Log it Royal Park, Victoria, Australia
By
caughtatwork on 17-Nov-17. Waypoint GA11078
Cache Details
| Difficulty: | |
| Terrain: | |
| Type: | Traditional |
| Container: | Small |
| Coordinates: | S37° 46.961' E144° 56.870' (WGS 84) |
| 55H 319285E 5816313N (UTM) | |
| Elevation: | 25 m |
| Local Government Area: | Melbourne |
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Description
Log it
Royal Park is the largest of Melbourne’s parks, covering 170 hectares, and its wide open stretches of open grass alternate with areas of lightly timbered eucalypt forest, home to possums and a huge variety of birdlife, including rosellas, wrens, robins and birds of prey. You can also choose your sport, and you'll find the facilities, whether tennis, golf, football, baseball, cricket, netball, hockey, cycling or walking.
This geocache will take you into the lesser visited section of Royal Park where you can stroll around in amongst the trees and on paths, made and unmade until you decide that the time is ripe to find this geocache.
Take a seat if you're feeling hot and tired at this location, then take a few steps and try to find the geocache at this location.
You are looking for a 200ml sistema container hidden in a logical place at ground zero where the name of the geocache might provide a good hint.
Hints
Haqre gur erne bs gur ybt nobhg unysjnl nybat. |
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Decode |
Logs
After collecting the last two GC caches near the zoo and capping a handful of munzees I wandered down here.
These two were my primary targets for the day. I'm working on qualifying for GA12589 - Jaunty July. So far; so good.
A variety of caches found and few new hides in the pipeline too.
A nice collection of unloved days here too with no visitors since November.
Cache in good order. Thanks caughtatwork.
These two were my primary targets for the day. I'm working on qualifying for GA12589 - Jaunty July. So far; so good.
A variety of caches found and few new hides in the pipeline too.
A nice collection of unloved days here too with no visitors since November.
Cache in good order. Thanks caughtatwork.
Rated: for Overall Experience
A couple of hours to spare after dropping off the better half of Team Ladava.
Our thanks to caughtatwork for the cache.
Cheers
Team Ladava
Our thanks to caughtatwork for the cache.
Cheers
Team Ladava
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found whilst attending the Parkville Mega event. Thanks caughtatwork for publishing these caches - a nice little walk on a sunday morning. Cheers.
After attending the GC Mega event nearby Mummy Short Legs and I could not help but grab a few GA caches on the way back to the car. Another quick stroll and this one was discovered. While MSL looked in one spot the obvious jumped out to me and sure enough there it was. Thanks for the cache caughtatwork.
Rated: for Overall Experience
While out and about at the mega.
I stopped and rested here while signing the log 'literally'.
TFTC
I stopped and rested here while signing the log 'literally'.
TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
So the GC Parkville mega event came to a close and I was still yet to find these GCAs, so since our hotel was 'Kinda' on the way I mentioned to my co-cacher "Please just 4 more" 
I ended up walking this trail and finding 4 GCA geocaches in good condition. I spotted mattycat on my trails and mentioned to him to do them too which I can see from the logs that he did just that - my mission to get people logging GCA caches succeeded, if just a little bit.
Thanks Caughtatwork for putting these caches out for me to find.
Not sure I will have any luck turning these caches griffin yellow, but I did my little bit!
I ended up walking this trail and finding 4 GCA geocaches in good condition. I spotted mattycat on my trails and mentioned to him to do them too which I can see from the logs that he did just that - my mission to get people logging GCA caches succeeded, if just a little bit.
Thanks Caughtatwork for putting these caches out for me to find.
Not sure I will have any luck turning these caches griffin yellow, but I did my little bit!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found on a very hot day at the Mega. Went in search of some other nearby caches but they involved too much driving and certainly weren’t walkable. I was pleased these were within my capabilities and a nice pleasant walk in the shade TFTC and the other 3 I have found today
I traveled back home to SA from Perth for family reasons and decided that Melbourne is only a short hop from Adelaide, so I logged an attendance at the Parkville Mega event and headed over for 5 days in Melbourne. I hired an E bike and had it for 4 days so was able to get around to many places and grab lots of caches as well as biking from the Youth Hostel in North Melbourne to Parkeville which was only a short ride. I attended the event on Saturday and caught up with some west ozzies and we headed out and grabbed all the lab caches and when i had some spare time headed out to grab some GCA caches close by. I would like to find more of your caches but that will be another time. This was a very quick and easy find. Thanks for bringing me here and the cache Caughtatwork. 
Rated: for Overall Experience
On the way to the mega event walking from where I was staying at the Motel up on Sydney Road.
I saw these three GCA caches were near to the path I was taking so diverted over to find them.
Cache was found without any issues. Log signed and cache returned as found.
Thanks caughtatwork for the cache.
I saw these three GCA caches were near to the path I was taking so diverted over to find them.
Cache was found without any issues. Log signed and cache returned as found.
Thanks caughtatwork for the cache.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found while doing the lab caches at the Parkville Mega. Finding four GCA traditionals within walking distance of each other is a new experience for us. GCA is certainly different here than the Northern Tablelands of NSW....... and we love it! TFTC caughtatwork.
Rated: for Overall Experience
GCA 2,167. Found during the Parkville Mega Event.
Found a nice number of GCA caches while attending the Parkville Mega Event. Happy with that !
TFTC !!
Found a nice number of GCA caches while attending the Parkville Mega Event. Happy with that !
TFTC !!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found this cache while picking up the lab caches at the Parkville Mega. TFTC
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found with a group of other cachers whilst doing lab caches at the Parkville Mega.
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found while attending the nearby event. Man that is one cranky Willy wagtail near the cache. TFTC C@W
One of a few GCA Caches found whilst attending The Parkville Event.
Thanks for this one caughtatwork. Another find whilst attending the event but it took longer than it should have.
Thanks for this one caughtatwork. Another find whilst attending the event but it took longer than it should have.
Kato and I may have accidently-not-really passed the car spot by this point, but one more cache beckoned and we happily placed our names in the log. TFTC caughtatwork!
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found It!
Another quick find here while caching around the mega event!
TFTC
Another quick find here while caching around the mega event!
TFTC
Found on a walk around the area whilst attending the Parkville Event.
Many thanks Caughtatwork for publishing this cache and adding to our geocaching experience.
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Wasn't planning on these ones this trip however a mix up in times with what I was suppose to be doing meant I had a couple of hours to kill.
Parked in the nearby car park, nice to see some things are still free, and took the walk along the path/track and found all four without issue. With time on my side I sat here and enjoyed a bit of quiet time while signing the log. Not a bad way to spend 30 minutes as it tuned out.
Thanks the walk and cahes C@W.....
Parked in the nearby car park, nice to see some things are still free, and took the walk along the path/track and found all four without issue. With time on my side I sat here and enjoyed a bit of quiet time while signing the log. Not a bad way to spend 30 minutes as it tuned out.
Thanks the walk and cahes C@W.....
Great place to start our geocaching adventures. Thanks caught@work
Rated: for Overall Experience
#GA2593 - 16:25; In Melbourne for a few days to visit the geoaunt in hospital and with a bit of time between visiting hours, I headed over to Royal Park to hunt down a few caches before the madness of the Mega later in the year. It was nice to find free parking and I was soon off along the trail. After a quick find and sign first up, I headed north and soon spotted a likely hiding spot for this aptly named cache. Two from two as I closed in on the Zoo! TFTC caughtatwork
Rated: for Overall Experience
Found at 13:53
Hoodle St is still closed so I'm on this side of town avoiding the traffic again. No muggles on the bench this time so I was able to quickly find, sign and replace the cache
Thanks caughtatwork for the cache.
Hoodle St is still closed so I'm on this side of town avoiding the traffic again. No muggles on the bench this time so I was able to quickly find, sign and replace the cache
Thanks caughtatwork for the cache.
Not Found at 15:47
There were a couple of muggles sitting on the seat here when I walked past. I was hoping they'd move on while I grabbed the other caches but they were still there when I came back. I'll have to stop again another night for this one.
Thanks caughtatwork.
There were a couple of muggles sitting on the seat here when I walked past. I was hoping they'd move on while I grabbed the other caches but they were still there when I came back. I'll have to stop again another night for this one.
Thanks caughtatwork.
19:25
On the way home from a New Year's Eve Geocaching meetup... I took the scenic route to log a last handful of GA caches for the year (ignoring the GC caches nearby for the moment, as I have other plans for them).
Thanks for the new hides, C@W.
GCA#239
On the way home from a New Year's Eve Geocaching meetup... I took the scenic route to log a last handful of GA caches for the year (ignoring the GC caches nearby for the moment, as I have other plans for them).
Thanks for the new hides, C@W.
GCA#239
Rated: for Overall Experience
After a very hot day travelling from Healesville to Melbourne caching along the way we arrived at our motel to find Melbourne sweltering. We decided to sit out the hottest part of the day. While waiting we checked out the caches in the area. To our surprise we found five Caughtatwork GA caches that had yet to be logged. A walk in the park in the evening was on the cards.
We set off after six and were surprised to find all the nearby playing fields occupied mainly by Aussie rules practise.
As we headed towards this cache we commented on the beautification work that has occurred here since our last visit over ten years ago when our youngest daughter was at the University of Melbourne.
Accurate coordinates led to a quick find of a well hidden cache. We sat on the nearby seat to sign the log which was blank giving us a {FTF} at 16:35.
Thanks for this cache Caughtatwork it brought us back to a lovely area.
We set off after six and were surprised to find all the nearby playing fields occupied mainly by Aussie rules practise.
As we headed towards this cache we commented on the beautification work that has occurred here since our last visit over ten years ago when our youngest daughter was at the University of Melbourne.
Accurate coordinates led to a quick find of a well hidden cache. We sat on the nearby seat to sign the log which was blank giving us a {FTF} at 16:35.
Thanks for this cache Caughtatwork it brought us back to a lovely area.
