M8 Nerrina, Victoria, Australia
By Wanderers on 07-May-02. Waypoint GC558C

No response from owner. If you wish to repair/replace the cache [red]in the next couple of months[/red], just contact us (by email), and assuming it meets the current guidelines, we'll be happy to unarchive it.

Being one of the last to see this cache in action I went back to confirm if it is gone and can Sadly say that it is no longer with us

The cache appears to be in need of owner intervention. I'm temporarily disabling it, to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary. Please respond to this situation in a timely manner (i.e., within 30 days) to prevent the cache from being archived for non-responsiveness.

I too wasted my time on this one today.
It really has no saving grace in interesting location, clever hide, etc so it should be archived and cleared off the data base.
Ian
Team Ladava

It won't get replaced by the cache owners, so it should be archived.

Had another try at this one with two geokids and familiarity with all the previous posts. GPS was a bit all over the place but despite searching all around, still could not find it. Given that it is one star difficulty, I wonder if it is still there . Perhaps the owner could check?

Had a quick look but I didnt have my hopes up after reading the previous few logs, I guess I need to be added to the DNF list

Didn't found this one. I performed for at least 4* but no luck. It's a bit hard to believe those terrain *-s mentioned here , maybe that was my problem.

Would have loved to have found this cache, it's been around for a while, it's a cool spot and a friend used to live in the houses just above this section of freeway. Everybody says the coordinates are out, I took notice of that, used whitejaegar's updated coordinates, had a good look around but didn't see it. Three DNF in a row means good luck to whoever goes down there next

We didn't even know this patch of bushland existed! Lots of erosion I guess it's a forgotten place. The recent downpours have the creek running briskly. We looked all around with one Karate Kid but had no success. Maybe another time...

We scrambled around for quite a while and didn't find this one. Must need more practice - will try again another time...

found on 2nd attempt, both mine and turtlesedge gpsr's had us looking in the wrong spot

Found on 2nd attempt in the company of borrie869.
Very hard to find, our GPS coords were off 10 metres.

Found 03/03/10 by 42below
Took: tiny light bulb
left: Smoke Alarms Save Lives torch

TFTH

Found by Nalhcal (of team 42b) 28/02/10
TNLN TFTC!

Took us two attempts at this cache. Found lots of mozzies a few days ago and today found cache with a bit of assistance. Took jeep travel bug. Geokids came and loved the climbing through the creek bed.

[This entry was edited by BPJTHillas on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 8:31:35 PM.]

A succesfull find, we entered by the correct side and didn't have to contend with the creek however...coordinates are out by 17 meters. T: Travel Gnome Geocoin L: pirate coin TFTC

Please don't try to find this cache in shorts and thongs like somebody I know (Dress appropriately)!! Amazing place to find a cache in the middle of Western Hwy. Finally found cache after a few bruises and scrapes. Not geo-kid friendly!! Left two trackable items. TFTC.

Please don't try to find this cache in shorts and thongs like somebody I know (Dress appropriately)!! Amazing place to find a cache in the middle of Western Hwy. Finally found cache after a few bruises and scrapes. Not geo-kid friendly!! Left two trackable items. TFTC.

Well I went in the same way as McAdies, but went on the wrong side of the creek, and ended up falling and taking my knee cap off. That's all part of caching!!! whats a bit of blood between friends. TFTH...SL...TNLN

This cache has been on the to do list for nearly 3 years. The countless times we have driven past it finally got to us and we parked on Doodts Rd and walked the easy 200m to the cache.
Unlike others have reported the cache does not need another log book as all of the reverse pages are blank so just use one of those. It should last for years to come if you do that.
Thanks Wanderers for the cache. Took the Geocoin to move on.

#11
Wow. I really didn't expect that in the middle of the freeway!
Found the cache reasonably easily, great place for the hide.
T: Lux Travel Bug
L: Flutterby Geocoin

Found with r_j_m.
Pretty easy to find (although I have to admit we overshot the mark at first and started looking where we THOUGHT it might be! Lesson learnt - follow the GPS coords, not your own opinion of where you think it would be hidden!)
L: Nan's Flutterby coin. TFTC!

Found today as our last cache of the day. This cache really desperately needs a new log book. We where forced to log on the front of the logbook.
T=Bouncy Ball
L=Travel Bug and Eraser
TFTC

at last to have this one of the list i have been so close several times.
on the way home from being in Melbourne for the City Circle Scramble With Skippy&Lambchops And Four-fun what a great weekend was had

found it the second time out there staring me right in the face
took gizmo
TFTC

Found @ 1700 on our way home from a funeral in Elmhurst. Quick find and signed back cover of log as it is full.

TNLNSL TFTC

On our way home to Bendigo with Toyah Mary. We followed the GPS having no paperwork with us and believe me, we went about it the hard way. We were parked up high and our finders climbed over the top and down a big slope while the mothers amongst us stayed at the top with the smaller 2 children. After losing sight of them we resorted to using modern technology to phone the finders and find out where they were. They had found the cache and were very pleased with themselves. The log book is full and they resorted to signing the back of the back cover. TFTC.
Left the Gizmo Geocoin.
~ Crazy Creels.

Really needs a new log book. This one is full to overflowing.

it was not really hide well, easy find

Found at 5.15pm. A reasonably easy find at the end of a long day of caching around the town. TNLN Ta

Tried in the AM, then found it on way home after working in Ballarat. TFTC, TNLNSL

First go at this cache, and again after exploring much more territory than required the cache was found. Must have walked right past it.

TFTC,.

Bit of a run-around to claim this one. First time - ran out of light. Second try, ran out of time. Third try - had plenty of time but didn't need it. Found it reasonably quickly tackling it from the other direction, having been convinced previously that it was elsewhere. TNLN. Squeezed one more signature into the logbook. It's a bit full. Obviously a popular cache. Many thanks.

FOUND TEAMRAV NO.1 FOR THE DAY, TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO LOCATE, GREAT LOCATION TNLNSL

Found at 1255. Parked in a nearby court about 100m away, hopped over the barriers and went down to GZ. As I came in from the other side, searched around on the lower level before heading up for a nice find.

TNLN. TFTC.

Found this one after a second try. Was on the wrong side first time. Adelaide to Melbourne. Thanks.

2nd time lucky. Much easier when you come in from the Melbourne bound lane. TNLN

Found today after stopping (perhaps) where I shouldn't have!!!
The co-ords led me to within 10 meters, and luckily, I was on the correct side of the freeway!!!
If we weren't into caching, would anyone but the council even know that this place existed?!?!
Find # 293
T:novelty Pen L:worker, fozzycard and an Aussie flag
Thanks for this cache!!!

My 4th find at 3:05am
This was my last find before hitting the sack
Thanks Wanderers

Thanks for the cache Wanderers.
Found this one on a quick lap of Ballarat to get the kids out of the house for a little while.

Although it was a little boggy after recent rain we managed to park well off the freeway. Geoteen 1 headed off and into the scrub while I grabbed the GPS and backpack...by the time I was about to cross the Melbourne bound lanes Geoteen 1 emerges out of the scrub with cache in hand...talk about Geosense!!!!

Took: Bart Simpson Skateboard figure
Left: Lanyard & Plastic USA toy Police badges

I retook the coordinates as a few people seemed to be having problems with the location.

My coordinates are:
S37 32.338
E143 52.978

Signed the log...
Thanks again Wanderers.

Located with VKC1SR after pretending to be a speed camera! Didn't take us very long at all but I'd hate to have to come in from the other side! (Good thing we'd gone past and had to come back!) TNLNSL - TFTC!

Found today at 1232.

3rd of 11 for the day in company of Suitman.

Great spot.. but a bit concerned about stopping on the Freeway.

Took - NIL
Left - NIL

Thanks for the cache,

VKC1SR

Seeing where this cache lay I thought a nice early pre-dawn raid might be a good idea
All went well until I neared GZ. I didn't have the benefit of the previous logs to draw upon. After a brief search it became obvious that a bit of mud was going to get involved
I found the cache in the obvious spot that I had been eyeing for the last 15minutes but couldn't get to easily.
At least there was plenty of daylight now for the return leg to the bridge and geomobile parked nearby [:o)]

Hehe, this was no problem after reading previous logs. I came from the Melbourne bound lane and while my coordinates were 12m out, the cache was found without hassle. I saw a magpie giving a fox a hell of a time, repeatedly swooping it until the fox sought shelter in the scrub.

Thanks,

R - B

I have found this cache as part of JADE004, but have now created my own separate account (therefore I am not shown in the log book under this username).

Back again for another go. After a good fifteen minutes of climbing up, down and around as we had previously done a few months ago, Geodaughter was onto it. Thank goodness. Took compass, motorbike and left two bendy pencils. It always seems obvious AFTER you find it. TFTC.

First of 20 finds on a cicumnavigation of Ballarat. Parking seemed a problem and GPS was a bit out in the trees but eventually found without drama. Thanks Wanderers

Had to leave work early, so took the chance to look for this one in the most light we have had the chance to.

This was one of the harder ones to find, once taken into account the GZ being out by approx 10-15 metres.

Only logged the visit, TNLN.

Mr CanClan

Many eyes and many minutes spent searching to no avail. Will try again another day.

Great place for a cache. I drove that road everyday and never knew what was even there. Searched for ages and ages, climbed, searched, climbed and searched some more, all to no avail. We will return though. Thanks Wanderers for a real challenge

Search without success, we did not have a printout re the 15m off thing, so will take it with us next time.

We too found the cache to be about 10-15m NW of GZ. (after we exhausted all hidey holes at GZ). An easy find once we got there though. Dropped off a TB.

Didnt find it this time, but we will try again! Very tough terrain!!!!

Took us a couple of goes at this one but we got it this time.
TNLNSL
mjpp

found it at last, not really that hard when you find it, pretty obvious, tnlnsl tftc. srickard and friends

Previous logs had me wondering how hard this is. Not that hard in reality! I too found the cahce about 10 metres NE of gz but in a very obvious geocaching hide when there are not actually not that many around. Took me about 5 minutes. T erasor, L dog. thaks Wanderers.

Found by EchoZero - very interesting place, it'd be nice with water in it.

Early in the morning is a good time, easy to cross the freeway.

this one is very tricky.....we hunted for 30 minutes and found a few likely spots but found nothing, oh well we shall return again

fuond after about 17 month of looking this cache was the 3rd one i ever played hide and seek with. and till now it had been winning.

thanx for the help roundcircel.

What better way to end a day meeting with other geocachers about a non-geocaching project than to go geocaching - very easily persuaded, especially when hearing the problems Roundcircle had been having.

Instead of asking "Have you looked here?" on arrival at GZ, then skipping looking there when the reply was "Yep", we could have saved 20 minutes looking everywhere else, as the Chewinprickles help line call quickly focused the search, but it was the glint off the container that exposed the cache while we were talking.

So that's my one for September... letting the local caches build back up so I can go for 300 in a month soon.

Thanks TNLN.

Finally found it. I looked up trees and down holes. Left and right. East and West. Down the bottom and up the top. To no avail. Then I was able to enlist some help from Partic. After another short search we gave a help line a call to give us a hint.

With the hint the cache was spotted straight away.

In fact the cache was hidden where I thought it should have been. And once spotted the signs were obvious. I think it was hidden about 15m NW of where my GPS said GZ was.

Great container. Everything was really dry.

TNLNSL

Thanks for the Cache

No luck with this one. Stumbled around for a while, hurt my knee etc but no good. It'll have to wait till my next visit to Ballarat..

Round & round then up and down is probably a good way of describing my experiences here!
Took a while to find a suitable approach to GZ area so spent some time driving around it. Then once I finally reached GZ (on foot!) the sat loc was terrible so I went up and down - back and forth for about 20 mins before finally locating the cache. Final GZ was out by 13m for me. However at one stage I was 50m away and GPS was saying 2m to cache!!!
That said I had heaps of fun doing this cache. Its definately a little different from most.
Took a tank, left a keyring/compass/whistle thingy to help others find there way back out of here
Cheers, thanks for the adventure.
PS cache is still in good condition.

Searched all over the place. Others have said the co-ords are up to 15 meters off, which leaves lots of ground where it might be.

Interesting site, that is quite dangerous to get too. I think the kids would be safer hunting the cache than left in the car on the freeway.

fOUND Easter mon at 10.00am after a bit of searching around trees on both sides of creek.Finally got after 10 mins ,put in clips and rubbers-took bubble tobe.Thanks to Wanderers for the unusual M8 stop location no one will ever muggle !!

Found by head chef today on the way to work in ballarat look around then had to call the acts to youth hotline.
got a hint and head chef found the goods!

thanx wanderers for the cache

Was here today with Oenze who has looked for this one without success before. Today we did it without too much trouble. Cant remember the swaps, I think Oenze did them anyway its done and thanks indeed.

Found at 4:10pm Accompanied by Chewinprickles.
7th out of 10 finds for the day.
This is my second try to find this one and I knew with Chewinprickles as a team mate
we would succeed and indeed we did.
In:- Can Opener, Out:- Mondo, Signed Log.
Thanks Wanderers....

Dear Wanderers,

I logged your cache today at 5:00pm as the twentyfifth cache of thirty four on our Ballarat and Beyond Cache Bash with Dak and Embi. Yet another cache that both the others had already found on previous visits but running ahead of time on where we thought we'd be, they threw this one in as another extra for me. We had to stop the car here as we thought we'd heard a noise. It turned out just to be a cache in the bushes. I got a big hint to say I was on the wrong level before gradually circling back around for the find. Thanks for the cache.

Kind Regards,

D B-A

found @ 11:35
Its certainly all about parking or leaving your bike on the correct side of the creek,
TNLN
Thanks Pyreneese Kid
Cheers Highrod

Was great to finally catch up with Ian, as it turned out we'd been one step behind him all morning! Took a while to find but with a little wisdom from Ian we all stmpled across the cache.

Took: small roll of tape
Left: Army tank pencil sharpener.

Found @ 12:50

What do you think are the chances of bumping into another person in a remote area such as this? Well I met a very nice couple of (new) geocachers while I was searching.

I was fortunate to find the cache first!

TN & can't remember what I left.

Found at 19:40. I was not going to park on the freway so I navigated my way to Doodts road I was able to walk down the medium strip from this location. The GPS was going silly at this location. The Cache was located 15m from GZ thanks.

Team members include Keymaster, Queen of Hearts & Diceman.

Found at 10.30am our 1st cach for the day.

We weren't to keen on stopping where we did, being the weekend the traffic was very busy.Queen of Hearts stayed in the car and the boys went to find this one. She had to give a good cover story just in case Mr police man wanted to give us a fine.Boys were back in no time an easy find, dropped off dicemans first TB.

TN
L: Sovereigh TB

took two goes to find this one must have driven past this spot hundreds of times and never knew the creek was there

Found by Bevfre 12.15pm left beefre took small dinosaur
Thanks Wanderers , found the cache on our way to Melbourne

Having driven by here to many times to remember, today was our first opportunity to stop and do this cache.
Having seen there was 2 way to reach this cache we tossed a coin and got the right side. The cache was ours after a brief search.
TN/LN, very interesing place.
Many thanks Wanderers.
Regards Mr. Coffee and the MI5 Clan.

We found this one today with our "+1".
This is the second time we tried this one, so we were more prepared.
Deano stood next to the spot a couple of times before Jase looked in the right spot.
Although we parked illegally on the side of the freeway, it still felt good to clear off one of the local caches we couldn't find.
Took watch
Left Kids Sunglasses

1.00pm
Found by Roma and Max.
Traffic all around as we tried to decide which side was the right side!
Took: Scratchies Keyring.
Left: Mondo Figurine.
Thanks Wanderers.
from Romax.

Thank goodness this one only took us 5 minutes to locate. We were on our way to Beaufort for the night and have been meaning to do this cache for some time, but have always found that it was either dark or we had spent a big day somewhere else and wanted to get home as quickly as possible. So at 5.45pm with only 30 min. daylight left, we pull off the highway directly opposite GZ. Got out of the wagon and walked straight into a chasm!. Great - now we see why it has been difficult to find in the past. GPSr was surprisingly unsure where we were, so after 3 minutes, we looked a little bit further and found the cache at 5.55pm. Even after 5 min. averaging at the cache, the GPSr showed 15 meters distance to GZ. Took: Magic puzzle, Left: marker tape.
Thanks Wanderers - we said hello as we passed the turn off to your town.

Looked around for near on 30 minutes on both sides of the creek. PLenty of rain today, and plenty of slumped ground. Unfortunately we had to head back to Mt Gambier, and so called it quits. Seems like we haven't been the only ones having trouble with it. Not to worry... we'll be back.
Thanks Wanderers
BB

great spot for a cache.

on a freezing cold and wet afternoon, on the way home from halls gap, i stopped for this one.

i dived into the bushland, and headed after the cache..

3 creek crossings later, wet feet, and feeling grumpy i gave up and headed back, checking on final spot before i left... HURRAH!

tnln

Stopped by here thinking I could do a quick drive by. However I got to GZ and didn't find the cache in any of the obvious places. Also it appears a small landslip has occured right at the GZ which I suspect may have buried the cache. (see attached photos). Anyway I didn't look all that hard based on that assumption..

Attacked this one as a first attempt for the day on the way back to Adelaide.

No luck - we thought we looked in all the obvious places, but maybe we didn't.

Thanks - who'd have known there was any nice places in the middle of the road.

Out for a day of caching with the two girls J (12) and G (4), we approached this cache from the East as out third for the day.
We pulled over to the side of the road and I made a quick dash into uncharted territory. A few minutes later I left said territory and headed back to car, terribly uncomfortable with leaving the girls in the car.
We headed further West and then back East to see if there was a better vantage point from this side. Nope.
Taking note of previous logs we decided to approach via the overpass (at least then we wouldn't be parked on the side of the freeway). Crossing the barrier we headed East along the middle of the reserve, trying not to be noticed by the traffic. Once at GZ, the trees provided adequate cover, although I'm pretty sure that walking and caching along this type of area would be frowned upon by Mr. Plod if he happened by.
Quite a long time was spent at the cache site, searching, searching, searching. Nada. Up, down, nothing. East, West, nothing.
Feeling extremely frustrated at not being able to find a difficulty 1 cache and still feeling like we shoudn't be here, we were just about to pack up when I spotted a 'rubber sealing ring' lying on the ground. A few steps away (luckily I didn't go over the edge) and the cache was in hand at 1:23pm. Phew!
We took a Panda and left a Bouncy Ball and a Dinosuar.
Another cache to add to our list for the day.

I found it with just a little help from the geocacher Hotline (Maccamob), I spent quite sometime looking at the bottom of the obvious area. Then it turns out that my GPS wasn't lying to me afterall and had me literally standing on top of the cache.

TNLNSL.. thanks for the cachechase

Nice spot to stop for a wee. But use your hazards as the trucks wiz past real close. Found after a short search. Sat lock was flaky so use your instincts from the clear sky bit. I think the Astro rating could go up one a half on each category.

Thanx Wanderers. Amazing this spot exists in such tranquillity so close to the business end of Ballarat.

Clear skies
John

Easy to find

6th of 7 attempts today in the Ballarat area. Visiting from Pittsburgh, PA, USA and traveling around Victoria. Although we felt a little funny doing it, we pulled over on the M8 motorway at the appropriate spot. Fortunately the visibility was good and the traffic was very light. Crossed the road quickly and zeroed in on the cache within 5 minutes. TNLNSL. Thanks!

I got to this cache via an overpass, not from the freeway. I’m not sure whether this way was better or not. I found it after about 40 minutes of searching – the GPS continually changed where it thought ground zero was. When I finally found the cache it said that GZ was 11 metres away. In finding the cache I managed to get my foot caught while climbing up a 3 to 4 metre bank. I was within sight of the cache too. I was really scared of falling, particularly with my foot still caught, but after about 3 minutes, much loss of skin from my shin and a lot of adrenaline, I managed to get it out with my body remaining relatively intact.

TNLN

I guess I should thank the Wanderers,

Peter

Found at 14:55hr as with most before us had trouble pinpointing gz. Gave up using the GPS and relied on our instincts. Did find it was a lot easier if you come at it from the right side of the freeway.
Took magnetic picture frame left pulling strings.
Thanks

I thought I'd do this one on the way up to Creswick for Excel Yourself.

Like almost everyone before me, I had horrendous trouble getting a proper fix on the GZ.

I searched the A side of the gully to no avail, then the GPSr seemed to indicate the B side. I searched there, but still came up empty. Biggles Bear's comment led me to believe that the cache might be on the A side, but my GPSr, although erratic, pretty consistently indicated the B side. [?] I had another squizz on the A side anyway, and still came up empty--I had imagined this to be a quick, five-minute stop.

A quick call to the maccamob help line confirmed that I was indeed on the correct side of the gully. Once I knew that, I found the cache pretty quickly. Thanks David!

OUT: nothing
IN: screw-in Christmas tree light (almost an antique these days)

[This entry was edited by dak's Emu Mob on Friday, December 12, 2003 at 1:50:23 AM.]

Found at 7:50pm after a bit of searching, as GZ was all over the place. Finally spotted when I saw the torch light reflect back off the container. Althought with all the heckling and the background from Kiwideb and Muzza I think I did well. Swapped a car deodoriser for a ball bearing puzzle game.

found today by stumpy, i can't believe that we missed it the first time! I guess the force was not with us

Found after about 10 mins. searching on the way home from a great weekend of four wheel driving and caching. Took game cd and left cup. Thanks Pyrenees kid.

Found in the company of Geofreak on our way home from the 4x4 event. No exchange made, thanks Wanderers.

Did a bit of gully hopping to get to the location of this cache. Couldn't find it. 45 mins later decided to cross the gully again and check on that side. 1229 found the cache. It was on the same side I had parked my car . Oh well good exercise I suppose. Swapped a photoframe for a lock.
Thanks so much wanderers this is my 4th for the day.

We (stumpyspud with Lisa &Jeremy) tried to find it but unfortunately couldn't. We to did a little gully hopping with spud out in front and us tagging behind. We'll have another go!

User's web page
Found by Team GeoCoopers.
Stopping on the side of the M8 with the harzard lights on. A quick dash to GZ had me the cache in to time. That is after working out how to get across the gully. Lucky for me it is dry at the moment.
Thanks Wanderers for a strech of the legs on a long journey.