Trip to the Loo Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia
By Riemann on 18-Feb-05. Waypoint GCMV7R

Cache is missing and will not be replaced
adios y vaya con dios
Bill

Riemann here; I am sorry to say that a recent check on Trip to the Loo confirms that it has gone missing. There has been some garden maintenance work in the vicinity and the site has become a popular temporary dwelling. Someone has taken the cache. It was a lot of fun while it lasted and we are already planning another cache. Thanks for the experience.
adios
Bill

Haven't logged in a while but this one was gone when I went looking for it. Definitely muggled!

I have been back a couple of times after some hints, but I am pretty sure it is gone...

Found waypoint 1, but we couldn't figure a way to add the numbers to the coordinate to the right place!

Myself, Spike87, Inbilla & his sister treked out to find this one after one successful and one partial find. We passed the location on our way to the first waypoint suspecting but not checking it.

Wandered around WP1 while reading the clues and figuring out how the digits should have been added together (though realised that most of them would take us to the same area).
As Bainsworld said, we also discovered that it appeared to be a temporary home and it was presently occupied.

However we checked the walkway above as it appeared to have two locations that could have matched the clue but there was nowhere to hide anything and the GPS wasn't pointing that direction.

So we assumed that it was the lived-in location and left it be.

Like others I puzzled over the exact mathematics to apply but eventually ended up in what I presumed is the 'field of dreams'. The clue indicated spot seemed to be someone's temporary home but a young woman and her dog were paying too much attention to me for closer investigation - I will return...

Took a bit of finding plus had a few groups of muggers staying in the area but got their in the end

I had another go at this one today but no luck...

Lots to see, but a tree of three ? Not by me.

Went to the base,
Of the tree of three.
Must have messed up,
There was nothing there to see.

We were in the area, but it proved too tricky at night. By daylight all was revealed even though SatAcc was down to 23m! A jolly nice walk in the park not too far from one of our own caches. Took a button, left a palm tree keytag. Keep it up!

Sydney is an amazing place! All sorts of hiding places. Took shaver, Left Chinese symbol. TFTC Rieman.

Great general location and easy maths to get to WP2. Clever container blended in well with surroundings. Enjoyed exploring the surrounding area.

This took a few minutes, as the required piece of information that I was seeking wasn't directly visible from where I was standing. Once I took a few steps, the light went on. The instructions on how to proceed to the new waypoint I found a bit obscure. "Add these digits to the following coordinates" could mean digits "A" and "B" are added together, then added to both the lat and long or digit A added to lat and B to long. Probably because I'd slept for 2 hours the previous night on the flight into Sydney and I've done a couple of "math" caches lately I was a bit fuzzy. Anyway, on my way to one of the calculated points (having already peeked at the hint to see if it would help me with my calculations), I noticed what I was looking for. TN/LN/SL. The cache is slightly exposed, but I did what I could to get it better hidden. Thanks for the challenge. 4th of 11 today.

gave up last night, there was a homless muggle sleeping nearby, but this morning no one was around and found it in a couple of minutes

Found the first stage no problem, but don't think I found the right two digits to find the final cache. Tried two combinations, but didn't find GZ. Thanks

I was doing another nearby multi, and spotted this one as a waypoint. I was bursting - so how could I resist getting sidetracked? Ended up having to do some research in the other pub ( the nicer one! ) - the bar staff answered it for me. Found it - but realised some muggles were watching - so ended up taking it away with me- to be a bit less obvious. The hole filled up - so it was hard to recover it well. -Sheep TB. The beer probably tipped the balance to this being the highlight of the day. Thanks.

Finally! After not finding the cache once (even though I looked directly at it), I returned 3 times trying to get the park empty – obviously weekends get busy here!

Left Bear, Bear, White Sheep TB, took Pink Rabbit TB

Better luck the second time, thanks to the hint I got from Damo. This time I did find WP1 (at S33 52.132 E151 13.157). Nice hiding place!
In: TB Pink Rabbit
Out: -
In/Out: TB Whistle
Thanks and greetings from the Netherlands.
P.S. Maybe it can be checked if the cache needs to be hidden a bit deeper in the ground.

No luck in finding the digits...
Greetings from the Netherlands.

This was a very hot day for geocaching so had to stop at the WP for some liquid sustenance before going on to GZ. No-one in the area. Liked the cache container. TNLN

9/9 for today and multi #4. A good way to finish off a days caching. With the skies threatening and Swampys gimpy leg giving him grief we thought it best to finish up and head for home. The initial puzzle gave us a moment or so's thought but it soon fell into place. Like some of the previous logs we too had seen this type of container recently.

If you like Indian Food I can recommend the restaurant at the end of the Finger Wharf, Aki's.

Thanks for the hunt from The Ginger Loon

Last cache of the day. Had Ginger Loon in tow again... he hangs around like a bad smell, but if he keeps up with the jetboat ride tickets, I won't care what he smells like.....

The puzzle had us going for a tic, then it all fell into place. Interesting use of nmaterials, have seen similar at other caches over the last few years.

Nice work.

attempted this one a while back and i must have done the maths wrong as it definatley didnt put me at GZ

so came back today, and did the sums again and then just followed the arrow.... and hey presto i found it, lucky i had completed a cache with a similar container to this one as i spotted it straight away

Had to complete a couple of combinations of how to add the numbers, the clue put me in the right direction and found a well discuised chace. Picked Up travel Bug, thanks for the hunt.

Found during lunch. Just had to wait for the sports practice to finish before I could move in to claim my prize. Clever container and hide.

Riemann here. Pulled some maintenance on the cache container to improve watertightness. Note the cache is opened by unscrewing the top, not by prying on it. Left a travel bug to wander the world and eventually come home to Albuquerque.

Done and dusted Naval Treaty
Halleluiah, hurray and yippee
Headed south to the loo
Crap, how the time flew
Have to go back to work
So hoped this would be a quick lurk
Found the GZ with ease
The cache was found what a tease
Bloody appropriate for the area
With hardly anyone to stare at ya
Cache needs maintenance, I’ll bet
Everything is pretty wet

Tried this one in the middle of our walk around "The Naval Treaty". Found it quite easily. The canister was clever. Thanks for showing us some nice places.

/Matli & Nikka from Sweden

I think, that the cahe has moved from the original place. But i found it

OUT: Geocoin, TB Kaktus, lanyard keychain
IN: Lufthansa Technical Training Pen, lanyard keychain hot4s and Sticker from a German Radio "XXL"

Carsten

Didn't go to the obvious one first. One part of the clue is looking VERY sick. Again, after finding the cache the problem was how to get the thing out. A volleyball game and endless joggers, walkers and other assorted fit people making life difficult. Eventually got it and filled in log. Replacing it was just as hard.

TN
Left TB Christmas Cactus and Geocoin

Needed one, but didn’t find any loos around here! Found the cache though! Lovely area, took Spiny Norman TB. Thanks Riemann.

Was passing by and stopped in to check on this one. Definatly not where it was originally placed by the owner and I couldn't locate it nearby. Guess it's still there somewhere though as it is being found!

16:30 Found at first attempt. Have passed this spot many times on our way into the city from our lodgings. Left Spiney Norman TB, took Swally Spanner TB. Thanks

Something was way out on this one, and the likely suspect was my maths. Great container. I used to have a drink or two at the pub across the road in my Jack Tar days. TNLN. thanks for this cache as it brought me back to an area I used to run through onto Mrs Macquarie's chair from Garden Is.

The position of both the first and final waypoint are slightly out so you need to use the text and the clue to find this one. Otherwise an easy find although difficult to do the business because of the muggle viewing gallery. Had to wait a while for
all vantage points to become vacant. took dollar keyring, left male activity dice, dropped off Swally Spanner (bottle opener)
TB, no room to drop off other TB's, need to find another non micro pdq.

TFTC McKryton

Dropping off travel bugs to claim mileage, they won't fit so they are moving on immediately.

This Minnesota gal was happy to be able to log this one as a find, my first day back in Sydney. Nice multi!! Took the Fandango hot air balloon pin. Left a big white button. This cache could use two new small baggies. One for the log book and the other for the valuables. Thanks much!!

Found this as the third of thre multis down in the city center on Friday the fifth. Saw a fair bit of evidence of people lurking in the trees and shooting up and drinking but nobody around in the bright morning. Took a badge with a picture of Australia and also a TB with a little shell on it. Left a keychain with little copies of US money and also Nigel the Labrary Dog TB, since I passed by the great library of NSW on the way to the cache.

This was Colwin (the micro-Antipode)'s first cache... Is he the youngest geocacher now (4 weeks)? We enjoyed this cache, the only trouble we had was the computation of the final coordinates. Which digits should we add and where? Of course, the last method of adding gave us the right spot. Quite an easy find then. Took TB, left ball.

My first cache. Found it with a friend (who introduced me to Geocaching) after an unsuccessful round of trivia at the Frisco Hotel. I took the Irish coin and left a small toy car.

Slightly confused with the first waypoint as to what it referred to. GPS was not liking the buildings so I couldn't get a firm reading.

Managed to work it out and went over to the cache location without too much trouble. Found it at night as well.

I was in town for business and took the opportunity to check out a few caches. At the first waypoint, I thought I needed to be a lot further down to the road, but a re-read of the description illuminated the situation. From there, the numbers were crunched and I headed off to GZ.

It was dark, and the GPS pointed a little way from any hiding places, but eventually settled nearby. I felt a little exposed and with some distant shouting and laughing, I deferred to the encrypted hints and found the cache nearby. I had no swaps with me, so TNLN. Thanks for the cache.

2/15 founds by an austrian geocaching team while on holiday.
The cache was found in the evening of our 2nd day in Sydney. Nice walk in the darkness. On our way to the cache we saw a possum, maybee nothing special, but for us it was the first free australian animal we saw in our holiday. (And it was also looking very sweet [:o)])
In/Out: Nothing
Thanks for the cache.
Team Waxo from Austria

[This entry was edited by Waxo on Sunday, August 07, 2005 at 11:11:27 AM.]

Found it easily in the dark.
Thanks from 2 teams from Austria, Europe.
IN: TB Warm me up
OUT: TB Yorkie Racer #1
team libervir

A very simple multi cache.

The coordinates for both WP1 and the cache are slightly off but the clues contain everything need to find the cache without any trouble.

Left Yorkie Racer #1 TB.

Did this cache this morning after breakfasting in the Botanical Gardens. Great Location, easy find. The seal on the container is coming away and the plastic bags need replacing.
Took one US Dollar note.
Left Lanyard.

Good 2 stage cache. Found in the correct place. Side trip on early morning run avoided muggles. Picked up 2 travel bugs.

Quite a busy area esp. considering that we visited during peak morning hours. STurtle had problems finding the cache because it was out in the open! It looked like it was part of the lawn. Feeling that it was too exposed, we decided to locate it nearer to the hint.

Had forgotten to log pick-up of Packer TB and I don't know how else to drop him off than to log another visit

Arrived in Sydney at 0600 and was out caching by 0900.
This was my second real cache of the day - my first non-micro.
I wasn't sure how to add the digits to the base co-ords so didn't go directly to the cache, though was in the correct field. You need to add to both Southing and Easting.
It was around 12:00, and just as I got to the cache a football team arrived and started warming up.
I'd brought some TBs with me from the UK so was happy that there was just enough room to squeeze two in (
Packer and Mauritron)

As I watch caches until the next find after me (just to satisfy myself that I wasn’t muggled) I was interest ed to see that fkrexcal claimed a find but also deposited a “Californian geocoinâ€Â. Never have seen one I had to come and have a look. I knew you could track a geocoin like a TB, but as I didn’t know what a “Californian GC†did thought I had better check with fkrexcal. His reply was informative and also made this a “must doâ€Â. He had deposited two of these items (one nearby) and only one was active, hence, the finder of the inactive one became the owner.

This was my first stop and I found the active coin. So I had a bit more work to do.

I was impressed with fkrexcal’s (I assume) camouflage of the cache, but I do not believe that even Tangles went to the extent of covering up their search but taking on a landscaping project. It appears that the garden is now under repair as there is an edging appearing (looks like formwork) and their current work is right in front of the cache. As it was slightly cloudy today they must have downed tools to wait out the “rain†as no one was around. You may want to keep an eye of this clever cache Riemann as the industrious gardeners may attempt repairs

I'm in Sydney from the San Diego area on business and thought I'd get in a little caching. Fortunately for me, Tangles answered my post on the bulletin board. He and his wonderful wife decided they would take me around Sydney to see some sites and do some caching. I would have been completely lost if hadn't been for them. Everything I had heard about Australia was embodied in them. They were adventurous, funny, liked Americans (I think) and very gracious. They did not drink beer!! Anyway, this cache is one of seven that we did while on my walking tour of Sydney. Took nothing but left a California Geocoin. Please keep it moving and maybe someday, it will return to Souther California.

It's been some time since I've been to the 'loo. Thanks for the visit. I also liked the options available to WP2 - it adds interest to the chase, that question in the back of your mind as to whether you are going the short, long, or wrong way.

This makes my count 42. Does that mean that this cache is the answer to all things?

Some notes for next finder - pencil sharpener, two plastic bags (1 for log, 1 for contents) - as I was at work I didn't have my pack containing backup items. The seal at the top of the cache has become a bit loose so the contents were a bit damp as the plastic bags are now all torn.

TNLNSL. Thanks. It was fun.

Got in before Grank, but he has already noted the problems with the cache. Nice easy multi, but the area smells like someone has used it as a Loo.

T Pin
L Rhino & glass thing

we've never failed so miserably at a cache!! we couldn't even find WP1!!! it didn't help that the GPS was jumping all over the place but geez it was frustrating! we tried to guess the co-ordinates to GZ by putting in the only two digit number we could see but to no avail. we must have spent over an hour walking around this area before giving up and moving on.

Nice easy find, not really stroller friendly though, cant remember my swaps.

Found with Shaggys after doing Cafe De Wheels, after the Geocacher's Picnic. As I was finishing signing the log, BigMickB rang to say he, MissLeah, & Abuse Me had all thwarted a number of juvenile delinquents breaking into a car near where we had parked.

I hope this isn't an omen with me attending geocaching events... my car was broken into at the Vic geocachers picnic at the end of January.

Found this one with Partic, last cache for the day.

TNLN

Found on 3rd attempt.

#1: Over-thought the 2-digit address and unknowingly ended up with wrong co-ords. I headed to what I thought GZ and spied what I thought was the cache hiding spot. But it was surrounded by muggles, so thought I'd come back another time.

#2: Realising I'd made a mistake the first time, I headed to GZ with what I believed was the correct co-ords. As it turned out, I had the correct 2-digit number, but had done some faulty mathematics. The spot where I was matched the cache description and hints pretty well, but not surprisingly, I didn't find the cache.

#3: Realising the error in my maths, I headed back to the actual GZ. Unbelieveably, the spot that I saw during attempt #1 was actually the cache hiding spot afterall!

A relatively easy find for only half of the family this time. At WP1 we easily spotted the location given away by clues in the cache description. Once at GZ, we poked around for awhile to no prevail, but after deciphering the clue, we found it within seconds.
The excesses were quite noticeable today. We were blocked in a parking spot for awhile by people who parked their BMW in a traffic lane so they could get out of their car and give each other cheek smoochies. Contrast between harbourside and further inland areas of this suburb is very noticeable.
T: Penny, Keyring, 20 paso note and TB.
L: Froglog Yo-yo, figurine and New Orleans Mardi Gras Doubloon.
Thanks for a great cache in an interesting area!

[This entry was edited by Froglog on Sunday, February 27, 2005 at 3:02:28 AM.]

After a lengthy find nearby, the adrenalin was rushing and a second find (fingers crossed) was "on the agenda". We arrived at GZ and Alsume read the clues. Separate directions were employed but Alsume chose the correct way (D'oh).

With the new co-ords plugged in, off we set but some dicky batteries in the MP gave me the edge for an easy find at 22:35. Airport Snoopy TB would have loved a stay but the combination of a well packed cache, a little too easy find and a muggle log entry made me decide against it. TNLN.

Thanks Riemann.

PS: I do agree with Damo that this cache should be redesignated as a multi (given the description of a multi). Some people upload only the co-ords when they see the traditional sign. This has certainly caused me some grief before!!

Found at 10:37pm with EuDes (sort of). Having made sense of the early coordinates and description to get the information for the final coordinates, the Magellan batteries flaked out, so had to let EuDes go on alone while I reloaded. When I caught up near GZ he was 25m away, and the Magellan led me straight to a find. Thinking I had it first I called him over only to find out that he made the find a few minutes earlier and had tried the "Koczyk test" on me - I passed with flying colours (which as I understand it is better than he did when tested at Danny Boy!)
As the cache had not been well hidden we made a better job of hiding it when we left.
T TB Sunchaser (travelling west)
L TB Solar Clock (travelling east) - couldn't resist the symmetry.
thanks Riemann

Had a go at this yesterday, but ran out of time to finish it. Came back today and quickly made my way to GZ. Can't work out what you'd play on the playing field. The worlds smallest game of soccer perhaps? One a side soccer?! Had to wait several minutes as the lookout above me was crowded with muggles watching over me. Left nothing, but took the Skeleton TB to move him on. Thanks Riemann!

On a visit from Long Beach California we decided to let some TB's free. Lets hope those Quarentine guys don't fid out. Anyway had a good time finding the cache thanks for the hide. We took the Peace Pig TB and left Ozholiday and Sunchaser happy travels!!!

Remember that joke about the musical dunny? The one that only played God Save the Queen and you had to stand up every time you went to use it (showing my age again).
After doing the cache stuff we had a great find, the council was removing all the flowers from around the area and you could take as many as you wanted. So we loaded up the car with flowers and plants before heading off to the next cache.

Nice and easy find for a rain day out. Dropped off Porcine Pacificatir TB . Cache was a bit tight but we managed to get it in anyway.

Thanks again

Charlie Brown & crew

Interesting place. TNLNSL. Thanks Riemann. Regards Philma and Geo-Cheese and Kisses.

Spotted this new listing and as I was picking up my partner at work in the next suburb it was a good opportunity to get another virgin find. The coordinates seemed a bit out, but after rereading the cache description and with the hint I was able to find it. Was late at night and I didn't want to hang around too long at the cache location so I TNLNSL. Had meant to bring a TB with me to drop off but discovered I had left it at home once I got there. This would be an offset cache wouldn't it? I believe that fits into the multi category. Thanks Riemann. Pretty unique cache container. What on earth is it?