Open Cut Reviewed Maddingley, Victoria, Australia
By 6Hinemoa2 on 17-Dec-11. Waypoint GC39AMJ

Great view TFTC

On my way back to Geelong I just had to stop and collect a couple more smiley faces. This was a quick park and grab which was helpful as I was running a little late. Solid cache container you will find here Thanks for the hide,

Thanks for the hide

Quick fun find. Saw three lovely cowsThanks for the cache

This was a very quick find, which was unexpected, but I just followed my instincts. Good job, me! A fav point here. Thank you, 6Hinemoa2, for placing this cache and highlighting this area for everyone to enjoy.

With Cogs06

With littlescogs

It was a couple of weeks ago that a decision was made to head down to Bacchus Marsh for the weekend. This meant, of course, that while I was here, I would try and get out and do some caching. My plan for today was to spend it in, and around, the Bacchus area targeting a few specific caches that would fill some of my empty Jasmer spots; meet challenge criteria; and be in new LGAs; along with a few random caches in between. Aside from finding all the target caches that I was after, I was able to find a few in between that were quite unique in their creation and definitely worth the favourite points. This made for a very enjoyable day of caching in an area I would hope to return to sometime in the futured. Apologies for the generic log as I have quite a few to write following this trip.Find #9769, at 04:10 pmTFTC

Headed this way to get lunch before continuing caching on the other side of the freeway. Grabbed this one on my way by and also the trackable that was here. Thanks

Found with partner Yin Yang... beautiful day to find a cache, watched for snakes! Tftc

30 March 2024 @ 11:30amCaching buddy:MummacarolBeautiful weather to be out and about.popped in to look at some caravans to enhance our Caching adventures and what a coincidence this cache was close by so took the time to grab this smileyThank you 6Hinemoa2 for placing and maintaining this cache. I've enjoyed finding it.Tftc

On secondment to Melbourne, Australia, combined with short holidays here and there. Day 42/74, Sunday. The highlight of the day for me was attending a CITO event in the Hopetoun Park and contribute to the Clean Up Australia Day - and meeting the lovely local geocaching community! That is where I headed this morning. After the CITO I continued geocaching for - well - rest of the day. I saw so many quality caches today that I really enjoyed my day. There is no better way to spend a Sunday.Thanks for the cache and greetings from Vaasa, Finland! Logged with [GCDroid](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gcdroid).

Easy find: David

Open cuts are bad. Full stop. And Im not talking blood The profits are taken. The owners sail the Mediterranean. Shareholders think they are lucky until the cleanup bill happens. Shareholders here are still smiling. The owners are now in the Caribbean.Thanks 6Hinemoa2 and clear skies from TeamAstro. Cache the planet! * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *SAs Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. Keep looking up!

Very original!

A few trucks during week hard to make it conspicuous TFTC

First cache for the day! Great hide! Perfect for its location !!
Thank you 6Hinemoa2, for creating, placing and maintaining this cache. I have enjoyed finding it and visiting this spot.

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With the price of country travel dropping recently, opportunities present themselves.

But replacement buses are still a pain, so rather than all the way to Creswick, it's off to Bacchus Marsh to meet up with n0w0rries +Wife.

I caught the train before the one I expected, so there was enough time for a walk out to the open cut... and a very neat cache indeed.

Nice one, 6Hinemoa2.

#7491

This was the first stop for our day out.
Traveling with n0w0rries, nirgalagrin and EveTheStaffy on our way to Creswick for a CITO and lunch.
A quick find here. No traffic passed by when we were stopped on the roadside.
A great container. I have never seen one quite like it before. Very appropriately themed.
Thanks for the cache 6Hinemoa2.

First stop of the day. We are picking nirgalagrin up from the train station on our way to the Lake Calembeen Planting CITO in Creswick.
After exiting the freeway we headed out here to have a look. A neat container.
Thanks for the lesson about the local coal mining industry too 6Hinemoa2.

Yay, after 3 disasters this was a nice easy find with a beautiful view

Found it

No 1800 for us TFTC

Next stop on my run through the area. Rather quiet here today and once at GZ the very neat cache was soon spotted. Signed the log book without getting bitten by the numerous ants who have made a home in the cache and then replaced everything and headed off for a few more.

Thanks for this one 6Hinemoa2..

A very cool container for this easy find, nice one.

The Trip

I think the stars have finally aligned for a two night trip, caching and camping along the Great Dividing Range. It seems that every time i have planned a caching trip in the last six months something has come up to thwart my plans or cut my trip short. I have high hopes that this week it will be perfect.

I started at Moorabool Reservoir and will be collecting caches from there in the direction of Riddells Creek although i have a lot to find so am unlikely to make it that far. The weather is glorious and there is a cool lilt in the air which makes for a pleasant change from home, and the shady forests are vibrant.

Champagne caching!

Quick find here. Only just enough room on this road to park and allow a large truck past TFTC

On my way home after the mega, and I’ve come off the freeway at Bacchus Marsh for a few caches.

I didn’t know about coal mining in this area. The road was busy with heavy vehicles today. Cache in great condition.

Thanks for this hide 6Hinemoa2.

TFTC

Nice easy find In Bacchus Marsh due to a treeplanting day at Werribee Gorge we come out and do some cache

TFTC

I paired up with OzHockeyChick for todays adventure. Up early (arghh) to join the crew for breakfast in Bacchus Marsh followed by a CITO tree planting… and maybe a cache or ten!

At first we were a bit worried about where this cache was and that it might not be a good idea, and then I looked a bit closer and read it properly. Ok got it.

Thanks 6Hinemoa2 for adding this cache to the worldwide collection for us all to find.

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A lovely day spent exploring Bacchus Marsh and surrounding area.

Our last one for the day, as we’d run out of daylight. We noticed this when we first arrived but discounted as probably real. Decided to take a risk, and upon closer inspection, we were rewarded with a logbook.

Thanks for bringing us here today by placing this cache, 6Hinemoa2

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4 June 2022 3:15 pm
Out and about today for some geocaching shenanigans with Stemicmitsar today. What's on today's agenda, to head on over to the event in Werribee Gorge and do some general caching throughout the day.
Avoiding the predicted showers (until the afternoon).
With 30 odd caches ticked off for me it was a great day out on a okay winters day.
Thanks for the cache and the little adventure

*Found on the 4 Jun 2022 @ 3:14 pm.*
*Cache find # 12901.*

Today I headed out with buhfuhguh to attended an event but now that is done and dusted, it was time to find a few other caches.
We had started a multi cache earlier on and we were now making our way to GZ but along the way we were passing by a lot of other caches so why not stop and find those as well, so we did, this was one of them.
This was a quick find once we were on the right side of the road.

**Thanks to 6Hinemoa2 for placing this cache.**

Out for a days caching with the Geobro and it’s a lovely day. First for the day filled a gap in the D/T matrix .

News break - it wasn’t a find as an extra maze was present but had dropped off so not retrieveable

TFTC

Nice cache thax

Cool container. Nice easy find. Thanks

Easy find and yet so clever!

cleaned it up and replaced log book. All good now.

Heat starting to kick in, always worry about snakes in long grass and other creepy crawlies laying in wait for me. The chances one takes to gave a moment of excitement! Found, but soggy. Apparently the Marsh has had over 700mm of rain so far this year... an event that's certainly a rarity. Thanks for this cache! (May need attention)

Found! Nice easy find, thank you

Contents and log quite wet and mouldy though.

TFTC

Found, don’t not write in logbook as it’s very soggy

TFTC

Got it where's the rest of the Tractor. TFTC

Gotcha

Thank you for the find
Wolfpack ♡

Byo pen and beware this cache is abit soggy.

Found at - 5.32 with all the cows staring at us . Zip lock bag needs replacing and log book moldy, tftc

Found at 1:14 pm.
Today Fleabag- wanted to find his 6,000th cache with me before he headed off on a work trip so a lofty goal of 74 caches was needed but we got there even though 3 caches into the day the low pressure tyre warning flashed up on the dashboard and we had a slow leaking flat tyre. We mucked around for way too long trying to work out how to change it. It was on the drivers side too ... the wheel that wasn't pulling off onto the side of the road all the time?? I haven't had a flat tyre for probably 20+ years and RACV changed that last one. So for the rest of the day the paranoia of having another flat was hanging over my head and occasionally with the non alloy spare wheel the tyre pressure sensor failure message starting coming up on the dashboard instead. We made it though without another flat on a LOT of gravel roads that Fleabag- managed to keep finding.

That's a big hole...spotted this one as we pulled up. Pretty big cache too.
Thanks 6Hinemoa2 for the cache, the adventure, the hunt and the fun.

Started the day needing 74 more for my 6000. And my awesome geobuddy was the person I wanted to share this with. The cache is not that important, it's the adventure. So off we went heading north with a mission. And probably lots of maccas.

A park and grab here.

Thanks to 6Hinemoa2 for the placement and fun.

Tftc. Quick find on a windy day. There are some cow guardians watching. Cache is in good order and log dry.
A fav from me for something different

Restrictions are relaxed. Don't forget yo use your sanitizer to keep everyone safe.

This geocache is currently disabled for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis in compliance with current restrictions on non-essential travel.
For the welfare of all I feel there is no choice in the matter as the virus is transmitted by surface contact and geocaching by nature, is a game that involves touching.

Really cool view, nice quick and easy find! Thank you

Easy find TFTC

a quick and easy find

The view of the pit was better as suggested on the other road. I really enjoyed this cache. A hot smoky day here. TFTC

After finding the multi nearby. I stopped past this cache. A nice and easy find which is all in good condition.

TFTC

Quick and easy cache find. Lots of goodies hidden inside. Thanks for the cache all looks to be in good order!

Nervous at first to make sure I had the right thing before playing with it haha but I did, thank you for this find. All in great condition

Thanks

As we drove towards this cache we expected to be looking at an aspect of the mine. Instead we saw an interesting object and when explored further, an attached object was interesting. The name on the object gave it away and we quickly located the cache. The cache and contents were in good condition. This was a very well planned, designed and placed cache - it earns a favourite from us. Thanks 6Hinemoa2 for a very enjoyable cache.

Enjoying the drive up to Macedon listening to an audiobook and stopping for some drive bys along the way. This was a nice quick grab for me. Tftc

Found as Nicnax with PapaGrouch and MazzyMay on a caching day to Bacchus Marsh. Found quickly, another great camo job. TFTC

Signed log as Nicnax with PapaGrouch and SciFiRulz. We decided to visit Baccus Marsh and experience some of the great caches in the area and we were not disappointed. This took only a few minutes and some power from PG to access the log. TFTC

Went with ilook4geo on a country run towards Bacchus Marsh but decided to only pick up a couple of caches. This one was chosen and was very easy to find. The lid was well screwed on and we enjoyed finding something sturdy used as a cache container that we have not seen before. Our thanks go to 6Hinemoa2 for putting this cache into play.

Out on the caching hunt with ilook4geo and found this one without any problem. Two more names were written on the log and then we were on our way again. TFTC.

Found it with SciFiRulz and MazzyMay as team nicnax TFTC

Quick drive by

2516 fltf

We met up with beckNmonts and crank1 early this morning and spent the morning touring around Bacchus Marsh. Not long after lunch, we were joined by OzHockeyChick and a bit later again, we found Posums loitering so he joined our intrepid little group. It was a great day and we managed to get a few more smiley's as we already had quite a number of the ones we visited. We walked up to this and took a minute to register. Love caches that are hidden in plain sight. Thanks for the cache and for bringing us here.

Crank1, Papi4507, Geoturtle37 and myself set off early this morning for a day our caching. Later in the day we were joined by OzHockeyChick and Posums. Together we managed to find quite a few caches today, in an area filled with quality caches! The cache blended in nicely, somehow. I’m not really sure how you can make the object look like it belongs, but it did! Thanks so much for placing this cache 6Hinemoa2

The end of the month was almost upon us and I hadn't quite reached 100 caches. I'd originally planned to leave these two particular series' along with the original TSS and a smattering of others for 50 in a day but the desire to reach 100 for the month took precedence.
So although the weather was a tad, hmm, warm, shall we say I took a drive over and made my way through the series' and a few others along the way.
This was the last cache for the day and despite the toilet paper packaging placed next to the camo the cache was still found. I made sure to liberally apply hand sanitiser immediately afterwards just in case .
TB taken for some travels.

Tb drop!

TFTC

Stopped here with my boy. He loved this cache and added his happy meal toy to the cache. Signed the log and returned the cache to its home. Surveyed the area and looked at the mine. Thanks for bringing us to this area. Cheers

Find # 7544

Found while heading down to Melbourne for the weekend.

Well a trip that would normally take a little over 2.5 hours to do, today took a happy (and a little bit zig zaggy) 8.5 hours.
And a few more than 55 stops to grab the caches on my hit list. All ranging from micros up to larges.

With the day being a scorcher out on the game board ment that water was needed all the while. And plenty of sunscreen.

Thankfully with all the bark, logs, bushes and false tops moved to access caches no snakes were out, me thinks it was too hot for them today too.

Gotta love the old "Tractor document holder" as a cache. Its designed to keep things dry in the worst of weather, making it perfect for our little, world wide game.

All caches found were in good order, unless stated above.

TFTC 6Hinemoa2

Driven past this a hundred times, took a Saturday at work and mr 4 to find it

TFTC

Unfortunately you don’t get a good view of the mine unless you cross the road and walk a bit higher up the hill. The finding device indicated that the cache was in a different direction. I followed that direction and ended in an area with a few possibilities. I tried the cache first but it looked too important and my first weak attempt didn’t do much. Then I looked elsewhere and came back to where I started. A bit more perserverence and hey presto! A treasure trove of goodies! Great cache!

Found on the 14/11/2018 at 4:45:00 PM

My fifth day of a 9 day caching road trip holiday.
Well I've always heard there's 4 seasons in one day down in Melbourne. Today started with that 4th season that is least desired while caching... RAIN!
I was set to do some hiking cache trails, packed my bag with plenty of water and only realised it was raining when I got to the hotel carpark. I returned to my room to grab a rain jacket and stomped back to my car knowing that it'll be an uncomfortable day. My shoes were soaked by the 6th cache, and I was wetter in the inside of my raincoat from sweat than what the rain could have done!
Then the rain stopped after a couple of hours, but my feet stayed wet until 6pm when I took my shoes and socks off for the drive back to my hotel. Lucky that I like geocaching enough to ignore those issues!
In the end I managed to find 65 today.

Thanks for the caches.

Today we set off with a plan to do as many caches as possible to try and reach our 200 finds.This was our 18th find we found this cache at 2:24am on the 30/09/18

Found while in the area for the day
Left trinkets
Tftc

It’s been a while since we’ve been caching. This was a first for the day. I nice easy one to start the day. Picked up TB left some swaps.

Just dropping off TB

9/9 with Raainjoy TFTC Number 4

Nice size cache just sitting there in plain sight. Left TB (who has been marked as missing for a while) TFTC

TFTC!

Great cache and we were especially pleased to find the awesome TB that has been idle in there for almost a year. I adore TB’s... so moving kitty on . Tftc

A nice quick find while visiting bachus to play golf. Tftc

Quick stop of on my way to hide some caches . Tftc

T,s,j,c found it thanks guys

Heading back from a small trip, found logged and re sealed. TFTC

Tb drop

Found on the way to Geelong. Great cache! Signed log and returned as found. TFTC

A nice quick find with kenare, and we were on our way. Cigc. Tftc

Down this way with Sean.75 introducing Trixie to geocaching. Tftc

Tiffgould and I were on a road trip in the new freckle mobile to find as many caches around the area as we could, so far so good TFTC

Tftc

Quick and easy find. Only one muggle in a truck but that was before we got out of the car.