Travelling South: The Zoo Werribee, Victoria, Australia
By Robmc on 16-Feb-10. Waypoint GC241VV

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We arrived at the GZ and not long and I had the container in my hands.. It was very frail and falling apart and several parts of the outer container was already missing.. it was very weather affected and needs replacment.

I took the container back to my car and carefully opened it up in the back of my ute making sure as not to loose any of the items in this frail container. The log was very wet so I quickly made up a new replacement Log sheet, dated it and then signed it accordingly. I then placed that log and other items once I had dried them as best as I could into a new Ziplock bag that I carry when caching and then placed the container and all items into another larger Ziplock bag and then replaced it back into its hiding spot.

13:41, 20 Jan 17, Find #170, out for the day caching with Lizard1983.

I had this one worked out a while ago and hadnt as yet come to collect it but seeing that Liz and I were doign a few caches in the area it was a good day to collect this one.. I had lots of fun with solving this one.

We arrived at the GZ and not long and I had the container in my hands.. it was very weather affected and needs replacment. I took the container back to my car and carefully opened it up in the back of my ute making sure as not to loose any of the items in this frail container. The log was very wet so I quickly made up a new replacement Log sheet, dated it and then signed it accordingly. I then placed that log and other items once I had dried them as best as I could into a new Ziplock bag that I carry when caching and then placed the container and all items into another larger Ziplock bag and then replaced it back into its hiding spot. TFTC.

17/12/2016 1:55:00 PM
I've been carrying a corrected set of coordinates around for this cache for years and decided it's finally time to use them but we had no luck here today

Heading southbound for the MEGA today we grabbed these clues then pulled over safely (a nice spot off the emergency lane ) to calculate GZ, and then figuring that getting it on the way back would be easier. Last year at the MEGA the whole day was filled with getting 11 types in a day, I don't think there will be a chance for anyone to do it today though, with the only active webcam in Victoria being at Mt Buller. So my day was filled with lots of driving to get a couple of dead premiers , sone multis, trads and the MEGA.
Gz was a hard place to get to, with a road diversions and security gates at one point, but eventually we made it, and the long search began. MW was sitting in the car whilst I traipsed up and down the lines, dubious of a find after the recent DNF. After 15 minutes I returned to the car and asked her to read some logs and check photos, there was a little bit of info in them and a photo confirmed we were in the right place. So she hopped out of the car asked me where gz was and said to me, "have you looked under there? " so I looked under there and blow me down with a feather, there it was ! Muggle Wife wins! Thanks for the multi Rob )

I had done this multi back in January while trying to complete a many-multis-in-a-month challenge, but at the time couldn't find my way to GZ. Today I was in the area and made my way to GZ, where even after a lengthy search over, under and around I couldn't locate the container.
TFTH, Robmc. I'll be back.

Second attempt at this one. Took us a while, but came up with the goods. Took trackable. Thanks

This took me ages to find, and after quite a few minutes of searching I resorted to PAF, who didn't answer their phone. Back to square one. I had a TB to drop off here, so I really wanted to find this cache. And it shouldn't be this hard given the D/T rating. So I had a little think about the size of the cache and the possible hiding spots in front of me. Hmm. There really is only a couple of places it could be. So I started a methodical search starting at my calculated gz and it wasn't long before I had the cache in hand. The cache has a crack in it, so I'm quite sure it is no longer watertight and I didn't even have a baggie to put the logbook in to keep it dry ... but I can confirm it is still there at least TFTC!

Looked around GZ for a while. Think it's gone or been put back in wrong place

Returned today after confirmation from the CO that our previous find wasn't the cache. Walking to GZ, I found the cache off to the side, lying on the ground, at least 30m from GZ. Cache is cracked and log is a little damp. Signed it and placed it safely back at GZ. Maybe not the correct spot though. Have notified CO with a picture so he can come and put it back correctly. Tftc.

Well. I solved this one some time ago, but made the journey here today to find it. We found something that looks like a cache out in the open, but it contains no log. Have notified the CO to confirm whether it is the actual cache. Otherwise, we fear this is MIA. Thanks anyway.

After 2 days I finely found it. Signed and logged. I love these multis

I'd actually solved this one on a southward trip quite a while back - and then kind of forgotten about as usually the family is in tow and not too keen for diversions and delays on this rather tedious bit of road. But being on my own today as I headed back to work it was an ideal time for a very short detour.

Followed the sat-nav to near GZ and then had to rather awkwardly find somewhere to stop the car.... As much as I don't like awkwardly parking, I also didn't want to be rather conspicuously walking down the road in my business attire, so found a spot and made a quick dash to grab the cache, which was thankfully an immediate find, being fairly visible.

And then, back in the car and pedal to the metal as cars approached from the rear!

TFTC Robmc. Satisfying find.

I had done the hard yards on this one a long time previously, but had never been to GZ as I never managed to figure an easy route to GZ whilst travelling wherever it was I was off to on the freeway. As I needed to be out this way for work today, I made sure to target this and prepared in advance a route that would get me there.
Once at GZ, the find was quickly made and I made my mark as cars zipped by going who knows where cheers Robmc for this fun multi, I'm glad to have finally finished it off.

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A quick trip out to Werribee while on a visit to Melbourne this week gave me the chance to do this multi. After taking note of what was on the signs while driving by (at a lower than normal speed because of roadwoaks), the search for the cache was a pretty straightforward one ... but inexplicably, it took longer than it should have due to a sudden attack of cache blindness. Thanks for the cache robmc, and for the smiley.

Thanks robmc
Enjoyed this multi utilising the lovely zoo boards as clues. Also enjoyed arguing with others about which animal they depicted haha
And finally thanks for taking me to a new place at GZ

Usually when I drive past here I am on my own.
Today, on the way to Torquay for the weekend, Christine was driving.
With the required information collected and a final calculated, we tried to find our way to GZ.
After a failed attempt we settled for a lovely spot with a 750 metre walk in.
The cache was spotted easily as it was completely uncovered.
Signed and replaced, with a little bit of camo.
Visited some trackables.
Thanks for a great little multi cache Robmc.

After a successful morning in Werribee following a certain dog around the park, I decided to grab this one on the way home. I have had these co-ords for ages, I just had to work out how to access this road. I parked a safe distance away and walked the rest of the way to GZ. A quick find and I soon had my name in the log. Finally I have a smiley face on this one. TFTC Robmc

11:50, 23 August 2015. #232.

I actually started thinking about this one after finding Ready, Steady, Cache near the end of a motorcycle ride last Sunday. I was on the freeway, travelling north on my motorcycle and I thought - the waypoints to Travelling South are along here, I should see if I can safely make out the panels without stopping. So, in reverse order, I observed as I rode - without taking my eyes off the road for too long each time - and memorised the critters as I went (including one that I didn't recognise at all).

When I got home I looked up the clues, figured out which animal was which and followed emmaern8's fine example and checked street view for the one that didn't match any of the answers (that's what you get when you glance at the panels at about 100 kmh). Soon had a set of co-ords worked out and found the opportunity today while I was in the vicinity looking for caches that might help me work out a D5 that I'm trying to work out. I figured I was approaching from the wrong direction when the terrain started looking much harder than T1.5, but a nice easy find once I got to GZ.

TNLNSL. TFTC Robmc.

This entry was edited by RGSBruce on Sunday, 23 August 2015 at 04:23:00 UTC.

Figured out the animals using street view a couple of weeks ago, as I unfortunately never have a passenger along here! Was a little unsure about the coordinates I got, but got confirmation and directions at the 4 months to the Melbourne Event catchup in Geelong. Still got confused getting there, google maps was telling me to go on roads within the estate that haven't actually been built yet. Once I was FINALLY at GZ, I made the quick grab and was in the road again. Thanks robmc for a great multi, and for using some art that I have admired for as long as I can remember!

Great cache, well hidden. Tftc

Cool little road it's on, just make sure the gates aren't closed!

Solved the puzzle a week ago and stopped off on our way home from Geelong. TFTC

Having solved this one a little while ago we made the stop on the way home to grab this one. TFTC

I had big plans for ANZAC day today, to collect multis all the way down to Geelong. In the end the weather got the better of me and I gave up after only finding a handful of caches. Still, I got this one, which has been on my list for some time. I had solved the puzzle ages ago, but for different reasons had never gotten around to finding the actual cache.

TFTC robmc.

This one proved a bit harder than I originally thought. I grabbed the right info a little while ago, and thought righto it's time to give this one a go a few days ago. I was a bit worried about one of my answers, as they animal I thought it looked like (going past at 100km/hr) didn't resemble one of the answers....hmmm....I'll give it a guess and see how I go. However, rookie lesson failed by me....never blindly follow your maps! Came to a dead end still quite a fair way to the cache. Tried again today on another route, and still a dead end. Tried another way, and thought I **might be** able to get through but not sure. So resorted to a bit of a hike to get to the GZ. When there a quick find was made....a pretty interesting spot for a decent sized cache! TFTC

Date: 14 March 2015
Time: 13:49
Find # 4617

After finding an event and a puzzle cache for Pi day, sharkiefan and I started to make our way towards the Geelong, stopping along the way to find some caches. Had noticed this multi on a few trips to Geelong, but never had a co-pilot to write down the info. Sarah wrote the animals down as I drove. we got all of them but were unsure on the final one. Sarah worked out a good GZ, I set the Car GPS and it took us to a dead end street 850m away. Checking the map, we found a better street and were soon at GZ where after a couple of minutes, Sarah had the cache in hand. That is Multi 24 for the month.

Thanks to Robmc for the cache. TNLN

Found with Ahomburg. We drove past the signs and I was able to work out what was what. Had a few issues getting to GZ. There were quite a few no through roads. Got there in the end and found the cache quite visible. I think the natural camo has died. Covered it up as best I could. Tftc

Worked out the multi and got the final location. We have been this way before so we didn't get the locked gates. My location wasn't exact, lucky for me Bazinga01 had the right location and I followed him. Signed the log and replaced the cache, than a quick photo of all the long weekend traffic. TFTC.

Found this today with Posho6 and Arkbell80. Great to tick this one off our Western Suburbs finds.
TFTC!!!

Found today with Bazinga01 and Arkbell80
TFTC!!!

Been looking at this one every time we travel between Melbourne and Geelong with the comment "we should do this one day." So today we finally worked out the co-ords and made our way to this interesting spot.
Thanks Robmc for the hunt.

[font=Comic Sans MS]Hi there Robmc. We found your cache "Travelling South: The Zoo" at 11:22:00 AM today. This cache makes our find count 10307.
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After collecting the numbers on one of our many trips along here, we were finally able to park right next to GZ, open the car door and sign the log really quickly before any traffic could arrive.
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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: Smiley Badge.
Thanks for the hunt today,
Regards
Ian & Penny.[font=Verdana]
[Red]PS: We didn't stop on the freeway!!!![/Red]

Had the coords for this but needed to get to GZ but as I was on my way back from caching else where I took the opportunity to grab this one.
Thanks for the cache Robmc

Fortunately we were having a weekend at our daughter's place in Werribee minding their dalmatian whilst she and her husband were having a weekend in Sydney so because we were nearby we did this great multi that we did enjoy. We passed by the panels a few times and got the right animals and so that led to GZ. Had no trouble finding the cache in which we placed some "things" for geokids to enjoy.
It was good to find a regular size cache for a change as so many as micros!
TFTC Robmc - we did appreciate all the planning and implementation that went into doing this great multi.

I have driven up and down this road countless times my entire life and past those signs many, many times, then, in June I got the required information and calculated a very likely GZ. It was there that things stood however until today when I finally made it back to Werribee and to GZ.
Fortunately I had been this way before on a previous caching run so knew exactly how to get to where I needed to be, so whilst the geomum waited in the car I found the cache, signed the log, dodged the nearby ants and grabbed the geocoin.
Thanks Robmc !

Because I am driving to Geelong every day for work, I had the waypoint all ready, I just had to get there. Mrs Blue Duck and I made our way using a much quieter road. Quickly found and no snakes in sight.

Mrs Black Duck did the leg work on this one. I just happened to be in the car when she went to go grab it! I have seen the panels many times on my way south. And they are a nice road-side addition! Thank You Robmc! I left a trackable for the next to find!

Solved this one over a year ago but couldn't get down here to collect it. Today we decided to make the effort after doing some maintenance runs on our Melbourne caches. Having been down this way a while ago after taking a wrong turn prior to solving, we realised exactly how to get to gz, Spot on coords took us straight to gz. Took zoo tb to continue on his journey. Tftc and the opportunity to finally cross this one off our list.

Getting to GZ caused us a lot of angst, and probably most of all because we are not locals! We have noticed the panels depicting the animals in the past as we travelled the freeway, so that part was easy. We knew where we had to go, but finding a way that was not barred by locked gates nearly defeated us making a find on this one. We finally opted to park at a set of locked gates and take a walk to GZ. SL at 1.30pm Left: Dubbo Rhino TB so he can visit some relatives Took: Symbol Fire TB. We have yet to visit the Zoo, but have saved that pleasure for another time when visiting the area. P.S. We did find the right road to use AFTER our 1.6km walk. Despite the notices alerting us to the rabbit eradication program happening - there were still plenty of rabbits hopping around, very much alive! #2298 TFTC and the tour of Werribee Robmc

Worked this one out 3 weeks ago and decided today was the day to find it. As I was putting the cache back a Parks Victoria Ranger drove past me, and I was worried there would be some questions, but they drove on. I enjoyed this multi very much, thanks Robmc!

On a short Geelong trip this arvo with a little time to spare allowed us to collect a few caches.
Big thanks to Robmc for the effort and placement of this cache.
TNLN SL

Slink1 had to go down to Geelong today so it was an opportunity to pick up some caches on the way there and back. With Slink's injury in mind we were cautious with some of the caches we did so we paced ourselves to ensure we make any existing issues worse. TFTC TNLN SL

Fun on the highway!

This was my 4th cache and last find of the day, not including a Geocaching event.
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Way better than just doing the whole trip from Melb to Geelong in one go.
It was just edging on darkness when I approached GZ.
Nice easy multi & find.
I love animals.
Took- Frog.
Left- Fire symbol TB.
Cheers & T.F.T.C!
Safe travels and hoppy caching =]

This entry was edited by Frog_Lady on Monday, 23 June 2014 at 07:28:18 UTC.

Had the coords worked out a long time ago as I travel up & down this Hwy nearly everyday.
Finally had a quiet-ish day and thought I'd work my way (the safe way) to find this cache.
Took a while and one U-turn but got there with minimal fuss.
A nice easy find at GZ

Thanks Robmc for the cache

Log signed & replaced. TFTC & smiley face

Find #591

Found! Finally got it I worked on this for a short while a number of weeks ago and it was just a matter of time to hopefully collect. Firstly, I thought I knew my animals well but there was one that stumped me. By the time I put in a few different co-ords, I went with the one that made the most sense. I was fairly sure of how to get to it, but upon making the round trip today, there was a road closed. Damn it, I'm only 800+ meters away, so I hopped to it and ran. I phoned the geo wife to move the car once I knew what road it was on. GC was deserted so I had an easy time to locate the container.

TFTC

Find #1095

Found @ 1:25am, find # 3331.

Today biggles1024 and myself headed off on a road trip to Lara to attend the Zesty Food Event at the Lara Hotel. There were a lot of caches to be found before and after the event, this was one of them. I had noticed this one on the map before heading off so it was planned to give this one a go. On the way to Lara, we gathered the information as we drove past, we were able to stop further down the road so that we could work out GZ. We had a set of coordinates and headed off. We arrived at our coordinates and started to have a look around, but there was nothing to be found, we decided to have another look at our numbers and then realised that we had made an error in our calculations, after correcting the error, we now add a new set of numbers, which we headed off too, only to be stopped by a gate across the road. We tried a different approach only to be stopped by another gate. We decided that we would give it a miss for now and continue on to Lara.
While we were at the event we had a look at a map of the area and found another road that would take us to GZ, so on the way home we would give it a try.
When we turned onto this road, it appeared that we were entering an area that we should not be entering but we realised that we were ok to continue. We finally arrived at GZ and parked a short distance away, walked back and was able to make a quick find.

Thanks to Robmc for placing this cache.

This entry was edited by stemicmitsar on Saturday, 07 June 2014 at 07:56:18 UTC.

1/06/14 1:23 AM
Find #1281

My caching partner Stemicmitsar and I, headed to Lara for an event this afternoon. After the event, we started caching in earnest before and while heading home to Melbourne. We collected the information we needed on our way down from Melbourne and then pulled over to calculate the co-ords for GZ. A simple mistake put us in the wrong place at first but a quick recalculation gave us the co-ords we needed. We didn't realise it at the time, but that was the easiest part of this cache. Actually getting to GZ was going to prove to be very much harder. The first road we we tried was blocked by a locked gate. The second by an industrial plant of some sort. We had to leave at this point to get the event. Whilst in the pub, Steve brought out his iPad so that we had a larger screen to work on. Talking to a couple of locals gave us some insight and when combined with what we saw on satellite photos, we plotted a route to GZ. At first we thought we'd hit another road block because it seemed like we were entering private property, but it soon became apparent that we weren't and so we continued until we parked just a few metres from GZ. Parking on the freeway would have been illegal, dangerous and also left us with a steep climb through some long grass and blackberries which by now were quite wet. We were glad we'd made the effort to work out how to actually get to GZ despite the roads around this area being very confusing to 'out of towners'. With much relief the log was signed and we continued our journey home.
SL TFTC

Solved the puzzle sometime ago, but on trip to Geelong found I couldn't access from the direction I had planned because of roadworks, but this time on return selected another way in for a quick find. A favourite for the puzzle. TFTC

Did coords for this few weeks ago and just matter of getting cache. Hmmm dodgy spot. Came did this at night. Went under then read hint. Tftc

800 milestone cache

Out in Melb on a night caching run and this was the last one for the night. Solved a little while ago but collected the smile tonight. TFTC

on the way back from melb after a night of caching and was able to stop off and grab this one

tftc

This entry was edited by Capt.Roverman88 on Sunday, 30 March 2014 at 07:41:32 UTC.

Found w. Blowfishius. Nice & accurate! Fwy was really noisy 6pm!!

This was a great cache in a great location.
Was a little exposed, so we covered it up a little bit better!

TFTC!

We'll believe it or not but I solved the puzzle to this one in a March 2012. Yes around 21 months ago, and I know this because I found one of my all time favorites on the day I worked out this one. On that day I ran out of time and since then I have been meaning to stop off and collect this one but for whatever reason I have not Ben able to but today was the day. After looking at where I expected to find it, I widened my search and spotted it. Very happy to be able to mark this one off as done. TFTC!!

I ended up travelling south today (not planned) and enjoyed a passing looking at the animals. I am rarely if ever on this road so it was a surprise to see them. Managed to do the calculations and head off to GZ without trouble.
Found the container holding a few escaped animals who are still resting there.
TFTC Robmc

Travelling to the You Yangs for the series there bought me past this nice little multi.
I was able to guess a couple of these before the drive and got the rest on the way with a brief scan.
Got very lucky where I decided to pull over and do the calcs and found I was only 40m away.
Thanks Rob for another cache with a difference

No log sheet in the container (only a gum leaf now).

Needed a cache today to continue my current streak of 67 days. Was in Melbourne babysitting the geo grand kids and did some homework on the caches on the way home to Geelong. Saw this one and was able to solve it using Google Street View. Did the sums and confirmed the co-ords via PAF. Off home in the dark and arrived roadside near GZ. The geo wife was a bit toey sitting in the car roadside. I struggled up the hill in the wrong footwear. Had to read the hint then struggled further. Found the cache but it was without a log sheet. Improvised by writing on a gum leaf as the log sheet. Suggest the terrain rating should be raised a little as I would imagine most cachers would try to find this cache from the highway. Thanks to Robmc for an interesting cache.

I've worked out the co-ords several times and they keep putting me in the middle of a field that looks like private property. I was wondering wether this was the right location or wether my co-ords are incorrect?

We had calculated the co-ords during a trip on the weekend and were able to plot a path to get the cache today. Ended up making a detour to approach from the quieter spot above. Initially we thought the container had been muggled as there was an empty masterfood spice container all wrapped up in gaffa lying at the co-ords. But the cache description said a regular size so we persisted and soon spotted the container. TNLN TFTC

The bananas had solved this sometime back, but it took awhile to get back out this way again. As we zip past we have a guessing game as to the animals coming up ahead. I think the bananas know it off by heart now. Thanks Robmacs

Found with gwhowya on ANZAC day. TFTC

Found with kizalee and geoparents. TFTC.

Another Demolition Crew caching day / night with the usual crew being Quasar3671, TrailRunning and Rebel Acts. A fantastic run, with some great caches found and logged. We had bikes and kayaks this time, which was very entertaining, as were my pathetic kayaking skills..... Thankfully my bike riding is great. A few milestones for the night, TrailRunning's 4000th find and another 5/5 DT cache. A fantastic, fun night as always. Thanks to all the CO's their hides, without their efforts, we would have had nothing to find.

I ended up searching in a slightly wrong spot on this one, while the others found it 20m away. I must have put a digit in the GPSr wrong... Anyway, having been a passenger on the multi solving part, it was still good to sign the log. TFTC.

This was, cache # 40 of 46 Found in the company of Trailrunning, Blacklegend and Quasar3671 on a big all nighter caching in the Werribee area. Yaking and biking, with a 5/5 thrown into the mix. I have had this solved for some time but never got around to approaching from the right direction. My thanks to Robmc for the cache.

Tonight's run with Trailrunning, Blacklegend and Rebel Acts (TDC) could have been made into a movie called "Kayaks, Bicycles and Automobiles" as the cache run involved a fair bit of driving, a lot of kayaking and some cycling as well. The afternoon and night proved to be a bit of an adventure with a great range of cache types, sizes and levels of difficulty and terrain found. A lot of time and effort had gone into the making and placing of these caches and I thanks each of the CO's for this.

The plan for the night was to hit the Werribee region, and especially to attempt to complete the 'Bring Ya Rod' series, which we had a an absolute blast doing. We met in the southern suburbs and continued on up through Melbourne and then into Werribee from the north. Once the area was cleaned out it was off to Williamstown where we cached into the wee hours of the morning before making our way home via Melbourne for one last cache.

With the info required collected at an earlier time, we made our way through Werribee to GZ. After a little searching the cache was found and the log signed. I haven't been to the zoo itself yet and hope to get there soon for a day trip with my family, my boys would love it. Almost forgot to mention that this was my 6500th find. Thanks Robmc.

Found after a bit of help from CO, thanks Rob... Couldn't work out how to get to GZ's. Found easily and glad to have it completed. TFTC and the Hardwork put into this one.

27/10/12 7:38 AM Find #1485 This was found with my caching friend Square Pegs on a day spent exploring the Bellarine Peninsula before returning to Melbourne. It was a great day and we scored a variety of other caches as well visiting areas I've never been to which is what I like about caching. Thanks to the CO for bringing me here today.

On a day trip to the Bellarine Peninsula with abl973, this was our first stop for the day. It was definitely handy having a navigator to note down the clues. Having noted down the various creatures, we made our way to GZ and after a little poking around had the cache in hand. Thanks to Robmc for the cache.

Loved using the signs on the freeway. Great, challenging hide. Interesting non-traditional use of "algebra" in the formula but we got there in the end. TFTC.

Worked out the co-ord's whilst travelling out this side of the city and after a bit of back roading arrived at the GZ. Short search and this well hidden cache was soon in hand. Great multi and this one will definately help break up the trip. Took PT, SL TFTC

It has certainly gone. Cache replaced today with a new container. Moved about a meter to make it easier to get. Clue altered to match. Animals still the same.
Robmc.

# 719. This was a fun puzzle to do on the run - thankfully I was the passenger trying to identify the animals. I thought it might be easier to identify from the northbound side. Luckily the final coordinates were correct and so off we went to GZ. Was with the CO who was checking after a few DNF's previously. The cache was indeed missing so got to sign new log. Took: Nothing, Left: Mermaid Pathtag. Thanks Robmc

Didn't find it but would have to confirm what the last few cachers have said that this one is gone.

Can the owner check on this with the last two teams not being able to find the cache.

found this - well i got there and didnt find a single thing where i thought it would be, in this massively exposed spot (which to be honest i wasnt overly impressed by, after what had been a great multi).
As i went to leave i saw a lid on the ground. one painted black. didnt see anything else until i was going over the bridge and saw on the ground near the freeway what appeared to be the log. So it looks like this one is dead and needs maintaince before anyone else goes near it.

Worked out a good GZ and headed to the cache. Expected to find it in the obvious spot but I could not find it after search from one side to the other and back again. I found a plastic millipede that could of been swag dropped out of the cache half way down. I checked down the bottom to look for remnants of a cache. After getting home I had a good read of the previous logs and I am sure I was in the right place. With 54 finds and no DNF's I don't think i missed it but it simply is not there.

An enjoyable cache found with richlink on our third successive day of caching. Thanks Robmc

Travelled by train to Werribee to spend the day caching with Liz and Bruce around the area. An enjoyable multi that we had fun compiling the necessary info before making a quick find due to spot on co-ords.

After a very enjoyable day at the Werribee Zoo we headed off to find a few caches before dinner and heading home.
Thanks Robmc for the cache,
Regards Mr.Coffee and the Coffee Clan

Finally get to check this one off! Must also add this was a cache that I was not all that comfortable getting! A highly vulnerable spot and not one that I would want to do with kid's!

As there is no stopping allowed along the freeway, I had to find an alternative way in! Found the cache, made a quick, grab & sign & the scurried back to the car!
Was glad to finally put this one to rest!

Took: Nothing (Left TB as it too big to easily put in caches)
Left: Nothing
Signed Log

Thanks for the cache Robmc

*Cache Condition ~ Fine!

Have collected the clued last year... tried to find an access toward the cache which I would dare to park at the freeway.
Called helpline and mention the street to turn off.
I was right and wasnt sure to get through.
Finally got around to find the cache.
Log book is a bit damp..
Happy to put smiley face and cross out from my list.
Thanks Robmc for the hunting and cache

DROP TB Unicorn

Pathfinder24 and I had needed to make the trip to Geelong and surrounds to pick up a few puzzle caches we had solved quite some time ago. To that end, we picked up the clues required for this cache on the way down, but we took too long to calculate the final to be able to pick it up on the way down. Given a detour was required anyway, we thought it wouldn’t matter to pick it up on the way back. We were fairly tired and the light was fading, but we made the find easily enough. Turns out the fairly full of water, we drained it out, and tried to put it back in a place it won’t fill up with water again. Hope this helps. Thanks for the cache Robmc.

Another days caching adventure with LouiseAnn, this time we had the pleasure of her long suffering no caching partner as our driver. With a number of puzzle caches in the area worked out - and one in a particular devilish series, we were keen to head down the 'other' side of the bay. LouiseAnn's partner was also picking up a shiny toy from the area. At more typical start time of around 09:30 we met at the work depot and headed off down the ridiculously boring road to Geelong. We had grabbed the clues for this cache on the way down, but weren't quick enough on the calculations to make the off ramp to find it then. So we grabbed it on the way back. LouiseAnn's (non caching) partner actually found this one, having jumped right in to the hunt. The cache was rather full of water, did our best to drain it and replace in a drier spot. This was find number 13 for the day. Thanks for the cache Robmc.

Had gathered the clues and worked out GZ ages ago and finally dropped in to pick up the final today. Quick find, there was a little water in the cache which I emptied. Thanks to Robmc for highlighting the zoo and the cache.

The Monday before Melbourne Cup day is always a great day to take off from work. It left me on my own without kids or other commitments. I started my run at about 3 pm in the afternoon and made a great time of it. This time I brought the mountain bike along to grab a few caches on bicycle paths. It was all going well until my puncture at about 10 pm in the evening. Well from then on I just went for some easy drive bys with short walks. The run was a good solo effort picking up quite a number of caches. There were only a few DNF’s so it was well worth the effort. This cache was one I found tonight. I was able to grab from teh road above late at night. Thanks Robmc for the cache.

You must go up and under

Two caches in two days. My drive home from work this week has been a little more exciting than normal. Plenty of passing traffic but no-one tooted so maybe no other cachers passed by while I was signing the log. NINO TFTC

17:30
Like Team Crackers we have passed these signs countless times. We actually snared this one today on our way home from getting the jabs which will hopefully allow us to see some of these beasts in the wild.

TNLN . . SL . . Thanks for the hunt Robmc.

Finally can we strike this off our list. The questions were answered quite some time ago and the final coords entered into our GPSr. Finally, tonight, after sending SGGK off to Germany, I stopped here to finish this one off.

NINO SL TFTC

This had been solved many months ago, but I dont pass by here with time to stop. I also dont like stopping on the freeways in the work car as we do contract work for Vicroads and I will be in the deepend for stopping without a permit.
Anyway, i approached from another way as I had ridden the treadly down this way before the conditions changed and now cant do that.
Found easily and signed the log.
Thanks for the local cache.

The girls and I were travelling south to Geelong today so it was time to give this one a crack after having driven past it many a time before. I was reasonably familiar with the signs in question and so was able to come up with a proposed GZ. As we drove past the signs I was able to verify my recollections and we stopped at the appropriate place - the girls stood safely by whilst I scrambled up to a likely hidey spot ....... and Bingo, there it was. The Sistema had been left upside down and there was unfortunately some water ingress into the container. Gave it a quick drain but didn't have time to dry it out completely. TNLN.

Many thanks to Robmc.

Finally got this one! Attempted this one a while ago, but botched up the maths (or maybe I don't know my animals ), I just had the wrong location.
Today I found this one easily, despite many strange looks from below. Liberated the Penguin sitting here, and I will attend to his need of travelling south.
TFTC

Having driven past the zoo every night on my way home from work I thought it was about time I attempted this cache. Although I have looked at these panels many times as I drive by when on the Melbourne bound side (which is much easier to do than on the Geelong bound side) I was pretty sure I knew which animal was on which panel. Having said this I just had to make sure I was right.
This was an easy find after sorting out the coordinates.
TFTC.... TNLNSL.... Thanks Robmc

Solved it on a previous occasion driving to Geelong, but just TOO slow to get it in the GPSr in time to make the find.
This morning was threatening rain, but cache was dry!
Just as we were returning back to the car, the heavens opened up! Lucky!
Thanks Robmc for this cache.

second time trying this one and glad we re-did the stages as our original put us way out

Sorry for the late log have had an issue with my logging due to the fact that i hate paperwork.

TFTC