Bunnings Vermont South, Victoria, Australia
By laurenda on 21-Mar-11. Waypoint GC2QMKA

Found on the second attempt. Good thing I needed to return here to buy something. Took me a while to spot. GeoBF in tow for moral support and assistance. TFTC

Easy and conveniences

Decided to purchase geocache premium again whilst sitting in the Bunnings car park hoping theyd be a cache nearby. My prayers were definitely answered with this cache less than 50m away but its a tough one in the dark. Was just about to give up and I was heading to the car when I said another prayer to spare me from spiders and i felt my way to the cache.

Found itt

TFTC! 1 June 2024 5:50:36PM 8117 thanks to laurenda for the cache! 3rd time lucky here! Took a while this time but got there in the end. An ants nests has moved into the cache.

Quick park and grab today, after reading the cache description.

TFTC! Did this one yesterday but forgot to log(: great spot though, pretty camouflaged too!

Visited it during 28-days geotrip to Australia, N.Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Am.Samoa, Fr.Polynesia with Marci, Ch. Sometimes we logged as "MT" or "Jonea" or "MTCh". Thanks for showing nice caches and places. MT-Jonea from Brno city in Czechia EU.

4th attempt. Still didn't find it: David

Look around spreading out due to gps checking signs and other places but this managed to elude us even after stopping for a coffee in bunnings

#4606I was in Bunnings for work and opened geocaching app and was happy to see a cache nearby. Parked very close and started a search. Spent 99% of my time searching the wrong area before moving along and making a quick find in the right spot. iPhone showed 8m at GZ. The description is helpful. Thanks for the cache!

Third time. No less lucky. GPS said within 1 metre repeatedly. No one home: David

A nice well hidden cache location from muggles given its so close to the Bunnings car park yet no luck for me today despite searching for 30min. Will have to come back another time.

Third attempt but still cant find it. Had to call the CO for further assistance. It turned out I was misled by several factors. Actually I have looked at the cache spot during the first attempt. Anyway, the cache is very nicely hidden. TFTC

Back again today and walked straight up to it! Good grief!!! TFTC

Well even after PAF I've had no success so after 30 minutes I'm sulking and heading for home and a much needed coffee. I'll bring BlueBM back in a few days and we'll have another lookie!

Spent hours trying to find but couldn’t find. Needs a better hint

Had the right idea, but the wrong execution after sitting in the car to think about it and reading some logs I went back for a more systematic search...resisted the urge to shop ... disappointed, no sausage sizzle, but alas, I found this cache.

This one has eluded me for a while - have looked previously when shopping at Bunnings. A hint from a friend had me searching again today this time with success. Great hide. TFTC

Didn't find a second time: David

I had attempted and failed at this one in the past, probably more than a year ago now. So tonight was my attempt to reconcile this DNF.

I used my geosenses a bit more than I had the first time and focused on places that would match the description. Instead of the age I spent searching last time, this time I made the find in less than 5 minutes! It took me longer to wait for muggles to move for me to return it to its hiding spot haha!

Very grateful for a quick find and it feels great to change the DNF to a smiley!
Thanks for a great challenge and fun cache!

20 mins. Too much rain! David

My caching afternoon in Vermont South turned out to be longer and involve more walking than I expected. After getting *muggled out* at my target cache... **Armchair Logger**... I set off walking south looking for other caches to fill in time... not that there were too many to choose from.

I arrived at this cache... carefully read the notes and set about on the hunt. After wandering up and down for a while I was about to call it quits when I saw... yes, you really do need to be standing in the right spot... a metre or so either way and you wouldn't see it.

Thanks **laurenda** for this cache.

3rd dnf for today I’m trying to get my streak and it’s super hard with all these dnfs.

Found on third occasion after triple checking the exact spot TFTC

Finally, long distance navigation points helped. Iphone not accurate when on top of it. Knowing it was still here helped.

#26 Came here two days ago but didn't find it but came again today and wasn't even here for a minute TFTC

After a string of DNFs I've just checked and I'm pleased to say all is good - cache is still there. Read the "additional hint" if you haven't already. Contact me if you want a spoiler.

Wasn’t able to spot this time, will have to come back on a cooler day, or at least one with more cloud cover.

Did not find

Had a good look on 2 occasions but this one escaped us.

Spent about 15 minutes could not locate

We searched for ages in every hole we could see. Still couldn't find it. We will try to find this one again!

After more DNFs than I care to admit (or log!) I finally found this today! Woohoo! I cant believe I didnt see this one before - a case of cache-blindness! TFTC laurenda, I am very happy to tick this one off!

Spent 15 mins looking and couldn't spot it.

Spent 20 mins, and still have no idea what I was looking for. Plus my GPS was very jumpy today. Will have to come back

Quite an interesting find here today, lurked around for a bit, until I had an idea of was where I thought the gc might be and there it was. Tftc laurenda!

A leisurely trip home after driving with learner son to uni, stopping for some caches along the way.
Well, this took a little while both before and after my purchases inside, but eventually I spotted it. Fortunately this end of the carpark was quiet, so I was able to search without hindrance. As suggested, just a little south of the spot on the map.
Tricky indeed. TFTC laurenda

Cache replaced - good to go. Thanks Bunjil for the reminder.

Muggled. Found the logbook on the ground. Technically not a find.

Yep, it's been mugged alright so disabling for the moment.

Now that has me thinking for awhile … that’s sneaky and deserves a fav!

I have searched for this cache several times with no success. The phone just would not play the game here, and I was looking all over the place. I decided to ask the CO for help, rather than abandoning the quest. Help was provided and today I signed my name on the log. This has been a nemesis cache for me. I would not have found it without assistance. It is simple but just so effective.

I love Bunnings

Up, down, round in the blazing sun. Maybe strong light created strong shadow and didn't help. Reassured by cache owner and all is well. TFTC

Just checked today and cache still there.

No idea haha

DNF

Needle in a Bunnings car park. I could tell my gps was off but I had no way knowing where to look. Will have to come back with more eyes.

Chilly afternoon out visiting family and decided to check out this one.... tricky!! Phone app was sending us further away from GZ but a couple of hints from the CO (what a lovely chap!) and we spied its hiding place. Good one, Laurenda. With Monks 55.

Found with JAMS35 and GO Tweetie. A bit tricky with the phone's GPS all over the place. TFTC.

While in the area and having to kill a couple of hours I was directed to this Bunnings carpark and found myself at GZ. After a bit of time trying to avoid muggles I was able to retrieve the stach and log the find. Thanks for the interesting hide.

Found today after several trips here. Couldn’t have done it without some assistance from CO. So glad we’ve now got it. Very clever hide

With the weather putting on a spectacular show with glorious sunshine, there was only one thing to do and that was go out caching with my geo kid FoxyLoxy and my buddy Jetsons23. We looked forward to our day of adventures targeting caches within this beautiful Bellbird Dell Reserve and some others in the surrounding area and on the way home.

We don't get out this way very often so we stopped here as this one looked interesting. 20 mins of searching proved fruitless. I thought we were on the right train of thinking here but just couldn't get the cache to show itself. So I reached out to a PAF and sought a little guidance. It turns out our thinking was correct but we didn't isolate GZ enough so were looking slightly in the wrong spot. It was good to find this one in the end. Clever. The cache and log is in good condition.

Thank you for the cache here laurenda

Out on a beautiful day with my caching buddy oshfam. We met up for some caching adventures. Combining a relaxing walk with looking for caches and chatting.
We drove to this one and had to be careful of muggles. This one we had to paf. The co ords are a little off. With some info from our friend we soon had the cache in hand. Thanks for the cache.

I have no idea where this cache is. I will watch and wait.

When a very experienced cacher can't find a cache after a couple of attempts it's worth checking .... just done that and I'm pleased to say it's still there in the correct position.

Another attempt another failure here. It's just not there.

after trying this one once before... we came back and miss 10 was able to spot it looking at it from the right angle! tfth

My third visit here, but the first time my GPS was too unhelpful and there was a security-looking person not far away. The second time featured customer muggles and a security-looking person. So this was really the first time I could look properly.

Yes, tricky. It is very hard to get a good GPS fix, which means it is tough to know which side of the building you should be on. There are kind of lots of spots to look but very few spots to look at the same time. You'll understand when you're there. I never did find the sprinkler head.

Anyway, after several minutes of wandering around looking like a lost and confused person I had a thought, which I ran with. After several moments my thought proved to be the right thought and I had the pesky container in hand. I had just replaced the cache and was getting in my car when a Bunnings employee muggle walked straight past having finished for the evening. Good timing me! TFTC

Found it thanks

A group of us had an evening doing some caches in the vicinity and Lost_and_found79 had mentioned a nemesis cache nearby that she had struggled with in the past. We headed off full of confidence as the clock approached midnight! Three of us gave it a good search but it wasn't to be this time. Thanks anyway. I hope I'm back this way to try again.

No luck

That was a drawn out game! A niggling reminder periodically said stop gardening - it’s likely visible from the visible angle - well said and finally the bingo moment. It might be all in the name buts it’s all very sneaky. Brilliant! TFTC, the distraction and the fun!

Quick shopping at Bunnings to buy few things before lockdown. Perfect timing to log closer to Bunnings. Thanks laurenda for placing it

Looking for portable table for my partner as she need it for her stay home for work. Finally found one which I was looking for it.
I had a great time finding your cache
laurenda, thank you so much for placing it.

Finally found this cache after third attempts, now I can turn my blue sad face into happy face like me Thanks for placing the cache, laurenda.

Thought I'd check if the cache was missing as a prior finder couldn't find it again but I'm pleased to say the cache is still there.

We tried for a while, even asking the help of our friend Rob who had previously found it. But no luck today.

Second go at this one. Very happy to get the smiley

DNF here on my way home from work. Hope better next time. TFTC.

Heading out to the Eastlink trail today and thought I would pop into Bunnings for a quick find. GPS was spot on and no one was around. TFTC

Add extra DNF from me
Watc listing.

Three of us spent some time around the area looking at all the various structures. There's a lot of potential cacher damage to the hydrants. Also it's a high muggle area and with the donut van nearby lots of activity. We tried for about 15 minutes to find it, but then gave up. Not exactly sure what is off limits or what could be touched. The electricity poles and the hydrants and other pipes there made us a little wary. Anyway, you win some you lose some

Dnf

Found a few days ago but forgot to log! tftc!

2nd time looking what a fantastic hide and Thankyou fellow geocacher from the car park

Managed to find this one with not too much trouble as it was ever so slightly peeking out. tftc

Searched for 10-15 minutes with no luck

A good hide! A good geocache too. Clever! It's all in the angles. Lol. I found it first time while a friend was here at least 5 times. So I'm feeling pretty pleased with myself. Thanks for the cache. I trusted the posted the given coordinates. And as it turns out my phone was also spot on with the location. No electronic interference here.

This is a bit embarrassing. I’ve been here 5 times and didn’t locate it. I had even come within millimeters of finding it at one point in time.
It was a case of a PAF, not so much for information but moral support .
The GPS things generally were very close despite the electrical infrastructure nearby.
When investigating the area of concern the device revealed itself to my friend. We could argue who technically found it. Well done Laurenda for a clever location and mind teaser.

Found after a second attempt and some assistance Helped by curious little hands and a good eye

Had a good feeling on this one

Finally!! Credit to nsapsead and his curious hands.
Now for a much deserved snag ️

Good hide. Follow the clue.. it is pretty good

Hmmm I knit from the logs this one is a tricky one. Standing in the middle of a patch of red bark totally perplexed though! Any help appreciated!!

I did this some time ago but for some reason hadn't logged it. As we drove past today, I was surprised to see no smiley. So sorry about that.

Crustyvarmit and I were able to find this cache after much searching a reading previously logs for clues. Eventually I felt something move and glory be the cache was in hand. Smiles all round. TFTC.

After several visits over several years, I finally searched for this cache with the right partner. Bunadoorian and I were heading down the peninsular for a day of caching when I suggested we stop here. It took quite some time, but Don made the discovery and brought this never-ending story to an end.
Very well hidden. Thanks laurenda.

When I first moved to Victoria I stopped and had a quick look for this cache whilst on my way to my Great Aunts. I wasn’t successful then, but didn’t record my DNF as I didn’t feel I had given it a good shot. Today, with a PAF on hand, I soon found it. Lucky as MontsII said we were not allowed to leave without finding it! Thanks so much for placing this cache laurenda

Only two trips for us. Ha.
Couldn't see the forest for the trees.
TFTC.

I had searched high and low previously with no success. The GPS was not kind.. The CO helpfully provided me with a hint which drew me back to an area I had already searched . but clearly not well enough ... so I returned to Bunnings on an amazingly hot day hoping the heat would keep the muggles away and I would be free to search armed with my new information. This search was more successful. Thanks laurenda .. a fav from me!

Good hide, now it's time to get a snag from Bunnings

I took a bit of time to search the likely areas and the unlikely .. not to mention dodging muggles .. there is lots of evidence of previous searchers .. I don’t feel so silly as it looks like others were searching in a range of places too.

Been looking for quite a while and can't seem to find it.

I have looked for this one before but with no.luck. following a huge push from a fellow cacher it was a quick find today in a spot I had contemplated previously. Tftc

The 1st of July, and the 1st of 4 caches before daybreak by moonlight.

This was my second visit here having run out ideas the first time. The very helpful CO gave me some pointers (I’d been taken with an area that turned out to be 90 degrees out), and with some exploratory hand work the cache was soon discovered.

Nice one laurenda! TFTC

After some unsuccessful shopping at Bunnings , I thought why not grab a cache to cheer me up , but this turned out tricky and I could sense a lot of peering eyes wondering , what is that old bloke doing , so I gave up . Will try again when it is quiet .

Another time

Looked around the fire hydrant area which is where my phone kept taking me might have to re think this one