Remembering Stratford's Fallen Airly, Victoria, Australia
By Elmer_Stratty on 06-May-10. Waypoint GC283W2

One or more of the following has occurred:

No response from the cache owner.
No cache to find or log to sign.
It has been more than 28 days since the last owner note.

As a result I am archiving this cache to keep from continually showing up in search lists and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

If you wish to repair/replace/make available the cache sometime in the near future (next 28 days), just contact a reviewer (by email), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, the reviewer will be happy to unarchive it.

Should you replace the cache after 28 days has passed please create a new cache listing so it can be reviewed as a new cache.

This one will be re-activated soon (hopefully) but at this stage the GZ hide looks like being replaced. If it isn't repaired within the next few weeks then I'll redo cords to a nearby structure and change cache size.

Elmer_Stratty

Taken of line to get new container & get rid of ants!

Easy find.

On a work trip from Melbourne to Bairnsdale with a muggle colleague, we managed to find time to stop for a couple of caches along the way. This was the first one we stopped at. No problems here - apart from the ants that have taken a liking to the cache container. TFTC, Biggles.

Recent rain meant approach to the cache was very wet. We were actually able to see the cache from 10m away. Tried to improve the hide by covering it a little better. Somehow the container was full of ants. TFTC

Found during our holiday. Thank you!

Greetings from Germany & Switzerland

On way home from our holiday in Bruthen & Lakes Entrance with Mrs one-eyed , our 4WD and caravan stopped off at this location, very busy hwy, but found the cache okay.
Very well kept area.
TFTC

Easy find, TFTC

Nice rememberance rock, lots of beautiful birds here. We saw 3 yellow tailed cockatoo's fly over head. tftc

Great to see the memory is still honoured even if the trees haven't survived. Thanks

Found this one my to Melbourne. Didn't even need the gps, just thought of a logical place for a hide. Walked over the spot and there it was, nice and easy.
TNLN

Nice find on a cold and wet day.

TFTC

Tftc

Found this cache on our way home from Lakes Entrance and like others have stated the cache requires some more camo. The log was signed and we were on our way. Thanks to Elmer Stratty for placing this guy.

Quick and easy drive-by cache with Chaplain Mike. Cache was visible on approach so we attempted to cover it properly with the meagre supply of cover available. SL TNLN TFTC!

Quick and easy drive-by cache with Smart Sassy Siren. Cache was visible on approach so we attempted to recover it as best as we could with the cove that was available SL TNLN TFTC!

The coverings were not doing their job very well, but it's in an area few muggles would visit, so the cache was nice and safe.
TFTC TNLN

Reached a point with the GPSr telling me I had to go another 3 metres and I started thinking, I don't have to jump the fence! I looked down and there was the cache at my feet. All good. TFTC

[:d] Easy drive by

Saw this one from about 10 metres. Nice colour that blends in with surrounds. Covered up. Thanks Elmer Stratty for this nice cache.

Easy find and always nice to stop at a place of local significance. TFTC

This entry was edited by Sirillion on Monday, 11 June 2012 at 11:47:44 UTC.

Tomtom indicated a useful place to stop and I agreed. T4TC!

Coin drop - rather appropriate for this Gunner

Cache check - changed container for new one/different cammo & restocked swaps.

Find #305
On our way home from Lakes Entrance, it was an opportunity for a leg stretch and answer the phone (daughter! ).
I left Geo wife to talk whilst I made a cache find, returning it to the car to fill in the log and do a swap.
Took a lanyard , and left the green car.
TFTC

Found with Blatherskite.
Took orange ball and left a penguin.
TFTC

Today was day fourteen of our excursion out of Tasmania touring from Melbourne to Canberra and return via Gippsland. After staying in Lakes Entrance overnight we completed some more caching in the town before going to Sale where we spent most of the day. When we came through Sale a little over a week ago, it was raining and we had little time to hunt for caches but today, the weather was fine and we had about five hours to explore this lovely area. Late in the afternoon we drove to Traralgon picking up some more caches along the way. It was a very enjoyable day.

This cache was so exposed that we could see it from about 20m away. After signing the log, we rehid the cache in the same location. TFTC Elmer Stratty

Visited to retrieve some TB's to take north.

Driving from Lakes Entrance to Morwell we enjoyed a few caches en route.
The remembrance avenue of trees is an interesting tale. Quick find.
Thanks Jacqueline and Peter #6992

Left TB!

#844
On our way from Bairnsdale to Foster.
TFTC and Greetings from Switzerland.

On our way from Bairnsdale to Foster.

TFTC and Greetings from Switzerland.

Found this one months ago must have forgoten to log it

easy find but had to negotiate some water to reach it. took trackable. TFTC

Took toy soldier, left black rubber key ring. TFTC

The was a roadwork truck parked just near GZ, and I thought I would have to pass this one by. Luckily, the occupants were around the corner reading the paper and having a cupper so didn't take any notice of me.
Thanks. Robmc.

A quick find on the way through town, cache was easily visible on approach. (I guess some of the nearby residents don't get out much.)

SL, Left TB, covered it a little. TFTC

thanks for bringing us to this cache, nice to stop off and pay repsects to fallen and to family. T: TB L: eraser

Another welcome leg-strecher on our drive to Melbourne today. Dropped a TB. TFT

Very quick find by musicdebbi even before I got over there! TFTC

Easy drive-in. I saw the GZ when I were still sitting in the car . The muggles were passing with 80-100km/h...



TFTC and greetings from Germany says Poparni

Found by Mary & David at 1335. We certainly remember, and thank these heroes who left from this area to give their lives around the world so that we can be free. Dropped off "Edeltraud - the Sheep" Geocoin. Our thanks to Elmer Stratty.

Found with Irontoad today. Nice relatively quick find at a spot that we would have just gone passed otherwise. Thanks for the cache Elmer_Stratty. Took nothing, left nothing and signed log.

Easy find cache was pretty open but still in tact. TFTC.

SL
TFTC

Obviously the land owner never gets to this part of his property as cannot see the cache surviving. TFTC TNLN

Lots of water had made a nice moat near this cache. I was able to leap it and lucky my youngest had gumboots that were just big enough! TFTC Picked up a Geocoin that matches the 2009 Bushfires coin and will take to Perth.
Also must mention my youngest swapped a fluffy dog for a hand clapper and a ball + Crayfish for a skeleton - Think that all works!

Cache was still very exposed, I seen it from about 5 Metres away, covered the cache the best I could in the rain. TN Left Geocoin. Thanks F&M

Informative cache on weekend following remembrance day. Took sly fox n chicken little, left skeleton and clapper. Tftc

Cache was very exposed so found some more bark and recovered. Took geocoin. Sl Thanks Elmer_stratty for the cache.

GC drop

A very nice and neat area, just what you'd expect for the type of area.

Thanks for the chance to stop and have a look.

This area was looking nicely maintained with the grass freshly mown, and the cache sitting safely almost in full view behind a little bit of cover. We tried to cover it with whatever we could find. Thanks Elmer Stratty.

Thanks for the cache. Good stop on the way back from country trip with work.

Good pick up.

Despite the rain, this was an easy find. The cache container was clearly exposed and visible so I covered it up a bit more before leaving. Thanks Elmer Stratty for bringing me here.

Nice quick find on my trip to Bairnsdale. Thanks for the chance to break my journey, and for the cache.

Found it. Took marble & left soldier [Thouhgt it was fitting]

Found it! Tftc

Found it! Tftc

found #349 @1:58pm with tilla83 on our way home from marlo TFTC!

Found with geozilla oz on our way home from our camping/fishing trip to Marlo. No24. TFTC.

Driving east out of the rain, had the rain beat, for a little while at least, then it caught up real fast, started raining on our first port of call, geo-teen spotted this one, when retrieving the cache a rabbit popped out from no-where made the geo-teen scream, the scream must of confused poor bugs cos he did a completed circle of us before disappearing, had to laugh at geo-teen being scared of a rabbit, when I said as much to the teen she was like 'Im not really scared of rabbits, just the wild one's', I had to laugh harder, but I knew what she meant, I think anyone woulda of got a fright at a hairy beast appearing from no-where so quickly, rabbit x1, geo-teen x0. took egg shell and lil' badge Left x2 'magic' marbles, TFTC :}

This entry was edited by Nautilus Soni+Dayns on Sunday, 11 September 2011 at 06:00:16 UTC.

Nice quick find, and last of a long day travelling from Ballarat to here.
Thanks Elmer Stratty for the history and the cache.

A quick drive by on my way to Melbourne for work.
TNLN, SL, TFTC.

TFTC

#902.
Quick find on my way to Melbourne. Thank you for hiding.

2011-08-05 12:01 A nice easy find. TFTC.

#1788 Would have loved to have seen the original avenue of trees however we were content with the plaque and information board. Certainly worthy of a cache and in remembrance of what has been sacrificed for us. TNLN, thanks again Elmer_Stratty

After all that rain GZ almost has a moat protecting it. A big leap across, and I was there. Cache intact and dry though. Took shell, left frog.
TFTC

Found @ 1230 pm. Very busy highway. TFTCSL TNLN. Finally a nice fine day to cache

another find on the days caching adventures
thankyou for bringing me to the well maintained cemetary
thanks tnlnsl

A Toast... Glasses Raised to the Fallen...

TFTC

TFTC
Found with PhoebeIrene

Found this one quicker than we expected to. No idea what the people driving past thought we were doing?

Found with WyldMan92
TFTC

A quick drive by once we figured out what side of the road we needed SL TNLN TFTC Elmer Stratty

TB "Scrat" dropped by for a visit

Found it on the way home from Sale
Quick find
SL T Plastic Medal L Fish
SL T4TC

Grabbed this one with geo junior while on our way home from big smoke, a little exposed so geo junior fixed up good.
TFTC

Nice quick find on the way down to Bairnsdale, thanks to Elmer_Stratty for the cache

it was getting dark by the time we found this one and the geobaby was crying and everyone just wanted to get home which was still ages away but we stopped anyway. tftc

quick find this one, TFTC

Easy one. TFTC!

Quick find, flowers on memorial still looking healthy. TFTC

Less we forget
ANZAC day 2011

Less we forget
ANZAC day 2011

Good day to visit this one - Anzac Day. TFTC

Grabbed a couple of caches on the way to Moe. TFTC

Last cache for today, now straight to MOE, TFTC!

The blare of the passing train whistle took me back to my childhood... a nice quick drive by. Thanks for the hunt Elmer Stratty.

heading north quick stop and geochild found this one. Had to do a U turn was told that you haven't been caching till do at least one U turn.
TFTC T1L1

Found the cache today at12.15pm with beanie A nice easy drive by today

TNLN Signed the log and Thanks Elmer_Stratty for the cache.

TNLNSL pelusa

With work pressing and many miles to go, just time for two local caches
on my way through.
This was the first. Peaceful place on a warm afternoon.
Thanks

at 11:20 on our way home to Brisbane from Melbourne.

TFTC Elmer_Stratty. The cache is fine.

Nice little drive by and a great to reflect the sacrifices made by others.

Easy find which ended up being our last for the day on the way home.
T: Smiley Face L: Yellow toy egg.

TFTC

The drizzle continued. Nice place for a stop and a chance to reflect on the sacrifices made, Lest we forget! Wish the cache had a bit more cover though

Seems I've been chasing the tails of juc_cacher and micaparamedic during the last week. Might meet up some day ...
Easy find for this one. TFTC

#1 today and #179 overall. Found today on our way home from the Surf Lifesaving titles at Lakes Entrance and a relaxing weeks stay afterwards. Parked at the memorial plaque and juc_jr#2 made the quick find. We have been stalking micaparamedic around the caches of East Gippsland the last few days and this was no exception..there was his log, a day or two before ours

We grabbed the Scotland Geocoin and will send it on its way down the Ocean Road.

Thanks for the cache Elmer Stratty !

We will use this cache to claim Page 31 in the Victoria Country Road Atlas Challenge (GCY98X)