Wet As A Shag (Colac Lake Series) Colac, Victoria, Australia
By theseeker321 , Bretto44 on 05-Jun-15. Waypoint GC5X0RT

As there has been no response to the last request/s to attend to this cache, I have no option but to archive this listing on the basis it has been abandoned.

If there are components or remnants of the cache and you haven't already done so, please return to the GZ and collect the cache (or remnants). We don't want to litter our environment with Geotrash.

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### **MAINTENANCE REQUIRED?** ###
This cache would appear to be in need of owner intervention, therefore I am temporarily disabling it so as to stop it showing up on search lists and to give the owner an opportunity to check on the cache, and take whatever action is necessary.

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Dropped by this one while out walking as we saw that there was a few DNF's and decided to check on it only to find a empty hidey hole might need the CO checking it out

Dnf.

**WesPro's Vaguely Epic Colac (Mis)Adventure - Part 4**
This story starts at [GC56R6V](https://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=9426a2fb-599f-486d-85bf-3f94686b60c9), if you can be bothered.
**Challenge 1:** To find a cache without using any form of technology at the site.
I'd read the logs earlier in the morning, so I was prepared for failure. Despite finding at least nine really good potential hiding places, and without the benefit of coordinates to narrow the search, I came up blank. Perhaps CO could check, and drop a note that we're all really bad lookers?
The story continues with [GC48QFZ](https://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=2d6d53be-47d8-4886-bae2-26c64691f77b).

Looked but could not find in this grubby location, may be gone.

Dnf.

Nothing like a cache was spotted here today. Mind you, others seem to think this area is STILL the old tip site, judging by the rubbish left here.
Greynomads

Not found 2nd try. Lot of rubbish.

15:01
We looked high, we looked low, we looked in, we looked out, but today there was no way we could work this one out!
Ideal spot for a CITO - YUK!!
We're a tipp'n it's a miss'n.

Thanks anyway to theseeker321 for bringing us to this location.

Road trip. Got together with mogni, her bro and his kids (DAP) for a quick trip over the border to Werribee for an attempt at the infamous Eagle Rock cache. We spent 2 1/2 hours all up at Eagle Rock for a DNF. So of course we just had to do a few others as well. [;) And now it was time to cache out way to Geelong to catch up with Bushfire and make it back to Mount Gambier for an event tonight.
Spent a long time here but could only find an empty likely hidey hole.
You pwned us noobs. Thanks for the search theseeker321.

Nice cute find!! Accidentally stumbled upon it. Not in a usual hiding place thank god I was lookin at my feet when I did

Nice cute find!! Accidentally stumbled upon it. Not in a usual hiding place thank god I was lookin at my feet when I did

enjoyed finding these micro hides

We spent the afternoon around Colac today.
It was a lot milder weather but the wind was quite strong.
Thanks for placing this cache we walked from the car park area and really enjoyed the stroll.
Cache took a little bit to locate but we got there in the end.

Found with the family today.
I had a great time down in the Colac area.
Thanks for placing this cache for us to find.

Found with Mum, Dad and Eddie.
I had a fun day down in the Colac area and it was my first visit.
Thanks for placing this cache for us to find.

Sorry for the late log but catching up on old logs. On the way home from Warrnambool, so will make some time to grab a cache. TFTC the seeker321.

The afternoon is quite cool, and possibly no wriggly sticks. Need this for a first of the month smilie for "one for each first of month challenge".

Looking over the lake one would be thinking that it will again be dry this summer!

SL theseeker321 TFTC

[green]Find #7394[/green]...

Found with Happy Pants...

Found on the way to Warrnambool with family... Helping my parents move this weekend but ALWAYS time to grab a cache or two... A beautiful day to be out and about...

A short search, found the cache, stamped and returned...

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for my enjoyment theseeker321...
- P

Took: Nothing
Left: Nothing
Stamped Log...

Nice quick find Tftc

A day off work today meant a road trip from Ballarat with master 4 to collect some caches in and around Colac. Another quick find here. Generally anytime I've been through Colac is straight through the middle or the country roads. Amazing really the presence this lake has here. Thanks for the cache

Terrifying spot with syringes and broken glass and the threat of death by snakebite and an overindulgence of weed, but in a cool container!

Check!

Got it

Just one more "last one" before heading towards Melbourne. I had to search for this one alone as the rest of the family were quite content sitting in the car as I searched about for this cache. It was soon located after a little toing and froing around the gz, thanks theseeker321 for the sneaky hide.

When we got the race was on.. ...Geohubby went one way.. . Went the other.. .it was my lucky day.
Tftc.

Good little hide

Found it! I took my muggle mate out for a bit of caching and after 10 minutes of searching finally spotted it. Had seen this sort of thing before so recognised it pretty easily.
TFTC. Yowie17

TFTC great view of the lake! Pity about the litter.

A quick stop while exploring Colac. Thank you.

Heading through Colac, I wanted to grab a couple caches while passing through. This one was a sneaky hide and after a minute or so of searching, I noticed something. TFTC theseeker321.

Day 2 of my 2100+Km 4 day road trip.

Visiting Woodlands Heritage Park, Ocean Grove, Warrnambool, Naracoorte, Keith, Ouyen, Lake Boga, Ballarat and just about every town in between. (Not necessarily in that order)

This was one of the caches I found on my travels.

A great it was day, The first signs of summer. (Bring it on.)

I soon had the cache in hand and the log was duly signed.

'Scrat' visited your cache whilst on his Great Aussie Adventure.

TFTC theseeker321

TFTG

Good find by son geor

Too chicken to fish around the long grass.. Will try again another day with papa bear!

Found by Mary & David at 1715. Lengthening shadows and the water looks like silver glass. Beautiful light, and the dreamy clouds accentuate the distant hills. Should be a McDonalds rubbish bin here. Found the cache after a brief search. Our thanks to theseeker321.

Picking up all the recent caches in Colac so here' s another with a smiley face. TFTC

Enjoy the view. A new spot

Suscoe's 3rd find of the morning.
Drove right up to GZ.
A quick find and sign.
Thanks to theseeker321
Another nice view of the lake.
All quiet here today.

Quick find while on a wildlife trip with Scotttiew and N Day TFTC

Found with Awegs. Lots of birds for our list! Thanks for brining us here.

Nice one. Got beat to it while I was still unbuckling my kid. Tftc.

In Colac today with my muggle sister whilst her muggle boyfriend is in day visit at the local hospital. Decided we had plenty of spare time so took her caching.

My muggle sisters second find today as I had walked straight passed.

Log signed and replaced.

TFTC TNLM.

A day of caching with ozbob and the ageing Bushfire was decided upon and we ventured down this way with the weather very poor and the temperature hovering around about 4.
It was not only the temperature but it was light rain so all hides had to be found as quick as possible.
We were in ozbob's new Ford Ranger that has a lot of things going for it for caching, Sat Nav, 4x4, high clearance, and a great heater to name a few as we were running up a few kilometres before he uses it to tow his caravan.
The cache name certainly applied to us today as we battled the elements all morning and were thankful for our neck warmers raincoats and hats in our quest for more smilies in Colac today.

Out on the road with the legendary Bushfire on a cold winters day. This was a nice easy find but got wet as a shag ifnding this one. . Thanks to theseeker321 for the hunt.

Out this way to convert some more green boxes into smiley faces. Dropped the wife off where she needed to go and off I went!
after picking the wife back up it was time to head off back to Geelong - but of course I had to do a couple more on the way out.
Quickly found here and time for one more so off to the last one in Colac for now

Thanks theseeker321 for the cache
Log signed & replaced. TFTC & smiley face
#1609

Found with brother and niece, top day and seen the train go past as well. This area I remember use to be the old tip of Colac TFTC

Down in Colac today in the company of Glanville Girls and ST37E picking up some of the newer local caches.
After negotiating our way to GZ a quick find was had.
Thanks theseeker321 and Bretto44 for the hide.

No cars here today but broken glass and left over fast food containers seemed like it could be a popular spot. Definitely wet out here today and plenty of birds for company. Spotted a likely patch of flattened grass and were soon signing the log. TFTC

Found during a day of caching in an unvisited area with Glanville Girls, nice quick find after navigating to GZ

TFTC

Out caching today with ST37E with the aim to complete the Bambra series and collect some caches in the Gellibrand and Colac area. We were lucky enough to have one half of The Tritonz on board with us today to keep us company. A nice quick find under torchlight tonight. Thanks for the hide

Great hide

Beautiful view on a sunny day. Wish I'd brought a bag to pick up some of the litter though. TFTC

Another quick and easy find by Laulan
Need to stip her from finding all the caches

Signed log and returned cache to its hiding place

TFTV

Laulan is on fire and hard to beat. But upon questioning her it seems she may be cheating a little using the hints Oh the shame!!!! TFTC

Quick and easy find thanks to the hint on this one! TFTC

Second find out of 2 for the day. Nice a quick find. The geokids had a blast finding it. TFTC

Very hard to find this one. My GPS was all over the place as it was pretty overcast. Anyway good luck it is a great find. TFTC theseeker321, really enjoyed.the search. Another fav from us.

Found It....FTF Yay.....After spending the last few days in bed nursing the flu it was a pleasant surprise to have 3 new caches pop up this morning to help me get out of bed so after breakfast it was decided to go and have a look for them in the howling gale that was knocking on the back door so with this adding to the still pounding headache we set off. Arriving at GZ soon after and after a quick read or the notes we jumped out and started searching only to be interrupted by a little muggle and her mum walking their dog so after they where out of view we continued searching and battling the gale the cache was finally located so with the log extracted and a clean sheet greeted us we placed our name at the top of the list and with the cache replaced we moved onto the next one. Thanks theseeker321 for the cache

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