#10a - Gourmet Run - Gehrigs Lane Oxley, Victoria, Australia
By BettyBoo3747 on 21-Jan-14. Waypoint GC4XAMP

Have been thinking about doing this for a while now. With a new Gourmet AdLab in place at Milawa I feel it is the right time to archive the Gourmet Series. Thanks to the many finders over the years.

Cache collected.

Nice ride there

Little bit fresh todayTFTC

Got it

I m so silly drive thru pole thanks god soft not hard.

Cycling the Gourmet Trail today and finding a few caches along the way!
TFTC!

We decided to head south with albida33, Joolay, Kitty Katch, Fitzy_1965 and MinnieK to tackle the Wangaratta area. With half of our team out collecting the WCT Challenge trail, the injured one went in search of some easy grabs to pass the time.
After doing a few solo it was time to go pick up Fitzy_1965 and MinnieK from their camping spot. Then we set out to pick up more caches along our journey to then meet up again with the rest of the crew after they had finished the challenge walk.

This was one of the caches along our journey. No issues with this one. Signed and moved on.

Thanks to the troupe for letting us tag along on this weekend adventure, we had a great time.

Thanks for the hide BettyBoo3747

Day 1

With a long weekend in Canberra this weekend, Fitzy_1965 and I headed back to Wangaratta with several other cachers to clean up some areas we didn’t get to whilst at the recent Mega.

Fitzy_1965 and I left home early and got to Wangaratta late morning. We met up with FurfacesLL and did some caching before we were to meet up with albida33, Joolay & kittykatch.

We had a great afternoon caching then all headed into Wangaratta for a great dinner at a pizza bar. Lots of great discussion about caching and our next adventures.

All caches were found quickly and easily unless otherwise mentioned. Thanks to the CO for placement and maintenance.

27,171. Found with minniek and FurfacesLL at the start of our Post-MEGA Wangaratta visit.

After the wonderful Mega we had in Wangaratta in January this year, there were still many caches left to find. A bunch of us Canberra Region Cachers decided that they certainly deserved another visit to try and knock them off. minniek and I - arriving late morning today - were last to arrive with the others journeying down yesterday to do the Challenge Series walk early this morning. We claimed our camping spot at Oxley Reserve, then headed out to start our caching spree. This was the first of many. I have done a few of this series in the past, so it was nice to collect a few more. Quick find at GZ. Signed / Stamped log as appropriate, replaced the cache as found, then headed off to the next one on our list.

Thanks BettyBoo !! Always a pleasure doing your caches !

On the hunting trail again with SeasonedBird. I’ll leave the more interesting detailed log to Mrs Geo (aka: SeasonedBird, Salty Chook, the Old Boiler, Old Chook, Dirty Bird or Angry Bird) because she writes so much more eloquently than I and usually has much more time to do so while I’m driving. It’s a great day for caching. TFTC BettyBoo3747
Find #8475

Found out caching with Wollaston following a great MEGA event at Wangaratta Mega.

Container condition good
Log condition lots of room

Thanks to CO’s for taking time to set out and maintain hides and for showing us your very special part of the world

Log signed in first open spot with stamp

TFTC BettyBoo3747

Find # 6067

Headed out before it got too hot to log the Ned Kelly letterboxes. Still have one of the helmet caches out of reach and now also a tree climb Letterbox Car is nice ‘n dusty and stood in a muddy puddle. Nice to see the grass has been slashed on the verge Rounded out the morning with 30 finds

This had me running all over the place. Mobi settled at 4m and spotted the cache,

TFTC BettyBoo

Moved from Wangaratta showgrounds following the end og the Mega 21, and returned to Brown Brothers for an overnight stay and to get the bikes out and ride around the area and see what we could get. Reasonably cool morning with an ocassional shower, but not enough to get wet, plus a few more klm on the bikes.

TFTC BettyBoo3747
Total Cache Finds 12192,

Find No: 8344. Visiting from Newcastle, attending the Wangaratta MEGA, thanks for the cache BettyBoo3747!!

Found as we explored more of the area after enjoying time at the Mega, thanks for bringing us here and TFTC and the fun

Wangaratta Mega trip Day 2. It has taken quite some time to get this trip going so it is a great feeling to be on the road for a great weekend away with great caching with friends and new friends. Today was a day in two parts. I spent the morning with Nibbletricecakes, Gliss! & Smitten Granny doing as many of the city LAB caches as possible. So much variety there. We did a few of the caches we came across along the way. The after noon we were joined by Fitzy_1965 & MinnieK and headed down to Glenrowan to do the Ned Kelly caches. We also did the labs in Glenrowan before heading back to Wangaratta for a few high D/T caches. This was a great way to spend the day before the Mega !

The day started as I headed in from Oxley for the first event.

Thanks for the cache BettyBoo3747

34807.1 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & Geocaching HQ Lackey 2021 Amo Can A#447

**Albida**

Found by Mary in company with cprass. Finally some sun. Our thanks to BettyBoo3747.

Today was a leisurely run from Gundagai to Milawa where we hiare camped in Brown Bros free camp. We are on our way to the Wangaratta Mega event but I am anticipating some long hard days there so I am trying not to wear Pa out beforehand. Afterall, he is more a muggle than a cacher.

Apologies BettyBoo for the mostly generic log but when I can remember something particular about each cache that will be noted. Nearly all logs were signed SG rather than Smittengranny. Thanks for placing, adopting and maintaining these caches which add to our fun.

Thanks for the hint which helped to narrow the GZ for me.

Found by c-pprass in the company of Mary maccamob while touring the area for some wines, cheeses, olives, and enjoying the wonderful scenery.
We had a bit of trouble locating this cache and eventually found it with our GPSr's (one phone and one dedicated GPSr) showing 10 metres.
Thanks BettyBoo3747.

In Wangaratta for the Mega, we traveled over early so we could get some local caching in. After stowing the shop in a storage shed so it wasn't bouncing around in the back of the car we set up in the caravan park and then set out to cache! This took a bit longer than it should have, our coords where about 10m out, so we went old school and just checked everywhere that it could be based on the hint. TFTC

# 14154 Found and logged at 10:55:00 AM
At present in Everton for a couple of weeks before the Wangeratta Event
Not mutch caching today too wet
Thanks for the cache BettyBoo3747
Lgoody

I’m ducking home for a few days to check on the menagerie of animals we have before going back up to Punka to continue our holiday leading up to the Wang Mega.

So hot today that the kids said it wasn’t a good day to be a black cow. I checked a few wrong spots before my son made the easy find.

Thank you for the cache here BettyBoo3747

TFTC!

A nice quick find, thank you.

It has been years since I visited the NE and today I tackled a huge variety of caches including puzzles, letterboxes, cycle caches and these gourmet caches which have been around for years.
Not a big red wine fan but a quick find was made of the mint tin here.
Thanks BB

On a cold and windy afternoon while working from
Home, what better way to enjoy a lunch break than with a quick drive and a cache! TFTC

tftc

dnf

Quick find. Needed to be the sun disappeared

Just when we thought the sun was out to warm us up, away it goes again. It’s the wind that is freezing, but us geocachers would never let a chilly wind deter our quest to find more caches!!!!
SL TFTC

Rex and I headed to Wandiligong to catch up with a former work colleague[^]
By the time we got there, everyone had a late lunch as it was about 3pm and I had only stopped for 1 cache find[?]
After lunch, I took Carolin and her sister Helen out to find the traditional cache at the Big Trees[^] then we dropped Helen back at the house[^] while Carolin and I went back out to find the Chinese swing bridge multi[^]
Once we dropped Carolin back, Rex and I found 4 more caches for the total of 7 finds today.
We then slept at the Snowy Creek Picnic Ground[^][|)] close to a cache that I had found in April 2015

Only a few more of this series left, so hopefully I'll find them all before I head back to Adelaide again for good[^]
A quick find here and then back on the road to Wandi[^]

TNLN. SL. TFTC BettyBoo3747

Out and about to do a few caches while staying at Oxley reserve. Tftc

In Oxley for the weekend. A few cache's between visiting wineries and olive places. Went to the winery here. Tftc.

A quick find on my way home TFTC

A nice side track as travelling down Snow Rd. TFTC

Thanks!

Found with Lazdaz on 06/01/2021

Found with Anne Therese TFTC 06/02/2021

Quiet area. Out to continue and finish the series before we go home. Enjoyed the drive around the country side stopping and starting looking for caches. Great to have a goal of achieving a series. TFTC.

Quick grab! TFTC

Bit tricky but got it

TFTC!

Got it

Found it with happy barking dogs keeping a watch on us

Catnap777 & OZREG formed a team on 10 May 2020.
Logging FOUND Caches as individuals on approximately same dates since 07 July 2019, this
is one of those found Caches, and backdated as shown.

Team OZCAT out and about area on a fantastic WET DAY. Most needed rain. Tyfc0

On a mission towards reaching my 1000th cache in my first 12 months of caching. Team OZCAT needing a break during a busy caching day

Keep looking it is there

A few weeks ago I looked at my tally and thought I would struggle to crack 1000 caches for the year. But a consolidated effort over the last few weeks and more than I expected on the recent work trip numbers suddenly things looked positive - had a few calendar holes to fill and some potential trips to get the last 22 required. However when the offer was made to visit Milawa for lunch and the suggestion of taking two cars so that I could go geocaching afterwards was made I jumped at the opportunity. So after morning tea at Brown Brothers and lunch at the cheese factory I parted ways with the rest of the family (I took the geohound) and started on the caches around town. 23 caches (and 1 DNF) later the magic number was reached and now the challenge is to beat last years total.
Next on to Oxley to collect more of the Gourmet series. Parked on the corner and walked over. Hunted around and the cache was found not exactly where I was initially looking. All good with the cache.
TFTC BettyBoo3747

Doing an end of winter cleanup and see a few missed logs so apologies. Always remember these ‘off the main road’ caches and it was a surprisingly grand and lovely setting. TFTC

Took a bit of searching to find.

to log

A day out with Happy pants, picking up some out on the back roads around the Milawa area. Some great finds and different containers found, while having a great day out together.

Found this and signed the new log sheet.

Thanks BettyBoo3747 for all the effort of placing the cache for us to find and doing the maintenance to keep it in play
9813

Called past today to check the container. Swapped container over and left a new log - Rite-in-the-Rain paper in a plastic bag. All good here.

All good now.

Tftc. Found but extremely wet log. Photo as proof we were here sent in maintenance log.

Very wet log- container possibly letting in water.

Putting this one out of action until I can do maintenance.

Found while out on a caching trip up through Benalla and Wangaratta, the Winton Wetlands and some tough caches on Mt. Buffalo
Thanks for the cache.

The first task of the day was to get myself to the Everton General Store by 8:00am to rendezvous with Nigel from the Bike Hire Company (great guy great service) from who I was hiring a bicycle. Mission accomplished with a few quick finds along the way. Cheers and TFTC

Tftc

Tftc

Today we have headed out to find all of the Gourmet Run caches so that we could find the final so that we could collect the unloved. Some where easy to find, some we struggled with but we got there in the end. SL TFTC

Took us a bit to find this one. Very well hidden. TFTC.

Tricky, nearly gave up, but found yahh. The dogs got a bit excited

Found it, nice hide

On our two month travelling trip through Austrialia, we are enjoying all the wonderful places and scenery. We will stop on the way to visit some nice caches as well. This one we could find.

BettyBoo3747 TFTC !
GeoGroet uit Alphen aan den Rijn (NL)
GvdP's founds: 4176

Nice hide. TFTC

Another quick find thankfully .... day was getting a tad hot ...the shade was appreciated. TFTC

Tftc

A 5.30am start today to get into Wangaratta by 6.00am. Muggle son from Melbourne participating in the Police Legacy bike ride, Wanga to Melbourne, and we wanted to wave him off, and take some photos. Driving with the group as far as Greta, we finally lost the bikes and started caching. We decided we would cache until our legs dropped off, or became so tired that we had to stop. Or eat.

Oh boy, did this one have a tough magnet.

Thanks for maintaining these purple caches Betty Boo

Logbook replaced on maintenance run.
Ready to be found.

A nice sunny winter day out so I decided to get amongst it and find a few local caches.
Quick find

TFTC BB

Not where we were expecting it to be , ended up setting the neighbouring dogs barking before we found it
TFTH

A caching day whilst the kids are at school with the Wackyweedos and The Clazzas, exploring the Milawa, Oxley and Wangaratta area. The main aim was to pick up the Gourmet Run series with a few extras thrown in. A great variety of hides found.

Road tripping with Mrs Stevo & MrsClazza picking up the Gourmet Run series on a very wintery day...Barking dogs hindered our efforts here slightly. Fortunately MrsClazza found it pretty quick. Tftc. Chasing hidden creatures.

Tackled this series with The Wackyweedos and The Stephenson’s 5. Enjoyed a day of caching. Dogs weren’t too impressed when we were looking for that one.

Quick find while holidaying at Glenrowan.TFTC

Barking dogs nearly spoilt out find.
Spending a family day out & about caching.
TFTC
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Everton Day 3
Today we headed to Wangaratta to do some caching.
I dropped Bill off to ride his bike along the OCM trail.
I had orgainised myself a route that included puzzles that I had worked out before leaving home & a few other on the way to pick up point.
We returned home vis the gourmet run.
Thanks for placing this cache BettyBoo3747

Found by The Empire
Cruising north, toward the '1 Month to' event in Wangaratta, in convoy with Snap Happy and Happy Pants. Finding myself solo again, I decided to knock off some more of these Gourmet Run caches. Completing the Gourmet Run series a few years back, I was pleasantly surprised to see some new ones to find. Thanks for the cache BettyBoo3747.
- M

Easy to find, dogs not happy

Found it

Heading home.
Picking up a few caches along the way and having a bit of time out from driving.
TFTC

Found it. Quick find for our 18th find of the day

On our way home after caching around the Wangaratta/Myrtleford area and on out list of caches was this one, which we found along the way.

Thanks for the cache placement and for bringing us here.

A quick and easy find as we cache our way through the area today with mcsee&petal. Thanks for bringing us here and thanks for the cache.

We will try for all the series over the next day or so.

I was on leave so plans were made to head to the Beechworth area with My good Mate the Roostaman, The weather turned nasty over night and today was a rather wet day driving around between Myrtleford to Milawa. Thanks BettyBoo3747 for the cache.

**# 15145** Found on an absolutely excellent week long adventure with Rebel Acts.
A slightly wet day for another drive around from Myrtleford to Milawa.
Thanks for the cache BettyBoo3747,
***Roostaman***

Check

Swung by this for a quick find. Wish I had time to sample all these gastronomic delights tftc BB

A wonderful trip to Wangaratta with becca85, neisha07 & GemmaSistema.
We had a great time searching for caches and exploring. TFTC!

I had so much fun on our little roadtrip!
Me, boo09, becca85 & GemmaSistema headed to Wangaratta for the night.
Day 1 was huge with 50 finds, lots of which were at night by torchlight- we even got bogged!
Day 2 we got rained out in the end but still had an enjoyable day.
Thanks for some great caches in great company!

School holidays mean that myself and my two kids (ages 5 & 7) go caching with becca85 and her two kids (ages 6 & 8 - or boo09 and neisha07). We normally do a big day out around home (Ballarat way), but we are running out of spots. These holidays we decided to head north and stay a night and cache in and around Wangaratta. After dumping our stuff at the motel we headed out for an afternoon of fun around Oxley/Milawa way. An easy find here and o to the next! Many thanks

School holidays are upon us which means Team Clarmensma (myself, GemmaSistema, boo09, neisha07 as well as Ad + Luke) is formed yet again as we target another area of beautiful country Victoria.
This time we decided on an over night road trip to Wangaratta. Meeting up in Violet Town, we headed straight to Wang and our motel where we dumped our belongings and headed straight off for an arvo of caching. Lots of great finds, a stop for lunch on the side of a lonely dirt road followed by some more caching until it got dark and we decided we should probably feed the children again.
A pub dinner and off we went again with torches and another layer of clothes each. A few stops in and we managed to get ourselves bogged but were promptly saved by some nice CFA gentlemen. The adventure never stops! Finally after a DNF and we were all soaking wet we decided to head back to the motel for a Milo. A great day out exploring a region I had never visited before. TFTC!

I had mum navigating to this one but (instead of waiting for directions) I just turned off a street too early. Once at the correct location the find was fairly quick with very accurate coords (as there have been for all of this series). A fun find. TFTC

A great day for geocaching and success enthuses us because we often get dnfs. Soon on the spot here and a limited number of options. However geowife is really good at this game and so she worked it out speedily, we signed the log and off to the next one. Thanks for all your efforts in keeping this series running.

Was not very far from co ordinates. Spotted easily from a standing position. A nice quiet spot to search without any muggles around. Tftc.

TFTC!
Found with Shellumbus and RedLeader&Fox2.