Port of Sale 1: The Red Ship Wurruk, Victoria, Australia
By Robmc and brothersinfluence on 10-Aug-07. Waypoint GC1526F

# 3820. We were staying directly opposite these red sails - pretty impressive. The CO and I visited WP1 and indeed it did seem to be missing. Over to GZ where it took me a long time to locate the very well hidden cache. Don't know what other people have been signing as the last one in here was Roostaman I think. Maybe there are 2 caches here. TFTC

This series has been taking up prime positions around Sale for too long. Time for something new for the locals to do.
Thanks to all the cachers who have helped with maintenance of this series over the years.
Thanks, Robmc.

As logs before me, i looked at WP1 and couldn't find the micro.
from logs, title and disc. I found WP2 (The cache)

TFTC Robmc

Bit of a nightmare at wp1 so just took a guess and found it instantly. I dare say this might be due for disabling if the first part isn't found soon. Tftn

# 5465 Found on a warm evening first trip around the middle of Sale.
Nice and quiet and no muggles around while I was here.
I had a bit of help from a previous finder here, and had a good search around at GZ.
It is well hidden and still very safely in place. Nicely done.
TN LN SL Thanks for the Cache Robmc,
Roostaman.

While Mr X was working in the area I took the advantage of checking out a few in the area. I gave WP1 a good going over with out any success and then bought back MrX for extended look without any luck. I amazes us that you can guess WP2 from the name.
We will have to leave this for another vist.
We enjoyed the art work and the vistors kiosk was very helpful.

TB "Scrat" visited your cache whilst on his Great Aussie Adventure.

It was a overcast Saturday morning when I went looking for this Multi

I had a DNF at WP1 but took a punt on the theme.

I had a look about for about 20 mins and then spotted something not quite right.

SL TNLN

TFTC Robmc

Tough one, think outside the box and watch out for cobwebs!

Interesting message at WP1. Previously we had found this but had difficulty reading the numbers, so missed finding WP2. This time someone has exchanged the essential numbers for what looks like a shopping list! Could someone who knows please check this for us!

Maintenance run through the Port of Sale.
Looked like the cache had been going down the river - wet log.
Replaced the logbook.
Robmc.

Travelling to Bairnsdale for a family celebration and stopped off for this one. Turned out to be a quick find although it was a clever hide. Took TB. Hope to send it overseas. Thanks for the cache- wish I was a kid again and then I could play on the paddle steamer.

wet and needs replacing

found it but it was wet, couldn't write on log. it needs replacing, nice cache though

Needs replacing, log is wet and cannot write on paper.

Took a TB and left another, please move this one as soon as possible!

great camoflaghing of both caches! not a very good place for kids with all those spiders! we dropped off Bruce the Thylacine travel bug and picked up geocoin.

great camoflaghing with both caches! not a very good place for kids with all those spiders! dropped off travelbug Bruce the Thylacine and picked up a geocoin. The peice of paper at waypoint 1 was unreadable and it looked like a list of things to remember was written on it!

TFTC
Found with PhoebeIrene

With some help from Robmc we gave this one another try and found it in no time! We understand what everyone is saying now about great camoflague, we've never seen anything like it but it's given us some great ideas. Thanks for the cache.
Left TB
Found with WyldMan92

Found the first waypoint okay, but had no luck with the second. Spend about half an hour searching, but no luck. Maybe this one has been muggled?

Late logging our visit...
Found WP1 but couldn't find cache at GZ.
[:X] Arty Chick

Eighth cache down during a day Caching in Sale Loved this one!!! Spent a while at the start looking in the wrong place for the first clue just cause we didnt follow instructions right but got on track and soon had it in hand. Brilliant Camo on both hides. TFTC

Found with geoJay & geoLuke look the hiding spot

Found with the Earthbound Family on our way to Metung for the easter weekend. TFTC

This was tricky. there was an indian family here that thought we were mad. I'm sure they left because we we were wandering around and through the playground. We did have a 7 year old with us so I didn't think we were too weird. We found it eventually.

First waypoint was soggy so co-ordinates are fading. Got to GZ and EB Nano was delighted it took us a while to locate the cache. He figured it meant he had longer to play! TFTC

Found at 450pm. Some very cool camouflage. With smteychenne.

Found with HangFire7 at 4:50pm. So very well camouflaged! Loved how this one gave us the next clue to the next cache, then again so very well hidden.TFTC

As they said, found with slink1 and Dunko...

TNLN TFTC

found on a top weekend away with Monch's mob and Dunko thanks for the hide. SL

Found on a trip away with Skink1 and Monch's mob thanks for the hide. SL

Well we wished we left this for our 600th cache, we did not know how good it was.

It is our 599th.... And it was a great cache, fantastic camo.

Well done Robmc, I had no chance of finding it, Mrs Madstars took the honours.

Thanks

Madstars

Found at 4:40pm. Good cammo as has been recently painted with the ship and glued shut with paint.
Had to use keys to break the seal and found the next W/P.
A really great hide at W/P 2......!!!
Took star and left a gem.
TFTC SL

wow clever hide...
very happy to put smiley face on a map..
Thanks for fun multi and cache
now heading to Traralgon

Very sneaky hide this one!

As we were staying only literally meters from this cache we left it till last before we left Sale for home and after visited the WP for the required info (and yes it is wet) we headed back to GZ where the Geokids provided the excuse and I made a nice quick find of the cache.

T TB
L GC & 2 X TB's

TFTC

FlyingPigSquadron not cleared for landing! Easy find for WP 1 - note this is soaking wet and fading - but didn't spend too long at GZ, being two oldies in a conspicuous spot!
Thanks for bringing us here

Found By Bevfre 2.30pm This one like the hides in Bendigo TN LN SL Thank You Robmc & brotherinfuencne

We visited the Info Centre to find out some things to do in Sale for the rest of the day (unfortunately EuDes herself isn't overly enamoured with geocaching sometimes ) but this one was too close to pass up. We found the first WP quite quickly but did note that it is absolutely saturated, although it is still readable.

Off we headed to GZ for the search where, thankfully, the chilly weather had kept other kiddies well away but even so, the stash was proving somewhat elusive. Thankfully, EuDes herself's interest in the play area allowed me more than the usual amount of time for a search . Just as her interest was seriously waning and it looked like I might have to give it all up for a DNF, I found the very clever hide at 11:10. Phew [^].

TNLNSL. Thanks for a real 'Bendigo' 1½ star difficulty hide Robmc and brothersinfluence .

Nice find. Geo Father a little peeved that my GPS worked so well.

TFTC. Macca87

Great day of cache finding in Sale with Geo Son.

TB drop

Found the first location easily, BUT the second had us stumped despite the fact the two GPSrs pointed to the same place! The paperwork in the first location is very soggy and hard to read. Assume we had the correct coords.

On our way home today and decided to check this cache after a couple of DNF's - Cache is happy and hiding in its usual place.

In sale for the night, on way to work. Found first waypoint, found clue, but no luck finding GZ. Spent a while on my knees with my head in the ground. Will have another go when I am next back!

~11:45 King Jnr
The family had stopped for info, and wanted to extend our holiday by another day but where - we wanted to camp somewhere on route to home maybe a little info could help us? So while the family way steaming away, I crossed the road (frogger style) and was off and sailing with the next set of coords at wp1 - back at GZ however I could not convert, I even got down on my hands and knees but no luck today - maybe on our next visit - now back into town for lunch in the park......

[This entry was edited by solomonfamily on Monday, December 28, 2009 at 1:56:16 AM.]

Me and my friends went out for lunch and they said "hey let's go find those containers you talk about" I think it's funny when we go because they get so excited when they find it and so frustraited when they don't. So off to the red ship we go... I looked straight at the thing 4 times before one of my friends said is this it??... Once we had that, we headed to our location, I think we were there for about half an hour before I actually decided to think about what I was looking at and then sure enough we got it!!!:) I swear that my other friend was just playing on the equipment rather than actually helping us look!! Tftc!!!

Dropped in on a GC swap. Deployed Oz Flag coin.

Deployed For Whom the Bells Toll - Celebration Geocoin for a tour of Gippsland.

We found this cache as the final of 43 on our Sale or No Sale Tour with Alansee, Pprass and Acts2YouthGroup. All the others had finished their list but in passing this one on the way one, I got the opportunity to catch up by one more cache. Late in the caching day, it was now quite dusk and I received many unsolicited hints but after a big day out, I took them all on board so that we could head off to Traralgon for a pizza dinner. I have been looking forward to doing this series for ages and today, we got to give it a red hot go but I still left two behind so we shall return. Thanks from D B-A.

Took awhile, just about to give up when my youngest daughter found it.

Had some fun with this one as we don't own a GC kid and there were none around to adopt so Mr B pretended to be a kid again (pretended?) and retrieved the cache whilst I kept a watch for muggles and fortunately there weren't any around despite it being a lovely day. Took the TB Tin Lid and will email Darkandstormy the number. TFTC

On the way down to the Stargate to 'see off' a TB, we (Mrs Biggles and I) thought we would seek out a few local caches and what better place to start then as you enter Sale itself! Parked the car further down the road and then the hunt was on! Pegged the final cache location without too much trouble although I must have looked like the village idiot to the few nearby muggles who were startled by an elderly child scampering around laughing maniacally. Anyway I had to wait until the area was clear before retrieving it so we went off and bought ice creams (Hmmm. It was a treat as I was good boy for finding the cache!)

Very clever cache camo and hides!

Mrs B took a TB but we didn't take any of the Pathtags that had been left there as they weren't attached to anything and we were unsure of what to do with them.

Onwards to the next Port of Sale cache!

TNLN & TFTC

Not too far from here is a great site for the Geokids to play, and while M went straight to the play ground I headed off to gather the clues. Interesting sculpture and I can see the resemblance to the name. I gathered M and we searched the GZ for about 10 minutes to find the hide. Very clever! Logged our visit and left Tin Lid TB. Forgot to write down the ID number so I cannot log the pickup or drop. Hopefully the next cacher to grab it can email me the number so I can log its movements and the photo's we took. TFTC. KeMs

Its taken 3 months for the Rocky Glen Grommets to return but we did - and this time we found the cache! We were happy with our find but we had to refer back to notes and previous logs to keep hunting. Thanks for bringing us here (twice!) - we enjoyed it.

Found after a few quiet ones on an overnight stay at the nearby caravan park. Took forever to get the bark chips out of my coat. Not required though!
TNLNTFTC

Dropped in today on a Maintenance day.
Spent a bit of time watching Hell+Back searching for the final
Always a good spectator sport.
Robmc.

Found the first hide really quickly, not so the final! It didn't take long to find a really good spot for it to be hidden, but a bit of tapping & prodding convinced me it wasn't there. As it turned out some time (and a hint) later, I was wrong! Enjoyed the vessels though.

nice find this one - no kids so could take my time searching

Found at 0945 hours, Found WP 1 then proceeded to GZ, found after about 10 minutes searching, great hide.
Took Go East Geocoin Left Nothing
Didn't see my Hi Pressure CACHE-O-RATER Geocoin, maybe someone has moved it and not logged it yet.
TFTC

Decided to finally stop and get this one after many trips past it.... Finding the clue was quick enough and returned us near to the parked car. But the final hide proved elusive until a last scope around which finally found it. Neat hide...

Dropped off GoEast geocoin (which has been nabbed and logged before I even got to! ) and took hi pressure's coin...

TFTC

Oh, and Greg the TB popped by for a visit too.

Droppen in Geocoin

A great hidey hole and an end to a fantastic series - many thanks for the caches!

SL, TN, left GeoCoin.

TFTC!

It's taken some time. Intermittent visits to Sale saw us taking a few minutes each time to tackle this one.
We found the details in the red ship after two tries several months apart, but time was the problem and we knew we had to come back to finish it.
Then another two tries to check for the cache itself. A difficult hide and hard to search properly with muggles about and no little kids to hide behind.
A quiet evening tonight, and a bit of luck and we had it.
A very enjoyable challenge. TFTC TNLNSL
regards................
Greynomads

Found in the pouring rain. Great hiding spot. TNLN TFTC

This is a top cache. WP1 is very nicely done, the cache itself is a work of art. Howey and I thank-you for a job well done. TFTC.

GREAT HIDE, RobMc & BI have gone to a lot of trouble on this one. Wood not have found it with out the clues, Steel it was very well done. Sticking with the nautical theme Jimmymaff and I left fishing lure and took periscope. TFTC.

Cleverly Hidden! Found it on a girl day out, just in a nick of time too as Muggle children apeared just as we left... TFTC Brilliantly done.

Rocky Glen Grommets found the first stage but were unsuccessful in the second - came home and have reread ALL the cache notes and who knows??? may even get back to Sale tomorrow to check it out a bit more closely (unless Robmc want's to give us a clue?????) We will try again but it may not be this time round.

1475+13=1488

Thanks Robmc and brothersinfluence for a tour around Sale

Thanks for showing me the objects at listed coords and gz - nice tie-in. A very clever hide - well-done!

Found at 1740 with help/hint, low and behold I had even touched it pre hint without realising that was it! Failure to search properly is a failure to find!

15/5/2009 0900.
Found by Studit after a DNF last year and a hint.
A cold, windy and muggle free day.
A very clever hide. Nice work RobMc.
Took Nothing. Left Danish Geocoin 2006.
TFTC

Found today on our Mother's Day adventure. First clue located by one of the Geokids then Mrs E found the cache - maybe there should be a "BANG HEAD" warning for this one

Took Lil Fishy TB and monkey head - left, appropriately, a periscope.

All ahead flank, to our next find.

TFTH

E!

First 'Sale' cache for the day, great hide. Took Wizard TB. TFTC

Found today, first time there were too many people
Went back tonight with a torch, on our way home and found it.
Extremely well hidden!! One of the best ones I've seen
Left TB and bookmark, took knitted spongebob.

TFTC!!

11:31 am -

4th cache day 7 of our caching/holiday trip around Victoria.

A very windy and wild day but we still enjoyed visiting Sale and the informative series which acted as our travel guide.


JJ was enthralled with this one once at GZ. Found very quickly

Took: Michief's Crew's Save the Dolphins Geocoin

TFTC

dropped of colorado key tb
picked up canada micro puck tb
just to keep moving along

Just checking the cache on a Maintemance day. Everything is fine.
Robmc.

Did first ever gc yesterday found port of sale 10 am hooked so today straight after work asked kids if they want to do a treasure hunt and explained geocaching to them so off we went found wp 1 micro no probs off to gz spent an hour no joy so backe home. Could not be defeated so back i go for another look this time winner so back home i go to get the kids as i was disappointed they didnt get to find it.

great hide

Took dog left monkey head TFTC

First of the set. I took a TB and left a geocoin and Sponge Bob who should be a TB. Thanks Robmc and brothersinfluence for these caches.

Found it nice and easily - staying in a cabin in the caravan park next door, so easy to time the search for when the gz is clear.
Moving to Sale for six months in 2 weeks, so we are here to check out the place.

Thanks.

(Will try drop a couple of travel bugs in here later this evening - didn't have them with me when I found it).

Dropped Travel Bugs

Did the first part of this one a couple of months ago. Back today and no one around so it was easy to play. Found at 5.30pm. This was my 100th successful find so appropriate on this day!
A great cache, thanks, Robmc etc.
TNLN
Merry Christmas
Misty Merlin

1320h. Starting to get the hang of this now. I hope they don't try and float the ship.

Found at 1320hrs
Nice hiding spot
TNLN

Nice hide. No geocoin. Took: Dolphin / Dinosaur Left: Dog / Glass shell.

[This entry was edited by Disco Ninjas on Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 5:06:52 AM.]

Found WP1 ok, but after 30min searching at GZ, I decided to cut my losses! Seeing others in this series were 10m+ out, I searched the whole ship! Maybe a better clue?

Date/Time : 21OCT @ 2.05pm
Who: Vk3jap
In : nil
Out : nil
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 1
Notes : A nice easy multi. Good hide.

TNLNSL - TFTC : Team VK3JAP

Rated: for Overall Experience

Checked the cache today while doing some maintenance around Sale. All OK.
Robmc.

Great spot. Found while visiting from SE QLD. great hiding spot. Took punch, left ring. TFTC

Found waypoint 1 in the company of Squashedfrog and her dog, Charlie. A nice easy find and onto the second waypoint. Thankfully we had no trouble with little muggles but some big ones eating luch a little way away must have thought we looked rather odd!
Charlie started the digging although we knew we didn't need to but we started getting a little frustrated after a good 20 min of searching. Decided to go but thought I would do one more sweep thinking a little more deviously and hey-presto found it straight away. [Had already pushed on spot twice already, should have thought about why those damn screws were there!]
Thanks for a very challenging and enjoyable (once I found it!) cache.
Piglet.

Found @ 11:45:50 AM (Cachemate time)

Second attempt at this one, as there were too many muggles yesterday.

The geocoin is NOT in the cache!!

T: N
L: n
SL
TFTC
17/07/08

[Found WP1 okay, WP2 took a bit of searching. Lucky I had my kids to help, or it would have looked a bit weird spending so long on a kids play area.

As for the geocoin: I forgot about it when I found the cache. I don't think it is in WP2 though. Didn't really look in WP1 - just took down coords of WP2 and closed lid. Is that where it is? Might go back and look in WP1 again.
Possible spoiler alert:]

1. You don't need to go off the beaten track. My GPS initially had us trekking trough the creek.
2. You don't need to feel around anywhere for either. You can see them both. There are LOTS of spiders around this place, including funnel webs. Not really nice to put you hand up all the ledges.

I thought I had discovered the clues for WP2 but for every combination I ended up on private property and not where I expected to be. A revisit to WP1 demonstrated that I had looked at the waypoint object but failed to see it for what it was and had ignored all the clues and information in the script. Had some issues with muggles at the final WP. My pretence of doing a structual inspection revealed an element not necessary to the structure. A great hide. Swopped a hole punch for a whale.

My experence with Port of Sale 1 woke me up and set me right for doing the others in the series on a warm ANZAC Day of geocaching. Didn't get to do No.10.

Thanks to Robmc and Brothersinfluence for this cache and the others in the series. "Lest We Forget"

WP1 was no trouble and approaching gz I thought uh, oh. However I am pleased to say that it gave up without a struggle when I saw something not quite right. A good hide and thanks to robmc and the maintainer.

Sorry, but I neglected to check for the coin. Perhaps the next searcher can do so.

Could the next team visiting this cache please confirm whether the Caught Red Handed microcoin is still in the cache. Thanks.

Wpt1 was found with no hassles, and the cache was found without many hassles too – but I’ll admit that we consider ourselves fortunate to have spotted it early in our search! Nice hide – no other people around GZ this afternoon, so we were able to search without interruption. TNLN & SL at 5pm. Thanks Robmc and brothersinfluence for the cache – we enjoyed the hunt!

Found at 9.30am GAFF3 (three in a row!). The first WPT was not too much trouble, although c-pprass found it after p-pprass had looked at that spot on arrival. The second WPT was not expected to be so well hidden and all sorts of thoughts went through our minds as to how it could have been muggled. After checking all of the easy spots we started thinking more devious and voila - cache was found. Thanks guys for the fun.