Winston Wander: Drive by for Old Farts! Churchill, Victoria, Australia
By
SKI Pair on 27-Aug-12. Waypoint GC3VGQC
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Logs
We're over in Churchill collecting a few geocaches to help with the current souvenir challenge. This was our first find of the day and although we spotted the suspicious item fast enough, we're still awarding it a favorite point just because we love this kind of hide!Favorite point for the hide. Love it!Thanks for find #6361TNLN
Have loved finding all these around Churchill today TFTC JENPETEH, The H,s , South Africans living in Tassie GeoCaching our way around Australia and loving it
Spending the day caching out with @mtrill3 this one looked somewhat familiar to me and was a nice quick find today. TFTC
On a sneaky midweek getaway we stopped to grab this cache lucky I had come across this type before and quickly had the prize in hand thanks for placing this cache
Another wow... jojo2go has better eyes than me.. gz is spot on.. look at the photos but very tricky...
Jman and jojo2go
Jman and jojo2go
TeamSmokeyBear and I can turn any day cache into a night time adventure, and we certainly did with this time. TFTC
Out and about with the bestie Blazer Triaz, doing what we do best. Caching at night makes for more of a challenge and less muggles to watch out for. We got to gz and starting looking around and before long we had the cache in hand and signed our names in the log book. Happy with our success we were nearly done for the night. Maybe just one more before we head home. Tftc
Feeling like an old fart today
Hope you can appreciate I found this one easy without it being a brag.
So I was just supposed to go to Warragul to pick up an esky as our old one broke in the last couple of days and we need to go camping. But hey, petrol is expensive and why not go geocaching while here. Left home at 8am and returned home at 6pm - oops!
Oh, and remember to bring runners - forgot to pack, geocaching in birkies not a good idea in Summer. So searched for, hopefully, no long grass caches. Thankfully this was one of them.
TFTC SKI Pair Nicely done and love the camo
Hope you can appreciate I found this one easy without it being a brag.
So I was just supposed to go to Warragul to pick up an esky as our old one broke in the last couple of days and we need to go camping. But hey, petrol is expensive and why not go geocaching while here. Left home at 8am and returned home at 6pm - oops!
Oh, and remember to bring runners - forgot to pack, geocaching in birkies not a good idea in Summer. So searched for, hopefully, no long grass caches. Thankfully this was one of them.
TFTC SKI Pair Nicely done and love the camo
Out with Megmacca for the afternoon tackling Churchill. It was time for redemption as this was a previous DNF.. with a few more months experience I honed in on what GZ could be and then curiosity prevailed as I declared that I thought I had it...OMG... I was so wrong in my search last time..we were both impressed. Very crafty worthy of a Fav.. unfortunately Megmacca is yet a premium member.
Sneaky hide on this one. It took a few visits before we found this one. Glad to tick it off. Tftc
Found by Omegaman1971
In town for some training and really no time for catching but couldn't leave until doing at least 1 SKI Pair cache .
Some many caches around here, will definitely be back soon.
Cheers SKI Pair for the cache.
In town for some training and really no time for catching but couldn't leave until doing at least 1 SKI Pair cache .
Some many caches around here, will definitely be back soon.
Cheers SKI Pair for the cache.
Will try for this one on another day with fresh eyes..no food = no fuel = me in a Tizzzyyy when searching.
Decided to take a little time out from renovations for a walk around Lake Hyland. Unfortunately this first one eluded me.
Finally obtained the required part so now this cache is up and running again.
Moved slightly to more something like the original hide.
Moved slightly to more something like the original hide.
Coordinates changed from:
S 38° 18.114 E 146° 25.542
Coordinates changed to:
S 38° 18.111 E 146° 25.536
Distance from original: 34.0 feet or 10.4 meters.
Moved slightly to something more like the original hide as the environment where it was has changed somewhat.
S 38° 18.114 E 146° 25.542
Coordinates changed to:
S 38° 18.111 E 146° 25.536
Distance from original: 34.0 feet or 10.4 meters.
Moved slightly to something more like the original hide as the environment where it was has changed somewhat.
Out on a maintenance run today after returning from travel.
Container was missing from this one. Found it broken on the ground nearby.
Disabling until another suitable container can be put in place.
Container was missing from this one. Found it broken on the ground nearby.
Disabling until another suitable container can be put in place.
Made our way to the Valley today for a caching day out. Waited out a light shower and muggles for a quick find.
Thanks SKI Pair
Thanks SKI Pair
Well done up buffalo briggzie for the find first! This was hard considering it was day time and hidden veryy well
A bit stumped with this one, didn’t know if it was in bushes or the broken logs. So much sticks and broken bush to go through.
Literally drove by and saw this one after looking for it twice previously, sneaky hide I laughed when I spotted it, geobae didn't believe me when I told him what I spotted as the cache.
After about 5 hours of walking I was starting to get tired and hungry, will come back again another time.
Found on route to catch up with Skipair for a day out, This terrain is now T5 for Me after being hit by a truck at the side of the raod, any cache at the side of the raod kicks off panic attacks, so this was a hard one for me.
Thanks SKI Pair for the cache.
Thanks SKI Pair for the cache.
Late logging this clever hide, we came at it all wrong the first time around! Nice one and tftc!
With the easing of lockdown we got out on further maintenance run today.
All good here.
Happy hunting!
All good here.
Happy hunting!
Out for some exercise today and found this one
Clever first one I've seen like this. TFTC
Clever first one I've seen like this. TFTC
Couldn't invest enough time to searching for this one... Too many muggles! Will have to try another day.
Nice little nifty cache. Tftc. Geo husband hand the eye to find these ones today, as previously we couldn’t find it!
Tftc SKIpair. Dropped in on my between jobs, time only to hunt and quickly find this one on this incredible smoke laden day. Quite a few others to come back for. Liked the cache container btw.
We went Geocaching with 15 Scouts from 1st Yinnar and West Traralgon.
Three Patrols of 5 Scouts where given a GPS, and details of 6 Caches around Lake Hyland. Each patrol where asked to search in a different order. Everyone had a good time.
As we have a different group of scouts then we had on our original find years ago all the caches where new to the Scouts.
all three Patrols found this one as it was easy to find just on the Ground.
Three Patrols of 5 Scouts where given a GPS, and details of 6 Caches around Lake Hyland. Each patrol where asked to search in a different order. Everyone had a good time.
As we have a different group of scouts then we had on our original find years ago all the caches where new to the Scouts.
all three Patrols found this one as it was easy to find just on the Ground.
We are enjoying a long awaited caching weekend away. Our research suggest there were some pretty good caches down this way. Today the plan was to hit up Churchill. Wandering our way through Winston series. A drive by was very appreciated by the one with a gammy leg. Quickly found. Tftc
My second time here. This time without rain I got to explore. Once I walked around looking closely the hiding place was easy to spot. It made sense. Cache found in good condition. Tftc
Came past thinking to walk the track but got to the second cache and it poured raining. I was going to come back here and try on the way back but I find myself sheltering under the bbqs. The rain would not be bad if not for the ferocious wind gusts. Ah well next time. Tftc
Our first. Ache of the day. Out to tire out the kids and dig on this lovely solstice. Great hide. Very clever.
Great easy find after having enjoyed a 50th party at the soccer club. TFTC AnsMisty
Catching up with late logs
We had set aside a few days to explore Gippsland with alansee endeavoring to aid him reaching 30,000 finds before the Queanbeyan mega event at Easter.
We visited rail trails, parks, mountains seeing beautiful scenery along the way as well as enjoying some lovely walks as well as some easy drive bys. The weather was mostly kind to us enabling us to search for the caches in comfort.
This one was indeed a drive by and there were a few places that a cache could be hiding but it didn't take us too long to locate the well hidden item and add our names to the log.
Thanks SKI Pair for the cache.
We had set aside a few days to explore Gippsland with alansee endeavoring to aid him reaching 30,000 finds before the Queanbeyan mega event at Easter.
We visited rail trails, parks, mountains seeing beautiful scenery along the way as well as enjoying some lovely walks as well as some easy drive bys. The weather was mostly kind to us enabling us to search for the caches in comfort.
This one was indeed a drive by and there were a few places that a cache could be hiding but it didn't take us too long to locate the well hidden item and add our names to the log.
Thanks SKI Pair for the cache.
Constant stream of muggles, so only had a half hatred look. Will have to come back.
Tried to look for this cache while at the event early today.
But there was another group having a birthday party nearby.
So i didn't even get with in 100 meters.
Nice cache build.
This cache would of cached out Churchill, if the new caches had not been release today.
Out caching with Sharon14
Thank you for the hide SKI Pair.
But there was another group having a birthday party nearby.
So i didn't even get with in 100 meters.
Nice cache build.
This cache would of cached out Churchill, if the new caches had not been release today.
Out caching with Sharon14
Thank you for the hide SKI Pair.
We could’ve walked to this one from where our car was still parked after the event, but decided in the spirit of the cache name we really needed to make it a fair dinkum drive-by! Love the ones where you pull up, jump out of the car and head off where you *think* you should be going, only to get spun around again and go where you totally weren’t expecting! We liked this one, it blended in and stood out both at the same time. SL TFTC
Hi there SKI Pair.
Today we were very fortunate to have Ski Pair chauffer us around the area as they did a maintenance run on some of their caches. Our initial plan was to walk around Lake Hyland before the weather got too hot but then, as the weather wasn't too hot, we also managed to find quite a few others while Ski Pair looked on (without giving any hints).
We are quite impressed with the quality of the caches we found today, a lot of thought and effort has gone into their location, size and placement. Congratulations to you both.
All up we found 16 caches & DNF'd 0 in this cache run. Thanks for placing this cache here, without geocaching as our guide we would never have found so many interesting places while we meander our way around Australia.
**Coordinate Accuracy:** We found the cache around 2m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
**Cache Condition:** The container and log book are in good shape.
**Took:** Nothing
**Left:** Nothing.
Regards
Ian & Penny.
Today we were very fortunate to have Ski Pair chauffer us around the area as they did a maintenance run on some of their caches. Our initial plan was to walk around Lake Hyland before the weather got too hot but then, as the weather wasn't too hot, we also managed to find quite a few others while Ski Pair looked on (without giving any hints).
We are quite impressed with the quality of the caches we found today, a lot of thought and effort has gone into their location, size and placement. Congratulations to you both.
All up we found 16 caches & DNF'd 0 in this cache run. Thanks for placing this cache here, without geocaching as our guide we would never have found so many interesting places while we meander our way around Australia.
**Coordinate Accuracy:** We found the cache around 2m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
**Cache Condition:** The container and log book are in good shape.
**Took:** Nothing
**Left:** Nothing.
Regards
Ian & Penny.
This cache is very like one of our caches, but perhaps easier to extract but not so easy to find. The accurate coordinates made it easier to find and I saw a glint amongst the bushes. Sure enough, it was what I was hunting. It wasn’t where I expected it to be, but that’s good.
Called in today on a maintenance run and this one has gone missing. Working on a replacement at present and hope to have it back online again soon.
**# 20342** Found on a warm drive around Churchill while staying nearby.
Quite a few muggles around today surprisingly and a few good hides.
And a few more evil ones too. Another one that took a while, had to really search all over.
And then it was very well hidden, and easily missed on the first long search. D3 is true.
Thanks for the cache and the series SKI Pair,
***Roostaman***
Quite a few muggles around today surprisingly and a few good hides.
And a few more evil ones too. Another one that took a while, had to really search all over.
And then it was very well hidden, and easily missed on the first long search. D3 is true.
Thanks for the cache and the series SKI Pair,
***Roostaman***
I found this one with a bit of help, after scrabbling around the bushes like a weirdo (and I wasn't even close). I took a moment to stand back and reflect, and then I spotted something odd... Now I know another place to look next time I get stuck on a hunt! TFTC!
On our wonder down to the Vic, mega at Alexandra. Reflection. 2614 so far for us. Thanks for placing this cache SKI Pair, without cachers like you we wouldn't have a hobby.
Signed log. took nothing, left nothing. Upon reflection i'm not sure who is enjoying these caches the most us or SKI Pair as they watch us wonder around like Browns Cows. Have another Fav on us.
Signed log. took nothing, left nothing. Upon reflection i'm not sure who is enjoying these caches the most us or SKI Pair as they watch us wonder around like Browns Cows. Have another Fav on us.