Hume & Hovell Series # 3 Lara Lake, Victoria, Australia
By RedPaw64 on 01-Jun-07. Waypoint GC13AHD

I am archiving this cache as it keeps disappearing and getting found by kids. so time to archive it

Sorry for the length of time it is taking to get this one up but My GPS has been stolen from my car or has got mixed up in moving house.

Out for a morning bike ride to try and exercise my sore knee I came across This cache all over the ground. There was no log book and I couldn't get it back into its hiding place with some tools so I decided to bring it home and I have decided there is only one thing for this cache... to make it smaller. so I will be working on that shortly so have disabled this cache.

wouldn't you like to find the people responsible for wrecking caches.. [:(!]

Happy Caching...

Found by Bob at 1135

My second in the series, working backwards. It was very hot today, so I was glad to be able to park only about 80m from the cache and, after an easy stroll, I was soon at GZ where the cache was quite visible and an easy find. After doing my logging, I tried my best to make it inconspicuous but, I fear the container is just a little large for the hiding spot and it's pretty obvious. I think a 200m sistema would be a good size for this location.

TNLN

Thanks again RedPaw64

Again, another nice and quick find. Cache was quite visible. A bit harder to disguise this one. Thanks again for the cache.

Found 10.50am
Parked up close by (much to the angst of a resident who though I should not park on the road outside his house!!), it was then a short stroll to GZ. Not too many places to hide the cache so it was soon found slightly exposed. Tried to hide it better but the container seems to be too big for the hiding spot.

TNLNSL
Thanks RedPaw64

Other one of RedPaw64
Nice cache,we had two females muggles kept on walking around
making it bit hard.
All ok
thanks
TNLN

found with kaygee palmer ---nice walking track

this was my first find--my nana showed it to me

took my grandson caching--found thid one first,as i knew where it was.

my first cache!!!!! the dog and I found it .
it is much easier with a GPS.
good hide,

Found it
A nice easy find
TNLN TFTC
Pity about the cold wind and showers

Getting a bit dark by the time we found it at 6.00pm, which didn't help. It was quite exposed, so dug a bit of the gunk out of hiding spot and covered it a bit better. TNLN

Found today at 2pm with the help of my to mini buggs.
Didn't have a GPS with us but still found it after a while and dodging Muggle with dog.
TNLN
Thanks.......

Nice easy find, but the cache was very exposed! Maybe a move of the cache would be a good idea. TNLN

Found @1400Hrs
Found whilst working in the area nice easy find helped by the fact it was quite exposed coords were spot on right to the point i got 0.00m & you don't often see that well i have not had my GPSr do that for quite a while.

TNLNSL
TFTH

Find # 202 @ 20:00 Nice one. Once I got on the right path I was right. TNLNSL TFTC

Marshall's Geelong found this cache today, at 1:45pm with Mal, Sam & Lachlan..

left car took travelbug "Love bug" QZ4701

found - thanks .tnln

Found this one easily with saraci.jaee
TFTC
Left: TB
Took: Nothing

nice little stroll tftc

GPS was playing up a little bit. nevertheless cache was found.
TFTC

another good one thanks for the cahce

found this cache today after the Lara Anzac March.
found at 3:48 with wb-holden, taylahlangsford and brandon
nice spot
TFTC =]

Last one for this trip.

I will be back

TFTC's!

Found by Team_Ninja 15.3.2009, find number 89.
While in the area trainspotting airshow specials, we decided to give this cache a try without the GPS. With several trees to choose from we started at the railway station end of the path, and after several unsuccessful searches of individual trees the cache was found, the top quarter of the container sitting completely out in the open. Just as we pulled the cache out the heavens opened so we sought cover under a nearby building back towards the road until the rain passed. We returned, signed the log and re hid the cache. Great container, never seen a clip top one this long before!
TNLNSL, TFTC RedPaw64

Overall experience, 4/5

Found on the way back from Avalon airshow. Will certainly have to return and follow the entire track to complete the series. Thanks for placing this cache. TNLNSL

Found by The Empire with The Lone Random 10/1/08 @ 4:00pm
TNLN SL TFTC
- M

Found w The Empire. Great day out. Now to finish the rest of the series.

TNLN, The Lone Random

Found on a quick diversion from a relly rally!

TFTC

Found at 12:58 Thanks.

Found the cache today at 9.00am with the company of beanie bum TNLN and again off to the next one.
Thanke RedPaw for the cache

7th find of the day and 1703rd total find at 14:42.

Well the family Christmas was last week, and Santa didn't visit us either, so we're on the hunt to discover our own presents.

Took: Nothing
Left: Screwdriver
Thanks for the cache!
Ian and Penny

Straight forward find once the wheelie muggle had passed.
TNLNSL
TFTC
Roaring Ford

found this one with sponge boy after a harde days work TFTC

Found this cache at 10:00am with shane.thompson. Nice easy find thanks RedPaw64.

Found this morning with WB-Holden at 10:00am. GPS battery went flat but had good idea where cache was. Thanks RedPaw64.

We found our 30th RedPaw64 cache at 11:05am as the 3rd of 28 on our Geelong and Lara Spring Cache Quest. After getting the jump on us in finds, H's phone rang just as we approached the cache so A and I thought that one of us would bag this as she lingered behind. But as we searched one spot, she sauntered up and picked up the cache from the first place checked.

Cache Find Score for the day so far -
D = 0, H = 3, A =0

Multi vs Traditional Challenge score for the day so far -
M = 1, T = 2

Thanks for the cache from D,H & A B-A

Found today at 12.20pm. Well hidden. Nice walk along there. Took car left dinosaur. SL. TFTC

jimjk

16:21 was the time this cache was found! This cache hunt was completed on another geocaching expedition to Geelong at the Caching In Geelong Get Together Event with Scooter's Mob! Had to squeeze this one in... but missed the third traditional as it was after 4pm and the location was closed for the day...have to get it next time I'm in the area. Hey, loved the modern loo in LARA - plays music, warm water for cold hands and auto flush; life just doesn't get easier than this

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Signed the Log

Thanks For The Cache... It makes days like this just outstanding... Oh look, the Red Arrow is moving again...Next!

Nice easy find, with no-one around. Strange, although the bucketing rain might have had something to do with it.

TFTC TNLN

** Coordinates Changed From **
S 38° 01.485 E 144° 24.729
Distance From Old: 82.9 feet
This cache is now back up and running. I have had to change its position due to last one being muggled.

This cache is now back up and running.. Please be sure you make sure noone is around when searching for cache.

Technically not a FTF, but felt good anyway, also had to beat shane.thompson to this once it was back online. In the dark with torches and in the rain. TNLN TFTC

Hi there.. Due to the 2 Did not finds logged, I have disabled this cache and I will get out to replace this ASAP..

Still on the bikes at 3:15 pm but didn't find this one, looked everywhere with no luck.
Will keep a look out for this one to see if found / lost.
Thanks RedPaw64.

Couldn't find, left it for another day.Maybe needs someone else to confirm, I did find a small wooden fruit, possibly an apple, where I thought the cache was supposed to be.

No. 3 found.

Nice and easy, although there was something going on it the park next door. Log signed and cache returned.

TNLN & TFTC.

Cheers,

Found very quickly this time.
TNLN. Thanks RedPaw64
Swampy

Easy find.

TFTC

Found today while out walking the new geo puppy. She seems to like caching but is still at the stage of getting under our feet, she'll either work it out or get a lot flatter! In apple and pear out thong SL TFTC

Found at 12:20 on a beautiful day. Took green highlighter and left glue stik. TFTC

Found today on the way back from Geelong to Ballarat. This one was found quickly, but stealth had to be used due to muggles in the adjacent camp area. Things settled down and we were able to get the cache.

Took: Nothing
Left: Keyring

Signed the log

Thanks RedPaw64!!!!

Handy parking at above co-ords.

found after quick search. GPSr was all over the place today for some reason and showing the cache inside the scout grounds but its not. [8)] on the last attempt the arrow pointed straight at the cache.

L= orange ball
T= fly

TFTC

Found at 5:30PM on the 19th of Jan by Ray and Maya. The GPS,r was not happy in the area, Maya's would not settle, and mine wasn't a lot better. We took a key and left a green eraser. Thanks from The Nomads. Now to try for tea at the Lara pub.

It was great to have the time to go after this series of caches today as they had been on my to do list since they came out. Rally and I had a great time following the trail of Hume and Hovell and I've come to admire their efforts greatly. I parked at the nearby church and enjoyed the opportunity to stretch my legs with a stroll to GZ. The coords were perfect and an easy log made.

Thanks,

R - B

A quick and easy find
Thanks Redpaw64

No wonder this area is so neat. There was an old timer raking up leaves all over the park today!
Cheers, TFTC.

Found it on visit to daughter who lives locally, on way home from Boxing day sales. TNLN, TFTC.

Found by HeadChef on his way to Warrnambool for work, TNLN

Thanks Redpaw64 for the cache

Found with Teppwa whilst working locally and taking an opportunity to find a few caches in the local area. I think the local drums might have attracted some attention to us whilst we were parked but we were gone before it caused any concern.

Took:Mondo
Left: Frog

Found in company of Vombatus as below.
Thnaks

0376 re-logging due to name change

While the hubby was having GPS issues, it was me that said "Is this what you're looking for?". TFTC

Found by edmil & maddie. Yup we are now on a roll. We enjoyed the sp;ish s;pash of carp at the first location (even though we didn't find the cache). This time it was the boink boink of the nearby boink frogs that captured our attention. Maddie wanted to take one home to a friend that already has one annoying neighbors from her backyard. - I talked her out of it. The cache was a quick and easy find and there were no muggles in sight which made it even better. Thanks for the cache. No swaps were made.

Found by caughtatwork at 12:48
Wheeeeeeee. A driveby. The sound of the Bork Bork frogs was very pleasant at htis location and the cache was a nice easy find too.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks again RedPaw64 for the series of caches in an otherwise bypassed town.
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 1

Rated: for Overall Experience

Found at 1155. Nice easy find. Continued on from #1 in the series.

TNLN. TFTC.

Found as a quick drive-by today. Lovely spot for a cache! T:Picies Charm L: Rocket Car

found with the flyman

Found with jandj01

#5 of 36 finds on the Bellarine Peninsula in company with acts2youthgroup. I found this one at 0925. Alansee's name was the last in the log book before mine. That was to happen many, many times today. Didn't ave any gloves, and didn't see any snakes, fortunately. However, did see the cache! I made no exchange. Thanks to RedPaw64 for the cache. Cheers, dak.

Another find for The Rebel Alliance. L.L.T.R.A

Went to the wrong side first but that was soon fixed. At gz the find was easy enough and fortunately no muggles were around, yet. TNLN thansk RedPaw64.

It is hard to not be seen when you are flashing torches around, also the camp seemed to be in full swing this night. The hide position was easy so we weren't too obvious.
Thanks, on to the last one, Robmc.

Had to employ a bit of stealth here as it seems we arrived at the time a bunch of parents were arriving to pick up kids from the nearby hall and the lights from the area illuminate the cache area a bit too. Anyway all done and dusted.
Ta

Count #0215 found at 1350hrs.

A very quiet day to find this geocache. The train came passing by was I was logging.

TNLNSL, TFTC

Found at 9.15am on a pleasant morning's walk
TNLN
Thanks
K&M

I was out and about on this cold wet day with Mr Coffee and the Clan, Mystery Inc and Mini cacher 1.
As the rain was bucketing down we headed off for a brisk walk to gz where Mini Cacher one soon had the cache in hand.
TNLNSL and the headed off to the last cache in this series
Thanks again RedPaw64

Had to find this one really fast since we were running late for dinner.
Took TB,
Thanks RedPaw64,
Regrads Mr.Coffee and the "Almost at the end" Clan.

Found by Mary & David at 1120. Another quick find that helped to make up for our error at #1. TNLN, but dropped off the 'Do You Q' TB. Our thanks once more to RedPaw64.

really loved where this was hidden. during our first geocaching adventure. TNLN, TFTC

Found with team RedOrca during our brief Geelong geocaching tour.
In: Frog
Out: Little blue car

Thank you!

7.00am
Found by Roma and Max.
Another find by torch light although from now on the nights will shorten and days lengthen.
We left one of our usual Mondo Figurines in exchange for a Duck Key Tag.
Thanks again RedPaw64.
From Romax.

Thirteenth of nineteen cache finds for the day in company of Rallywrxwagon. We missed the turn off to number one so we started the series here, we had a nice quick find and headed back to the warmth of the car. Thanks RedPaw64 for the cache and showing us this location.

Out caching with Acts2YG found this one in between kids on bikes. I wasn't sure of the Hume and Hovell significance until I got home. TFTC

Quick find, first of the series (i found them out of order)
No Swaps. Thanks

Found today at 12:10 in the company of VCK1SR and the Hairy Cacher - a nice easy find in the freezing cold and rain!!

Took: Chicken Little
Left: car, monkey, pen
Signed Log

Thanks RedPaw64 for the great cache

Buzznsmurf

Found today at 1210.

Nice easy find, with Buzznsmurf and The Hairy Cacher in tow.

Took - NIL
Left - NIL

Thanks for the cache,

VKC1SR (and The Hairy Cacher)

Found today by Mr Emu & Son @ 1.30 p.m. GAFF1. Hidden in a logical spot, and thanks to good coords was a quick find. Looks like a nice path to bring the bikes - a pity we left them at home today. It was a very nice day to be out and about in the sunshine. Thanks for showing us this part of Lara, RedPaw64.

Took: Nil; Left: Nil

Third find today in the company of Oenze ad Wheelchair access. By this stage we wished we were on bikes as the path looked inviting. However parking nearby meant this was the quickest find of the day. Thanks redpaw.

Find # 1567 and 3rd of the day at 1:32pm. Accompanied by Wheelchair Access and Feathertop. We had to wait a while for a slow walking muggle to pass before putting the cache back, TNLN, Signed Log, Thanx RedPaw64....

Found 11:30, a nice easy find and to our great surprise the log book was empty

TNLNH, CSI=2, thanks RedPaw64.

Found at 12.55pm GAFF1. Met up with Biggles Bear and Bushfire at this cache. Some time was spent in discussing caching stuff as usual and then off to the next with Bushfire. Thanks RedPaw64. Left Gold Jeep TB

GAFF 1 (11.55am) Opened log to see that I was just too late for a third FTF as Biggles Bear had been here 25 minutes before me .Nice easy find and just returning cache when I noticed a 4WD pull up and a couple of suspicious looking people started to walk toward me.Quickly returning cache I was very surprised to find that I had been sprung by Mr & Mrs Biggles Bear, who were looking for me hoping to gain the log notes for Hume & H # 1.It is great to put faces to names that you read about in logs.After chatting for quite a while we were joined by Mr & Mrs pprass.On leaving here pprass & Bushfire joined forces to hunt for Hume & hovel #4. NI-NO but picked up Jeep'en Jumpers Geocoin.Thanks RP64

[This entry was edited by Bushfire on Sunday, June 03, 2007 at 11:09:21 PM.]

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