Henty Lily Pond ~ Dabbles Pakenham, Victoria, Australia
By TeamThommo on 17-Dec-14. Waypoint GC5HZBN

Sadly it is time for Dabbles to go

Well we found Dabbles but that's all folks! Got a muddy hand for my troubles too. Thanks anyway.

We found Dabbles but no further coordinates unfortunately. The mud is very sticky and smelly at the moment.

Today we explored Pakenham and surrounds using Geocaching as a guide and picking up a few caches on the way and this was one of them. An easy find and a straight forward multi.

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment.

5:15 pm #2835
In the area today en route to a dinner. Stopped by here and took the short stroll to wp1, where I found S_38 reading through logs and wondering how on earth to retrieve the info. I only had thongs on so was an easy dip to recover Dabbles and the info. Thankfully I had a towel and clean water in the car, so was able to wash off the stink before dinner.
TFTC TeamThommo.

Stopped to look at this one on my lunch break a while ago but pressed for time I had to give up.
Today I returned and with the direction of WP1 seeming to exceed the difficulty and terrain ratings I sat down to read the previous logs... Well, sure that I now new the area of WP1 and what would be required I wondered how I was going to do this with a very full, very black, very smelly lily pond. As I sat there contemplating once again going home without locating Dabbles, OHC turned up on the scene. A bit of discussion, a visual search as far as possible and then she was in. Dabbles was soon located and the final coordinates retrieved. Thanks OHC I'm sure I would have been going home empty handed rather than swim in there today. Log signed and glad to not be needing a shower just yet. TFTC TeamThommo

took a while walking around "ponds" i located this sneaky cache then put my grubby hands on it and signed my name.

We had a look around gz after solving this one, but after using PAF it seems that there is probably a lot more water here than there was before, so we decided tyo call it quits and come back another day. Thanks for the cache.

I was glad to see there was plenty of water in the pond today, although not so much that I couldn't locate the friendly Dabbles. With the coordinates noted down, it was on to GZ and a quick find of this nicely sized container. I had a trackable with me, so decided to leave it here for the next lucky finder.
I liked seeing the outdoor classroom, what a peaceful place to sit and learn, and loved the historical pictures on the cache page.

Thanks for placing this enjoyable cache.

Found by Mary & David at 1435. Although this was hidden only 16 months ago, we can see what drought can do when compared with the scene when it was placed as described in the cache notes. We finally found Dabbles, after several minutes, when we saw something that didn't belong and investigated further. His information was nice and dry too. Wandered on to our new GZ, where we found the cache without too much difficulty. Sad to see enough rubbish here to run another CITO. Our thanks to TeamThommo.

Poor dabbles was a bit tangles round a fallen tree so I "set him free". Go the co-ords and headed there. Approached from the wrong way but mini knight crawled in and retrieved it for us anyway. He was happy with his creature swap.

Joint effort from kyzer24 and master 4, enjoyed bush bashing

Another good find today with stinky Bob and Kmannz. TFTC

Stinky Tom made the find for the first WP.
After a nice stroll, Stinky Tom, Stinky Bob and myself got to looking and after a couple minutes I found the final.
Stinky Tom grabbed the un activated TB
Signed and replaced
Thanks for the cache

TFTC

14:00
The opportunity to attend a Clean Up Australia Day CITO Event drew us to the Casey Cardinia area today. Of course it also gave us a chance to seek out some nearby caches.

We dibbled and dabbled around the edges of the pond for ages before P-P finally spotted the cleverly camouflaged anatidae. Off to GZ where we located the cache, after a bit of bush bashing - well the bush did the bashing; H-P has a hole in her arm to prove it! A favourite point for fun.

Our thanks to TeamThommo for creating this imaginative multi.
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Had a little dabble in the Henty Lily pond didn't get wet feet the log was a bit wet
but still quite readable. Returned the little fellow to his spot then left to finish the job
After a short walk and waiting for a dog to get its ball and dissappear the cache was
located signed sealed and replaced. Thanks Team Thommo FTC.

Found by The Empire
HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!
On Sunday, I was chasing multi-caches and mysteries for the 31 challenge. I decided to head back to the area in which I had a heap of solved mysteries due to the recent mega event, to try my hand at ensuring I had the challenge complete. Ha! Nice one! Thanks for the cache TeamThommo.
- M

Tftc!

Tiff & Con

Caching as part of Team BAMBI, Bushfire, Aussie M & M, mogni, and brisal5 (incognito) over the Mega Weekend. Unfortunately I had a close relative pass away on the 11/11/15 and stopped logging caches. Now I am attempting to get back into caching properly. I do apologise for the lateness of this log.
We were trying to finish the C.F. and P.I.G. series today and picking up other caches on the way.

One of the several multi's that we stopped and did while in the area. TFTC TeamThommo.

Your cache was found by Team BAMBI (Bushfire, Aussie M&M, mogni and brisal5 incognito) as part of the Melbourne Mega Event weekend. BAMBI to save space in the logs. Like the Melbourne event, this weekend was planned for months prior with more puzzles solved than we could possibly find the caches for in just 3 days. We thank all the C/Os and Event committee for making this a wonderful weekend for us. [^]
Day 2 at the event. Our target today to try and finish the C.F. caches and P.I.G. series and any other we just happen to be passing.
Well, thought we must have copied it wrong when we didn't turn up the cache at out GZ for a while. Lucky the build up of camo didn't bury it forever. We were just about to start again when it was found. [^] Then we had the added displeasure of a couple of young locals going at each other verbally. I think it was just as well we were around or it might have become physical. The things you see!
Thanks TeamThommo.

Found with BAMBI while visiting Melbourne for the Mega event. One of many, many caches found over the weekend.
Thank you

Leaving Geelong on my way to Carrum Downs to our cabin which was to be home for the next four days. Later that evening I was joined by three mates from SA (brisal5, moggi and Aussie M & M) and it was decided that we would cache under the name of “BAMBI” for the weekend to save space in all the log books plus it would be quicker. Our combined resources were very helpful enabling us to find some very fine caches.
I apologise for the generic log but with so many caches found I will say a great big thank to all the CO’s who placed these caches for us to find. This time next year I will be getting these logs as I have a number of caches in the Anglesea area. Today we are in this area finding as many PIGS and others that we can.
Finally a word of thanks to the Melbourne Mega Committee people who did a great job in organising a great event.

After picking up geodaughter from daycare, we headed off to find some treasures. Our first local one was a blue face. By the time we got to start this one, she was sound asleep in the car seat. I thought "Get it done quickly." Famous last words! At wp1 it was hard to get into position to get Dabbles. He was reluctant to come, but with some coxing I got him to show me the way to wp2 and the treasure. Back to the geomobile, she was still asleep. Short drive to be nearer the treasure location, then became a short walk to where this one was hidden. Not much luck locating it, ready to give up, then the thought "I wonder if it is here where I don't think I have looked. Right on the money. Signed and departed to find kid still asleep. Now on to the last treasure to find tonight.

I thoght that I had parked in the wrong place for this one. As it turns out I hadn't. An interesting reserve and multi thanks TeamThommo. The hint was appreciated too.

Tftc hard to spot but found it in the end

Catching up on some late, very late and extremely late logs (400 in all)

I would like to thank TeamThommo for placing this cache. I always enjoy getting out and about to view this great country of ours and caching allows me to do that. Once at GZ, I sometimes find the cache quickly but sometimes it takes awhile to sus out the well camouflaged hide. Once found, log is signed and the cache is rehidden as found.

Once again thanks TeamThommo.

22-7-15 I made a bit of a mess of this one first I was confident i would not get wet feet, oops wrong.
Then when going to write down the information I dropped the pen into the water, beauty if floats so I bent down to get it and splash my glasses went it, they did not float.
Then with the coordinates loaded I headed off to GZ to find a small group of women doing exercises about 3 meters from GZ, who exercises here?
Being a lone male I decided to head off and try another before returning.
Today we returned with micaparamedic and could not locate the cache.
We went back to WP1 to check my answers as I did not have glasses when I wrote them down, this proved a bit easier than my first attempt but the coordinates were the same so back we went.
This time micaparamedic located the cache in a spot we are sure we checked last time.
Not to worry at least our names are in the log.
Many thanks once more Team Thommo for an interesting adventure and a good sized cache.

Came out to find another cache, which we have to put our thinking caps. But thought we would look at this one, seeing we are having a bit of a love of multi's & puzzles atm. Co-ordinates spot on & such an enjoyable adventure. I feel a little guilty having these moments wothout my boys. Im pretty sure they would've either been rolling on the bank laughing or wanting to push me in. When saying hello to dabbles. I might come back in the spring when the lillies are out. I love my photography & think it wpuld be perfect. Thanks team Thommo, your caches are just wonderful & I really look forward what my next adventure will be.

Today I headed out to get the first Geocaching Road Trip '15 souvenir for a cache with 10 favourites so I decided to head down the freeway and find one to get it off the list and then just continue on free styling where ever it took me to fill in the last few hours of the day. I ended up way up in the state forest past Gembrook.
I got to the start and looked around and then found a stick the look under the lily pads for the clue and it was staring right at me the whole time. How could I not see that!!
So with clue in hand I headed off to GZ and spent about 10 minutes looking in all sorts of places and then returned to the first place that I looked (obviously badly) and made the find. I could have done it with no wet feet and no scratches either but where's the fun in that.
Thanks TeamThommo for the cache, the hunt and the fun.

8/05/2015 Found @ 5:17 pm, Find # 4362.

This was the next reason for coming out here.
I headed to the first waypoint and spotted Dabbles on approach as I think that alot of the lilies are disappearing and Dabbles has not got a lot to hide under.
With the numbers I needed in hand, I was off to GZ and with a short search I was then signing the logbook.

Thanks to TeamThommo for placing this cache.

Lots of walking round and round but eventually found it. TFTC! Nice to have a rest!

Found on another caching adventure with Trailrunning, We headed back down to Packenham to do the hard Slog and a few other nice caches in the area, even went for a swim. Thanks TeamThommo for the cache.

Rebel Acts and I had another go at the Pakenham area tonight. Had a bit of fun finding 59 caches for the evening. This was one of them.

Dabbling around in Pakenham today with geo-daughter.. We thought we would try our luck at this cache... Others before us have had trouble, so we set aside quite an amount of time... Just incase..

Arriving at GZ, I had a poke around, thankfully not getting to wet, when Miss 18 yells from the sidelines... THERE!!

We set off to GZ with co-ords leading the way... to what looked like a dead end, so we doubled back and descended from a new angle... the cache was soon in hand, log signed and replaced.. We were on our way...

Thanks TeamThommo... another great hunt in a spot I would never have seen without caching

Out for a quiet mornings multi-caching for my Multi Challemge month. Decided to head for Pakenham to grab a small group.
Enjoyed finding WP1 with a chuckle as I have a full sized version of the same at home wondering what to do with it. Found the final with a little bit of a wander on both sides of the ditch but eventually made a straight forward find.
Thanks for placing this cache TeamThommo

To wet to work so out planting a new hide. Decided to check this one out. . Wpone. Looked under the obvious with no luck looked up and there was dabbles cheeky he should be hiding. Tehif dabbles than off to gz. Quick find..tftc. checked out the wild life

After a dnf I did a cache check got within 8 meters of GZ and spotted him strait away - his clue is intact and at final location the cache is fine

*****FTF*****
2/03/15 3:41 PM
Find #1908

Owing to a prior commitment, I was unable to attend either of the events held yesterday and last night I saw that two of the caches that were published in time for the event, still hadn't been found. I thought that was very odd. A little later, a DNF was posted on this one.
Whilst I was studying the cache page, I fancied that I really starting to come to grips with the CO's hiding style and by that I mean ALL aspects of hiding a cache. Readers can make of that what they will.
An hypothesis soon followed and from that I formed a theory about what I should be looking for. I headed out this afternoon to put my theory to the test. As I walked towards the start co-ords, a steady stream of high school students were walking the opposite direction. Great, that's all I need. Those kids were a health hazard to me because I swear at least one in every three was smoking like a chimney.
As I approached the start co-ords, I saw exactly what I expected to see based on the theory that I had developed whilst reading the cache page. Its nice when things come together that way.
Retrieving the container proved no problem and then with the co-ords for GZ safely entered into my GPS, I headed off.
My GPS pointed me to one location and my newly acquired iPhone 4S which is complete with GLONASS as well as GPS, pointing my in another, I backed by trusty GPS and within a few minutes had spotted the cache. I donned my glasses in preparation for signing the log, picked up the cache and discovered that the cache was a piece of litter. [B)] No time to CITO today, I put it back, looked around and spotted the good sized container.
With much trepidation, I opened the log and having examined it front to rear and back to front, I was satisfied that was empty. [^]
This was fun cache and the first multi that I've done for some time. A favourite point from me.
SL TFTC

This entry was edited by biggles1024 on Monday, 02 March 2015 at 14:33:07 UTC.

Searched for about 15 minutes with Day1976 but could not locate WP1 details

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I was with TeamThommo the day she placed this one He's cute and the lilies are lovely