Wandoo - Splendid Fairy Wren Dale, Western Australia, Australia
By Keego_and_Chil on 17-Apr-12. Waypoint GC3EQBK

WA Big Trip Winter 2024. Day 43 - York to Wandering via Beverly and some vary back roads. It was straight back to Beverly, to then get on a new road heading South West. This gave me a good go at few Wandoo caches before trying some road option google wanted, but tomtom was not so keen on. This seemed to mean dirt. Despite the rain, both sections were firm, and I even managed one cache out in the who knows where before arriving in Wandering. Once set up I wandered around town, if you can call a council town with no shops a town, for the Labs and a couple of other caches. After a quirt afternoon doing logs, it was off to the tavern for dinner. At least there was a good crowd there.Once I reached this new section of road, it was back to roadside caching while carefully placing the van out of the way. It was not very busy, just a huge tractor at one point. All the caches found were in good condition except one.Thanks for the cache Keego_and_Chil47550.13 TNLNVisited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & 12 Days of Caching 2007 Silver A#86**Albida**

Quick grab while in the area for workTNLN TFTC

Great day out ! Love the series. Container in good condition

Quick grab with Elliejay2024. Bit windy and dry

Out with Jaypre No swappables so we added a big marbleTFTH

A shame this series is not found more often. TFTC

Out to do a few more of the wandoo series with MitchDem today and tomorrow, easy find, TFTC

Last day of the year out getting some smilies with sammiiej. Tftc

For the last two days the weather has not been kind to us. so we decided to concentrate more on lab caches and virtual's where we didn't have to spend a lot of time getting wet. We're now heading from Beverly to Wandering where we will pick up some equipment in the morning before we start heading back to Victoria.
We also enjoyed the drive through the farm lands which were all very green and scenic.
The caches we looked for were all located where the GPS said they should be.
We have added our name to their log books and returned every thing as it was

Decided with goingplaces2 to pick up a few of this series before we left town. TFTC.

Before leaving Beverley it was decided to pick up some birds in this series, along with ilook4geo. This was one of the ones we caught. Thanks for this series go to Keego_and_Chil.

Found with bernasarge

TFTC

Time to get some more Wandoo Smileys.
After a trip to Perth on the return detoured and found 8 more Wandoo Caches.
All were in good order and dry.
Thanks for placing them here so I can break my journey up. TFTC.

Ready for out IGD road trip. Kapelula, Meme28, I C Nothing and the geokids are all loaded and ready for great weekend of caching. There is much excitement in this car so it should be a big weekend. We after some selected caches this weekend to help towards our challenges then anything else we pass on our travels. All caches were found in good condition. Cache logged as MIK.Tftc

Out with ICNothing Kapelula and the two kids on our Kulin road trip… Sone logs signed as MIK, picking up caches along the way…

Found whilst heading out to Kulin for IGD weekend with I C Nothing and Meme28. Some logs signed as MIK.

Found TFTC

With the rain stopping for the day I thought Id race out and continue the Wandoo series today. Blue skies and fresh temps keeping me motivated to do as much as I can for today! The road is nice and quiet today which allows me to drive like a granny between stops. Thanks for placing this series for us to enjoy

Tftc

Making our way to Marble Bar, we thought we would start our run north from Beverly, so as we cut across we couldn’t help but grab a few more of this series. This one was a quick park and grab, before I could get out of the Leega had the prize in hand. We added our names to your log and returned your cache back to its place of hiding. Always nice to do a welfare check on one that hasn’t been found for awhile and happy to say this one is holding up well. TFTC Keego_and_Chil.

Baldivis to Marble Bar with axell33 marking our way with smilies. It's been a long while since we started on this series and probably a long while before we finish it! Il then we enjoy logging the odd one every now and then on other journeys. Cheers for this cache.

Out with Chwiliwr for a maintenance run of his Wandoo caches and also doing some maintenance of these Wandoo caches placed by Keego and Chil. Where it was necessary he replaced containers and/or logs and then I signed the log. All this section is now OK to be found.

Thanks Keego and Chil for placing these caches for me to find.

I overnighted in York and today I slowly made my way through Beverley and some of the Wandoo series towards Brookton Highway. Nice sunny day for caching but with a strong wind.

Reading the clue and looking at GZ, I thought this will be tough. The cache was ground level.

The hint will need to be updated.

TFTC KnC, AOz, AP and Chwiliwr

Found with Whitburn2321 a couple of weeks ago, forgot to log the find, cheers for the cache

Glad to change the only blue in a long line of yellow to a yellow today.

TFTC

Quick park and grab

Left home in the wheatbelt to do a trip to metro area which normally takes around two hours; but today it took 6 hours with a plan of getting 63 caches but time got the better of us and only did 36 caches along WestDale road and Brookton highway. Some interesting finds but sadly 3 DNF’s.
Cheers for being the runner Prycee2709, get through them a lot quicker with a driver and runner.
Long day hunting now logging all of today’s caches, sorry for generic logs.
Thanks for the Wandoo series.

Not sure about the new hint. It's not high! Cache in great condition though. TFTC

Hint changed

This geocacher reported that there is a problem with this cache.

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
My oh my, what a wonderful day!
It's a time for celebratin' today!
Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, Zip-a-dee-ay!
Geocaching on this wonderful day!

Yep, let out briefly from Covid-19 isolation area closure, just a wee bit of exercise and fresh air. I had a geocaching driver and decided to do a few of the Wandoo series which is located not far from the farm who kindly allowed us to stay during the lockdown when we had nowhere else to go.

The container is no longer a bison down low, but a small sistema.

Cache hint needs to be changed, it is not a bison anymore.

Easy to find

Tftc

Familysteiner replaced the cache with a sistema

Knowing this cache was most likely missing, we brought a new container with us today. Replaced with a 200ml Sistema at the listed cords. Hope the COs are ok with this action. TFTC

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

No luck here today after an extensive search. Looks like a new fence and gate has been installed. Needs a CO check, tfth.

No find here. This will need a CO check as the fence has just been replaced with new posts etc. We did check all the surrounding fences and posts and came up with nothing.

I really believe that this one is gone. TFTH Keego and Chil!,

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

Found:)

Found.

Back after a DNF in 2015 to finally get it

Skyryser and I started the series after crossing the Nullarbor on the way back to Perth. Most of the caches were easy finds. Thanks for placing this series and hoping to continue it soon. The_Shredder

nice and easy one with The-Shredder

Cool ..

Previously logged under team account BoogieRogue. Re-logging with my individual account. #Find#: 2079#

Found on: 18 March 2019 16:29

Buddies: none

Muggles: none

Weather: sunny

Cache condition: good



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QAEPAG

**TFTC Keego_and_Chil TNLNSL**

#Find#: 2079#
Found on: 18 March 2019 16:29
Buddies: none
Muggles: none
Weather: sunny
Cache condition: good

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QAEPAG
**TFTC Keego_and_Chil TNLNSL**

Nice spot. Thanks for the find!

Loved this cache! So secrative.

Spent the day trying to finish off this series. I was expecting more leaf litter hiding the caches but most were quick finds. Lots of different camos and a few that made me think twice. Only 6 dnfs because of fire or verge clearing. Tftc.

Took a minute to work out bison however easy find tyftc

Easy find ty

Heading home after some r n r with Bruce in Toodyay.
After lunch in Beverley we were on the road again.

First time we’ve been back this way and I’m glad after nearly three years I could turn my frown upside down

TFTC

See Wandoo - Australian Hobby (bird series) for more information. TFTC

Headed off early to finish of this series with Parkacruz, we managed to only have one dnf and an adventure to try and claim the bonus box. We have learnt that you shouldn't go into the bush after a heavy rain !!!! We also learnt that if a wooden bridge looks slippery, it is. But we had a great day with many laughs.

Out for another fun filled day with Neva2old to finish off the Wandoo series and others in the area, happy to say a smiley was added here TFTC

Thank you! I headed out with papillon367 to finish off this series. The two of us managed to locate most caches without too much trouble, and it was a great day for a drive.

Ullyssia and I teamed up for a full day of caching to finish the Wandoo series that we had started in January. We completed the "bird" series and found all the minerals. Most caches were quick finds as the coordinates were spot on. Thank you for the hide and for the series Keego_and_Chil.

Found it but couldn't unscrw the cache. WD40

Yes thankyou

tftc

Found by other half of the team. Tftc.

Our group started this series on a hot Australia Day, but finally had a chance to come back today to finish the trail of smileys. There are still three to be found, but overall we are happy with efforts! Today's weather was a bit kinder to the group and we had a great time - split into two groups of kids vs adults to see who would have the most finds at the end of the day, and I'm happy to report that us adults won! Thanks for the effort that has gone into creating and maintaining this series!

We began this series with muskcat83 and janssej back on australia day in scorching 41°C! We finally made it back today in 17°C temperatures. Tftc

Found with Crouchey

Found with artemis93

TFTC

Monts decided today was a good day for geocaching as he wanted uninterrupted napping, due to keeping me awake most of the night. TFTC Keego_and_Chil

TFTC almost thought it was gone & yes it is there.

Unable to find.

CO may need to check or move location.

A Grader and a Loader have been clearing the edges of the road and also new bitumen has been layed.

Out with geo-buddy hhheddy making some progress towards completing this series.
Thank you K&C

Out caching with Lazarus around the area. Picking up a few unfound cached on this trip. We arrived at ground zero and was not hopeful of a find as the area has been cleared, however I had a read of the recent logs and noticed that it had been replaced close to the original. So I looked at a couple of likely objects and was rewarded with the cache on the second one I looked at. Thanks for the cache Keego and Chil.

Possibly destroyed in recent road works

A call went out and a plan was hatched to tackle the Wandoo series. Very early this morning we joined forces with WebblyWA to see how we would fair and with the expectation that it would be good to complete at least half the series. We started and just cached, cached and cached finishing 11.5 hours later with 138 finds and the series completed apart from one that is temp disabled. Had a great day and a huge thanks to the CO's and those that maintain the series. Sorry for the mostly generic logs.

TFTC Keego_and_Chil this is find # 1653 for us

January's challenge mission for me was to collect at least 300 caches. Knowing I could get almost half way there with one series, I put out a call to see who would like to join me on an epic WANDOO day and Team Fratra was up for it so plans were made. We met up early collecting the first cache at 6.45am. Completing the series 11 and a half hours later, with No DNFs and only one glitch left on the map of a cache that is currently disabled. My total for the day finished up with a few extras at 140 as darkness, wind and rain set in.

It was a wonderful day and we had great weather for the majority of the day. Massive thanks to the COs and everyone that has put work into maintaining the series.

Cache #57 for the day. Some of the micros slowed us down a little and this was one of them, But with a bit a patience we got there and they soon revealed themselves.

TFTC Keego and Chil

So pleased to see that this one has been replaced & planned to end our epic LGA trip on this road so that we could turn a 15 month frown ipside down. The poor old tree is looking very sad. TFTC

Had to wait for this one to be replaced, now the series is finally complete. TFTc

Saw that this cache had been replaced so made a detour to turn a sad face into a smiley. Thank you for the maintenance inspicio!

Out this way with m4yb and saw this head been replaced, nice to have a series complete now.

Thanks for the maintenance inspicio

Yeh found it at last. Had three previous goes with no success due to it not being there. Completed the Wandoo series at long last. First on new log exciting. Thanks for replacing.

Coordinates changed from:
S 32° 14.019 E 116° 47.609

Coordinates changed to:
S 32° 14.014 E 116° 47.609

Distance from original: 30.3 feet or 9.2 meters.
Replaced in a different spot nearby.

Bison replacement nearby to original since all the trees have either been removed or severely pruned.

NM attribute removed.

Tree removal is currently taking place. 6 October 2016.

Sorry to the fellow Geocacher's who have been since I tried to have this disabled back in July, not too sure what happened but am trying again with this this new log.

The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention.

I am temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary.

Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 28 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.

If you require more time please be sure to post a note (not an email) explaining the situation and how much more time you require.

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

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Couldn't find this one

Couldn't find this one

Nowhere to be seen

No find for us here today - while we were he a worker stopped and painted a mark on the tree - it is scheduled for removal for road widening.

Sad to be putting a Needs Archive log on this, but after trying to contact the CO with offers of maintenance and many more people wasting their time here since also an outstanding Needs Maintenance log, it needs to be done.
Hopefully its not the beginning of the end of this legendary series.

No sign of this one for us either. Thanks anyway

I did not find your cool cache.

Out to complete a few more caches in the Wandoo series today. I thought the weather would catch up with me sometime during the day but I seemed to be lucky and missed all the rain. I found the first cache at 10:46 and the last one at 17:35 before calling it a day. All in all There was sixty three finds and three DNF's, so a fairly successful day. This was one of the DNF's. Even resorted to climbing the tree, there are some deep hollows up there, hopefully the cache is not at the bottom of one of them.

Flagging for maintenance. Cache is missing.

Checked this one again today just in case I missed it last time still no joy........

Not active

we tried looking very hard but could not find. with the Auswarrior

Our only DNF for the day. As per the many other logs this cache is definitely missing. The location indicated from the hint was pretty clear, but no container.