It Pays to Advertise Ithaca, Queensland, Australia
By wingaap on 07-Jan-06. Waypoint GCRXAH

Popped in here this am, I think the CO needs to check this out as there is an awful lot of work going on and it's our opinion the cache has gone.

the structure which housed the cache has gone as the result of recent & on going works.

Quick easy find

A very fitting cache. TFTC

its in the name

Thanks to the name it was a pretty easy find. Nice park too. TFTC

Picked this one quickly on our way with kids from a very nice day at Amberley heritage museum. We haven't had a time to check the park, but we'll certainly get back with our geo-dog to explore this part further

Thank you for the cache!

A quick find on the way out for an afternoon of caching with Selva Girls. The name of the cache said it all and I soon had the container in hand. Tftc wingaap

A fun find lots of muggles around beware

Tftc

Quick Grab.

Thanks

Other than the circular route the car GPS took me to GZ, this was a quick park and grab. TFTC wingaap

Well it's been a while between caches but happy to finally tick this one off my list. Second time lucky - I'm sure I looked there last time. TFTC

Container was found on the ground and in the open, albeit in good condition. I signed the log and replaced container where it belonged. TFTC wingaap.

Second attempt, thought we had looked here.

TFTC!

Had a really thorough look, but no advertising, no cache.

Visiting some nearby friends for the day, so took the time to grab a couple of caches. Thanks.

Been working in Brisbane for a couple of weeks now. With not many chances to get out to do some Geocaching, I was able to stop here for an afternoon walk while out getting some fuel for the car. After a nice walk along the creek I arrived at GZ to find a newly replaced log book and Cache container.

Many thanks wingaap

Cache replaced. New logbook in place.

I'll be back

No advertising at the moment, just the remnants of past advertising. The logbook is very very wet but I did manage to sign it. TFTC

A day geocaching with Nikid1 was planned & a little rain wasn't going to deter us although we did drive from cache to cache today wherever we could. A short stroll through the park led us to GZ where Nikid1 soon made the find. The container is wet, we dried it out as best we could. Log signed & cache replaced as found. The rain started again just as we were almost back at the car.
TFTC wingaap

In the area with KerriMG today. The rain was coming but we weren't going to let that stop us collecting some smileys today.
The name helped us locate this one quite quickly even with no ads on display. TFTC.

Very wet inside- drained water- tftc

Tftc definitely not a tube anymore

Another quick find today on the Enoggera Creek Bikeway

TFTC

Nice hide

Easy find but a million muggle cars though

Due to the high traffic volume, pretended to be fixing the banner. Found, signed and retirned on no time. Good hide

Dnf

Tftc

On our way to another cache when this one popped up. We pulled over jumped out and Dawesy321 made the find! TFTC

An awesome sunny day for caching and Dawesy321, Genyo and I set off across town to the Enogerra reservoir and Mt Nebo areas.

It certainly does pay to advertise and having looked in the right wrong spot, if you get my drift… Dawesy turned up the cache. An easy roadside find here on our way to the dam.

On we rolled…

TFTC Wingaap!

Genyo, Ms Maddy and I had this cache in out sights and before long we had made the find and had the log signed. TFTC!

Forgot our pen again! Good thing the car is not too far to go back and get one. TFTC

Heading back towards the Army base and thought I would give this one a go again as I had a quick look earlier but too much traffic heading home.
As I started to look I guaged the traffic conditions and realised that there was a definate pattern of traffic and I used that to my advantage.
With every lull in the cars I explored further and further until presto the shiney it was in my hands. Signed and placed back, all good as that was four out of four for an evening.

Today we explored Ipswich and surrounds using geocaching as a guide.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment.

Find # 1126 & 2nd tonight. Came here earlier but traffic everywhere and raining so I gave up. Came back at 9pm when the rain had stopped and there was no traffic. Found reasonably easily. TFTC wingaap.

Good place for car lovers. TFTC.

In Brisbane after the Oz Mega in Stanthorpe, waiting for our flight home, we picked up a few last minute finds. TFTC

TFTC!

A quick park and grab while watching the traffic race by... tftc... definitely no longer a tube... left some Singapore coin...

In the area today and found myself with some time to kill so naturally I went caching

The greatest difficulty with this one was the muggles!

I quickly decided where I was sure the cache *had* to be but had to wait for a break in traffic and for the nearby muggles in the park to not be looking. I didn't find it so I sat and read through some previous logs. Yes, I'm definitely in the right spot. Another break in traffic and a more thorough search and I managed to grab it.

Signed and replaced ready for the next finder.

Out today enjoying a full day of solo caching while the kids are otherwise occupied. Trying to rack up a few more numbers for an upcoming milestone, while also targeting caches to fill empty spots on our DT grid. Out the door at 0500 and powered on to find 38 caches, including 6 previously solved puzzles and 3 multis, picked up 3 new TB's and dropped off 2 old ones. Whew what an awesome adventure!! Sure is lots of advertising going on here, seems to be the place to do it. Nearby Council workers in the park were oblivious, made a quick find. No longer a tube, FYI. Thanks for the hide

On our way home after a day out with misssusan remsjw lisylou and geokids through keperra

No one advertising here today

On our way home from caching in the Keperra Bushland and this one has been on our to do list for some time. This time of the night makes for a much easier find!

A quick stop off with our group at night

A Tough Mothers day out. Advertising space is available, byo banner, room in the log too byo ink.

A quick stop on the way home after a big day. Found with my family and friends. Tftc

Found with my family and friends after a long day out, a quick find since my mum has visited here before,. Tftc

A bit of searching bit eventually found.

08:52
A quick search and find while the traffic whizzed past. Found cache poking out a little. Previous finder may have not take advantage of the magnetic side of the container. Put safely back in place out of site but not out of reach. TFTC wingaap.

The Kerry half of Slow Puncture was out on a hot morning with Angela from Team DNA.

This is right near where Mr and Mrs Puncture used to live when we first married. Angela stood guard whilst Kerry did a quick reconnoiter and is no time flat procured the little blighter, signed and returned.

Being familiar with Wingaap caches we were more than surprised to see one that used this particular method of construction, LOL

Spotted quickly but had to wait for some time to be muggle free.

Very heavy traffic zone at this time of day.

The hint was a little confusing ... black tube?

TFTC

So I assume the advertising is not where it used to be but the hint is still relevant.
Nice hide.
TFTC

I should have learned from the cache around the corner - lots of muggles passing in their cars when caching on the way home from work! Max stealth required. Lucky for me, my phone was accurate for a change. It lead me straight to GZ. I took a "seat", put my bag on the ground and pretended to tie my shoe lace as I made a dive for the cache. I rummaged in my bag for a bit, trying to make it look like I was looking for something in it. Returned to my "seat" with the cache and a pen in my hand. Signed the log. Now to get it back to its hiding spot again :/ This time, I pretended to be putting things back in my bag, as I was actually rehiding the cache. Then rummaged through my bag again and out came my phone on which I then pretended to make a call as I sat on my "seat". After finishing my "call", I headed back to my car and home

It really had to be there. Using my bike as cover and accidentally dropping my back pack I made the grab. Now waiting for some traffic to flow through so the sane eyes don't watch me. I wear an orange shirt for safety when bike riding but it doesn't hide me very well when caching. Tftc

Found it while trying not to advertise this evening. [N]

Found at 10:26 AM

Had the grand geokids with us. Got too clever by half trying to guess the container type and placement. I was wrong on both counts which did not help the 3 and 5 year old assistants.

Thanks wingaap for placing this cache and sharing this area with us!

Nice quick find on the way through. TFTC.

#91

Tftc. Quick find.

Had a bit of a look not an easy place to look with the amount of traffic looked in a few obvious spots but no luck today

Nice hide, tftc!

I couldn't find this geocache, maybe I'll have better luck next time!

This one had me thinking for a little, till i remembered something about this place last time i visited Brisbane. Something wasn't there that usually was and then it all made sense.

First of nine on a hot bike ride, but great cycling beside the cooling creek and cover

Cheers for the cache, wingaap. Have now done quite a few of yours over a couple of days.

I set out on a mission today - 50 different caches in one day (sounds easy enough I know) but at least 1km apart from each other, as a partial requirement for GCQY6Q over on Rangitoto Island. My first thought was that this should be much easier in a new territory where I have not found many caches yet, plus we could turn it into a nice drive south to get a NSW souvenir /dev/gc0c made an excellent navigator, carefully choosing cache after cache to satisfy the challenge requirements, and calmly putting up with a few wrong turns as I was getting confused between my right and left... We started just after 6.30am, and got back just before 9pm having completed the mission - and not forgetting about the one extra for the 50 consecutive days - plus one more just for good measure. We had great fun along the way, even though it turned out harder than expected to find them all and keep tiredness at bay - coffee (or hot chocolate) in suitable doses does help! [^] Big thanks to all the CO's of the conveniently placed caches, they contributed to an excellent day!!

Knew roughly where it would be. Reached for it in a gap in traffic. TFTC!

Was on our way back from an FTF chase with EggInTheSky when she suddenly swerved off the road and pointed over *there*.

"Have you found that one yet?"

"Uhm no."

"Well its just there, it's in a ***** ** **** ****** *** just there."

"Ok I'll just go grab it"

Actually it's not just in a ***** ** **** ****** ***. So after a good look for that I checked the spot I would have looked at first otherwise [:p] and there was the cache. It must have been some other hide the Egg Meister was remembering .


Thanks for the cache Wingapp.

Nice and quiet on a Sunday morning great little hide.

Yay!! Last find for the day with alysseg!! Good hide TFTC!!!

An early start to a day of caching with Buzzgirls had us at a deserted GZ where we could search undisturbed. A quick find and log signed. Tftc.

Out for day geocaching with seffnjarah. Had a great day finding all these wonderful caches. Thanks to all the cache owners for making our day great.

Found this one had a look around. Thought where would I hide it and there you go. Lots of car and muggles around. Took cover and retreived with natural bio degradable stick and signed and replaced. Thanks for the hide

Well it's the safety fence...
No! Enough of that.
It also pays to crawl, commando style, on your belly to retrieve roadside caches to avoid detection.
"Mummy, why is that man slithering like a snake over there?"
"Wind up your window Gertrude, and don't make eye contact..."
Grabbed the cache, poked out my tongue at Gertrude as they drove off and signed the log. Another smiley on the map. tftc wingaap

2nd visit to find this one..far too many muggles at a birthday party the first time. Fairly quick find 2nd time round. TFTC

An easy find with kestal! TFTc

Nice easy find on way back home from darkside. Nil ads today. TFTC

Was looking for a tube, but managed to find the cache anyway. Signed Ash & Bear

The GPS lead us the long way but once on the right track it was a quick find. What a great park. TNLN TFTC

#715

3rd of 6 finds today at 14:01. 8/9 marked off the geocaching calendar too.

I had cycled past this cache many months ago, several times in fact, but it was always a little bit off the path to find. Today, I was doing a loop of the paths on an afternoon bike ride to collect some smilies and this was one of the caches. The cache was an easy find once I got there.

TFTC wingaap

!!!!!!!!!

Busy little spot on a Sat morning. Still hidden enough to find cache though. TFTC

This entry was edited by Pilchers on Saturday, 24 August 2013 at 14:30:46 UTC.

After not carefully checking the right spot and looking around I decided to recheck the spot once more. And there it was! TFTC

Arriving at GZ there seemed to be distinct lack of advertising but who cares, we were here for a cache. Didn't think we could possibly outwait the traffic so just left it till they had to move, surely they'd be watching only the road then. TFTC wingaap.

Argh! Couldn't see the sign posts for the trees or something along those lines!! Kinda thought I knew where it would be but the description had me ignoring my judgement in favour of more suitable 'tube' hides! Eventually I said 'to hell' to the traffic and in I went!! Success!! TFTC

read others log and walked straight onto it,
logged the 23rd on the log, was meant to be the 25th- not that it really matters
tftc

Trudged across more wet grass; presumably it grows so quickly they can't mow it quick enough. Found in obvious location. Rapidly loosing my mojo, but keen for 1 more cache. Thanks for the cache wingaap.

TFTC 2nd cache of the day. Found it out in the open. Not sure of original location.

Was a little stumped for a bit but got it eventually. A tricky little hide.

Originally phone led me to a tree. Nothing made sense. Checked again...oh...oh there it must be. Had to come back to avoid muggles.

Surprised to see the sign had gone, but has been awhile since I've been out this way. Luckily I knew roughly where to look. Number 28 for the day.

A Quiet day of caching with Mastamak & BosNewellgus. Our aim was to complete the On Your Bike series, having completed that series it was time to move on to the next cache. Now we remarked on this location on our way passed in the morning say that it would be a good place for a cache. Coming back to GZ we had our ideas of its location, seeing as it was such a good location for a cache as one thing, being able to retrieve cache with all the coming and going was not going to be easy. Out came the camera, time to take photos and act like we know what we doing.(It was all an Act!) Mastamak came up with the goods and it did not take us long to sign and move on.

The cache was in good condition at the time of visit and found on a bright fresh day.

This was the 10th find of 30 finds for the day.

TFTC wingaap #1540

Had to check twice at the obvious location before we found it.

4th find today busy roads around here, but easy find TFTC

Discovered that my foldable bike is hard to ride on the grass. Not exactly a MTB. Thanks wingaap

Out and about on a night time caching raid with egginthesky. We both noted how very appropriate the advertising banner above this cache is at the moment. Found easily, signed the log and replaced the cache as found.

TFTC wingaap

On a night out with[purple] Nyssaflutterby [/purple]caching through the area, we stopped off to find and log this cache. I loved the advertising banner that flew above this cache tonight
tftc