Lonely Lights 2 Penola, South Australia, Australia
By iml72 on 05-Aug-18. Waypoint GC7VPE3

Staying in Mt Gambier, we decided to take a trip to Penola. The cache was spotted quickly, and Muggle Husband was employed to fetch it for me. I love this type of bold hide.

A post breakfast cache before the wineries opened. It was a tricky find but in a great spot. Really impressed with the contraption to help with the logging!

We are on a caravanning trip around Australia seeing the sights and finding a few caches along the way. We called into town and got the bikes out to do a bit of an explore. We stopped here. I thought it was something else but it was not then after standing back for a bit my partner spotted and made the retrieval. Thanks for the cache

TFTC hard for short people, I needed help

Found it

A very cheeky hide which I spotted quickly but had to wait for some muggles to move on TFTC Im72

Yeeha! The Wild West is calling and Snips and Co and I are traversing along the Southern and Western Victorian borders.Today we will travel from Portland to Penola, hopefully finding a few geocaches in new LGAs and some scenic spots.It was nice to have a geocache in the centre of town. the name was funny too and reminded me about giving directions to my parents place. i grew up in a small-ish coastal shire and to get there you 'turned off the freeway and then turned at the lights'.. people always queried which set of traffic lights or the names of the streets.. our town only had one set of lights, so it was a good identifier.

Ha, this was fun. We have arrived in the beautiful town of Penola. Its still light and we are happy that we may find a cache or two before deciding on our dinner venue. So much fun, we (the royal we, as Im pretty sure it was Kristy who spotted the cache) looked, contemplated the options thought the same thing: There is a way, who is up for it? Kristy was so up for the challenge - my shoulder as support up she went and down she came, cache in hand. Nice, very nice. And all in between traffic light changes. Thank you iml72 for placing this fun little hide

Smart hide

I was doing the AdLab nearby and saw this traditional cache. The previous log said there was no room on the log to sign, however I found there was plenty of room when I turned the roll over. I liked the placement of this cache and managed to avoid being spotted by any muggles

Clever placement! A little stretch for me but made it. I have now officially filled up the log! Pic from nearby AdLab- good to see that the statues are being cared for!

Log full - I dont have anything appropriate on me to replace!

Found on second attempt. Still a few muggles so hard to get it back. Had to wait a whileTFTC

Find # 15924Been a while since I've been out solo for a long trip. But things change over time. And I'm living the past.So with some time off work, I've jumped the border wall to chase down some long trails in South Aussie... don't know how many I'll get. But I've got quite a few downloaded. I do have a short hit list ( of 2) caches to help with a challenge. All others are just for the Adventure and countryside views. Armed with all the necessary TOTT from tweezers and magnet grab to 6m ladder and 8m fishing pole. I believe I'm prepared for all that I'll come across. (Just had to leave the Kayak at home )Day 7. Naracoorte to HomeA day to take in the sites of the Naracoorte area before jumping back over the border. To head for home. Grabbing the odd cache along the way. Grabbed a pie at the bakery, then checked the phone for other caches to find..... omg.... I looked up n there it was.In the clear I made a grab.... short walk to log then back to replace.... a very interesting hide indeed. TFTC iml72

Venimus, Vidimus, Vicimus

We stayed in Penola for a few days and wanted to find some of the local caches.We enjoyed walking around the historic township taking in the many heritage buildings.We enjoyed several cafes and a superb dinner at Piper's. We also met a local cacher at George the Farmer, which was fun.We love coming across the border to go on holiday and cache in South Australia.All caches were found in excellent condition unless otherwise stated.Thank you, iml72, for this Traditional cache.

Travelling with iluvtrekking from our home state of WA. This is our kind of caching - back country roads. Replaced with the permission of the CO. Thanks for the hideLNCU

We are travelling with richlink as part of our Annual Caravan Geocaching trip using geocaching as our guide. We love touring these back roads. Thanks for the cache. LNCU.

Dnf

07:29Final day on the road for us, heading homeward, after attending the Great Leap Forward Mega in Adelaide. What a great time, filled with finds, food, friendship and fun. The muggles were out & about for breakfast, we did need a deal of stealth!Thanks to iml72 for adding this cache to the geo-gameboard.36651

Lovely trip round penola Lovely walk easy find tftc

Found with JAMS35. Sneaky. Muggles abound. TFTC

Sneaky little spot! Lovely town... enjoyed our walk around. Traffic lights were used many times while we were here! With Monks 55. TFTC

I love this town and with a trip to narrecorte before setting up at Robe, there was no way we werent stopping here for baked goods. Cache in good condition and found quickly. tftc

TFTC! 1 January 2024 4:37:51pm 7027Happy new Year! Thanks for the cache! Enjoying the afternoon in the Coonawarra.

Haha! Sneaky but spotted straight away as I crossed the road! Lucky I have the attributes to access this one! Great find and a bit challenging to return due to muggles enjoying the bakery food!! Signed and returned. TFTC!

Had to wait for some muggles to move before going for this one. Log signed and cache replaced as found.Thanks for the Traditional Cache iml72

Found while on a 360 birthday gathering in the area - took cache to sign while having a coffee break nearby & returned afterwards. TFTC & for the hint which certainly narrowed things down after an unsuccessful look elsewhere.

Awesome day out with Flirtinwithdanger and mmk9 Awesome job. Keep it up!!

SL at 12:50pm. Daytrip out with bdiaw and MuggleMasterKid9. We were on our way to Mt. Gambier from Edenhope as we attended the Swap Meet up there in the morning. We picked up a few goodies. Decided to do some caches on the way. I made an attempt at this one last time I was in Penola but there were too many muggles around. Today, I sent in bdiaw to get the cache as I knew exactly where it was. With limited muggles around, he made it look easy.*Signed log as FWD and MMK9.*TFTC iml72 and the challenge!

off on a jaunt to the south east and enjoying its beautiful scenery and experiencestoday the weather is sunny and much warmer, so we decided to head back to Coonawarra and maybe finish the day at the Penola Show (im a sucker for fireworks)the pub was humming, but we moved on ! of course if i can get my muggle partner to stop for a cache i happily take the bonus!tftc iml72and bringing me to this specific spot

Nice hide thanks

TFTC soooo many muggles watching us today.

TFTC
Couldn't get it down as people really watching us
Good hiding spot

Bad reception in this area but we found it. Tftc

Suscoe was heading to Nelson today, it was a cool start at Murray Bridge and travelling through Keith the temperature dropped to around 3 degrees. But the sun came through and it ended up a lovely later Winter’s day. Our caching destination was Penola with Adventure Labs, Multis and Traditionals on our list.
Penola is a delightful little town with interesting history around every corner.
Thanks to iml72 for this hide.

TFTC

All good TNLNSL TFTC

We were fortunate here to find a parking spot nearby and also to find the area not that busy. We had driven past the area earlier and checked out what and where we may need to look. Thankfully hubby is tall as I would never had reached the cache without a TOTT. SL TFTC

On our from Aunty and Uncle’s place to Adelaide via Naracoorte. We stopped for drinks and bakery items at Penola and there was a cache just along from where we parked.
Found quickly and logged. Had to wait for the muggles to finish at the ATM before I could replace the cache.
Thanks for the find!

Found with Swampy.

Quick coffee stop on the way back to Melbourne. TFTC. Stood back - looked - spotted. Had an idea of what we were looking for

Good spot

Day 12 of our loop through Vic and SA then home.

Today we were on the move from Millicent to Bordertown. fitzy_1965, albida33 & I headed out early to finish up the last of the caches in Millicent before heading for Naracoorte and then Bordertown. We signed as MAF or FAM to save room.

Our aim was to collect counties, oldies, AL’s and any interesting caches in-between. Once set up in Bordertown we headed out to the Little Desert. It was great driving around out there in no-man’s land. Certainly, a highlight.

All caches were found quickly and easily unless otherwise mentioned.

Southern Autumn adventure Day 13. Post Mega South East SA trip Day 7. Today Fitzy_1965, MinnieK and I were leaving Millicent for Bordertown. Logs were signed F.A.M or similar as we first went for three tree caches we missed stopping at yesterday, before finally packing up at camp and driving via a string of towns and caches to Bordertown. Once set up there we headed back to Victoria to tackle the Little Desert puzzle caches that have been calling to us for a few years now. As the evening closed in we took a roundabout route back to town for some lab caches and a spot of sinner cooking.

Having toped in town for a snack, I had to visit this cache just outside the bakery. I did need to wait for a few pedestrians to finish with the not so lonely lights before making the grab.

Thanks for the cache iml72

41374.9 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 2016 Daoine Sidhe & the Fairy Rings A#350

**Albida**

31,019. Found with minniek and albida33 (signing either as FAM or MAF to save room and just for fun) during another great day of caching in South Australia (and controversially Victoria as well).

Rutherglen Mega and South Australia Trip Day 12. Today we headed out to grab our last few wanted great D/T caches around Millicent, before trekking up to Bordertown, setting up camp again, and heading into The Little Desert for yet more fun caches. This was the next find of the day, and a quick find once at GZ. Signed, replaced, and then we headed off to the next cache on our list.

Thanks iml72 !!

Being vertically challenged this was a bit of an effort tfc

TFTC iml72 for your cache Lonely Lights 2. We are campe in Penola for the next week. Arriving today we went out after lunch to attempt the caches in and around town. We found all the caches we attempted, leaving a couple to do later in the week.

This one is cache number : 15287

Great little town, I reckon old mate has his eye on the prize

Didn’t have a pen on me unfortunately but found it.

This was a struggle at first but the hint made it easier TFTC

Penola
Spent the night at the CMCA camping ground.
This morning we did a few caches around town before attending the CITO
A good cache to do on a Sunday morning
Thanks for placing your cache.

The hint really helped with this one. Luckily for us it was a quiet evening.

TFTC lovely little town

Sneaky micro First on the new log Cheers and tftc

Cache is all good to continue to find

An over night stay in Penola and what a wonderful town. I loved the history and the friendly atmosphere. After a DNF at another nearby cache and a virtual I'll have to return for, this one required a bit of searching - it's been a while - I had this sneaky nano in hand. SL TFTC - only a couple spots left on the log.

We found this cache today on our Mount Gambier to Penola Meander on our route to home. Thanks from D & HA B-A

10704 Located by baby&Mrs gopher at 1430. Plenty of parking for our van near here. Went for a stroll along the street. Just the right place at the right time. Log sheet is almost full, only a couple of vacant spots left SL Tnx iml72

Easy day at Penola after completing Aussie Camino pilgrimage walk. Nice easy find though unfortunately no pen/pencil on hand. TFTC

South East trip with the geo-pup. Day 10, Mt Gambier to Coonawarra.

Stop in Penola for afternoon tea, quick find, muggle free today.

TFTC

Nice! Unfortunately I didn't have a pen. TFTC

Did not find thanks

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Good easy find.

Nice one. TFTC.

Found with The Teddies. The first nano cache I’ve ever found and wow it’s so tiny! Logbook needs replacing

Need to be light-hearted for this

Thanks iml72 for the cache. Tricky avoiding muggle gaze.

And easy find today on a quiet day in Penola

Tftc

Despite a cool Saturday morning in Penola I still had to wait a little while for GZ to be muggle free.
tftc

Found while attending October Long Weekend event.
TFTC

That was a cheeky hide but found it quickly

In all our travels we would not have even thought to travel to this location.
(HaHa). In your dreams, these cachers do.

[:(!] Thanks for an awesome effort.

Devilish

Brilliant and Clever

I like it

Another one off the list

TTBLNSL TFTC/TFTH/TFBUH - Iml72 [^]

Today was another big day with the aim of finding 11 cache types in a day, but we weren't sure how we would go as the weather in Millicent was bad, cold, wet and windy! After meeting Doctor Owl in Millicent we set off on our day and thankfully didn't get too wet and by the time we reached Penola we had sunshine and blue skies. [^]
After a long day we achieved our goal and ended the day at the Carpenter Rocks Tavern for a lovely hot meal before going back to the accommodation to get warm and dry.

Had a lovely drive/walk around Penola gathering info for the Adventure Labs and finding a few caches along the way. Really enjoyed all the old buildings along Petticoat Lane.

Doctor Owl was just tall enough to retrieve this one.

Thanks for the cache iml72.

Another soggy day and the mutual aim of JJ52 and Owl to achieve 11 cache types in one day was looking doubtful. Fortunately the skies cleared over the critical areas and the aim was fulfilled. Then there was unexpectedly plenty of time to clean out Penola of boxes, so they did!

Found this cache while we grabbed some lunch nearby. Good old budgietas, never missed an opportunity!
Thanks iml72

The Millicent Mega trip had been a long time in the making, for the Tassie trio of stainless steel rat, budgietas and gooseandegg, due to a couple of false starts thanks to COVID19. More and more caches were added to the extensive list as planning was being finalized. We focused on old caches, large caches, certain D/Ts, virtual caches, the On your Bike series and a few other special ones on our journey. Our route saw us caching in Adelaide for a few days before heading north via Gawler to the Barossa in preparation for the On your Bike series, whilst basing ourselves at a gorgeous cottage in Waikerie. We continued on to Renmark for a night before the long trek south to Millicent.
Some of the many highlights along the way were Gawler Fort Knox, Dustin’s Cache, Barossa High and Riverland (the oldest surviving geocache in South Australia).
At the Mega we caught up with a few of our caching friends, made some new ones, and of course missed many who could not make it this time. The weather was not the best in Millicent, and a COVID19 situation in Mt Gambier altered our plans but we had plenty of caches to keep us busy between showers, including tree climbs, plenty of adventure labs, and the entertaining Finding a Fish series - giving the new pole a good workout for the first time.
Thanks to all the CO’s who have placed and maintained all these caches that made our adventure so memorable.

Grabbed this while we got lunch.

Today we were around Millicent aiming for a couple of series like SFE and the fishing pole series along with local nice caches.

Even with the numbers being down it was great to attend a Mega and at least get to meet some fellow cachers after so long and catch up with a few people, we flew over from Tassie on Thursday and after spending a few days in Adelaide we headed Northeast to clean up some series and then head South to Millicent for the start of the Mega long weekend.

This trip has changed so many times since it was first booked and I'm glad we got to do it at long last, to start with it was just myself and GooseandEgg nipping over for the Mega and then it was a few more days with the addition of 1 toolman, then with lockdown it was back to two of us but then another Tassie cacher in the shape of BudgieTas stepped up to the plate and we were back on for an over a week trip to grab a few caches before the Mega and then finish off with Millicent before flying home on the Tuesday.

Thanks for the cache.

Found on 02/10/2021 at 11:04:00 AM thanks to Brad&Janet for placing this cache for me to find.

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Unknown [Men In Black Holes](http://coord.info/GC1DVB0) By [SG-3](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=918045)
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Out with Mattycat, Sebastbat and Gem for some caching adventures while attending the Millicent Mega quick find for our group today
TFTC iml72

Found while caching at the Geoventure 2020. Logs signed as WWEFD Thanks for the cache

Quick find while at GeoVenture 2020 at Millicent
Caching with a few teams today WWEFD - great fun
TFTC

Yay. Found it. Many thanks for the smiley!

GeoVenture Mega Event weekend continues. Today’s aim is as many cache types as possible. Fingers crossed we can do it.

Pleased to be able grab this little sucker and managed to help out some other teams at the same time. Just as we were ready to put it back the next crew arrived, so we left them to put it back. Froghoppin is taller than me anyway, so that made it easier. Thank you, iml72; cache #3810.

Onwards and upwards on the next 1000. Caching around Millicent during the GV2020 Mega Event. TFTC ?? ??

as we have a look around the area While attending the Mega at millicent this was one of the caches we found with friends

A good day was had while grabbing these caches
Thanks GeoVenture2020 for placeing them

Found

Out and about with goingplaces2 and doing some more caching while at the mega in Millicent. TFTC.

Found with Guzs Travellers caching after the Penola event and CITO. TFTC

Found with Shandyk after the CITO. Signed log as GuSh.

Today's focus was to find 12 different types of caches in one day and this was one of them
Went out with Otter61 and Oz Grumpy and much laughter and frivolity and hard work was to be had by all - oh ok so the hard work isn't so true but the fun and frivolity happened - TYFTC

Found on a visit to the south-east with FeatherWaite to attend the Mega event at Millicent. We teamed up with a few others again today to complete some of the caches in the area.

Thanks iml72 for the cache.

A second big day of geocaching with Ghosty7 and OZGrumpy with the main aim being to get as many types in a day as possible. The weather was against us for parts of the day, but we rose to the challenge and I believe we got eleven.

Multitasking here, with this one being found and logged whilst lunch was being consumed. TFTC iml72.

Day 5 of our stay in Millicent for the Mega event. Today we attended the CITO and celebration event at Penola and cached along the way with a few friends.
51 finds for today and 380 for the trip.
Quick find once on the right side of the road.
TFTC iml72.

Found this cache along with ilook4geo and am pleased to add another smiley to the map. Thanks for this cache go to iml72.

Found during the GeoVenture2020 mega event in Millicent. Thanks for the cache iml72!

Grabbed this cache while grabbing a bite to eat. A very cool little cache, that we spotted as crossing the road. Replaced in better spot

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Early in 2021 I received an invite from GoosenEgg and Stainless Steel Rat to join them on a caching trip to the Mega in South Australia. As planning got underway some caches with high Favorite points, very old caches, and the On Your Bike Series were listed as "must-dos"

The trip ended up being 10 days of solid and very enjoyable caching with quite a few highlights. The find count for the trip was around the 950 mark when all GCA, Adventure Lab, and GC caches are included. The high point for finds was a day of 335 finds in the one day, which would have been more, but a sudden storm put the end to caching for the day. No one was interested in getting out of the car to find a cache in a downpour in the dark

We were lucky enough to find Gawler Fort Knox, Dustin's Cache, and my favorite for the trip Barossa High (From 21st of January 2001 with the original log book still in place) all in the one day.

Unfortunately, the caching around the mega was beset by bad weather and the day we had put aside for Mount Gambier was scrapped due to a covid case in Mount Gambier on the previous day, so we avoided the area. We all enjoyed the Fishing series and just managed to get the remaining of these before the light failed for the day.

In the end I managed to completed my D/T grid for the first (and possibly the second time) which was my aim for the year, although some of the D/T combinations were not really achievable in Tasmania without a 3 day overnight bush walk.

TFTC

Sitting in the man street, catching up on my logs, watching the world go by while drinking a hot chocolate. Sometimes it’s nice just to sit.
Found this one with the help from some fellow geocachers including Spider monkey mum.

TFTC
Keep smiling

Found as part of the group

Featherwaite
E.Gregory1
TheWhiteDogGang
Davo1063
Team Waldron

while at the mega

TFTC

After the celebration event we stopped at the bakery. Ghosty7 alerted us to the fact we were just metres from a cache. Seems to happen often in this area. By the time Ghosty7 had finished pushing buttons on her phone, Otter61 handed the cunning nano nano nano nano nano nano nano nano nano nano nano nano nano nano to her for signing. What a team, not sure which of us is red, orange or green.

Quick find while tackling the two Adventure Labs in Penola. Helps to be tall.

Thanks for the cache iml72.
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