Yan Yean Reservoir - Ad Lab Bonus Yan Yean, Victoria, Australia
By RoamingHowie on 11-Sep-22. Waypoint GC9ZYRB

What an epic find! It took me two trips to finally track this one down. After the lab was done, I had the location but missed it on the first try. I searched every nook and cranny and on my final attempt, my hand brushed against something unexpected. The thrill of signing that cache log was unbeatable. Thanks for the adventure!

We guessed where GZ would be after completing the AdLab, but we did have to nail down the exact location. So many families enjoying picnics and parties in the area on this beautiful autumn day. There were muggles nearby, but all interested in their own activities to take any notice of us. SL at 2.45pm TNLN #11,012

We had an initial look with no success and after a visit to Funfields with the two kids, we were given a friendly tip where this may be!! We returned just before we headed for home and made the find in a spot I looked at earlier but obviously not hard enough!! Thank you Roaming Howie!!! Yan Yean reservoir is a pretty spot and GZ is pretty cool too!! TFTC!!

On our last trip to Whittlesea, we completed the AdLab but forgot to pick up the bonus. This trip, we did not. On searching, I was convinced that it was missing till I just managed to touch something that gave the game away. It was soon in hand and logged. Thanks from D & HA B-A

Out for the day marking of the puzzle caches close by and ended up having lunch at the reservoir. Did the walk and collected the clues then headed off to GZ. Lots of people here today and the weather is perfect. Searched and searched through this amazing piece of nature and gave up. Messaged owner who put me on the right track. A very clever well hidden container. Cache in excellent condition. Thanks for the lovely walk. It gets a fav from me

Too good for us today and

We thought we’d found the likely hiding spot but no luck for us today. The hide was too good for us. Thanks for the challenge

We completed the AdLab today as part of the monthly souvenir - Wheel of Challenges and once we calculated GZ on this bonus we just had to make the find. Such a great tree although it’s rather dead now. Quick find after using TOTT / mobile device. TFTC, now onto the nearby New Really Sidetracked to get a Traditional cache for the souvenir.

Was searching the tree for the cache, soon two ladies came by for a photo shoot with this tree. Had to head back, though we wonder we might be short for this one.

Find No. 4216. Found with FUF009 at 9.45am.

Another day trip to Whittlesea to see if we can finish off caches we still have to find in this area.
Three months ago, back in March we done a day trip and found quite a few caches, but we still had quite a few to find, so today we hope to get most of these finished. FUF 009 came with us.
Back then we were in our van, today we are in FUF009's ute, that will go places that our van won't.

The plan today was to drive around and get as many caches as possible within daylight hours.

At the Yan Yean Reservoir, we managed to find all the caches in the area we had to find..
Such a lovely area to come to. Great picnic area but not for us today. Also great views from the top area. We done the Adventure Lab then calculated the numbers to go find this bonus.
Took a few minutes to find this one tucked away in its neat little hiding spot.

TFTC

A north run, caching with nirgalagrin and Traveling_Jack.

Finds for the day included the first cache hidden in Victoria and some nearby hides.
A coffee and caches in Whittlesea.

We are now concentrating our efforts around the Yan Yean Reservoir.
After completing the AdLab, this bonus cache was next for me.

Fortunately, we had our with us this afternoon.
At approximately the same height as the cache owner, this nicely concealed cache was soon in hand.

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Thanks to all the COs and others involved in placing these caches for us to find today.

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It was a pleasure to show off some of the highlights that geocaching in Victoria has to offer before Jack departs for Europe in the morning.

Full log to follow
Greetings from France

Couldn't find the cache as I am short ha

Clever cache! I was on a run so I had a look, looped back around on the way back and got it on my second attempt. Thanks for the ad lab and bonus ️

There's a beautiful natural feature at GZ. We were very perplexed on this hide. After fishing around for quite a while with no success we finally caught what we were after. TFTC and the Ad Labs

Found with PeprExplores

Thanks for the excuse for a stroll with a lovely human being. That DonutHoles guy isn’t too bad either…

It was decided that I would meet memorychip at the Mernda Bunnings and we would attempt to work our way through the caches that have been placed out this way.

After completing the Adlab off to the bonus we go. Such a beautiful view up here. Perfect spot for a picnic, photo and a cache :p. I'll have to come back with the little crumbs.

Thanks for the hide:)

Came here to complete some adventure labs once complete was surprised to get a bonus cache once completed puzzle wifey found using phone tftc

Whilst staying in the area on a visit from WA, I decided the kids needed some fresh air so I decided that the reservoir would be a good spot to stretch the legs & to give me some caching time

All stages were completed with no trouble except one that needed a return visit to finally uncover said plaque With the co-ords calculated I made my way to GZ solo but once there wished I could have lured them from the swings to come help

Thanks for the adlab & for placing this one RoamingHowie This certainly was a trip down memory lane for me having visited many times during my childhood [^]

TwoEms would say one M is tall and the other is neither tall nor short, and if we were stacked up on top of one another we’d make a terrifying giant indeed. Nevertheless, when one of us looked and the other one peeked, we both became weak and too frightened to stick our bare hands in there. Unfortunately we are way more wary than the average geocacher and had left our special geo mitts (garden gloves) in the car. Luckily we were with Panther592 who is tall and fearless and had all the enthusiasm that comes with his first ever day of geocaching. We were more than happy to stand back and let him do the honours. Thank you for the cache and the adventure lab.

Found it

Thankyou

Touring around getting used to the area over in the big city. Decided to complete this one while Alan had a cuppa. Started the wrong end but worked out in the end.
Like all the information provided while walking around.
Thanks for the fun RoamingHowie

Found by FairyGeo girl helped by FairyGeo dad.

Almost gave up and moved on and then saw a peak of something. Nice hide. I bought a tool last week that would have helped but do you think I brought it with me…? Sigh. Tftc

Very sneaky Rominghowie…. I like it. Luckily I’m tall and get to places others can’t. Great hide and love this area. I used to come here as a kid and great to see it’s still very popular today. TFTC

Third time is indeed a charm!

Did the “adlab” bits during mega, but couldn’t locate this bonus and so moved on …

And then near new year I was in the vicinity so I tried another quick look, but unfortunately it still wasn’t in the places that I had looked, and so I moved on …

To today, and the road was open so I thought I’d pop by and try again. I hadn’t banked on the sheet mass of humanity that would be bbq’ing in the vicinity and was lucky to get a park, so scooted to the tree for a quick look.

Saw something that I must’ve missed in my prior visits, and the cache was soon in hand. Thanks heaps for the placement, what an amazing old tree.

As I needed this degree to fill another spot in my 360 degrees from home - Bunadoorian and I came up here to grab the AdLab and then this cache. It was my day as I found the cache first. Then it felt extra special signing the first page ( replacement log book). Thank you for doing the maintenance run the other day RoamingHowie. ( I hadn't checked the logs until we got home). Thank you for the AdLab and this bonus cache RoamingHowie.

After a very nice adventure lab cache (if a bit busy with muggles) Grub62 did all the calculations and we headed off to GZ. Another area very full of muggles but they weren't too much bother as most of them were a little way from were we were searching. After a fair search Grub62 eventually found the cache and I thought that we both must have put our hands on it at least once each before it was found. Grub62 tells me that the logbook was just replaced yesterday. Do we get a 1st to find for that. I mean they are in short supply around here at the moment. Nice hide, nice views and a nice cache. TFTC.

Visited today and strangely there was no signs of the cache anywhere.
It has now been replaced and is ready to be found.

Cache has been replaced and is ready to be found again.

It would appear that the cache has become dislodged and may have disappeared into the ether. I have disabled this until I return from holidays and can check on it.

Lots of mosquitoes near the tree. Had a hard time getting it out. TFTC!

Find number 11385 at 10:48:41 am on Friday the 16 December 2022
Another return trip to Mega country to grab some of the many caches that I didn't get a chance to find whilst I was here at the Mega. Pumping up the local economy again
A nice quick find in crusty old tree.
**Thanks for placing this cache RoamingHowie**

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Well the Mega is done and dusted but there is still some unfinished business around Whittlesea to contend with.
The weather was going to be brilliant today so another trip up to Whittlesea was called for to finish off most of the area.
After finishing off the Showgrounds series and the reservoir multi’s it was a couple of trads left to do and an Ad Lab Bonus.
I did the actual Ad Lab over the Mega weekend and being on crutches I did not want to go any further so left this one for another day
So this time I was able to park near the other entrance and I only had a short walk to this one.
Don’t tell anyone how I managed to get to this one so if you don’t say I won’t either.
A great finish to a great Ad Lab.

Thanks Roaming Howie TFTC.

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I was back in Whittlesea again today soon after the MEGA, on a bus driving job.
Parking the bus, I headed out on the bike to search out some caches.
After completing the AL and finding some trads along the way, I did the quick calcs for GZ and made my way up to this imposing specimen.
An initial inspection revealed nothing, so it was on with the gloves and clamber a little until I spotted the telltale attachment. Nicely done indeed.
TFTC and the visit to this lovely park on a glorious sunny day RoamingHowie

With lovely weather at last, we had a full day caching with pinnacle333 in the Whittlesea area.
We collected the clues from the Adventure Lab and found an appropriate GZ. Problem was we couldn’t find the cache. So as others had done, we used the phone for photos, which helped, and with difficulty were able to obtain the log and sign it. Thanks RoamingHowie.

Echidna44 and us had a bit of trouble in the height department to reach this cache but eventually made the find with assistance of phones and taking photos. A nice cache to a good ad lab

Solved this earlier but today was my first chance to come and collect the cache. The entrance to the Reservoir is entirely blocked off now so I approached from the far end of the reserve. A very short walk soon had the cache in hand. This one pushed my climbing abilities to their limits I’m sorry to say ?? Thanks for placing your caches out here. It’s always a calming place for a walk.

After the Mega in Whittlesea we headed to South Australia to find as many of the unfound On Your Bike series as possible. Today we arrived back in Whittlesea and one of our targets was the Yan Yean Reservoir Adventure Lab. It was pleasant walking across the dam wall this afternoon and after completing the lab, we had the coordinates for the bonus cache.

Accurate coordinates took us to a very likely hiding spot. However, finding the cache was a real challenge. We looked in likely spots consistent with the hint. We looked in less likely spots, some inconsistent with the hint. We then used our phone to look in places that were hard to search from where we stood. We took many photos and when we scanned them, one looked interesting. The problem was that we could not remember exactly where the photo had been taken. So we had to repeat the process, checking after each shot. Finally we located the interesting object again and we were just able to retrieve the cache. The cache and contents were in good condition. This is a very well hidden cache in a location with just so many possibilities. It earns a favourite from us. Thanks Roaminghowie for the Adventure Lab and demanding cache hide.

Finally, the Whittlesea Mega has been and gone and now the huge task of logging all the found caches over the seven days that we have been in the area.
With so many to logs to place I will have to cut and paste my log on a lot of these caches. I would like to thank all the various cachers who placed caches out for us to find for without caches being placed there would not be caches for us to find but F.P’S will be allocated where I thought one was deserved.

Returning to the area today with some unfinished business. For some reason, I didn’t get much caching done last weekend.

That’s a cool spot for a final! After looking all over the place up and down, I decided to use my phone for eyes and spotted the cache. What a cracker of an AdLab, Andrew. Well done. Fav point.

Thanks for bringing me here by placing this cache, RoamingHowie ??
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Thanks Andrew for yet another great Ad Lab This was one of many completed whilst attending the Whittlesea Mega.

Cheers

We completed this most enjoyable and informative adventure lab whilst in the area for the Whittlesea Mega between showers and then micaparamedic put his hands on this bonus.

Thank you very much RoamingHowie for the effort you have gone to.

We decided today was the day to do the Yan Yean AL because even though it wasn't especially brilliant weather, it wasn't raining. We were surprised to find no water activities are allowed in the reservoir but we're also the first to admit the water quality looks good.

With numbers for the Bonus we went to look for it. And of course... why wouldn't you put a cache where even people looking for it can't find it, let alone muggles. But there was one spot that looked promising. Oh yeah... cache found. [^] TFTC RoamingHowie.

Found while at the Whittlesea Mega with Roostaman.
A big long weekend of caching and events.
Thanks for the cache RoamingHowie,
***MrsRoosta***

Found while at the Whittlesea Mega with MrsRoosta.
Visiting a few along the trails today.
Thanks for the Lab and the bonus cache RoamingHowie,
Roostaman

Day 13/14/15/16 of our Whittlesea Road Trip and well worth the drive down from the northern rivers of NSW. Other then weather which has been challenging for us northerners, the caches have been great to find both in town and around the countryside. Thanks to all the COs - you have done a fantastic job!

Visiting Whittlesea for the Mega Event. This was one of many caches found over the weekend. Thanks for placing the cache. TFTC

Still here at the mega at Whittlesea we have found a few more in the area and this was one of them.

We had a great tour around the country side finding pre solved caches and others along the way. After collecting all the required answers we made a quick find at GZ.

Thanks to all the cache owners whose caches we found today.

Trying to catch up with some late logs, prior to the Mega, so some travel bugs can get dropped off. Sorry for the generic log.

Found this hide while staying around the area after completing the lab.

Thanks RoamingHowie for placing this cache and doing the maintenance, so we can enjoy finding it.

Found this while attending the Whittlesea mega.
Depending on the log size and who I was with this is signed as nikid1, ND1 or TQ5 (team Queensland).

This took us a while to find but finally found it with the aid of my phone. Then I dropped the lid and couldn’t reach it. Luckily in the car we had a spare. As we returned a new group started their search. Gave them the lid and some guidance on the find.
Nice ad lab and bonus.

TFTC RoamingHowie

TB Visited

James0116

We were heading home from the Mega and joined Dromaniax, Neville_devil and Sims_family for a few more caches on the way home.

The weather was fantastic so we decided to head to the reservoir and find a few caches and complete an Adventure Lab.

The views around the reservoir were terrific, and we needed to walk a little more than we anticipated due to road works.

We found the cache in excellent condition.

Thank you RoamingHowie for the Adventure Lab and this Bonus cache.

Rex and I were enjoying the Whittlesea Mega[^]
Day 3 for us of our extended weekend away and we managed to spend a bit more time in Whittlesea itself, rather than just at the Mega GZ[^]

We spent some time with SciFiRulz, Nirgalagrin, James0116, skuzzybear and Otter61[:X] plus caught up with many other lovely geocachers too[:X][:X][^]

I only found or attended 32 caches or events over the weekend plus completed the adv labs in the area[^]

Nirgalagrin and I raced down to Yan Yean Res to get the furtherest away adv lab WP from the Whittlesea adv lab and as we walked in through the gate to the res we muggled out Dromaniax and Mrs Crackers at a cache hide[?][?] Naturally, I had to put my name in the log book [^]
I'll be back one day, I hope, to complete the whole adv lab here[^]

TNLN. SL. TFTC RoamingHowie

After much planning and waiting, the time had come to head south for a few days to attend the Whittlesea Mega.
So, with the car packed, the convoy consisting of us and Rapidlywild hit the road. Our plans for the weekend included grabbing this series as well as others around the area.
The Victorian weather was interesting, definitely agree with the four seasons in a day, but it didn’t dampen our plans too much.

Day 3 of our adventures and today we headed back into Whittlesea to do some more Showtime multi’s, labs and TWC puzzles and anything else that crossed our path along the way.

Apologies for the generic logs, thanks to all the CO’s for the placements, we had a great time solving the puzzles and collecting them and many others along our journey. Most if not all were stamped with our FFLL and RWLD stamp.

Sunday and again, so much still to do around town; events, caches, labs, puzzles etc, where to start. The weather conditions have changed to every 9 minutes, but this has not dampened my look on this area. It is fantastic area and with so much going on. With my caching buddies the plan for today was to try and finish off series of caches and labs before those who had to leave. I still have another day around here yet which I am going to need.

It was a very busy day with some fantastic views and some fantastic caches. We covered a large area in our ”cleaning up” and were happy with the finish. Thanks to all the CO’s for the caches.
We were back here to get in and walk these caches and the lab in the area. it was a nice walk around, thanks.

14:19
Not quite the Mega I'd expected or hoped, but my five days of social distancing ended just in time for me to be able to attend, after a fashion.

What could have been a very lonely experience was vastly improved by knocking off some of the Adventure Labs with locus cache and Rex. Thanks for just being there.

I'd already completed the Labs by the reservoir, so it was highly convenient that the other Labs led us past.

Thanks, RoamingHowie.

#6681

Day four out caching mainly in the beautiful Whittlesea area with TQ5 (Team Queensland Five) collecting the remaining TWC puzzles, Showtime Multis, WCW Challenges, Traditionals, Ad Labs etc.
Fantastic day with lots of great hides on offer and all caches found in good condition.
A special thanks to all the CO's for placing them, it made our time here so enjoyable ??

Thanks RoamingHowie for this lovely bonus after completing your beaut Ad Lab ??

Last day at the Mega and after a bacon roll off the barbie and a chat to a lackey or two we headed for a few last finds Yan Yean Reservoir for a few we couldn't do yesterday. We had skipped over this one last night while we were in the area because it was too late. Today we were back for the walk along to take in the area

Time to head back to the Mega to finish off with the closing Event

Thank you RoamingHowie for your hard work

One of five caches found at Yan Yean Reservoir today. It’s my first time, and enjoyed the visit, especially seeing it overflowing at present. I ran into several other geocaching teams as I did the circuit, and the weather held out for most of the afternoon. Thank you to all the respective cache owners for all the work you’ve done, and for showcasing this area.

This one took us quite awhile to actually get too as we started the ad lab a few weeks back but it was just too wet underfoot to continue.
We were down this way again yesterday and picked up another two of the locations but then the skies opened up and we decided to head back to the car like a couple of little school girls.
Today we were here again finishing off a different ad lab and then moved on to the last stage of this one after which we were rewarded with a set of co-ords and we headed off to try our luck.

Happily a couple of other teams were already there and we were able to add our name to the log very easily.
Many thanks RoamingHowie for the adventure and information about our water supplies and also for this bonus cache.

so many things to choose from and so few hours in the day - this was a great cache in a great spot and sign by great people for a great CO while he was off being a king at the mega!! - TYFTC SL TNLN

*Found on the 20 Nov 2022 @ 8:46 am.*
*Cache find # 13642.*

After spending a nice night at home, I headed back to Whittlesea for a second day of Mega action.
As I was going passed this one, I stopped and completed the Ad Lab part first, I found The Pacman at stage 2 and we continued to the end together.
This one took a little while to spot but we got there in the end.

**Thanks to RoamingHowie for placing this cache.**

I have decided to come to Victoria and go to the Whittlesea Mega, I will be travelling with Azzo7777 and other great geocachers at the mega,

Logged under Team Azzo

Thanks to RoamingHowie for the cache

James0116
Sunday 20 November 2022
2:51:31 pm AEDT
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The JAMS team (JJ52, allister w, mogni, sir_spectre) have hit the road again, this time heading to the Wittlesea Mega event caching along the way. We had various goals that we wanted to achieve on our 5 day road trip concentrating on old caches, LGA's, unusual D/T combinations and caches with lots of favourite points. [^]

We covered a lot of ground and had a fun time touring around Victoria. We also really enjoyed the Mega and caught up with lots of people, some we hadn't seen for quite a while. There was plenty to see and do at the showgrounds and we managed to fit events, labs and the maze while we were there before heading out to find more caches.

We were lucky with the weather, which turned out to be much nicer than what was forecast and we were able to get out there and find the caches we had targeted. All in all a great 5 days.

Today we stayed around Whittlesea finding as many of the TWC caches as we could and others we came across on our travels.

Thanks for the cache RoamingHowie.

The JAMS team ( JJ52,Allister w, Mogni, and sir_spectre minus mitchell&hound ) we where out for there usually monthly caching adventure. This time it was to Victoria for the Whittlesea Mega. We left thrusday morning and came back monday We targeted as many Vic LGA's on the journey there and back plus trying to get some extra's around the " melbourne CBD ". A few letterbox D/T's that don't exist in S.A. where stamped and selected D/T's in victoria for our fizzy grid only using victorian caches ( 11 to go before this trip for me ). Where possible old caches where targeted in the missing LGA's ( 2000 or 2001 ) or caches with high fav points. This filled holes in some of the teams Jasper grids. The recent rains caused localized floods that caused a few road closures that slowed our team down and meant we didn't get all LGA's targeted, we where also slowed down by the parks that have turned in to marshes with the rain. Also one tree was climbed which was a record low for the team. It was good to catch up with some teams we have seen for many months or a year or two at the mega and meet some new teams as well.

Found with the JAMS crew on our Whittlesea Mega weekend. I got to met a lot of great people.

Sunday of the MEGA, and we survived the torrential downpours overnight. The creek we were camping next to had almost broken its banks.

After breakfast of bacon and egg rolls, eaten at the Q&A with the Lackeys and the Reviewers, we headed out to grab a few more smileys.

So it was off to Yan Yean to complete an Adventure Lab we had not been able to complete last night due to the gates being locked. The quartet of Sims_family, JTreeTrack2, Neville_devil and I.

We turned down a road and realised once we were on it that the barriers might have been shifted overnight, and maybe we shouldn't have been on the road. But, in for a penny in for a pound, I had gout, and walking was quite painful so driving the distance was far more palatable.

A quick detour was made, and we soon had this cache in hand. The geo-trails are more like geo-highways, so finding caches is considerably more manageable.

We had completed the Adventure Lab, and we made our way to the coordinates, and then we realised that writing coordinates on your hand when you have already written coordinates on your hand might lead you to the wrong search zone. A quick check, and then we were in the correct spot. It often helps to know the height of a cache owner as you can gauge better where you may need to look. Some vertically challenged cachers may need a TOTT.

Thank you for this Adventure Lab and this Bonus Cache RoamingHowie.

scramping & I set out to grab a few last caches before packing up to head to Ballarat this afternoon after the Farewell Event.
We ventured out to the Yan Yean Reservoir to do the Adventure Lab Cache & grab the few in the vicinity.
A fantastic spot with beautiful views and I really enjoyed the walk.
It was nice to have a bonus for doing the Ad Lab so that I can give a FP.
TFTC RoamingHowie

Mega weekend with pwala and Finding your cache ?? RoamingHowie, thank you so much for placing it.??

After finishing the walk along the reservoir wall doing the AdLab, found a couple of trads that were almost on the way to this GZ. Once here it did take a bit of searching before the cache was found, but was out of sight for most of the search. It just had to be in there somewhere, and it was
Thanks to RoamingHowie for the AdLab and this bonus cache.
Cache #12584

This log composed and published using GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife).

Found with help of taller person. Hevalker and I had arrived to get the cache up the hill and the cottage, as we were walking by another caching team appeared and asked if we had found it yet. We were lucky that we were in the right place at the right time. We did complete the lab cache starting at the same end before moving to the opposite end to complete it due to the rain that was threatening, which we were lucky to dodge before getting back in the car. Thanks for the beautiful views along the reservoir. TFTC

Found with the JAMS (JJ52, allister w, mogni, sir_spectre) crew while on our MEGA adventure from South Australia.
Thanks

Our last find for this Mega Event weekend about 4pm on Sunday afternoon. I discovered I was a little unprepared - no rain jacket and no pen! After collecting the information calculation of GZ proved a little tricky without pen and paper but a phone call to Lyn who’s was waiting in the car helped and finally I had some coordinates. Fortunately at GZ there were cachers already present and I was able to borrow a pen to sign the log. Thanks to RoamingHowie for the Ad Lb and bonus cache.

We have been planning our Whittlesea Mega trip for quite a while now, and then it was postponed, so new plans were made. It was finally time to make our way down with a convoy of myself and the FFLL ladies. We had a big weekend around Whittlesea with the ever-changing weather, fighting some hay fever, and finding a range of cache types. We also managed to catch up with a few cachers we had not seen for a while. We had a great time away, so thanks to all the COs and event hosts. Apologies in advance for the generic logs across the weekend finds, it in no way devalues any of the hides, we just have a lot of logs to write up.

Officially day 2 of the Mega, however day 3 for us in Whittlesea. Back to the Whittlesea showgrounds, a day of some more Showtime multis, TWC puzzles, labs and whatever we come across along the way. A lovely walk along the Yan Yean Reservoir wall, enjoyed the Adventure Lab as it was very calming, once at GZ, it took a little bit to locate the cache, fortunately FFLL#2 has a bit more height than me, log stamped with our FFLL & RWLD stamp.

Many thanks to all the COs (including the event hosts) and thanks to the FFLL ladies for another funfilled weekend away.

Find 4085 on November 20, 2022

Found while at the Whittlesea Mega. Thanks to all who made this event so great.

TFTC RoamingHowie

Live bonus caches after Adventure Labs. Thanks for maintaining this one for our enjoyment. TFTBC

It ended up being not too bad a day for a stroll although all the works in the park made life difficult finding other caches along the way

TFTC and greetings from Tassie

Nice Find ????????
TFTC RoamingHowie

Quick find. Cool tree. Nice walk finding the labs

All caches were signed as "Team Azzo" or "azzo7777"

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Thank you for maintaining and placing this cache! We really appreciate your effort! 

TFTC RoamingHowie

Thanks for this Mystery Cache and for letting me have the opportunity to find Yan Yean Reservoir - Ad Lab Bonus

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Found on November 20, 2022 at 2:53 PM
Find 3396 

Teaming up with Team Barritts and BJA3 we completed the AdLab here. Cache was found and logged.

More to come

Found with Moonb1. Did the AdLab, got the coords, and off we went. Took a couple of goes to find the well hidden cache!

Found by Omegaman1971

Back in town for day two of the mega, after catching up with some pals , I hit the map for some caches missed yesterday.

Cheers for the cache

Day 2 of the Mega and I was out collecting a few more of the TWC series that I’d solved recently. As I was in the vicinity and had already completed the Ad lab last weekend, it made sense to pick this up as well. A great hide. Thank you RoamingHowie for placing and maintaining Yan Yean Reservoir - Ad Lab Bonus for us to find today.

Find # 1556.

Finished the adventure lab and all the trads in the area. Time to search for this one. Ahhh, there it is but how to get it. A couple of attempts and we had it. Thanks for the fun

Found after getting very wet feet gathering the Ad Lab clues. Arrived at GZ and could see a likely spot - but I’m not putting hands in where I can’t see lol. Used my camera to snap a shot and yes there it is. Bit of figuring out and I was finally able to get enough elevation to drag it out. Thanks for the fun

Mega Sunday!
The girls and I enjoyed our camping experience overnight in the show grounds. The ground was completely sodden after the thunderstorms that rolled through during the night.
We woke to sunshine, and after breakfast we headed to the Gadget and Maze pavilion.
After spending a couple of hours at Gadget Alley having a great look at all the entrants and a bit of a chat to those popping through, it was time to hit the GPS maze. The kids and I raced through collecting all the answers.
The rest of the day is a bit of a blur. We ate lunch and just hung around the show grounds until we were packed up and ready to leave. With an hour before the farewell event we quickly dashed out to grab a handful of caches. We arrived back with a minute to spare.

Thanks to all the committee members, volunteers and COs who made this weekend so great. The kids and I have loved every bit of it!

TFTC

I only got to one of the AdLab WPs but was in the right place at the right time, so thankfully I was guided to this final.

Got lucky that we found some other cachers grabbing this one as we walked past…hadn’t completely the AL yet, but figured we might as well sign in now.

Very well hidden in its spot!!

Thanks for the cache!

Sorry for such a late log! I had an amazing time traveling to Melbourne, then Whittlesea to attend the great Mega-Event and find so many wonderful caches, and meet so many wonderful cachers! I am so grateful for such kind hospitality of the hosts, volunteers, and community members who made the Mega-Event weekend very special - despite the weather. Thanks for the cache!!

Out for the day with ahomburg and Earthbound Chief. We decided some caching was, of course, in order! We searched the map, looking for an area we all had a lot to find.

Xxx

Thanks for the caches and puzzles we have had fun solving, RoamingHowie

Found with Tankengine and Youban during our Whittlesea Mega trip.

Found quick enough. Just as the sprinkles of rain hit. Good time for lunch I think. Tftc!!!

Whittlesea day 2

After a nice nights sleep in the van, we woke to a cooler day. A bit of breakfast and a coffee, then a stroll over to the morning event before checking out the Mega site.

Lots of labs and the registration ticked off, even met a lackey or three.

Throughout the weekend we signed as fitzy & minniek, F65 & MK, MAFS, WCCG or similar depending on who we were with at the time.

A nice quick find here today.

Enjoying the lab with Crank1 during the Whittlesea Mega Event. Thanks RoamingHowie for the Lab.

Out enjoying the mega, enjoyed the caches and labs here, even if the shoes were very wet by the end. TFTC and the labs

19 November 2022 6:27 pm

Once again it comes to that time of year, Victorian Mega-time! With this one being rather close by to home.... only roughly 90 minutes away. So with little stress to grab caches needed for stats a nice and easy pace was followed.

With Brain tagging along many caches were found and many showers dodged. Thanks for being part of a great weekend away and can't wait to head up this way again.

Found these ones with Loci612, Darksidedan, and Sebass19. Thanks for the fun!

Find # 11308

Found with sharkiefan.

Mega time but this was just a day trip.

With lots to do, cache wise, we focused on the ad labs and the beginner puzzle series and the days events.

Catching up with mates from far and wide, even some I havent seen since pre covid, it was great fun having a few jokes and getting to hear what they had been up to.

Out from the oval we tackled the other labs, walked a dam wall stumbled across small gatherings of fellow caches looking for puzzle finals or just trads.

All in all we had a fun day .

A back track and a hell of a look at GZ, but thankfully we managed a find here. An interesting little walk along the wall.

TFTC RoamingHowie