Monumental View Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia
By Katnat2 djcache on 04-Apr-08. Waypoint GC1AZ17

Great cache and interesting history! Hopefully most other people are more logical than me and dont start to scale a cliff, before rethinking cache location....LOL. Also picked up a travel bug!

Here for a couple of nights, great spot. Thanks for the cache.

Fairly quiet at this end of the park today. Did the maths and found the cache with no issue. Tftc

Woohoo another lga.Lovely place.Here with the Roos.Tftc

Thanks quick one here. Out with The Roos

Thanks Katnat2 and djcache!! This is a beautiful place and we enjoyed the history story. Here from Orange NSW!

Taking a little detour on our trip to victoria. What a lovely place.What a sad history.Found cache all good. Dropped off Two tb. TFTC

First time doing a multi. Amazing. Great location, definitely go in off peak. Thank you

Beautiful view!!

Was a great laugh with my sister (Tingha) no it wasnt obvious at first. Pays to take notice lol

Have had a lovely week staying in Mallacoota. Managed to do this cache without a muggle in sight. Thanks katnat2.

Good thing I've got long arms!

Staying at the park so had to get this one. Not many muggles about so found without being seen

Found the coordinates from the monument riddle but couldnt find the actual cache. Still had fun working out the coordinates and we did see a rainbow so still a win.

Came back for a second at temp and found it! Thanks for the cache, so much fun

Always good to find one in the caravan park you're staying in, TFTC

We needed a find in the Mallacoota area to help with a challenge we're working on so we detoured from our journey home after a week with friends in Eden and Tathra. I can see why so many people love this area. So beautiful!Thanks for find #6157TNLN

We are from Canada doing a driving tour of SE Australia after attending the Canberra GeoBash. Today is a travel day and this was a nice detour stop as we head up the coast. Quick find at GZ and a monumental view. TFT

Great view from here, water looks so invitingCaching around on the road trip that encompasses Barrington Tops, Sydney, the Easter Geobash Mega in Canberra then the return via who knows where to homeThanks katnat2 for contributing to this great game for myself and others to enjoy.

I was heading home after attending the Capital City Geobash Mega in Canberra and decided to break my driving by getting a few caches along the way. Took a detour to Mallacoota to spend the night and to get a few of the local caches. This was found in good condition. Thank you katnat2 for placing and maintaining it.

A nice and easy find whilst at the Mallacoota foreshore caravan park. Coords for WP2 were quickly gathered and the cache was found.TFTC TNLNSL P.S TB Daisys mission is not in cache. Please remember to log trackables If you pick them up

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After staying at Tostaree Cottage farmstay campground, we spent the day traveling towards our next freecamp at Genoa, finding caches along the way. Thanks for the cache katnat2!

On a getaway 500km from home with the Oshfam clan staying at a caravan park in Mallacoota. This cache happened to be less than a 300 metre short walk away. Obtained the relevant information rather easily and worked out the final. A short search and the cache was found.Thank you for the cache here katnat2 ??

Thanks for the multicache. Took a bit to find the plaque, but once found the puzzle was easy.

Travel bug visit. Full log to follow. Exploring Mallacoota. Picked up Daisy's Mission TB too.

That was fun & pretty easy, except having to come past twice to avoid muggles.I also dropped off a trackable that Ive had in my possession for 6 months! Enjoy

Camping at Mallacoota Foreshore camping area for two days. Took a walk from our site, to WP1. Took down the expected information, and calculated the coordinates for GZ, which luckily was not too far away.

Coords are bang on. Everything is good at GZ. TFTC TFTHSL * dronnord * ...\*""*.,,.*"",..,*"",..\Thks from Canada eh! I knew were it was as soon as I spotted the host.

We arrived here yesterday for a few days of rest with the family. I After setting up camp, I took off on the ebike, and visited the site and gathered the information required. This morning we took a drive along the coast, visiting several of the beaches, but I grabbed this as we left the park.Thanks for bringing me here, katnat2. It's a lovely view of the mouth of the river.

Quick find, gorgeous location. TFTC!

What an amazing view. TFTC JENPETEH, The H,s , South Africans living in Tassie GeoCaching our way around Australia and loving it

YAY - I found Monumental View late this afternoon. I arrived in Mallacoota with just enough daylight to attempt finding the cache. It's been a few years since I've visited Coota and I just stood on the Point and took in the view and, LOL , by the time I'd got my thoughts together, I had to use the torch on my phone to read the plaque to find the required information. The needed info was quickly retrieved and the co-ords worked out. The cache was found easily but only thanks to the phone torch and long arms. AND - big bonus - the area was muggle free even though it's school holidays time. Thanks Katnat2 and dj for setting up and maintaining this one. (There are a few chew marks and little holes in the bottom of the container - the log is safe and dry though)

PS: The Troll Dolls [TN6TR0] were with me on my great caching adventures today.

Visit Mallacoota, they said. It'll be fun, they said. Well, we visited, and I can confirm it is a lovely place. Pleasant strolls along beaches were had and lots of photos taken. I thought I'd better find the only cache in Mallacoota proper while I was here. As it was a multi, muggle manzie elected to stay back at the motel (he refuses to do multis with me because I often calculate GZ incorrectly). No troubles this time though, I quickly calculated GZ and found the cache. Retrieving it was another story though. That took me quite some time—I was wishing I had longer arms, lol! I signed the wrong date too, realised after I had replaced the cache it was the 14th, not 13th, doh! Thanks for the cache.

**Monumental View by Katnat2 djcache**

We were unable to attend the 2023 Mega being held in Rutherglen, so we are caching as we travel to the south coast of NSW. This one was targeted as we needed to get a cache for the Victorian Road Atlas challenge (map 34) & LGA challenge caches. So glad we did, as Mallacoota is such a lovely spot. Found without any trouble.

Thanks to Katnat2 for placing and maintaining this easy but educational multi. Cache on

**The Cache:** Good condition. TNLN, signed log as LTEC or Let Them Eat Cache as space would allow. Replaced and added some natural camo.

*Throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Explore. Dream. Discover.* **Mark Twain**

I had a few choices on what to do and where to go for this long weekend so after a fair bit of deliberation I chose Eastern Victoria.
I headed this way so I could finally finish off the UBD challenge that I started a while ago so I made Cann River last night
This was going to be a very whirlwind tour as I was just picking up the required caches that I needed to finish it off passing a lot of other caches along the way.
Well that was 2 maps down yesterday so today was going to be a quick in and out visit to Mallacoota.
A very foggy drive in this morning and at this time of the morning most people still seamed to be in bed.
Plenty of people camping in the campground but no body was around to bother me while I did the calculations and also while I found the final.

Thanks Katnat2 & djcache TFTC.

3rd times the charm on this one.
First two attempts I was using an App giving me some dodgy coordinates, then discovered that this app has a compass setting that shows you GPS coordinates.
Found it within 5 minutes after that.
Classic hiding spot. First multi cache for me!

Bunadoorian came here after we had finished our fish and chips for lunch. We gathered the information quickly and the calculations done. We then had a short stroll to GZ. Thanks to vegetation near by we were able to retrieve the cache with out being seen. We couldn't get over how many people were camping in this caravan park at the end of Feb. TFTC and for bringing us here Katnat2 djcache.

Grub62 and I arrived at the first way point and the information was quickly gathered and calculated. There was a couple of muggles having lunch near GZ but due to the vegetation they couldn't see what we were up to. A quick search, find and signing and we were out of there leaving the muggles none the wiser. TFTC.

Nice easy find while checking out the area tftc

Catching up on some late logs that were found while on a trip.

Stopped off here to make this find while staying nearby. Loved the view.

Plenty of campers but it was an easy enough retrieve, once at GZ. Took TB.

Thanks for placing this cache and doing the maintenance for us to find.

Quickly worked out the coordinates and after some searching high and low we found the cache. TFTC

We ‘popped’ into Mallacoota for a break from driving and, as usual, had a look to see what caches were around. This one piqued our interest, so here we are.

With our numbers collected and new coordinates sorted we were soon on our way to GZ. The cache was found quickly thanks to good coords. All in good condition here. Log signed.

Finding your cache today added more enjoyment to our visit to Mallacoota. Without it we doubt we’d have spotted this monument.

Thank you.

Staying in Mallacoota with our caravan club chums, this cache was very close to the camping ground. We found the plaque and sorted out the coordinates. The cache was found soon after. I left a TB for the next finder to move on.

Found this cache on our East Coast Trip Day 4 in company of Bazzars. A second cache on our first ever visit to Mallacoota. Thanks from D B-A

Currently holidaying in Lakes Entrance and today being a little better weather, we took a road trip to Mallacoota. What a great little spot. We accidently stumbled on GZ when we were checking out the area, so then had to complete the cache. After working out the correct coordinates it wasn't long before we had the cache in hand. The area was virtually deserted today so had no problems with Muggles at all. After finding the cache we then had lunch on the nearby picnic table. TFTC. TNLN.

Tftc.

We dropped in one afternoon and gathered the clues and returned the next day to make the find. Thanks for the info and the cache.

Tftc

Thank you

Arrived in Mallacoota the night before the find, and after settling in to the hotel we went for a walk to orientate ourselves. Quite cool, and the wife was unprepared for an extended amble, so decided to jot down the relevant numbers and calculate the final in the warmth of the hotel room before we headed out to dinner. The plaque provided interesting and somber reading.
The numbers came together easily and in the morning we retraced a few familiar steps to get to the cache hide. The container was spotted and log book was signed. Fortunately for us we happened across a trackable and a path tag within the cache.
All was replaced and we were on our way. Thanks very much Katnat2 djcache for a simple multi with a great final hide. Cheers.

Day 7 of our tour of Victoria and NSW. Grabbing a few caches along the way. 4 from 5 today!
We thank the community for placing/creating and the ongoing maintenance so that we can continue having fun.
TFTC TNLN SL
Dropped off a Travel Bug.

Staying here for a few days.
STL TFTC

Spent a good time here, thanks for the Cache!

Google maps wanted me to plunge down the cliff. Luckily that was not the case. Found once I opened my eyes. First Find in Victoria.

Have holidayed about 25 times in my life in Mallacoota mainly while growing up. This trip had planned on a walk to cape Howe past tullerbergq but the mouth was open and damaged my car trying to get around to lake view. So that will be another year.
We knew the Brady family from our time here.
Cache was quickly found and added some trackables. Tn Tftc favourite.

Stopped in Mallacoota for lunch and to help the economy after the 2019 bushfires.
This cache was nearby but my first attempt had the final out on the sand flats. Recalculating soon for my error and I had a more likely position. Thanks for the cache quick find in the end.

Out for a great adventure. away from home. having a break and caches. Great area. Interesting history. Thanks for bring me out here.

Marvellous cache, many thanks

Day 2 of the Bring In The New Year (BITNY) road-trip. After camping in at woods point for the evening it’s a day of UBD and LGA smashing. Finally time to tick off the south east of Victoria with a journey out to Mallacoota and surrounds.

A nice quick multi while a family were hiding presents in a tree near to the plaque. A quick wander and we were soon signing the log.

Thanks katnat2 for placing this gamepiece in the wild for us to find.

Could not locate

Collected the numbers and worked the coords yesterday but failed to find the cache. Found it today after a little encouragement from the last finder, about 5m from the coords (which were double checked).
Log sheets were damp again so replaced them with a new book, complete with the Geocaching explanation for accidental muggle finders, inside a ziplock bag. Yep, we are old fashioned geocachers!
What a great spot and such a wonderfully informative page of history, both factors require a Favourite from us. Very many thanks, Katner2 & djcache, for getting us back intoi t after two years away.

Thankyou Yetarewethere & Dicksontwo for your logs and taking care of the cache.
I can't get there till Christmas so will get my local to check and see if the container needs replacing to keep moisture out.
Double thanks for the fav =)

All back in place. It was the same day but I missed posting the update.

Cheers Yetarewethere

A great location and so historic - thanks for bringing me here.

A note on the day: a magnificent spring day after a few days of wet and windy weather. I have removed the cache to dry out. Will include a note when put it back.

Thanks for cache

Found it

Found it! TFTC

Hardly anyone around on this day that we remember them, lest we forgot

Find number 8873 at 7:47:32 am
It's a monumental view in more ways than one!
It's been a great 5 days in Mallacoota but it's time to bug out and head for Omeo for a few days. Being only about 100 meters from our caravan, this was the first I looked at, I decoded the clues and kept it in reserve for this morning. A quick find and log this morning, now it's time to break camp and run.
Thanks Mallacoota for the sights and the caches.
**Thanks for placing this cache katnat2**

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Here at Coota for a well overdue family holiday. Completed the co-ordinates earlier today but with cranky little children and lots of holidY makers around we decided to wait until dark to look for the cache. After we got the little children to sleep we left the babysitter to watch over them while we found the cache. The find wasn't too hard, and we sat at a nearby point to watch the dozens of people out prawning in the water. TFTC

We were here for New Years and I checked out many of the caches to find most of them has perished in the fires. ;(

This one was found and my 9 year old came for the adventure. I made her read the plaque and answer all the questions. I then showed her how to work out where the next stop was.

Despite the area being surrounded by muggles, we managed to sign the log without anyone thinking we were weirdos haha

TFTC

Dug around a couple of trees then I saw it in plain sight! TFTC!

Staying at the caravan park so this cache was very handy for us to do.
Not many muggles about either so once we got the Coords it was easy to find
TFTC

Fab little multi soon worked out the coordinates quick and easy and no muggles great views TFTC

A great morning multi before we continue on south to lakes entrance, found with -minn! Thanks for the cache!!!

What a lovely multicache! Always interesting to learn about the history of the places you visit. Thankfully also this cache is doing well, as we missed one of the ones currently accessible yesterday, when the phone networks went down, and really wanted to have a smiley in this corner of the country. TFTC!

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Found during our stay in Mallacoota. This cache was a short stroll from our camping place.
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Thanks for the caches

I must be the only one who has found this cache during the summer peak holidays without a single muggle to be seen in the area.....and possible the entire town. You see, the campsites are abandoned of people but many belongings remain (still set up in many cases)as they fled the fire that ravaged this beautiful town only a few days ago, leaving it sadly blackened. Kelly is here in a management role for the fire response to protect the town and ensure the remaining residence are safe. The morning before her flight out after a demanding weeks work she had an hour to spare and decided some cache welfare checks were required. We are happy to say this cache and monument are in good condition in an unburnt area and the cache is safe. There is plenty of space in the logbook and it is ready to be found when tourists are allowed to return to the town.

Great views. H423L did all the homework here.

Found on another epic caching loop with H423L which included the St Arnaud mega and many other magnificent Australian locations.

Thanks Katnat2 djcache and clear skies from TeamAstro. ️ Cache the planet!

It finally clicked and I started using the correct numbers to calculate GZ. A short walk and the cache was in hand. TFTC

Read the monument details and worked out the required coords before doing the short walk to nab the cache.

Found this cache with goingplaces2. It was an easy enough hide to locate. The numbers worked out well. Both names were added to the log and we were soon on the road again to continue the search for today. TFTC.

This afternoon was spent out on a cache hunt with ilook4geo as we continued our travel south. This was a very quick and easy find with the new co-ords being spot on and the signing duties were soon done. All was then put back into place before we moved on again. Thanks go to Katnat2 djcache for placing this cache, with it being a nice offset multi.

Tricky one to find. But that makes it more fun. Had us stumped!!

Dark was falling and initially I thought I might have to do more detective work than I later realised was necessary. Quick find after gathering the info. TFTC.

#5536 33rd for today

Day two of my impromptu trip down the far south coast of NSW. My original intention was to visit Gippsland if I had time, but I thought it unlikely for a 1 night stay. Today I awoke to discover a whole new power trail of over 100 caches had been published. Now I am not a FTF chaser, but here I was in poll position with any competition very far behind. So I thought, why not grab a few. I had no intention of grabbing them all, I do have places I need to be after all. I loaded up the new caches in my GPSr and hit the road. Breakfast would have to wait. I still managed to stop in at some, but not all of my original targets a found time for a really good, but late breakfast in Eden. I visited many beautiful places today and discovered some amazing caches, particularly the new VB power trail caches. Green-eyed monster was probably my favorite, and one of the last of that trail I found. I will assemble a group for a road trip to complete this trail outside of the fire-season.

I can't say I had my caching goggles on today, there were quite a few misses, particularly later in the day.

A fantastic first view of the area. Gathered the data and made the short walk to gz. All. good.

Thanks katnat2

I have enjoyed finding this cache despite the fact that i had to get up at 7am and do the washing up before geo hubby would let me go look. I don’t call him grumpynutcache for nothing. TFTC and for replacing it so promptly.

Muggled =(
Will be replaced ASAP

Alas not our day today. Our calculated coords had us in a likely place but not cache to be found. Ah well, thats how the game goes sometimes. However the views here were magnificent and totally worth visiting just for this. Thank you for showing us this place djcache

Searched high low and everywhere else spanned out a 50 odd meter circle from coordinants and still no find, me thinks this has been muggled! Lots of trees down and rubbish in the undergrowth Around what should be the gz!

Heading north-east with PacGirl on a Easter roadtrip, we had no real target other than walking up Mt Kosciusko on the way to wherever we were going. I love these unplanned roadtrips where there isn't much of an agenda!
By this stage we had hiked around the top of Mt Kosciusko, made an impromptu visit to the Queanbeyan Mega, travelled down the NSW coast and were finally making our way home west along the Victorian coast.

I've seen a lot of Australia, but this corner is one area I had not been to before. Obviously a detour was called for to visit Mallacoota for the first time.

The Views from GZ were great, the failure to find the cache Monumental. So we viewed the monuments but not the cache.

Found after a huge storm that has cut all power in town. Thanks for the cache and greetings from Swiss cachers.

Staying in the nearby caravan park with our new ezytrail camper. Spotted the nearby multi cache and knew what I needed to do this morning. Wow. Another wreck on this coast. Thanks for the find. Cache in good condition and views great as expected.

I feel like a novice- although my cords were correct my app took me the hard way twice over! Lol! Eventually found this one- got all Mallacoota caches in one day- I was last here 20 years ago- can’t believe how much this town has changed!!!

Nice easy multi, beautiful view from here.
Our 1st cache at Mallacoota, and first after a 8 year break. TFTC

Whilst sitting at a park bench, eating a pie from the bakery, near a certain monument, I decided to take the time and see if I could work out the coordinates. My calculations put me about 50 meter away so the search was on. Thanks for placing this cache and sharing some more history of this great area.

Another day on our move to Sydney had us stay in Mallacoota. After putting the little one to bed i ventured out for a quick explore and to grab a cache. This one sounded interesting for some views. The views definitely didn’t disappoint but having to share it with3000 other holiday makers was interesting!! TFTC

Owner check - geocoins etc have already been picked up

It’s our last night in Mallacoota and we went for a walk on the Foreshore. There weren’t many people around, so we could duck in and get the info and the cache without being spotted. TFTC djcache