ma77hew's moveable Bruce, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
By ma77hew on 01-Dec-09. Waypoint GA1661

Had a good scout around based on Cankid's log, but came up empty handed. Then I thought - well, the coords aren't exactly here, and there's another tree with a post over there... Total number of staked trees: 4. Total number of caches under them: 0 . Hopefully it's been moved, not maurauded.

I couldnt find it, and also didnt find the hint very helpful given the density of the flora here

Placed after competing at a swimming meet. Look at the base of the small tree near the wooden post. Move some of the foliage that is at the base to find the cache.

First find! Nice cache.

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Placed on Oakey Hill while doing the Oakey Pokey! Thanks again Ma77hew!

A nice quick grab this morning. With the trees around GZ, it took a while, but even though there were 3 muggles on the oval, the cache was found eventually! Will move on soon. TNLN. TFTC Ma77hew!

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Oops! I actually placed this cache here months ago but forgot to log the move - so sorry about that. If it hadn't been for Sol de lune I would have forgotten all about it. After receiving an email from him a few days ago I had to really scratch my head to remember what I had done. At first I thought I'd left the cache in situ, but my own log contradicted that theory. Then I thought I must have left it somewhere at home, but after searching high & low I was starting to despair. Then on my way past here this morning I had a flash of inspiration, so I checked it out & sure enough the cache was still there... phew!
Thanks so much for the nudge SDL! Go get 'em.

There have been a number of moveable caches left at this location, but this is first one that I have managed to retrieve - despite its close proximity to home. I'll move along soon...
TFTC.

I think a couple of 'southerners' are waiting on this one, so here he is.

379. Winglen and McPhan had made a cunning plan to meet up at the jump off point for Day of the Trifids. As I had a bit of time to kill I decided to nab this one on the way. Co-ords were spot on the other end of the pass but a quick find anyway. A little damp but not too bad. Handballed to Winglen to move on.

TFTC and the se7en

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Collected this morning by McPhan, passed to Winglen. Time to become moveable once again.

I am sorry. I was very mean to you yesterday

..... seriously? and to think i passed you guys when you were hiding this! arrrghhhhh

I have taken the cache and hidden it somewhere I normally wouldn't.
The area is inside the CSIRO Black Mountain site but since this is Science Week and since we are running a "GPS Treasure Hunt" event caching this locations is on the cards.

Come and find us at the Discovery Centre on Saturday 13, Sunday 14 August.
Bring a muggle and collect a Science Week pathtag.

FOUND IT!

I think I have been here before - once or twice.
I am going the give the log book a little airing in the sun before it goes back out.

Has any one seen the sun lately?

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Dropped near home TFTC

Found while albida was placing. Couldnt stop myself from grabbing it

Already gone.

I am glad this one came to hand in the first spot I put my hand. The GPS still said 20m, but the description said here.

Thanks
Albida

If your leaving town......

Down the stairs, look at bottom of concrete slope about waist height.

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Nice quick grab hopefully before anyone saw me.... where to next?

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A quick move is a good move. Moved to the city for a drive by grab.

Found in the hands of Black Bunny

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A quick grab on the way to work. It is nice to grab a MCR cache when you can.

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Finally got round to moving this one. I was going to take it to Brisbane, but that trip was cancelled.

In melb and nearby so I was hopeful of finding this again in a 2nd state, but it was not to be, as I found once I checked the logs.

Found it & signed log book while it was in transit in Canberra.

Ha! you are coming with me. Come fly with me lets fly lets fly away!

It's come to Flagstaff Gardens in Melbourne. Like the nearby B&W cache it's hiding behind a tree skirt. Hope the Melbournites enjoy it.

Finally this one comes within range after watching it move around to my north recently. Made the find quickly without even needing the GPS. Time for a new home. Thanks ma77hew and chase'em.

It has sat unattended too long, so I relocated it near a new cache.(GC2TFZ8)
It is now in a drive by location. Hopefully it will get moved along.
Enjoy the local bat population above the cache.

Close parking easy acess to GZ.

Found this cache exposed on the ground and full of water. Will dry it out and relocate it in a couple of days. TNLNSL.

I drove this little moveable way out towards Rouse Hill, where there are lots of new GC caches.

It shouldn't be hard to find.

You can park at 33° 41.293' E150° 56.309' and walk about 50 metres past the metal gate.

Arrived at this familiar Castle Hill/Cherrybrook spot just at midnight and starting searching with my mini-torch. Then someone arrived out of the dark, also carrying a torch!

Glad to see tiny Ma77hew's Moveable again, this time out of the Blue Mountains.

It was in good nick, nice and dry.

TNLNSL.

Will be moving this one along later today to either the Beecroft or the Thornleigh areas.

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After a fews days with me and a few unsuccessful attempts at moving him, I finally manged to drop him off close to home. Funny, not long after he's now off again

I must have arrived right after alfyboy!

The competition in this area is keeping us all sharp.

On to the next one . . .

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Was going to get this from Blossom*'s place, but when it popped up near home I though much better. Downloaded and set off for home. Problem! When I checked my gps, only strike-a-light's found entry came up Oh, no co ords. Lucky I remembered the place, and took the right turns to get there. Walked down with local muggles watching me and first thought it was already gone as the area looked like it had been searched. But checked again and Ahh, there you are. nice one.

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Placed under small rock ledge on Fire Trail at the end of Lambe Place Cherrybrook.

Picked this one up from blossom*s street.

Dropped off at home for the next finder

We too were at the station looking for the Bowenfels cache and realised this was just up the platform! I had missed it a few times before so i now finally have it in my clutches - only about a year late!! When I picked up the cache, I noticed a pathtag attached to the bottom. It tuens out it was an extra one of rogerw3's which stuck on by mistake due to the magnet
Thanks for finally passing my way ma77ew's moveable!

Since I was there doing Bowenfels Station GC2JEE8, I thought it would be a great location for this movable, close enough to the Great Western Highway and plenty of traffic. No need to leave the platform to find it.

How could I not pick this one up, I had to come to the spot to replace my self replicating GCA 10th Anniversary cache.
Took nothing, added a pen and my signature Pathtag. Will move it along very soon.

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Dropped this one off in the very quiet 'Lake Pillans Wetlands' in Lithgow.

It should be quite easy to find. I cleaned up the container, replaced the GCA info sheet with a nice new one, and added a few more tradeables.

Once again a mysterious moveable -- but not a gnome -- has made its way nearly to my Leura doorstep! And once again, I've made a short post-midnight run up the road in the GeoBuru to grab it.

No complaints! I should just learn to check on new local caches a bit earlier in the evening.

This one has definitely been through the wars, from the look of it, but is still in solid condition and quite dry.

I might replace the battered 'GCA Info' sheet and add a couple of trades before I turn it loose again, perhaps in the Lithgow area.

Many thanks to ma77hew for setting this cache on its way!

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Hidden at a rest stop just off the highway in Leura.

After our ten attempts today for two DNFs, including this one the boys wanted a swim in the ocean!

I brought them back here, so I could look for this one more time!?!

This time I went where a man of my size shouldn't go! But, goodness me it was great fun.

TFTC. Our 150th GCA!

Zalgariath, those Terrain/Difficulty rating are only a guide aren't they!?!

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Even with Zalgariath's help over the phone I couldn't find this one!?!

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Wow! What a great spot... I have to leave this here... Ma77hew is now about 1/2 way along from Balmoral Beach to "Pikku's Birthday". That cache is fantastic and the approach long enough I have left this moveable there to break up the trip

Low Tide is your friend but I did it at high

See me attached photos as a hint as you will be next to a cliff and GPS reception is not great. Enjoy picking this up and good luck with Pikku!

Operation: Zalgar's Geostreak Day 161

Cache Hunter: Zalgariath of Sydney
ICD^ Location Number: 011110#4/6
Mission Status: SUCCESS GCA#184
Hunt Time: Puzzle Approach 5mins – GZ 5mins
Muggle Factor: 0 (Nil)
GAFF^^: 1 (Unassisted)
Swaps: Nil
Cache Status: Wet - But I have dried it all out

Report: In the hunt for the nearby GC cache which I failed at If you know the cache you may want to read my tail of misery on it's page hahaha luckily all was not lost and I grabbed this as a consolation prize. It was a bit wet and damp so I have been drying it out, cleaned it up, and given the log bag a much needed ziplock bag. Who knows where it will end up next! Top Spot Hancock Clan and the hide was simple but effective. I liked it!

“ZAL” Medals Awarded to Ma77hew & The Hancock Clan: “!!!!$$***”
GZ – (!)x4 (Great Location)
Sneakiness – ($)x2 (Average)
Overall – (*)x3

^Improvised Caching Device, ^^Geocaching Assistance Find Factor

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Moved this one to a nice bit of coastline (it's outside of the National Parks boundary) with great views. There's a geocaching.com cache very nearby but you'd never find it without working the puzzle out first!

Picked this one up during a nice afternoon walk in the bush along the pipeline track this afternoon. We'll move it on soon, hopefully tomorrow.
Thanks,
The Hancock Clan

Take a lovely walk and go find a couple of other caches in the vicintiy.

I found it but it wasn't where skydog left it. It had been dislodged or muggled and I found it very close by in amongst the broken glass and rubbish. The log book revealed a muggle had found it. He/it/she even bothered to date and sign the logbook with a few profanities , no name left BUT they did say they had wrapped it in cling wrap. It was neatly wrapped and put back in the cache, which is intact. Then just thrown into the rubbish heap.
I've moved it to a much more cacher friendly spot, that you will very much enjoy if you like a walk through the bush.

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Disappointing to DNF this one just in respect I hope it hasn't gone missing . It was raining and didn't get out the GPS and just went with the clue and google maps view. So everyone chance I just plain missed it. Hoping the next looker can find it.

Co-incidentally the Engadine District News came in today and reported on a piece of obscure Australian military history, so I thought I'd share it.

The cache is across the road from a little known park called Veno Reserve in Veno St., Heathcote.

28 March 2010 marks the 100th anniversary of the first transmission over land for military purposes. On March 28, 1910 Lieutenant George Taylor sent a wireless telegraph to Helensburgh. The apparatus used to transmit the signal was a 3 or 5 inch coil, three Leyden jar condemsers, mercury break with a battery of 8 volts and the earth wire being attached to a newly cut bark of sapling.

The Heathcote RSL sub-branch will be holding a special presentation at Veno Reserve on Sunday 28th March.

Check out the commemorative plaque across the road on the corner of Princes Hwy and Veno St

The cache is attached underneath next to the pole. It's an easy find as you're driving past on the Princes Highway.

Had to go out to drop off some scouts heading on for a canoeing camp, so decided to drop off this cache in a spot with a nice view.
I got better reception at GZ up high, but the cache is amost below you if you do the same.
My first movable cache - an interesting concept.

Aaaarrrhh!!! Went to grab this today but it's gone! I have to be quicker I guess!

grabbed with the olympic park movable.
Nice little spot it was in, though the paspalem was very long and sticky too.

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So that it wouldn't get lonely it now has company. In the words of Tim Shaw "but wait, there's more". Pick this up and you will also get a set of steak knifes or another GCA cache.

This had been sitting for a while and I was heading into town for a meeting. What caches are nearby? This came up. Can't say I enjoyed searching for it at GZ. I have never seen so many needles in such a small area, had me worried. Workmen nearby spotted me and asked what I was doing. Told them I was on a treasure hunt. The good thing about moveables is you don't have to try and retrieve the cache unnoticed. Grabbed it and bolted.

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Found with Rudi63 on a wet Sydney day. TFTH

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We found this in between rain showers. It has been moved close to one of our favorite watering holes, not much to look at on the out side, but a great place to relax and have a beer

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Dropped next to the former worst RSL club ever! Dropped in to look at becoming members when I first moved to Marrickville thinking maybe they had Pool tables and a nice bar area. Only thing they had was Poker Machines and a Strip show on Friday and Saturday nights!
Ever been to an RSL where instead of "please be silent for the Last Stand" they have an announcement to remind patrons that "it is not permitted to touch the artists"!
Cache is hidden close to the 30ft poster of the "Artists"
Bit of trivia, the "club" parts of the Australian movie "Clubland" were filmed inside.

Got it! Noticed it had been put here a couple of days ago and had a look at the Map this morning. Stopped off on the way home after work and grabbed it.

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From 1 park to another. This one is closer to the airport.
Hid it while picking up my new Garmin Map GPS. Check out the shop near the park.
Good luck ma77hew's mobile.

An easy pick-up thanks to Yurt's great placement. Just as well as the temp was too hot to be trekking about for too long.
Will try to find a suitable place for this to continue it's travels.

TFTC. SL

Doesn't anyone want to pick this up? I'm going to Adelaide Tuesday night which is the last chance for a big move.

Now in Westleigh's famous Ruddock Park. Enjoy the community spirit and find this refugee cache. A nice bit of remnant turpentine forest.

Back in Sydney now, will try and place tomorrow.

Thanks to 'If' I managed to find this one without my GPS which some idiot had helpfully packed in their checked luggage! The description and hints were good enough for me to find it without it. Muggly area of course but I got it after accidentally knocking it off the post further into the bushes meaning I had to dig around. Nothing suspicious about me!
Because it was such a good spot I hid "Reel Hot Wheels" in the same place. Also because I didn't have a GPS to log the coords!
Anyhow this little cache is off to Sydney to see if it can challenge the leaders.

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As promised I rehid this cache within easy reach of the check in counters of the BNE domestic terminals
I don't think I could have got it any closer without actually checking it in at the baggage counter
Noice and handy to the Airtrain, Jeststar or Virgin Blue.
If you're travelling Qantas you will just have to stretch the legs that little bit more
To grab the cache you will not even have to leave the covered walkway to the carpark.
PS: I've taped a magnet inside the cache (now there's a hint).

I found this one totally by accident this morning while out on a push bike ride

The reason I was in the area was that I was hoping to find a puzzle cache that seems to have something to do with Matthew (as in the bible) but may just as well be based on a 1980's Blondie song

It was pure coincidence that I ended up next to the bridge where the cache was hidden and saw a tell tale muddy footprint where no footprints should normally be !!

And guess where I'm going to rehide this one in the next couple of days.

As close to the BNE domestic terminal as I can

VOZ, QFA, or JST ?

If anyone can move this cache to right near the domestic terminal of Brisbane airport I can get it back to Sydney next week. Monday or Thursday are the days I'll be passing through BNE. Thanks.

Now in Brisbane, in a park at Taringa. Best wishes for the comp.

Picked up on the way to the airport - on it's way to Queensland.

Come for a one-way drive to find this one. But if you are on your push bike you can go both ways on this track.
Dropped off while Goekid at kindy.

Less than 500m from home, I just had to grab this one on the way out this morning.

First few miles on the clock. Good luck in the race!

Lots of possible hiding spots here, but found the right one eventually. Hey, it's still here and I'm *FTF*!

Thanks ma77hew!