A Bug's Paradise Delahey, Victoria, Australia
By Templetonteam on 10-Jul-09. Waypoint GC1VPH5

Pretty sure we found the area.

Live box has had maintenance recently....could have been moved

We have moved from the area and are unable to check on it. Apparently where it was hidden has changed due to council works so as it could not be found I am guessing it has gone missing. Thanks to the cacher who notified me.

Now that was a challenge....
Careful, live parts

Needs some love. Water damage from many years have added its toll on it.

The 2 geokids and myself went on a bike ride and found ourselves in close vicinity to this multi.
A few incorrect calculations had us at risk of a DNF, but persistence payed off and voila, the cache was found. Log was very damp and needs replacement. Thanks for a great hide and electrifying outing.

Quick spot of caching after school pickup.

Found after a few quick calculations. Had to make a guess because some of the info is only guessable? First multi in a long time.

Thanks for this one.

Found 10/10/2019
Find: 167
g7 find: ???

Quite easy one! Helps to not think too technical. Tftc

Well this was my “first” multi I ever attempted and tonight many years later I can turn that frown upside down.

All it took was some fresh eyes and a different angle of attack!

Tftc

Found! Thank you for this the log book needs replacing as it's very damp. Other then that nice park and find

Cache needs some love. Hidden in quite a bad spot. Logs are soggy. Needs abit of a freshen up.. thanks for the find

Didn't take long. Really fun to find

A nice short multi to fill a streak day. A few doggies out for a walk today.
TFTC Templetonteam

Took a while but the kids had fun playing in the park while hubby and I looked. Hubby found his one!
Nice hide

Write more later

Found safely. Had a funny experience though. A muggle came up to me and said “ it’s under there..did you find it ?” I asked if it was his and he said no he just knows what it is...and it has piqued his interest after watching many people searching it from his lounge room window..I said it was part of a game and he said he knew and that a mate had explained it to him...he bid me good day.
I’ll never understand why caches are hidden in plain sight in residential areas for this reason.
Tftc anyhow

That was fun! The heat wasn’t though

Find number 6864 at 2:48:59 pm
I live in the east and work in the west and today I grabbed a few caches on the way home by somehow heading further west, not very efficient but enjoyable none the less
Solved this some time ago when I saw a reference to it on the web somewhere, it took until today to get here from the east though. Quick find.
**Thanks for placing this cache templetonteam**

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This was my second day looking for this chain and first ever multi. It was harder then I expected to be but it was good fun besides having everyone stare at me while squirming through bushes . This has furthered my interests in geochacing & I hope to do more in the futur

I’ve started to make an effort towards filling my days cached matrix, so braved a dreary day instead of going home straight away after work. Enjoyed the hints, confused myself, and got the find relatively quickly. Fantastic job for a first cache, I’ll have to do another to see how you’re going! Cheers

I got frustrated working out the clues then Daniel comes out of nowhere yelling found it!! Grr TFTC

Not sure how much longer I can say "we are just driving to a park" to encourage the youngsters to hunt for a cache. Possibly months at best. Happily for me, it does still work and even more happily I'm logging this on an empty park (aside from us) after an unhindered search for data and ultimately a small container with a surprisingly dry logsheet.
We have brought sandwiches but it had just started to rain. Yay for a decent shelter. I was absolutely delighted by the roundabout that doubles as a compass. Noice

Did doing with Multi but GZ is no good because of muggles there as a man keep watch me so I better not doing and will come back one day DNF for me.

Another find for my Multi cache challenge. It was getting dark when I got to this cache but I managed to find all the answers and GZ. Cache was a bit flattened and log was a bit wet.

Out teaching 1st Caroline Springs Venturers about geocaching and they found this one as their first find

Yeah but no. A couple of likely spots including an electricity cabinet (only willing to prod a little) and some water main pits which didn't contain a cache but plenty of leaves and bugs not to mention are right in front of housing.
Perhaps a new container is needed if it ought to be in the water main pits or a new GZ given it is looked upon by housing and therefore very exposed....

back for about the 5th time, but still it remained illusive...

Love

Our second multi for the day. We wander from WP1 to WP2 and then to the final location. It took a bit to find it, but we finally had it in hand. TFTC.

Found by Team Justice #1011

Tftc. Fiest multicache

This was a straightforward multi find: just the kind I like haha
All in good order, but wouldn't you know it a family set up at WP2 as I arrived, then someone was setting up on the other side of GZ. Luckily I wasn't spotted.
TFTC

Had a good look, kids too distracted by playground to stay on track! Muggle washing his car opposite didn't let us have a proper search either so will return soon for another go.

Punched in wrong co-ords but got there eventually

Caching today with Dutch Frangipani who has had several months absence due to pregnancy. A really fun day once again with lots of laughs, good conversation and some challenging caches to be found.

Arrived at WP1 and got the required numbers. Off to WP2 which we managed to stuff up. Did the maths and corrected our figures. Off to GZ where thankfully there weren't any bugs today. Thanks templetonteam.

Out and about with Sorcysal today after a lengthy break from caching to have a baby. Glad to be back and this took us to a lovely little area. We managed to get the first part wrong but after a quick correction, we soon had the cache in hand and signed. TFTC templetonteam

Out and about in the area to do a little caching, and this one was not far away, after a short detour we were soon at our starting mark.
After making our way through the cleaver waypoints we were soon on our way to GZ signing our name in the logbook.
Thanks to Templetonteam for the great multi and cache.

On a lovely afternoon, muggles everywhere, bbq's, playground and all over the place, so we wandered around acting like we were out for a walk, soon had calculations done and cache in hand.

thanks to templetonteam for this cache. The log sheets are a little damp, so a little difficult to sign. may need CO to check.

TNLNSL

Nice easy one.... Thanks for the quick cach between jobs today!

A quick multi around the park. Thanks for the cache.

Tftc. Solved the coordinates and worked out the maths problems. A bit of rain made for a muddy walk back and forth across the mud oval. Quick find and cache was in hand. Log may need to be replaced as looking a bit mouldy.

A quick walk around the park in the cold evening, seems they cant grow grass here. Park was empty, Maths performed and cache found , thanks for the multi

Found today with the geogang in trial, log book definitely needs replacing as writing on it is getting a little difficult, cache isnt waterproof by anymeans and has suffered a little from age and weather, had fun either way solving this multi TFTC

My third one found with Elkins88 and Keylina! Still learning but excellent coaches! Very clever! TFTC!

This was a fun walk end to end in this small 'paradise'. Fab little multi. Concern that your cache log is getting soggy. Typically or deliberately covered in four baby snails. Left them on... Cache Find #900! TFTC Templetonteam.

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My family found this one. Followed the directions as per the clue and successfully uncovered it. Clever hiding spot.

Hi mum

What a windy afternoon to do this good multi. Collected the numbers required and the maths was done. Co-ords for GZ were spot on so hence we had no trouble finding this well hidden cache in its good hiding spot!
TFTC templetonteam

A nice easy multi. TFTC!

Our first cache paper is a bit wet might need replacing

Nice little multi close to home and the only one of a few that is currently able to be completed. I took advantage of the damp conditions to complete a park cache as they can otherwise be a bit tricky. I must admit I wandered around trying to get the lights to turn on for quite some time before I realised I was being a bit dim and was thankful that there was nobody about. Some quick calculations and a bit of a wait while the family opposite were packing the car getting ready to leave before I swooped in to pick up the cache. Thanks Templetonteam.

Went around and around and kept ending up at a tree.... I know I did the maths okay but after reading the past logs maybe I was looking in the wrong spot. Will try again ...

Found this one tonight. Nice logical multi in a beautiful park (what I could see of it at night). It took me a little while to find the final - I looked where it was but not hard enough then went round in circles before reading hint and trying again before I found it. Signed log tonight but no swaps.

Thanks for the cache templetonteam.

A camping trip for Australia Day weekend with friends brings us over this side of the city. After BBQ lunch we thought we'd go for a walk and Grab a cache nearby. We gathered the clues while the kids played on the playground and tossed the frisbee around. At gz we were looking around when a neighbour popped out and helped to find it. A sneaky hide in a nice little playground.
TFTC

Easy find! Really was a bugs paradise

Found it a few minutes ago with a couple friends. Figuring out the new coordinates was easy enough, actually finding them was not as easy. I just bought the app and I haven't figured everything out yet. It's very cleverly hidden though, great cache.

After collect clues as request, go to gz and search.... Im sure its there but nothing
DNF for me
thanks

FINALLY found this cache. I had had my doubts it was there as it had not been found for some time. After some reassurance from Templetonteam I was on the hunt again. I started from the beginning again and soon discovered whet my error had been. Shortly after that it was in my hands. New log already a little damp but signable. TFTC!

I've been hovering round this local park since starting my geocaching adventures. Pretty sure the coords led me to the right place but no cache to be found. Will watch this space to see if anyone else finds it.

After work night out with a greater number of caches gathered than would usually b for a post 12hour work day.. I had a ball out here, and bar for 1 which I ran out of time on I nearly cleared out the area.. Thanks Templeton Team for the hide, I figured it would be a tough find and I wasn't wrong.. however with a bit of dedication, and trusting in the coords I soon had the nasty hide in my hot little hands.. Thanks for the hide.. Find #2638

Found an empty plastic container which we presume was the cache. We left our mark on a scrap of paper as we had nothing else to write on plus some colored stars. If this was in fact the cache it needs urgent maintenance.

17:50
Multi's are not our strong point after 16:00, so we set out carefully. Fortunately all the muggles had gone home for tea. After a short walk the now saturated cache was in hand. It was difficult to leave our name in the log, unfortunately we didn't have a dry spare in the bag today.

Note to CO: Log needs to be replaced.

TNLN . . SL . . Thanks for the hunt Templetonteam.

Tonight I teamed up once again with caching buddies Blacklegend and Quasar3671. We had arranged to have a crack at the Keilor side of town and as the boys weren’t starting out until about 8:30 pm I had a few hours between finishing work and meeting up. From work I headed north to collect a couple of new caches, then pushed towards the west collecting a few along the way until I reached the Bundoora area. As I was progressing through the WP’s for Horatio’s View, the boys rolled up and we joined forces to finish this one off and start our push through a few multi’s not yet attempted. At one point, we were making progress on another multi, but were stopped by a challenge from the local police. After a 15 minute conversation about Geocaching, the police moved off allowing us to complete the multi and move off. They were none too concerned with our activity once it was explained to them. This one was a quick find with two previous visitors. Thanks.

Found ok this morning. Had to fight off the snails, and the log is getting a bit tattered and damp. Nice park though. Thank you.

Hiding/hunting a cache right next to a playground. Is not a good look, so my search was very brief and unsuccessful.

Nice park, thanks for the cache which may still be present.

good so much counting in one spot i need to learn my math a bit better id say.

Only new to this. And boy did this irritate me with the coordinates!! But we found it after all TFTC!!! Done with blonde_626

Found at roughly 1630 with HolleyCarby

Highly annoying on an Iphone. This was our first multi cache also.
App available, but still in process of understanding all the coordinate jargon and so forth. RRRR, but we found it!
Houses a little too close for comfort, night time more suitable. Almost out of room on log also.
Thanks Templeton team.,

Finally found it after 2nd attempt! Thought I looked at the spot first time, however I didn't look carefully enough. Due 2 cloud gps was going crazy but 4 some reason GZ was obvious. (Thank u 2 geobuddy who had already worked out the coord clues). Thank u Templeton team, it's a nice park and a fun multi.

Great park, very quiet in the evening!!! Although it was second time lucky!!! Thanks

This was an enjoyable stroll around the bug's paradise. It is a great spot for a BBQ and fun with the family. Houses so close to GZ were a little off putting but a busy street cleaner was good coverage. TFTC templetonteam

Suscoe's 3rd find of the day.
A nice bit of wandering in the early morning sun.
What a lovely little park.
So we did the calculations and found the cache exactly where it was supposed to be.
Thanks to templetonteam for bringing us here.

As the weather was pretty miserable there was noone around to bother us. Managed to gather the info without mishap or maths error. Unfortunately the log is pretty damp.

A nice multi on the way home in the dark. Saw some butcher boys. Wish I'd read the clue before I walked through the prickly bushes. Thanks for this one.

Out caching with LouiseAnn on a rainy and cold day. Picked up the clues for this one quite easily but had to wait for some muggles to go away before retrieving the cache. Thanks Templetonteam!

Ostra74 and I found this cache today, after completing the earth caches at the Organ Pipes National Park. We parked nearby, noticed that there were absolutely no red mail boxes in the area (I had some letters to post) and headed to the cache in a light shower of rain. We collected the clues and headed in to pick up the cache. We were spotted by a nearby neighbour who was sending off a visitor. When they finished and went away, I was able to pick up the cache. We signed the log and returned the cache to its simple but clever hide. Thanks for the cache templetonteam

Felt a bit exposed but the good level of camo probably looks after the cache, T4PlacingTC

Nice park with an easy multi, just GZ caused us some uneasiness due to the proximity of houses. We could not see anyone but clearly heard kitchen noises too close for our comfort.
Thanks for showing us this area.

First multi I've taken the time to try - Not as hard as I thought! TFTC

Got it after some pretty average maths that needed recalculating. TFTC

Found by Mary & David at 1235. Our third visit and success at last. A few metres away from where we looked last time, thanks to a clue we picked up in the many intervening months. Happily, there was no sign of life in the adjoining houses, so we had a relaxed search. Our thanks to Templetonteam.

Found it!!

Not so sure about the proximity of muggle residency, added more stress than necessary.
But was a fun cache to find.
Should of brought a few snags for the barbie hehehe

TFTF

Team redellow

An easy cache, once we figured out that at WP1 the directions didn't match the count of table slats. Easy to correct the maths, and an easy find. TFTC

A short detour on the way home from a christening..
Was more fun than the christening......

TFTC

One of many found today during my 'Intervening Days III' cache hunt. A few muggle families were playing in the park but I just about my way getting the info required to find GZ. After searching and coming up with zilch, phoned a friend who gave me a clue to find the cache. I wasn't that far off either, just needed that extra kick in the right direction. TFTC.

TFTC,left ladybug

tftc. its also a paradise for huntsmans aswell. one found crawling over the car and one over the cache!!!!

Worked out all the co-ordinates but with all the muggles about, workmen and a nosey neighbour, we abandoned the search as they started to take more interest in what we were doing. So will be coming back anohter day soon to grab this one.

Found required information, put me in slightly the wrong spot. Resorted to the clue and waved to the nearby houses. Thanks.

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I think I just found the right time to avoid any muggles. I wonder if the houses around do have a bbq of their own.

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Forgot my notepad so had to improvise and write the calculated coordinates on a handy leaf! Lucky my pen worked on it.

17th and last for the night. Went out with my brother who isn't a cacher yet, but lives nearby in Caroline Springs. Solved a nice compact multi and my brother made a quick find at GZ. Nice way to end the night, and yes, it was a bugs paradise.....

Found 13:00, during a day of caching with Muzza, a nice compact multi.

TNLN, CSI=2, thanks Templetonteam.

Let the 3yo play for a few minutes, then dragged her off to the next WP with promises of returning quickly to play more. She wanted to keep the 2 snails attached to the cache, but convinced her they would be lonely if we took them home to our house!! Nice little multi - glad you mentioned the small distances involved or I may have overlooked it with the 3yo.

This was next on my night-time solo excursion out this way tonight and I nearly gave it a miss due to it being a multi . I'm glad I didn't though and the short walk through this pleasant tract of parkland soon had me with the stash in hand at 20:25 without even thinking about looking at the hint .

TNLNSL, although a couple of our geocoins had a visit to mark the occasion. Thanks Templetonteam.

v93 and wifey found it on 29/04/2010 after visiting a local shopping centre. Nice work Templetonteam. TFTC.

Like Robmc said, "no bugs" only a few muggles ripping up their front yard near GZ. Hope we were stealthy enough!

We marched up the park, we march down the park, but not a bug did we see! Must have gone away for the weekend.
Thanks for the short multi.
Thanks, Robmc.

I managed to do most of the math before leaving work so all I needed was the number of bricks.
It was a bit un-nerving being so close to a house at GZ and being seen bothered me a bit.
Anyway, the cache was quickly retrieved and replaced.
TFTC
the Riddeller [?]

I wondered whether I'd been to this park before for a cache. It looked very much like one I visited several years ago. However, a check of previous caches shows no such cache. I guess parks like these are designed much like each other.

I gathered the clues and headed to GZ, but followed my GPS too strictly. After looking around for a while, I decrypted the clue, searched a bit more, then had one of those "doh!" moments where I wondered why I hadn't looked there before. Thanks for the cache and a bit of misdirected deja vu.

Fantastic little multi with easy clues, a short walk, and an obvious hiding spot.
Well, they're always obvious when you're lucky to find it in the first place you look.
My thanks again to Templetonteam FTC. SL