Hint of Christmas Wembley Downs, Western Australia, Australia
By themeestro on 30-Nov-06. Waypoint GCZKYH

Another cache bites the dust!

Had a look around and couldn't find it , bumped into another searcher who said that he has looked numerous times with no luck.
Will try again

No luck for me. I am sure it may have been muggled as I had two attempts. After reading all of the logs surely I could not have missed it. So on my second attempt I brought back someone who had previously found it and it was not there.

This entry was edited by ruffdawg on Sunday, 11 December 2011 at 03:22:44 UTC.

Nice easy find. Beautiful location. Couldn't get log book out, it kept ripping, hence we didn't sign. We went armed with stickey tape to repair, but I think it is beyond that! Definately needs replacing. TFTC!

Easy find but could not retrieve the log to sign it, as it is jammed in.

Log needs freshening!! Tftc

Almost had to leave the path to get this one. You wouldn't want to have short arms. I didn't have a GPS so I searched in areas that, once I saw the cache, I realised it could never be. I can safely say I've never seen a cache like this before. The log is in pretty poor condition so if you read this before you find the cache, please take some sticky tape to stick up the rips. And, I've rolled the pen inside the log and that way the log doesn't get torn. Thanks for a novel cache themeestro.

Quick find but a bit of a stretch to retrieve it. Had it back in place just in time before a muggle arrived with her dog. SL TFTC

Nice quick find. Hid geo a little better as could seen easily from either way.TFTC.

Mice easy find. Hill a bit of a work out seat was a great spot to rest.

good sturdy container...great spot on the bench to take it all in and plan the next one....cheers themeestro

Felt a bit "special" when I finally found this one... shouldn't have taken me nearly so long. TFTH.

Loved the container. Easily spotted. Sprung again as we were pretending to admire the scenery.... by a fellow cacher who identified herself.

Easy for a change.

A happy day spent geocaching with friends.

found it easily on a sunny freezing winter day. smart cache!! No swaps. TFTC

Cache log is a bit damp in container. a 'flick of the wrist' appears to work if you are having problems dislodging it.

I love this cache - well hidden in plain site - my son found it while I was looking in the more typical locations. Cache log getting damaged when removed, maybe plastic bag would help, even though cache is clearly water proof.

Tftc!

This cache stood out like a sore thumb! I'd be worried that this one will be muggled if it's left here like this for too long... Still nice spot Thanks for bringing me here, obviously a bit of effort has gone into this container too Cheers

A good cache. We can see why it would've been muggled, just hope it lasts.

1st find today by the fantastic four

Loved this one. Very Inventive!! Found it with Blakers Dozen.

we do hope the muggles stay away from this one. Seems amazing they haven't already had a go at it. The log is so huge. Amazing. TFTC Themeestro.

Great Cache. totaly original
i likedthat it was different

tfth

Blakers Dozen

A geocache in plain sight alright no problems spotting this one. I wonder how many muggles have spotted this before and wondered what the hell it is?!!?! TFTC

Easy find!

Found by MamaT on a family outing. I had just gone under when she nabbed it whilst I was looking in another direction.

tftc sl. i too walked past after not reading log ,to the chair thinking magnetic.
sat on chair and read log to wife coming down path as she got to xmas tree
to make an easy find.

Another example of geocaching showing me unknown areas in my own hood.
We (two little bros and I) found it with no trouble alongside a 89 degrees vertical path.
It was extremely obvious and am surprised it's still there.
Cheers

Found with kellyxley and Princess Fi. I obviously didn't hear the whole description when Kelly read it out and just went straight to the bench to cooee for a nano. Heard Fi say there it is and turned around to see the bright green cache clearly in view from the distance. Perhaps to prevent another muggling, the cache could do with some new wrapping paper?? TFTC and the trip through the Christmas tree forest!

Found with duncdonut and Princess Fi, can't believe that this one hasn't been muggled. TFTC

Happy "St Patricks Day"....!!!

Great Cache, I have an identical one out and painted the same colour !!!

M

Very easy find - neat cache configuration. I was going to leave a geocoin but unfortunately the cache was too small.
TFTC.

Lovely little drive this public holiday Monday. Have just moved in north of the area and just discovering the place. Quite a steep little walk and unique cache too! Signed the log. TFTC.

good spot for a cache
The hill is good for the legs
TNLN SL TFTH

what's 18 months between friends?! Will have the cache operational again by tomorrow

Coordinates changed from:
S 31° 55.015 E 115° 46.141

Coordinates changed to:
S 31° 55.008 E 115° 46.146

Distance from original: 49.8 feet or 15.2 meters.

Cache moved lower down path

Back in business...happy hunting! [^]

HoC has been muggled!
Went looking today and the old green tube appears gone for good Thanks to all those cachers who have
visited over the last couple of years, will try to re-commission - before Christmas!

Stay tuned

1st stop for the day and couldn't come up trumps.

Thanks anyway

9th find on a night of caching.Log a bit damp.TFTH SL

1535 - In Perth for work again after a 14 month gap - so lots of caches to be found - Day 2 - ...26/40...

A nice quick find - thanks for this one ! Curious neighbours were around today...

TNLN - TFTC !!

Cheers....

TFTH TNLN

Hard to find when you don't know were it is but hard to miss when you do. Log paper was a bit damp so I added a few extras, but might do with a small ziplock bag to wrap it in but other than that it was in good shape. SL TFTH.

Nice easy find when your not looking at the ground. I disturbed a flock of cockatoo's on the cache tree. so much for the stealthy approach.

Thanks for the hunt

Nice hide - needs a new logbook TNLN

Finding a cache on a hill tends to be tricky as the hill mess with the accuracy of the GPS. Even so we found this one quickly as we knew we didnt have to leave the path.
The log inside was pulp paper from the rain so we removed the sodden mess and logged our find on a piece of paper from a spare log book we carry.
We left the container plug side down so the rain cant get in but it needs a bit of TLC and some way to protect the paper log inside the container. We didnt have a suitable plastic bag to fit inside.

Found at 2:55PM on the 6th of June by Maya, and retrieved by Ray, it needed a longer reach. We continue our R&R unwinding after an energetic evening of Square Dancing at the Loftus centre. Thanks for bringing us here. Thanks for the cache. The Nomads.

We initially looked on the wrong side of the path but then spotted what we were looking for. Left gc. Thanks themeestro

Our GPS had us looking in the wrong area, in fact the other side of the path about 10 meters away, it was only after we had conducted a exhaustive search we expanded our radius and Bingo!

TFTC It sure is green

AlliedOz aka The Jokers

First on our last day in WA..
No trade
TFTC

Todays first cache,the last day of some caching because I do not have my own GPS yet.Thanks.

Nice, easy find on our last day of our holiday. many thanks.

Day has become quiet wet! Suprised this one hasn't been spotted by muggles! TFTC

No luck for me. Now that I'm reading the description, it sounds easy. But when travelling, I generally only download coordinates on my GPS and often that's enough. Maybe next time...

13.10 h
Long searchg in a dirty dry and hot area. Never seen such a container before. DFDC

After reading the description it was easy,. Unfortunatly we seached some time before that, stupid me.
TFTC

Bloody steep hill, took Christmas GC I picked up earlier in the day for a visit - being Christmas named and all.
TNLNSL TFTC

What a hill, good path for training on.

TFTC TNLNSL

The tube is really easy to find if you know what your looking for.
Took 5 pound note
Left Black Pen

Great spot, tho GPS coords were a bit out. Nice obvious spot once we found it! Left a 5 pound note from UK we picked up in another cache.

Easy find the second time - my 50th cache!

Easy cache, just 500 m from our house. Nice to stroll around the area. Thanks,
hwodv - NL

Replaced log

The log book is soaking and needs replacing.

We searched for half an hour, we literally "left no stone unturned" until we found it. Retrieving was an eventful occasion, with a semi-striptease and shaking off of the shirt after retrieving and placing pack the cache. The log book is soggy and needs replacing, but otherwise cache is in good condition.

T4TH

Aussie-O's

Good hide took a while TFTH . Log is a little damp in places.

Replaced the log due to ongoing issues with water seepage

no luck

Found no worries but took us longer to try and get the log paper out! It was wet but we still logged out visit.

[Australian Branch] Great hide, great spot. TFTH.

A clever little hide but found it quickly at 0830hrs.

TNLNSL

TFTC

A good cache hide indeed. Had to go back and forth several times until I spied it. Was not quite at the level I expected, althought the WP was excellent.
Thanks for the fun.

we had a quick look for this cache with no success, wasn't sure what we were looking for as didn't read the info.

sonyaandtravis.com

My first geocache. Close to home and easy to find. Beautiful sunny Sat am. Updated log. Replaced cache. Around came the corner was someone walking a dog, me looking strange crouched down by the cache location. He didnt seem to flinch or start wondering what I was doing. Looking forward to more stealthy finds in suburbia and beyond. LGD.

Replaced log

3:10 PM - It took me a while to reach here on foot. The route was most pleasant. Thank you for the excellent cache container. (#1289)

What a brilliant cache!. Well done. The log sheet was torn badly right across the next log entry spaces. Had no sticky tape with us so used one of our stickers on the back to hold it together. Thanks for the cache themeestro.

Well - that is one rather steep hill!! Certainly gave the hamstrings a bit of a stretch! Great idea for a cache too. Found with relative ease at 9.30 this morning. Thankd for the hunt themeestro. SL

one of a kind cache

Nice location.

Found it no trouble and had fun looking. Cute container. Thanks.

Geogran spotted this one, nice one. Thanks

Logging old finds to update the site.
It makes the Geocache maps and lists easier to follow. TNLNSL

great idea thank you!
wasn't too difficult for a wheelchair, puff, puff, just good exercise!
whewwww!!!!
also a rake hidden in a tree nearby. Must be the locals doing a bit of tidying up.
thanks for the hunt!

Didn't use the hints, so had a huge laugh when we found the cache. Good one guys!!!!!

good hiding spot. Muggles cant take any thing besides the note book since the canister is so small. TNLN.

Interesting cache and good idea. No GPS used. TNLN TFTC

Half the log is damp, future finders please hang the container black plug DOWN, that should keep the moisture out.
TNLNSL.
T4TH
Keith

No luck unfortunately with this one, even with the description, hints and pretty good satlock. I could see some logical places but came up blank. Such is life!!!

Some of the new houses around here are terrific. The cache was not a problem and the long Astro arm was easily able to retrieve the bauble . Interesting graffiti on the road on the upside. Was this a disenchanted cacher??? (pic)

Clear skies and Merry Xmas from TeamAstro

Cache temporaily unavailable until
I can replace the sodden log.

Logs been replaced - all there to be found!

paper log is saturated can't be written on

as it was not under the chrismas tree there seemed only one logical place
the log paper is so wet I could not write on it to log my visit

Interesting. The log book is getting wetter!! Don't know how. Condensation? TNLN

An interesting container. The log sheet was damp (not sure how water can get in!) but ok. TFTH

Gotta love Christmas in July! Always enjoy those cheeky caches in public places. TFTC

Went out with Studio 54 and introduced him to his first Geo Cache. He found it quickly after thinking about the hint and putting 2 and 2 together.
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Signed the log and left.
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Cache is in good condition but hard to conceal 100% might be compromised by muggles in the future.
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Thanks for the hunt.
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Crazy Crocs and Studio 54