Down To Earth Rochester, Victoria, Australia
By kijaf2 on 08-Oct-16. Waypoint GC6V66R

Unfortunately there has not been a response (or regular update) from the cache owner within the period requested and, as per the original advice, this cache is now being de-listed (Archived) as abandoned.

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Hi there kijaf2,

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[3B]

Floods have taken this one. I have previously found this and it’s no longer there.

No luck for us, we are pretty sure the floods in October have taken this one.

Did not search extremely hard due to previous DNFs and muggle presence but today was not a win for us

I was on a road trip with sushilord heading to Bendigo for a few days and finding caches far and wide. We weren't after numbers just out of the way places and caches with lots of favourite points. We had an enjoyable and fun time, but I was stuffed by the time we got home.

After looking around GZ and having a pretty good idea of what we were looking for and reading previous logs we think that this one has gone when the flood waters came through.

JJ52 and myself had a fun and productive three days traveling to visit Bendigo and finding some caches along the way. Any excuse to stretch the car's legs. Today's goal was some cache maintenance in Mitiamo then some caches NE of Bendigo.

No joy for us today. We suspect this cache was washed away in the recent floods.

Found by Mary and David at at 13:50. What a lovely area with so much wattle and lots of water. A quick find as we head north to QOGM. Our thanks to kijaf2.

On our way home from Moama, we stopped by and found your piece of nature. TFTC

Found with LittleBoss2 and Geo the puppy on a short Sunday drive to Rochy to visit my dad on Father's Day. Thanks for this clever hide, blends in well

A quick visit to Rochester with Bogonghazy. Nice hide. Thanks for placing the geocache

TFTC

14 August 2022
11:09 am
2485

Hi kijaf2, I found Down To Earth today. very pleased to be turning this one into a happy smiling face.

Many thanks kijaf2 for providing and maintaining this game piece for our enjoyment.

In Rochester to rectify a recent DNF and to clean up the rest, i made my way to this one. Initially i was looking longer than i should have, then i remembered the cache's name and it was a quick find then

SL at 12:53 on Tuesday 9 August 2022.
The cache and contents are fine and dry.
I was being watched the whole time.....
by a curious Black-Backed Magpie whom was quite game

TFTC kijaf2

A quick find on my way through..
TNLNSL
Thanks

With the weather forecast to be quite a pleasant day for this time of the year... I decided to take a "caching road trip" to go chasing a "dead premier" in Kyabram and a "giant sudoku" around the north of the state. Having had success in Kyabram, it was now time to turn for Melbourne... the long way round.

A stop in Rochester netted four with this being the first. Thanks **kijaf2** for putting this cache here... I can recall being here many years ago before my caching days... getting off a special train to photograph it on the bridge!

What a beautiful place

With mrs one-eyed this was so interesting we had visited this location one hour ago trying to find another cache didn’t think to see if there was another cache but never mind found this one ok ta from one- eyed

We are staying at Eppalock and heading up to Rochester to look at the murals and painted silos. This cache was found whilst we travelled around the town finding the murals
Wow the flood levels for 2011 were taller than me!!! See photo. Cache was a nice easy find. This was the last cache for the day here and we headed off to Colbinbabbin after this cache to check out the cool silos there arriving just before dusk.
TFTC kijaf2 - GJMMelb

Very familiar looking cache so found it very quickly. Gorgeous spot though!

Tftc. Its a lovely spot to go for a walk.

Clever lil camo hide. Well done! Both hide and cache doing well.

Accurate coordinates and a very familiar object led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks kijaf2 for the acche.

This is a very nice spot. Quiet.
On a road trip from Perth to Canberra with a few side trips for LGAs. TFTC

Neat cache! Thanks!!

Nice one

Great spot out with my mum nice picknic spot

Quite a quick one here for me as i wend my way home to Bendigo from a couple of days in Echuca. Thanks

Took a long time to get this one lol

Dalerious and I had no trucks coming in tonight so my better half suggested we go for a drive and pick up some caches. Of course I didn't argue and was out waiting by the car quicker than Usain Bolt .
Loved the arches of this bridge.
Thank you Kijafz for the cache.

Great spot, I love the hints! Might need a new log

Tftc

Tftc, looked around for a bit before we got this one.
All in good condition

I had to look at previous logs for assistance and once I found it I should have been able to work this one out for myself but was looking for something different

Apart from the multi mission I’m on, the splendid Silos and Sport Museum thanks to ‘Forbesy’ brought us to Rochy today. The cache was spotted and located quickly. Took photos of ye olde bridge and enjoyed the location. Thankfully too hot for muggles to be a bother. The local hosts at the museum we’re fabulous and the memorabilia and short film impressive and that includes Oppy’s old helmets and bikes! TFTC and the fun. Soon it will be off to the MEGA IN Wangaratta!!

Great bridge too!

today we travelled on our ownwe are having a look around the area we found this cache

A good day was had while grabbing these caches
Thanks for placing them

Continuing our tour of town nice little spot down here

Find number 9724 at 12:30:56 pm on Saturday the 6 November 2021
In Elmore camping for a few days and looking around the area, today was a trip to Rochy
Went for a wander along the creek as well, I suspect this is a fairly busy place in the heat of summer, nice swimming hole.
Cache was a quick find
**Thanks for placing this cache kijaf2**

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TFTC. Log a little damp but in good order.

Quick easy find. Tftc.

Found it - thanks to hints from previous loggers. Was the last to sign on the printed log page, next people will need to use the verso.

Eventually found it when I realised what type of nature I was looking for

GPS is a bit weird today but persevered for the chocolates. Tftc

Nice little camo and spot, thank you

Easy find this morning thanks

Found the cache at 5:39pm. Luckily we have seen this type of cache before. Had to read the hint before it dawned on us though. Enjoyed our trip to Rochester from Bendigo to purchase some scrap booking supplies off a lady from Facebook marketplace

Thanks for the great location

Find # 9585
Found with Tyred n Cranky

A Sunday drive, caching around a newish area for us all.
We were up this way for the Anzac Day, Tongala event.
And as usual we cached our way up, around and then on the way home.


After waiting for some muggles to ride on we went for a look at GZ, wow this one blends in well. I almost squashed it.

TFTC kijaf2

Find No. 3262. Found with FUF009 at 10.47am

A Sunday drive heading to Tongala to attend the Community Celebration Anzac Day Event.
On the way up we cached in Rochester plus a couple more between Rochester and Tongala.
Attended the event, done the Adventure Lab and found the caches around Tongala. On the way home we found a couple more plus got the ones at Elmore before heading for home.
A new area for all of us for caching and a day's outing that we all thoroughly enjoyed.

With a family of bicycle riders nearby we had to wait for them to leave before we could search for what we came for. A quick seaarch in a couple of places and then it was FUF009 who actually found it - just before he nearly stood on it.

TFTC

On our weekend trip to Bendigo and Echuca, found silo art on our way to this one. Nice easy stop and grab by S. TFTC

Nice find, took a little while but we got there

Cute camo! Thanks! ️️

Found while travelling the countryside with Cybergran V chasing caches that fit our passports for Groundspeak's new "Wonders of the World" challenge.

While this one didn't fit anything we "needed", it sure brought us to a pretty special spot and the cache was found tucked away safely despite the nearby earthworks.

TFTC kijaf2.

We travelled here after viewing the latest murals at Tongala.
Thanks for placing this cache here, it’s a great view of the railway bridge.
There’s a lot of earth moving equipment here, looks like they are making a new drainage system. Luckily we were here on the weekend.
I thought the cache may not still be here, but luckily for me, it was.

Found it TFTC

This is the last leg of an unexpected journey that took us to Canberra, Goulburn, Wagga and now we are wandering our way home still trying to pick up as many Adventure labs as we can and of course anything else that is nearby.

We have been doing a lot of enjoying of mother nature this trip which unfortunately is coming to an end as we are heading home but that is one thing that you can't get enough of. It looks like mother nature has run amok here in the past as there are a lot of works going on to stop any future flooding. We were a little bit concerned as we approached and we were hoping that the cache hadn't encountered a nasty accident with a big machine.

Once at gz Diane spotted a piece of nature which she new was different and we happily added our name to the log. We are pleased to say that all is safe and well with the cache.

Thanks kijaf2 for the cache.

Found

Find #4765. Found @ 15:03 with TheGoodLadyWife and j-bean.

On a family getaway to Bendigo and surrounds. Off for a day trip to Rochester, and we stopped off for a look here along the way.

When I got to GZ, I figured what type of hide would likely be here, but soon doubted myself when I couldn't spot it. It was a bit hot and I moved into the shade and I then expanded my search area looking at less and less likely locations. I returned to the shade and after a spell went back to my original idea and spotted it quickly.

Took nothing, left nothing, signed log and visited some trackables.
Thanks for the cache kijaf2

Found with jake. Accurate gps helped find it. Beautiful area.

Took a little time to focus on the right nature. TFTC

Great, very clever.TFTC

Thank you

Found this cache quite quickly. TFTC. SL. Nice to have a different type of cache this time. Great drive along the river. Thanks for putting a cache out this way. Cheers.

Found....eagle eye 8 yr old. Matt Mel and Tom

Accurate coords helped with the quick find. This little devil was no match for our eagle eyes today! TFTC!

Very windy here today. The GPS is blowing around everywhere. Not sure if I’m in the wrong place or the right place. Will have to try this again another time.

This one took us some time, clever McDonald family

Found

TFTC. Very creative. #teamskindogg

#2242
Day #12 and nearing the end of the holiday.
This one initially had me looking in the wrong spot. Relooked at the gps and moved about 8m closer from where I was and spotted it straight away! Shouldn’t have let the geo senses take over so much.

Thanks kijaf2 for placing the hide!

Fed some nearby cows, found with Applebees +1, TFTC!

Great location

Very clever, looked straight at it many times before we realised.

Too many muggles for a good look.TFTC.

Found at 11:58 AM GAFF1.
What convenient place this was We were able to turn the van around in the car park with ease and then go and find the cache which was well camouflaged.
Thanks kijaf2.

Haha great little find had a great time watching two other people look for it

Tricky in the dark

Sneaky hide. Thanks.

Found it o.k. replace full log book .. all is good now.

On our way to Echuca for the long weekend. A nice, easy find with Miss10, who was blind for this one, unlike "It's a Trap". I was able to say "I told you so" and provide the eye rolls. Haha.
tftc

Out for a explore with Ghihash
Great little spot

Tftc found on new years day arfter visiting silos with k9team
#3 today and for the year

Didn’t take us too longer to uncover this little one.
A nice location and we were interested in the flood level too.
We remember it so well, it took months to recede,
TFTC

While staying at the Elmore Events Centre for a week+ attending a CMCA Rally, I have been touring the area eash day finding caches wherever I can. I found this one on a drive north. TFTC.

Quick fine thanks for the hints about part of nature that really helped although I was looking in the wrong spot for a little while

Found while on holidays. TFTC

Out and about with &others doing the Silo Painting Trail. Came to Rochester to check out some of the best silo paintings I’ve seen. Did a local multi and $5 coffee and cake and took the drive to discover this lovely place. Nice train line going here. Took awhile as co ords were bouncing round but &others finally made the find. Thanks for the cache.

As I was staying in Rochester I had time to explore the lovely Campaspe River Walk to find this cache. Loved the walk and saw where another cache would be but not game to walk that particular plank Thanks for this cache

Beautiful little spot. It's a shame a steam train didn't rattle over the bridge - that would have been perfection! Great hide, quick find. TFTC

Blame mystery at the museum for logs via the app while on the road!

Happy

**Find #2692**

In Rochester for Wesleys Birthday and grabbing caches while we are here. A quick find with camo that I use myself. Great place to visit.

Thanks **kijaf2**

TFTC.

Obviously don't have our geocaching eyes open today. Never mind

Quite an assortment of caches was on the list for today, while travelling and caching with ilook4geo. We picked up some traditionals, some multi caches and a couple of puzzles, as well as some challenge caches. Each cache was just a random choice to represent the route that we took today. This was one of the caches we found and it was an easy one. Log was signed, cache was replaced as found.
Thank you to kijaf2 for this cache placement.

A nice easy find for the day while out caching with goingplaces2. Did different sorts of caches and had a fun day. All found logs were signed before we headed on our way. TFTC.

Lozza47 good

Very down to earth, this was a bonus find as we just drove down to look at the art silo subject and up this popped. No kingfisher though

Sneaky little hide

A drive by and grab. Tftc