Race to the Philosophers Stone 1: Fluffy Mildura, Victoria, Australia
By Lord rossatron and Princess Peach 25 on 20-Jun-16. Waypoint GC6M4K6

Has gone, don't have the time or funds to replace it.

DNF

Defintely not there. Needs archiving.

Apparently its a big box sesrched large area cache is not here needs replacement but it seems CO is not active

Multiple DNFs. COs haven’t been online since October and not cached for 12 months.
Cache is not there.

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### **OWNER MAINTENANCE REQUIRED?** ###

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This cache is carrying a maintenance log which needs to be addressed by the cache owner.

The guidelines advise that the CO should make regular visits to check on the cache as well as address logs indicating some attention is required. This applies to maintenance of the cache page just as much as it does the physical cache.

**Please respond to this situation (or indicated your intention) within 14 days. Otherwise it will become necessary to withdraw the cache from the Active listing.**

There has been a lot of muggle activity around ground zero with litter being dumped in the area. Possibly may have been taken or damaged beyond recognition but could not identify anything as the cache. Would be great if the cache owner could check on this cache. Thanks

Second try at this cache and still a DNF. A lot of muggle activity around GZ with toilet paper and underwear scattered around the area unfortunately. CO may need to check on this one.

No luck

DNF @ 17:34 with AmethystPig and The Good Lady Wife.

We strolled here from the previous cache in order to get our steps for the day. Unfortunately when we got here, we could not find any trace of the cache. It could be a case of cache blindness, but perhaps the cache owner might like to check on the cache placement.

Thanks anyway Lord rossatron

No luck for SirJ-Oz and I today, we had a good search-around but were unable to locate the cache. Both GPSr devices kept taking us back to the same location where there was a good sized hidey-hole and what could have been loose camo, but nary a container in sight. Did someone drop Harry's invisibility cloak?

Easy find. Pity lock has been compromised. TFTC

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14:55
As other seekers have mentioned, this cache can be logged without the need to solve the puzzle and the device needs some power. It is infuriating to think it could be impatient cachers who deliberately force their way to the log book.

14:55
We have never seen the riverside bush looking so refreshed, amazing what a good soaking of rain can do. With the river flowing gently by there was an air of peace and serenity.
What a cleverly themed and executed series of caches! No terrifying dog's growls, just a muggle wanting to know more about our geo-vehicle.

What a shame this cache has lost some of it's original presentation. The lock on the container has been vandalized and the device has no power.
Would have loved to give this a FP, but unfortunately it is in need of repair/maintenance.

**Note to CO:** Power for the device needs replacing please.

Thanks Lord rossatron for an amazing effort, placing caches for everyone's enjoyment.
20384

**# 19841** Found on the Vic leg of our 2017 escape trip.
A perfect Spring day for a drive around in Mildura.
Not many muggles around here today, and mostly good quick finds.
Thanks for the cache Lord rossatron,
***Roostaman***

Straightforward find - big box sitting out in the open, did my best to camouflage it, T4TC

It was nice to complete this 1 – enjoyed – thanks - TFTC / TFTH / SL

Found with [@geo_wife](http://coord.info/PRPJ9T7). As mentioned by another finder, the cache needs some maintenance as the unlocking the lock is not needed to open the cache. Thanks for the hide.

Out today with "Benetook3" for a few caches. TFTC

It was easy

Easy walk

Found on the 31/07/2017 at 6:20:00 PM.

I joined forces with J+J for a caching road trip down to SA. We got up early and covered 950km by road on the first day. While I only found 28 caches today, it was mainly due to the large distances between caches.
Tomorrow the hard caching starts!

Thanks for the cache.

We're are heading to Mildura and then continuing to SA for a caching trip with Noodles22. We stopped to pickup this one. Great weather. TFTC

Easy find! Hopefully this is indicative of the rest of the multi for us!

Found with boo09 & becca85 while visiting Mildura to see my great-Nana for a long weekend. TFTC

Found on a roadtrip to Mildura to see our great-Nana with neisha7 & boo09. TFTC

As we headed out to my Nana's for dinner, we grabbed this one that was nearby. A brief walk in and a quick find was made. As previous logger mentioned, the cache is damaged and loggable minus any puzzle at the moment.
The kids loved seeing about 15 huge kangaroos across the road too as it was nearing sunset.


Day #3 of our extra long weekend with boo09, neisha07 & muggle husband, visiting my Nana in Mildura. The 4.5hr trip became 7.5hours as we stopped to check out Silo art and of course cache. We had a wonderful time finding some fantastic caches. Thanks to all who contributed.
TFTC!

Box inside box needs maintenance, as we are able to get to the log book without unlocking the lock.

Found with Rohkad on a night run....very cold outside. Grabbed the box and went back to the car to solve it....however the lock isnt attached to the box anymore so you dont need to open it to get to the log book! : This needs maintenance, and unluckily we didnt have anything with us to fix it.... I wanted to do the puzzle anyway though, and it was fun! I guessed the tune straight away but the untuned piano bit threw me off a lot...read the clue for the 4th time and finally understood it and then the lock was open! Very pleased with myself haha. Great series you got here! Visiting a tb also. TFTC

Forgot we had done this one. Found it again today with geo great grandparents.

Found it. Box is a bit compromised and didn't need the combo to open it bit worked out the combo anyway for the sake of it

A nice large surprise here out in the bush TFTC LR and PO

Hi there Lord rossatron.

We found your cache **"Race to the Philosophers Stone 1: Fluffy"** at 11:53:00 AM today. (This makes our find count 16130).

Our aim today was to catch up with our friend Honeysucker. We then logged a few caches on our way back to camp. On our trek we found a variety of container types. We ended up finding 4 caches with 0 DNF's.

Thanks for placing this cache here, without geocaching as our guide we would never have found so many interesting places on our travels.We awarded this cache a favourite point for the novelty value.

###Thanks for not placing an eclipse tin or a 200ml Sistema here. Once upon a time caches seemed to be "regular" sized,and well stocked with goodies for kids to swap. Nowadays it seems like every other cache is small and devoid anything to induce children to enjoy the hunt. It made us feel really good to find this cache in a "special" place.###

**Coordinate Accuracy:** We found the cache around 2m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
**Cache Condition:** The container and log book are in good shape. The locking mechanism on the inner container is broken.
**Took:** Nothing.
**Left:** A Smiley Badge.
**Grabbed Trackable:** "Helgas große Reise".

Thanks for the hunt today,

Regards

Ian & Penny.

tb visits

found with a group of cachers ov the easter weekend, completing 3 states in 3 days
thanks to all the co's, Lord rossatron, thanks for placing this cache, and maintaining it for us to find.
all caches found were in a good condition unless stated.
all caches were stamped or signed as MM (Mildura Mayhem)


1340

TFTC

Met Laighside Legends at Lock 11, then ride the bike along the river track and found this cache, good sized container, signed log and dropped TB

found with a group of cachers over the easter weekend, completing 3 states in 3 days
thanks to all the co's, honeysucker for hosting us for the weekend
thanks for placing this cache, and maintaining it for us to find.
all caches found were in a good condition unless stated.
all caches were stamped or signed as MM (Mildura Mayhem)

found with a group of cachers during the 3 events in 3 states in 1 day. Over the easter weekend. Signed in as MM ( Mildura Mayham ).

Caching with a group of cachers across 3 states for Easter.

Signed log as MM (Mildura Mayhem).
TFTC

Found with a group of cachers from two states over the easter weekend, completing 3 states in 3 days
Thankyou for placing this cache, and maintaining it for us to find.
All caches were stamped or signed as MM (Mildura Mayhem)
A great weekend and a lot of fun
TFTC

Good to team up with CP and clare007 for a few caches after a hearty breakfast!

Found on the Easter 3 state jaunt via SA, Vic then NSW. The weather was clear, the tracks were dusty and the skies were clear and starry. Catching up with friends along the way at the various events was also a bonus.

Thanks to Lord rossatron and **clear skies** from TeamAstro. [^] Cache the planet!

**Out and about around the area for Easter & the 3 Events in 1 day**...

*Signing logs as MM or Mildura Mayhem*...

Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment Lord rossatron... Appreciate your efforts... Great series...

Stamped log and replaced...

**#10094**

I think I was fortunate to be with Harry Potter fans who had the brains to work this out!! Thanks for some impressively constructed caches!!

TFTC! Love the ride

Found at 12:51 PM GAFF1 in the company of NurseHayley.
On a journey to Alice Springs. Full log to follow.
Thanks Lord rossatron.

Found in the company of pprass, this was a very well thought of cache, loved it. TFTC fav point given

Thank for a great fun cache.

Luckily Mrs frog knew the tune and had the required info quite quickly allowing Mr frog access to the scroll, fun cache left a fav point TFTC Lord rossatron

Third cache with my lighthouse

In Mildura to catch up with honeysucker for the weekend. A hot day peaking at 46C but still managed some caches. TFTC.

Submitted via Garmin Oregon 7xx

Have been out to fix the container. The number had indeed fallen off so I have now written it onto the logbook itself.

Alas and alack, the magic charms protecting this cache have been broken. Approaching the hiding place, I could see a tent pitched only metres from the cache despite signs forbidding this. The cache container was completely visible with no camo at all. I stealthily switched my mobile to silent so that there would be no telltale click as I took photographic evidence. I think the camp was deserted, but I took no chances. I gathered up the chest and made my way back to the table. With trepidation I opened it up and my worst fears were confirmed. Whilst the lock was intact and the contents okay,the lid has been forced from the box. For my own personal satisfaction I played the tune on the wonderful instrument and managed to get it right first time. The lock opened for me as if by magic; sometimes luck and magic are with you! I put everything back and covered the container with camo, but of course the evil one nearby will know that someone has visited. The CO will need to come and replace the magical box and utter some new enchantments to keep it safe. Cache #2576. By the way I didn't see a number to collect either, not sure if I missed it or it has fallen off.

So creative! Love it
TFTC.
Unfortunately we didn't have a pen to sign it so we just took the travel bug X6EV9T

Well had to take it back to the car, quite a lot of muggles, took a bit to figure out but got there with a few google piano lessons, great work, left a TB we picked up earlier in the week in Queensland's oldest cache at Burleigh Heads, now that cache sure had some history, TFTC cheers DD onto the next!

Every time we came there was a house boat moored but with the lock open today due to high river able to retrieve it TFTC

Easy find

In the area for a family holiday but luckily I got to catch up with some old friends too.... This was a quick find but took longer to solve puzzle.
Thanks for the challenge.

After playing a few tunes was able to release the log book and sign the log. Great cache worth a FP. Tftc

What a great creative cache. With cjfinda and matt_geo we hummed and hahhed for quite a while until Dr Google came to our rescue and the code was cracked. Sorry I can't stay around town to try and knock over the series. An FP for a great idea and a cache in a great location. TFTC

Made the find easily enough and knew what we needed to do, just struggled with the technicalities of it!! Matt_geo had an inspired idea which soon had us with log in hand to sign. TFTC. Will definitely be back to do the rest of the series.

Great cache! We arrived at the nearby caravan park, set up, then set off to find a cache. This cache was great fun although anyone would have thought we were mad as we attempted to solve the puzzle....it took us a while but we finally had our names on the log and the cache bach in its hiding spot. TFTC.

Found it worked out the lock

A cleaver idea for a cache, janeo really liked it.
TFTC

Enjoyed a few days holidaying at Mildura. Found some great caches and a little bling. (Also left a little bling for the next finder)
TFTC

TB Visit

After attending the Coffee's Dinner event in Mildura, Hevwalker, Clare007 and myself were joined by Sir Spectre for some night caching.
Having had so much fun at A Race to the Philosophers Stone #5 field puzzle before dinner we were very keep to complete the series. And of course grab any others that presented along the way!
Initially we had trouble just finding how to get into the area to look for the cache. Finally we found a track to a park and wandered over to GZ. Then when we found the cache we all looked at each other puzzled. Not a musician amongst us. - not even a drummer. But that's a joke for another time. Google Fluffy's tune. whilst everyone played the tune very badly a certain member of the crew performed some black arts of his own and the locked magically opened. Our names are in the log and not in invisible ink either.
Thanks Lord rossatron fro another one.

Muggle partner and I wre very generously given the opportunity to accompany Moneydork and Tounga to Mildura for the weekend, to attend 2 events
Saturday morning we left Berri and returned there Sunday night. Between that, I found 44 caches , attended the 2 events and had 6 DNFs
According to muggle partner, it was a great weekend I asked if he was now enjoying geocaching and he said 'no. The weekend was just good around the caching!'
Some awesome caches were found and some great people were hugged, met and spoken with

Three of us all took turns playing, Googling and trying until eventually the 2 clever men managed to work out the needed information
Really enjoying these caches
This was a fun cache and little did I know that the rest of this series would be just as awesome!
I would have given every single one of these a favourite point as they were all brilliant in their own unique way but sadly my favourite points are down to single digits and so i can only place one on the final cache to show my approval and thanks for this great series [^]

TNLN. SL. TFTC Lord rossatron

Another awesome cache - well done.

This was so cool, I love the musical instrument!!
It took a bit of guessing, but at least there was four of us to come up with the right notes.
Another favourite, thanks for the great cache Lord Rossatron & Princess Peaches

during the Coffee, Pizza, Coffee, Wine, Coffee, Event I go invited to join some other SA cachers brisal5, clare007 and hevwalker to do this series, so out with the torches it was and of we went solving field puzzle after field puzzle in the dark. Got to this one and I looked at the musical device and thought really? Good idea if your not tone deaf. We played, we may have cursed, we got there in the end and 4 more names entered the log.

Found by Mary & David, in company with The Coffees and Highrod, at 1640. Couldn't stop laughing at this one as we all tried our musical inner child. It certainly needs a tune up, but we managed. Our thanks to Lord rossatron.

In Mildura for the weekend to attend the 4 months to the Surf Coast Event - Mildura event and to enjoy the many local caches that I might get the opportunity to discover.
A nice quick find for the container but not so for the log book. Picture 3 tone deaf brainiacs trying to work through number patterns because the artistic option was not working at all. Finally we came up with the goods and there were sighs all round...
**Thanks for placing this cache Lord rossatron**

After the event tonight went out with brisal5, clare007 & sir_spectre, in the dark, to attempt to complete this series...Fluffy such a nice gentle name...so we thought...this cache was a little challenging but we got it in the end...TFTC

We picked this cache up at 3:18pm. Our first cache in the series and we had no idea what to expect. The caches was easy to find, theyn we have to work out what to do. I felt like I was on 'Spikes and Specks'!! We all had a go and BernieH was in the process of gressing as I was going through the tune again in my head when I asked 'Have you tried this?' and the lock opened!

After having a great time at the 4 months to the Surf Coast Event, it was time to head out and grab some caches. BernieH and I were joined by MuggleWifeDoes to cache our way around town while the light still lasted.

Thanks for the cache Lord rossatron.

Out and about today whilst here for the events today and it was caching in between. This cache was on the route and we would like to thank Lord Rossatron for the cache we tuned in on this one.
Regards
The Coffee's

We found your cache Race to the Philosophers Stone 1: Fluffy on our camping holiday with GeoJess [woof] from Ballarat around NSW and back in search of warmer weather and a few caches
Found with coffees and Maccamob
Very Mary Cache.
The cache is in good shape.
Thanks Lord rossatron and Princess Peach 25 for the cache!

With DAB and McLookers we sneaked up to GZ to take on our next task. Not being musical minded we played around for awhile until we came up with the correct combo allowing us to sneak past Fluffy and sign the log before he woke up again.
Thanks Lord rossatron for another great puzzle.

what a great cache and fun theme love the effort you have gone to
Thanks Lord rossatron for putting this cache out for us to find

08/07/2016 5:16:00 PM
We were so impressed with #2 we decided to change our plans and hunt some more Philosophers Stone caches oh look here's one nearby This one took a little while took a little while to solve the puzzle but we bluffed our way through and got it right first time

Found in the company of The_Tritonz and McLookers. Quite a clever field puzzle, which had us going for a while. Well done !! TFTC

Another great field puzzle, we eventually got it sorted! Terrific theme, thanks Lord rossatron.

Thanks for an easy find but then ??? Enjoyed the fun LS

Quick find, but a little while to unlock. TFTC

Arrived at GZ, and muggles out walking the track enjoying the sun. Conscious of making noise in the bush, we retreated to the car. Soon had puzzle solved. TFTC

Out for a drive to Mildura to collect a few caches
TFTC

*[FTF]* We had just about arrived at the inland botanic garden and Mrs Hp was looking at her i-phone caching map and asked me why we hadn't done these two caches the other day when we were wandering around the river. Here they were, two green boxes standing out in the middle of a heap of smilies we had found over the past few days whilst holidaying in town. What were the names? I asked, she replied...that doesn't ring a bell,... when were they published?...TODAY!! with that no more was said as we swung back around, over the border and pulled up as close as we could get to the gz. Now on to the cache, we arrived to find the area deserted, could it be that we are the first ones here, quickly open the cache...oh great! theres more to go, with that we spent about 5 minutes working this one through and once we managed to get to the logbook we were greeted with a brand new blank page. Ta dah!! Thanks Lord rossatron for the cache and the start to the series. Took TB.

Published

Dropped off TB