Old Vineyard Hardware Vineyard, New South Wales, Australia
By Morley196 on 24-Aug-12. Waypoint GC3VBF0

Quick find but this cache needs maintenance. Both the inner tube, bag and Log paper need replacing. I needed 30 cache finds today and tomorrow to hit a certain unofficial Milestone by Friday. For years I have intended to cache my way 'up the Windsor Road'. I decided this afternoon to do as much as I could. All was going well until the rain started, and even though I persevered in it for a while, my innings was called off due to ran. TFTC Morley196

TFTCQuick find but log is absolutely destroyed. From not being found in a long time so cant sign.

no luck here

Powered along Old Windsor Road with Jennyfromthefarm on a nice sunny day. Only one or two people about and lots of cars passing by oblivious to what we were doing. Lots of interesting history to read about along the way. Lots of interesting history to read about along the way.

Container was broken and log to wet to sign. This needs replacing. Thanks for placing ask these caches Morley196.

Container and log unable to sign. Needs maintenance. But found without a fuss OCW discobob3 TFTC

Did a short walk with little miss found nice and easy log was wet so unable to sign

On this Saturday morning I had time to find a couple of caches from this series.

Number #7 was an easy find but container wasn't in it's original location and in very, very bad shape and need a replacement. Logbook is soaked because the broken container. I took a picture as proof that I've found it.

TFTC.

Dr. Gold
#720

Windsor to Rouse Hill 04/01/22 #11

Needs a bit of tlc

Today I'm getting some exercise and plowing through this power trail. I found a couple of caches near by for my birthday in Feb of 2020 and have had my eyes on the rest. My plan is to walk one way, find caches when I feel like stopping and on the way back pick up the ones I skipped.
This is cache #18 for today and it was far too wet and destroyed to find. This one needs some serious TLC

Quick find today. Tftc

Quick find TFTC

Thanks for a great trail along Windsor Road. TFTC

No. 22 find for the day. Found alongside Geo Buddy, Mystic Seer who came along for the ride and to find some previously missed hides along the bike path. A fairly straight forward find, with CIH, SL. TFTH Thanks to the CO, Morley196 for bringing us to this area. Cheers.
Geo Rabbit helped replace the log sheet as the previous ones were trashed. Soaked.

Heading up to a family function a day early, had time to tick off a few more icons along Windsor Road where there was a nearby side-street for easy PnGs between a hide required for a challenge and a concentrated area of fresh smileys. Container could do with a little TLC (pity hardware store no longer nearby) but nice quick spotting of the camo.

TFTC was an easy find. Needs TLC as GC container is broken and missing a lid. Log a little damp but ok for now. Today it isn't too hot so a perfect day with the kids as we get more finds on the board.

TFTC! Canister is a bit broken and bag is ripped, paper a bit damp.

TFTC

Enjoying this series

Quick find

Nice day out with the kids. TFTC

TFTC found with gusph. Out walking, trying to clear the head, so why not geocache as well

TFTC found with Twinkletoes7202

yay

Another one without the lid, tftc

TFTC, quick n easy, did my duties and off to the next one on this early morning find and before the summer heat kicks in.

Thanks Morley196 for the cache.

Log pretty damp

Found with bedlem2 & kazzacosmo

Interesting history

TFTC

TFTC! Log was full of water and ants unable to sign it... Photo for posterity

Found the cache! Missing the lid and the log book is wet and has some little friends living in it...
TFTC!

Found with mhoneybadger

Found with Irvine123! TFTC.

logbook wet, couldn't sign.

logbook wet and needs maintenance

Tftc - nice and easy as we knock a few more off the trail to do list (return trip)

Another few for the day to help keep the streak going. No problem, just a random selection with plenty to choose from. All found OK and were signed with initials, then replaced. TFTC.

TFTC. The 4Rods.

We have travelled from Sydney’s Northern Beaches to Vineyard for a short three day caching holiday, staying in a park cabin at the Avina Caravan Park, and planning on exploring the areas around Vineyard, McGraths Hill, Mulgrave, Windsor, Wilberforce, and Ebenezer. And being the final weekend of the Cache Carnival (ends Monday) we will be looking to maximise our score on the Friends Leaderboard.

After dropping the rest of the family back at the caravan park I decided to do a solo mission to grab some more of the caches along the Windsor Road cache trail, parking the geomobile at the start of Bandon Road and then heading off along the bike path on foot. This was our 19th find of the day, and 32nd find of the holiday.

A change in direction for this one, now heading towards Windsor, and another quick find. Signed the log sheet and then replaced as found. TFTC Morley196.

Find #3076

Tftc

TFTC

Today I go on in this series. Thanks for this cache.

Greetings from Czech Republic.

The last full day in Sydney before travelling home to Brisbane. Doing a number of different caches, that were decided upon before coming to Sydney and this was one of them. A great day was had finding the cache and signing the log. TFTC

Last day of caching in Sydney and surrounds and the aim today was targeting some special caches and a few challenge caches. Thank you to the COs of all the caches found today - appreciate the time and effort required in placing and maintaining your caches.

On a really hot 40-degree afternoon I set out from McGraths Hill, and walked the Windsor Road series from that point all the way to Rouse Hill Town Centre, picking up every cache in range that I could get my hands on.

It took four-ish hours, and I consumed about two liters of liquids (a combination of water and electrolytes), then proceeded to sweat it all out.

Thanks heaps for placing the caches along this trail - as sweltering as it was, t’was a nice glimpse into the relatively quiet northwest before it all falls into the inevitable suburban sprawl. The sun was amazing despite being hot and I had some proper Aztec Camera vibes going the distance as the sun made its way to the horizon.



Found and logged without issue. Now that hardware was mentioned, I’m surprised mine didn’t cook on this journey. Must be extra rugged to be Gino-proof.

Tftc

Quick park and grab
Thanks for the cache

Tftc

Find #: 1,833 (25 of 45 for day)
Companions: None
Weather: Grey winter's morning
Cache condition: Good

It was a bit hard to get the bag and log out, but I eventually succeeded. TFTC!

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TFTC

Easy find #975 tftc

Fifth find of day. TFTC

Good hint, 5th cache found today, TFTC

I assume this building was the hardware store. This is the end of the Power Trail for me today. Looks like some have not been found for some time and time to head back.

Came a long way along the Power Trail today. Thanks for all the finds today Morley196

Tijdens dagje uit

#11172 Found and Logged at 10:02:00 AM
One of 31 quick cachers on a bright sunny morning while in Windsor for a few days
Thanks for the cache Morley196
Lgoody

A great day for a bike ride in western Sydney with my granddaughter. Thanks to the COs for all the caches... and to those who helped maintain them.

We left early this morning to get as many caches as we could along this trail. Ended up getting just over 80 so it was a very good day. Thanks for all the caches.

Always love caching with this group, a fun day out on this trail chasing planets. Thanks to all COs for the caches.

A fun day of caching with friends around Windsor.
OCWF&F SL TFTH

Out with the gang collecting caches along Windsor and Richmond roads. It was a medium long pedal but a great day. Disappointingly we had to replace a few containers along the way but no biggie either since the effort should breath some life back into the trail. TFTC.

Out on a bicycle caching run with geobuddies along both the Richmond and Windsor Rd trails and also grabbing any other caches in-between.
Overall our day was a whooping 10hrs on the bikes and we all enjoyed every pedel of the way.
We found a total of 87 caches today so I apologise for my repeated logs,
Thanks to all the cache owners for providing us with a great day out.
TFTC

I’ve been keen to start on this Power trail for some time now.
Today I set off on a two hour public transport journey to reach the southern end of the trail.
I arrived a little later than I’d hoped due to life getting in the way of caching this morning.

Great history along this trail and a nice walk.

Tftc

Nice hint TFTC

Needing some exercise I headed out early today and after parking the geomobile headed off to grab these caches along the pathway. Lots of interresting hides and a few DNF's to add to a fun day. After finding each cache and signing the logs all were returned as found.

My apologies for the generic logs.

TFTC Morley196

Out for a bike ride with SeeMyShell this morning.. The track took a while because we got distracted by the two pubs along the way, and probably spent more time in there than riding the bikes ...It is Christmas time after all Most caches were found in good order with 52 finds and 6 DNFs for me today.. Thanks for the caches and adventure!

This promises to be a long day on the heat on foot - walking from Rouse Hill to Windsor - at least it gets me some calorific credit for Christmas!

A quick find. Any colony very much at home here. TNLN TFTC

Found while trying tick a few more on this road. Quick find. Log books so wet they fell apart. Have replaced with a dry log sheet in a plastic bag. Signed new log and returned as found. TFTC

Cap broken log damp and full.Thanks for the cache

Been wondering how many a solo cacher could reasonably find in daylight hours. Made an attempt today to celebrate a major life milestone. Started near the South end of the Old Windsor Road 'power trial' and cycle-cached my way North. The initial target was to make 40 but managed to complete that before noon. So continued on to Windsor. 50 finds came up just before Windsor with still a few hours left before needing to get back to the Eastern Suburbs for an engagement. So picked off a few more caches on either side on the ride back to the car. Tally for the day (in 7 hours 45 minutes): 63 finds and 7 DNFs. A big thank you to Morley196 for making this outing possible.
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31st find of the day ... TFTC

Our first time in this part of the country, and what a great way to see the area and learn about it. Always love a series we can do on our bikes.
We like the hiding method you have used here and previously. Keeps the cache dry and should ensure it is returned to the same place.
Good thinking.
TFTC

needed a cache to keep my streak going so I thought I would revisit this one as I had a DNF on the last visit. not sure how I missed this last time, found it quickly today signed and returned as found

Log 1010 Streak Day 242

OCW Rodney1210. I had previously completed some of this PT so Rodney did the catching up thing this morning and then we carried on together after that. We walked the track and completed most of it today bar a few DNFs and a few we ran out of time for.

My apologies for the same log over and over. I really appreciate the effort you have gone to create and maintain this PT. Given that we were chasing numbers today, these caches made for quick and easy finds. Thankfully the rain held out and we made it back to the car just as it began to fall.

I look forward to avenging the DNFs once they're active again and completing the last few caches and mystery final. TFTPT!

OCW Coastblue Big day as we tackled the Windsor Power trail. Coastblue had already found a few so I got started early and caught up until she joined me. Overall I found 46 with 7 DNFs and a few we didn't go for as they'd been muggled. Great day out, we managed to avoid the rain and finish before sunset! Cache# 354 TFTC

I've been working in North Richmond for quite a few weeks, I've often looked at all of the caches along the Rouse Hill to Windsor power trail. I thought I'd take a few bites out of this trail.
This was a nice easy find. SL and replaced as found.


Find: 405
4th of 12 finds for today
0 DNFs for today
Cache: in good condition
Log/Logbook: In good condition with lots of room.

T4TC

TFTC

Ah, the good old memories ... TFTC!

Quick find with FS and master Q. Log was soaked.

Tftc

Needs maintenance

Last cache before home time.

Found it ok but entire cache is water logged... TFTC anyway

Tftc

Out night caching with Pitman Clan and AWTYOW. TFTC

Pitman Clan found, log wet - too wet to write in. Had a laugh at PC jumping around after her shoes got all wet inGot wet the drain. The joy of caching in the dark! TFTC!

Found, but ended up with very wet shoes. tftc .

#6779 13:13
Today was the day for the Windsor to Rouse Hill trail.

I started off by parking on Court Street in Windsor, unfolding the push-bike and get on the road. In total I found 67 caches, and 5 non founds. At the end of the day, the GPS showed a total track distance of 18.6 km.

The old hardware store as you describe it, reminds me of the general store you used to have in small rural towns. Perhaps they still exist in the outback...

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Thanks for the great hide

Found It

Nice quick find

Tftc

Today is the day we decided to head west on the train to head towards the windsor rd power trail.

This was nicely hidden out of sight.

At this point the heavens opened up so we headed back to Vineyard railway station and we only needed to wait 10 mins till a train bound for Blacktown was due.

We headed home for lunch and just made it, just before the heavens opened back at home.

TFTC and the adventure. Will return later to complete the series, nice easy riding and fairly easy finds.

Thank you maintaining these caches, might find a few are missing at this stage, hope you can find some time to replace them soon.

Regards

Found the cache today when out with contactpete and cry05 doing the Windsor rd trail. TFTC

Tx

On a walk from Windsor to Rouse Hill today, grabbing caches on the powertrail.
Walk-and-grab - that's the name of the day which applied here, too.
All good here. TFTC, Morley196!

Another find on this excellent powertrail. Found 70 out of 71 today with Brewmaker on an excellent day out. Please excuse the generic logs.

TFTC

Found it while attempting this power trail with delloro. We managed to grab 70 from 71 today!
A fantastic series Morley196.

TFTC

Thanx for another one. I recommend Push play by Miriam Bryant.

Thanks for the cache, loving my time in Australia

Canadian guy
Was a little offset