Flight Of The Uiver South Albury, New South Wales, Australia
By Marcus Vitruvius on 01-Feb-08. Waypoint GC191HR

Well this led us a merry dance. Both roads to the second waypoint were securely locked so I was pretty much stormed until I referred to a search engine and got most of what I needed for the final coordinates. In desperation I then used a PAF for the final number. Finally my first multi in three days here in Albury! Then to the cache. It took a good search until I found an improbable nook. I could barely fit my little hand in, but felt what I was after. I was only just able to squeeze the container out to sign the log. I suspect, as has happened to me at another cache, the tree is repairing itself and the nook is closing up.Great adventure. Thanks for keeping this cache going.

Found with PPrime

Finally solved the puzzle. Cache was will hidden and hard to retrieve.

Found with geocaching family, staying in area for a few days caching, nice tight find on the way past. TFTC

Found with geo family

Found with bedlem2 & family

TFTC

We joined in on the Canberra Albury Invasion or CAI fun this long weekend. After lots of puzzle solving and planning the time had come for a four day weekend of geocache hunting and hiking in and around the Albury/Wodonga area. We could not have picked a better weekend, we had great weather and avenged a couple of DNF's for us. Apologies for the generic log, thank you to all the cache owners for placing and maintaining the caches in this area, and for giving us a reason to come down the highway and visit this lovely area.Thanks for the hide and multi Marcus Vitruvius

fitzy_1965 and I headed towards Albury/Wodonga last night. We camped at the Ettamogah Pub before joining the rest of our friends in Albury today.A great day was had with us picking up lots of trads, multi's and pre-solved puzzles with the day ending in an event in the heart of Albury and a nice hotel room thanks to a Red Balloon voucher. The logs were primarily signed as CIA (Canberra Invasion Albury) unless otherwise stated.

33,785. Found with Team CIA23 - Canberra Invasion of Albury 2023.Our caching group has been eyeing off the Albury/Wodonga area for quite some time. After many months of hard work we had solved nearly all the area's puzzles, so we set a date and headed on down. CIA23 comprised of minniek, Joolay, Kittykatch, isopeda, barb2e, FurfacesLL, Tankengine, dty73, Sol de lune, LuckyL10n, albida33, Aykayem, smittengranny and myself. For part of one day we were joined by local Cacher Happy Feet 1. What a great weekend of caching with such a fun group of people. An event on the Saturday night also helped make the trip memorable. Quick find once at GZ. Signed the log as CIA23, replaced the cache as found, then headed off to the next one on our list.Thanks MV !!

Albury Invasion trip Day 2. After panning and months of puzzle solving it is finally time to head to Albury Wodonga for a long weekend visit. I was with Kitty Katch, FufacesLL and Joolay for this trip, but I also spent time with Sol de Lune and LuckyL10n due to space in cars. Logs for the weekend were signed CIA23 to save space. Today was a day of driving all up and down and across back and forth around Albury trying to visit as many of the Puzzle locations we have solved. Some were nice walks some just roadside finds, but there was a huge variety of hides and some were very challenging, even if they were in 'traditional' locations. We did fail to find a few, but I put that down to some really good hides that just plain beat us. There were a few puzzle highlights but matching the puzzle to the hide on the day was a little difficult, so I will just thank all the hider's for their hard work and providing the opportunity to spend a fun day. There are still more caches to be found so we have another day planned for tomorrow and will probably have to come back again one day.Thanks for the cache Marcus Vitruvius44856.45 TNLNVisited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 2018 Sep How Far: Climb Caches A#386**Albida**

Apologising up front for the generic logs. Cannot complain about the quality and quantity here, it was a great mixture. Some are very challenging hides and some even defeated us and some of those puzzles, just glad it was more than me working on them. Looking forward to coming back.Its a perfect weekend to get out of town. Decided Albury was the place to go. Lots of lovely puzzles that we have spent time as a group working through now its time to venture down and pick up.Signing as CIA-Canberra Invasion of Albury.Thanks for getting me out and about Marcus Vitruvius

Albury TripTime for an Aussie road trip with Joolay, albida33 and FurfacesLL plus others from the Canberra puzzling team. Signed as CAI Canberra Albury Invasion). Thanks for the hide Marcus Vitruvius

Chooo ooo [Found] with dty73 and CIA23 cachers on a quick Albury invasion! Thanks Marcus Vitruvius!

Day 2 of the Canberra invasion weekend of Albury. Being ex an Canberran, I headed up to join in the fun of the weekend with LuckyL10n, Albida33, fitzy_1965, minniek, tankengine, dty73, Joolay, KittyKatch, Smittengranny, Isopeda, Barbe2e and FFLL. Today we started to the north of Albury and headed towards the CBD, grabbing caches on both sides of the freeway as we went. Lots of pre solved puzzles, along with a number of traditionals, were found during the day. Unfortunately we had a few DNF's as well.Thanks to all the CO's for the caches...and the fun we had over the weekend. Logs were signed CIA (Canberra Invasion Albury)...

#18893; Day 2 of the Canberra Invasion of Albury 2023 weekend, which had been preceded by much head scratching and puzzle solving to prepare. Our merry band comprised of Sol de lune, albida33, Smittengranny, Kittykatch, Joolay, FurfacesLL, Barb2e and isopeda, along with yours truly, were joined by dty, tankengine, aykayem, minniek and fitzy_65 for a day of action today. Started the day to the north of town and then worked our way south, east and west as we gathered caches. Some finds were difficult as were some of the puzzles and some were easier. Some we didn't find at all! All up 103 finds, one event at the end of the day and nine DNFs for me today. Logs were again signed CIA23. Most of the caches we found were in good order. Apologies for the generic logs, but by the end of the day, like the body, the mind was slowing down as well! Thanks to all of the cache owners for helping make a great weekend for our Canberra caching fraternity. TFTC Marcus Vitruvius

Day 2 of our Canberra (plus 3) Invasion of Albury. It was a beautiful sunny day as we set out in search of presolved caches. Thanks to all the COs for placing and maintaining these caches that enticed us down here. Cache found and log signed as CIA or CAI.

Day 2 of our Albury Trip. For the last few weeks a group of us sat together and solved lots of puzzles for this weekend. Today, SmittenGranny, barb2e, Kittykatch, albida33, FurfacesLL, Joolay, Sol de Lune, LuckyL1On, MinnieK, Fitzy_65, Tankengine, DTY73, Aykayem and me went around Albury and found puzzles, multies, trads, ALs and a virtual etc. To save log space we are signing as CIA (aka Canberra invasion of Albury).The puzzles were all quite interesting, the hides sometimes hard. Sorry for the generic logs. Caching in the group makes logging hard. TFTC

Day 2 of our Canberra trip to Albury and a few extras in our group today. Signing as CIA for Canberra Invasion of Albury. Tftc

Out in the morning to have a coffee in the (definitely worth visiting if you have an interest in aviation or are doing the cache!) Uiver cafe inside the airport to gather the first set of coordinates, which if you're like me and couldn't for the life of me figure out which racing number the plane was due to the photo quality, it's a good idea to look at the crew names. After venturing to the seccond waypoint in my granddad's vintage car we soon had the information we needed. And went home for some lunch and then to tackle the final. I was extremely paranoid at the final as it was a warm spring day, (perfect for snakes!) I searched for a good 25 minutes and was getting ready to Maybe try again another time but I proceeded and put my nerves behind me. And suddenly I had the cache in hand. I really enjoyed the information I learned and the experience. TFTC!

Another find with Weirdobiker, now I know a bit about the plane and the area.

I was so pleased to firstly work this one out and secondly to find the cache. I’m doing a challenge this month on multi’s so this is another one towards it

Our first multi in Australia and one about a very interesting topic. I have read about other aviation races and their pioneering pilots in a world so different to that of today. We managed to find the cache after our own flight to Australia that included a few ‘hiccups’.

Found with Itchyfeet2020 and the Seagnoid -signed as NZBITS. We are one group of several kiwis over here for the Rutherglen Mega at Easter. It’s going to great with so many sessions of things I want to learn about. PLUS so many caches to find.

Kia ora rawa atu for the cache Marcus Vitruvius.

Time for our next exciting geo adventure - Rutherglen Mega. NZ_B, the Seagnoid and I have come over from NZ. This is Day 1 cache 1. Due to numerous flight delays we have landed with time for just this cache, before hitting the road to Rutherglen. I really enjoyed solving this multi. What a fabulous history to read before flying in ourselves. Thank you Marcus Vitruious. Logs are being signed as NZBITS for NZ_B, Itchyfeet2020 and The Seagnoid. TFTC, a FAV from me.

Today is a multi-cache dot-day, so after picking up the car we headed over here. Took a while to find because one of the girls had ruled it out, but then we double-checked each others areas and I found the cache. A close examination to check for snakes (something I am not used to doing) revealed nothing. Retrieving it was another matter, however, it took a few minutes to get it out. Nice hide, and a nice dry cache. Favourite.

Day #8 of the MEGA road trip. Still based at Ettamogah Pub for the time being. Today we are off on a solved puzzle pickup tour of Albury (also known as a yamutha-fest). Having spent a number of hours during lockdown solving many of these puzzles it is great to be able to collect some of these before a relaxing afternoon in the hammocks back at the pub!

This was a nice little adventure which began at the airport, although after arriving we discovered we no longer needed to go there ???. We continued the journey and soon had everything we needed to find the cache. Thanks for sharing the history.

Thanks Marcus Vitruvius for placing this gamepiece in the wild for us to find.

It’s MEGA Road Trip time!! A plan is hatched and we are good to go.
DAY EIGHT: Albury solved puzzles.
We needed one multi for the day so chose this one. Arrived at gz and were stumped for a bit. Then actually read the description to work out what to do next. Some of the images were a little hard to read on phones, but we managed to work through and got a plausible set of coords for the next wp.
From there it was smooth sailing.
A very interesting story. Thanks for sharing this historical event.
Thanks for bringing us here today by placing this cache, Marcus Vitruvius

Went to the first waypoint a year or so ago and found the inital information wasn't there. During lockdown again, decided to look into it again (being more experienced now), reading the previous logs helped. I researched the information, and got the details for wp2. Wp2 info was there and got the data for waypoint 3. Out today and made the find. Even saw a plane land right on cue! Signed replaced and on my way. TFTC.

#9569 14:15
To celebrate my birthday, Mrs. Dozzie and I drove down from Sydney to Albury to spent a few days exploring the area, including Rutherglenn, Beechworth and Yackandandah. Of course a few caches had to be added to the program, including a few along the Hume highway.

Being brought up in a KLM family, I knew about the air race and the Uiver. That fateful night and the help of the local people was also in the back of my mind. I even did an essay/presentation on it when I was still in primary school.
But it was not until I passed the airport and saw the cache name 'Flight of the Uiver' popping up on my GPS that I realised I was in that very same Albury where these events took place almost 90 years ago!

So I had to go for this cache!

Unfortunately the first waypoint was no longer there, but with google and the photos most answers could be found. On the way to the second waypoint I drove by another interesting location where the Uiver restoration project was based. An old hangar with various aircraft parts scattered around.

Waypoint 2 was the true spritual home and the final coordinate could be calculated.
The cache was found in good condition.

TFTC Marcus V.

Enjoying the day caching with OZREG. We managed to sign a few logs today in between thunderstorms. Was so impressed by OZREG taking off his shoes and socks to retrieve the cache at gz, as there was an instant creek flowing from the previous downpour. The things us cachers do to sign a log. Tftc

Out with Catnap777 on a bleak wintery type day. Undetered by the wet, we grabbed a few caches in the Albury area. Well, this was fun, of sorts. Very difficult reading the required details required on non zooming in on photographs on phones.. But we got there. Catnap currently carrying an injury and on this cache, sitting in the car at GZ was a must, whilst I barefooted through some flooding H2O. Cache in good condition and thanks MV for placement.

Quick park and grab with Jackez74 TFTC

I enjoyed reading the history of the Uiver. I didn’t know this happened in Albury.
Once I found the coordinates it was a quick and easy park and grab at GZ. TFTC

Accio 06:14:43
Down to Albury for a visit and a chance to try and progress this one. I think it was 2018 that I collected info at wp1. May have been earlier. Thwarted twice at this time of year trying to proceed, but I had an extra day today and was able to put it to good use this morning to sort wp2 and some complicated mathematical engineering later I was standing somewhat confusedly a good 5m from anything other than long grass. hmmm. And then the needle swung and I spotted a likely home which soon revealed a container for me. Happy days. A long held partial solution paid off with the smilie. FP worthy for the history, the journey and the finale.

Thanks Marcus Vitruvius for entertaining me at this location.
*{Overall find #8827}*

Suscoe had our final day in Albury today and it was a very warm to hot one.
Clear blue skies, some wind at times and bright sunshine and it felt like a solid Summer's day.
35 degrees was the hottest the car temp got to.
We enjoyed our day of caching even though it was so hot.
We visited a range of caches, some traditionals, some puzzles and a multi or two.
In preparation for this trip we had been working on solving the puzzles at home, some we were able to solve ourselves and some required a nudge or two from some other cachers.

We enjoyed the variety in the puzzles and the hides.

Thanks to Marcus Vitruvius for this caches, all good at GZ.

lots of water and mud and wind and rain but I got there in the end.

Thanks for the great page write up. Today, after obtaining the numbers we needed, we eventually made it to GZ. Micaparamedic was quick to find the cache! Thanks so much for placing this multi Marcus Vitruvius

TFTC. We loved this multi for the history portion of it. Hans is Dutch so it meant something to him. We researched a bit more about the history surrounding this event. The plaque at the WP2 is a bit hard to read but google was a friend.
We had been stuck inside for most of the day as I did some stuff for our motorhome group. The sun was shining so we nicked our for an hour or two to get a few caches and some vitamin D.

This one has been on my radar for a long time and has been a long and frustrating search. Started it once at the airport waiting for a delayed flight and have tried a number of times to find clearer pictures to make certain I have WP1 correct. Unfortunately various searches also appear to reveal different figures for some of the answers. But in the end the coordinates kept bringing me back to the same location. Next issue was that I could never work out how to publicly access that site - certainly the most obvious gate is locked and I have tried from another angle but never felt comfortable in that space. Tried again on Sunday and realised there is an upcoming event which makes access even harder. Resorted back to the internet and then with a few judicious searches found exactly what was required (and realised my WP1 was pretty accurate). A quick calculation had a WP2 that looked reasonable so saved up until today where I had a hole in the calendar. Rocked up this morning and all quiet (though not certain where the water in the drain was coming from). Sauntered over and quickly found the craftily hidden cache - nice one.
Glad to have this one of the to find list - TFTC Marcus Vitruvius

I'm visiting Albury for work but today I had quite a lot of spare time so I headed off to find a few caches. Nice multi. I worked out the information needed to get to WP2 a couple of days ago. A bit tricky as my eyesight found some of the pics a bit fuzzy. Gathered the info at WP2 today and headed off to the final. All good with the cache there. TFTC, Biggles.

An interestsing story on the cache page. With the required numbers We headed off to find the cache in the heat today. Sprinklers were going off not far away. Soon had the cache in hand and the log book signed.
TFTC Marcus Vitruvius

Found this one while following our gps grabbing a few caches in the area. It's always great to do a cache that incorporates some local history and of personal interest to me. We soon had the required co-ord's sorted and after a short drive we arrived at the gz and made a quick find, thanks Marcus Vitruvius for the multi and hide and for highlighting this piece of aviation history, albeit tragic in the end.

omegaman1971
3756 Finds
In the area for an event today and to smash some caches.
Easy find on a hot arvo!
Cheers for the cache

At larst its a little cooler and with the cloud cover it made for a great day to be out and about so what better way to do it than another boarder crossing with a multi and mystery to add to the growing collection of smilies. This was # 1 of 18 finds consisting of 1 Multi, 1 Mystery and 16 Traditionals.

Thanks Marcus Vitruvius for the clue (Clarification - WP1 Coordinate) to allow us to get to the second WP on this wonderful multi we then obtaine the required information before heading the the final GZ location and securing the container containing the log. Sigining the log and collecting another smilie.

Grand Cache count = 742 total consisting of 703 Traditionals, 22 Multi, 8 Mystery, 4 Earth, 2 Virtual and 3 Event.

So why ami surprised! Happy to find it riding around Albury made fun and interesting. Off to another multi. TFTC!

Hi there Marcus Vitruvius.

We did a "Non Traditional" cache run around Albury today with LGoody, - and found your cache **"Flight Of The Uiver"** at 1:02:00 PM. (This brings our total find count to 18109).

We ended up finding a variety of container types and sizes on our journey & found 11 caches (& DNF'd 4).

Thank you for placing this cache here, without geocaching as our guide we would never have found so many interesting places on our travels.

**Coordinate Accuracy:** We found the cache around 2m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
**Cache Condition:** The container and log book are in good shape.
**Took:** Nothing.
**Left:** Nothing.

Thanks for the hunt today,

Regards

Ian & Penny.

Find #: 1,569
Companions: None
Muggles: None
Weather: Cool winter afternoon
Cache condition: Good

I was in Albury to drop my son and a friend of his off at Border Music Camp. We stayed at the Lake, and due to some time confusion needed to get breakfast from Uncle Ronald's place. While the boys ate I "solved" WP2's co-ords. Later on in the day, after I had dropped the boys off and found some caches, I still had some time so decided to find this cache. It was a small challenge getting to WP2, first due to a gate and then not being sure of the location, but when I had sorted out those issues I was able to get the details for GZ. I headed over and was able to make a quick find, ignoring someone mowing the nearby lawn. TNLNSL, thanks for sharing some interesting history.

This was a really enjoyable cache. The subject matter was another example of the community excitement generated by air races from the Northern Hemisphere to Australia. The actual story of the Uiver was very interesting, especially the close association with Albury. Data collection at each waypoint was straightforward. Accurate coordinates at GZ led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks Marcus Vitruvius for an excellent multi - it earns a favourite from us.

Third time lucky. Helps when you have the right coords. Quick find but slightly mushy under foot

Found as Nicnax with PapaGrouch. This must be the multi that has taken me the longest so far. I worked out the second WP years ago but never got around to going there to collect the information for the final until a week ago. In the meantime I lost the original information so had to work it out again. Finally today I made the find and signed the log. I learnt some history that I had never heard of as I didn't grow up in this area. TFTC

Thankyou for a great history lesson on the Uiver. Enjoyed doing this puzzle and geokid #3 loved making the find.

Took a bit of looking but finally found it woohoo with sarah8628

Found with theredfox. This one had me bugged for weeks. Went to wp1 & relised there was no physical info there, finally got all info together & failed to find...than looked at details again to find there was more than 1wp so went to location, got info, went to coords. Rained all night so heaps of water to navigate. Two little dogs running wild so trying to scare them off the road, was looking in the wrong spot but geomum soon spotted it!
Took forever for me to gather info but was great to learn about this historial plane & its story so will take my fav! Very happy to finally beat this one!

Taken forever to solve. Will have another look as coords cant be right...plus its raining lol goda be flamin mad!

Solved this puzzle some time ago and thought today was the day to get it. Had to dodge some big puddles and mud bug we soon had this one in hand

1st Lady and I worked out the answers to the get to WP2 over breakfast. After dropping 1st Lady at work I drove to the airport and loaded our calculations and headed for WP2. Quickly found the information and headed to ground zero. Negotiated the water channel formed from all the recent rain and found the prize. Thanks Marcus Vitruvius for a most interesting multi.

Camped at Wodonga for a couple of days, to catch up with friends and pick up a few caches.

We collected the required information at each WP, and then did the calculations for GZ.
The cache was located, after a short search. Enjoyed the history lesson.
Many thanks for placing this cache, Marcus Vitruvius, for us and others to find.

Electric Fence not going today so no one got zapppppped. TFTC Marcus Vitruvius.

Finished the coords a few weeks ago, so today we are off to find the GZ. With Nacspaceman testing the electric fence to ensure it was off using the patented 'touch' method , the cache was soon found and log signed. Enjoyed the multi. TFTC Marcus Vitruvius.

I have had WP1 worked out for months. The first time I went for it I found locked gates and not enough time to do the walk in.
Today with a bit more time I decided to come over while I was in Albury and see if I could attain the GZ coords. On arrival I was pleased to find the gates open and an easy drive and park for WP1. I quickly grabbed the info needed, did the calculations and set off for GZ.
I was met by two torrents of water on arrival, we've had a pretty solid 24 hours of rain on the boarder, so it was take my shoes off or try to jump the couple of 2 meter wide rivers. I chose to jump and proceeded to perform my best long jump impersonation. I made it across without a splash, just a squelch beneath my feet. Walked over to GZ and spotted the cache. (Made it back without do much trouble either)
Thanks MV for the history lesson, and the cache

Found it...no troubles. Pleased to read the history. SL TFTC

Fun little multi! Thanks to the CO for the help!

Quite enjoyed this multi even if we did struggle with some of the elements. Some of the photos were difficult to read so we resorted to google to confirm our guesses before setting off to WP2. Didn't pick the best day to b in the area & could not locate the entrance or memorial we needed (too many muggles). Today it was much quieter & we found WP2 (nowhere near the coords we had). Being a local paid off as i knew i was in the right area just had to broaden the search! With the numbers we needed we plugged in the coords for gz & off we went. 39 degree day & long grass.... but my geoson assured me it was too hot for snakes! Come on mum!! We locate gz & i realise (being the only grownup in the team today) that i was going to have to retrieve the cache!! Cache was nice & snug in it's hide & in great condition, log signed & returned as found. Tftc MV we really enjoyed the uiver story

Found with Shellumbus.

Great puzzles, had heaps of fun with Indiana Gleeson and Bayloss magoo

We had looked at this cache some time ago and not having done any multis before decided to give it a miss. Today was the day and after getting locked into the WP1 location, we were glad that there was a back entrance. At GZ a quick find was had. TFTC.

We struggled with the photos on this one and what we eventually came up with seemed a little out of place but we thought we would have a look, and ended up on an empty stretch of dirt road. After putting our brains in gear and spending a short time on Google we came up with a possible idea for wp2. So off we head with no real certainty if we would be on the money or not. We were. The final calculations were made and of we head again to GZ where we made a quick find.
TFTC

Nice multi, this is what I like about caching the history around Albury/Wodonga, saw the plane outside the airport for years before it was moved, never knew it's history. The cache was dry and well hidden, the only problem was I wasn't watching where I was walking, watching the gpsr next thing had water up to my ankles, the area was very boggy. TFTC.

2069 Found by baby&Mrs gopher at 1430 on a wet drizzly afternoon.Mrs and baby started this earlier this month but without the full required information we travelled home to do some better research.On our way home today from a weekend in Sunbury this was to be the day.Not knowing the district very well it was a bit of a problem finding the Uiver Plaque but we did eventually.The final co-ords were spot on so we SL.Tnx Marcus Vitruvious.

Found it. We had difficulty deciphering the info from the plaque photos. Couldn't read it properly on the phone so had a look on the computer this morning, but still not that clear. Came up with a location, but knowing the thought MV puts into his caches, that didn't seem right. Geomum had a thought of a more likely location that made sense, so followed that hunch which eventually led us to the required place. Thanks MV for another great historical cache.

Got the opportunity and had the numbers to complete the 'Uiver' this morning. It's a shame that the council could not relocate the plaques at the Airport somewhere and indeed support the Uiver history more. I knew the story of the Uiver reasonably well, however I had no knowledge of WP2. Took my time there this morning to learn some more and gather the final figures for GZ. At GZ I was fortunate enough to get some up-close entertainment before locating the cache. SL at 9.30am. Enjoyed the journey! TNLN. TFTC Marcus.

This was a lot of fun! We really enjoyed looking for this one after Lady Yak had done some homework the night before. We knew of the Uiver flight but did not realize it's actually landing spot. Thank you for the history lesson. TFTC. TN left frog.

Interesting bit of history and story. I enjoyed this cache. Thanks Marcus Vitruvius for the fun.

The last cache for e.gregory1 and I today while in Albury for the Oz Mega Event. A quick find in the dark. Very interesting to read about the story surrounding the Uiver. TFTC

AT OZ MEGA

Found this one as part of our trip to the 2012 Oz Mega in Albury. Finally managed to gather all the info for this one. Can't believe someone actually put one of these in a race. I haven't been in a DC2 but I have been in a DC3 a few times and they are slow, real slow, never had to land in one though. An absolutely great story behind this cache and we truly enjoyed reading the history behind it TFTC.

This entry was edited by Team Unibolt on Thursday, 12 April 2012 at 22:26:01 UTC.

Found at 1130 while attending the Mega Event

Found 09:20, in the company of Muzza during a day of caching together, whilst attending the OZ Mega event.

TNLN, CSI=3, thanks Marcus Vitruvius.

Found while out caching with Biggles Bear during the Oz Mega 2012 Cache event. We started this one yesterday, but trying to view the photos on my phone was extremely difficult due to the smallish screen and their pixelation due to low resolution. We headed off to other caches at the time. That night, I looked at the photos on my laptop, but despite the larger screen, the pixelation had me concerned about some answers,

I used google to confirm my answers, then plugged them into the formula to get what looked like a good set of co-ords. This morning, we headed there and grabbed the last required answers, then headed to GZ for a nice quick find. I enjoyed reading the full story of what happened. Those on board were very fortunate with the chain of events that saved their lives.

My thanks to Marcus Vitruvius for the cache and a lesson in history. I'm giving it a favourite point.

Had some trouble deciphering the photo text on the iPhone but after some discussion we ended up with the right answer! TFTC!

We wanted to do this one, so spent extra time trying, rather than going for cache numbers. However, we had trouble reading the numbers on the photo, and despite checing and rechecking and googling, we could not locate WP2 - and for once there were no other helpful cars with flags around. We were hopeful when one attempt took us out near the aero club, but its entrance didn't quite fit! Maybe we will be back here some time to try again.

On our way to Albury for easter mega caching. Caching with the Walenators and my earthbound family. TFTC

Had a little help with the final coords, then able to collect a smiley in the dark. TFTC

A nice wee multi - TFTC

Found in the company of the Walenators, The Earthbound crew, Datruk and coley_babee on day 3 of our caching blitz at the 2012 OZ Mega.
Just before lunch we were surprised to find that the geoEaster Bunny had been for visit all of us.
Plans were made to find our gifts. Datruks and mine were the closest out of the equestrian centre.
This cache was found just after en route to the local shopping centre.
Thanks Marcus Vitruvius for the cache.

Find this out whilst doing a couple of nightcaches after getting set up on site. Cheers Gav [10942]

We found this cache today at 5:25pm as the 19th of 21 on Oz Mega Day 2. After dropping Alansee back of at the Mega, we still had an hour or so to go so we completed this nearby multi. Thanks from D, HA & A B-A.

A nice little multi for us to find. the stops didn't take long and we had our information.

We got to GZ and had the cache in hand quickly

TNLNSL

TFTC

thanks

Oz Mega run with Earthbound, Coley-baby, Princess Diala and Walenators

A great little multi that was found with a few other teams. Thanks Marcus Vitruvius for a great story and long forgotten history lesson. TFTH...SL...TNLN

Everyone jumped out, 6 teams in all and a quick find was made
Thanks for bringing us here

Found while attending the Mega Event
Thanks for the cache Marus Vitruvius
Regards The Coffee's

We started out with a small group and as we went along doing each stage the group grew and others joined in the hunt this was great.

with crank1, whitepaws9, all7 and everlasting....its nice horse racing area

Find #725 whilst attending the Oz Mega Event weekend!....

Thanks to Marcus Vitruvius for bringing me here! Great spot for a cache... Great bit of history as well...

Took: Nothing
Left: Path Tag

*Cache Condition ~ Fine!

Took a little bit to work out co-ords but once took time out to reassess things over lunch, it didn't take long to have the cache in hand. Thanks Marcus FTC.

Found at 4.00pm GAFF4 in the company of Blackie_71. Very interesting story an a good thing that the plane wasn't near say Aberglasslyn or Yarrahapinni. The plane would have been in Canberra by the time they finished the morse code!
Thanks Marcus Vitruvius.

Found with Mum & Dad during our Oz Mega Holiday.
We really appreciate all the caches that people placed in and around Albury.
Mum told me the story that her Pop had told here about the day this happened.

Found during our Oz Mega Holiday.
We really appreciate all the caches that people placed in and around Albury.
We had a ball finding them and this was one of them.
Karen had heard this story off her Pop who lived in Wodonga at the time.