Wilbur Wonka Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
By fitzy_1965 on 08-May-17. Waypoint GA10121

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Type: Traditional
Container: Small
Coordinates: S35° 6.751' E149° 3.558' (WGS 84)
  55H 687670E 6112538N (UTM)
Elevation: 618 m
Local Government Area: Yass Valley

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Wilbur Wonka

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a 1964 children's book written by Roald Dahl, with a sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator released in 1972. A third book in the series was never completed. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory has been made into 2 movies, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) starring Gene Wilder, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) starring Johnny Depp. They are both favourite films in my household. I'm sure we all know the story about the 5 Golden Tickets and the tour of the factory - as well as the interesting characters and of course the Oompa-Loomps and their quirky songs.

Dr Wilbur Wonka, Willy Wonker's Dentist Father, was added into the 2005 Film in order to give some background to Willy's life. Wonderfully played by Christopher Lee.

This series of caches plays homage to the ultimate fantasy - owning your own Chocolate Factory - and the final reward for this series is just that! There are three sets of six Traditional Caches, each with a clue to the seconds of a Mystery Cache. Find the three Mystery Caches, and you unlock the key to the final Mystery Cache - The Chocolate Factory !

This set contains the following:

Trad - GA10118 - Mr and Mrs Bucket - with the value of A

Trad - GA10119 - Grandpa Joe - with the value of B

Trad - GA10120 - The Other Grandparents - with the value of C

Trad - GA10121 - Wilbur Wonka - with the value of D

Trad - GA10122 - Bill The Candy Man - with the value of E

Trad - GA10123 - Mr Turkentine - with the value of F

Leading to

Mystery - GA10124 - Wily Wonka at S35 04.ABC E149 04.DEF

Willy has a clue leading to Mystery GA10139 The Chocolate Factory.

Enjoy !

BYO Pen

Parking can usually be found within 20m of the GZs on a side of the road. Please be careful crossing the road when required.

Hints

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Logs

24-Jan-24
Empty handed here today, couldn’t even find the tree in the spoiler photo!
 
05-Jan-24
Another chance to dig in the mines. TFTC
 
12-Sep-20
After the FTF adventure on Spring Hill this morning at sunrise, I still had some time before I was expected back at home - better not get back too early and wake them Smile. So I did a number of GC and GCA caches along Nanima Road whih I had missed on earlier trips.
Thank you for this big series Fitzy! A great effort. I very much enjoyed my morning joy ride out here. Most of the caches are still in good shape, a few are waterlogged and I will try to mention them here at the end if that is the case.
 
25-Jan-20
After a great visit to Shellharbour parkrun volunteering to as marshal I left home rather late with a full packed car for a long weekend of caching. Took matrass, boat and walking/climbing gear so prepared for most situations. Slowly made my way through the highlands to pick up pieces here and there and then a quick run towards Canberra. Most of today's planning however was just outside the ACT but close to the border . Picked up the trails around Murumbateman and then towards Hall. Got pretty warm along the day, I think I saw 38 at some point. Luckily no long walks and all caches found quick, thanks for putting them out there!
TFTC Wilbert67
 
24-Sep-19
I was with the CO when this series was put out. Now I have my own GCA account I have been given permission to log them.

The new film is my favourite.
 
13-Sep-19
I took a morning trip out to get a few caches on an unusual Friday off. There was an interesting mix of GC and GCA caches here, and despite a bit of roadworks blocking one cache, I found 5 of each without any problems.

Thanks
Albida
 
10-Apr-19
Found with lgoody, Gullivers Travels, Tassie Trekkers and Roostaman
while on our 2 weeks trek around the bush and the Yass area.
Thanks for the cache,
MrsRoosta
 
10-Apr-19
Found with lgoody, Gullivers Travels, Tassie Trekkers and MrsRoosta
while on our 2 weeks trek around the bush and the Yass area.
Logs were signed as LGTTRM or similar.
Thanks for the cache,
Roostaman
 
10-Apr-19
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Enjoyed this series that kept us on our toes collecting clues and collating them right to the end. Even though a couple were missing we still managed to work out the mysteries.

Many thanks Fitzy_1965for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.

Tassie Trekkers are now a locationless geocache we have published a 'Geocacher cache' - Travelling Trekkers GA10932 - so if you spot us in your area sign our log book and receive a code word to earn yourself a Very Happy

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We found this series while staying in Yass on our way to the Mega TFTC
 
24-Dec-18
Found easily enough but no number in the lid. D=
 
09-Dec-18
On my way along Nanima Road to a GC Event and thought to try and keep a balance. Found this one easily, signed the log and replaced. Thanks for the cache Fitzy. Smile
 
29-Jun-18
I came here to find a couple of GC caches and noticed this one too. TFTC fitzy_1965.
 
27-Feb-18
Crossing off the next one in the series. Easy find here today.
 
02-Jan-18
Went out with KittyKatch and Joolay today to pick up this series, taking down the clues as we go. KittyKatch had the cache in hand pretty quickly, signed the log and put back as found. Thanks for hiding and maintaining these caches. An awesome series and puzzles FITZY_1965 Very HappyClapping
 
02-Jan-18
Found with Kittykatch and Darzee Di on a SoN GA finding day. Very interesting series and appreciated the effort the CO has gone to. We did do a bit of back and forwarding but eventually worked things out.
 
02-Jan-18
A beaut series of caches leading to multiple puzzles and then a final puzzle grab. Really well set up - thanks Fitzy Smile
 
02-Nov-17
The flies were becoming a liitle pesky and we did think about putting on our hats but as we were constantly jummping in and out of the car we decided against this and ran the gauntlet of the pesky little things.

Again the coordinates were good and the contents and container in very good condition.

We were also enjoying a trip down memory lane as we remembered these Roald Dahl stories and our childrens reactions to them.

Thanks for another cache in this series Fitzy_1965
 
21-May-17
I haven't done many GCA caches, so this trail was an incentive. Started at the highway and followed the trail in order. All caches found OK. Still a little wet on the roadsides, but with care it was OK.

Thanks for the series.
 
20-May-17
With no rain as per the forecast, I decided to head out this way after checking out a few element caches.
Hence I started this series from the northern end and did have to add a few extra kilometres to complete them all, but a very pleasant drive in the country. I even got to have a chat with Just a Cacher and Black Bunny during my travels, so an added bonus.
Thanks Fitzy_65 for the fun and the cache.
 
20-May-17
Out today with Just a cacher to grab this series and make the most of a pleasant day. Most caches were a quick park and grab after finding a suitable spot to park and all caches were nice and dry after the rain of yesterday. Bumped into Boot65 while on the series run and had a quick chat before heading our separate ways.

Thanks for the series fitzy_165 ad our vote is for the Gene Wilder version.
 
20-May-17
Off for another short foray into the world of pain and misery (caching). Weather was much better today, though, and we stopped to eat our lunch at an oval where there was a soccer game going on. Nice to have a floor show.

Thanks for putting these out, FITZY_1965! It was a pleasant drive and fun to find them. We even ran into (not literally) Boot65, whilst we were out and about.
 
14-May-17
#GA1689 - 17:00; Interesting concept for a series. I've seen both movies, but I think I like the Gene Wilder version better. A late afternoon run to collect the first few in this series today. This one was yet another short hop and a much better parking bay than the last one. In fact, I spotted the cache before getting out of the geomobile, so this was probably the quickest stop of the mission. TFTC fitzy_1965 Very HappyClan Cerberus
 
13-May-17
4th cache in this trail today!

An easy find, and an easy park.
Timing finding between cars today was a PITA though. oh well!

TFTC Fitzy!
 
10-May-17
Saw this series published yesterday and decided to grab a few today. Managed to grab the first 2 sets of 6 with their corresponding puzzle but ran out of time for the other 8, so will need to come back on the weekend for those. No problems find any of the 14 today, with finds on both sides of the road all being found quite quickly.

Brought back memories of watching both movies....with each being different in their approach to the story. Don't favour one over the other, just like both of them.

Thanks fitzy.....just need to come back and grab the rest now. Very HappyClan Cerberus (generic logs to follow.....)
 
09-May-17
Ready - Go For It !
 
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