A Bit Eww Bellambi, New South Wales, Australia
By Dingbats on 01-May-05. Waypoint GCNRFB

Five years ago, to the day, I found this, my first cache.

put a new cache there

Perhaps it's time to let this one go now?

Yes, I plan to replace the container however I'll need to change the name too.

Looks to be gone. I will replace shortly.

As was the case for many others recently we had no luck here. I wonder how it could be an easy find in this location without being muggled and also if the track has changed since being hidden. From the logs I am not planning to look for this one again soon. But it was a nice wander. Thanks for the walk.

Walked and walked searched and searched no luck with this one.

Well we searched & searched but no luck i think a cache check up may be in order but it was a great day with a nice view off the beach thanks...

We came and had a quick look, but I lost interest very quickly after reading all the previous logs.
Thanks

found it long time back

and that is all i have to say

[This entry was edited by paegle boy on Monday, April 21, 2008 at 1:52:06 PM.]

Searched EVERYWHERE, except where it was obviously. With 6 of us looking it must be either well hidden or MIA.

Thanks for the walk anyway.

Looked for this yesterday evening - no joy. We ran out of daylight but not before a fair search attempt
Quite a lot of the bitou bush (not sure of the spelling but sure that it is an introduced and classified pest/weed) has been cut down at and about GZ. The cache may have been taken, covered or destroyed in the process?. It looks as though this would have happened since last logged visit. If relocation is required then suggest a spot where native vegetation re-establishment is complete. The native plants did not appear to have bee touched - as would be expected of a Landcare group or similar.

Found at 0720. the last beach walk I did in Tassie was 12kms. This one a lot more appealing. A nice walk to GZ on a warm day.

TNLN. TFTC.

beautiful spot!
probably should be a bit more camo-but still good.
t: pumpkin thing
l: Geocoin

Grrriffo 14/10/07

What a great view.. Good surf too.

TNLN TFTC

found it easily enough.
TNLN TFTC
cheers! naw92

found it with nar92 good hide though

was with people but me find

to much rusty stuff[:o)][B)][xx(]

yeay i found it it is in a very hard spot though

one thing is for shore every thing is rusty i think you should replace the contianer and put some more non rusty tradables in

anywaz TFTC

Ok hide!! But everyting rusty and muddy in the bag. Needs refurbishing.
TFTC!!!

Good hide, had to get past these 2 teen agers to get it. It was a bit rusty.

bit of a dissapointment realy but a few mistakes on our behalf where
Error 1
entering from the wring side of the island
Error 2
wearing shorts bushbashing from the otherside of the island is not fun in shorts
Error 3
wearing crocs(the shoes) through scratchy bushes and gravely sand
error 4
mistakeing the cache for a piece of rubbish

oh well thanks for the cache
needs maintenance

nice hide. didn't follow any path to the site but the scrub was light and I found it quickly.

TFTC

Found with Woodyson and the sappling. Contents are trashed and should be thrown out.

Nice area for a look though.
TNLNSL TFTC

Yeah. What she said. After many failed attempts it was found and that makes 30 for me.
TFTC

Hahahaha! Can't elude me forever!
Was having a shindig with the blokes and decided to go hunting; oh and canoeing. It really was a bit eww. About 4 tries and a bazillion scratches to the legs later, yours truly made the find with lireh and hoschke.
Sorry, but we found it a bit dissappointing. The old log was soaked, as were the contents, but belabb had put a new log and watertight bag in. Good job buddy.
-jit

Why a bit eww? ohwell we didnt find it. TFTWalk

fail.
came to have a squiz with hoschke118 but couldn't find anywhere.
the whole place looks like it's been affected by rain, erosion and people, so are we 100% sure its still there?
-bulliventurers

Spemt some time looking for this one to no avail. Major works have occurred right beside gz although I note that it was found a few days ago.

Nice hide in a great spot! TNLN TFTC

The area around this cache seems to have been closed off for a while, probably to ease erosion. You can still get in, but you have to ignore some fairly obvious signs. Maybe the cache should be taken offline for a while?

nice location. took a while to find but we kept going past it without realising! found it in the end though:).
mt so scouts

What can I say? The day was absolutely beautiful, the beach was lovely, the surf was pumping, some of the surfers were gorgeous, the cache was easily found, the contents are a little damp and many of the swaps are rusty. A fun time had by all. TNLN, TFTC

Rated: for Overall Experience

Found w/ redbackspider 1548

Very easy to find, needs a new back and possibly re hiding. Unable to do this as we were getting bitten alive by sand flies. Great view from GZ. Lovely beach. TFTH

TN, SL, Left Gecko

3:50p with lost_gecko
Easy find with a great view, couldn't stay long, storm approaching and getting eaten alive by sand flys. Need a better cache container, this is letting water in, log book OK as it's in a resealable bag.
TNSL left spider

FOUND IT BUT COULDNT LOG IT IN FOR A WHILE

Well, a bit easier when you have the right co-ordinates. Good quick find but a really pleasant walk with good views. The cache is still a bit soggy and the writing instruments may need replacing/ sharpening.

An interesting attempt without success. A group of us went looking, split up and I'm not sure I ended up with a couple of others and a dodgy waypoint- retreated through much scrub on darkness and back to the car.

Rode my bike along the bike track with low gps batteries and didnt see the path so we bush bashed for about 15 minutes and eventually found GZ. The bag is letting in water it neads a large container badly.

TFTC
TNLN

smish25

This was a great cache TNLN TFTC

Headless cat

There was rain all the way there and all the way back.
nice hide and the pen was out of ink
tnln
thanks dingbats,
crazyhand

hello just letting you know that the pen in your cache needs to be replaced

1994

Found this on the way home from a bike ride

TNLNSL,
1994

Woo! We found it! we found it! Nice easy find for a sunday stroll along the beach

TNLN

Nice walk on the beach. The cache is very mildewy and may need a dry out. TFTC.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Found with McPhan

Found this one late in the afternoon. Great views from GZ.

First coords we had were a couple of k's of but after a while we found the right ones. nice little bag and a good location.
T Padlock
L Penny

thanks
Gazma

We found this one farily easily. Nice different container although it didn't protect the old log. Was sighning when pen ran out. The pencil there was blunt so i had to scrape away the outside of the pencil to get the lead.
Bring pen next time you go.

Thanks

Applehead Man

Was an excellent first find of the day. was so hot and sunny i almost strangled myself for not bringing swimmers. really nice spot and a good view. nice bag but it doesn't do its job

TNLNSL

Thanks,
Alfoyle

Rumplestiltskins 1, 2 & 3 found this one on a beautiful sunny August day. Not too hard at all (other than the silly track we took in) and a nice spot that was hitherto-unvisited by any of us nasty gnomes.

We also replaced the larger ziplock bag that houses the log books with a new one.

R3 took mini skateboard left white truck.

Found A Bit Eww just on dark today. The new log book is still in good condition but the old one is wet yet still legible and some of the contents were wet.
New snap lock bags needed. I will start to carry these from now on.
The information sheet needs to be replaced as it is too far gone to read.
Great spot wear long pants to avoid the scratches and take in the view.

We returned today and discovered that the set of co ords we used last time were 200 m off. but hey, we got it this time. Thanks for the awesome hide and great views. didn't expect that container tho... Contents a little wet but the replacement log was dry.
T orange urchin ball
L mini skater

Cheers , Daaaave

AFter about 1 hour of bush bashing because of the Gizmo telling us that GZ was constantly moving we finally arived at the decision to go home and try again another time.
Daaave

Out with Krafty Charlie. Will these steps ever end.... No good when you have a cold. Took a while to find cache. Not as small as we thought but very damp. Beware of the arvo tide.
TNLNSL

enjoyed the walk and the view...so close to civilisation, but secluded from muggles .....unfortunately most things in this cache were moisture affected...emptied all out on the sand in the sun for a short time....
T Xmas Sheep
L Orange urchin ball

Gribbly is a big girls blouse - this was easy- even my muggle mate - only her second caching experience found it in 2 minutes flat - with initial GPS guidance from me.

The geodogs loved the surrounds - thanks for a great cache.

Took a beer opener and left a cute Christmas sheep - put jelly beans in and it will poo them out (classy!)

mandaj

This was my first Geocache and it was great fun Cache was well hidden and had nothing to put in so I TNLNSL.

First cache find, if they are all as good as this I'll be doing plenty more. Nice view of the surrounds, took a few minutes at GZ to find the cache but once I found it, it was obvious. Had nothing to place at the time so TNLNSL.

got to this at lunch time today.nice walk at lunch cache was out in open from cover hid it back in brush. tnsl left key ring. thanks Dingbats

My first cache.

Following some arm twisting by Gringo I decided to see what geocaching is all about.

This was a nice easy find for my first cache, took maybe 5 minutes to find.

Cheers,
W-L

Took me a while to find this one - As I was late for work and the rain was starting I phoned for some info. I woke Partic up and he let me know what sort of container I was looking for and that the coords were pretty accurate. I found it within seconds of being off the phone.

Thanks Dingbats

my fourth for the arvo, nice beaches around here aren't they. left glue stick took knife SL

"Gringo"
4GRLGB

1st cache find.
1 from 1 found.
Too bad my record doesn't stay this way!!
Great location with the full moon rising.
Thanks,

- Tails

My first ever cache! Took a little while to find, and I was greatly distracted by the awesome full moon over the sea. Until next time...

great cache for my first one. the cache is in good condition and the new log is dry. i added a red isolation lock.
cheers knock

This is the third time we have tried to find this cache, and this time we did. Geodad and Geoson went by themselves and after 15 minutes searching...success. Cache is still very wet but the new logbook is in good condition.

TNLN

Wet, wet, wet... Needs a big dry out. We left it out in the sun to dry out for as long as we could but we had other geocachers (or muggles) hanging around. Good hide but we were really bushed by the time we found it.
Thanks Dingbats

Not really that wet. The new log book in the 2nd bag keeps it nice and dry. However a different more waterproof container would be the go here.
This really is the best time of year. Not a cloud in the sky, warm temperatures and views to infinity.
TNLN. Thanks.

Nice spot for a hunt, didn't have to worry about muggles for this one. TNLN

after reading previous reports, I took along a small pad and sealable plastic bag. A new log is now in its own sealed bag with original log. good views and the water looked inviting.
took frog, left log
cheers
Belabb

A nice walk along the beach and round the dunes.
The log is soaked and is not much more than a square of pulp. Didn't have a spare pad however perhaps the next cacher could bring one along.
TFTC
Homedg

Rescued: Quagmire Karaoke TB

Rated: for Overall Experience

This was my second attempt on this one, and found it okay, with the help of Razanda. Log is too wet to write on, so couldn't. Everything is wet. Tried to dry out as best possible, but couldn't stay too long, and muggles around. Looks like previous finders have not been folding over the top before fastening, and water just runs in. Would like to have taken TB but might not be caching for a little while. TNLN, and thanks.

Found this one after a fair bit of hunting round. While the tracks in the area are now fenced, the old back ones still go all over the place. I came here once before looking for my first cache. I never did find that one, glad to have found this one. The cache is still very wet. I managed to sign the log book, but it needs a serious airing out. The views are great from up here. Good thing it's not on the main track. I took the thinking game and left Quagmire Karaoke TB. If possible, you may want to change the cache size entry. If the cache can fit Quagmire, it's not small.

[This entry was edited by jorgi on Saturday, March 25, 2006 at 5:21:19 PM.]

Lots of visits by cachers to this location recently
No trouble finding this one, co-ord spot on
Have to agree with cheekyfrogs cache is soaked with H2o
Could not sign log to wet contents all rusty
Thanks for the cache Dingbats

This was our first attempt at geocaching and we were unsuccessful. Think we were in right area as gps checked out on later caching on same day. Did a thorough search of area around track with no luck. Still it was a nice walk along beach and dunes to an area we haven't been before even though we have been nearby many times.

Very nice place. Took the Geo kiddies after school haven't done much caching for about a year GZ was spot on. The contents were spoiled by water and the log book was soaked.(not much i could help with sorry). Was raining while doing. Took pens left croaking frog which should like this one. Thanx from Cheekyfrogs

Nice views - a great cache for a first visit to the Wollongong area. Got hot feet walking through the sunbaked sands on the way in. Note a few problems at GZ... the weeds that must have hidden the cache have been burned out recently and the cache is exposed. Also, cache container was full of water and all goods and log book are waterlogged and defunct. I dumped out the water and concealed the cache to the degree possible. Didn't sign log- too wet. Thanks for a great secluded spot.

Lived very close to this area for years and never actually went right to g.z. before.First cache found,i'm enjoying this cache business.Thanks for the views and the exercise.Onto finding my next one.

An easy find in the dunes with no muggles about to disturb the search. Geokid shottied the change in the cache and replaced it with something I cant remember and a few toy cars.
No stink from the nearby poo pump outlet today!
Thanks for the hunt,
Fleacircus

First find for the day, and what a view. I have rode past here on my bike many times as a kid but had no idea these views existed. Anyway TNLN, thanks for showing me another part of the gong.

My 2nd Geo Cache find, a bit of looking around but finally found it. Great views of the area.

Cache Find #5 for the day, Nice easy one, my first beach cache.

Took Koala TB

What a great view...and it goes without saying views are at tops of hills, sand hills in this case, but the struggle was well worth it. Pointed a few likely spots out to the more able people of the party only to find i was standing nearly on top of the cache and had only to look down. Good one Dingbats TNLN.

Found this one today tagging along with the unbearables. Great view and location,thanks dingbats. Took travel bug (red buggy) too help on speedy way - LN. Now who dropped that one - eewwwwwww.

There was a surfing contest going on near the cache location and didn’t the memories start flooding back. All the great winter swells that use to roll into the bay spending the whole day surfing and watching boats that broke from their moorings getting washed on the rocks. What great days.

My second ever attempt at a geocache (first one successful), I struck out on this one. My GPS was all over the place (still got L plates on) and I gashed my leg on a dead tree. Not happy, Jan... But having read how easy some found it I'll try again later.

Found this one easy, what a top spot!
We left the buggy as it was on a mission and dropped it a mate having a look around, Thanx for a nice short walk, well done.

Hi all
This was my 1st cache!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whoo Hooo!!!!
Sorry, I am a bit excited. ha...ha...ha!!!!
lived near here my whole life and never been there. I've surfed ther heaps but never went up.
TNLN just there for the find as it was my 1st but I'll start to leave some from now. (I'll have to think of a signiture item)

Juz4fun

3:26pm
After a great BBQ with the rats in a park, we headed off to do a couple more caches before we pointed the car home.

Not being a local, it took a while to find the shortest access point, but we did eventually and it was a nice walk too.

Wales could be seen off the coast as we climbed the sand dunes. The cache was found easily and in good nick. Swapped some magnet klips for a mini cd-rom game. Also left a TB that is working it's way around oz.

How do you spell doofus?

Must have been sand blindness yesterday, as the cache was in hand in minutes when returning with BigMickB and Pfil for what turned out to be a much easier cache than I'd found it to be yesterday.
TNLN

Much the same as what Partic said. I can't claim to be much better as I walked right past the thing before Partic made the find. Interesting choice of container there. Never seen that done before! Thanks Dingbats.

Bugger...

No luck with this one today, spending 30 minutes looking under everything within 5m of the GZ my GPS was giving me.

May have another attempt in the morning before heading back to Melbourne, otherwise it'll be one for next trip.

Easy find. Had to run all the way from the car as the batteries in GPS were almost flat. GPS turned off about 1 min after logging the cache.
Interesting cache container.
Took Gold Coin (GeoCoin)
left Gold Coin ($1)

It'd been while since I'd been out caching so when this cache popped on my nearest list I jumped at the opportunity to dust off the cobwebs.
After a short search in a place where I'd done a bit of caching before, a virgin was mine. Loved the new type of container, swapped some playdough for a screwdriver set and left another TB for the collection.
Thanks Dingbats for another local cache

Put in a TB.