GCXXC8 – Mooney Views

On the way home from Hawkesbury River we literally had to drive over and under two caches which we had previously recorded as DNF (Did Not Find), being Mooney Views, and Mooney Valley Micro.

You see, the F3 Freeway literally goes over the top of Mooney Valley Micro, and underneath Mooney Views. Neither is accessible directly from the freeway, but rather you need to take the Old Pacific Highway to get to these two locations. Furthermore, the Old Highway is presently not a through road due to a landslip near the Gosford end, so some backtracking is required. 

We went to the northernmost point first – being Mooney Views. 

Rather than being so freaked out by the view we took a more systematic, dare I say, dogmatic approach – and took our time to carefully read the clues and hints. This approach paid off and TeamWolfie was soon rummaging around the contents of this small-but-fun cache. We were quite amazed at the variety and quality of swappable items in this cache.

We liked it so much, this is where we left the Travel Bug, previously retrieved from Creek Shrub.

Bye Bye Travel Bug

This Travel Bug has come a long way from Germany, so we’re really hoping someone will collect it from Mooney Views soon and send it further along to another exotic location.

It was great to finally get this cache knocked over.

Gosford Travel Bug Exchange

This location is officially known as “Gosford TB Exchange (AKA Haemorrhoid Creek)“. Don’t let the name put you off, but what I do recommend if you come here – take a look at the satellite view (e.g. with Google) and determine the obvious and easy way to get to it.

Thankfully, one of our pieces of equipment is a 3G iPhone – so that makes satellite viewing while on the road a breeze (providing you have reception).  I don’t want to make things too easy for you – just don’t do anything stupid and dangerous – like stop on the Freeway, or stop on the Off-Ramp for that matter. Look at the Satellite view and you’ll find an easy and obvious path.

It was a nice walk down to this little oasis in the middle of what is essentially a freeway interchange. On our way we noticed some recent footprints. Another geocacher, perhaps?

There’s a bit of a dam, and a few rocks to easily step over to the other side of the creek.

Finding the cache wasn’t too hard once we got a good GZ indication. We’re only new to caching, and this was our biggest cache find to date. A nice ammo box. And it had some amazing quality goodies inside.

Wolfie's new Friend at Gosford TB Exchange

If you’re into geocaching, and a regular traveler up and down the F3 – be sure to check this cache out. It’s got quality stuff – just waiting to hitch a ride with you. Best of all, it’s an easy exit from EITHER direction, and easy to continue your journey in EITHER direction on the F3 – so it makes it an ideal exchange location that’s about half way between Sydney and Newcastle and servicing the hub of the Central Coast.