I LIKE MULTICACHES!!
For me, the best thing about geocaching is the wonderful journey it takes you on every time you go out hunting. It’s not about the number of finds you get in a day, a week, a month or indeed a year. It's not about the geostreak. It's not about the FTFs. It’s about the fabulous adventure you enjoy each and every time you search for that elusive smiley! That's why I really enjoy multigeocaching.
For those who share my way of thinking, I have devised a multi with fifteen stages to find the geocache. Your travels will take you on a tour of part of the Hills District culminating in a beautiful view of our Aussie environment. My hope is that those who take on and complete this challenge for just one smiley will come away feeling they have been rewarded with a fantastic geocaching experience.
You’ll begin your adventure at the resting place of quite a wise guy. From there, you will seek out waypoints that will give you something to think about and perhaps make you smile. You will be given the coordinates to the next waypoint and you'll discover coordinate snippets that will help you find the cache’s location.
This multicache is not hard to do but I suspect it will take you somewhere between 2 and 3 hours to complete so give yourself plenty of time. You can easily drive to Waypoints 2 through 14 so there's no need to go for long walks at these. It would be fine to search for the waypoints anytime however, for maximum safety and enjoyment, please DO NOT search for the cache container at night! There is quite a dropoff not far from GZ (keep an eye on the geokids) and you'll want to enjoy the view anyway! The location of the cache is on private property and you will see some signs indicating this. Park at the signs and complete your journey on foot. Don't drive past the yellow signs (see photos below).
*** The land manager has given permission for the cache to be placed on private property and for you to enter.
To start, go to the published coordinates and find the famous soldier, aviator, countryman and writer buried here. Using the code a=1, b=2, c=3 …… z=26, calculate the value of the company he co-foundered. Add to this amount, the value of the surname (beginning with B) of the people buried immediately to the right as you look at his headstone. We’ll call this total, XXX.
WP2 can be found at:
S33° 41.AAA E151° 01.BBB
AAA = 586 minus XXX
BBB = 529 plus XXX
One final tip, I strongly suggest you take a camera with you and photograph my waypoint information at each location. You might find the photos useful at the end!
Good luck on your hunt and enjoy the drive!
FTF Honours
Bella at Waggy
What a FTF hound!!! Congratulations
Did you know that NSW has a geocaching association? Geocaching NSW aims to enhance and improve the activity of geocaching and holds regular events where geocachers meet to enjoy their common interests. A link to the website can be found here.