Puddling round New Zealand Foster, Victoria, Australia
By FlyingPigSquadron on 26-Oct-12. Waypoint GC409K6

I checked every likely piece of quartz. No sign of it. No find for 2 years, might be time for a check on it

DNF.

I spent quite a bit of time here and overturned every rock I could see, but nothing. I suspect it is probably there, but I managed to miss it. Oh well.

Took us a little while but we found it in the end. Great hide.

I turned over every bit of quartz within 10m but not the right bit! Ah well another day at the diggings with no return.

Nice

With my nephew! Finally found it!

We had DNF'd this one a while back on a previous visit. At least with our knowledge from that visit we were able to make it a drive-by this time. A very well camouflaged cache.

Out and about today with Rebel Acts on a loop that took us out through South Gippsland and down to the coast before returning home via Yarram.
We traveled through some undulating farmland with some great views before hitting the coast with some walks along the beach.
Some roads we had never traveled before and others not for quite some time.
There were a variety of hides and cache sizes, it being a tough and long day with a number of DNFs before getting home well after tea time.

Thank you for your efforts in creating and maintaining the cache FlyingPigSquadron.
**SKI Pair****

Found by Rebel Acts

Out and about with Ski Pair traveling the roads less traveled on another tour of South Gippsland, We saw some great locations from the hills to the beach, we had a great day out.

This is one of the caches found today. Finally we found this one, it was apart but we put it all back togeather, log is dry and cache ok, coordinates are about 6m out.

Logs Signed as RASP Rebel Acts and Ski Pair

Thanks FlyingPigSquadron for the cache.

was absolutely determined to find this cache today. It's the anniversary of my mum's passing and I wanted distraction and to do something 'nice.' Didn't know best attack but went with parking at water plant. Total distance about 1.6km return. I looked and looked and looked and then called for help. Thanks FPS. GPS took ages to settle but was then pretty correct. Think it was the only quartz I hadn't touched! Thanks for bringing me here and showing me this piece of local history and learning about a puddler. Side note, had to walk around some pretty big puddles today on my walk to GZ. It was awesome

FlyingPigSquadron has landed! Still in place - Replaced log book. Good to go

Unfortunately until lock down to regional areas is lifted we cannot undertake maintenance as we no longer live in the area. We will check the cache as soon as it is reasonable to do so

It was a glorious winter's day to be out and about exploring this beautiful part of the state. We parked up the top of the hill near the Water Treatment Plant and wandered down to look for this cache. We arrived at GZ and started the process of looking. We looked and looked. We checked the GPS's and looked again. We read the hint. We read the cache notes. We read all the logs. We expanded our search area. We picked up every piece of quartz, and both had run-ins with the sword grass. We spent around forty minutes looking and effectively grid searched a 10-meter radius. There is a lot of bracken and fern growth around the coordinates, so maybe we missed it, but today we were beaten by the cache. Back to Back DNFs!

Unable to find, found the old structure but very overgrown. Might come back soon

No luck here, even used a phone a friend who had a photo of the hide

No luck today despite help from PAF

We found this one a while ago but I’m finally catching up on on old logs. We walked up and found the puddler reasonably quickly, but then got a bit stuck, sidetracked by the spinny thing and many beautiful quartz rocks. Eventually the geokid did the logical thing and soon located the cache, after which the literal clue made sense! Thanks for placing this cache - we love finding hidden bits of history

We were lucky with the weather today but coming back from this cache we got DRENCHED! “Quartz key”?? Hmmm I think we found it. I don’t want to give anything away so that’s all I’ll say. TFTC

TFTC! Great history hidden in plain sight around here!

TFTC. Found in our home town.

Found by Mary and David at 08:50. The temperature is up to double figures, and the rain has stopped. Happily, the track has a lot of grip so, having lost the toss, David proceeded up, up and up. Found the cache first, then spied the puddler through the bracken just a few metres away. A fascinating relic. Great cache notes too, so overall wort a FP. Our thanks to FlyingPigSquadron.

This is an interesting place. Glad to come here and see this old relic from the mining past. The cache was hard for us because it was very thick cloud and I had never had such bad directions from both the phone and gps as on this day. I may as well have been using a divining rod to locate caches today. Very frustrating.

Found it nice easy one thanks

Camped at Dumbalk after returning from Tasmania yesterday. Out for a few caches today. Fifteenth for the day, quick find. TFTC

easy find

Another little hidden artifact found thanks to geocaching, pretty cool :3

Coords spot on. Interesting that bearing on puddle equipment nearby can rotate.

The view is great coming back

Bit of a hike
Tfth sl

Almost lost history, but this cache has given it life again.

Found the way to wonthaggi pre new year's event. (the day before it).
On the road trip with D@geo
Thank you for the hide FlyingPigSquadron

Found with gwd.aussie while on a caching weekend down to Wonthaggi to attend a couple of events. Quite a warm day but we still made our way to the gz and after a short search we had the cache in hand. There were certainly a few possibility of where the cache could be hidden but where geosense meets hint that is where you will find it.

Thanks FlyingPigSquadron for brining us to this hidden slice of history

A weekend away planned to Foster, Sandy Point and Walhalla. Saturday morning Bunadoorian and myself set off on an adventure. First on the list that we saw close to us while having breakfast was Puddling round New Zealand. After the walk up the hill from where we parked the car we had a good fossick around and our geoknowledge kicked in to the clue and Bunadoorian luckily found the cache. Thank you FlyingPigSquadron for placing this cache. # 2 of 10 for the weekend.

Fossicing around for a while with Grub62 until I trusted the GPS and located the cache. It was a steep walk up to GZ from where we parked but some good views and a slice of history to boot. TFTC.

*Found with The Empire after staying in Foster last night*

Out and about exploring Wilson's Promontory.

One of the caches we found along the way with a quick find here. Such a lovely area.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment FlyingPigSquadron. Appreciate your efforts.
-P

Stamped and returned as found...

**Took**: *Nothing*
**Left**: *Nothing*

**#13551**

Cache-On!

Found by The Empire and Snap Happy
After leaving Wilson's Promontory, we decided to check out some of the cool locations along the coastline before heading back to Foster for the night. What a lovely place to explore - so much history here to be found. Thanks for the cache FlyingPigSquadron.
- M

We will be back. No luck for us today.

Quite over grown and damp. Log still very wet but signable

Found by giraffe_legs. Thanks for the hint

Enjoyed the walk glad i didn't try getting my wife to this hide in her wheelchair as goin up from the main road would have been a challenge but coming down would have been a thrill for her.. Lol my Tbs paid a visit..

I didn't actually read the cache description before arriving at gz for this one, so it was quite a surprise to find the old puddling site hidden in the shrubbery. We love being brought to this forgotten slices of history so this cache definitely gets a favourite point from us. The cache itself was a quick, easy find and after admiring the puddler we were soon on our way back to the car to continue our journey. Thanks for bringing us here and thanks for the cache.

#1345 Day 2 of the Great Vic Bike Ride and an overnight stop in Foster. This was a bit tricky as both the phone and the gps were bouncing around in about a 9 metre diameter for GZ. After looking here, there and everywhere for about 10 mins we were on the verge of giving up when one last attack was launched. At last success.. TNLNSL (note the log was very wet although still quite intact and able to be signed with my special pen) TFTC FlyingPigSquadron.

Found with aqau on a day out in the south Gippsland area.
Thanks FlyingPigSquadron

A bit further up the road as we left Foster behind this also looked interesting. Thought we could drive up the unmade track in the geoSube but one of the gutters blocked the way so we got out and walked the rest of the way to GZ. We were looking around for a while when Mrs LZZ noticed the cache at 13:25, It was in mud-caked pieces lying in the open. Fortunately the log was was still signable, so we repaired and replaced the cache, hopefully close to where it was intended. Thanks FPS

Cache had come apart. All fixed and back in place. TFTC

Quick find with geokids whilst mum stocked up in Foster, TFTC

nice reserve. visiting this area so nice to also grab a few caches as well. (not sure what she thinks im doing running all over town like this.)

Great history lesson after being in Walhalla yesterday this is a good follow up thanks for bringing me here Tftc

Too distracted with the wheel to think logically with this one. Was on the verge of giving up when the geocaching brain kicked in. Very good cache. Found with djl77. Tftc

Lovely bit of Foster history, I was born here and left when I was 12 and I had no idea it was there.
Almost had thrown in the towel until Sambazoid77 made the find. TFTC

Found on our last day in Fish Creek. We parked at the bottom of the hill so that we could quickly dash up the hill and across to GZ. Once we got there, it was a reasonably quick find - very muddy find on a rainy day, but a very nice hide! Awesome little artefacts within a very lovely reserve. TFTC FlyingPigSquadron!

#4144

Walked up the hill to find this cache, great views and good exercise to boot!!

A lovely afternoon beckons so we took off for an afternoon caching around the Foster area.
After a walk along the track, and then arrived at the location, found the cache okay.
On returning to the track met with a couple of Tasmanian cachers who were also looking for this cache.
TFTC
one-eyed

Passing by on our way to Lakes Entrance and picking the eyes out of caches with higher D/T ratings. Heading towards that cache and bumped into other cachers returning from their find. Great to stop and chat and then on to GZ area. Fortunately we had a cache that was almost identical to this one so we had a quick find.
TFTC

Great disguise fits in well with surrounds never would've known this machinery was here so thanks for bringing up here

We enjoyed the walk up New Zealand Hill. The phone had us quite a few metres away from GZ. Some tracks into the scrub had us searching the wrong spot for a while. A bit further along, we found the more likely spot. We were caching with a family friend (verno04) whose keen eyes spotted the prize. So cool to find and learn about the puddlers. Something we never would have discovered without geocaching. Thanks FlyingPigSquadron for the info and the hide! Really enjoyed the experience.

Found on NZ hill by whittleseaKIWIS. tftc

Had to make a choice...go to the Mega for a second day or keep frmen1 company (was called into work). I chose the latter and decided to fill in some of the day caching. Parked on Reservoir Rd and walked in. Saw 2 wallabies, 1 echidna, lots of wildflowers and no snakes (bonus). Gps had me 9m out. Got distracted by the rotating metal work. Finally found. Thanks for the walk. Was glad that I'd fuelled up with coffee and cake before climbing the hill back lol. TFTC

TFTC Thank you for going to the effort of hiding this cache. You have shown us a new place and have helped make geocaching an enjoyable activity.

Found this one today. We probably approached it from the wrong angle as a fair amount of bush bashing was involved. Despite the fact there is meant to be no 4WD in the area it is clearly used by some for this as the trenches churned into the ground were quite deep. TFTC

Visiting Foster and surrounds for the weekend so as normal we used caching as our de facto tour guide. This was the first cache we found today and quite an easy find it was too. Hmm, which one could it be? Eeny, meeny, miney, moe . . . Luckily we picked the right one before needing to continue with this less than PC rhyme!
TFTC

An easy find on a lovely day on a week-end away.

TFTC TNLN

Interesting spot. Found after a quick hunt. Tftc.

Tftc nice hide!

A quick find thanks

Found it interesting place lots of quartz about TFTC

Made our way to GZ, and after a short search the cache was located.

We were amazed at the structure at GZ, its a pity it hasn't been preserved.
Many thanks for placing this cache, FlyingPigSquadron, for us and others to find.

After doing a job just past Foster, I came back to find this cache.

I found the cache in good condition and I signed the log.

A very interesting read about the area, when and if I get time, I will come back and do some more exploring.

'Scrat' visited you cache whilst on his Great Aussie Adventure.

TFTC FlyingPigSquadron

Travelling around Australia in our Caravan with our cat, we are currently based in Foster.

After our Christmas lunch we jumped into the GeoCruiser to explore Port Franklin. Great spot we might not have visited without Geocaching. Mr Felix made the climb and discovery here. Lots of people been using that track still though. Interesting spot.

TFTC and letting us use Geocaching to tour the local area. Looking forward to meeting other geocachers at the next Australian Geocaching Mega event

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Last one before heading back to Fish Creek.
Nice park for a walk.
TFTC

A pleasant enough afternoon, so a spot of geocaching was in order. Last one for the day on the way home. Nice piece of Foster history after a pleasant walk. TFTC

Great puzzle

Found with acmoose, ornursie79 and geoboy on our Foster Adventure. TFTC

Found with ornursie72 & acmoose and geoboy

Nice day out caching with ornursie72, ornursie79 and geo boy.

Great hide! Fun to learn the history of mining
in Foster.

Found yesterday, had to be loyal to a kiwi. Carroll nz

A big day out caching with friends Liz & Bruce in the Fish creek to foster area. On our bikes mostly along the rail trails and some along the way. Mostly they were fairly easy finds and the co-ords very good. Thanks to FlyingPigSquadron for hiding this cache.

Today was rail trail day so with two foldup bikes in the car we were on a mission plus our additional aim was to do some of the other caches around this scenic and delightful area. This was one of the caches we targetted and were able to find in conjunction with caching friends LazzaL. An interesting location and gets a fav point. Thanks to FlyingPigSquadron.

Found on our "Making Memories" Tour of Mainland Australia.

Today we explored Foster and surrounds using geocaching as our guide.

A dash up the hill and a quick find. TFTC FlyingPigSquadron.

Another quick find for us once we reached the GZ. TFTC

After a short search in the wrong place we spotted a likely hiding spot and found the cache. A clever little hide, that's for sure. TFTC.

FlyingPigSquadron has landed! to replace log book. Thanks for the heads up re condition.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A CONSERVATION AREA - NO CARS OR BIKES ARE PERMITTED UP THE TRACKS 4WD or otherwise - Parks will request removal of the cache if this is violated - This is clearly marked at the beginning of the tracks!

We are on a short holiday from Bendigo to Bermagui with a couple of nights in Port Welshpool on the way home. Apart from the great weather and beaches we wanted to collect caches in the maps we were missing for the Victoria Country Road Atlas Challenge GCY98X.

We have Spotty Wot with us. She has cached for years with our daughter as well as with her aunts and has now started logging in her own name.

This was our last day of caching while we travelled around Toora and Foster on a wet miserable day.
Mr Morris was in the mood for some 4x4 driving today so off we went. Very interesting and nice spot in the bush but the cache needs some love as the bag has broken and its a bit damp.
Found with Spotty Wot
TF a little bit of kiwidom FlyingPigSquadron

Out riding my MTB in the area today and recalled a cache with an odd name. I had ridden past GZ up the steep hill and was happy to cruise back to the interesting area. Found the hide and managed to write my name on the damp log. Thanks to FPS for placing at cache at this cool spot.

Found with Hearse068,Thing no1 and Which way back, Gonefishen07 and Zobo04. TFTC SL

Found with Thing no2, Hearse068, which way back, Gonefishen07 and Zobo04 on a school holiday caching run. Thanks FlyingPigSquadron for the cache.

Found while out and about with Zobo04, Hearse068, Thing No1, Thing No2 and Which way back. It was good to get the kids out and about. Hearse068 was onto this cache pretty quick, log book was sopping wet but she managed to scribble something that looked like our initials on it. TFTC

Found with Gonefishen07, Hearse068, Thing No1, Thing No2 and Which way back. Out having some school holiday caching fun. TFTC

Log book sopping wet needs replacing

After making our way up the hill I made a quick find. Lucky to be able to sign the log as it was very very wet. Out caching for the day with Thing no1, Thing no2 Which way back Gonefishen07 and zobo04. TFTC

found it with the help of hearse68 and thing 1 and thing 2

Thanks for the heads up Gonefishen - we are in Canada at the moment and won't be back til mid October.

Wat a walk wish I had 4wd

Out and about at large with my caching buddy Slink1 on another legendary caching trip. Bikes deployed where needed, Walking when appropriate, drive by where possible. A big day of caching enjoyment was had by both of us, and a vote of thanks to the cache owners for the effort and placement of the
caches. A quick find here TNLN SL TFTC.

In the area with Dunko on a on a planned caching run.
Bikes deployed where needed, Walking when appropriate, drive by where
possible. A big day of caching enjoyment was had by both of us, and a
vote of thanks to the cache owners for the effort and placement of the
caches. A quick find here TNLN SL TFTC.

With the sun beginning to dip down low on the horizon we had time for just one more cache before daylight was gone. We parked on Ameys track and wandered off up the hill. Sounded like there are a few roo's in this bit of bush, they were making quite a bit of noise. We located the puddler and had a bit of a look around before I came up trumps. I do think I fluked it though!!

A nice clever hide, and a great bit of history. We enjoyed coming to this spot. Thanks FlyingPigSquadron.

So hot today! But I enjoyed the walk, and the cache is very clever!

Not at all what i expected here! Nice hide. TFTC

A long walk up the hill to find this cache. Interesting story about the search for alluvial gold.