A Hide in a Hide Pakenham, Victoria, Australia
By TeamThommo on 05-Jan-15. Waypoint GC5JTNM

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Looks to be gone now shame

DNF

Well placedWith mitzi123456 and dot 558Climbed where we could but no luckI think you need to be a little more agile to findWell placed

Cant find it with rex46 Mitzi 123456

Cant find with Rex 46 Dot 558

Not sure where else there is to look but clearly I'm missing somewhere That makes 2 hours over 2 separated days and and still a DNF

TFTC! Some school holiday fun! Took us a while but the pre teen and teens enjoyed the efforts. No muggles around gladly as I'm sure we looked sus!

Returned here to avenge a previous DNF and so happy to have found it. Honestly dont know how we missed it last time, found pretty quickly today. Thanks for placing this great hide

TFTC! 18 February 2024 7:17:15pm 7268 thanks to TeamThommo for the cache! Took a long while up down under up and around . Took us 20 minutes and we finally had our hands on it

We found it hard at first so we went to read the log and it it helped us a lot.Reaching everywhere but had to climb a little.

Very hard, had to climb a bit!

This was a challenge, took a while, but got there in the end.TFTC

Wow. I wS way to short for that one had to get athletic . TFTC

This was a tricky little ripper. Gotta get a little athletic. Great cache. TFTC

I was out this way to find some caches, so here was I. This took some time to locate. I missed it when feeling around, but I did end up spying it with a little climb. Then came the hard part - extracting it from its hidey hole. I ended up employing a tool from the car and even then, it didn't give up without a fight. Glad to have got this one sorted.Many thanks to TeamThommo for the cache.

We searched high and low for a while, put our fingers in what we thought were all the places but unfortunately no luck. We will be back

Found by Omegaman1971

Out and about with Rebel Acts in the area for our weekly caching expedition.

This place has certainly changed over the years, so many new neighbourhoods.

Needed a TOTT to retrieve the sneaky little sucker.

Cheers for the cache

Due to unforeseen circumstances Mr Smokey Bear will no longer be a part of Team Smokey Bear and will continue his adventures as "SmokeyBearOG".

So I'm relogging all previous finds under my new account.
Unfortunately this log will not show the original logging date.

**Thanks to TeamThommo for this adventure, looking forward to many more.**

Adam
SmokeyBearOG

Cheeky.........

Found after a little bit of searching. It’s higher than you think and may require some climbing to retrieve if your short . TFTC

I spent a hour here looking today and can't afford any more will have to come back although not sure where I haven't looked came out of it covered with spiderwebs and thinking I had checked all I could reach
I am sure when I find it and it's still there I am just not looking in the right places

Very difficult, good view out onto the lake

DNF

Cache is still there, but have replaced with new one due to damage plus fullish log

I knew it would be there! Logging NM just because a cache hasn’t been found in awhile is annoying.
Thanks Pinkpiggy7 for helping us out yet again.

No luck today.
Given it was last found in Dec 2020, not surprising. Previous logs also had no luck.
CO may need to do a maintenance check on it.

This geocacher reported that the cache might be missing.

Didn’t have gloves, a bit reluctant to put hands in places.

Noooo
We will be back ️
#BARCA

LenDog2012
Didn’t find on 14/8/2021 very disappointed

DNF

Great cache! Spent about an hour with hubby and the kids climbing everywhere! Pair of scissors came to the rescue to retrieve.

That was really tough but so rewarding when we found it! Thank you
BBCC

3rd time and finally found, very disappointed it took 3 attempts

2nd look and still nothing! Arrgh

Cheeky little sod! But refused to give up. Climbed all over the bloody for it to be rather obvious worth it

Found it. Used a marker on the log, hope it doesn’t rub out. I took and attached a photo for proof. TFTC.
BD️SP

Trick (verb) - to cunningly deceive or outwit.
Trick (noun) - a cunning act intended to deceive or outwit someone.
We felt tricked by this cache, and could not work out the trick. Thanks anyway, TeamThommo for providing us with such a conundrum.
Chiefton.

Waaaa We’ll be back.

This being my second visit, I was determined to have success and after another search I came up empty. Time to read the logs and suddenly a lightbulb went off in my head. With a second pass for the day I suddenly felt something I hadn't before and after some fiddling I had the cache. Deceptive little sucker. I quickly signed the log and replaced it as found. TNLNSL. TFTC. Kkams

No tools didn’t spend too long looking

Many thanks to 999Hunter & 999HunterKid for replacing this log for us

Found it while on a bike ride with family.
There was only 1 place left on the log so i signed it.

May need more papper

This geocacher reported that the logbook is full.

Took some searching but we came across this tricky hide. A very nice caching effort. Log sheet is almost entirely full (1 spot left) so may need replacing soon. TFTC. Great fun!!

A relatively quick find. Found with my hands rather than my eyes. Didn't require any tools. A bit confused about a photo posted by a previous finder showing 2 nano containers. The cache I found was neither of these.

Find 1973
Finally a little success with Team Thommo caches today. It took a while at this lovely spot.
Log signed on a very full log sheet and all back safe again.
Thanks

Well I really wanted to make this DNF a find and found I did! Good hide. TFTC TeamThommo!

Found it with SciFiRulz as team nicnax TFTC this one has been a real pain, I've been back a number of times looking for it over several years. Having found it I could just kick myself.

Found as Nicnax with PapaGrouch. Finally got this one after trying numerous times. PapaGrouch discovered it then we had to try and extract it, not easy as it was replaced backwards. Glad we have it ticked off at last. TFTC

Today we found A Hide in a Hide on our travels. Oh my goodness this has been a nemesis! I have been here with the middle child was on his learners after dropping the Chief off at the nearby Maccas for a meeting (never cache in a dress! I grazed a certain portion of my leg clambering over the rock wall! Ouch. Oh and ps, the middle child is now on his green P’s!) and the Chief and I have been here twice before and looked at every square inch of this bird hide and every time we’ve either been muggled out or run out of time & patience. Today was no different after searching the same places, then we PAFed and messaged the CO in despair. The PAF tried very hard to help us poor fools and we searched the same places again. Long story short I finally did something someone my age is reluctant to do....no spoilers...& I saw the elusive little bugger. Very bossily told the Chief to hand me his retrieval tool and the cache was soon in his hand. He signed the log and was confident he could return it now he knew what was going on! It feels so very good to get this one off the books. On our return to the car the Chief noticed he had a message from the CO. Yep, we can report the cache is definitely still there and there is definitely only one in situ. Favorite, if only for its ability to drive you nuts!

Thanks TeamThommo for being part of our geocaching fun.

Why did I go for this after “cheers big ears”? Definitely going to have to come back. I’ve seen enough comments for both of these caches to be convinced they’re there. Thanks for the challenges yet to be overcome.

We had lunch here before we tackled this hide. Glad we did because after nearly an hour and both of us checking and rechecking ever inch of this place, we were nearly ready to give up. We were given it another 5 minutes when the geo husband found your sneaky and clever cache.

Cheers TeamTommo.

Date: 1 July 2018 Time: 14:32
Find #9597

After completing the P.I.G. Series, I decided to grab a couple of trads "On the way home"

This one took some finding and I also had to wait out the nearby neighbours who were talking in the street.

Many thanks to TeamThommo for the cache. TNLN.

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3:56 pm #5983
Out today with Mrs Papi4506 & BoatieTim heading down Beacy way.
Pleased with a find after a dnf.
Very sneaky indeed! Confused as to the reason for two though.
Cheers TeamThommo

Have found this one before but hadn't logged it nor signed it I don't think. Back again today so making sure everything done correctly. Thanks for this clever hide in a hide. There are actually two intact caches here in the same position.

15:56, May 27, 2018, # 707, out with OHC and Papi4506 today doing a few in this area. A fun hide here lol TFTC.

Look and looked and looked some more but dnf will be trying again

Finally found it. My 3rd visit to search. Accompanied with crank1. All good. Thanks TeamThommo for the cache.

Accompanied with kangas11 for caching day today.
The weather was so warm.
Searched and searched
Finally Found it. but found with two nano??
Thanks for the cache Team Thommo

Another one stolen apparently

Finally found it, after both daughters had given up and a short read of the comments we I continued finding it shortly after. TFTC.

Really enjoyed this one tftc

#1390 - 11.05am
Met up with Teammoss5 and grannygeo64 at this pretty location. They laughed as I nearly found the cache immediately, but then somehow kept missing it for the next 10 minutes!!
I never claimed to be any good at this game, lol!
Thanks for the fun, TeamThommo.

Finally being back in the area we decided to try and tackle this one now that its been cleaned up and re opened took us a good 30 minutes till we finally found what we were looking more fun trying to collect it as we didn't bring a single tool but we eventually got it ha ha tftc

Found second time around very clever found with apple460 and teammoss5 thanks for bringing us here tftc

Searched for a while but nothing. Oh well

I recon I search every inch of the place except for where the cache is. Maybe another time

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Checked and all is good with this one

will check on this one on Thursday also

TeamMoss were kind enough to alert me that this one was inaccessible a month ago, apologies that I’m only posting a note now. It’s been a busy year!

I checked it out three weeks ago when I was in town and there was some tape across the front of the hide. Possible put there by the council.

Yes, technically you shouldn’t go in there but from what I could see, you could and the structure was still sound.

Having forgotten to post the note I checked on it again yesterday and although the hide is a bit banged up the cache is still entact and able to be found.

The tape was down but I’m not sure if that was vandals or the council.

I’ll wait to hear the next report from Cachers and if need be I’ll check on it again in a week or so.

Hint - Cache is inside.

Bit of work going on to the hide, it was taped off. Couldn't find the cache maybe it is still there, maybe not. watching.

This certainty would have been a nice area before riff raff had got to it and broken things within the hide.
Between sporting event first thing this morning, I had a spare 15 minutes and with this being the closest cache rushed here. Was able to find the hide within the hide just in time.
Thanks for the cache Team Thommo
Hunter

We found this cache today at 4:15pm as 6 of 13 on our Dandy to Packy Caching Afternoon. Located after a systematic search. Thanks from D & HA B-A.

No luck. Duck stays stuck.
Just ended up getting confused with this one. Spent a good 20 minutes before deciding to move on.
Thanks for taking me here anyway!

Well I thought that just maybe we could be friends after your nice Slog hides. Not too hard, but not boringly simple either. After I got dirty (geocaching in Victoria is a much dirtier past time than WA, the WA sand just brushes off), I read your replacement comment and made a quick find after that. It wasn't a quick find before that! No, seriously this is the type of caching I like, an interesting spot with some birds to watch and a good, yet simple hide. TFTC TeamThommo

Found it with help of my new tool with flying solo1

Spotted with use of a tool. Thankfully I was with Hellboy11 who did the retrieval. Wouldn't have been able to get it myself. Sneaky cache. SL. TFTC

Second attempt at this one. I brought along my special tool (or at least the tool I THINK I need) and proceeded to stick it in various holes (giggidy). Wasn't able ot entertain a find so employed the withdrawal method and pulled out (giggidy giggidy). Maybe next time.

Found with carkisser on a beautiful day out caching.
TFTC ..

Oh my stars. Who knew I'd need unfrozen fingers to do this cache. After much dancing around and cursing to warm up we made the tricky find. TFTC

I think that this may be a case of not equipped correctly

Well we were up and down and up and down pickles and ants ahhhhhh but while picking the thorns out I hear geokid8 say "got it" signed log and replaced. TFTC

They took a little finding. I'm guessing the 2nd one is for when the first log fills up. Careful where you feel here. I found a huntsman long before I found the caches. Lovely quiet spot for some morning tea and to enjoy the peep show. Tftc TeamTommo

I sense a theme developing for TeamThommo hides in the area. The spirit of Philipp would be pleased. I on the other hand was just pleased to make the find of a difficult to find cache albeit with a bit of prodding from SteMicMitSar who was a previous finder.

first premium cache ever! thanks teamthommo you made another great cache!

Had another look for this one but even with advise from a former finder we could not find it.

Had a bit of a look for this one but no luck, we will return.

In the dark last night we went to look for this cache. Although we worked out the construction of the hide and explored many parts, we didn't find the cache. This morning we returned and continued the hunt. After a few minutes the cache was located in a good hide. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks Team Thommo for another good hide.

Out and about on a Sunday caching session and we visited this cache among what we did in a very hot Pakenham. A quick easy find by papillon4506 here - amazing.

Thanks TeamThommo for this cache placement.

A quick and easy find as we cache our way through the area today with mcsee&petal. I didn't hold much hope for this one given all the DNFs, but I got lucky and had the little blighter in hand in no time at all. It's such a shame to see the vandalism at this site. Thanks for bringing us here and thanks for the cache.

An interesting little bird hide, but no luck today.
Thanks to TeamThommo.

no luck so we moved on

lochb, G' of GJMMelb and I were unable to find this cache today

No luck for us today.

No not today