Ithaca Creek Ithaca, Queensland, Australia
By wingaap on 18-Nov-05. Waypoint GCRDDQ

Always one to check out a cool park I parked near this one and strolled over towards GZ. I ended up looking at the creek under the bridge on my way, but soon followed the GPS to ground zero. Waited for a break in the muggles and looked around and sure enough, found the cache. A micro, yes, but caching is sometimes just about the great location. As I was signing the log I felt something on my leg which turned out to be a rather large spider on his way up my leg, no sure if he was employed by the cache owner to ward off muggles, but a gentle flick saw him back in the bushes. Replaced cache and off for a toddle through the park to another nearby cache - and might I add, a great park here, well worth the cache to show people this spot. TFTC wingaap

Found @ 14:32 on 10/03/2012. This was my 31st find of 47 total finds today. Another victory for the 'special' Max list. Hooray!

I have been travelling around the outsides of old Ithaca all day so far, and I am amazed at how much parkland, bushland and the like is in and immersed in Brisbane. Inner Brisbane ... come'on I'm 5ks from city CBD? With the recent rains I think I saw this creek crossing at it's best - stunning.

Walked through Bowman Park to the other nearby cache afterwards, and there are people everywhere enjoying the outdoors. Thanks for bringing me here Max and Wingaap. And Wingy, don't give up on us cache hunters - sometimes we get it right.

Oh, the cache itself is in good order - dry and functional. No problems.

Found this one on my way around the quiet streets of Brisbane, as my GPS had not had this one as archived. I thought this was a neat hide and its a shame to see that you have archived this one. Just because some cachers don't appreciate it don't let that stop you. I completed several of your caches this evening and I enjoyed them all. I wonder if the people making those comments have established many caches?

Found - but just another micro in an Eclipse.

One gets tired of some logs which simply read "TFTC" . The last straw was " Found - but just another micro in an Eclipse".

The object of the cache was to introduce you to beautiful Bowman Park. No one it seems is interested in the park and what it contains.....there has not been one such log.

Hence it would appear that it's not worth bringing people here.

Archived

Third find of the day, but the first one that I actually found, so I did a little dance. Luckily we followed the GPS and didn't actually go into the park because we would have been in for a long walk. I think 'in the confines of Bowman park' is a bit misleading. Anyway, a good cache and good hide. Thanks!

Skatterling found this one without even really looking. SLTNLN, TFTC!

A quick stop while in the area, unfortunately we didn't have sufficient time for a good look at the creek today. TFTC wingaap

This one was a nice easy find. Right where I expected it to be. TFTC Wingaap - cache is in good condition

Nice, easy find. TFTC!

Found this one on a "All Found" Day !
TFTC Greetings From France... Norm'Ozzi.

"Night Caching,
Deserves a quiet night"

That's the song that R.E.M. should have sung about, way back in the early 90's.

With that in mind, my cousin-in-law, the eagle-eyed m44, and I headed out for a night's caching while the geo-wife went off to play her weekly game of netball.

Nice hide, this one and finished the night off with a find, instead of a DNF!

First ever cache. Broke my virginity and now I want more.

That one was an easy find today.
Thanks for showing that place!
Thanks for the cache. TNLN.
Greetings, Colonel Dago from Germany

On our way home, we noticed this one nearby, so NyletaM and I couldnt resist.
GPS let us straight to the location, and it was a very quick find.
Had to wait or a few muggles getting their evening exercise before returning to it spot
TNLNSL.
Thanks Wingaap!

A quick drive by cache that was in the obvious spot. I'm happy to have a wingaap as my 300th. TFTC

Had a quick before heading back to work during lunch but ran out of time
Will be back
TFTH

good one for the kids to do alone

Quickly found the spot where the cache was hidden. Grabbed the logbook and wrote the name.
As I went back to the car. I feelt ... something is missing?! My GPS!! Reverse. In the same moment a car pulled by and the driver told me that he returned, to tell me that I lost my mobile. Phuu that was a close shave!
929ter Streich
Humulus 1/4 of the[url=www.notauscacher.de][orange]NotAusCachER[/orange][/url] Team
from Erlangen, Germany.

Found with the hint as GPSr(s) being difficult. Nice spot! Nice and quiet this morning. Tftc wingaap

I parked in a safe area then wallked to GZ, found the cache, signed log and replaced . TFTC Wingaap.

at 15:29. After treking and climbing around the wild hills of Bardon for our previous 4 caches this was a doddle. We hardly needed to get out of the car.

Thanks again Wingaap. The cache is fine.

This should be classed as a micro and the container is getting a bit worse for ware.

Our first cache - couldn't find it at night, and thought it had been washed away with the flooding earlier this year. But found it in daylight! So exciting, thank you! Great fun.
Never knew these existed and have been walking past this point for 20 years!

Just as we found it the rain teemed down, so it was sign and run.
SL TNLN TFTC.

Very easy find while in the area. TFTC.

First of two on a morning walk with gavz whilst at OSDC 2009.

TNLN, TFTC.

Found with nathanr.au TNLN TFTC

Second day caching in Brisbane, TFTC

Nice little spot. like the bridge opposite. These magnets are good... no wonder it survived the torrential flood!! thanks wingaap for bringing me here.

quick easy find! tnln tftc

Easy find and almost the last to retrieve over lunch.

TNLNSL TFTC

Found this little gem late in the day near to the park where I have so many childhood memories. TFTC!

oops there it is

Last find before heading back to NZ and colder weather.

Ah, a nice quick one to finish the day... I can imagine the torrent that rushed through here, nice to see that cache survived.

I was looking for something a little bigger though after spotting the size. What I found would normally constitute a Wingaap micro... Maybe it was replaced somewhere along the line...

Cheers

Found this one easily with the help of the clue. The geohound had a good walk around the woods of Bardon. Left a Singapore 20c coin. Thanks for the cache B.

Found this one with captainflux while he was looking at the less obscured side of the GZ.

TFTC!

Out at night with GeoConspirator p0m of TSD1824. Usually I'm the one who finds all the caches while p0m is stuffing around with the technology, but apparently I left my cache-fu behind at the first find. Cache and contents were fine.

TFTC

Found it, TFTC

They certainly don't believe in straight roads around here do they! Easy find. Thanks.

good one!!!!

Given that this cache was more than 1m underwater it coped remarkably well.

However, at noted the log book was a little damp.

Replaced cache container and log book.

Found it after this street has been cleaned up by the storm.
cache is back safe.
TFTC

A nice easy find on the way home from work. Strong magnet indeed to have survived those floods.
Looks like a nice park adjoining.

Logbook was indeed damp, but still usable (i.e. the pencil works). I didn't have another notebook on me to replace it with though.

TNLN SL


[This entry was edited by dadegroot on Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 4:53:14 AM.]

Thanks for the report modelbear.

Absolutely amazing.....the water though here was so deep you couldnt see the depth guage!!

Must be one heck of a magnet to withstand that amount of water rushing by!!

I checked this one today while walking past and found the cache still in its usual location. The log is still a bit damp but otherwise the cache is fine.

easy find. tftc

Tasked a crew to the crossing this morning to conduct a recon on the flood conditions.....they found a washed away vehicle, yet didn't look for the cache.

mm

gone.....washed away last night

I havent checked the cache....but I saw the footage on TV...it was well and truly under water!!!

Although we could see exactly where we wanted to look for this cache, we were thwarted by the fact that workmen had dug a very large hole right beside it, and were working in it!

Jennifer and Grant from New Zealand

Found by Jabiru230.

Found at 1145 with Marg. A quick find using the clue. Cache Dry & well.

Went back again to sign now dry log. However we have just got home and realized that we were date challenged and will according to the log book sign the log next Tuesday.

Caching near mum's work place is always fun. TFTC

Nice easy find but took me a while to put it back as there were plenty of muggles about.

TFTC TNLN SL

Nice easy found it. SL. Thanks wingaap for organising the cache and hunt.

Yep, nice quick find, just the way I like them, thanks for the placement and all the others of yours we have done this week,

Cheers.

Took a quick photo.

Nice quick find. Many thanks for the placement.

0721 re-logging due to name change

Muggle central when we arrived but quietened down later. TFTC

TFTC found easily.

Replaced cache container and log book.

Found with modelbear.

Log book soggy. Couldn't sign. Didn't have a replacement available.

Found while in the area today. Log book has gone to God. Sorry didn't have a spare small enough to replace it. TFTC

Out for the day with GreenGecko's tidying up a few of the caches in the area... easy find (sort of knew what I may be looking for as I saw GZ.. Seems years of doing Wingaap caches is paying off (not that I would say you are predictable Wingers)

TFTC TNLNSL

Found this one quickly did Man-Gecko. Unfortunately the container is no longer keeping the elements out and the logbook is quite wet. TFTH

Found the cache easy enough, which left me the opportunity to admire some great examples across the road of the ‘Queenslander’ houses. They really are generally a nice looking dwelling and hugely practical. I have never understood why that style of architecture stops at the border and is virtually found nowhere else in Australia? Thanks for bringing me here wingaap. Cheers

QLD#37 - Brisday#8
Quick'n'easy grab.
TFTC!

Could this be the Bowman about which a question is asked in the geoforest? Found the micro at about 16:30 and squeezed a moniker in the log. The park, paths, and roads near the cache were popular this afternoon.

Another easy find in lovely surroundings. There was always just one place where it could be!.
Thanks for leading us here
TNLN

Found this one while over in Brisbane for the weekend, TFTC.

As I approached GZ, I noticed hundreds of kids getting their week-end fix of sport & it occurred to me that maybe the cache was going to be in the middle of them. It wasn't. TFTC

Came past at 1630hrs but too many muggles about so I returned at 2200hrs and found the goods. The log is damp and almost full.

TFTC

Found during our big 24 hr cache assault in Brisbane
TNLNSL
Thanks for the cache

Gosh Wingaap the men on this caching run must have gotten into the groove of finding the micro/small containers - they seemed to have found lots of yours! Thanks heaps for another cache.

Bouncing along over the traffic calmed roadway, I noticed this cache was 3 metres away and I was still doing 20kph. Stopped nearby and grabbed it with a minimum of fuss. Log book is almost full and a bit damp. TN/LN.

Cache 35 of 40 on a big day of caching with Strong Arm TNLN TFTC

Cache 35 of 40 on a big day of caching with Kholometers. Quick and easy find. TNLN, TFTC.

After having lunch nearby, we enjoyed the stroll along the path and quickly had the cache in hand.
TNLN TFTC

Found it whilst walking (the long way) home from bardon gym. Nicely placed, though I entered from the wrong side of the creek and had a quick bush bash.

In need of some exercise we chose the Bardon area for a walk-and-cache morning. This was the first find - very near where we parked to start the day. Quickly tracked down by the littlest freak. Log book a bit damp but still usable. TFTC.

One of a handful of caches done while in Brissy for work. A quick find with no one watching. Thanks! Logbook is pretty damp.

A subtle but effective hide that had me impressed by its longevity. Whilst signing the log If could not recall finding this cache, and we couldn't find his name in the logbook! It's in there again just incase.

Thanks,

R - B

Found by Helyl&Rachy

trying to get all the caches around this area done
a few muggles kept looking at us while they were playing basketball. we waited a while and then they got in the game helyl found it i quickly wrote our log and put it back in the spot were we found it

TFTC wingaap

My GPSr is playing tricks on me and had me search the wrong side of the creek for 10min. Hmm I wonder if I can use that for an excuse to upgrade to a newer model, I will try it on the geo-wife. Anyway the cache was an easy find when the GPSr finally made up it's mind. Thanks Wingaap, today's caching certainly makes up for my bad cache day yesterday

... yet another night time grab with MapMonkey
thanks Wingaap ... had to do at least one of yours this visit

Found this cache whilst driving by at some ridiculous hour of the night in the good company of dandent.....we just had to do a Wingaap cache whilst in the area, or we would never here the end of it

A nice easy find thanks...though even late at night there is enough cars passing by to be an inconvenience. Nice set of catseyes on the road.

Thanks Wingaap for the hide and the chance to pull up at night and see not much.....maybe we should come back during the day

mm

Nice easy find. We had the cache in hand when a charter bus pulled up and offloaded a bunch of school kids. Had to wait around until schoolie muggles left before replacing.

The QUT A team does it again in tribute to Rob Webb.

Managed not to get all barred up. nice placement.

well hidden.
TFTC
TNLNSL

Some good eyes had to be called in to find lost glasses in the dark! Found the cache after I found the glasses. Found with gefscofix. TFTC

bit of a saga, but i need not share that here!

Found @ 9:34am

Snowman48 and I met up with Slapshot52 and jaymegee (visiting from the US) at oh dark thirty to see if we couldn't get a good "day's" caching in before the breakfast. Cache density is pretty high in wingaap territory so we were in for a pretty good morning.

A bit against the clock on this one as Snowman48 had granddad duties to attend to soon. Fortunately the clue told us all we needed to know and we had it in our hands quickly enough.

Rated: for Overall Experience

One of 15 caches on a "cache and dash" trip with Snowman48, Mloe, and Slapshot52 while visiting Brisbane from Colorado on a business trip. Ditto what Slapshot52 said -- big thanks to Mloe and Snowman48 for choosing the caches, driving us around and (ahem) teaching me to use my GPSr more effectively TFTC!

Grabbed this one on a personal record breaking run of 16 caches in one day with Snowman48, Mloe, and jayemgee while visiting Brisbane from Colorado Springs, Colorado on a business trip. It was nice to get out of the downtown area and see something beside the inside of the hotel and the walls of a meeting room! Big Thanks to Mloe and Snowman48 for taking time away from visiting family on a beautiful Saturday to show us around this great city.

Since we were visiting from the USA we decided to a little cache hunting very early in the morning. So a team of Jayemgee, Slapshot52, Snowman48 and Mloe (the guy with the local knowledge) set out to find as many caches in 4 hours as possible. This was one of 15 finds for the day and a great welcome back to caching for Slapshot52 who has been in a very unsuitable caching location for a good time. Thanks for the cache.

A total accident! Look there's one now! You gotta stop to get that cache, it's only 5 metres away!