Little Shoal Bay

Geocaches: Le Roy-Al, Princess of the Bay

The Queen of Little Shoal Bay

Great new faces trying out our weekly geocaching! The weather was perfect, warm and sunny, reminding us that summer is just around the corner.

Geocaching was great too. We had some real fun doing the multi 2-stage geocache and finding the final. But the first geocache eluded us, even though we tried twice, the kids not wanting to give up. Somewhere in the picture below is where it's hidden. We'll have to try again some day.

Afterwards we went across the road to the beach, watching one of our cute toddlers making sand angels in the sand and the other kids patting the cute little (handbag) dogs on the BBQ. No the BBQ was not on and the dogs were not about to get grilled either!

Next month will be a little busy with school holidays, camp and labour weekend. Not sure if we can fit geocaching in, but we'll try!

A muddy affair

Geocaches: New Life @ The Big Pond

Mr Smith's Backyard

Our wonderful group of geocaching kids!

Smith's Bush is a lovely little reserve near Smales Farm. And the top part is all boardwalk paths, great for rainy and muddy days. But not for us. The geocaches we were after, were located in the bottom part of the reserve, taking us over an old stone bridge, and a very slippery muddy slope. I'm sure we took more mud home on our clothes than we left behind. But the kids loved it and that's what it's all about, isn't it?

After our adventurous mud slide, we came to the pond and to our first geocache. We've been very lucky again with another great idea from someone for this cleverly camouflaged geocache. Can you spot it in the picture?

Someone had the clever idea to paint a magnetic box in the same colours as the fence!

We had a break from geocaching when we discovered one of our little ones had wandered off. I want to thank every one who helped looking and especially the mum who had the safety talk to our kids afterwards. It's understandable that the kids want to run off as soon as they get the coordinates, but safety must always come first!

So from now on, before we go off, we'll have a little reminder about this each time!

This is not the second cache. We discovered an abandoned tent in the bush when we were looking for the geocache.

This is the second geocache. And may the swapping begin!

After our hunt, we slowly walked back up another muddy slope and back to the nice and dry boardwalk path. Before we got back to the car park, I showed them a little hidden secret in the reserve. Two faces and some other carvings in a tree stump. No one knows who carved them and why. But it's a neat little secret to know about, next time you're in Smith's Bush.

PS I never did find out who Mr Smith is.