J is for James :First Name Series Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia
By BallaratGeocachers on 09-Mar-16. Waypoint GC6D0V9

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An enjoyable walk to find this cache. As mentioned before, the log needs replacing. TFTC

Tftc! Although the log is full nay need replacing.

Another quick find. Thanks for bringing us here.

This cache does require a new log as the current one is full

Find number 4 for the afternoon. Again, some great rock art in the area.

Easy find but the logbook is full TFTC

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Out with kenare and geohubby while waiting for kenare scar to be fixed. Took a drive around my old stomping ground to show kenare my old gang outs. Found that I had not found this one. Quick walk and discovery and we were off. Tftc

A lovely way to get to know more of my beautiful home ... Ballarat! TFTC Log needs replacing please!

Lucky Sean.75 was with me as I almost couldn't reach!! Lol!! Lucky nobody was at the playground to see us come out from the tree! Tftc

Out with kenare getting a few of this series caches. Log is full. Tftc

Bit more of a search with this one! TFTC

A very late decision to head up this way with the main objective being the CITO, I packed all sorts of gear not knowing the size of the weeds. With a bit of luck I also put in the old mattock which was the best Bushfire tool that I could have packed and if there any more CITO in this area a mattock is the ideal tool to remove these pesky weeds. Put that on the list for the next one.
This cache was next on my list so after finding a good location to pull over and park, it was only a short wander along a well worn path.
After signing and replacing this guy the weather turned nasty with lightning, thunder and then the heavens opened up and did not stop all the way back to Geelong.
Thanks to the Ballaratgeocachers for placing and maintaining this guy.

Tftc.. Good find

Out and about with CPWanderer & hevwalker on our second day at Ballarat.
Some interesting spots at gz, thanks for the cache BallaratGeocachers

In Ballarat for a long weekend caching get away with CPwanderer & clare007...
We started early this morning...the sun hadn't heated up yet...TFTC

Easy find with clare007 and hevwalker!!

Out and about again today. Coming to Ballarat is just as far as the other side of Geelong these days for us!

Another find by the McPhail Family

Completed today with FerociousFlea.
Found on our Christmas Eve caching day in and around Ballarat..
Quick find as we worked our way around the First Name Series.
TNLNSL
TFTC
TTFN
Beaker

Found with Beaker on a camping and caching trip in and around Ballarat. Thanks

Today was a mixed day of watching JaminAppleford race his 70.3 triathlon and caching. I was pleased to stop and log this find and thank you for hiding the cache.

Today was a mixed day of watching JaminAppleford race his 70.3 triathlon and caching. I was pleased to stop and log this find and thank you for hiding the cache.

Nice hide but didnt enjoy the big black bull ant
That bit me. Ouch

Another good find while geocaching in the area today. SL TFTC

LOG COMPLETELY FULL

J is for Jumping Jupiter! that was a full stretch for short MrsG seeking out this hide alone. Without the springy log that uncoils and stays put this would have been a tricky return. TFTC BallaratGeocachers.

Very easy and... Sky like

A quick and easy find as we cache our way through the area with mcsee&petal today. Thanks for bringing us here and thanks for the cache.

A nice easy find here as we gather up some of the local caches on a cool Saturday afternoon around Ballarat.

Thanks BallaratGeocachers for this placement.

A nice easy find here as we gather up some of the local caches on a cool Saturday afternoon around Ballarat.

Thanks BallaratGeocachers for this placement.

Been in Victoria for three weeks walking the Great Ocean Walk (100k) and the Goldfields Track (200k). Collected / found numerous caches along the tracks and nearby towns. TFTC.

Sometimes this type of cache causes me grief, but this time I spotted it immediately. A nice walk to GZ while the sun was actually shining. TFTC BallaratGeocachers.

Love it well done

Visiting from Melbourne. Sound and Light show last night and a few caches on a chilly Ballarat Sunday morning.

Good find TFTC

Easy in the end but still a good hide! really cool park to visit as well!

Suscoe was in Ballarat today caching with the sister.
It was a delightful day with sunshine and a mild breeze looking after us.
A long way from the snow on our last trip here.
We had a terrific time with the sister and had some laughs and enjoyable times finding caches around the town.
11th find of the day.
Thanks to the BallaratGecachers for this hide.
In the sun this parkland looked great.
The carved rocks along the path would make a terrific little multi we thought!!

In Ballarat to attend 50 50 50 50 50 GUESS WHO TURNS 50!!! and decided to go get some caches during the day.

Managed to find this one after a drive around the area, then realised we had to go for a walk to actually get it.

Anyway signed the log and we were off to the next one.

TFTC

rushed out in the rain and dark to find this one to fill in the date on the calendar.

Found by Mary & David at 1555. What a good, solid traditional name. It is the second name of our eldest grandson, too, and has been used by males in several generations on both sides of our family. Spotted it fairly quickly once at GZ - glad it wasn't a colour that blended in. We did admire the rock carvings along the path. Our thanks to BallaratGeocachers.

Mopping up a couple caches that we had missed in this area. A nice quick find and we were off again. TFTC TNLN

Tftc

Another quick park and grab. Just x to go to finish the alphabet. TFTC

Super simple! Spotted it as I was saying my GPS wasn't sure... Lovely park!

This was a supper quick find even i spotted it whille still approaching

With Zedaycee and Angelique Anja.

Time for a good walk, found cache reasonably quickly. TFTC

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A trip to Ballarat, to try and tidy up a few errant caches to the east, turned out to be a freezing and somewhat frustrating day. Perhaps we got our eyes in with Harriet! A much quicker result here.
Loved all the rocks on the path in/out - kool - see images.

Our thanks to BallaratGeocachers for placing this cache.
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Find #1046 for me. Found after a couple of minutes. It's funny how a cache is often so much easier to spot once you've spotted it and this one is a good example of that! Thanks for placing this cache BallaratGeocachers!

In Ballarat for the day with GeoSon #1. Came for the Symbol series, stayed for the Name series . Happy to report James was well behaved. Really liked the stone carvings along the path here. Thanks heaps, BallaratGeocachers.

Another quick find for us and kids liked the tree.
TFTC

Another return visit to this site.

In the area for a half day and had some caching time up my sleeve, so decided to finish what I could of this Name series. Only a couple got me, which were hangers

Bentley the Geomutt enjoyed stretching the legs as I was in out around the area. Only a couple left and think I have well and truly seen this section of Ballarat now!

Thanks for the rush around and the caches - all found in good nick.

Cheers

Set off early on our Queens Birthday challenge with Harrowang (to complete the First Name Series and find a record number of caches for the day) and found James at 9:45am the dew or rain was thick on the grass. SL TFTC

James, James, hold the ladder steady ... No need for a ladder here but it was a bit of a reach! Walking with Markndee. SL At 9.59am #3720 TFTC BallaratGeocachers

Found it. Just within reach.

A quick find on a blue-tiful afternoon.

We searched for this one when we first started cacheing. But we couldn't find it.... Now that we did find it we realise that we were looking for something completely different... And a different spot. I'm glad we have more experience now. What fun.

TFTC!

Found today.
Enjoyed the quick find and then the kids had a play on the nearby playground.
Thanks for another hide in the series.

Found with Mum, Dad and Eddie.
We found the cache then had a play on the playground.
Thanks for another good one.

Found with my family.
Thanks for the hide it was a good one.
The playground here is awesome!

Tftc. Once again. Forgot pen so took pic as evidence.

Found in an area we'd visited before looking for a cache in this series. Good coordinates and the hint led to a quick find. TFTC

Accurate coordinates and the hint led to a quick find by Mrs y'stassie. However Mr y'stassie had to be summoned to retrieve the cache. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks BallaratGeocachers for the cache.

a nice quick find

Found on the count down to 2000 finds. Three to go.

A nice quick find while walking to the nearby park with the kids. All is well with this hide. TFTC BallaratGeocachers.

I dropped in here to find another one in this series that never seems to end!
Nice hide after a short stroll from the south
Cheers

After attending an event here today, I thought I would fill in an hour by collecting a few local caches. Luckily the weather played nice today and I stayed dry all day. There are a lot of names in this series, I better get cracking !! TFTC BallaratGeocachers

Being so close , after attending an Event , we grabbed this revitalised "J" while caching in the company of DAB.
Thanks BallaratGeocachers for the hide.

Another one knocked off the list... TFTC

found with geniejoan

Greetings from Sunny Whyalla!
5th find on my morning run - nice to do on a cool crisp morning. TFTC BallaratGeocachers From IlludiumPU36
Found on our Victorian Odyssey Whyalla-Numurkah-Melbourne-Ballarat-Adelaide-Whyalla

TFTC. Déjà Vu: that feeling that you've signed this log before only it was twenty metres away.

Found after work, as I had already found the previous J this was a quick find. TFTC

As I walked to GZ I was sure I had been here before. On checking once I was home my feelings were correct. Had trouble with the lid. Eventually it all went together OK.
TFTC Shamus1

I am bad at finding this type of hide but this one happened to be in my line of vision.

Found with my mum on a trip to Ballarat. I'd left the kids playing their tablets in the caravan park and made the most of the opportunity to grab a few caches around town without them in tow.

Enjoyed the walk along the paths and discovering areas I wouldn't otherwise visit. TFTC

A quick find tonight with hubby and the kids before heading out for his 40th birthday dinner. A familiar place here - have found a few caches here over my time

Found with TeamLauren. Thanks for the cache.

Quick, easy find with emthegem. Tftc.

another good find thanks

Found today on a random caching arvo

Find 149
Tftc

Find#201

Big park tftc

Found while out enjoying a lovely day with Mi5sie, thanks for bringing us to this area, TFTC

Found while doing a few others in the area. Tftc

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Found it! The Walkabouters were having a long weekend in Ballarat so I took the opportunity to go exploring and find some nearby caches before everyone was up and about. Last one before heading back to the accommodation. Wow! an unexpected 2nd to find. Cool! TFTC SL A great morning of exploring some of Ballarat's parklands.

Published

Fancy meeting you here in the dark in the park Becca85. Good fortune that we could jointly sign the FTF. Funny how I answered your hubbies call asking if you were ok. Oops not the most inspiring sound at that stage for him to hear. Glad you could quickly reassure him. Bit of a chat on a busy night with neighhood muggles everywhere. TNLN TFTC.

{FTF} with Saint Anthony. Heading home from the Cache, camp & 4WD event, we'd been without service for several hours so as any tech-addict does, all communication platforms were eagerly checked as soon as we were back in range. A new cache published! We'd basically driven past it earlier today.
As we got closer, I realised it would be silly to detour in to Ballarat when we could cruise the highway to get home however we then remembered that fuel at home in Maryborough is $1.19 per litre vs the $0.98c we could grab while over here. So it was decided we'd head in to grab the cheapest fuel. At this point, I casually mentioned that a potentially un-found cache was right on our way! Well close enough...
We pulled up but the kids were fast asleep in the back. Husband gets paranoid when I cache alone at night but as we could park only 150ish metres away, I convinced him it would be a nice quick find & I'd be within screaming distance if I needed him.
Off I went, torch & phone in hand. I quickly found GZ and had begun poking around when I head footsteps. I briefly crapped my dacks & jumped out in my best karate stance before the strange male approaching turned out to be Saint Anthony a fellow cacher and thankfully friend. I could search much easier now that I felt a bit more at ease, in pitch black in a park I don't know in the middle of the night...
The cache was soon spotted and we happily co-signed a FTF on blank log.
As we emerged from GZ, we could see another torch heading our way. Turns out it was just my husband who had been a little concerned when he saw someone joining me & yelled out asking if I was okay.
Saint Anthony (AKA possibly dangerous stranger as far as husband was aware) kindly yelled back that Yes I was all good. This was not overly re-assuring to concerned husband & as I noticed the torch light moving a little quicker toward us, I quickly re-assured him that all was good and cache was found.
Husband & Anthony has talked on the phone previously but never met so introductions were made and we had a random chat on the side of the road while some young adults had a drunken argument next to us & my girls snored in the back seat of the car beside us.
I very much enjoyed this un-expected FTF and random catch up with another cacher friend after an enjoyable night socialising at the event with other friends new & old. I do love this hobby/sport/game/addiction.
Thanks for an enjoyable find Saint Anthony and Thanks for the cache BallaratGeocachers!