Fruit Run No. 17 Cottonvale, Queensland, Australia
By Team Robins on 24-May-11. Waypoint GC2WW09

Unfortunately there was no response (or regular update) from the owner within the time requested and as per the original note this cache has been archived. If you wish to replace it please submit a new cache via [this link](https://www.geocaching.com/play/hide).

Ngaambul - Matt

Hi Team Robins,

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Ngaambul - Matt

Found broken

DNF found a broken container possibly been destroyed

Couldnt find it

Not here

We didn't find it either. Be careful there was heaps of broken glass around the area where it could have been

Couldn’t find

Alas, just like the previous searcher, we couldn't find this one either. Oh well, onto the next

Heading down to Stanthorpe to the markets - just in case we needed to spend more money this side of christmas. Took the old highway through the villages, buying cherries, apricots and apples. As you do. Caching along the fruit run. As you do.

#17 - had not looked for this one previously - Can't be that hard! only a 1.5/1.5

Must have forgotten to do my caching warmup before we left home. Or just plain cache blind.

Maybe on the next drive down. Thank for the hunt Team Robins

Nice size good condition sorry no swaps put in from me today.
Tftc

Our quickest find today TFTC

Another one done

TFTC

Great find. Thanks for hiding this cache for our enjoyment Team Robins

Caching with Baby Birt and Wandering Me today
TFTC Team Robins, SL
No. 1355 for me

Needing lunch but enjoying the beautiful day and trail

Recently deciding to tackle the Apple art, a group of us got our heads together to solve all of the puzzles then visit the area to collect the wonderful caches between Warwick and Stanthorpe.
Our group of CHAMAD, NayFee, Triple Turmoil and myself had a fantastic weekend finding heaps of caches, we signed the logs Team TWOCAN.
Thank you to all of the COs who have spent time placing and maintaining these caches for us to enjoy, sincerely appreciated.
Thanks Team Robins for bringing us here.

I have just had the best weekend caching around the Warwick, Summit and Stanthorpe areas. With caching buddies (geonayfee, Willis007 and Triple Turmoil) for the weekend we got in a very large number of caches, completing the apple geoart, the fruit run and a few other special caches along the way. I had a fantastic weekend with lots of laughs and funny events it just made for a fun time; the puzzle solving in the lead up to the weekend was great also.

A big thanks to all the CO’s of the caches along the way; for placing and maintaining the caches for us to enjoy. Visiting this area and seeing places I would never see in a normal trip here was enlightening, so again thanks.

In the weekend I got around 180 caches so firstly apologies for the generic part to the log, I do not remember all specifically but some did stand out so I will add a little to those in my posts.

Day two and it was an early start, there is so much still to get in the area. A fun and eventful day in many ways, lol. As we started to work our way back home it was a matter of zigzagging and back tracking the caches to Warwick. The fruit run series we were setting our sites on to complete, most were easy finds, with just a couple we did not find, then there was the a few others as we passed by, thanks.

Day two on our epic journey around Stanthorpe and surrounds with Chamad, TripleTurmoil and Willis007.

After some much needed rest we woke up bright and early (Thanks Chamad for the farmyard sounds) and set off for another full day of caching around Stanthorpe to clear up the rest of the Stanthorpe Apple and a few other caches in between, then we slowly made our way back north towards Warwick while grabbing a bunch of caches we didn't get yesterday.

Same as yesterday we had a wonderful time exploring the area. I really enjoy visiting this part of the world, it's a great feeling to get out of the city and enjoy the country life.

Thank you to each and every CO for placing caches at these locations. We had a great time.

Signed as Twocans

#1747 - TFTC

After meeting Willis007 and Chamad at a previous event over New Years, they invited me to join them on an epic geoart mission at Stanthorpe. After weeks of puzzling and planning, today was day 2 (together with Nayfee). We covered a lot of mileage, had a lot of laughs and learnt a lot along the way.

Between Stanthorpe and Warwick (on our way back to Brisbane) there are a LOT of caches to sign and we did a pretty good job of getting every single one we could - signed as Twocan to save 25 seconds of signing at each cache, as we had work to do!

All good here.

I AM GUR

Day 3 of our Granite Belt Grabathon saw us heading North back to the GC. At least today is not wet! The temperature may reach 13 degrees today but the wind is stronger so probably still an apparent temperature of around 6 degrees. No one ever said the Geocaching was meant to be easy!

TFTC Team Robins

Thanks

Needs pen. Good find.

Love these grab n goes!

Phone lead us on a brief merry chase but got there soon enough.

On this segment of road we came across some works which didn’t delay us too much. We were close to the road workers but they didn’t give two hoots that we pulled up close and ducked into the bushes. It must be what everyone does around here. tftc

Quick find

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Geofriend found this after I had walked right past it. She called me back to find it as well. Concealed but quite easy to find.
Paper work done and all replaced as found and we were back on the road.
TFTC Team Robins

Out for a day's caching from Stanthorpe to Dalveen and beyond, most were easy finds while a couple took a bit of searching to find

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Fruit run fun TFTC

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TFTC. Log to follow

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On my way to the gong mega with my Dad Brislions. And I finally have premium to log these caches. TFTC

Cache my way down to Wollongong for the Mega with my son. So far we have had a very good day TFTC Team Robin. #1285

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Another one

Found

It was a good caching day today and we picked up some more smiley faces for our map, along with ilook4geo. We found more caches in a few different series and only had one DNF to spoil the day. Each of the caches had the log signed, usually as GP2 and ilg. Each container was then put back into place as it had been found. Our thanks go to Team Robins for placing this cache and adding to the fun of the game.

Caching along mostly very quiet country roads today with goingplaces2 gave a really good result for the day. Logs were signed, caches were put back and we were soon headed off to the next find. Thanks for this cache.

Our last here at Stanthorpe befotre heading down to Queanbeyan for the 2019 Mega. It has been great, but with mixed success. Didn't achieve as much of the Stan's Apple puzzle series smileys as we would have hoped but we will pass this way again and will pickup and redo those ones that we missed. Raining again, stopped to let it past, but just managed to get this one done in time.
TFTC Team Robins
Total Cache Finds 6401

Along this quiet road we continue all good here. TFTC

Quick find.
TFTC

Logtime: 14:45 #6352
Heute: 10. Cache von total 12 Caches.

Nach dem Mittagessen haben wir einige Cache der Früchtenrunde gemacht.

Google translate:
After lunch we made some cache of the fruit round.


Danke und Gruss
simeat und Frau
Switzerland.

TFTC

Sorry for the generic logs but there are so many caches in this area and there are only so many things you can write. We have loved caching our way here and around the area. We are only here for a day or two so not sure how many will will get done, but we will do our best. Thank you to each and every CO for the effort that has been needed to place and maintain the caches that we were fortunate enough to make it to. Thanks.

Found it tftc

Found

PM TUMUT NSW

Today is the last big day of caching in the Stanthorpe area as I will have finished collecting the new souvenirs. Many thanks to Pa for putting up with my crazy addiction to caching, and souvenirs, and for chauffeuring me around for hundreds of kms. Maybe our holiday will start now.
Decided to travel north on the back roads as neither of us fancy pulling up on the highway. We found most of those we tried for with only 2 DNFs and 28 smilies. Most caches were in good condition, in fact a few had lovely new logs! I had never been to this area before so seeing the Rabbit Proof fence here was a highlight.
Thanks to all the COs and Maintenance teams for the caches along the way. All logs were either signed Smittengranny or SG depending on my mood, the time taken to retrieve the cache and the space available for signing.

Out caching in the area, this is one that I found ... TNLN ... TFTC

Left a lizard! Tftc

Nice one.

TFTC! Nice little hide

Yay 2 me . Tftc

The old iPad is starting to jump around but we finally narrowed it down. Kutgw

Sometimes it's just about the numbers and this run was for that and if course the planetary souvenirs. I truly admire those that have done 100 or more, we were exhausted after just over 50 but that gets us half way there. We still enjoyed the driving and looking on the back roads and thank you for your effort in putting them there for us to do this run. TFTC

A short search around a couple of likely spots and the cache was spied
TFTC Team Robbins

Found it and made swaps

WillPunkey, Scoob and I went for a day trip to Stanthorpe to see the Apple and Grape festival and find a few caches along the way. The kids and I started on the remaining Fruit Run caches we have missed on previous visits. A good quick find

Mrs Esky, along with a muggle friend, travelled Stanthorpe way on a numbers run in preparation for the next milestone. However, on leaving home the weather didn't look too promising...only clearing around Applethorpe. Priorities in order...our first stop at Stanthorpe was the bakery for morning tea & a coffee to warm up...temp was 14 deg!

Down to the business of caching we worked our way around Stanthorpe before slowly caching our way north (and homewards) accumulating a record number of caches in the day for the Eskies with a total of 57...and only one brief shower along the way. Thanks to all the COs for a fantastic day.

Note: I have just realised that I signed EVERY single log for the 2nd instead of the 3rd.

Quick find

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Monday 25 December 2017 (Christmas Day) - Found 7 from 7 caches. TFTC Team Robins.

Found with kcsfinch. TFTC

Thanks for the cache.

Thanks for the hide on this cache, found and SL

Thank you for the cache. Log signed and cache replaced. *OCW Throsbyonchurch*.

OCW Throsbyonchurch, found cache and SL. Thanks for the cache.

Found 10 November 2017 at 12:33 pm.

We just passed another couple of abandoned fruit stalls. Years ago, we used to drive on this road once or twice a year to visit family in Brisbane from Canberra. We often stopped at Vecchios, just down the road from here for a good cup of coffee. A pity to see that They no longer exist here. We used to buy fruit there as well. I guess the new road means times have changed.
Thanks Team Robins

Domsky

Awesome

Awesome

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Found it

I set out bright and early this morning for a day of caching, but not before I'd kidnapped a geo-guru on my way through Toowoomba, to be my chauffeur, and to find a few he had yet to get further south. It was a big day and a good day. Found this one and signed the log, thanks for the cache!

Thanks for this series, we'll be back to complete it & thanks for the other caches in the area that you've placed or those you maintain. We've really enjoyed our caching run in the Granite Belt district today. All in order here, Tnsl Tftc TR xo

I haven't been caching for a while. I've been sick, and I've been helping out some mates. I've come up to Brisbane to help look after my aged Mum after her hip replacement. I was meant to arrive yesterday, but stopped in Stanthorpe due to tiredness. I didn't sleep well, so I amd stopping for caches on the way to keeep myself awake. I'm doing some of the fruit run that I didn't get to on my last trip two years ago. That is giving me a cool ten out of ten to start off with and to see how I go.

Breeze has dropped. Coat back off. GeoSchnauzers happy. Easy find. Lovely.

Find no 6 of 13 today.

Thanks, Team Robins

TfTC Tor and Betsy geocaching westies are now touring australia.

Tftc a quick find log in good order

Nice. TFTG

Nice and quick

This is why we love taking the kids away…they actually speak to you. While doing the fruit run geo-son pipes up with can I get Autocad as a hobby. Breaks get thrown on, and he explains I love my electives at school and I keep designing things on this other program at home but it’s not as good. Is he finding what he wants to do???? Who knows but we are keen to get this sorted for him

Anyway back to caching another grab here and hopefully geo-son won’t look back now…

TFTC Team Robbins

Yeah. My claim to fame. Got one. Tftc

Thanks 750th one

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Tfgc

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TFTC!

It was easy

Quick easy find

With a milestone coming up, I decided to go roadtrippin' down to the Granite Belt and Tenterfield to pick up a swag of smilies I missed while visiting for the Mega last year. Left Brisbane at 0330 and after 15 hrs on the road driving 650kms, managed to find precisely 100 caches .

A quick grab was made here while powering along the Fruit Run.

This cache is in good condition, thanks **Team Robins** for showing us this spot. Discover our code TGQNRV, and mention where you saw it.

While camping at Girraween for 5 days, we spent a day gathering Stan's Apples and now we are onto the A.S. series. Didn't take our Car Navigator with us so we're driving blind to find the start of this series. Took the wrong road to get to these and then found we had missed some. While continuing on this road, we decide to find some of the Fruit Run series and others as well.

Easy find, logbook signed and cache returned to its hide.
TFTC

*Live logging*
Found with sesblocker.
Great coords made for a quick find.
TNLNSL
TFTC  Team Robins

Day 2

A wonderful weekend away in Stanthorpe resulting in 374 finds, including 22 mystery (Stanthorpe Apple) and 1 Earthe cache. I hoped to log each individually as I usually would but the tyranny of time prevents me from continuing to try and achieve this goal. A big thank you to all the Stanthorpe CO's. We said many times we wish we had more consolidated trails in Brisbane. TFTC