Dr Basil I presume? Who ? Deakin, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
By Agent Basil on 30-Sep-14. Waypoint GC5DX57

Tftc

Cool container, easy find. Needs new waterproofing. Tftc

TFTC bigger on the inside

Tftc it's a dry day so no issues this time but the waterproofing is broken and may need to be replaced

What a surprise to come across. Found in the lengthening shadows this evening. Thanks Agent Basil.

Kolour and I organised a long weekend in Canberra to catch up with the great Domsky duo. Of course there was much caching to be done! On our final day we set our sites on some target caches, quite a mix of challenges and oldies.A quick find here, thanks Agent Basil for the cache, giving an FP here.

Im visiting Canberra from Brisbane with Willis007 for a long weekend with Domsky, targeting mainly oldies and challenges. This is my first time geocaching in the ACT. Domsky was busy today so we hired a car to finish off finding our target caches, this being one of them. I didnt notice the steps, so headed around the lookout from the top side, only to discover a fence. Willis007 was able to climb over it as she is taller. The fun cache was quickly found, signed and replaced as found. And we admired the large Tardis on our way back. And a nice view too. Tftc

Just when I thought the excitement was at an all time high I found this cache and got even more excitement! Thanks!

A quick find in the early evening chill, with the sun having just departed for the day. Thanks for the cache Agent Basil

A quick find after work. It was great to see the local attraction in daylight! Thanks for it cache, Agent Basil??

Cool container, kinda hard

Doing the Centennary Trail. Might as well cache too!thankyou

It was a full day today. With rain predicted for the day earlier in the week we had booked into the War Memorial. It was a really worthwhile visit and unlike our normal choice, we chose to take a guided tour. Our guide was a lovely man who was most knowledgeable, and had a store of great anecdotes. After finishing we headed outside to work on Ad Labs and some caches, trads, multis and puzzles.Then it was off to Old Parliament House where we "maintained the Rage" and then cached until heading off to a Winter Solstice Event.Thank you for your efforts in creating and maintaining the cache Agent Basil.**SKI Pair****

This one is fun!

TNLNTFTC

A flying visit to our mighty CAPITOL and spare daylight hours to wander in the bush and then do a late last for the day. Splendid sunset views . TFTC and the FUN. Mini versions are perfect to put a smile on the dial.

Well, it seems that buhfuhguh is up to his usual tricks and has decided to head up to Canberra for a whirlwind two days of nonstop shenanigans.It was great to see the giant again and embark on some classic adventures as we targeted some quality caches along the way!I'd been previously curious as to what had earned this cache so many favourite points, and it wasn't too difficult to determine why once the local attraction was spotted!I didn't know this one was here, although it was amusing to see the excited visitors (probably falling into the "Dork" category on that one Intelligence/Obsession/Social Ineptitude venn diagram) forced to take so many stairs to access it.Once they'd taken their pictures, we very suspiciously bypassed the structure entirely and wandered down the trail to a slightly smaller replica.We reckoned this one was far more powerful, however!I'm told it's what's on the inside that counts...Thanks to Agent Basil for this neat hide!

What a weekend! With the what would have been the most impromptu trip for me ever, I found myself booking flights to Canberra in order to pick up a couple interesting caches or two. With a list of prospective caches for me to hit made into a list, I had just under 48hrs to go our and collect as many of them as I and my driver for the days would allow! With tree climbs, puzzles, D/T's and some sneaky Drain Caches completed! All in all I had an amazing trip and cannot wait to be back soon! Thanks for the cache and the big adventure!!

Sir_spectre and I are making our way home from our ACT, NSW and Victoria holiday. Unfortunately, due to family circumstances we had to cancel our Mega adventure, so this trip was to make up for it.Many caches found and any that needed some love got it.Thanks

Target cache since this is the 4th favourite point cache in the ACT. Nice views from the top of the hill. We drove up to the top. Did have a fight with the black berries getting to the cache. the cache makes perfect sense with the nearby structure. Fav point.Found with Mogni. Myself and mogni are headed off to canberra on the " I missed the Capital GeoBash Mega " holiday, since last minute family problems came in to play and we had to adjust our plans by a few weeks. On the way over we targeted multi's, wherigo's and puzzles to make sure we had 25 in each or at least close to that total ( or more ) as possible, getting as many new New South Wales LGA's as possible, the 17th most favourite point NSW cache and every cache size in New South Wales.In the ACT it was getting 2 of the 5 oldest letterboxes, oldest wherigo in Australia, 2nd oldest earthcache ( with a side trip to get the oldest earthcache of course ), and ACT oldest cache too. I also hosted a CITO and planned on getting every different cache type i could and eevry different cache size as well. I also needed 9 more virtuals this trip to get my virtual count over 100. Finally canberra was far enough away from from house to complete the well aged well travelled cacher 0 to 1000 kms with a cache every 10 km's ( i only need 7 more caches to complete )Leaving the ACT it was going via Victoria to get there last active web cam cache and slowly getting a total of 20 finds in each LGA i passed through if i had enough time plus also hosting a CITO in Victoria as well. A busy 11 days. Trust me by the end of the holiday you would have thought the 6 meter ladder weighed more than 13 kg's to amount of times it was used or carried up hills or over creeks. If your cache was found with a broken container/lid it was replaced or if the log was full it was replaced or a extra log if the container was big enough ( except for nano's, do your own maintenance on nano's.

Found by The Empire + HPerched atop the southern reaches of the city, Red Hill boasts commanding vistas of the surrounding landscape, making it a popular destination for locals and visitors alike seeking breathtaking scenery.As we ascended the gentle slopes of Red Hill, we were greeted by a landscape rich in natural beauty and cultural heritage. The walking trails meandered through groves of eucalyptus trees and native shrubs, creating a tranquil atmosphere conducive to leisurely exploration and contemplation.Arriving at the summit, we were rewarded with sweeping views that stretched across the city skyline, encompassing landmarks such as Parliament House, Lake Burley Griffin, and the distant peaks of the Brindabella Ranges. Thanks for the cache Agent Basil.-M

Great HideThanks Agent Basil for the cacheJames0116Wednesday, 3 Apr 20247:33:48pm AEDT4388

Found this during a fantastic weekend away at the Canberra Mega, with gridge98, Freddo, Team Waldron, e.gregory1, Davidwazza and Featherwaite. The log books were either signed with the name ABP or our individual caching names.Was an excellent Mega, grateful to be part of it!

Found during the Mega event in Canberra over the Easter long weekend. Our team comprised courtneyrose_, Davidwazza, e.gregory1, Featherwaite, Freddo, gridge98 and Team Waldron, signing the logs as ABP to save time and space in the logbooks , or with our individual caching names. Enjoyed a great weekend away finding a rewarding range of cache types, d/t combinations, cache hides and retrievals. Thanks for the cache Agent Basil!

In Canberra for the Easter GeoBash Mega.Our team cosisted of Team Waldron, Featherwaite, E.Gregory1, Freddo, Gridgre98, DavidWazza, CourtneyRose. Logs were signed as ABP.We travelled far and wide had a great time.Thanks to the organising committee and all the cache owners.TFTC

Found on our journey over the week here.This weekend was mega weekend and we headed over with Courtneyrose_ Freddo, Team Waldron, e.gregory1, Davidwazza and Featherwaite as part of our team called: ABP (Alphabet People), the log books were either signed with the name, ABP or our individual caching names.A great weekend away in the capital and a very well organised mega, it was nice to be back in the ACT caching once again over easter with great weather.Thanks for the cache

Found while attending the Mega event in Canberra over Easter.Today I teamed up with FeatherWaite, Team Waldron, gridge98, CourtneyRose and Davidwazza. Logs were signed ABP to save time and space on the logsheets.It was a productive day, focusing mainly on caches of interest, with a variety of cache types.The weather was fine and quite warm, in contrast to some of the other times Ive been in Canberra over Easter.Thanks Agent Basil for the cache.

Much bigger on the inside

Exciting times over the next couple of weeks as we takeoff for the Capital GeoBash in Canberra! Its going to be a flood of Sandgropers over east, with a host of West Aussies making the trek east for the event. Im travelling with fellow Cockburn Crew members Leg5 and Barnzy12, starting in Sydney and hitting the road to Canberra, before returning back to Sydney. Honourary mention to our fellow member, Cravo10, who couldnt make it after recently introducing a new geocacher to the world the week prior. Once in Canberra, the agenda is set, well team up with a host of Western Australians to conquer caches. Collectively, were hoping to make it the biggest ever weekend for cache finding. Following the event, the journey continues back to Sydney, with a mission to clean up caches and new Local Government Areas (LGAs), ensuring no cache is left unturned in this epic geocaching adventure. Something tells me that well need a holiday after this, well, holiday. Add fav for the themed container, at a cool spot we would have driven right past if not for the cache. The log has been signed as WAC to save space, abbreviation for Western Australia Crew. Cheers Agent Basil! Join us in Augusta, in Western Australias South West, for WA Goes Big 2024 (GCAGV8Y) on Friday 20 to Sunday 22 September. Log your will attend now!

The Cockburn Crew are on tour at the Capital Geobash in Canberra - travelling from Perth to Sydney, Canberra, Sydney and finally back to Perth.Today was day 4. We completed a huge number of trails, challenges, whereigos, traditional, multis, earthcaches, labs, virtuals and puzzles. It really was a great day for variety. We enjoyed caching in territory we havent been before. Weve filled our boots with some rare DTs and DTTs and generally had a great time. Thanks to the COs for a great day and event. Logs signed as part of team WA/WAC (WA Crew)

Canberra Geobash Road Trip 2024. Day Six: Heading north-east again to finish off some LBs and WIGs we didnt have time for last time.Great views even if partly obscured by trees.Thanks for bringing us here by placing this cache, Agent Basil ??~????????~

Day #6 Geobashing After a late night dash for a FTF, we were unprepared at the time for some of the other nearby caches so a group of us returned to finish them this morning.OZHockeyChick and I then spent the rest of the day touring the northern part of Canberra and into NSW, picking up all sorts of targeted caches.We visited the top of Red Hill to nab this high favorite cache. We initially hoped the huge tardis was the cache! How cool would that be. We took a trail off the main track and soon had this one in hand.A big thanks goes to Agent Basil for taking the time to add Dr Basil I presume? Who ? to the geocaching map for us all to find and enjoy.----------------------------------------------------------Looking for caches to find when visiting Victoria? Why not check out the geocaching lists available on the [Geocaching Victoria Website](https://geocachingvictoria.com.au/information/great-caching-lists/). There are plenty to choose from including all of the previous nominees and winners of the Victorian Cache of the Year Awards.

Find number 13229 at 11:24:10AM on Sunday the 31 March 2024Seventh full day travelling around the nations capital and what another amazingly glorious day it's looking like. We are spending most of the day travelling around the city doing Wherigos and Letterboxes so that I can fill in my Space Hunt game and also doing Canberras high favourite caches, we also returned to Paliment House to finish our tour of the back rooms of the BIG boys Boy could I do with one of these as a GeoVehicle, some sights I'd see then, but todays views are pretty good to!**Thanks for placing this cache Agent Basil**---Nominations for the **2023 Victorian Cache of the Year Awards** are now open and will close on **17 April 2024**. Nominate your favourite caches [here](https://forms.gle/Ktb6LZvtAJDX5iCb6/).And join us for a sausage sizzle as we announce all the shortlisted nominees at Cherry Lake on 21 April 2024. Log your will attend at [GCAK9V2](https://coord.info/GCAK9V2/).

Just one last cache before we head off for tea. Great view Dillon the lookout. A few of the locals were out enjoying a beverage at sunset.

Came primarily for old multi, but the combination of the plaque missing and the plane leaving in a few hours, was not waiting to scrounge an answer (next time) and found this cache instead. Neat little hide when worked out where the access was. Thanks Agent Basil.

bunadoorian , Smiley1982 and myself came to see why this cache has so many favourite points. We now know> What a great spot - views, a large Tardis and a cache. I found this cache first. TFTC and for placing another piece for us all to find - Agent Basil.

The last cache require for Mabelsa to square her total cache finds this weekend. AKA she went from 8 finds to 64 finds this weekend. A beautiful view & something a little bit different. Visiting Canberra for Capital GeoBash & today I am caching with Tweety2, Tilda241 & Mabelsa. TFTC!

Great way to end the day today and some beautiful views of Canberra

This is amazing!!! Thanks for bringing us to this amazing view and location. We had to be careful retrieving cache as there were muggle looking over. One person grabbed while the other stood in front to block!

Were all stories in the end.A wonderful hide, thank you! Love the views too.

TFTC! Another find with Bunadoorian and Grub62! Lovely views from here!

A little tardis not far from a lot bigger tardis. Wonderful views to boot. I think I can spare a favourite point. Thanks for bringing us here and TFTC.

Ta 4 dis find.

The Adelaide Leap Day Mega and Canberra Geobash gave us a great excuse for a road trip. This trip has shown us so many new and interesting places as weve chased LGAs, oldies, challenges, interesting D/T combinations, rarer cache types and favourites.Meeting up with friends old and new along the way, we sometimes cached together and sometimes alone but always had a great time.Today we drove all over Canberra, firstly filling a couple of D/T grid squares before focusing on finding favourites. Afterwards we took a tour around Lake Burley Griffin in this superb walking weather. Some wonderful places visited and caches found, it was a most enjoyable way to spend the day. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for us and adding to our enjoyment.

I came here because of the bigger tardis. I love guerilla art! Finding the cache was an extra challenge as I had to avoid the super cool dudes having a session on the lookout. I wish I were as cool as they are. Oh well, nerd hobbies it is, lol!!

Part of the Sandgroper contingent that has come to the Mega to explore new hunting grounds. Its sure to be a great week with many finds and laughs with lots of great friends and maybe some new ones along the way. Thank you for placing this cache for our enjoyment. Logged as WA5

Headed up here today for a couple of caches. This was one. What a cool structure. I was not expecting that here.

Just spotted this cache not logged while map gazing. Next step was to find the distinct photos to remind me of the date. Another sport I had eyed off to spot that elusive water jet. Apparently its working now . 3 weeks later. Oh well. An excuse to revisit ACT. We loved this cache and it more than deserves a favourite point. What to look forward to after 2 megas within 4 weeks of each other, a BLOCK PARTY in Sydney, Australia Day 2025. https://coord.info/GCACHF8Gotta love a smiley face on the map. Thankyou for placing and maintaining it.

We were heading to Canberra for our second Mega in as many months, and when you are driving a long way, it is wise to break up your drive to prevent driver fatigue.With this in mind, we stopped quite a bit on the journey to find a good number of caches and endeavoured to get closer to qualifying for more Challenge caches.We will use some relatively generic logs with the sheer number of logs we need to complete after the Mega. We are tired and have insufficient brain power to do much more than that.We would like to thank all the cache owners for placing the caches for us to find, and unless otherwise noted, we found all caches in excellent condition.Thank you, Agent Basil, for this Traditional cache.

Another beautiful sunny Canberra day. Out and about with our WA5 team Geotrakka Burns345 ICNothing Cirrus_WA and Neva2Old. Logs signed as WA6. Apologies for the generic logs. Cache found with no issues. Cheers Agent Basil

29/3/2024 Find #6929My first ever trip to Canberra and I am down here for the Mega with KBreeAHH and Captain Terror. Big Matt collected us for todays tour to kick start our time in Canberra. We had collected our own vehicle by now at the airport and had met back up with Big Matt and his car. Up we all headed and parked the car. We were informed by Captain Terror that this was a good cache and that we should go check it out - Big Matt, having parked his car before us was already out and at GZ before all of this!Well I didnt expect to see that at the bottom of a set of stairs!! And an appropriately themed cache to suit. It was here that KBreeAHH got her new logbook name for the trip (KBreeAHHAHAHAHA) - yes the sillies have well and truly begun!Thanks for the cache Agent Basil.

Very happy to be here for my first Mega event from WA. Out to fill my grid and find some high favourited caches. Lots of laughs catching up with old friends and making some new friends along the way. Signing as a team - WA6Some logs are delayed and out of order - Apologies for that- its been hectic trying to keep up! Many thanks Agent Basil for placing this hide for me to find and adding to my adventures.

Day 5 of my Canberra Mega adventure. Out caching with the members of the WA6 crew. The day looks to be another sunny day, so a great day for geocaching . Very happy to claim a smiley here . WA6 crew - Geotrakka, meme28, burns345, Neva2old, I c nothing and CirrusTonights adventure we are signing as STG.Some logs signed as N2O or WA6This is my 12867 find Thankyou Agent Basilfor placing and maintaining this cache.

Over here for Canberra Mega from Western Australia picking up caches and meeting like persons. TFTC signed as WA6 (Geotrakka Meme28 Burns345 ic_nothing cirrus_wa and Neva2old)

The third day in Canberra and surrounds for the OzMega Geobash across the Easter weekend.Made my way to the event location for the first time today and enjoyed some of the festivities there throughout the morning.The afternoon was filled caching all over the place with a high priority placed on older caches to help fill Jasmer grids.Another day filled with an amazing variety of cache types and containers were located and with a large group the competition to get hands on the log first was high, with plenty of laughs along the way too.Thanks Agent Basil for placing Dr Basil I presume? Who ? for me and others to find.I added my name to the log at 17:42 on 29/3/2024.This is find number 8538 for me.

This cache was found today and brings our overall cache find tally to 13238.Out with Captain Terror, 1MinnieMoo and Kabrihahahaha caching around town today. A nice quick find of the themed container today. Thanks Agent Basil for the cache.

It's smaller on the outside

No Darleks

Log book was soggy and gross. But other wise cute little cache

Took a quick stop on my timeline for this one, now, back to chorin'

TFTC TFBMH.

Time for Mr. Lazy aka JTreeTrack2 to catch up on some logs. Sorry to the cache owners for the lag. I have enjoyed finding every cache I have found and appreciate all the effort that has gone in to placing and maintaining the caches. Hopefully I will find more caches and give a more timely and personalized logThanks again for placing the cache.

Clever, fun and not far to search

Not too much trouble with the descent from the lookout- just a bit further down that I thought. TFTC!

Thanks Dr Basil. I wonder what came first?

Nice cache!

Found this cache on my prep walk for the Cetus Scout Unit walk from Red Hill to Parliament House doing geocaching along the way. We are from Lake Ginninderra Sea Scouts.

The Scouts are going to love the Tardis weather collection station, and the cache container makes this just a fabulous cache. I grew up on Dr Who, and the container is so cool, it's a Fav point from me!

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Greetings from Ireland - this is a generic log for now until I return home / have WiFi - I want to log all finds now so I don't forget them.

FPs will be awarded at the time of this log (where applicable) so I don't forget them. Tftc!

Great little hide.
Dropped off some swag.

Back for another visit with the CT crew. Left an orange unicorn head. TFTC

Superb cache
Tftc

Great container.

Thanks for the Traditional Cache Agent Basil

Tftc cool

Nice wee cache. Found by my nephew Will

Love seeing a replica of a creative Red Hill Water Kiosk structure that provides water supply for this elevated location. TFTC!

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Wow in all the years I have been coming to Canberra I have never visited this look out. What a great location and a fantastic themed cache, TNLN thanks.

Tftc

TFTC. Cache and contents in good condition. Found today whilst exploring with Dumpssss. We just came from the wool expo at the old bus depot markets were we all spent to much money.

TFTC. Nice hide.

Beautiful views to autumny views

Tftc!!

Signed as TeamPC

Tftc. Signed as teampc

Yay cute mini me!

Found it with ZEJAM on our round on Red Hill

TFTC

Nice view up here.


TFTC ZEJAM

Did an evening circuit of caches in the area to 'walk off' some workplace stressors. Managed to find all caches attempted without too much difficulty.

Ha! Great container for the area

TFTC!

Found it in October but forgot to log
This was adorable find
Plus I had 2 muggles with me that might be converted now

Up early to watch the sunrise with Baristayan, and she pointed me off into the direction of this little stunner!

Absolutely magnificent cache what a brilliant way to start the day. Thanks for the cache!

The first of many caches for my birthday holiday in Canberra. This one is one the list because… for some reason it’s cool. It’s old, its a jasmer, it’s got heaps of favourite points, it’s got a view, but or it’s near something that does. Either way, I guarantee I had a great time grabbing it. Thanks for making my birthday awesome!


TFTC

Accio 13:54:17
A day out and about in Canberra with oz_bean_counter and Captain Terror celebrating, laughing and having a LOT of fun. Picked a bunch of favs or olds as targets today and were not disappointed. Loved loved the juxtaposed container

Thanks Agent Basil for entertaining me at this location.
*{Overall find #10975}*

#4985
I had heard there was a TARDIS on Red Hill so I just had to see it for myself. I'm not a Dr Who fan but do enjoy seeing these items in the wild. There's one outside Earl's Court Station in London too.
Cache was quickly found and logbook signed. Another find as I march towards 5000. Thanks for the geo-fun Agent Basil.

Finally a warm sunny day in the capital. Good views from the lookout, took the stairs to the tardis and found the great cache container. TFTC

Great container and very on theme. I think we have a container like this at home some where so may have to deploy it as a sister cache. Fave point awarded for the hide and highlighting the nearby landmark. I do wonder how said landmark came about… TFTC

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TFTC, cache buddy have geokid a surprise

I was TARDIS on the map but wasn't expecting such a big one. I wonder if it's even bigger on the inside? Thanks for the cache

I'm in Canberra to present a two-day workshop. But, I fly in 24 hours earlier than required to have a day exploring and geocaching by myself. Given I've never visited the ACT before, I'm keen to see as much as possible of at least the capital.

After an agreeable lunch, I find a hire scooter and commence working through my list of geocaches and attractions for the day. This is, as best I can tell, the most favourited geocache within my reach.

My travel to get here is already enjoyable. The quiet, green streets, flowers all over the place, and feeling more like a rural NSW town than a capital city makes me think I might love this place pretty soon. At the edge of the scooter's range, I leave it be and continue on foot. No hire car means taking the track directly up the slope.

Thankfully, the map in the app works well and I am soon on the dirt path, then a right turn chugging my way up the steps. I am sure glad I bought a bottle of water at the cafe just before! I pass another jogger out and about, but otherwise the place is deserted.

Having appreciated that the bushland here is rather different to what I'm used to back in Queensland, I get close to GZ. And quickly spot the image I've seen in logs here previously. Honestly, it's not my fantasy of choice, but I know plenty of folks who would deeply appreciate this big/little 'attraction'. I looked about and noted a geotrail, which I followed and made a quick find. Just after 13:00 I signed the log and earned myself the ACT souvenir. Woohoo.

With the geocache replaced as found, I headed up to the summit for more of a look. The panorama out across that famous city, and picking out the major attractions was just lovely. A little farther along I look at the bronze plague and a different view before taking the road back down. Thanks for this quirky geocache and the start of my Canberra adventure, Agent Basil

My first time in the ACT and I'm devastated I didn't get to take in the scenic view... misty rain fell, then the fog rolled in, that coupled with it being dark made it impossible to see much at all.
I eventually made the find on both blue boxes, very cool

TFTC

Doing a few caches today and came across this one and realised I had found it with rainygirl74 on 27/05/2020.