Master Index    Nearest Caches Balboa Fun Zone II by BuzzKill (1/1) N33° 36.107  W117° 53.957 (WGS84) UTM  11S   E 416566  N 3718366 Use waypoint: GCMQDQ Size: Not chosen    Hidden on 2/7/2005 In California, United States Difficulty:     Terrain:

This is not at the posted coordinates! The coordinates listed are about 2 blocks away. Creative thinking and looking at the position of the webcam image below will lead you to the correct place.

While you're here, be sure to check out the Balboa Fun Zone I - relocated webcam cache and my other webcam caches in the area.

Click here to go directly to the webcam page.
A new image is uploaded about every 30 seconds.
(clicking anywhere on the webcam page will refresh the image)

This webcam can be found on the talesofbalboa.com web site.

What you will need:

• A GPS receiver (duh)
• A friend at his/her computer with an internet connection.
• A mobile phone or set time when you will be at the cache site.

How to find and claim this webcam virtual cache:

• Go to the coordinates of this cache.
• The coordinates get you to the area of the cache. They are not exact coordinates telling you where to stand. You, with the help of your friend, need to "hunt" for the cache.
• Call a friend and have your friend go to this cache page or the webcam page.
• Let them guide you on where to stand for the best picture then...
• Wave to the camera and wait for an update! (this webcam updates approximately every 30 seconds).
• When your friend sees a good webcam picture, have them right click on the webcam picture and select "Save Picture As...". Then have them send you the picture so that...
• When you make your Webcam Photo Taken log entry you can upload image with the log.
• Webcam Photo Taken logs without proper pictures will be deleted (no night shots - you must be visible in the picture). Alternate forms of photos will not be accepted. Please don't log it until you have your picture ready for upload.

Additional Hints (There are no hints for this cache)

10/15/2007 by Kiddbichin
Another great Webcam cache. My 2nd of this type. Great fun and TFTC.

10/13/2007 by rc goat
Nice relaxing location. Can remember Year and year ago when I Fished from the Pavilion dock and actually caught something. That me standing by the block wall with my cell phone talking to Jerry one of my flying buddies. TFTC!

[This entry was edited by rc goat on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at 12:17:06 AM.]

9/28/2007 by Captain Snow
Another fun lunch time cache. Thanks

8/30/2007 by GSBJ Family
Went to the Balboa area this morning to find a few caches. Since "G" was at work, it was the perfect opportunity to log a webcam cache. We enjoyed some beautiful weather and views. Thanks.

8/16/2007 by cooperphoto
well, my kid was playing around on that ski game in the arcade, and I said we gotta go grab the webcam cache for three out of three, we walked three blocks away only to find the cords were bad, we had to go right back where we started for the photo! thats my back to the camera, so I can see my palm screen, and my wife and kid, thanks

8/12/2007 by Gewyglop
MMMM. corn dogs and baloa bars

8/9/2007 by threetoed
I had a heck of a time getting the photo to upload, but I finally made it. Woo-Hoo!. That was a fun cache to find. Thanks Pat for being by you computer in my time of need! TFTC

8/9/2007 by threetoed
I got this one but get the error (copied below) every time I try to upload the image. I've cut the image down to 281x274, 38.9K jpg format, and still have 8 gig on my disk, so it seems like it should work, but no go. I would like to claim the cache, so any hints on how to get the picture uploaded would be appreciated.

Server Error in '/' Application.

There is not enough space on the disk.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.IO.IOException: There is not enough space on the disk.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:


[IOException: There is not enough space on the disk.
]
WebSupergoo.ABCUpload5.UploadedFile.SaveAs(String path) +178
Geocaching.UI.ImageUploadPanel.ProcessFile() +480
Geocaching.UI.ImageUploadPanel.btnUpload_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) +7
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +108
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) +57
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +18
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCollection postData) +33
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1330

Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2407; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2407

7/23/2007 by Marsguy
Oh well. I was busy taking my photo by the Balboa Fun Zone I that by the time I got hold of a friend, it was already too dark to take the picture. What was strange was that it wasn't that dark at all - I guess the camera just wasn't lit enough.

7/20/2007 by jcatuara
The coordinates are off by several blocks (towards the pier), but we recognized the picture, and captured our webcam image on my blackberry in real time!