Left in the Dark Mount Saint Thomas, New South Wales, Australia
By knock on 06-Jun-06. Waypoint GCWERQ

We had a couple of goes at this one today. One pre-Odies Birthday Pary and (armed with a hint) one after the party. If the hint was anywhere near correct, the cache has now dissapeared completely.

cache will be out of action untill i can replace it. inly found the badly broken top half

Found container but unfortuantely it has been muggled and bottom broken off. No contents left, hence unable to sign log.

My first cache "down under" found today together with my college who now is also infected from geocaching. Nice view over the city and nice idea. OUT: nothing, IN: TB Balu das Baerli.
TFTC and happy hunting says the german visitor blacklion+robin

There was a man taking his morning walk around and around the park this morning. I took inspiration from the cache and and soon spotted something unusual. I had seen another cache hidden this way and knew exactly what I was seeing. When the perambulator had left I raced in, made the log and replaced the cache before he returned.

Gave up and left bleeding and frustrated (stupid lantana). Had a really good look for ages. Came at it from every side. The whole area now looks like a herd of elephants have charged through it.

Quick and easy find, once having circumvented the signs with 'Private property'. Coordinates spot on, but he contents of the cache are quite damp. Took one small ball and left another.
(Also saluting the cache owner who correctly has identified which was the sixth year of the new millennium, and thereby also the first year, being 2001. Many people incorrectly believe that the new millennium began with year 2000, but that was the last year of the previous one.)

had been moving furniture all day about 2 minutes from her but had just enough energy to make my way up and find this one. only knew this from reading about it a year ago, so had to guess...TFTF TNLN....logbook is soggy, and pen needs a bit of a scribble before it works...cheers

I listened to a radio program that described this location and another up the Blue Mountains as Australia’s top secret chemical weapon storage depots during WWII.
Apparently there is still some kind of residue that clings to the walls and if inhaled can cause chronic flatulence and the urge to run naked through the streets.

Found easily, interesting area, TFTC

Finaly found one. This was the last one we were going to look for today our 4th and the first we had found. Must be look in the wrong place or not know what to look for when looking.
L mobile chain thing
T nothing
Didnt even sign book as everything was damp and could do with a clean. Didnt have anthing to do it with so had to leave in current state.

Found it walked straight to it.
Log book soggy

This was the second cache we found when I took my sister, brother in-law and their two sons caching.

It looked challenging at first glance but approaching the GZ I quickly deduced where it would be. Nice hide - something differenet. But the log is still a bit damp and difficult to sign.

TNLNSL TFTC

[This entry was edited by morfergus on Monday, December 22, 2008 at 5:58:28 PM.]

I think this is my lucky day. I walk straight to the cache. Very in genius hide. thanks Knock

Nice easy find in a spot we have not been before. TNLN TFTC

Logbook's a bit soggy..

Good hide, Knock. Almost missed it.

Found with Team Wintonio

TFTC

Team Batty

Found this one with Team Batty, Lannan & Razz at 9:45am

Looked in the spot, didn't see it, the others looked and we had it.

TNLNSL

TFTC

this is a great location, its a wonder this isn't used by the muggles as a tourist attraction, and a bit scary the edge isn't fenced off. beware Geo-kids near the edge.

Great views of the Port, but I guess that's why this is here.
*recommended*

Fascinating structure - an old gun emplacement perhaps? BigON made a reassuringly quick find while the rest of us were poodling elsewhere, obediently following our errant GPSrs. No-one passing through the gate whilst we were there so were able to log and return uninterrupted. As mentioned before, water seems to be entering through the screw in the lid.

Thanks knock. Good hide.

Wollongong invasion trip by the Canberra based McWiBiTe team.
McPhan, Winglen, BigOn, Tealby
Sometimes you just get lucky, I scooted up the steep bit just because it looked like fun, wandered over to the gz and there it is. Looks like the screw in the cap may be letting some water in. Took the TB but will log later as its still buried in my car.
Possibly an old armoury?
TFTC

We had 3 GPSrs pointing in the wrong direction while BigON made the lightning fast find elsewhere - the cache is pretty damp - not sure why, but it probably needs some attention.
TNLN but discovered the TB which BigON collected (I think).
TFTC - #68 for the WIWE.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Found with Secretsquirrel-BJC on the Wollongong Invasion. This was a fantastic weekend of fun and sun, meeting the locals, and chasing excellent caches.

Enjoyed the search, and the find of course. Thanks for the cache.

7th of 21 finds during the last day of our caching invasion to Wollongong. Found with Mtbikeroz, Tankengine & Mtrax.

Woo hoo. Great location, just watch the kids. Great hide as well, well well. And of course great views.

Signed the log quickly and replace the cache, while checking out the views.....all good.

TNLN & TFTC.

Cheers,

A great weekend for the Wollongong Invasion with Sol de Lune, TankEngine & mtrax, and often teaming up with SecretSquirrel-BJC and Captain Tomato at times. A wonderful weekend of caches, views, sub-terranian and very clever hides.

Nice hide - what's in there? Intriguing, Thanks for the cache too.

1301. It's a 3/2 and I'm the only DNFer! Twice!! BigON became my favourite cacher for this particular cache when he basically walked up and found the cache immediately. Immediately. What is it about some caches that make me blind? Argh.

TFTC and the end to frustration.(sort of - why couldn't I see it?)

Rated: for Overall Experience

Found with Mtbikeroz, Mtrax and Sol de Lune on day 2 of our Wollongong invasion! (63 finds!) What a great cache! Excellent location, and great hide! Hope that kiddies don’t play ball games up here – wouldn’t want to be chasing that ball over the edge! And I have another question – how the heck do they mow these steep hill sides? TNLN thanks knock.

930(+9=939) with Captain Tomato on the Wollongong Invasion – a wonderful sunny weekend with friendly welcoming locals, finding clever hides, near spectacular coastal views, rugged escarpment and rainforest.

What an excellent interesting location, and a clever hide too!

Thanks knock for organizing the hunt and the cache!

Overall Experience: 4*
http://wiki.geocaching.com.au/wiki/Rating

Rated: for Overall Experience

What a great spot. I love the history that is dotted around the Gong. A nice spot to overlook my companies main site as well! The furnaces were belching out blue flames tonight.

Thanks knock for the cache.

TNLNSL

Thought this was going to be scarier than it was. Contents very wet. Swapped a super ball for an alien key ring and then headed home. Have discovered that driving lessons are a good reason to go caching.

Good spot. Took duck, left Grog Dog TB.
TFTC

Dropped off TB.

Kids a great fun rolling down the hill.
JABs.

Great hide, and what a view. I heard that they are growing mushrooms underneith.

Found by Poddy 1, Good spot hate to fall in the hole

Got this cleverly hidden cached easily today. I know a bloke that used to work below.
Took TB
Dogboy_56

I had no idea these were here with a view most appropriate for a dedicated team of artillerymen. Dropped off a geocoin to continue on its travels.

Not to hard but a great hide good job and a nice view thanks...

What a great view, of um? the Steel Works... Nah, really the view is great beyond that. Nice hide,
Thanks

nice area took about 3 min to find the right spot

TFTC
Knock

Found at 1220. After searching this area night in the rain once before, saw what I missed immediately arriving to GZ for a quick, although very clever find. I imagine this is a great spot for all kinds of training, and even fun for the kids to roll down.

TNLN. TFTC.

cool spot
trth and tftc

do not get inc on you


trtc

johny ulus

Forgot to log. Can't remember details. See Greenblob's entry. (The family that geocaches together argues forever.)

WOW!
This was a great cache.
Took TB
Left Keyring.
TFTC
Greenblob

Found today by Mr Emu @ 6.55 p.m., GAFF3 http://wiki.geocaching.com.au/wiki/GAFF . Because of my direction of approach I spent a long time unnecessarily searching in the nearby shrubbery! After re-assessing my plan, I was very pleased to find this unique, well-hidden cache. Very nice effort "knock" - thanks for the cache!

Took: Nil; Left: Nil

Nice hide

Only 2 DNF and they're both mine. What was it about this cache??????

Rated: for Overall Experience

Dropped TB for the next finder.

did this one ages ago my second cache really
great hiding spot

Found it ages agao just havnt got around to logging it, nice hide, didnt wanna put my hand there though lo.

found it on the way home from work

Interesting location. Thamkfully we were not left in the dark and found the cache quite quickly.
TNLN

[glad i had galadin with me! I can be a wuss when it comes to] putting my hands in dark places... [beautiful view!!]

Nice easy find, though I overlooked it at first. TNLN

First find of the day. out with 3 generations of Geocachers on a fathers day hunt with sc00t, Tisties & the bushies. with the wiser crew to find this one. thanks for the Cache

Fopund this cache on Fathers day at 10:30 on a lovely sunny day, with great views looking east.It was a family find with the Holmers , Sc00t and Twisties. After a little bit of rolling down the hill and standing around the cache was discovered.
Took : little icecream scoop magnet.
Left: something , just cannot think what.
Thanks for the cache.

We started our Fathers Day family outing by doing some caches, this was the closest one to home. A couple of us got lead astray and into the Bushes, but the wiser (older)found it in the meantime.

Cheers
Sc00t and Twisties
www.teambooya.com

Have been putting this one off for some time, don't know shy, I just did. Sorry!!!
Nice hidey hole, managed to do it without a GPS as it was a case of "where would I hide it". The arrangement was pretty cool when I found it - well done.
Took nothing, but left a glowstick in case future cachers don't follow the hint.
TFTC
Wassa

Nice hide this one.
Found at 1:25 on our way home after spending a couple of sleepless windy nights camping in Kiama.
A nice simple find, and the coords are spot on.
TNLN but took in the views. Would also like to know more about the structures - might have to do a bit of research on those.
TFTC Knock
Black Catalina beat us to the Kiwi Bug
Cheers.

Looked once, looked twice, looked three times and want do you know there it is. Great spot and great views.TFTC
Cheers

well yes the 666 thing and the 777 thing but we may like to arsk homedg who found this one as he was way over there and i had the log filled out befor he got over and filled it out himslef
took nothing
left TB
tfth
great hide rats

Ahhhhhh, so this cache was placed on the 6/6/06.
Well I found it on the 7/7/07.
You Rats might be cursed by demons while I am blessed by the lucky 7's.
Excellent hide and some great views from here.
Thanks Rats.

Rated: for Overall Experience

GPS sent me one way at first but when I re-tried I went another way and with the coordinates spot on this very good cache became reasonably obvious. Very nicely done by the knock! TNLN but a real appreciation of this hide.

What a great hide. The kids went looking but didn't find it. Asked me to help. Found it on first go but it kept them looking for about half an hour.
TNLNSL

Good spot with some nice views of the steel works. Took whoopee cushion and mini skateboard left ball and keyring.
Dogs of War

Wandered around and over the structure, following the arrow and the tracks on the side of the hill with no luck. I hadn't searched very long though, when I re-read the cache notes (I've just converted to paperless, and was playing with my new "Toy"), and it all clicked. Looking in the right spot, I discovered the cache! Excellent hide!

Took: PVC Tape
Left: Keyring

Rated: for Overall Experience

Great hide, great name. Took a little bear and a turtle, left a skateboard and a mini computer game.

Very ingenious hide. Felt like the proverbial mushroom for a while, but went home to get a torch and - there it was.

Headless Cat managed to find this one, we were about to give up when he saw it. Very nice cache.
TNLN
Cheers,
Applehead Man

This was one of the most fun caches I have ever found. went looking with applehead man. We were gust about to give up when I noticed were it was.
TFTC TNLN

Headless cat

Found this fairly easily and met up with Team Webguy. Had a very interesting chat about geocaching that was useful- thanks. Originally logged under stepheneva.

Found this fairly easily and met up with Team Webguy. Had a very interesting chat about geocaching that was useful- thanks.

[This entry was edited by stepheneva on Sunday, January 21, 2007 at 4:13:46 PM.]

4:25pm
Easy one this one, liked the structures, would have liked to know more about them, would have liked even more to explore within. Oh well.

Took a water pistol, little bears and left a stubby holder and a yellow fish.

Met another cacher here which was nice. Time to have dinner with some Rats.

Cheers

very ingenious cache. highly enjoyable.
TFTC, i accidntly took fifty cents because it fell out and i didnt have time to get the cache out again otherwise we would have missed the train. sorry
Gazma

What a great cache! Good cache placement with great views.
TNLN.
Thanks knock, enjoyed this one.
Regards Philma.

we went passed it and had to back track a little, but not hard to find. good hide though.
ChOKO1

Clever Hide! Twas quickly found by Choko.
T-biner
L-magnetic spool
Thanks,
Daaave

Rumplestiltskins came, saw and conquered. Nice hide, and last one for today. Signed log, picked up TB. Thanks Knock.

Clever hide! View was nice too. I only realised there was a travel bug once I got home. It's probably for the best, I wouldn't know what to do with it - I'm still new to all this
T seal
L tortoise
SL

Catching up missed DNF - the first for this cache?

Rated: for Overall Experience

Droping off a TB we have had for to long

Dropped off TB 4x4 as it needed to go up the coast and we were heading down the coast.

Took some Geo Newbies to this cache to see how they liked it (as it is a nice one to show off) and lo and behold there was a TB just asking to be moved along. How could I resist.

Lot's of spots to look but the end prize was very clever.
Holy goodnight batman we were strung out for a while but found it in the the long run.
Terrific hide with lots of great treasures.
Watch out for the mushroom farmer.

T Frog
L Ironbark keyring and 2 Teddies
SL

Ironbark.

dropped of travel bug

[This entry was edited by knock on Monday, August 28, 2006 at 2:47:05 PM.]

A fun cache to find on way home from town.

popped in for a cache check all is well

Great hide. And a good picnic spot. ta. TNLN

Very nice, our first one ever found!
Left whoopie cushion
took door stopper
SL

This one was a pretty quick find. No mushroom smells today. Green Parrots were with us on their 1st geocaching day.
Dropped off Wuni TB.
T - Waterpistol
L - Sylvanian Families Mouse
Thanks knock

Thanks for the Cache. I really like the box you put it in.

TNLN

Thanks Knock, even though my gps had me straying all over the place cache was found easily enough. Nice spot, nice view, not so nice aroma from mushrooms below coming out of staircase. TN Left spiderman pen.

Hay knock...

great cache. Awsome hiding spot in a great container. It was a really great view from the hiding spot...

Took nothing left nothing

cheers...Artfull Dodger

went to find this dark find this arvo at 3pm on way home .gizmo put me in the wrong spot first up and had me finding muggle rubbish. then i took a walk back a bit and got a pace going and it took me to the true gz and i nearly dismissed it but looked coser and il be there she was what a clever hide knock bloody good. left key ring thanks went home happy

Clever.

I look forward to return trips to Wollongong now that there's more caches popping up between visits.

It also means I don't have to place caches at all the cool locations I've thought of - I'll just leave 4GR to do it

Found this one after dismissing it on the first go. Went back and sure enough, it showed up where I'd looked last time. Somewhat annoyed, I signed the log, left bells and took 'No Parking' sign. Thanks Knock - quite a clever hide!

Yay,
found it with Kez.
Great hiding spot.
Nice work knock

lets see, look for a dark place in this area, without going underground like cacher's before. looking in, let the eyes adjust. there it is.
nice hide, and great cache holder
took paintbrush and left sticker
thanks
Belabb