Pleasant Decline Mount Pleasant, Victoria, Australia
By 2Dudez on 29-Sep-05. Waypoint GCQQV5

Thanks to all who found it.

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###**CACHE OWNER ACTION REQUIRED PLEASE**###

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I've noticed this cache is carrying a maintenance log which really does need to be addressed by the cache owner.

The guidelines indicated that periodic visits to check on the cache, as well as prompt attention to any logs that indicate there is a problem, are part of the [**cache owners responsibilities.**](https://www.geocaching.com/play/guidelines#listingmaintenance) If you can't attend to the issue promptly, then you need to [**Disable it**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=235) - I have Disabled it for you this time.

**Can you please respond to this situation (or indicated your intention) within 14 days,** so others know exactly what is happening with this cache?

You have lots of choices so pick the one that applies from this handy list:

- Check on the cache, repair and/or replace the cache or do whatever else is needed, post an [**Owner Maintenance log**](http://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=404) indicating the cache has been checked and [**ENABLE your cache.**](https://support.groundspeak.com/index.php?pg=kb.page&id=235 ) Then sit back and wait for the praises.

- If you really hope to get it fixed but there is some unusual reason why you can't do it soon, then at least post a Write Note log (within 14 days). Be sure to indicate the actual date that you expect to have it fixed so that everyone knows you are on top of it. For ongoing issues (where you don't have an actual date) please ensure you visit the page and post a note every 28 days so as to keep everyone up to speed.

- If you don't plan on fixing it then you could consider passing it on to another geocacher by asking them to [**Adopt it**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=54) or alternatively, you need to [**Archive it,**](https://www.geocaching.com/help/index.php?pg=kb.chapter&id=38&pgid=56) so it is removed from searches and someone else can have the spot. Don't forget to remove any remnants of your previously enjoyed cache too.

You might wonder what happens if you don't pick one of those. Well, if nothing happens, then a few weeks from today, when I next look at the cache page, it is likely that I will, unfortunately, have to de-list (Archive) it on the basis that it has been abandoned.

Honestly, I'd rather you decide so please do something before then. Please don't send me an email but instead follow the information/advice posted above.
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Couldn’t find under the log

Cache is missing

Kids tried and tried... dad looked at hint.. definately not there.

We screech but could not find sadly

No sign of this one. Searched for 20 mins. Found a few places where it could be but no luck. It’s gone

Doing a couple quick one's while away in Ballarat, spent 5-10 looking couldn't find
TFTC anyways

We sure did not have any trouble finding the big log but search as we did for at least 15 minutes we could not find this elusive to us cache this pm!! Plenty of pine needles to move here and there and plenty of spots to look but???
TFTC 2Dudez that we may find one day in the future??

Found on our Australian adventure. TFTC.

Français

Je n’avais jamais mis les pieds en Australie, c’est bête mais ça me semble vraiment très loin ,Jusqu’à Noël 2016 ou ma fille nous apprend qu’elle va vivre deux ans à Melbourne, Et voila des vacances programmés pour février 2018 (la bonne saison pour le sud/est de l’Australie)
Pendant trois jour nous visitons la capitale culturelle de l’Australie, avec ses grandes tours de verre,ses plages ses street art et le nouvel an chinois en prime Puis on visite
Puis nous partons vers Phillip Island ou nous rencontrons nos premiers kangourous les petits pingouins et des paysages à vous coupé le souffle La marche à pied est la meilleure manière d’explorer la réserve naturelle du Wilsons Promontory. Surnommé ‘The Prom’ par les gens du coin
Un petit vol en avion et nous voila dans la capital financière de l’Australie Sydney pour trois jours avec son fameux opéra sa Sydney Tower de 309 m
pour la suite se sera la fameuse « Great Océan Road «  avec les douze apôtre , Apolo bay et les peroquets qui nous mange dans la main à Kafe Koala
Direction les Grampians avec ses cascades ses pentures aborigènes et ses falaises abrupts ou l’on aperçois nos premiers émeus
Encore un tour en avion pour atterrir à Hobat avec les 25° sur le marché et les 6° au sommet du mont Wellinton et 90km de vent Nous quittons Hobart pour le National Park Freycinet  et sa belle plage de Winglass Bay et ses 1250 marches pour y arriver A Cradel Montagne nous avons marcher plus de quatre heures pour voire un woombat ,Le clou de notre voyage se sera les 3 heures de bateau sur Brunny Island avec ses falaises ses phoques ses albatros et surprise au retour un petit valabi blanc nous attend
Le bilan de ses 5 semaines en Australie après trois mois de préparation
- 37000 km en avion (9 avion)
-4000 km en voiture (4 voitures)
-350 km à pied (4 chaussures)
- 120 caches (un GPS)
-18 logements
-un très beau pays
Je remercie tous les poseurs pour m’avoir permis de faire mon loisir et de découvrir des lieux qui ne son pas dans les livres de voyages gordon74 de France

English
The results of his 5 weeks in Australia after three months of preparation
- 37000 km by plane (9 aircraft)
-4000 km by car (4 cars)
-350 km walk (4 shoes)
- 120 caches (a GPS)
-18 homes
-a very beautiful country
I thank all the installers for allowing me to do my hobby and discover places that are not his in the travel books gordon74 de France

Nice quick find

Good quick find tnlf

Tftc. Taking travel bug to Europe next week

Was in Ballarat staying for a couple of days, as this cache was a short drive away and the rain was holding
off I couldn't resist. TFTC

angel boys have left Gandelf on his mission

Found while out with GemmaSistema for the afternoon while I was in town.
A nice little area and a quick find once we worked our way to GZ.
Thanks for the cache 2Dudez!

Quick find in the damp weather. TFTC

If there is an easy or hard path to a cache....why do I always pick the hard one?!!
Found this one eventually. Good hide, great spot. Thanks for the cache 2Dudez.

Last one today.

When Ausfox; offered to drive for a nearby first to find in the lovely cold liquid sunshine of Ballarat I could knock back the opportunity. With the first to find achieved we then set our sights on turning the nearby green boxes into a much more appropriate and pleasing yellow smileys.

A nice and quick easy find here while we were light rain continued to fall.

Thank you 2Dudez for the cache

With the sunset set and the air wet. It was a perfect time to cache around Ballarat.
Picked up the Simsfamily to turn a few green boxes into smilies. Took a more challenging way in than out but was able to find the cache, so all is good in the world.
Log signed and replaced as found.

Thanks for the cache 2Dudez
#3,343

8077
Today Its very cold, freeze and rain
Enjoyed to outing for caching with my friend
Found it
Thanks 2Dudez

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tftc xo

Hard to find good one

Nice easy find - again, pity about the rubbish people dump in this rather nice little back road. TFTC

Why do I always take the bush bash approach? Found the cache, then the pathway. Naturally I returned via the path. TFTC

Found it

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Went the wrong direction but finally got it right. This seems to be the dumping point for mattresses though...

I wanted to go the other direction! Zedaycee said go his way. Wound up doing a circuit before finally coming to the cache.

Nice pleasant walk to the Gz pitty about the garbage on other side off the GZ

With Zedaycee and Angelique Anja.

Picked up a few caches in the forest after dinner with CPwanderer & hevwalker.
Thanks for the cache 2Dudez

Found on a balmy night after dinner with CPwanderer & clare007...gotta love daylight saving...TFTC 2Dudez

Found on a caching weekend in Ballarat with clare007 and hevwalker! Thanks for the hide!!

Stopped with JaminAppleford to log a quick find in this lovely location. Thank you.

in Ballarat for the first Xmas function, and took in the Archibald Prize before getting down to some caching an enjoyable day with the weather remarkably good for Ballarat Thanks to all the COs for their great effort

A quick and easy find as we cache our way through the area with mcsee&petal today. Thanks for bringing us here and thanks for the cache.

This one was an easy walk through the trees, noticing the scattered rubbish as we walked, which is a shame.

A nice easy find, so thanks 2Dudez for this placement.

Find #1068 for me. I found this one quickly this afternoon with my elderly mother. Thanks for the cache 2Dudez!

Quick park and grab. Tiny one! Tftc.

Quick find on my quest to reach 400. TFTC

Here on holidays from the USA. Cordons a little different than my GPS was picking up. Didn't take long to figure out its location. Thanks for the hide

Nice easy find TFTC
Cache in good condition considering the weather.

An easy find while visiting Ballarat

Thanks

The smallest member of the team had her first find. Thanks for hiding

Another dot converted to a smiley!! Tftc

Late entry, found with TajBentley, what a great little hide. TFTC

Sneaky little hide, but terrific fun.

TFTC. Sl. Quick find.

Great hide tftc

12:02:00 PM. We decided to get out and pick up a few caches today as it was going to get warm. It's good to be in a new area and look around. Found after a short search and log signed. Thanks 2Dudez for placing this cache.

What a cool spot, thank you. I've left a bug to continue its travels.

TFTC Out chasing smiles again this evening.

Another great find while in the area.
SL - thanks for the fun cache!

Tftc. Log was full and we had a spare in the car so we added a new log.

TFTC. Easier find in daylight as second time we've had a crack at this one. Out collecting smilies on a beautiful day with Clan McStormy.

Our first find for today in the cool weather at Ballarat. With the satellites making the GPSr spin under tree cover, we made the search a little harder for ourselves than we needed to. Still, found it in good time. Lovely bird noises and very little traffic along the road this morning.
Gave the container a "band-aid" to cover the cracks. Not sure how long it will last.
TFTC

Found it nicely...
cache is cracked..
dont have any spare one to replace.
log book is good condition.
Thanks 2Dudez

Out with geoson to find this cache his eagle eyes spotted it tftc

1:59 pm Sun 23 Aug 2015
I didn't find this one, but others did find it today, so shame on me.
Thanks anyway 2Dudez

Coords about 10m out but logic prevailed. Appears from the state of the upper surface of the log that others may have the same issue.

Note the container is cracked.

Tftc

Container is cracked.

On our way home after geokid's indoor soccer game we decided to try for this one, have passed near this area but never stopped, thanks fro giving us a reason to stop. hard to believe there is such a large underground industry going on here. Cache found, container is broken, TFTC

Cache broken and more like 100ml not 1 litre. Tftc

This entry was edited by sean.75 on Monday, 10 August 2015 at 07:43:21 UTC.

Warnambool to Ballarat.
Stopped to find a few caches along the highway, helps to rest & cache.
After setting up camp at Smythesdale we headed out to find some of the local caches in town. Always a little quieter on Sunday's
Thanks for placing this cache 2Dudez

Glad I didn't realise I was standing on underground development here. I though the name meant something else. I usually read the notes when I get back home.
The cache was found out in the open and the base a little cracked. I replaced it where the clue suggested. You may want to check on it at some time.
TFTC 2Dudez

Staying a few days in Ballarat on our tour of Australia.

Boy it is very cold here this week. Maximum of 10degrees. From Perth WA that is VERRRRYYYYY COLD. [8)]

We started our morning in the CBD then moved back towards our caravan park. Bit of a mixed bag out and about today but being soooo cold we didn't really stick around to do too much tourist stuff. We were frightened of being frozen to the paving.

Unexpectedly in this area after completing a multi we just had to grab this cache too.

TFTC 2Dudez

No pen thought it was a spider hole :p

Found it very quickly with my girls

Found it very quickly with my girls

A nice quick grab on the way past. Interesting spot this so close to town. Love your sunset pic. TFTC

Great hide, different container to description though and need pen. Thanks for showing me a new spot. TFTC

Yay found it! Thanks for the find

My first find! Nice and easy.

This entry was edited by Whatsername93 on Monday, 06 April 2015 at 02:42:42 UTC.

Cache zombified.
Quick find while exploring the area. Junior Cat was a bit concerned about a kangaroo having a 'rest ' nearby. Cache in good order.
Tftc from ZombieCats.

Found quickly on the way past. TFTC

[green]Find #4135[/green]...

Found this whilst 'House Sitting' in Ballarat... A pleasant day to be out & about... Decided to take in Beaufort and surrounds letting my GPS be my guide...

Grabbed this one heading back to Ballarat...

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment 2Dudez...
- P

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Stamped Log...

[green]Cache Condition - All Good[/green]...

Out as a team today as it is my birthday and hope to secure our 4,000th cache. Not to pleasant decline for us today Checked out the clue location and masses of pine needles and rotting tree. Checked all possibilities. We moved on
We may return, thanks 2dudez

Found on the 19/12/14 along with leeroyb

Found with Elu-Fox. TFTC

Found it with greystain27. TFTC. 12th for the day. On a massive roll today.

Off on a morning caching run before heading back to Warrnambool. I parked the car and went for a short stroll. When I arrived at GZ, the cache was soon in my grasp and the log signed. TFTC 2Dudez, great spot, unfortunately the cache was the most valuable thing I unearthed today.

Easy find.

Enjoying a caching afternoon in Ballarat with Lazyade. Love the gold mining history of Ballarat and the western district. The fact there is a highly productive working mine underneath where we were standing is just living history to add to the story. Cache found relatively quickly by Lazyade. We didn't get prickled. TFTC 2Dudez.

Quick find. Tftc

Found it

Nice hide as soon as I read the hint I knew exactly where it was tftc

TFTC - sienna and Bella

Fun for Geokids. TFTC TNLN

We were up for the 2 events in Ballarat on Sunday, ending the 31 days of the August Challenge, so of coarse we had to do some caching as well
Had to grab this cache while we were already here for the CITO. Hopefully this area stays clean after everybodies efforts today.
TFTC 2Dudez

Thanks for this cache picked this one up while at the Ballarat CITO - The 7 Souvenirs of August but forgot to log. Thanks again

With pipnol and bella who made a quick find. Too bad about the rubbish here and nice to see a clean up is planned - sorry we can't be there to help. TFTC

Find No. 688. Found with FUF009 at 3.02pm

A trip to Ballarat to attend an event in Wendouree Village to complete our 7 Souvenirs of August, do some shopping and of course find some caches. FUF009 came with us for the day.

Last find the the day. Just as we were finding this one it decided to pour, so we quickly wrote our names in the log, replaced cache and then had to high tail it back to the van. Yep - we got wet.

TFTC

Find # 1646 @ 1502 H

After attending the event out at Wendouree village with Tyred n Cranky and heading into Ballarat for some shopping and appointment and grabbing the letterbox cache nearby we decided to come up here and try and grab this in between rain showers. It is good to see that there is a CITO in this area in during August, man there is a lot of trash around the area.


TFTC 2Dudez

Thanks for the cache cool cache easy find a bit damp around the track.

Out this afternoon with the geokids (age 3 & 5) for a bit of adventuring. Easy find. Area is full of rubbish. Looks horrible. Would be a great CITO location. Thanks

A quick visit to Ballarat today to do a bit of shopping and with a couple of hours to spare, I thought I would find a few caches as well.

This one certainly had me jumping puddles and mud almost ankle deep. The co-ords had me about 10 metres out but that could have been for the trees and the cloud today.

Thanks for the cache 2Dudez

Found today in the "declining" Ballarat weather. TFTC.