The pine forest 2 Ringwood, Victoria, Australia
By Tomo134 on 20-Jun-13. Waypoint GC4EKM6

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#831 - 6.05pm
Yes, the cache IS still here but it's not so weather resistant.
I tipped the water out of the container before checking on the logbook. It's actually quite dry and signable.
Did some of my finest stealth work to return this into position under the cover of darkness while so close to homes.
A nice bit of fun.
Thanks Tomo134.

It's still there, but in bad condition.

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Sopping wet full log

Nice easy find. Thank.
Both log books are wet though.

Thanks for the cache. Container was muddy inside and log was wet.

T was getting restless so after a minute searching we had to the up and leave.. Will have to come back one day for a proper search!

Out with Cathlud for an afternoon of caching in this area. Such a great caching buddy is she, that she found it and had signed the logs without letting me know, enjoying the fact that I was still searching. Of course, I will take my revenge later.
TFTC.

Out with Jeckleberryandtedd today to find some more caches around Ringwood.
While jeckleberry was wandering around the park looking at pine trees I found the cache and was signing the log. Unfortunately she found me before I had time to rehid the cache. I will have to be faster next time. TFTC.

Quick find. Found with Melro9. Tftc

TFTC

Found it

Found after a brief search looking for things out of place. Wasn't working so reverted to using Gps. Coords spot on thanks!

Another beautiful summer Sunday in Melbourne, the last for the season, so geo-son and I thought that we would make the most of the weather and grab a few caches.
A quick find. The original log was mush and the other piece of paper full. I had a spare log book with me so I have placed it (after signing it!) in the cache. TFTC.

I had worked a few extra hours lately so has built up a day off and planned for it today. I should have checked the weather before planning it though as pretty much from the first cache I was very wet from the shin down. But I am trying to reach my 3000th by leap day so needed to make the most of the time I had. This cache was quickly found as the rain came down again. Thanks Tomo134 for the cache.

Great hiding spot! The log has turned to mush

Found log book is a wet mush

Log book is a wet mush

Tftc

Found it with Ollie-Mayson

Found but not able to write my user in the log as it was sopping wet and already full. This cache needs some tender love and care!

Geo dad and geo boy were out early on Sunday. Thanks for bringing us to this little park. Log is a little damp

A quick and easy find while we were in the area. Thanks for bringing us here and thanks for the cache.

It took a bit of searching but eventually found it

Another quick find. TFTC

Omegaman1971

Easy find on a weekend, no one around.
TFTC

Found after bit of a search on a quick escape before an engagement party. Tftc!

I see what you mean about the windows! Crikey. TFTC.

Here is what I have learnt about winter: as much as I try to rug up in front of the heater at home, I am never as warm there as I am when out walking. Having spent all morning trying to get warm and trying to write a speech for Sunday, I decided to go out and collect some local geocaches and meditate on the similarities between people and geocaches
Tomo134 has put out a great series of caches around Ringwood, and I've been meaning to look for them for sometime, and today was the day! I parked in Jeffrey Drive, then walked along the Mullum Mullum Creek Trail to Croydon, then back through the streets and parks to the car. It was a lovely walk, seeing different coloured camellias, wattle boughs laden with bursting buds or blossoms, buttercups, and all the plants in the winter light.
Anyway, this was the seventh of nine caches I found this afternoon. I noted that others had had some trouble finding it, but it was simple once I worked out what didn't belong. The log was completely sodden and in a wet bag, and the container had water in it. I dried the container and pen, but couldn't even get the log out of the bag. So I tore a strip of my list of caches to collect for the day, signed and dated it, put it into a dry ziplock bag from my backpack, and put that into the cache too. You might like to replace the log, Tomo...
Thanks for the cache, Tomo134!

Drove around and parked the car and walked in, only to discover I was at the same park as before! Oops...

I'm probably a bit too self-conscious a cacher, but this one had my nerves up, with the extremely close proximity to an overlooking window. I tried to search from behind the cover, but that was doing it the hard way and after a few minutes I gave it away, as I just felt too conspicuous and uncomfortable.

Replaceed container.
All good to go

Found it after a third try because GPS was off and didn't have much time previously. Needs new dry logs and a new cache because its got a crack on it at the bottom

TFTC though!

Found it after a third try because GPS was off and didn't have much time previously. Needs new dry logs and a new cache because its got a crack on it at the bottom

TFTC though!

Quick find , log is very damp and needs replacing , thanks for the cache here , a great park

Suscoe was enjoying a wander in the Ringwood suburbs today on a cloudy but pleasant late Autumn day.
The rain kept away but the clouds were heavy at times.
This was our 22nd find of 23 for the day.
A few dogs barking, a few kids swinging but the cache area we quiet.
Thanks to Tomo134 for showing us this place.

Out today for a couple of hours and a few caches before I have to go back to work, found this one nice and quickly TFTC

Nice quick find, TFTC

Quick find quite near where I used to live. Log is damp and moldy. Really needs replacing.

TFTC

Good hiding spot. Paper a bit wet.

Fourth find for the day. Quick and easy find. Soggy log but plenty of pens. TFTC.

Nice hide. Another good hide from Tomo134

Found @11:37 #4024
After visiting Eastland took a detour to pick up some of the local caches which I've notice pop up over the past couple of months. A quick fun find, nice.
TFTC Tomo134

Really good hide. Box and log abit damp.

Needs maintenance. Log and container were damp. Tftc

TFTC nice stroll across the park. Couldn't sign the log as it is soggy. Needs attention

Great hide. The log was squishy and there was heaps of moisture in the bag it was in. Thanks.

A quick park and find before orienteering. iPhone quickly placed me into the zone and a routine search produced the goods. TFTC.

TFTC!

Found @ 111:08pm, find # 3843.

Out and about on the search for caches with biggles1024, we had targeted a couple in the area North of here as they fill some holes on the placed months grid.
With our objectives complete, it was now time to go in search of other caches in the area and on the way home, this was one of them.
We found our way into this park and went around behind the houses, the search began and a short time later the cache was found.

Thanks to Tomo134 for placing this cache

22/11/14 11:08 PM
Find #1672

I headed out this afternoon with Stemicmitsar as we were unable to go out last night for our usual Friday night run. Two caches which were on our "Finds By Placed Month" grids were our main objectives.
A quick find here.
SL TFTC

Quick find to start an hour session, rain starting to drop overhead and most the pines aren't here anymore to stop it! With myshell22. TFTC

#141. Found during a quick Saturday morning caching session with doamono. TFTC!

Tftc

A nice easy find. Cache was full of water, so emptied it out & dipped TB. SL. TFTC.

Nice easy find. Emptied out the water & dipped TB. SL. TFTC.

Out caching this morning with 4evatinks. Amazes me that there these islands of green in the midst of suburbia. Found it after a quick find. Cache had moisture in it and logbook was unusable.

Left a temporary logbook. Visited TBs & signed! TFTC.

Found and replaced paper log. Didn't have a bag so still needs a new bag. Tftc

Thanks for the cache took little badge and left plastic coin

found with georocks101, tftc

Quick find, log is a bit damp though. TFTC

Quick grab in a pleasant, secluded little park. A little water in the cache but the slightly damp log was still writable. TNLN TFTC.

TFTC

Nice spot!

Out on a stormy afternoon as i was off from work. I needed to head out this way to drop into the mechanics. So i decided to find a few more caches that eluded me on the weekend. With less kids around playing sports it made it a whole lot easier. Cheers for all the great hides.

Tftc! Good hide.

Another day on the caching trail. A variety of caches were encountered and eventually conquered, making for an enjoyable and liesurely day out. How nice to be outdoors in the fresh air rather than being cooped up inside.

Many thanks Tomo134 for placing this cache .

Mrs Crackers was out and about with Micaparamedic picking up a few supplies for his upcoming holiday and grabbing a few caches as well.
We had stopped for lunch and decided that we had time to look for a few more before heading home.
We walked across from the other side of the park noticing how large the pines are here, you wouldn't want them to fall on the nearby houses.
The cache was found quickly and our names were added to the log.
Thanks Tomo134 for the cache.

I was in the area so decided to do a few caches while here. Found without difficulty in a nice quiet park. There was no room left on the scrap of paper, so I left another scrap of paper for future finders. Thanks to Tomo134 for the cache.

nice hide, thanks

Nice hide a peaceful spot even though surrounded by houses. TFTC!

Weeee

TFTC! Should have been an easy find but we started a bit off base.

Great Cache, nicely hidden, not expected.
Thanks Hoka13579

A cracker of an afternoon for a walk ... so lets track down a few caches. First find for the arvo. TFTC

Date: 5 March 2014
Time: 6:19pm
Find # 3630
Streak: 117 days

Having finished work for a couple of days leave, I headed out for a quick find before basketball. This was a great little hide and no muggles about today to hamper my search.

Thanks to Tomo134 for the cache. TNLN

Got it. Thx

Out and about caching with Dunko, An enjoyable day of adventure with many thanks to Tomo134
for the time and effort in placing this cache. TNLN SL

Out and on the hunt with my caching buddy Slink1. We traveled here we traveled there we cahced nearly everywhere. Thanks to all the cache owners. TNLN SL

Found @ 17:20hrs.
Thanks Tomo134 for another of your hides.

Not comfortable that close to people's windows but an interesting spot. Tftc

What no pine! Tftc

Easy find. Signed the log. Thanks!

Tnlnsl tftc

That’s one more find for me! Thanks so much for hiding this geocache.

Really easy to find

That’s one more find for me! Thanks so much for hiding this geocache.

Out on my own today to clear out a few in this area. Number one son went to Parkwood High so its like coming back to familiar grounds.
Parking no problems and a short walk in for the pick up
Thanks for the cache Tomo134

Found by Mary & David, in company with Alansee, Lochb and pprass (signed as ABMP), at 1255. First of two in this park for us this afternoon. Approaching GZ, David saw something that didn't belong and, sure enough, there was the cache. Great old trees! Our thanks to Tomo134.

A quick find - and not in a stump like many others before. Found in the company of Alansee, maccamob and pprass. TFTC

Found in the company of Maccamob, pprass, and Lochb on a most enjoyable day caching. Another short stroll in the sun and a quick spot by maccamob this time.

Found at 12:53 PM GAFF5 in the company of Alansee, lochb and maccamob. Wonder how much longer these pines will last? They have a life span of between 80 - 120 years.
Thanks Tomo134.

I found this cache today at 4:15pm as the 1st of 2 on the way home from work. I knew the best access points to this park having been here for the other cache last year. Thanks from D B-A.

Found it! A troll now lives in there.

Woohoo

Nice park, now to find #1.

Headed out this morning around the Ringwood area for some caches before the forecast rain started. It tried to rain all morning on and off but still managed to find a few before the rain came down.
After finding Pine Forest 1 I wandered over to this one and made another nice easy find especially since I was the only one in this lovely forest.
Thanks for the cache, the hunt and the fun.

Replaced log sheet and added zip-lock bag.
Tomo134

As I said before log unusable.