Totally Findable Tourist Caches
Welcome to Sydney
This series of geocaches is designed primarily with visitors to Sydney in mind who may have limited time and transport options and want a quick and easy find while out enjoying some sightseeing around this beautiful city.
All cache containers will be one of three types; a flat magnetic key case (MKC), a round film canister (FC or MFC for magnetic) or a fake rock (FR).
The hint will indicate the type of container used and will be very specific to help you find the cache easily. If you want a challenge to find this cache and don't wish to know exactly where it's hidden, do not look at the hint.
At each location you’ll be given some information about the site you are visiting.
Enjoy!
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This suburb is known as Kirribilli. The name is derived from an Aboriginal word Kiarabilli, which means 'good fishing spot'.
Kirribilli is one of Australia's older suburbs, with the first land grants in the area being granted by the colonial government during the 1790s. A scattering of Georgian and Gothic-revival houses and mansions were built in the 1830s, '40s and '50s. Most of these have since been demolished.
The suburb contains Kirribilli House which is the official Sydney residence of the Prime Minister of Australia. It also has Admiralty House, the official Sydney residence of the Governor-General of Australia. Unfortunately, neither are open to the public.
Kirribilli House
This beautiful tree, with the cache hidden within it's amazing buttress root system, is a Moreton Bay Fig. These trees are native to eastern Australia. Moreton Bay Figs are a strangler fig because seed germination usually takes place in the canopy of a host tree, where the seedling lives as an epiphyte, (a plant that grows on the surface of another plant), until its roots establish contact with the ground, when it enlarges and strangles its host, eventually becoming a freestanding tree. Individuals may reach 60 metres (200 ft) in height, with crown spreads as great as 76 metres (250 ft) being reported. Typically, a Moreton Bay Fig can have a lifespan exceeding 150 years. How old do you think this specimen at GZ is?
One of Sydney's Moreton Bay Figs
Please enjoy this perspective of the city skyline from GZ; the Opera House, the Harbour Bridge and the harbour itself with its ferries criss-crossing the water.
Source: Wikipedia
Images: Wikipedia; Pocket Guide to Sydney