The Barking Tree? Hampton, Victoria, Australia
By MasonMcG on 25-Nov-14. Waypoint GC5H21H

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The bag was wet as per the previous log, but it was also infested with ants, so we put a new log in. As the container is not watertight a ziplock bag is suggested (we didn't have one). A CO check is suggested.

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

Found it but ziplock bag and log soaking, soaking wet! Needs to be replaced. Thank you though!

Lid open and log in bad condition. Tftc

First treasure hunt with geo-preschooler taking active part. Very exciting for me.
Found easily and with much amazement that the treasure was real!
As we opened the cache, we discovered two things.
1. Woops...our swappables are in our other bag
And
2. Despite trying to avoid this very situation before leaving home, geopreschooler found need for the restroom.

So rehid cache in a hurry and are currently having a pirate picnic by the play area.

Ill try convince the miniboss to let me sign the log as we leave.

Tftf

3 yr old geokid found it - hubby is playing cricket at a ground not to far away so we can for a bike ride to find this one

Log is wreaked - we took two swaps and left a few extras

Tftc

Quick find on a hot day!

Thanks I had a lot of fun

Found with the help of the Geograndson on a cool and windy day. New log needed! TFTC

Thanks! Kids had fun with that one!

Not too many people around and found cache after a short search. TFTC

Cache was on the ground in the open at the base of the tree. Might have fallen or been muggled and left there - either way needs re-placing I have left covered under park at base of north side of tree.

Nice one, photos helped!!

I found this one out in the open, need more paper [:x]

Grabbed between overs whilst watching the local cricket match on the oval
The cache was found fully exposed, log damp and ant infested (all as previously logged by others)
Managed to sign the log after beating off the ants, returned where found and covered with natural cammo

Very windy day but nice and easy find thanks just a bit filled with ants

Found this one after a quick search! Cache has a bit of water in it, used the substitute log to record our find.

TFTC!

Quick find but previous log was toast since the bag wasn't sealed and the container isn't waterproof.
Seal the bag people. It's not there for decoration....
Placed a new log after removing as much moisture out of the bag as I could....

Found it and it's a little worse for wear, water damaged but still fun.

Found it, the log is a little wet might need to replace the paper.

Either we are blind or this one has been muggled recently because after at least ten mins of searching it was nowhere to be found

Quick find on an afternoon caching quest. TFTC.

Find #825

Not a hard task when the cache is in the open, signed and replaced with some natural came of the title so it doesn't get muggled. Tftc

Didn't take long
When we arrived we read the clue then checked both sides of carpark entrance
Then we found it in one side
Thank you!!!
Wahooooo
From the Pro Surfers

Thank you - Sashinka

We found it - 1st Brighton ranger guide

Having trouble finding it

That's a lot of bark! Took a while not on the side I expected to find it on. Then I dropped my phone and cracked the screen oh well new phone time.

Forgot to log this. A lot of bark around GZ. A lot! A few too many muggles for my liking also. No luck.

Got it while out for my sons soccer match!

Found this one easily as intended. The inside was a trifle damp but all is OK.

Quick find after muggles in the car park moved off. Cache very wet, it's not weatherproof, log book ok.
T4TC.

After much searching under the bark near the carpark entry we were unable to find the cache.

Kids and I haven't found the last few so great to finally get one

Cute little cache. Awsome container that was right where it was said to be!

Quick find after GPS settled down. Lots of cricket muggles around but they were more concerned with the red ball. TFTC

A busy muggle place. This is a cute little cache in good condition


.With Zedaycee and Angelique Anja.

A nice easy find. TFTC

Find # 194

Out to find a quick few on a nice Sunday afternoon. After a reasonably quick search, we had this in hand and signed. Fortunately there weren't too many muggles around despite the nice weather. TFTC.

Grabbed this cache on the way past today. A nice easy to locate cache was in hand and logged filled for a quick turnaround.

TFTC MasonMcG

We found this cache today at 5:10pm as number 17 of 18 on our Bayside Parrots who do Math Tour. A relatively quick find here and thankfully easily found and replaced before Muggles came past. Thanks from D, HA and A B-A.

Tftc

Good find today with Geokid HNK.
TFTC

Found in less than a minute. Cute cache found by my mum

Out tonight exploring with grumpy gramps 1, hoping for double figures. TFTC.

Found whilst out with Gunks. TFTC

After an 8 year hiatus of geocaching, I restarted today with my two kids. Found first by my 7yo. He was very excited. TFTC

Enjoyed this hunt with a fellow geocacher. Bit of carpark traffic at times so had to sit and wait nearby applying sunblock as an excuse for loitering! TFTC

Found it but no swaps or coin in it. We have left a swap for kids in it.

Parked in the carpark and found the nearby cache after a short search. It was pretty deserted in the park, although there were cars in the carpark, I reckon the locals use it for street parking. Thanks for the hide.

Yay

Found it on Christmas!

found after work very hot tobay thanks

TFTC- was very exposed so we gave it just a bit more cover.

It was an adventure and we loved it

Another Hampton/Moorabbin park, another cache. Again just a short walk from the previous find. Fairly straightforward to locate, but the log wasn't looking too good. So I added another piece of paper. Not that I expect it endure any better. Thanks MasonMcG!

Another great find on a geocaching trip around the area on the way to the MEGA.
SL TFTC

Nice and easy cache. Thank you for nice cache.

Amy is still a dork!

Yay

A quick park and grab again and a first for me with this type of cache container. Log has been quite wet at some stage but all dried out now. Ziplock bag replaced as the one in there was split and no longer sealed. Thanks for the cache

Cute cache. Thanks!

Another instant find thanks to the clue. TFTC

Another quick find tftc

A quick and easy drive by while I was in the area. Fortunately no muggles about made for an easy grab. Thanks for bringing me and thanks for the cache.

Tftc

Was quite surprised that the immediate coast was clear of muggles when I passed by here at 4.50pm, so took advantage of the situation to grab this cache.

A quick and easy find; signed the log, visited a couple of trackables. Thanks for the cache, MasonMcG.

A plethora of doggie walkers about so had to use all my powers of stealth to retrieve.. thanks..!!

Found very easily you could see it 10 m away so after a quick sign i gave it a bit more camo as it was just lying there . Tftc

Quick find on a beautiful Saturday morning. TFTC!

Had to go to Hampton today so a cache on the way home was in order. TFTC

This entry was edited by mazza-g on Saturday, 15 August 2015 at 10:27:15 UTC.

Plenty of possums in the surrounding trees

Geokid strikes again. Whoever left candy in there made it pretty gross. We took it out and signed the waterlogged log. Thanks!

This entry was edited by ladodger1 on Saturday, 15 August 2015 at 00:11:14 UTC.

Name comes in handy

Easy Cache to find. Set in a lovely location where I had my morning coffee.

Found it while driving in Melbourne from Adelaide. Left some goodies in there for the next finders.

Found it

TFTC

Found it

Found by Miss A on this cold night, while watching the little ones playing soccer in the park. They must have absolutely froze. A nice quick find, but when I leapt over a bush, (in the dark) I kind of stumbled into a tree and totally lost my footing, hopping all around the area until I regained balance. Just as well no one could see me, it would have been incredibly funny. TFTC

Found with Lochb and Quiet1_au. L found this after a short search. Thanks MasonMcG
GJMMelb

A quick find by lochb who was first out of the car and on the scene, a familiar clunk revealing it's presence as G' and I searched the nearby shrubbery, the kid-unfriendly contraband swag removed for disposal...

Another cache with a cigarette, this time I found it. Q added it to his collection. Here with GJMMelb and quiet1_au, on a rather chilly but sunny day. TFTC

Not barking mad. Found it avoiding soccer muggles. Great location. Sunny winter day on bike ride. Do a few in area.

Easy find left ciggie took nothing

Lots of bark. Quick find. TFTC

Took me a while. Was under a lot of bark. Good hide!

Quick drive by, spotted it from the car. Geodogs did not even get out of the car.TFTC

Great natural camo. Byo pen tftf

Nice and easy drunk find

Suscoe was up in Melbourne today to see the Mighty Cats play this evening.
With a beaut Autumn day available to us we decided to venture around the Bayside and inner south-east area catching up with a few caches.
A delightful day followed us as we wandered the streets of this area, a bit of sun at times, a cool but gentle breeze and no rain!!!

This was our 16th find of the day.
Certainly lot of barking here.
Thanks to MasonMcG for placing this cache.
Certainly lots of little and big parks in this area.

Cache wet but log still fairly dry.

Found with Rebel Acts on a run through this area. Thanks.

Found on another caching adventure with Trailrunning, Thanks MasonMcG for the cache.

Found on a quick caching run with Jimmytherat before dinner in Hampton. Getting dark so hopefully grab another couple as I'm not good at night!!!! TFTC

TFTC Mason McG. Found with Noelle04.