looked for - "Kings Cache" and "Australian TB Passport Centre". It was obvious the cache had been removed only a short time befoe we got there.

Why the local authority has decided to remove these caches is beyond me, but they could have at least given notice to the owners beforehand.

Thanks again to Varuna for allowing us to log this as a find - we only wish the container had still been there.

Cheers,
Usat31

This cache is being disabled and the container is not there. Please DO NOT look for it.



[This entry was edited by Varuna on Thursday, October 25, 2007 at 7:34:08 PM.]

Nice cache! I was my first one South of the Equator, so it took longer for me to find than it should have because I am used to using N W co-ordinates instead of S E, so everything is backwards for me.

King's Park was beautiful, although some path closures made it difficult for me to walk in initially.

Anyways, after walking in circles around the location, I finally got to the right spot and it was well worth it.

I will be able to take the skeleton crew back to Canada before Halloween, although I'm not sure if I'll have time to hide them. I am also taking the Great Lakes TB to Canada as I think her checklist is still looking to visit there.

Left a Canadian Geocoin, and a Strawberry Shortcake TB who wants to travel around Australia.

19/10/07
2nd cache of the morning in this great park found nice and quickly in the most likely spot .Couldn't help any of the tbs so decided to leave them be.
TFTC

FlyingPigSquadron has landed with iluvtrekking! Dropped off three TBs -
Skelton Crew TB is trying to get back to Canada for Halloween if anyone can help please.

Out: Osmond TB & Eppie Eppie Geocoin

TFTH
Took collectors coin and left gday from Australia badge

[This entry was edited by FlyingPigSquadron on Friday, October 19, 2007 at 7:23:02 PM.]

[This entry was edited by FlyingPigSquadron on Friday, October 19, 2007 at 7:23:39 PM.]

Easy find with *Quokka - TNLNSL TFTH

Easy find with *Monkey. Kings Park was my backyard as a nipper so I know most of the haunts. TFTH.

In: Merril Osmond TB (looking for Osmond fans)
Out: Cache Critter GC & San Diego County TB

Dropped off " DOWN UNDER " geocoin to start it's journey

Took poor mr snowman now with no arms.
He needed medical atention.
Left San Diego Traveler.
TFTH.

TFTH.
Took snowman travel bug.
Left san diego travel bug.

A quick hunt and the cache was ours. Took soldier, left cannon TB. Thanks

Great walks in the Park must go back and spend some time again.
Thanks for the hunt
in eppie eppie geo coin
Out Parmur's Travelling Silver Fern Coin
Thanks for the hunt.

[This entry was edited by gibbo003 on Monday, October 08, 2007 at 4:11:22 AM.]

took a bit of A wander but finally located. good spot and well hidden. took book left gold keyring. 2nd cache in w.a so far

Kalfjez here from Belgium. Great find in a beautiful location. This is my first one in Oz. What a place...

Kalfjez

In : fresh air
Out: stale air

This was an excellant cache to find

Got eaten alive, the mozzies must love Kiwi blood. It a fab Park, and cool that these wild areas are allowed to exist in the city.

Easy find, even when was once again reminded that Snakes exist. !!

Dropped off our Geo-coin, took Car-travel-bug.

found with mum and geokid. thanks for bringing us here. Took TBs to help on their journey. cheers
took- handyman helper TB, nemo TB and magnus TB
left- the rocket TB

[This entry was edited by mitch74 on Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 6:57:44 AM.]

[This entry was edited by mitch74 on Sunday, September 30, 2007 at 7:05:55 AM.]

Took some visitors caching and beddie spotted the pen lying on the ground [mitch 47 ?] and spotted the cache easily. We covered it a bit better.
nad069 + hel + beddie + tat + chip
thx varuna
l Snowman TB
t nil

I had some TBs to drop off in WA, so I visited this one at around 1300. This was my fifth visit to this cache. I dropped off five TBs. and took a Geocoin. Thanks once again to Varuna for the cache. Cheers, dak.

IN: Nemo TB, Handyman's Helper TB, Meenzer Schwellkopp - Alt Schinos TB, pita TB, magnus of AltSchinos TB
OUT: Lummieh's Never STOP Geocaching

After watching some Dolphins nearby, I found this cache.

As there was only one TB inside, I took it and left a Coin.

TFTC
YACUP

TBs visiting.

Found by Mary & David at 1710. A simply marvellous place. Hunted around till we found the mini-geotrail, so we didn't have to trample any wildflowers. TNLN. Our thanks again to Varuna.

On maintenance trip. Cleaned up in the container and replaced with a log book. Missing trackables are Green Jeep TB, and Lower Rhine to Aust Silver geocoin - hopefully the cacher/s will log them soon within one month or so.

Only one bug to be seen in the thing, and it didn't want to go my direction so just discovered it. No swaps, nice stroll through the bush and past the orchids to find. Thanks Varuna

A nice walk in Kings park lots of Muggles had to wait before completing it.
Took nothing left hippo
TFTH

Dropped in for a TB swap and to see what's in the cache at the moment.

I took Lions in the Mist TB, and left Perth TB and SVR TB. There are no other TBs or GCs in the cache at the moment, the 2 I dropped off are the only ones in there.

Hopefully whoever took the others will get a chance to log their activity soon.

Found it in the threatening rain no muggles about left a horse looking to go to Africa pleas help the travel bug on its way

Just barely before it was dark, I found the bug hotel.
Nice park and a well placed cache.
First GC found in Australia

A big thanx to Varuna for the hide just off the track. I saw heaps of Sun Dews here and have included a pic of one – they were everywhere – never seen them in this many numbers before. The TB’s sure are living in the best hotel in town!
Clear skies and TFTC, TeamAstro.

Enjoyed this strol in the park - walked from bus stop and weaved our way through various twists and turns. Really needed a footpath map. Spotted loads of kangaroo paws - blooming time.
Found cache but sadly the flies and mossies found us so we got bitten while logging.
Took frog tb; lego and left duck brooch.
Thanks Jacqueline and Peter #1525

It was great to get out in the bush even if it was in a city park. We are still a bit paranoid about spiders and snakes here but we found a good walking stick.
No TB's here but we left three. LNSL

Dropped off a green jeep TB

Cheked in with Kruger TFTC.
Bushpigs, retrieved Mustang

Pretty quick find. There was someone else wandering in the bush nearby, but not close enough to be looking for the cache (unless their GPSr was *really* off). He very kindly decided not to inquire what I was doing, and I did the same for him. Grabbed Cheesy Rider TB to help him on his way. Definitely didn't see as many TBs as are listed.

A great towm A graet place and a great cache. this was the second for the day thanks. Took the coin so it can continue its trip East. left card and trinkets from Gippsland.

Found it with out any trouble. Only my 2nd cache. This could be addictive.

Marcus

plenty of kangaroo paws in bloom
took tumbleweed gc
left mastering cache gc

I thought the cache had been muggled because there were no TBs in the cache I found yesterday, but it seems I mixed up this cache with Australian TB Passport Centre. I don't know why this cache wasn't on the GPS when I went looking for Kings Cache yesterday. I only realized my mixup when I went to log my finds.
There do seem to be a couple of TBs missing though.
T finders card, LCC, grabbed The Lost Geeks Geocoin, dropped TumbleWeed Geocoin.
T4TH
Keith

Nice walk, comfortable find.. Logbook full,, left a new one.
Arrived: TB Lost Geeks, gone:TB Koala
TFTH
Kambrook

Hello Carole, nice stroll and nice park. TFTH SL...

Hi Carole, I took "Back-and-Forth" Travel Bug.

Dropped Mustang on the move travel bug.

No muggles around today - we're the only mugs - it was raining cats & dogs. Took necklace, left insulation tape and Mustang TB

Nice cach! took canada coin and left a TB. Thanks

On a wet and windy day, we found the cache with after a short hunt. Swapped the Back-and-Forth TB for the Kansas Sunshine GC.
TFTH

this park is incredible. the birds are fantastic! thanks for bringing us here. Grabbed 1 TB and left 2. discovered two coins and signed log. TFTC

Great concept - have been looking forward to this one for ages.

Glad to help a few friendly American TBs and GCs in their goals of seeing Australia.

TFTC

Found in the pouring rain but no muggles about. Dropped off a load of TBs and geocoins but unfortunately the TBs listed in the cache inventory were not there - took the only trackable, a geocoin. Great hide and this has to be one of the biggest containers I've seen to date. TFTC

A great view , strange plants and beautifull birds, a perfect surrounding for this cache. Easy to find. Be carefull muggles!
Out BD71BA
In Geocoin NRXZFM
Many thanks for this beautifull cache.
gorkolos

Another wonderfull day in Perth. Just the right weather to go caching.
Found this cache without any problems.
I know, it should be one out, one in. But I had no travl bug so far. So I took the Canadian Travveller and will dropp it off somewhere in Switzerland when I'm back.
And then I just couldn't resist Tiger Schorschs sweet look. Had to take him as well.

Left a keyholder from my band.

TFTC

Mike
Team Paperla

Dropped in to take Maximus the Gt Dane for a quick walk and also hand over the Gambling TB we picked up whilst visiting the UK.
Nice easy find although it was difficult not trying to be muggled!!

Left Gambling TB, Took Hummer TB.

Bandit Bruce

coin in

Beautiful day and a great way to fill in school holidays with a geocaching picnic.Left Canadian Traveller TB who would like to go overseas again. Took Tartan Teddy TB to meet some Australian bears. TFTH.

Good bye and bon voyage. I hope to see you little traveller in three years again, back in Switzerland.
Meanwhile, enjoy the journey across the World and visiting as many countries you can to.
Don’t be back too late, but also stay as long as possible abort (see goal).

In: TB's Cara van Park and Tiger Schorsch
Out: Koala

Discovered that we were the second lot of tourists to visit for the day (but the others were from the UK rather than Tassie). Couldn’t work out where either of the TBs wanted to go, so left them in the cache. T orange pipe cleaner, L small frog. TFTC

Found this cache with no travel bugs.

Deposited Tartan Teddy TB # 560977 and Hummer 4X4 TB # 493817 discovered in NineStar001 Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

Teddy has been on several Holidays but picked sunny Australia to be dropped off at in the end.

The Hummer should be easier to run in Australia with petrol at 50p ($1.20AUD) per litre.

Best Wishes,

Kevin & Wendy

didn't know it was bug for bug, would have left one there. took basil the guide dog.

Eaglemaniacs had their first day out caching.
GPS mucked us around at first ... Then Bob's your uncle.
TFTH. GO EAGLES

A walk in the park. Actually I needed the hint, coords about 5 metres off ?
Just dropping off Basil [TB # MJTGRD] so he can continue his travels
tnln t4th

Nice walk, easy find. Thanks

A glorious day to pick up a few caches in the park.

Just moving a few TB's on.

Second one for the day. Thought Mrs jones clan would enjoy the fresh air for mothers day

Quick visit your cache. Swap TB/Coin. Thank you Varuna.

Found this one during my lunch break, a nice stroll under threatening skies for me. This was my first one for the walk. Was hoping for a hitchhiker from here to take down south with us but there were only a few in there so I'll find a passenger at one of the other TB caches. TFTH!

Should have read the notes more thoroughly before I left but will try and get the bugs back on the move ASAP.
T:The Key (Fredo's Favour) TB, England GC

Found this one quite easily - quick visit. Dropped off TB World Cup and Picked up the Black Sheep to help on its Journey to NZ.

SL Thanks for the Cache.

This was a nice cache filled with lots of stuff! Found easily.
Did this after ANZAC day dawn service!

T: TB Brum
L: TB Star Man

Easy find after competing in the annual kings park ANZAC fun run. tnln, tfth.

Found the cache without too many difficulties. Nice cache. We left travel bug "Brum" for an international journey.

Email has been sent to request Dekker Trackers to correct the wrong icon ("archived") when it should have been "found".

Found the Travel Bug Hotel without too many difficulties. Left Travel bug "Brum" for an international journey.

Found on my way to the Kings cache. Left two TBs, one on it's way to Adelaide the other going to NZ and one geocoin. Collected two TB, thhey don't say what their mission is.

TFTC

Coin drop

A beautiful day, a beautiful place. Dropped of the Astoria Column Compass TB to continue on its travels. Picked up Eintein Koala.

Found @ 1030 - slight drizzle on Easter Sunday.
Took - Poncho
Left- Golf Ball and Geocoin Sydney

had to be quick here cause muggles in uniform wandereing around the walkways,thought they had got me. then i saw homer and i just had to bail him out and then we had to retreat fast after that heart starter we had cheers and beers
Silent 1

Just returned to drop a TB whilst visiting from Adelaide again. Manning@Henley tftc

A great spot for a morning walk through some Banksia woodland. GZ co-ords spot on and team found cache in a few seconds. Homer (D'OH! TB) is now residing in the TB Hotel. Picked up Tasmanian Tiger TB and a mystery battery operated thingy.

Thanks for the hunt!

Visited this cache while in Perth for a working trip from Adelaide. I walked from the Medina Motel in Barrack St because somebody said it wasn't very far???!! It was a lovely walk, until I encountered Jacob's Ladder! Up I went, with the rest of Perth's fitness fanatics and it was dark by the time I found the cache. The view was fantastic at night, but I understand now that it can be a little dodgy at night. I took my hasty retreat with Camella Travel Bug. A great park, a great view and a well thought out cache.

TB swap -
Left: Camella is off to the race - wants to go to Alice Springs so if anyone is heading that way please help her
Took: Romping Roo

Dropped by and swapped 3 trackables.

I didn't see the fourth trackable ( The Wrench ) in the cache.

As I was over in Perth on a work trip I just had to take advantage of the opportunity to do a few Perth caches and drop off a couple of Travel Bugs. I had an early morning walk from my city hotel along the river and up the hill to this magnificent park, reaching the GZ at around 07:00.
Left: TB Express Dairy, TB Ms Piggy, EuDes 500 Finds Geocoin
Took: EuDes 500 Finds Geocoin.

A terrific spot for a TB hotel cache - thannks Varuna.

P.S. I didn't notice any other TBs or geocoins in the cache.

last stop for the morning, on my late start. after completing the other caches in this park, its good to see such a wide space between caches

Found easily in the obvious spot.

Now off to work to shift a radio station...

Found easily on a cloudy day with unseasonal rain threatening.

Dropped off Team Myth (#003) geocoin.

TFTH

TFTH TN SL Left soft toy. Re hid well under pine needles.

Called by this afternoon on a trackables raid. Dropped off The Wrench Travel Bug and picked up Maus 2 and Psst, Infidel, can you hide me somewhere? Travel Bugs along with Bernd´s Schwäbische Alb Coin 01 Geocoin.

Cousin Jack is still in the cache but I didn't see Rallywrxwagon's 2006 Alaska Geocoin in the cache. I didn't see a log for it going out either.

The Rattler is not in the cache. Maybe time to mark it missing?

easy find.
thank's
rotte struppi switzerland

jippi.
i didn't find it, but i've got a bear with me...

chrusu also from switzerland

It was an extremely hot day, so fortunately it didn't take us too long to find it. Swapped Maus TB for Bolobo TB

TB swap...
IN: Psst, Infidel TB; & Alaska GC
OUT: Land of Entrapment TB; & The Ancient Mariner TB

Great park

wow! so many TBs.
i didnt have one to put in but i thought i'd free up some space
took necklace
left earrings
picked up honeychili GC

Found after a long walk around Kings Park, unjoyed the walk & the hunt.

LN
T Tonalpohualli TB

dropped TB Kiwiblack Bear.

Called by this evening to drop-off some Travel Bugs and to pick up some. Picked up Auslan - A real language, Bess the Cow and Kiki Travel Bug. While here dropped off The Ancient Mariner, Dylan the Diver, and Pumbaa Travel Bugs and Bolobo, Congo Unite a for Diabetes Travel Bug.