Rail ride # 10: Blue ribbon seats Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia
By Combust4 on 16-Sep-11. Waypoint GC348Y4

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, just contact a reviewer (by email), and assuming it still 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 cache appears to be in need of owner intervention, therefore I am temporarily disabling it so as to stop it showing up on on search lists and to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary.

Geocache maintenance is a cache owner responsibility. Your prompt attention to any log that indicates things could be amiss is greatly appreciated by all geocachers. The rule is; if you can't fix it straight away then "Disable" it till you can . I have disabled it for you this time.

Please respond to this situation by 17th October to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.

If you require more time, please be sure to post a "Write Note" log (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require.

For ongoing issues please ensure you visit the page and post a note every 28 days so as to keep everyone up to date, or the cache will be treated as an abandoned cache and archived without further notice.

Not quite sure of the protocol here, but I think that this one needs archiving.

It's only been logged as found once since February, and I'm wondering if that was a late log of an earlier find. There have been 7 "Not Found"s in that time.

thanks.

Did not find today, long look but no luck.

This has not been found for some time, and there have been major works in the area.
I looked again today without success, could the CO confirm that it's still there (and at those coordinates)?
thanks.

Searched everywhere no luck.

Had a look for this one. Like the others, I found GZ to be in them middle of some tanbark.

Led us to open space wood chips. Searched good 20 mins and still couldn't locate

it was fun

Not Found at 13:09
The table that was at gz last time I searched here has been moved. This will need a check.

We tried. We were directly on the spot but couldn't find anything

This one might need checking. A lot of work has been done here recently and GZ appears to now be a new patch of tanbark.

GZ coords put me right in the play area which was odd and as it was occupied by muggles I passed on trying to find it

Lots of grounds work going on. May well no longer be there. May need maintenance.

TFTC

Out with the super keen crew. Raining but we are doing it anyway! TFTC!

We decided to have lunch here, as there was a picnic table... nuff said. Then we saw some friends that had decided to ride into the city ride past, so had a good old catch up with them. Small world sometimes! Thanks for the cache.

Found by The Empire @ 2:50pm
Find number 10 of 10 in a quick afternoon cache hunt. Called past quickly to make the quick find whilst some parents and kiddies played in the equipment. Thanks for the cache Combust4.
- M
#5,478

Great quick cache! Gps goes a little crazy here due to the powerlines i think...

Oh i also added a new log page... The existing one was over full... Haha.

Thanks for the notes guys. Log has now been replaced.
Happy caching!

Walked all around GZ. There were lots of possibilities but nothing obvious until finally something slightly out of place. Well camo'ed at 3pm. TFTC

Tftc!
Awesome series.
Found with HBrooke

I am really enjoying this series!! TFTC!! Was about to log when my phone decided to switch off! Lovely night for a walk, lovely night for a cache!!

We are extremely happy to be able to finally log a found it on this one. We had previously not been able to find it but tody we had a bit more time and the GPS was agreeable and actually had a three metre accuracy!!!

We have no idea how we didn't find this one last time as we were sure we had looked there. It was quite a unique container and we hope we replaced it correctly- we are pretty sure we did. Anyway we are happy to get another Combust4 cache. We actually managed to find #9 in the series as well.

Congratulations on making so many good caches. Just for the record- I'm looking forward to finding number 14 when its back.

TNLN SL TFTC Combust4

3rd times a charm! The first time i was muggled, the 2nd unprepared and on the 3rd everything fell into place. The heat is keeping people away, made for easy work. Log is pretty much full, probably time to replace. This was find 32 ! Thanks!

On a solo adventure from Mt. Waverley to the city today. Got a hand to this one sooner than expected, so had to quickly disguise my actions when I saw some muggles approaching. I think I pulled it off... Once that was done, I had a tricky time opening the container but persistence paid off. Cheers again Combust4!

Found by geo child again can the CO please replace the log it full.

After I found this one I played in the park with my geo kids for about half an hour and when I was leaving some children found the geo cache and took it away u might need to come and check this one.

TFTC. Clever hide, well camouflaged. Enjoyed finding this one. Our seventh find for the day - a successful day out with 100% find rate, not usual for us.

Log is full

Found it. Very cool and inconspicuous log needs replacing though, its full up

First geo find ever...yeyeyey love this game ~ look for a green tube hidden

This was too much for me a couple of months ago.. but I must have developed some more geo-sense since then. Love the container. TFTC

dropped in after work short walk for car easy find thanks

Visiting my personal TB.

A break in the crazy wind and rain had me come out this afternoon to find this cache. Unlike previous times, no one was using the play equipment so I had unhindered access to the area.

The coordinates led me to the general area and after much searching, at times straight on my back, found the very unique cache. Signed and replaced.

Hint: if you find yourself searching fences & play equipment... read the cache title. Hope that helps

Thanks for the cache and series Combust4. Really appreciate the unique cache containers!

Not Found at 06:34
A good look and feel around the object at gz but no cache found. I couldn't explore the center bit properly as it looks like there was a party here last night with lots of empties left. I'll try again another day.

Checked this one on the weekend and its fine! Only a few spots left on the log book but will fix that in few weeks. Enjoy!

Maybe muggled?

No luck here, either. Searched on a quiet, muggle-less evening, but to no avail.

Being a damp wet evening, there were no muggles around, so I had a chance to have a good look around. I'm pretty sure I checked every available surface on the nearby 'Blue ribbon seats', but there was no sign of a cache. I also checked a few likely spots at the nearby playground, but found nothing there either...

Co-ords let me to what seemed an obvious spot - but looked high and low, no cigar! Will check back to see if anyone has found it since before going back

Sad to say I couldn't find this one- though I didn't pick the best time as there were heaps of little kiddies around. Looked around at GZ for 20mins before going to attempt #9 in the series to similar success. Liked the spot although a hint would be nice with the slightly inaccurate co-ords. Thanks anyway

Disappointed. Need a hint!!!

iPhone put me about 5 mts out. but out thought the nav system and bang had it in hand. Nice make up.

King Jr

A nice location and an interesting construction. Thanks for the cache

Found it after a bit of search.
Tricky one!
Thanks for bring me here and cache

After trying to complete this series and the news from pantherx's and bigblank's last outing that they weren't successful i expected this to be difficult. After a quick search we had the cache in hand.

TFTC TNLN SL

Find 641 at 23:29. I was out on an evening caching run with Big Blank, Burge and Watermonster. In all we ended up with 16 finds for the night and this was find number 15.

After being thwarted by red back spiders on the last visit, it seems that they were partying elsewhere tonight. We still had to search around a bit but eventually with the help of some prior logs, we were able to locate the clever hide. My 11th find in the series - only 3 more to go.

Thanks for the series, Combust4!

Find number 319

After life getting in the way of a decent caching run it was great to be out with PantherX, Burge and Water Monster.
This was success number 14 of 15 on this outing.

Thanks Combust4

Two Drews, Pete the Clown and I were hunting caches following this mornings WWFM, and as we arrived at GZ for this one, we were thankful to find the nearby playground deserted. Drew had already found this, so he amused himself watching Pete and myself bend and stretch trying to find something that didnt belong. Having found a few in this series, we couldn't predict what it was we were looking for, however, after a minute I found the cache somewhere that my hand must have barely missed at the beginning of the search.. the first place i checked as it happened.
Cheers Combust4, yet another sattisfyingly creative micro. Great job!

After the WWFM Event, I went for a long walk with GazaC and Two Drews to knock off some of the caches around the area. It ended up being a long, very fun walk back to where i had started my day with a lot of different caches and puzzles found along the way. Thanks to all the owners of the hides.

This was another resting stop along the way of our epic walk today. I really like the container for this one. simple when you know where to look but easy to over look as well.

All the other logs helped great effort on designing this cache - thanks

Found whilst trying to grab some other caches in the area with geo-mum, approached this one and were skeptical about the possibility of retrieval and search due to the presence of muggles around and on the GZ and beacon. Nevertheless we sat down to wait it out and just by chance my hand had a bit of a search and brushed past something odd. Had a bit of a tug and... the cache was in hand! The cache is in great condition and ditto for the log (just a little bit of trouble removing the lid and log itself) and a very sneaky and well done container, it blended in perfectly. Great and very muggly area by the river but a not so nice day to be out.
TYFTC.

I was out caching with Big Blank tonight and this was one of a few DNFs for the evening. We came past here at 12.20 am and looked in all the obvious spots but after finding half a dozen red backs (and big ones at that!) hiding around GZ, we decided to give it a miss. I think I'll try this one again during daylight hours!

Out with PantherX. After spending some time solving puzzles we were on a mission to add them to our tallies.

Whilst we were sure we were in the correct spot there were a number of large muggle red back spiders that reduced our enthusiasm for the chase at that time of night.

After a search of the area yielded nothing the decision was made to move on and return on another occassion.

On a expedition with my geo buddies to see how many we can find tonight. Nice spot to rest a while. Tftc

Night hunting with Baluke and
Atraversiamo. Grest little park and found a little bench to sit enjoy a beer in the company of good friends and also go caching. Perfect night TFTC

Found with wife & kids. Helped 2 other girls find their 1st cache - I think they're hooked!

Found on sunny afternoon with some other cachers on first hunt. TFTC

After finding the nearby RR #9 I followed the trail a bit further to this cache. The GPSr took me to a familiar type of hiding spot. I looked in all the usual places and as I was searching I noticed something that didn't quite look right. I touched it and it moved so I knew I'd found the cleverly camo'd cache. I'm glad I didn't look for this one in the dark. I sat down on a 'blue ribbon seat' to sign the log at 5:05pm. I then carefully returned the cache to its hiding spot. TNLN.

Thanks Combust4 for another inventive and different hide. Then it was back to the car and off to another nearby cache before heading home for dinner.

Found this one today - I looked and I looked but no it isn't like that so I changed what I was looking for and what is that - ah there it is! Neat cache container - not what I was looking for. The top of the cache once removed decided to go for a wander and after signing log (no swaps today) I took as long finding the cache top as I had finding the cache itself! The joys of caching but returned cache intact to its hide.

Thanks for the cache Combust4.

Two Drews and I found it quickly, liked the construcion of the container.

Tank_U and I found this fairly quickly after examining the nearest 'place of geo-interest' when we found the coords off by about 5m (which is nothing much to sweat over). The only quibble I have is the proximity to the playground, which thankfully was not in use when we were there. When we found the sneaky hide I was most impressed with the engineering. Thanks for the smiley!

Our second visit to this one and we obviously made it harder than it had to be. Checked all the same places and finally put our hand on it. Nice to find a different cache container and to have a smiley face for this one.

Nobody but a few bike riders about in the midday heat today. I was able to make the quick find in between chasing moveable Geocaching Australia caches (the real reason why I was here today ) and the odd Munzee.

Cheers Combust4, thanks for bringing me back to a spot that has been redeveloped in the years since I last visited.

Good one great to find a different cache container.... very clever.

Another neat hide in this area. Didn't do these by bike but parked nearby instead.

This was a pretty good hide too and I was grateful that the cool wet morning had kept the kiddies out of the playground so far today.
A bit of a poke around and I had your cache in hand.
Thanks for this one

Nice day to go caching with my buddies!.. TFTC

This entry was edited by E10707 on Sunday, 02 December 2012 at 08:50:26 UTC.

Second or third try at this one, but today was the first time I could have a decent search. Another tricky hide and clever container in this wonderful series. Thanks again, Combust4.

Great day today finding the rail ride series of incredibly well made and hidden caches with huge variety. Managed 10 today, only 4 to go. TFTC.

We headed out to get all of this series, but after 8 went straight to 14. A burst of energy on the way back and we decided to grab 9 and 10. Took a little while to find this one wedged in it's hide. Another clever cache hide in this well doen series.

My second combust4 rail ride series today, not many to go now! parked nearby this one but given some of the other hides in this series, I kept looking for something a lot harder so when I finally saw what I was looking for, kicked myself slightly,recovered the log, signed and returned! Thanks to combust4 for this one.

Again great container nice hide thanx Combust4

11:20
Caching by bike on Gardiner's Creek, I arrived at GZ, and thought I'd have to abandon the search here, as the playground was occupied... .but it was easy to feel around for this cleverly made little container while enjoying a snack.

#954

Found this fantastic cache container today on a lovely sunny afternoon. Nice to see so many people out enjoying the afternoon. SL TFTC

Found @ 9:00pm, find # 1640.
Out to find a few caches on this windy and damp night to fill in the next square.
This was the first, I had missed out on this one awhile back due to muggles and then the area being under construction, so now it was time to find it.
I parked nearby and walked to GZ where the search began, after searching one object I then moved onto the next and there it was, certainly something different once again but a little easier to find than some of the others in the series.
Thanks to combust4 for this cache.

I looked around GZ for a a few minutes before realizing that it was right under my nose. I like the varied cache containers so far in this series - great cache. Thanks.

Wandered over from the nearby #9, but couldn't search as the playground had mini muggles about. Went for a little wander, but still no luck, so will have to come back another time. Thanks Combust4 for the hide.

OMG!!! Finally found it! I have looked for this about 6 times... and thought it must have been muggled, then... someone else finds it, so I try again. no luck, aaaaand repeat. I must have put my hand on this one each and every time I was looking. I just didn't realise. I was positive it was gunna be where I thought and it was, previously I was obviously doing a Daddy look, but today it was time for a Mummy look. yay! TFTC

Found with Rebel Acts, We had to wait some time before we could get this one. Thanks for the cache.

Waited for a muggle who was fixing his bike to move on, then made the sneaky find nearly straight away. Thanks Combust4.

Found with Crazy! Nat Girl on another Sunday caching run, there was a guy at GZ when we arrived, I thought he was never going to leave, finally he moved on and the cache was soon in hand.

Went round and round a few times in the drizzly rain before finally putting a hand on it at 11am. Playground was wet and empty today, making the task a bit easier.
thanks combust4

Find # 341 logged at GZ at 5:57pm, finally found on second visit, but still took many moments going round and round before picking it out. Worth the effort, another clever little rail ride container. T4TC!

Found on way home from work on bike - Nice hide thanks

Coordinates had us standing right under the tree but unable to find anywhere therabouts. GpS had previously been spot on for Sculin Park so will need to return for another look.

We found this cache at 5:00pm as the 16th of 18 on our Camberwell Canter Afternoon. Coming back from #9, the coast was now clear and "A" made the find. Thanks from D, HA, H & A B-A.

Had one attempt and then felt demoralized that I couldn't find it as a one star difficulty!
Took the geokids back after baseball at nearby Wadsworth Field and had more success. Nice little hide. Thx

been waiting for this one to be reactivated, searched for quite a while but no luck, I'll be back

Found after 5mins or soo of looking.. I starred at the ground a little closer to GZ for a few minutes before widening the search area by about 3-4 M and then found it soon after, (although its a well camoe'd) one and this added to the excitment of an unloved cache soo close to home.. 188 ish days towards Philipps unloved Challenge cache.. Thanks Combust4 for the hide..

Good to see this one up and running again, so I wandered down in the dark. The geo-smartphone put it in the middle of the grass, but that's a trick surely. Lots of possibilities nearby, so I spent twenty minutes looking in, under, over and through everything I could think of with my torch, surely gathering an audience from nearby houses. Phooey, I'll have to come back early some morning when its light and try again.

Coordinates changed from:
S 37° 50.161 E 145° 02.105

Coordinates changed to:
S 37° 50.200 E 145° 02.158

Distance from original: 348 feet or 106.1 meters.

The object associated with the original cache position is just coming back so a move is needed.

Waited long enough and it looks like the object is just not coming back so this new location has been found.
Happy caching !

Checked the cache location today and still fenced off as the new grass takes hold on the rework of the oval. Will keep an eye on it as I am keen to get it back in the series.

Just a note to advise the area is still a "Construction site" but looks like they will finish in coming months. Will return the cache as soon as I can.

Taken off line until the construction zone is finished. Please dont look for it as it is with me at home! Thanks,

Thanks for the note,the cache zone is now a construction site as they redevelop the oval. I will disable this one for a few weeks until the site settles down and return the cache as soon as possible.