Straight Talk by Joe Swallow Port Albany, Western Australia, Australia
By VK6JRC on 04-Feb-06. Waypoint GCTARA

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As no one has found what should be an easy find it is about time this was either replaced or archived.

This one will teach me to check previous loge more carefully, not a sign of it, Might be time to archive it.

I know no one else has found it for ages, but I was in the area so had a look.

I have had a good look at the photo's and been to GZ but sorry to tell you this cache has gone. My GPS got me to the same spot as photo there are signs of distruction in the area

Looked and looked and looked. Can't find it! Having a bad day, thats 3 dnf

We thought this one would be easy, but failed to locate after an extensive search. Having now just looked at the pics, we might give it another go before we leave.

didn't find it

4 of us had a good hunt for this but could not find. Many lizards and crawly things here

Easy find, a little hot, 35 degrees.
TFTH

On holidays for the week, we were planning on slowly driving back to Busselton, but have ended up staying :just 1 more day in Albany, it has changed alot since i lived here 12 years ago. There are some awesome views I had never seen before. TFTC

FOund it, some awesome caches and views in Albany TFTC

During our visit in Albany we had to do some caches, so thanks for that one.

Pleasant before dinner outing, winds blowing very gustily though. Thanks.

TFTC jeffnsus from Seattle USA

Very impressed with the monument and enjoyed the views from the top. Great spot for a cache, thanks VK6JRC!

Thank you. Nice to go back to our great lookouts occassionally. It keeps reminding you of how great our little corner of the world is!!

Awsome spot with Awsome views

Found while looking for a nearby Munzee.

Nice location! Needs a new log book, was full when i signed in! TFTC!

A quick find in a wonderful location. TFTC!

Great little history lesson coupled with a great view over your lovely city..TFTC

A windy find. Nice walk (legs hurt now). Found with Wazza Cacher and whole crew of kids. Took toy snail and heel balm, left toy birdie and wheelies. TFTC.

Love this spot!

TFTH! Found by my friend Shelley! Her first ever cache Took nothing , left a jemrock. No sign of the TB

Found it with my dad, The Machman.

Great Location. Geo son found it without difficulty. Thanks.

Found on a trip through to Perth. A quick find at a quiet spot with good views over Albany. Thanks

Truly gorgeous spot.....great place for a cache, thank you .

Could have spent some time exploring this area but the rain chased us away.
Thanks VK6JRC this is VK4CBR

Nearly walked passed it. TFTC

This entry was edited by Baxter6024 on Saturday, 17 September 2011 at 05:11:43 UTC.

This one found after a climb to the memorial.

Windy day memorable place

Love this place.The view is amazing. Nice quick find. Thanks VK6JRC....Silky Seekers Brisbane...TNLN.

Huntsman found the lair.

great cache thanks

Last for the day! Thanks!

Picked Latimer cat - this mountain perch was a bit wet and scarey for him with all the rain and hail andf lightning!

wow how many steps! great view very popular track saw lots of muggles on it worth the walk thank for the experience discovered Latimere Cat

Great cache. Very nice spot. Must be a legend who hid it!

Found it while working nearby on the compound! TFTC!

Lunchbox cracked, not weather proof

The view from the top was something to behold and whale spotting took our attention for some time as the seas were calm. Geo-Joey found the cache quickly when we got to GZ. TFTC

A quick, easy find on a very wet day in Albany. We saw enough through the rain to know that this is a place we will definitely be coming back to while staying here. A stunning ANZAC memorial too. Have made a note to check the internet for Joe Swallow as we didn't want to get any wetter than we already were by reading the poem. Thanks for a great hide in an amazing spot. SLTNLN [^]

Lovely views and nice walk tftc

We checked out both the memorial, and the view from the top, both are amazing. Today was forcast to be lots of rain, but this morning is blue skies from horizon to horizon. A short walk out of sight of the bus load of muggles at the top, and the cache was soon in hand.
Thanks, Robmc.

This was a fantastic place to come to early this morning. We think bad weather is coming
late in the day but in the early morning sunshine views were to be had in all
directions. Met a few people on the way up including an old gent doing a routine up and down the stairs to the memorial.
Nice sized cache for up here
Thanks

Found at 11.35am GAFF1. We thought it was the "Matilda" guy, but no - it was the "Loaded Dog" guy!
Another magnificent view across the waters - even though it was stormy and overcast - we enjoyed the scenes.
Thanks VK6JRC

We parked at the car park and headed off to gz and were awestruck by the magnificent Anzac memorial that we passed on the way. This would have to be one of the best memorials that we have seen. We didn't realise that the first deployment of troops was from these waters. After spending a bit of time at the memorial we then headed off to gz where the cache was located quickly. We signed the log and headed back. We will be heading back home to dig out an old paper ten pound note to see who this person was
Thanks VK6JRC for the cache

A quick find after the long walk up the hill i wish i had of looked at the road map TFTH

Geo-daughter went on a hike with school yesterday and came home saying that this cache was out in the open on a rock next to where it had been hidden. She explained to the teacher what geocaching was all about and that the box ought to be hidden, but he insisted she leave it where they found it (fair enough I guess...). So we went out this morning and found it as she had said open on top of the rock. All seemed to be there so we just re-hid it. Hope all is well with it now

TFTC TNLN

Not sure I get the title of this cache but I was happy to find it and enjoy the walk. TFTC

We walked up the steps and found our way round the trail to discover a couple other cachers in the area.
TFTC

Bit of a mission up the hill to this one but an easy find when we got there.
Another great view to enjoy while loggin the cache. Dropped Terrance the turtle to begin his journey.

TFTH

Found as part of the ABCD challenge

Found great view. TFTC

Loved the poem, thank you.

Had a great time with stus*crew and geodaughter !!!! Beautiful day and heaps of tourists around but we snuck off and found it. Took tape measure and I think i left a magnify glass.

Had a great time with nerinoknickers and geoniece!!!! Beautiful day and heaps of tourists around but we snuck off and found it. Took frog. Left dino eraser.

Reperio at 0800. On a good day for caching, this was a fantastic spot with fantastic views. After locating the cache, I followed the trail on a little further and enjoyed the walk before returning to the car.

Enjoyable cache.

Gratias.

This place is full of skinks - it was an unbelievable sight to see them all running around. And pretty funny as many tourists got freaked out!! Anyhoo, after the stair climb it was an easy cache. TFTH

I love caches that incorporate a bit of history. Great lookout and we came across bandicoots on the path up as well as countless big lizards (not sure if they were blue tongues or king skinks). As long as they have legs I'm happy. Thanks a bunch VK6JRC.

Haven't been here before! TFTC

Lovely vantage point. Easy find while waiting for sunset. TFTC. TNLN.

Bit of a workout up to the monument but after that it was an easy find. Worth it for the views. SL TNLN TFTC

What a fantastic spot. A lovely view and opportunity to reflect on those whose last sight of Australian soil was Albany. Thanks for the cache.

A steep climb to a great monument with a great view.
What a great place Albany is.
TFTC TNLN

found by geo daughter, great spot, thanks

A relativley easy find after searching behind several large rocks and dodging the local King Skinks. Great views from up here. TFTC

Found this one without to much trouble, after finding out that the coordinates we were using (cgeo on HTC Desire) were off

TFTH.

What a great view. Found the cache without too much trouble. Just had to be a bit discrete with so many people site seeing, being a public holiday. Filled out the log book and left our mark in the way of a draft stone. TFTC.

From SA, Thanks for the interesting find. What a beautiful spot. Cheers

Nice quick easy find after walking the granite trail. Exchanged nothing thanks for the cache

Didn't have too much difficulty finding this one, towards the end of our walk along the Granite Trail and up to the summit of Mt Clarence. Had to dodge some touristy muggles sun-baking on a rock nearby, but when the opportunity presented itself, the Canuck Juniors scoped the area and nailed the find - just as indicated, only a couple steps off the trail and behind a rock. Left the Canucks calling card (4 Spades), and did a few small swaps. This is an ideal cache for family visitors, and the views from the top of Mt Clarence are magnificent and well worth the trip (we could even spot some whales) - easily one of the best lookouts in Albany! Thanks for the cache!

Rated: for Overall Experience

DNF ? Sounds easy.

found it 20 metres away from path and full to the top with water.
may be hard to find but is inbetween two big rocks and not hidden .
unable to log.
50-50

Found this one after a shower had passed through. The description helped a lot.
TFTC VK6UA

the lookout was unbelieveable today - no wind, not a cloud in the sky...albany at its finest! Good hide!

After having found mountain view 1 we went on to find this one, for a view from the other side of the mountain.

nice walk great views

Once I had accomplished the 'hill' to get to the memorial, it was an easy set to then find the cache. TNLN TFTC

TFTC

Nice walk TFTH

Perth 10.22. Not far past the lookout, this is a good place to check out the place. Thanks.

3661.370 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & Bush Bashing A#127

Albida

Nice stroll around the trails & top views. Thanks.

Another nice cache in Albany while down here for a wedding. TFTC

Number 4 for the day. Here for the weekend for a wedding and could not leave before doing some caches. TFTC

Watched the sun rise with this one and what an awesome sunrise it was !
Signed log, find No.29
TNLN TFTH

Nice easy find but there were a lot of muggles up at the viewing platform so only had time to sign the log. Didn't get to read the poem or even see what goodies were inside the cache!!

TNLN

TFTC

Great view. Easy find. TN Left purple bangle. TFTC

After some searching, as my GPS could not find north. Came across moneybox who helps us out.
Great location. Signed the log TNLN. TFTC

An inspiring memorial and great to know it is made from the original stone. The lone pine is also a moving monument to our past and future armed forces. Found the cache easily and helped a fellow newer cacher who was having a bit of difficulty. It was nice to meet you both. Love all the lizards around. Thanx for bringing us here.

A bit yuk up here today due to the smoke from the fire across the bay. SL TNLN TFTC

Nice views over a great town. TFTC, TNLN.
Cv.

Great views from up here.
Lots of big lizards around.
TFTH

Lots of muggles at the lookout but the cache is out of sight
Weird noise from the wind blowing through the mast
TNLN SL
Thanks

Whalewatchers and friend - sixth of seven for the day. Enjoyed a chat around the curved wall below the memorial and then off to find the cache. TFTC

nice walk trail and great views along the way. tftc

Find # 19 at 16.30 with Robot 1 aka the-robots on a 41 cache, 48 hours and 1140 km round trip to Albany to cache.

A reasonably easy find once we climbed the stairs, walked past the muggles at the look out then grabbed the cache. By this time of the day those stairs were just a little painfull [:p]

SL TFTC