Alphabet Annoyance Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
By CJ-Curry on 12-Aug-13. Waypoint GC4GK90

After geokadude helped crack this one, and I spent a while putting it together, a team effort found this one today on a walk. With geodog Hondo standing guard as usual, log was quickly signed.Great puzzle, great hide, TFTC

Great puzzle, solved quickly after a tip from CO.

This puzzle took a bit of solving. I tried a few ideas without success. On widening my research I came up with the surprising answer. I never would have thought of that as the basis of a puzzle. Tftc.

Solved the puzzle a while ago, dont recall it being too difficult. Once at GZ, the cache was quickly found. Although the plastic bag was torn, the log was still dry - so I signed and moved on along the trail.

I failed to solve all the words, but was able to work out enough to solve the puzzle.

Having finished work for the year, I had the whole day free to go caching somewhere. Hadn't really planned anything, but I knew I needed a Mystery and Non-Traditional Geocache for the day. Looking at the map, I realised that I could visit a Dead Premier and cache in some LGAs that I needed some more geocaches in. This geocache was one of them.

Too many broken and smashed bikes at gz. Then a dodgy looking guy from the house kept watching me. I out lasted him, and then returned the container, but didn't feel comfortable leaving the car there.

Thanks for the cache C J Curry
Hunter

Had this one solved for some time and very happy to get the green tick. Today we had the chance to go out and find it.
All good and thanks for an interesting puzzle CJ-Curry

Really cool puzzle - TFTC!

Another puzzle solved during a lockdown. Was out doing a loop of the creek trails on the bike and thought the GZ would make a good spot for a break. Cache was spotted as soon as I took a seat. Thanks!

Finally solved the puzzle and made our way to the GZ. Happy New Year and TFTC!

As a La Trobe University worker, I set off for a brief walk on my lunch break to try and get some of these nearby caches. Once I'd solved the puzzle, and got to the right area, I had a fair idea of where the cache would be, although the area is quite overgrown and it took a bit of fossicking. The tall grass all around much of the area and trails around here is huge this time of year, so make sure you take your hayfever medication before heading out this way! I didn't, and suffered a bit as a result .

Out with xambo4u, we had an enjoyable day finding a few solved puzzles and trads. I needed a big push in the right direction before I could solve this one. Quick find. Thanks CJ-Curry

Out about with echidna44 for another excellent day of friendship and smilies. I needed a lot of help with the puzzle but finally got there. Nice walking in this area. GZ was very overgrown but we delved in. Cache damp but log book in excellent condition. Thanks for the challenge CJ-Curry. I hope to improve doing your caches.

Cool hidding spot! Busy on a nice Sunday morning!

Solved this one a while ago, not sure when and looking at the puzzle again, not sure how I solved it either.... but I'm not going to go back and try again! I was in the area on the bike and stopped for a quick find. TFTC

This puzzle has been on my solved list for quite some time but due to Covid-19 restrictions I haven't been able to venture out to locate it. Thankfully today was the day to turn this into a smiley. Thanks for the Alphabet Annoyance and cache placement CJ-Curry.

A beautiful day ahead. This was another of CJ-Currys puzzles that I spent lockdown solving. This was fortunately not as annoying as it might otherwise have been. I spotted something obscure which opened up the whole puzzle much quicker than it should have. Managed to get out today to finally turn it into a smiley.

Thanks CJ-Curry for the cache.

Once again, since Melbourne is in lockdown, **please exercise common sense.**

There are two parts to any law: the letter and the spirit.

Currently, the letter of the law does not prevent geocaching from happening in either Australia or New Zealand. As of 27-3-20, New Zealanders may do so if the cache is in their local area and they find it alone or only and exactly with members of the house that they are currently residing in. I am not fully aware of the situation in Australia but I believe it is currently a little more relaxed.

Should cachers wish to do so, they may still find this cache and I will not disable it for the period of time that we are in full or partial lockdown. However, I implore you to observe all health and safety considerations - wash or sanitise your hands thoroughly before and after touching the containers - and pay heed to the spirit of the law. The spirit of this law cannot be clearer: **don't get it, don't give it, stay at home, don't look for loopholes in the law**, and we will survive this much better as a pair of nations.

Kia kaha, Ahitereiria me Aotearoa / stay strong, Australia and New Zealand.

Getting the solution was a pain, but the cache was easy.
TFTC

Yet another puzzle off the solved list today! This one took quite some tracking down of the right subject!. Upon reaching GZ we found an old crushed container. Uhoh. I had some new ones in the car due to Coles having a good special on, so we replaced the cache with CO permission. Thanks for placing the cache CJ-Curry and for the puzzle, yet another good one!

Date: 1 February 2020 Time: 7:11 pm
Find #10901

After working hard on some mega related business in the Whittlesea area, I headed towards home with beckNmonts, with the target being some solved puzzles thet "Needed" to be found.

Last one for the day. A quite difficult puzzle to find the right source. [B)] Once at GZ, cache was replaced with permission after finding the old shattered one.

Many thanks to CJ-Curry for the cache. TNLN.

Big things are continuing to happen! *Are you joining the fun again in 2020?*
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*14th / 15th November 2020 – GC8EW40 – Whittlesea – Victoria*

Writing this to clear the "maintenance" flag that I forgot to clear a while ago

Today was my last in Victoria before catching the ferry to Tasmania to visit family and friends for a couple of weeks.

Most of the day was spent finding caches in as many of the LGAs in and around Melbourne as I could. I mainly focussed on puzzles and challenge caches, but also grabbed a few traditionals, multis and a letterbox where I could or It worked better.

This puzzle was solved prior to leaving home in anticipation of my visit. Not difficult once I’d found the right site, but aren’t they all! It was a quick find.

Thanks CJ-Curry for the puzzle and the cache.

I haven't scrolled through the logs, but I'm curious how many finders recognise the word list unaided. About as many as flow like Scribe I'd wager, to use a somewhat dated reference. Anyway, I got the help I needed, made my way through some ungentrified streets to gz, and made a quick find. Thanks CJ Curry and maintenance angels for keeping this one going.

I was able to solve a CJCurry puzzle. Wonders will never cease. Good hide. Log a bit damp but still signable.

Thank you so much yet again cathlud. Sounds like the cache is getting some extra cover - worth pointing out that it's a mint tin (so not a "micro" in the strictest sense) - but I'll leave the D/T as is for now.

Visited today, while in the area, to do some maintenance at the request of the CO.
The previously reported rubbish problem seems to have been cleaned up but nature is taking over the area.

Unfortunately I couldn't get to it myself. Watch this space

I'm hearing that this cache is in need of a little TLC. I'll be visiting in a few weeks, so if I can't get anyone to have a look at it beforehand I'll try and find time to sort it out myself.

Could be that it just needs regular CITO, but it depends on the kind of rubbish that's there. If it's unsafe then I'll likely end up archiving this one as rubbish seems to be a recurring problem at this GZ.

Worked out gz but very unwilling to dig through the garbage to find a micro.

Located GZ but a lot of rubbish and was worried about digging around for micro.

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

Found after a challenging puzzle with help and bit of a search at gz. TFTC.

Way back when I did the caches in this area I had no idea where to start with this puzzle, so I never bothered giving it a proper go. Sat down with Confusedsloth today and found the missing words. From there, the decoding was nice and simple, we checked the coords and got it right in one. Cache ended up being a simple find as well.

Glad to finally knock this one off my list!

My first mystery cache. Looked difficult at first but after a little googling we worked it out. Thanks for the cache!

After a long search. Isaviv 6 March 2018

Thanks to isaviv for doing all the hard work b this one. TFTC

I solved the puzzle quite a while ago but couldn't find the cache. So I thought it was time to revisit it seeing as there was maintenance done since. After another search of GZ the cache was finally in hand. TFTC.

Solved the puzzle quickly using the hint and came to get this the next day tftc

Well I'm stocked to say this is my first 4.0 difficulty. I have to make special mention to Aventurenauts for helping me get the last bit of my puzzle finished. Caches was found safe and sound. Quickly signed and off for our next Find.

This was a little different to the previous CJ-Curry puzzles I have done.

We've been enjoying doing some puzzles lately at home while we have been seeking respite from the heat.

Today was the day to go and collect some... but today was particularly warm! So lots of drive and grabs minimizing the walking. Still managed to clock up an hour of walking all up.

This one had me totally bemused at first , until I checked the hint and consulted my favourite PAF - Mr Google. I certainly don't recall the subject of the hint from the time, but luckily Google's memory is much more solid than mine.

This was a quick find, so so much quicker than Spooky Sounds II which took me a few visits to find!

Thanks for the Puzzle CJ-Curry.. We are slowly making our way through the rest of them. Thanks for keeping us puzzled!

I worked this one out some time last year when this was racking up the dnfs, so I shelved it. Happy days that it has returned, so I wanted to get there before it goes missing again (let's hope not).
I worked out today that driving round the suburbs picking up caches is not the greatest plan on a Friday afternoon in peak hour traffic. My time was mostly driving, a little getting lost, and a little, thankfully, finding caches. I was a bit puzzled at GZ before the clue helped me out. Thanks for the puzzle and the cache cj curry, and thanks to the maintenance crew too.

This was one of the first puzzles that I solved when I started geocaching and for many, many months it just remained in my list of caches to find but I didn't action it. Last year I finally got around to searching for it however I had no luck. I came back a second and third time but still with no luck. I gave up hope of ever finding this, and with CJ Curry in NZ I thought that this might get archived (a shame as any CJ Curry puzzle is hours, days, weeks [,etc] of torment and masochistic fun).

When I saw that it was back on line I was away on a trip but I made it a priority to collect it. It seems that I am not the only one to have that self same idea. There has been a [insert collective noun here] of geocachers patiently waiting for the chance to bag this cache.

This led me to research whether there is a collective noun for cachers...there have been discussions going as far back as 2003 on some of the forums but there seems to be no consensus...examples include:
A hoard of geocachers,
A kitty of geocachers,
A stash of geocachers,
A wealth of geocachers,
A treasury of geocachers,
An accumulation of geocachers,
A conceal of geocachers,
A store of geocachers,
A hide of geocachers.
I personally believe that it should be a compass of geocachers...

Anyway I digress...I really enjoyed the puzzle and it was great to finally turn this into a smiley. TFTC.

OzHockeyChick and I out today picking up some loose ends that needed to be tidied up. Thanks so much to my partner in crime today for helping me with this or I would have never smilied it. Thanks for the cache and thanks for bringing us here.

HUGE thanks to OzHockeyChick for helping with this as it wasn't one I would have conquered on my own. Thanks for bringing us here and thanks for the cache.

1:36 pm #2678
Travelling around today with the Kez half of Papillon4506, ticking off plenty of to-dos, picking up solved puzzles and tying off loose ends.
Pleased to be able to finally turn this into a smiley

It seems I estimated having searched "a good half an hour" last time around. Took about 2.5 seconds to spot it today. I already said I found the puzzle amusing. It's nice to be able to move it to the 'found' column. Thanks CJ-Curry!

Maintenance performed, didn't think to sign the log fellow musketeer! TFTC

SanguineDragonflye has made this one available again.

I'll be there myself within a couple of weeks. Will assess and possibly upgrade before Christmas.

Welp! I hadn't realised this had racked up so many DNFs. Disabling for the moment - I might give this one a rethink.

Apologies...we did not find this cache! Have not even looked for it yet! Inadvertently posted a log for another cache on this site.

Viv worked out the puzzle and found himself almost back to his starting point, our home!,after a long walk! We came to GZ again and made a quick find.TFTC.

Sadly going to have to add to the DNFs. Lots of rubbish, grass clippings etc made the area unsafe to search. Another time hopefully.

A DNF from me too. Had a hunt around the GZ but very conscious of the potential hazards among the rubbish. Will keep an eye on the cache and return when more easily accessible.

First time around, DNF'd. Later found out we were looking in the wrong spot.
Back again today with new information, certain we'd find it this time. Alas, after another half hour of searching through garbage, still no find. Was hoping to finally turn the sad face into a smiley.
With not many puzzles left to pick up in this area, I'm not sure I'll be back.
Oh well. Ce la vie.

I really enjoyed the utter obscurity of the subject matter here. A fun puzzle. GZ however was perhaps the most dispiriting I've ever dealt with. Was sure a needle-stick injury was imminent, but gave it a good half an hour or so anyway, without success. Will watch. Thanks CJ-Curry!

While down in Victoria, visiting the folks for the ANZAC Day long weekend, I decided to investigate some local puzzles. I had solved a few other CJ-Curry puzzles and enjoyed them, so this morning I worked through this one. A fun theme. This afternoon I had the chance to collect, so I headed over to GZ with partner. I must say that the GZ is full of crap, a local dumping ground it seems. Otherwise, the area closer to the river looks a bit more pleasant. With some reluctance, I looked for the cache and came up with the goods. A quick sign and out of there.

Recommend considering moving the GZ and bit further away from its current location. TFTC CJ-Curry

It was rather a dour day and I couldn't convince any member of the family to venture out with me so I ventured out for an afternoon of solo caching.

I had the area to myself and had a good look around. The place is a real dumping ground. After espying I syringe a give up my search.

Headed for the big smoke for a little caching, socialising and fun in the company of skullracing.
Sometimes puzzles just fall together like chocolate melts in the mouth and thankfully this was one of those times. The last part of the puzzle was a joint effort while having a quick stop at Avenel using two forms of modern technology.
We arrived in the vicinity of GZ and with some racket nearby we were thankful that the noise was coming from behind a tall fence. Have to say that GZ was pretty awful and uninspiring due to it being used as a dump zone for rubbish and grass clippings.
Thankfully skullraccing found the cache tucked away nicely, so we did our duties and toddled off back to the car. Thanks for the smilie CJ-Curry

Found with Coruze.

This one was nutted out by young Rinny on the way down to sunny Melbourne, and after a bit of tricky eyephone work while we were having yummy bacon and egg rolls at Avanel, the co-ords presented them selves, so all was left to do was pick it up.
And that brings us to here and now, with young Rinny and Dad being all ninja across to GZ so as not to attract the attention of tweenage party at a house nearby, and after a bit of a tentative search amongst the scattered stuff, the cache was found and we scribbled our names in the log.

Thanks Cj-Curry for the puzzle and cache.

Solved the puzzle a couple of nights ago after a lucky search on Google and went searching for the cache this morning before the heat set in. In 1995 I had only been in Australia 5 years and the puzzle theme was completely unknown to me... Thank you for the cache and for filling more gaps in my Australian culture CJ-Curry.

Finally found on my 3rd attempt! Although the puzzle was challenging, the cache proved more challenging for me. I'm so glad the coordinates were updated but amazed that several people found it before that time since the new coordinates had me searching in a completely different area. Still a lot of rubbish around unfortunately, but the cache was soon found. Being from Bendigo, opportunities to find this one were few and far between, but because I work at La Trobe University's Bendigo campus, I do get to visit the main campus from time to time. Thanks for the puzzle (great puzzle by the way!) and the cache CJ-Curry!

Finally found this one. Thanks to the CO for fixing the coords, it was a quick find on the first day of spring for this cache.

The new co-ords seem pretty much spot on. .
This was a much needed quick find on the way home from work which completes the 2015 road trip souvenirs for me.

I solved this puzzle a few months ago and when I went to load it onto my phone last night I discovered that it had been altered. I rechecked the puzzle and I was on my way today to the new GZ.
A short walk from a sports ground and I was able to find the cache, sign the log and continue on my way to work.
Thanks CJ-Curry for the puzzle and the cache.

Found with carkisser.
TFTC .....

This took forever. Cords are 35m out to the NORTH. tried PAF and contacting CO but no one available. Kept plodding along and poor JSando with a bung knee wasn't loving the movement and pain. Just about to give it up as a bad joke when JSando spotted the little guy. TFTC

Message received - the coordinates are way off, so my equipment must have been errant. I'll try to correct this as best I can, the puzzle will be altered accordingly but it won't be altered much.

Took a slightly different tack with fixing up the coordinates. The puzzle has been altered in one spot only; the geochecker has also been updated to reflect this change.

Co-ords for this one way off but still didn't take to long to find with Prin666cess! TFTC

Coords were way off, but hint helped a bunch. Good find with Sabelais123

Out and about today picking up solved puzzles with half of daznjaneo along for the ride.
First thing we noticed at gz was how much litter there was. Not wanting to pick through all this rubbish without protective gear, we carefully searched around the area to no avail. After reading previous logs, we widened the search area, found a more likely gz, but still no luck. Will watch to see if others can find, then will be back. I cant spend that much time on a puzzle and not find it.

I must admit I almost gave up on this one, but got there in the end. Solved the puzzle, used the updated geo-checker and headed to GZ. There were some motorbikers to avoid, and other joggers, but my main observation was litter. A few obvious spots gave up nothing, and the recent comments looked grim. Just as I was about to give up I tried moving a bit further away and I found it. Probably 25m out from the co-ordinates.

All in all though, good puzzle and well hidden cache! TFTC!

Sorry for the delay. It seems the final coordinates are no more than about 7m out - this may vary a little because there is just enough tree cover at GZ for the signal to bounce (or, at least, it did for me).

If you're unsure whether or not you have the correct coordinates, use the Geochecker - I have checked it and the current iteration is correct.

I solved the puzzle without too much trouble in the end, but when I went to find the cache my GPS led me to a place with a lot of litter scattered around. Because my GPS was bouncing so much and I didn't want to be late for work, I didn't stay long. Because it was a puzzle cache, I'd only entered the coordinates as a waypoint on my GPS so didn't have access to other log entries or the cache description and hint. I now see that the true GZ may have been some distance from where I was searching. I'll be back!

The final coordinates seem to be out by a long way. Not sure why, but I'll have a look into it and fix them up very soon. In the meantime, if anyone wants a description of where the final is, please message me and I'll be happy to let you know.

I had solved this some time ago so I checked my answer before heading out late afternoon. There were a few people around when I started looking. I had no luck at Gz according to my GPS so I started to move further away. There were a few obvious places but I had no luck looking in any of the locations. I rang home and JMelb sent off a message to the CO. As I was on my way home he called back a very short time later. Having described the location I turned back for another look. This time I found the cache - about 50m away from where the GPS was indicating the co-ords should be. Thanks CJ-Curry
GJMMelb

Had a second go at this and found it about 35 metres north of the coordinates I had in my phone. I'm pretty sure I had the right coords but I've made blunders like this before. I was still in the game, however, as I'd had some correspondence with the CO, and he had provided a description of the location. So after a fruitless search at the incorrect GZ, I looked around and saw a few places that matched the description. The closer one was 20 metres away so I looked there first, to no avail. The next choice place was the right place.

Solving the puzzle brought back memories.

Tks CJ-Curry for the prompt response to my messages and for the cache.

I'll admit fault on the geochecker - I looked at it again and saw a typo. Corrected now

I solved this a while ago and the geo-checker said yes. At GZ I couldn't find the cache so I wondered if the cache had been moved by the CO since I solved it. So I checked all my working and got the same answers. Except this time geo-checker said no. I'd come a long way on train and tram and foot, so I thought I would have a good look anyway. Lot and lots and lots of rubbish around, but I couldn't find the cache. I really enjoyed four other CJ-Curry puzzle caches earlier today, so I was hoping for another good experience. Not to be on this occasion. Such is life!

After working it out with a little help from a friend, I went to the location to find the cache. I wasn't encouraged by previous logs but went on anyway. I looked briefly in one spot nearest the coordinates, but didn't really enjoy poking around in the long grass and rubbish in this weather. I then made my way to a likely looking spot, and got excited when I saw something. I grabbed it and what I found was the squashed cache the previous cacher left there. I couldn't get the log out, so I put the cache back where I found it.

Not really sure how to log this one, as I did find a cache, but I don't feel like I found the correct cache. I might return at a later date and have another look.

As you were

Took me a little longer than expected to get back into the area, but I made it. Cache is back up, puzzle is unchanged.

I'm starting to be glad that the cache has survived this long. I'll have a think on this one, though I'd like to keep it active as it is hard to replicate this puzzle now - watch this space.

Cache was out in open and crushed shut (possibly run over by motorbikes? there were some locals riding around on them). I can privately email the CO as to where I put the cache,if needed, since I don't know the correct location.

I solved the puzzle a couple of weeks before coming to Melbourne, and after the conference today decided to go and pick it up. I found it lying out in the open and the container has been crushed shut so try as I might I could not get the log book out. I have photos of the cache though to prove I was here. I don't know exactly where the cache is supposed to live, but 'logged' it near where I found it. TFTC

This ended up being the only one of your puzzles that I'd solved prior to visiting Melbourne that I ended up being anywhere near on a walk around Latrobe. Disappointingly, my GZ which checked correct ended up being on the grassed area edging the rubbish dump mentioned in previous logs. My 8 year old nephew and I sifted through some of the rubbish but weren't successful in locating the micro. Will definitely return to this area without a tired 8 year old to re search for this and the other of your puzzles I have solved when I next visit my Preston relies. Thanks anyway.

Went to check on it thanks to multiple reports of garbage, and a few cachers not being keen on finding it as a result. The area is indeed filthy so I've relocated it to a short distance away. Will reenable once I can properly patch up the puzzle to fit the new coordinates. In the meantime, anyone who has solved the puzzle, email me with your solution and I'll reply with the new coordinates.

Back up now. Lazy solution but the plus side is that the puzzle hasn't changed much. Good luck all!

I solved this quite some time ago, it took a bit of research but I was also a bit lucky and was able to get to the source of the puzzle quickly so after some patient work gathered all of the information required The hide wasn't too hard to locate but man this place is a tip so I was a little reluctant to delve in too far initially... :-\ TFTC and another neat puzzle

This is one of a number of puzzles that I have solved but not gone to find as yet. When trying to solve this puzzle I looked online for a similar word list or information to source the list without success. Not one to be defeated easily, I came back to the puzzle a few days later and read the previous logs. I suddenly noticed something and had that light bulb moment. [^] I did some more research and found the info I needed to work out the missing words in the list. I soon came up with a set of co-ords, which got the tick from the geochecker.

Today I had lunch with a friend close by and as it was such a beautiful sunny day for a walk I thought I would find a couple of caches on the way home. I parked in a nearby street and wandered over to GZ. Having now found several CJ caches I had a pretty good idea what I was looking for. While trying not to stand on the rubbish lying around GZ, I searched an obvious CJ spot. I located the well-hidden cache easily and signed the log at 2:15 pm. TNLN.

Thanks CJ-Curry for a challenging puzzle and another good hide. I must admit that with so much interesting rubbish around I wouldn't expect a muggle to notice this little cache.

[P.S. I am logging this cache a couple of days late and noticed that CJ has changed the position of the cache to avoid the rubbish near GZ - oh well, I did think the rubbish provided good camo and a distraction from the cache (lol)].

Found , CITO required here, TFTC sl

Couldn't search for this cache when I was recently in the area due to the muggles everywhere! Decided to try my luck today and found the well hidden cache, but what a horrible rubbish dump the GZ is. Too much to even carry out in one load.......such a pity as the puzzle was a lot of fun. Thanks for the challenge.

We had solved this cache for the final coords the previous day (nearly the only one of 3) so we put the bikes on the rack and headed over to the creek where there were a few caches we wanted to investigate. We got to GZ roughly only to find there many options and bags of rubbish. After circling and crossing, one of us finally made the fateful discovery at 11:55am. Hard won but TFTC

Another tasty curry dish found quickly after a couple of red herrings. Andca very amusing puzzle. Thanks again for the cache.

Solving this puzzle was a nostalgic experience. No more can be said. Except thanks for the cache.

I headed out with my two boys today for a day of caching around. We mainly cached in the north eastern suburbs through Ringwood to Bundoora, picking up a variety of cache hides and a number of puzzles I had solved that I could finally get out and find. We ended up with thirty finds for the day, including a 'nemesis' cache which I was happy to finally have found. The weather was perfect and the three of us had a great day.
A great puzzle that brought back many memories.
A fav for me and thanks CJ-Curry.

A nice wade through to get it! Rather enjoyed the puzzle! TFTC Siege!

The puzzle had been solved and coordinates written down some time ago, but just hadn't got around to finding the cache! A lovely day for a walk to get to GZ and a well placed cache. Thanks!