Governor ?? Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia
By (Mrs) Cache On Demand on 19-Oct-05. Waypoint GCR1CD

Goneski

to much trash at the location...

Hi...

We will be in Sydney from the UK in 9 days time...will this one be up and running by then? Im planning caching days out!!!

TFTC

Cache check confirmed this one is gone, replacement cache being prepared.

Nowhere to be found. I think it's gone.

Even with local knowledge we searched for some time but the culpret could not be found. Checking the logs we see we are not alone.

At least half an hour I was searching. I even used the additional hint. But I found nothing Is it still there? The one searching before me had also no success...

Looked for this cache for about half an hour without luck. Spent time digging amongst cigarette butts without any success. Based on recent entries as well as our own experience, wondering if this cache hasn't been muggled. Anywho, thanks for providing the cache. Team Below Par (from Arizona, USA)

Reception was non existant though we just happened to stumble across GZ, in the dark it was a bit hard to find and digging around in everyones cigarette butts wasn't really my idea of a good time so we gave up and moved on.

Will no doubt try again at some point

9.00.... Accompanied by sevabo and find it quick and easy while there were no muggles around in the early Sunday morning. TFTH SL

[This entry was edited by skyejam on Monday, November 17, 2008 at 8:22:14 PM.]

#601... Found with skyejam, nice and quite on Sunday early morning and very few muggles... Thanks for organised the hunt.

We circled and circled, bought fruit from a nearby vendor, sat and ate them and circled again, and there it was, how did we miss it? Nice spot. TFTC.

What better thing to do before you got on a course in the city at your head office? Go Geocaching, that's what!

Nice simple straight forward cache. Timed it nicely with the Muggles. Nice one. TFTC.

A bit of a bother. The GPS had me in a completely different crossroads about a block away. Gave up and went on to the next cache, and passed the seating arrangement in the clue. A quick and easy search found the cache. Impossible without the clue and a bit of luck.

Found 09:55, nice eand quite on Sunday morning, but the profusion of ciggy butts at GZ suggest that on weekday this would not be an easy find.

TNLN, CSI=2, thanks (Mrs) Cache On Demand.

Cache #5 of my very early morning raid. Needed a rest by this time and found the perfect spot. TFTC

GPS signal very bouncy but the description was good -- figured that just had to be the spot and it was. Our first cache in OZ as we walked down to Circular Quay. TFTC.

For some reason I love urban caches. So many people walking by don't even know it's there. Thanks for the cache, interesting read on the square.

We nearly missed this cache...

We where heading for the Ferry to go to the Zoo and we thought we would do a quick cache... But the GPS lead us up the wrong street and when we looked back up the hill we thought maybe on the way home.

That afternoon we walked by to see two or three weddings having their photos taken... It looks like a very popular place for the odd photo.

That didnt stop our detective work... We where checking here and there and then I had a flash... Why not stand in the middle of the road and get a good reading on the GPS...

Well it worked and the cache was in our hands in no time...

Thanks for the cool cache..

MADSTARS
Nelson Bay 2315

SL T4TC
Thanks for the clue

Found quickly with help of the clue. TFTCSL.

Could not find it, even after a second try after the muggles where gone. Is it possible for the owner to check if it is still intact? Thanks. This one drove me nuts


KALFJez

I got lucky with this one and picked the right garden spot to search so it was a quick find. TFTC

Even without the GPS which didn't want to work there properly we managed to find it quickly

I found this one on an early morning stroll through Sydney.

TFTC - Fogg

655 - A work trip to Sydney and a lunchtime enabled me to locate a couple of newish caches.

A wander through the CBD led me to this one - avoiding the muggles it was a pretty easy grab, sign and replace.

TNLN - TFTC !!

Cheers....

Those buildings make a sat lock hard enough but then that storm came through! Nice to get a cache that you have half a chance of and even some work to find it is rewarded. Thanks (Mrs) Cache on Demand

Found at 1220hrs with "Outafocus". Signed log...

Found @ 12:20 with Mick & Jeanette, i have been waiting to tick this off the list for a while now. TFTC..

Found while on business in the city.
Had a cup of coffee while I pondered over the location of the cache.
TNLN SL

Hunter/Finder

There must have been a muggle convention on at GZ billions of the things, I am sure they were interfering with the GPS reception. Had to read the hint to find this one.
Thanks for the history it is always great when you can learn something and cache at the same time.
SL TFTC

This was a great site for a cache although the millions of cigarette butts were a bit of a turn-off. Lots of muggles about even for a Sunday afternoon.

The reception in the city is so BAD, I'm not use to such poor signal.. I had a look and there is was, nice easy and quick.
Thanks

Mr Explorer was in Sydney for a few days so took a work mate (Kim) out for an early morning walk. Hint required and much appreciated. A quick find. TFTC.

Wow, the GPS was all over the place here. Relied on the clue and spent a while walking in circles Soon had it....


TFTC!

Finally while in the city for work commitments I was able to nab this cache. Last fortnight ago I tried to get this one but due to a lot of bike couriers I could not grab it, this time when there was no-one in sight I took it and signed it.
TFTC

great location, easy find
thanks
charlie brown

Found GZ quite easy, searched around with help of the clues as GPS didn't want to cooperate. Found it and signed the logbook.

a cache not in the first place i would have jumped to

Found this one with Dogboy,
Taken a while to log sorry.
TFTC
Greenblob

Second time a charm... Found another nice park where Sydney's zero marker is located. Once gps settled down & then brought me to the proper location everything fell into place. TFTH.

found the GZ easy but the gps wasnt being helpful and had to resort to the clue.

I found it but its wet and i was the last log..needs maintenance

I thought that after three years going past this one every day on the way to work and back I should make an effort to find it. Had taken a brief look a couple of times before but was put off by the number of people in the vicinity. Passing by on a cold, dark rainy evening was a good oportunity to have a quick search and find it once and for all.

had fun grabbing this one while avoiding the flow of muggles

SL TFTC

Tftc, Found it quite easily, with everyones backs to me.

A quick one at night.
TFTC
alpini
proud PLG member

B-Team find while in Sydney on a short visit. This was the last for the day and almost not attempted due the nearby escapades of local skateboarders. In the end, they turned out not to be the problem, but some guy who had all sorts of trouble trying to master the parking meter. The story had a happy ending for all concerned. TNLN Good Luck!

A good one to look for on a windy Saturday. Muggle free zone. TFTC SL

No chance without the hint, here. It still took a while because there were many muggles around.

TFTC!
Team gracher
from Germany

Good to have you back.
Logged in.
Cheers.

Enabled listing,

Come & get me

Was planning to get this one, how *soon* until it's back?

Log sheet is full and water damaged.

Disabling for maintenance. Back soon!

Having failed to find in the middle of the night before, I was telling my partner it was probably hidden there - and put my hand right on it.

Our Second day while here on holiday from New Zealand and really enjoying finding our way around by caching. It is a definately underated as a must for when on holiday! We saw so many places we wouldnt normally have looked at and walked for kilometeres every day. We managed 21 finds and 6 DNFs while here for 5 days as well as managing to do all the touristy things like Paddys Market, the Museums and even the tour to the Blue Mountains. Thank you Sydney cache setters we really appreciate you. The log was pretty wet and we dried it out as much we could and wrapped the log in tissue paper in the hope that it would help to dry it out more. In NZ we always have spares(container had unfortunatly rusted too much allowing the water in) of things to help out distressed caches but alas not while here. TNLNSLTFTC.

Cache urgently needs a new log book, as it is soaked beyond writing capabilities

Found with the urban assault team on a very scenic night in the city. Ya gotta love this time of year!
Cache was quickly found before any suspicions were raised & the log signed by all.
TFTC C.O.D.
Cheers.

8:36pm
heading back cause the parking was going to run out real soon. Had tried this one a couple of times before with no luck, better luck tonight. Managed to sign the wet logbook and admire the passing giraffes.

Cheers

20:36 Hrs
The Urban Assault Team had a seat, and a bit of a grope in the dark, and the cache was extracted.
The log was passed around and the cache returned before anyone became suspicious.
(The log sheet was wet and in need of replacement.)

Thanks (Mrs) Cache On Demand.

On the way here, a certain member of the urban assault team managed to scare a couple of tourists by asking if they were lost. apparently they didn't think that 5 blokes holding weird looking devices knew where they were???

Once at GZ we all took a seat, and started the search. by luck i sat closest and came up with the goods. Cache needs an urgent new log book, as it is barely able to be written on

Whilst the others signed the log, a couple of us had the great oppertunity of watching the passing night traffic. we all agreed that the legs didnt go up much further than what we could easily see. something about a giraffe was also mentioned, but we cant repeat that one here. ahh the sights of sydney

back to the caching

TNLNSL

We found it ok, little bit of a moisture problem as paper inside was wet. thanks searchwise015

2.30 pm. Found on our last day of caching in Sydney. Clue helped us a lot! You guys are lucky to have such rains .. however it has soaked the log book so some attention is required here. Thanks for showing us some beautiful buildings in this part of Sydney. ...eatmorchickin & Stigglepot on a 3 day stint from Brisbane.

Not found by Facitman at 22:39
Too many Taxis and no one else within cooee to hide behind. One of many DNFs for me while in Sydney, most due to muggles, the challenge of CBD caching I guess

Thanks for this cache! left nothing, took nothing but wrote in the log. GPS no good in the city, so clues were a big help.

Discovered this one on my way from a conference back to the city office. The clue was a help as the GPSr (even a Garmin 60CSX) was straying in the city environment. Foudn it in a minute and logged it easily. Nice hide - reminds me of one in Christchurch.

There were muggles in the middle of a photo shoot so I randomly sat down ready to have a look around and there it was right next to me.

In: 1c Canadian, $1 1975 NZ stamp
Out: $2 Canadian

Thanks,
Chris & Vera

This was the first time I'd bumped into some fellow cachers whilst out and about. Hope you had a good day out guys and grabbed a few cahces. Sorry I forgot to introduce myself as one half of Team_Chicken.
5th of the day. Nice hide. TFTC.

Found in seconds because we saw Team_Chicken slip the cache back into the spot.

TFTC
Black Catalina

While on a business trip from Rest on, Virginia, USA, my colleague and I decided to do a little caching.

Thank you for placing this cache.

Cache On!

TNLNSL.

In Sydney on business trip, from Rixyville, Virginia USA. Thanks for the cache!!

Once I found the right city block it was easy. There is a place down on Phillip Street about 200m away that closely (but not quite) resembles the hint, and the GPS consistently took me there. Once I found the spot it was easy.
Nothing as exciting as a chopper landing on the street today but lots of muggles pouring out of the buildings at knock-off time. I am constantly amazed how much you can get away with in the middle of a crowd. People mostly don't give you a second glance in the city. It's when you're a lone figure lurking in a park or something that you really stand out. TFTC.

Persistence paid off - took ages in the dark and Peter complained about all the cigarette ends he had to touch!
TNLN Thanks Jacqueline and Peter #1583

I had a crack at this one on the Labour Day Public Holiday, working under the theory that it would be a nice quiet area outside business hours.

Just my luck - There was some sort of action movie being shot right at GZ!!! As I arrived a helicopter was landing right in the middle of the road - I've uploaded some pics.

I managed to get into the area and do some searching while I checked out what was happening, but in the end I was spotted and a cop moved me on

It turns out that they were shooting a Korean commercial!

I'll have another go sometime soon.

Found in the evening on a walk home from the Rocks. Lovely night.

Found this one after dark. Took a couple of minutes, but we got it.

Cache check - all is well.

Had looked for this one earlier on in the week without much luck but this time I found it straight away.

Good location - not quite where we thought it was at first!
TFTC

Fourth of 6 this evening, exploring the City of Sydney. The taxi drivers must have thought I was mad, or drunk, as I explored the areas indicated by the hint.

Thanks!
Nick, from France.

PS: The log is damp and should probably be replaced.

An early morning find, not too many muggles to worry about at all! TFTC

Rated: for Overall Experience

Nice easy find while on a lunch brake from a conference. TFTC

Another cache that is best done at night when the muggle factor is low. Odee successfully retrieved and rehid this cache right under nose of a person waiting for a taxi. Thanks

Lots of people and lots of taxis, had to pick the right moment for this cache. One lady was not quite sure of what I was doing so she walk a little futher up the road.

No luck.

dropped off TB
picked up geocoin
TFTC
greenblob

Another cache skilfully found by belly07. He's too quick!
TFTC
rory_evans

nice find made by belly07.
tftc
-jit1BV

Nice hide. the hint gave it away. but still tough getting it without muggles noticing.

TFTC! BELLY07

Forgot to mention i dropped off a travel bug that was quickly snatched up...

This was my second attempt at this cache. On the first occasion, I was thwarted by muggles mainly, but GPS reception didn't help. Tonight, the GPS was again no help, but with muggle activity limited, I was soon able to grab the cache. After logging my find, it was quickly back in place and I was on my way. Thanks for the cache and for the history lesson.

Nice one on a business day. Visiting from the US for a few weeks... had to get some Southern Hemisphere caches. Left a US Colorado state quarter. TFTC!

Originally thought that Thinktank was here because of the presence of security cameras, but we returned to GZ 20 minutes later, realising there was another cache in this area. Found this cache easily, with the assistance of the hint. GPS reception here was negligble. TFTC.

We actually came across this spot while looking for Think Tank as it was one of the few areas we could get a decent GPS signal on the day. After solving that one we realised there was one here so we wandered back and found it.

Found this one with dragon and eggs (and spike..). We had searched this area for another cache (oooh the confusion with terrible GPS signal) *shudder*

Easy find! thanks!

A nice place, it took a few minuts to find it, but we did

Tobias B. (with Mie B)

Denmark

Without any clues and the rush of office workers heading home, this was a little too difficult to do. Another time. BTW - Visit the foyer inside the building. Interesting.

Spending a few days in Sydney before heading back to Canada and decided to spend the day wandering around. It took a few minutes of being sneaky to find this one. I did not realize the significants of the clues until after we had found it.
Donovan and Lynda

Lucky I was looking at the clues as the GPSr had nothing! Found GZ after a bi of a wander then after a while found the cache. Thanks.