The Wreck Bell Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia
By
Robmc on 22-Dec-09. Waypoint GC226HT
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Logs
Sick of getting messages from geocaching.com about how this simple traditional may need my help, because cachers can't immediately find it.
Robmc.
Robmc.
Back again tonight, in the rain, after getting a hint about this tricky one. SL at 7.30pm #5693 TFTC Robmc - loved the information about the Bell. The birds in the tree behind it were very quiet tonight - guess they are sheltering from the rain.
New mulch, new fencing - maybe we need new eyes! - but whatever the reason, we had to leave with a sad face this afternoon. We are here for the week, so we might give it another go. Thanks for showing us the Bell though Robmc.
A great day out caching over this side of the country.
Enjoying the sights as we travel around.
Thanks for sharing this spot.
TFTC
Enjoying the sights as we travel around.
Thanks for sharing this spot.
TFTC
DNF @ 14:30 with The Good Lady Wife.
After a nice pie for lunch (and perhaps a cheeky desert to accompany that), The Good Lady Wife suggested we grab some driveby caches. The was not one of the ones that I found. I looked at the location that my GPSr seemed to indicate, but that didn't seem to work, and then the neighbour decided to walk out of his house and take a very close interest in what I was doing.
I decided to abandon the search, but truth be told, I'd had a reasonable look and was struggling to find the cache.
I seem to recall stopping here once before, but it was a nice day and there were too many muggles in the area to even think about searching.
Thanks anyway Robmc
After a nice pie for lunch (and perhaps a cheeky desert to accompany that), The Good Lady Wife suggested we grab some driveby caches. The was not one of the ones that I found. I looked at the location that my GPSr seemed to indicate, but that didn't seem to work, and then the neighbour decided to walk out of his house and take a very close interest in what I was doing.
I decided to abandon the search, but truth be told, I'd had a reasonable look and was struggling to find the cache.
I seem to recall stopping here once before, but it was a nice day and there were too many muggles in the area to even think about searching.
Thanks anyway Robmc
Couldn’t find it at the Bell, checked where the GPS said but wasn’t keen for the kids to be looking around that spot.
Couldn't get this one. Looking at the amount of dnfs this is either really hard or not there.
Search in and around all the obvious spots but still came up empty handed...don’t you hate that
Oh well another time when I’m down this way again.
Oh well another time when I’m down this way again.
We loved finding this one. Left a smilie badge . Hint. The GPS wandered a bit, but it puts you on the correct side of the road.
Alas, after trying the obvious and then the less than obvious this one has us beaten 
Looked for 30 mins with three of us, covered a pretty big perimeter but no luck.. Will come back another time!
I had a bit of a search as the sun was going down.
I clambered all around the bell and where my GPS thought GZ was but no luck. Could not find it anywhere.
I clambered all around the bell and where my GPS thought GZ was but no luck. Could not find it anywhere.
Will come down around again, once there is a hint. If it's in the holes of concrete it means it not there anymore. Would be the obvious place to hide it. Thanks for the history about the Bell.
Couldn’t find this cache today. Co-ords were sending us to a little park inbetween houses. But we just couldn’t seem to narrow it down. Try for another day! Thanks!
Find #1587 for me. Found at 7:05 am. I was on a rare beach holiday with the family so decided to take the opportunity to grab a cache or two before breakfast. This one took me 15 minutes but I found the little blighter in the end! Thanks for bringing me here this morning Robmc and thanks for the cache and the history of the Wreck Bell!
TFTC!This was a bit tricky - I though is found a super clever hiding spot, but alas, it was empty. Soon had my hands on this one TFTC!
Came across the peninsula on the ferry for lunch and cache. Had a half hearted look for this cache but was distracted by the garage sale next door that my geogal and i bought lots of jewellery from.
We found the bell, mannequin and trains but no cache. There needs to be some clues added.
Wary of climbing the staircase to the bell. Looked all around with no luck. The rain won in the end.
Gps out some today and focus on the bell but gps said n27 mts. Do i trust you ....... yes i should.some great history around the area.
Another find by the McPhail family... TFTC
Another find by the McPhail family... TFTC
2nd attempt at this one, no gardening happening today and it's logged tftc. My official 800th.
Passed the wreck bell on the way to the harbour - what a great piece of history. Stopped on the way back in to town to have a look. Creeped out by the mannequin in the yard - got quite the shock! Looked for the cache - found the trains. Cool! After a bit of guidance cache was located. TFTC 
OK! Just one more! Especially as it is one geoP DNF'd on a solo visit last year. Unfortunately two sets of eye today did nothing to change that outcome. 
Sadly we could not find it after half an hour off searching and standing in freezing cold wind we decided to give up
We had a look for this on a couple of occasions while staying in the area but no luck. Nearby activity limited our searches but nothing spotted.
Found it. Good hide.this was a tricky one. Had some muggles go past and look at us . Tftc
Dont let the title fool you.... GZ is not where you may think. After a bit of searching soon had the cache in hand... TFTC
Wow, this was tougher than I thought. Made worse by my fellow (4300) cyclists on the great vic bike ride camped opposite. Bit of a head scratcher but got there in the end. TFTC
In town for the Queenscliff Music Festival. We had such an amazing weekend! We highly recommend it for families - awesome music and very safe for kids. This was found relatively quickly with the sweet sounds of Ben Harper for background music. He was playing a 2 hour set to close the festival but the kids had finally had enough so we grabbed this one on our walk back to the caravan park.
Found at 1318. Still in the area after the Vic mega last weekend. Took a bit of a search and then found in a spot I thought I had searched before. TFTC.
Interesting to learn about this bell!
**Thanks** for the cache!
Lars and Helena
, Örebro, Sweden
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*Finally vacation and time for the trip 'down under' to Australia and New Zealand via China. We’re expecting to see a lot of different animals and flowers and also hope to find nice caches and meet other geocachers during our journey.*
**Thanks** for the cache!
Lars and Helena
, Örebro, Sweden----------------------
*Finally vacation and time for the trip 'down under' to Australia and New Zealand via China. We’re expecting to see a lot of different animals and flowers and also hope to find nice caches and meet other geocachers during our journey.*
Add me to the list of dnf's. didn't spend too long but long enough to realise I need another set of eyes for the search.
After a nice dinner we went past and found this relatively quickly and at dusk. Hidden well.
Despite the list of DNFs for this cache, the container is still in the correct location, and is waiting to be found.
Plenty of room in the logbook for finds.
Robmc.
Plenty of room in the logbook for finds.
Robmc.
Not sure on this one. There are not too many places this can be once the satellite pic and coords are confirmed, and 2 possible obvious spots were empty.
No luck today. Figured roughly where it should be and anticipated an unusual container, but...no.
Saw the co name and thought 'boy you get around' and anticipated an interesting cache. Thought we had to climb the ladder at the bell at first then realized we were way off from gz. Crossed the road but after carefully inspecting the wrong structure we were then nonplussed and overall made a real hash of this one. Well, we were thirsty so no argument about abandoning this one and going off to find a milkshake or two, and maybe a cake as well. We will try again. Thanks.
Down this way today with Sean.75, Kenbryl and Kenbryl's friend for a day of caching, laughs and a stop at the lolly shop. Tftc
We had a look here then got hungry so we went to the bakery and then came back and found it straight away. Tftc
Had a look for this one before and after lunch, got it on the second attempt. Cigc. Tftc
No sign of anything and with the sad list of other DNFs, we had to walk away from this one without a smile.
