Down The Lane Of Times Past Kensington, Victoria, Australia
By RodHelena on 29-Nov-10. Waypoint GC2JXZR

As there's been either no response from the cache owner, no cache to find or log to sign, or it's been a number of months since the last owner note. I'm archiving it to keep it 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 30 days), just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it. Should you replace the cache after 30 days has passed please create a new cache listing so it can be reviewed as a new cache.

dnf... with the clue being pretty obvious we didn't look for long because of the previous dnf's

It's been Muggled, or some such. So offline until we can fix it or delete it.

No luck today.
Even with hint, but I suspect that it had been misunderstood by us non-native speakers...

A very thorough search of the area and we had to conclude that the cache has most likely been muggled

If this nano was magnetised to the gas pipeline sign, I don't believe it's there now. If it's elsewhere, I didn't search anywhere else. Thanks anyway, this is a lovely area to explore.

After searching, then using the clue we looked at Easty115's log which leads us to think this one may have been muggled!
Thanks for the search anyway!

Sitting in a near by house after having Easter lunch with the family in law couldn't resist going for a little walk to find a cache! A quick find today after reading the clue and seeing these sneaky little containers a few times in the past TFTC!!

Nice cool breeze and the sun on our backs, found the cash after a quick search. Very good hide. TFTC

Found by geo kids who really did not like the smell beware muggles

On a delightfully sunny afternoon took a couple of hours to wander around the Kensington/Flemington area. I'd lived not far away and am well familiar with it. High tide was approaching and many fishers and their families were out along the Maribyrnong.

This was my first excursion into this close-knit suburb, and I was pleasantly surprised at how nice it is. Thanks to the hint, this was a straightforward find, and luckily I'd put my extractor into my pocket before leaving home.

T4TC RodHelena!

I love these lanes. Just right for cycling along. Thanks RodHelena.

A lovely afternoon for a walk about Kensington. TFTC

This one took me a little longer than I thought it would- I completely did not read the size of the cache and after a very pleasant stroll I was looking for something larger - even a LITTLE bit larger. Once I realised my error things moved along nicely. A well hidden but very accessible cache in a really interesting area .
I enjoyed my walk in the late afternoon sunshine exploring the Mews and surrounds.
Thanks and cheers!

5887 + 689 = 6576. Found on a wander around Melbourne during a long weekend visit.

Walking around the area collecting a few caches. It really is quite lovely around here. this was a quick find before moving on to the next one. Thanks RodHelena !!

TNLN - TFTC !!

Cheers....

Found in between passing muggle families.
Don't know why I didn't spot the camo sooner. Thanks for a nice stroll through this quiet neighbourhood.

Found this one today. Relatively easy find but am not sure if a passing muggle saw me returning the cache (she didn't appear to have and she seemed engrossed in her music) so I hope not. Signed log but didn't swap anything!

Thanks for the cache RodHelena.

Visited this one a long time ago with a DNF.
This time in the company of Nancybird we had some success even though my GPS had me about 10M away.
I reckon the clue was a real SIGN to finding the cache.
I must say looking in daylight makes a difference.

TFTC

Out caching after work on the way to orienteering in the west.
I remember driving past the cattle/sales yards on the way to the surf coast when I was younger. I remember when they were building this housing area in the yards but I have never been in here. What a beutiful area. Thanks for bringing me here. Oh, and a nice cache also, bit small.
TFTC

This entry was edited by BernieH on Wednesday, 21 November 2012 at 11:28:02 UTC.

Quick and easy find, in such a lovely suburb.
Love the "central circle", where on a lovely Spring day was chocfull of parents and kids playing and lazing around. TFTC

Cache replaced with new one.
Had a spare nano.

Found it! After a fantastic evening celebrating Grandfather's 90th Birthday enjoying a boat ride on the Maribyrnong River we made a quick stop to find a couple of caches. This one was the only one we found. TFTC SL The lid is missing to this cache!!

Sorry about the late log. No lid. No idea how a container like this can lose a lid???

Found in the most likely spot - however the container had no lid. I could not see one on the ground, and fishing with a magnet also did not come up with it. I'm afraid this cache needs maintenance. TFTC

After spending a lot of time in the Bayside area recently, Burge and I decided it was time to head back around Melbourne's West to pick up some of the newer caches in the area (and some of the older ones we haven't had a chance to get to!). We were targeting traditionals and this was DNF number 4 for the evening on a night that produced nearly as many DNF's as it did finds!

Our 4th DNF in a row for the evening and we were getting quite frustrated! Our frustration wasn't helped when we pulled up at GZ only to have one of the nearby residents pull up next to us and quiz us about what we were doing down this quiet laneway at 22.40 at night! We threw them off the scent by asking for directions but it ultimately meant that we had to move on without being able to search for the cache. We'll be back!

This area and all of its surrounding streets are a bit of a nemisis for me having been well and truly lost here a few years back for work. I was lucky enough to have a job that had me riding my bike all around this area all day but somehow managed to 'mislay' my car at the end of the day - took me ages to find it last time. This time I paid very close attention to where I was so I didn't get swallowed up in the maze of streets around here forever! Found the cache fairly quickly. Thanks.

By golly these fake rustic housing estates are naff. But it was a quick find thanks to the hint. Thanks for the smiley.

16/09/12 1:59 PM They certainly pack the townhouses in but it's still quiet here. It's certainly a lot different to how it would have been with stockyards and animals hanging out here. I found the cache quickly (its in good condition) and signed the log before leaving for my next cache. Thanks RodHelena.

Enjoyed the walk through the village from the carpark near to the river.

Certainly has a feeling of charm about the place.

The sculpture totem piece also caught my attention, reckon you could have hidden something in a knothole there!!!

Oh and I left my mark as best I could, seems pencils don't like this paper that much....

Cheers gordo

It's hard to imagine what this area used to look and smell like! It's an interesting area so thanks for bringing me here.

Mork calling Orsen. Mork calling Orsen. Nano nano. Argh argh.
Paint scratching so used sharpie to blacken the shiny shiny bling bling.

Had a decent scout around, including what I believe the clue was referencing... No luck I'm afraid.

found with Paco. nice easy find tftc

With ProBleMatiKal. A fast find here by Probs, he read the clue and knew exactly where to look. TFTC.

Little walk in lovely night for it with geo friends tftc

This entry was edited by Belleakelea on Friday, 20 July 2012 at 22:58:03 UTC.

never seen tthis place before, quite amazing little village with beautiful houses, especially the arched central building. v nice

24/06/2012 17:05 Had a nice lunch at Fairfield boathouse with Mr & Mrs Iamapom (Carl and Debbie) and then Carl and I were off for a spot off boxing to round out the afternoon, PERFECT!! Nice nano found with help from Carl who already had this under his belt. Unsurprisingly he actually recognised the nano has one he sold! TFTC RodHelena TNLN SL

12:10
Enjoyed the walk so much that I went straight past before stopping to check the phone's GPS and doubling back.

Once in the right place, the cache location was obvious, so it was just a matter of getting the log out and signed before any witnesses came into view.

A good excuse for a walk on the old stock route, so thanks, RodHelena (and iamapom).

In Melbourne today, to help with a house move.

I did a bit of caching in Kensington area with Driftwood Sound before heading home.

A tranquil place, this lane had to wait for a couple to walk past GZ before I could retrive the cache

I signed the log and replaced before anyone else came along

TFTC RodHelena

06/05 10:55 In town for the Melbourne International Coffee Expo we thought it would be a good chance to find some caches before hand.
An easy find and the cache is in good condition.
Regards
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So what to do in melbourne on a Friday night?? Grab a friend and go caching. RosePT83 who is new to caching joined me for these next few caches. This was I thought was going to be a hard one but was pleasantly surprised when the cache revealed itself much easier than I thought. Log signed and cache returned. TFTC

Found 11.10am
This area sure has changed since I was here last. The cache was found in the very first place we looked, could have taken a lot longer. Forgot to take a pen so we walked back to the car to sign the log and then walked back round the block to return it.

TNLNSL
Thanks RodHelena

4 out of 13 today with happy chappies.
a cute private spot,
thanks RodHelena [:x]

Another great spot in this remarkable area, showcasing some great urban design... This laneway is just fantastic and adds so much character to the area - and was being well used today with cyclists and walkers...

At GZ we fumbled around a bit looking in the usual places but then checked the clue which reminded me of something I'd spotted on approach - and a few seconds later the cache was in hand.

TFTC RodHelena.... We're loving this exploration of Kensington and surrounds... Even if the driving is a bit confusing with all these myriad of laneways and dead ends!

11:11
What a transformation this area has undergone since the saleyards closed!

TNLN . . SL . . Thanks for the hunt RodHelena.
2952

WOW this was a hard one.... Muggle central!!!! i am sure so many people thought i was some scarey guy sitting and waiting for them to move along!

Anyway found it and love the spot! where can i get some of the cache's that you used very effective and inconspicuous!!!

Kensington Kirk Knight up to No. 3

Found it!

Found at night and very quickly thanks to the clue. Watch out for the arachnomuggles

Lots of muggles about at lunchtime, tried to look inconspicuous, it was hard though TFTC

Well, I tried it without the hint, but the gps had me running in circles here.
So resorting to the hint , it was quickly found. Thanks FTC

My turn to find, much to the chagrin of raffa27815.

This is a beautiful area, I want to live here. The history of the place is fantastic. It was really quiet here this evening, except for a man walking his dog who decided to tell us about the possums in the trees. (What is it with muggles being sticky noses?) Great location, great cache!

Brilliant easy find, although the resident spider wasn't too impressed with us poking a stick at the cache to retrieve it!!

Haven't found one of these for a while. Luckily it was in the first place I looked. Great area. Had a run around here tonight. Always love it.

Having dropped Michael off at a Slipknot concert at Rod Laver Arena we had a few hours spare to do some caching.
Thanks RodHelena for the cache,
Regards Mr.Coffee and the Coffee Clan.

A fair few of these in the neighbourhood. With good coordinates it wasnt too hard to find. Tftc.

Wow, super tiny. Becs found this one before Trav, which doesn't happen very often. Nice area.

Quick find tftc

Thanks!

Oops, I farted... mainly...

Found this after a Boxing day get together. Relatively easy find. TFTC!

Found this with a few other friends but I totally found it before the others! What a hero tftc!

Teeny!

Down in Melbourne for a mates Bucks weekend. Just blew in from London and not much time in between all the drinking so after Paintball today I was glad there was a quick cache and dash near his house. Grabbed this once, then again a few days later to show my mates how small these things get

Cheers from Sydney.

Rated: for Overall Experience

Mini mini thing! Such a noob missed it the first time but great hint sent me back to the exact spot. TFTC!

Nice cache and hide, also nice area nearly able to park at the point, nearly...thanks for that one.

Still not sure if I like these containers after nearly 1000 caches. Imapom has a lot to answer for. Nice easy find thanks to the hint, and virtually muggle proof.Thanks for the cache.
Find # 996
Logged in the field using c:geo
15 November 2011 9:49am

Halloween saw several spooky pumpkins in surrounding houses.

TFTC

#2 today as we biked around Kensington. Have been past this place 100's of times - who'd have thought. TFTC

nice little stroll along some historic lanes

thanks for the find

Love the nano's! Nice hide but not too hard! Could have been several places so hint was needed

I was a little unsure about this one, with its dense residential buildings, but it wasn't a problem. I headed straight for the hide but missed that it was a nano, so had to revisit after a quick search to grab it. Replacing it took a few extra minutes due to muggle passers-by but all OK. TFTC

Suscoe came back today and soon hand this cache in hand.
Some times it goes wrong and some times it just seems so obvious.
Interesting urban redevelopment.
Signed the log and popped this fellow back.
Thanks to RodHelena for bringing us here (twice)

Quick park-and-grab cache. TFTC!

Yes, this one was quick. It was found with the use of the hint even before it has loaded into device.

As usual I had planned a night of caching with my good buddy jsmyong55. We had quite a number on the list, and I never thought we would get through them all. We did and then some! The final tally for the night has not yet been realised as there are both Geocaching Australia.com and Geocaching.com caches in the mix, but we both know we both grabbed over 50 caches each. To get jsmoyong55 over the line we detoured from a direct route to his home to get a few more. It was the first time for both of us to get over 50 so we were both pretty pleased with our efforts. This cache was one of those we grabbed. After a quick search the cache was found and signed. Thanks RodHelena

Out on a legendary cache run with caching buddy Trailrunning. For the first time, we actually completed the whole list and added a few more on the way home to meet the 50-find cache mark. Started early at 5.45pm all the way till 2am before we went home tired, but happy. 2 DNF's along the way but an awesome run all the same.

Trailrunning found this in the first place he looked. Signed the log and we were off again. TFTC Team RodHelena

We drove through here yesterday and seeing as I had an early morning meeting at the Royal Childrens, I popped back over here to pick up a few caches.
This was my type of nano, not on a convoluted piece of machinery.
Thanks RodHelena for the caching fun

Nice quick find at site. SL TFTC

Nice easy nano. TFTC

Nice hide, TFTC!

Boy did we get lost in here. Its not as flat as I expected it to be either. Thanks RodHelena.

found this one tonight! nearly missed it though lol TFTC

Found it with Lock33. My first micro/nano cache, it is very tiny.... now I know what I am actually looking for at some of the other nano's I have failed.

TFTC!

Awesome thinking RodHelena! Couldn't think of a better spot than that!

Jumpin' Jack flash, it's a .......
I am learning what to look for from you guys. hehe
Your will inspire me to my first 3031 hide soon!
TFTC

A quick find on our 7th caching birthday - almost a driveby except that it is a dead end! TNLN Signed log at 12:10pm.
thanks RodHelena

Nice lil nano

We have to log this as a DNF It was dark when we tried for this one.
We found the clue but it didn’t offer us any help and after a search with no luck we had to give and retreat with our tails between our legs.
If it’s still a goer we will return again one day.
TFTC
PS; just read the latest log, so it's a Nano, not a Micro.

Tftc, pretty easy once we realised the diff between grasser and gasser. Phantom cant read but he's calling it sleep dep

Again, another nice quick find, and only 4 metres away from where I parked. Thanks for the cache.

Found at 1355h.
Relaxed walk down this lane and a simple but fun find.
Signed log 'DWS'
Had Monkey Tripper TB with me.
TFTC

Brand New Log! Thanks. Lot of walkers & dogs. Nice straight forward Nano. T4TC

This entry was edited by Red GT on Monday, 30 May 2011 at 03:46:12 UTC.

New Log ready to go..

Muffles galore as we tried to put a fresh log sheet in this one! Ok, all done now! Yay!

Found by Mary & David at 1535. The lane was nice and quiet this afternoon. A quick find. The log is completely full, and we had to use the stash note introduction space. Our thanks again to RodHelena.

Interesting place to visit.
TFTC

Quick find this morning due to great co-ords.
I'm sure this lane has changed a heap in the last few years, and the stories it could tell...............
Thanks again RodHelena for showing me this spot

Part stockyards, part mews, part alleyways. The Crescent reminds me of some English neighbourhoods. Lovely walks through here and very, very quiet on this changable Good Friday. TFTC.

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Rated: for Overall Experience