The Great Wall of Camperdown Chocolyn, Victoria, Australia
By vp4 on 19-Dec-10. Waypoint GC2KFPW

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Hi there Cache Owner,

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Good while it lasted, unable to maintain caches under lockdown conditions.

No log book located in cache. Needs a replacement

Easy find but no log book and I didn’t have a spare one with me to put in. Plenty of swaps. Photo for proof

Needs a new log book

We were fascinated by all these incredible stone walls everywhere so this was the perfect cache for a quick history lesson! Thanks for bringing us here and TFTC

Awesome spot to stop and read about. Tftc!!

A quick drive by on the way home. Thanks for the cache cache was on the step, his it better

Tftc taken trackable MDC8JR to find a new home house mate put his 2cents worth in

Soaking up the sun, collecting a couple of caches. I have left a trackable to continue his journey around Australia. Tftc

Trackable left MDC8JR

We loved driving through these stone fences. We'd only just commented on how they seemed to be built slightly differently when we read on the sign that there were differences due to different stone masons. Difficult to retrieve due to an electric fence but we got it in the end. TFTC

Found it

Found it easily ! Thank you

These stone walls are certainly very impressive because of the craftsmanship and the extent of the walls. As we pulled up, given the size of the cache, there was only one spot for the hide and that led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks vp4 for the cache.

Muggle husband's great-grandfather was a dry stone waller and they lived at Pomborneit, so many of the rock walls around here would have been built by him. That they are still standing is testament to his skill. Cache found after a bit of a hunt around.

Dropped a trackable, and grabbed a new one

Was as n easy find, but the wall is very impressive!!

TFTC. Signed and returned.

Had to lay flat to reach it without the electric fence giving me a wake up call.

TFTC!!!

Left a trackable!!!!

MY 100th FIND!!!!!!!!

Thanks for another great cache. Does have some rubbish in it though could use a clean out. 10 points for the location. We arrived almost on sundown and the view was so very pretty.

After celebrating a friends birthday yesterday in great style at Coragulac House, the party then moved to a paddock complete with huge bonfire and camping facilities at nearby Alvie. What better way to spend today but caching with a circuit of Lake Corangamite The stone walls in this area are amazing and it is great to see so many here in such good condition but sad that some have been let fall into disrepair TFTC vp4

Find # 5120

Found while heading down to the Glow worms event.
I had it all this day, torrential rain, galeforce winds, sunshine, and on one flat plain it was totally calm.
I only needed to change my shoes once, due to wet long grass. And thankfully I managed to keep relatively dry while grabbing caches.

It was a long day as I left home just after 10am and got back just around 11pm.

Quick pick up while a couple of tractors were passing by.

TFTC vp4

Great history, not quite on the tourist trail, love it, fave point. Ol wasn't game to touch the fence after being zapped by one yesterday on the C-T RT, so Wal ventured over . TFTC

Found it

With some driving needing to be done to gather as many locations as possible for Victoria's Largest Sudoku WhereIGo Fleabag- and I headed out with a large size cache per zone (for a different challenge we working on) as a waypoint guide to a lot of Western Victoria.
Today the weather was great for the first time in over a week so we now have probably over a third of the Sudoku done so very pleased about that.

Nice easy find on arrival here but watch out for the electric fence it is live.
Thanks vp4 for the cache, the adventure, the hunt and the fun.

Today Spiffy- and I toured South West Victoria looking for clues for a whereigo. This cache was a short break for us after admiring the rock walls and effort it seemed appropriate to find the cache. Thanks to vp4 for placing this cache.

Caching solo today as I headed home - the long way - from a weeks holiday in Port Fairy (hubby had the kids and caravan)! A nice quick find here in an impressive location. Many thanks!

Very impressive walls. TFTC

Thanks vp4

I had been meaning to return to this general area to grab these newly published hides. I was meeting some fellow cachers at Lake Corangamite at 1:00 this afternoon, so I decided to get an early start. With the combination of a sunny morning and some fantastic country side, this was a very rewarding road trip. Thanks to all of the CO's for their hides. If anyone is worried about the wire around the platform, relax, it is NOT electric. Thanks for showing me this area, very impressive construction. TFTC vp4

Tricky hide, wasn't sure the fence was electric or not lol. Thanks for the spot and history

Found on our way to Apollo Bay for New Years Eve. A nice quick find here after reading the information about the walls. Thanks for bringing us here vp4. Cache is in reasonable condition.

This was a bit tricky with electric wire the whole way around. Luckily we could chuck the littlest over who coincidentally was the one who spotted the cache in the first place!

Another find by the McPhail family.

Found it grannygeo64 and apple460 and it's my wife's first find

Found it was a good place to stop found with corkysam2020 and apple460

Great find love the stone walls tftc found with grannygeo64 and corkysam2020

Down this way today hoping for a FTF on a H3 cache at Beech Forest and with that one in the bag it was time to grab a few on our back to Colac and then Camperdown.
Soon had this guy in hand, signed the log and returned as found and then checked out these great walls of stone that have stood the test of time.
Thanks vp4 for placing this cache.

Sean.75 and kenare have swapped driving/navigating roles! Oh dear!! We've made it this far!! lol!! Tftc

Another quick find in an interesting area with kenbryl and Sean.75 today. Tftc

A very interesting read about these stone walls. No muggle farmers this time. Cigc. Tftc

After an epic day along the coast with Semi Geo Husband and Little Ruverbug yesterday, today I left them watching a digger do it's work and headed out to grab a couple of caches near by where we stay down this way.

After finding Mt Porndon I headed north to pick up a few more.

Not a muggle in sight. Except an old bloke driving a tractor a km down the road and a ginger tabby down the road as well.

However a local Milk tank driver later in the day told me how he occasionally sees people here "looking for something".

TFTC

Interesting spot. TFTC

Interesting spot. TFTC

Spent the Day with Jacko83 and Mia2K fnding caches in the area. As we approched the cache could be seen from the car. Retrieved the cache while trying not to come in contact with the electri cattle fence. the quality and length of the rock wall is truly amazing. Signed and replaced as found.

Thanks for the cache vp4
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A big day out down Skipton - Lismore -Cressy way doing a heap of awesome caches with my sister Mia, Ausfox! and friends for a Fab event at the Skipton Caves. This side of Victoria is very different to the East I have seen. Sad to see so many dry lakes out here.

Cannot believe how long this wall goes for! Amazing! Thanks for the cache and highlighting it.

Cheers

We really liked this area. The stone walls are amazing.

TFTC

Joint find with South West. TFTC

TBTC

A wonderful part of our history. I love the stone walls. Thanks for bringing us here

Yes it is a quick drive by. Easier than some in this series. TFTC

Why follow the highway when there are more exciting places to visit.... A slight detour on our way from Geelong to Mount Gambier but well worth it.
Thanks

Having come to Geelong with Mogni to do caching it was sadly time to head back to SA. Still we have all day and there are plenty of caches to collect on the way.
We had our biggest laugh for the day here. As we pulled up a rabbit was under the platform. Oblivious to Nasi Gorengs wonderful constructions it bolted straight through a small hole in the great wall. Still chuckling I lent down in the SW corner to find.... nada. Ah there it was in the other SW corner in the middle of the platform. [^] Thanks vp4 for the cache and chuckles.

An easy find at such a peaceful spot

This took us a bit of traveling but easy find once there

I hate electric fences signed log and put back where I found it, log book is just a little mildewy

Found with bucketeer
Apologies for the late log

14/12/2014 10:24:00 AM
First find on a 10 day caching & camping trip to northern Victoria, took a detour from our normal route to see something different.
The wall must be working because we didn't see a single rabbit.
Thanks for the hide

11:37
Heading west towards Warrnambool, in glorious sunshine, with the focus of morning radio presenters being on Remembrance Day, we paused a number of times for reflection and a few caches. These walls remind us of the ones we saw in Scotland. We collected the trackable "(Best and) FRIENDS". (TB5ZTBK)

Thanks to vp4 for the hunt.
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These walls never fail to fascinate me. I often wonder how many man hours have gone into building the dry stone walls around this part of Victoria. And so many are still standing solid. Cache was a straightforward find. TFTC vp4.

What a lovely location. Reminds cat of the dry stone walls in North Wales. Found by Annie and cat

Thanks for the cache, cool cache. Did a belly crawl to grab it. Caching with McLookers and Geograndma this afternoon. Awesome fence.

After half time in the grand final today, we decided to take a drive to find this cache. Stupidly, we took the Hawks Nest Road and realised our mistake when we had gone too far! Continuing to venture to GZ, we loved the information and the viewing platform. These type of fences are prolific in this neck of the woods. Their great condition are a tribute to the clever craftsmen who made them. The cache was quickly located, the cache signed and we took the trackable. Caching today with Tomstache and Geograndma. Now, back to see the finish of the Grand Final. Thanks vp4.

On a quick driv past, got this one today!! TFTC

TFTC. Left travel bug on its way to south Australia.

Thanks

Tftc great spot good day out

Thanks for the history and the great location. Tftc

Found the catche. THANKYOU

Heading home after a few days in Warrnambool. We haven't travelled this way for ages so it was a great opportunity to stop and grab a few caches. Nice are to view the river and the geokids enjoyed finding the cache. Thanks vp4.

I love all the rock walls around here. So labour intensive, couldn't imagine doing it these days.

TFTC and history lesson. SL.

I'm no bunny!

Good spot, out with family and found this one

Looking around here made me wonder how many backs and hearts were broken in that area

Nice quiet. No muggles

Found with my family

Just loved this area with all the beautifully built stone fences. Must have been hard yakka and probably not much pay. They certainly built them to last. Must come back to this area. Cache found ok thanks.

TFTC!

Made a little detour on our way to Geelong today to grab a couple of out of the way caches. Was a bit wary about this one today as it was well over 40 degrees and I did not want to disturb a hot and bothered snake trying to keep cool. I didn't see any and quickly signed the log and got out of the heat. Thanks for highlighting this magnificent old walls, they certainly don't make them that anymore. Thanks for the cache vp4.

Bogonghazy and I had to divert off our route to grab a couple out here "in the sticks". Glad we did, we got some great views on our diversion. Thanks to vp4 for highlighting these walls, which never cease to amaze me. The patience and precision required to put them together is mind boggling. Thanks again to vp4 for the cache, and for highlighting this place and bringing us here today.

Another fine example of these marvellous walls.
Thanks vp4 for bringing SUlly1 and I here today

Found on the 12/01/14 by Chris and Lorraine, took 1,000,000 million note and replaced with a toy OWL, TFTC

Found by the-geobots, 9/1/14 - TFTC.

Had to wipe dry the inside of the cache container and contents and the log was damp and going mouldy. TFTC. Thanks, too, for the history.

Hi Found it, The Emperor Nasi Goring's had a good idea, didn't see a rabbit anywhere. TFTC

2nd one

Amazing walls. Glad I came this way! TFTC

This was an interesting bit of history. But didn't they know that the rabbits would dig under the wall?
Thankyou.

Nice park and grab, didn't know if the electric fence was live or not. TFTC

Didn't know there was reason to the way the stone fences were built. Learn something on everygeocache

had to wait for muggers & cows to move on before finding this one.

It is amazing how these walls are put together and how they have survived the test of time and they look as though they were built yesterday thanks VP4 for bringing us here TFTC

Another great example of these walls. I love the interesting sign about rabbits using some ledge to get through the wall one way but not the other. I always think about the back breaking work this must have been back in the day. Thanks for the cache.

Quick find! Very interesting history. TFTC!

TNLN

TNLN

I enjoy the history of the walls. Be careful when getting this cache that u don't touch the electric fence. SL tftc

I think I have finished all the stonewall ones in this area, the electric fence above the cache made this one my most cautious, and least favorite. Yeah I'm a wuss. tnln sl tftc