Albert Chowne VC Memorial Rest Area Towrang, New South Wales, Australia
By Rapidlywild on 12-Aug-14. Waypoint GC5ARPT

The tree that this cache was hidden in has been cut and the cache has been removed. Time to archive. I will replace on my next trip to Sydney.

Hi DARKSIDEDAN,

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Ngaambul - Matt

It looks like the tree this cache was hidden at has fallen and been lopped in the past few months. Many DNF logs.
CO please check your cache

A lot of DNF's at this location. Tree looks like it has fallen and been lopped. Cache may no longer be here.

Nope. Something's happened at GZ and there seems to be no cache anymore for the difficulty rating.

No luck here today, I’m thinking something may have changed recently, with fresh signs of wood collection.

I had limited time due to passenger pressures but no luck: David

At my last stop for dinner I endeavoured to find the three caches placed at that particular service station, I ended up DNFing the third and final one. I really didn’t want to end the day on a DNF so I knew I’d have to stop for just one more and I chose this one about an hour down the road.

When I pulled up here at about 10:40pm there was a car parked right up against the bush which then turned its lights on and a man emerged and walked into the bush, I watched as it took him almost 15 minutes to return from the bush. What he was doing at this hour I have no idea but it kinda spooked me a bit. Eventually he left so I made the walk through the tall grass over to GZ.

Once at GZ I made the quick find and signed the logbook, got it returned safe and sound as I had found it.

Happy to report that the cache is in good condition and the logbook nice and dry.

Tftc

A brief stop at the rest area to eat then a short walk through the grass and a quick find at gz. Signed log and replaced as found. Tftc

Found It!
After a short walk through the grass I got to GZ and soon found the cache!
TFTC

#6156.
On our way to Sydney to visit some international friends. This was a good place to stop and stretch the legs. Thanks for sharing the information and for placing the cache for us to find!

We are travelling down from Sydney’s Northern Beaches to Canberra for a 6 day (5 night) holiday, staying in a park cabin at Alivio Tourist Park in O'Connor, and planning to explore the areas around Lake Burley Griffin, old & new Parliament House’s, the Australian War Memorial, Questacon, the Carillion, Black Mountain, Mount Ainslie, and areas around Canberra Airport and maybe out around the Kowen Forest if time permits. Have solved most of the CBR Wherigo Puzzle series and numerous other Mystery/Puzzle caches, so will hopefully get to some of those, and will do some of the Adventure Labs, Virtuals, and EarthCaches in the areas we visit. Photos will be uploaded to logs after our return to home base.

Today we are on our way back to Sydney, but still managed to find some caches along the way. Started the day with some challenge caches and a Virtual cache at North Watson, then collected some of the CBR geo-art Wherigos out toward Majura and an EarthCache plus some Adventure Lab stages at Lake George. We then stopped off at Collector for an Adventure Lab (plus AL Bonus) and some Traditional caches. This was the 50th of 50 finds (last) for the day (day 6), and 203rd find (last) of the holiday.

Our last cache stop for the holiday was here at the Albert Chowne VC Memorial Rest Area, and it was to be a nice quick find on arrival at GZ. TNLNSL, and then replaced as found. TFTC Rapidlywild.

Find #5825

A quick rest break on the way home from a work trip turned into a quick cache stop.
An easy find.

TFTC

Quick park and grab as the light was fading

I was playing minecraft and then my dad stopped at the rest area and then my dad parked at the rest area and we found the cache and allmost found cache easily everyday. Thanks for the cache

Nice walk to stretch the legs. Tftc.

Stop to stretch and then continue home. TFTC

En route back to Sydney from Albury. Nice place to stop for a break. Checked for geocache just in case. What a nice idea to commemorate the VC. Thanks for the cache.

OCW PelDroedGwin

Pulled into the rest stop on our way home from a weekend, in the caravan, at Jerrawa.

A quick stop to grab a drink before heading into the bush and CIH.

I really like the idea of these memorial stops. Lest we forget.

Tftc

Great concept and hide TFTC

A quick drive by stop and find. TFTC.

The story behind this one starts off with my wife's addiction to Facebook Marketplace... and her desperate want for a road bike. She found her 'dream' bike for sale in Canberra - measly 4 hours away. Contacting the seller and waiting the whole day for a reply, we eventually made contact and was told yes we can have it...if we came tonight. By now it was 6:30pm, so we hurriedly, packed some camping gear, jumped in the car and started driving. Arrived at 10:30pm in the rain, picked up the bike and then started driving home.
We got as far as this rest stop before getting too tired, so pitched the tent in drizzling rain, and got to sleep.
Waking up this morning, I noticed a geocache less than 100m away so ran over and grabbed it before continuing the drive.

Cache found quickly In good condition, the log book is close to full but still has space for about 20 visitors.

Cheers!

Found this nice Cache together with Dino and Flintstones. Thank you for putting it out and maintaining it Rapidlywild.

Found together with Fred.

TFTC Rapidlywild

Quick find, at a stop and swap drivers here today, great to find another one in the series.

Thank you Rapidlywild for putting the cache out and maintaining it.

Been up and down this highway, so many times, and have picked up a few of the VIC memorial caches. Today I got to meet my new granddaughter for the first time since she was born 5 months ago, and on our return this time, I was feeling particularly weary so pulled in for a rest. Had a look to see if anything was in this rest area, and yes! It’s always interesting reading about our war veterans. Walked over through the marshy grass to a large structure and soon had CIH. Pen was not cooperating so I scrawled what I could.

TFTC

Stopped off for this one on the way to lunch at Bowral. Quick find once we got through the long grass. TFTC.

On the way to Moss Vale, I had to stop to remove an unwanted multi-legged creature from the car.
I made use of the opportunity to claim this cache.
TFTC

Nice one on the way home from the snow

Fun find on a quick stop easy find

Stopped at the Chowne VC rest area for a driver swap and collected this cache whilst getting the blood flowing again.

Always interesting to read more about the heroics of the diggers for whom these rest stops are named though you won’t necessarily find the info at the rest stop - fortunately Alberts story is catalogued in this geocache.

Quick find, thankyou

Glad it wasn’t hidden in the bathroom

TFTC! Nice little find

Thanks for the cache. It made a mundane stop by the road so much more exciting. Found with jomingara on our drive back to Sydney after a weekend in Canberra.

Needed a quick pit stop on the drive home from Canberra to Sydney.

Having done similar geocaches with the geocoach, Raindoctor, I made sure to check the phone and sure enough, we were in luck. Luckily there was just enough light left to make the short walk to GZ and make the find.

Thanks for providing extra incentive to stop during our long drive.

Being I no longer own this series, transferred across to DSD, its time I log a find. I really enjoyed researching the VC's all associated with this series of caches. Thanks for keeping the series alive DSD.

Found it @ approx 13:30

Quick leg stretch on the way to Sydney for a funeral

Albert Chowne VC Memorial Rest Area was transferred from Rapidlywild to user DARKSIDEDAN

Lovely spot for a cuppa and a find.
TFTC

5 April 2021
This is find number: 5251
Streak Day: 1936

Found today with Snoopy1976 on our way home from Goulburn.

Thanks to Rapidlywild for placing and maintaining this cache.

TFTC

Streak Day #2825 - On way home with Dave8153 we stopped by here for a quick find. TFTC

Plenty of muggles coming and going which helped me slip in undetected to find the cache, quick find on my way back to Sydney.

Found via flash light at 2105 on route to Sydney. Watch the webs at night.
Cache in good condition with Log Book dry
SL TFTH TFTC.
Replaced as found ready for the next geo-adventurers.
Thanks goes to the CO for bringing me to this location. Cheers.

Great location

Good spot

Good one

A nice day to cache. A quick find today. TFTC

On the way back to Sydney, holidays over ....thank you! No trade

Found during a quick break from the highway. There is obvious signs of works at the GZ so I didn’t have much faith it would be there still. It was! TFTH

With the border open again we are hot-footing it up to see my family. Turns out geobub isn't so fussed with road house food so we grabbed some fruit from Gouldburn and stopped here for a picnic. I checked my phone on the off-chance of a cache and I wasn't disappointed. Geodaughter joined me and while I found the cache, she picked flowers for Mormor. Thanks for the cache.

I stopped here for a regulatory break and thought I would try for a cache as well.
Success!
TNLNSL.
TFTC.

Found it! Thankyou for putting a cache here.

Picking up a few caches on the way home. Thanks for the story and TFTC

Wasn’t sure it was still there given the recent activity but robak65 was determined and soon had CIH
SLTFTC

Somebody has taken a fancy to the trunk, wanted some firewood by the looks of things.
With closer look spotted something that didn’t quite look natural and CIH.
SL and returned as found.
TNLN SL with Aussie CBRXX.
TFTC

TFTC interesting information.

TFTC searching with USA010

Found 10:01 12/9/20 on a beautiful sunny day while taking a break on our drive. Thank you Rapidlywild for the cache and bringing me to this location.

Quick find

Quick find by Geohubby after a day out travelling roads not travelled before. TFTC

Destroyed

Quick find thanks

Friday the 13th,my lucky day for caching. Another find during the road trip from Melbourne to Brisbane.
Thanks

Out and about caching today after flying into Canberra today from Brisbane. Have done a number of these VC Memorials in the past, however today was the day to do this one. Found with ease. TFTC Rapidlywild

A quick pit stop.and easy find

Found but forgot a pen. Tftc!

Found it!

On way to Sydney from Canberra so stopped here to take the opportunity to stretch the legs and find this cache. Thank you Rapidlywild.

Nice hide tyfc

queenofscots & bobstaf have been geocaching & sightseeing for the past 2 1/2 weeks with over 30 other cachers from USA, canada & puerto rico....... we left auckland on 11/8 aboard the celebrity solstice......cruised around new zealand and over to tasmania, finally arriving in sydney, australia, ......

now it's time for the two of us to say goodbye to our friends as we continue to explore southeast australia .......so we pick up our rental car at the sydney airport as our adventure continues .....driving on the opposite side of the highway will add to the thrill......while we enjoy our final week at a time share as we can explore the beaches & 'bush' before returning to virginia

look right....KEEP LEFT....it's my job to make certain so that we don't craash...... & we now have 'sim' cards in our smart phones so that we can be 'smart' enough to find some geocaches along the way......sooooo off we go, hoping to see some kangaroo and more.......TCTF, queenie

our time exploring the southern hemisphere has come to an end........tomorrow we fly for hours and hours & return home.......... great time with friends & awesome memories......glad i took so many photos.....and i still really hate the flies

Queenofscots and I are touring Australia enjoying the sights and finding a few caches. Like the high quality of containers here in Australia.
Having a great time.

Had been to Temora for their country music week end. Then traveled visiting friends
at Tumbarumba. Stayed 2 days at Tumut and found this cache on the way home to Sydney.
Took a trackable TFTC

Tftc

We have been at Depot Beach for a few days with friends, we travelled a bit further south and have now turned north to return home. Hoped to find some caches along the way and weren't disappointed! Stopped for a cuppa here and were able to pick up another easy one! Thanks for this cache!

Nice to make us have a rest thanks

Great spot for a rest and a bonus. A great cache. Thanks for the stretch.

Found by BnB_Holton at 3:24 pm on 1/10/19
Total Finds 1086
Thanks to Rapidlywild for the cache.
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Quick find with Geo-Pup Ollie

Quick find after a short stroll at our driver swap on the way back to Sydney. TFTC

Found on our way home from Canberra. TFTC

O W Sensible Shoes and Shoes Junior. Quick find while coming home from Canberra. TFTC

Find 627 at 14:40
Nice quick find on the way back from Canberra.
Busy little rest stop that’s for sure.
Thanks for the cache Rapidlywild!

TFTC

TFTC!

Number 2

Nice easy little find on the way home from Goulburn. TFTC

TFTC. Cache in, trash out. Take a rubbish bag and gloves. Lots of rubbish about. We got some of it. Great place for a break.

Cool!

Found with CastleKay on our way to Sydney. TFTC!

Found with Fizzgig&lyric. TFTC!

A quick stretch of the legs. Interesting to observe the patterns at these rest stops. Everyone seems to pull in at the same time and then nothing. TFTC!!

This was find #9 for me as we cached across from Canberra to Wollongong. What is supposed to only take just over 2 hours took us 1/2 a day due to the constant stopping for geocaches. Thanks for the fun

Find #44 on our geocation to the Mega at Cataract Park via Canberra for a couple of nights.

Nice easy find - although i would say the big tree is now a big log! lol

Thanks

Found by The Empire with Snap Happy
On our way to the Oz Geomuster 2019 - The Gong! We left early on Friday morning, traveling along the Hume all the way to Wollongong. We found a few caches, here and there, along the trip to break up the drive.

We were getting tired now - so we started to find more and more caches. Being a little ways from home, they were more frequent so we skipped some - we'd never get to Wollongong at this pace! Thanks for the cache Rapidlywild.
- M

Heading over to Oz Geomuster grabbing caches along the way. TFTC ????

Found on day 2 of our trip north headed to Ozgeomuster - The Gong. TFTC

A quick find in the chilly air whilst on the way to the Gong

5 July 2019 @ 6:41 pm
Caching buddies: yin~yang

Qaepag and an excuse to stretch legs... coords were spot on and cache was signed n stamped before I got there
TFTC Rapidlywild

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5 July 2019 @ 6:42 pm
Caching buddies:ADI and Audra.
Always pays to stop and revive on a long drive and what better way than to grab a smiley.

Tftc Rapidlywild

After using the facilities in this rest area, we went to look for this cache. Despite reasonably accurate coordinates, it took a minute or two to locate the cache because of the amount of leaf and stick litter on the ground. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks Rapidlywild for the cache.