Geokids Lysterfield Vic #4: The Junction Lysterfield South, Victoria, Australia
By clancy79 & GeoKidsGifts on 07-Jan-17. Waypoint GC6Z8HB

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Find number 8499 at 7:43:12 am
Out for a quick exercise walk on my way to mum's to help out for a couple of hours.
A glourious morning for a walk in the urban bush.
Cache is in OK condition but the log book is very wet.
Cache logged with sanitised hands.
**Thanks for placing this cache clancy79**

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Nice hide on a nice walk. Needs to be dried out. Thanx

Nice and easy to end the day

Found it

Forgot a pen but managed to find it regardless. Photo attached as proof

Wet, but very good hiding spot

Wended through the beautiful woodland to the junction, where we found this cache without any issues, just off the path. Cache is still waterlogged, making log difficult to sign.
Midway through a delightful, damp ramble through Churchill NP with team milljrh and abthings.

Found with abthings and ellenvgreg. HNB

Thanks. Fun

A nice quick find as the sun is setting..

Lid was open on approach and container very full of water. Log could be replaced

Unfortunately we arrived to find the lid of the cache and the container completely full of water. Emptied it out however log is soaked and most of the swag ruined

Found the cache just off the path but unfortunately the lid had not been secured and it was fully submerged in water. Managed to just sign part of the log but it needs some tlc. TFTC

Not going in there on a hot day.

Out and about early on a sunny morning to add some more smileys at Churchill Park . After finding the wizard of Oz , I decided to bush bash across to this one Not sure if that was a good idea . A quick find . Cache is in good nick . Thanks

Nice one. TFTC

One of three found in a walk ride in Churchill Park this morning. My main focus was one of the challenge caches that I qualified for but this was on the way down the hill after I did find that one. On the mountain bike dodging kangaroos! Thanks clancy79 and Geokidsgifts for maintaining this cache. Sealed and hidden where I found it.

An ant nest with jumbo ants next to the cache so we moved it about 40cm away. Swapped some goodies and I signed log twice with stamp because forgot to change the date!! Cheers for the easy find. Always good to start with a quick one.

First find on this trail today, first of many I hope! It's raining hard, but the walk is still beautiful. Awesome park, fun find. Tftc clancy79 & GeoKidsGifts!

In Melbourne with gwd.aussie with a plan to attend Melbourne's Leisurefest and hopefully grab a couple of caches while we were at it. After spending the morning looking at caravans and camper trailers we made our way to Park to grab a couple of caches. gwd.aussie was wanting to grab one of the challenge cache further along but we could not walk past this one without signing. A quick find after a short "rest" while we waited for the coast to clear.

Thanks clancy79 & GeoKidsGifts

Many other walkers in the area.
Waited at the sign for the area to clear.

Out caching with D@geo
Thank you for the hide clancy79 & GeoKidsGifts

A quick find whilst on an early morning walk. In good condition.

There was an echidna looking for the cache as well.
His GPSr was out a bit.
TFTC

Found your cache today. clancy79 & GeoKidsGifts, thank you so much for placing it.

Caching day at Churchill National Park. Beautiful day and place! Saw kangaroos & horses. Thank you clancy79 & GeoKidsGifts for placing the cache and fun.

Having hiked up the hill, it was a pleasant walk over to this cache. After signing the log, I enjoyed the walk back down to the carpark. Thanks for bringing me on this walk.

Out caching with Echidna44, this one was a quick and easy find. Love Lysterfield bushland.

Out with BoabTree for a day of caching, we were nearing the end of our day. With dusk approaching, we were glad to make a quick find. Thanks clancy79 & GeoKidsGifts

*28 Apr 2019, Found @2:45 pm, Find # 2819.*

After my trip back from Queanbeyan for the mega it had been four days since I had found a cache. Today it was time to get out and find a few and with so many still to find in the area this was a good option. This was a nice quick find not far off the track.

**Thanks to clancy79 & GeoKidsGifts for placing this cache.**

A quick find once at GZ. Signed log and replaced. TFTC

Day 23 of my travels. After leaving Tasmania and getting off the ferry this morning, it was another day tracking down a few target caches around Melbourne. Unfortunately I seem to have brought the Tasmanian weather with me and it was another day of intermittent showers and strong, cold winds.

This afternoon I spent the best part of 3 hours wandering around the Churchill National Park, enjoying the bush, spotting quite a few animals, finding a few caches and listening to the sounds of the nearby quarrying and rock crushing!

This was an opportunistic find while seeking out the nearby challenge caches.

Thanks clancy79 for the cache.

Took the deadly treadlie to Churchill Park and rode around a few caches.
A nice way to fill in the morning.
I stopped to grab this cache while I was deciding which track I would take next.
A nice sized cache with good co-ordinates.
Thanks, Robmc.

Came to the park today to pick up some challenge caches and the gadget caches. A quick find here.
Tftc
Tim and Viv - ddm

Close & GPS pointing all over the place. Thanks for the hint. TFTC

Found after a long walk from the gadgets series. I'm almost happy to see some regulars out here.

We soon found this nicely hidden cache once at Ground Zero while out hiking in this lovely park. We signed the log book and then replaced as found. Thanks so much for the cache and greetings from Zimbabwe

Working (walking) my way towards a significant weight loss.
The goal is to make more than 10,000 steps every day.
Lost 39 kg in six months, seems to be working for me.
Thanks for adding to my tally today Clancy.
Hope all is well in your world.
Cheers, Rod.

I needed a trad for a Queensland challenge I'm slowly working towards. This fit the bill nicely seeing as how it was on the path to another particular cache I was seeking.

After a hike up a hill this was a welcome break. Cheers for the great hide. Loved it.

I had to search for a while on this one and while searching heard some people coming. Do I try get out or hide of just keep searching. Well kept searching said hi to the guy and maybe son and was asked if I was geocaching. “Yep” “Well good luck” phew that was lucky. After that I decided to reset my bearings as did not seem I was searching in the right spot and this time gps took me to a different area where I spotted it fairly quickly. Always helps when you are searching in the right place.

Thanks clancy79 for the cache.
Found at 6:50 pm on 22/2/19.
Find # 1290

Out with the elder geokid today to pick up some more caches at Churchill National Park. We had an intro Churchill last week picking up a couple so he was eager to grab a few more this week and challenge himself for a longer walk. After a DNF on the previous cache we were keen to redeem ourselves on this one. As we approached GZ we could hear muggles close by so we waited for them to run along before we started our search. At first we were searching the wrong place. After reading the description of the cache and its size we then realised we were looking at the wrong place all along. Adjusting our search we soon had the cache in hand. Log signed and replace. TNLN.


TFTC clancy79 & GeoKidsGifts

Exercise day for me to walk up, down and around the tracks. Very warm day. Nice and found. Last cache for the day before heading home. Thanks clancy79 & /geoKidsGifts for placing the cache.

Found on this new years eve. No one about, made for an easy search. Tnsl
Good views of Melbourne & Surrounds-not a cloud in the sky

Found after a brief search. All in good condition. TFTC

Nice find with Sims_family and Ausfox;

22/12/2018 10:37:00 AM
After a bit of stealth camping in the car park last night, and a trip to the closest servo to grab a couple of bits fort the bikes which were looking a little worse for wear after a couple of thousand Ks and much of it dirt hanging off the back of the van.
We finally set out on the bikes and grabbed some caches
Thank you for placing and maintaining this cache

We were in the area with the primary goal of grabbing a cache that is about to be archived and was something a little bit special. So of course while here we thought we would try and make a dent in the area and add a few smileys to our map.
A nice and easy find here with the coords being very accurate allowing a quick signing of the log book and heading further along the trail.

Thank you clany79 & the GeoKidsGifts for the hide

Needing a reasonable easy day because of a knee injury, a walk around Churchhill park with Simsfamily and Neville devil seemed like a good idea, but with many more ups and downs than expected I spent the day in pain, but It was well worth it with a variety of Great caches around the area.
A quick find was made here.
Log signed and replaced as found.

Thanks for the Cache clancy79 & GeoKidsGifts
#4,530

Found at 12:14 PM GAFF1.
With excellent co-ords and a good sized container it was a straight forward find - that's what we like
Terrain was also a bit flatter so it was a pleasure to ride around here.
Thanks clancy79.

Little Ruverbug, semi geo husband, the baby and I were in the area picking up a free of the ace gadget caches that abound in Churchill national park.
We stopped by briefly to find this cache on the way back to the car.
5yo little Ruverbug was excited to find this one. She was less happy about getting bitten by a bull ant. There were so many, it seems the cache was on a bull ant nest.
Just wanted to let future seekers know.

This was my final find in the Geokids Lysterfield Vic series. Making my way along the top, a grader passed by just where I had come along, and continued on its way somewhere into the distance. I haven't come across grading of the paths before so it was interesting to see it occurring. A quick detour off and the container was found sitting safely in place in what is a lovely part of the park.

Thanks to clancy79 for placing this cache and all the caches in the series, it has been great fun visiting the different locations to find them.

Quick and easy find on a nice afternoon hike. TFTC

In the area with a previous finder. She allowed me to search, but it wasn't long before I spotted the tell take blue colouring sticking out from behind something quite suspicious. My name was entered into the log book and the cache was replaced before we moved on.

Dad and teen came out to chase gadgets today. And then we grabbed a few others as well. This was a quick and easy find, signed log and continued on our way.
TFTC.

**This was 1 of 22 caches that was found by me on the 6th of 16 caching days here in Australia. Which also was the 43rd of 75 days that my travels thru southeast Asia and Oceania would last.**


*Together with Ingabo, jsson and Sivun I would spend 16 days in Australia. Our journey started in Melbourne and ended in Sydney. After that I continued to New Zealand while the others headed back towards Melbourne.*
*All in all I did manage to find 263 caches, 9 types, 3 new months and many more statistical fillers.*

On our way to Phillip Island we stopped for caches for hiking and along the road
Nice one.
We wrote IJPS stand for the first letter i our alias ( Jsson, Ingabo, Peter-tvm, Sivun)
or full name.

TFTC!

We, (jsson, peter-tvm, Sivun and myself) went from Melbourne to Philips island today. We logged as IJPS or with our individual nicks.
Thanks for placing a cache for me to enjoy and find.

Returning towards the city from Mornington peninsula. Time for a walk in the park, namely Churchill National Park. On my way I came across this hide, picked up the container, signed the logbook and replaced the cache back to its hiding place.

Found during an excursion in the park to do soje of the remaining puzzle caches. Nice hide TFTC

A relatively quick and easy one. TFTC, especially because we were brought to such a nice location!

Sinornithosaurus, AaronFilms and I spent the day walking and exploring around Lysterfield and completed several of the caches in the area. All in all, the day provided great weather and an amazing day out in the wilderness... we even managed to see some kangaroos and lizards which was a nice surprise too! We found some really awesome and creative caches, thanks to all the CO's for placing these caches ) #429

Approached Gz, and after a short search we had the cache in hand, thanks )

Walked home form work through this beautiful park. took me a few minutes and lo and behold a muggle walked past right when I spired it. I had to wait for him to pass. I was a bit wary as I was in work shorts didn't have my "snake proof" pants on. All good.

Could see it from the track. Have rehidden so it is less obvious.

Find #3723. Found @ 17:26 with The Good Lady Wife.

The plan for today was to get out of the house with The Good Lady Wife and grab as many caches that we could before she got tired of my obsession, or at least get as far away from the car as possible so that when she was sick of it, we still passed by some on the way back.

A nice quick find as we were walking around the park. We're on the way back towards the car from our loop, which is good, because TGLW is now sick of caching (I hope only for today).

Took nothing, left nothing, signed log and visited some trackables.
Thanks for the cache clancy79

It seems like it is becoming a yearly tradition when ZQX will rock into town and together we clear up some of our solved puzzle backlog. After spending the morning in Frankston we were getting a bit peckish so we made our way to Cranbourne to grab some lunch. After that we came over to Lysterfield.

A quick find. TNLN. TFTC.

An easy find thanks. The mining noise was back again!

Quick find thank you

Gave it bit more camouflage!

Enjoying a relaxing day walking and geocaching. Used the hint and cache was easily found. Thanks for placing and maintaining a cache in such a lovely spot. TFTC clancy79 and GeoKidsGifts.
Chiefton

I had wanted to wander in the Churchill National Park for a little while to find a few caches here. It was a long way around the circuit with some varying sites including some great woodlands, massive ugly power lines, plenty of roos and a few rainbow lorikeets.

I enjoyed walking in this section in the woods. There terrain certainly has surprised me so far, some steep sections and plenty of flat parts too. I wasn't going to follow the path onwards from this one but it was only a quick detour to make a find here hidden off the path.

**Thanks to clancy79 and GeoKidsGifts for placing this cache for us to find and enjoy**

After the mania of Hidden Creatures where I was trying to find as many quick traditionals as possible to get my numbers up, it was nice to get back to the caches I love - the ones where you have to think, or do some walking, or solve a puzzle to get the smiley. This morning I was out and about grabbing a few of these type caches.
A quick find here - the cache was a little exposed so I tucked it back away safe and sound. TFTC

Now with less than 50 remaining for that silly hidden creatures thingo it is about time that I pick up a handful of caches  before my uni classes begin today. Not a crazy long log but I am in a rush to finish this. Anyways thanks for the cache

Returning from the “Kangaroo Knoll” cache we retraced our footsteps along Stonemasons Track to Ridge Track before heading north to here although after diverting slightly to grab this cache we decided to continue north-west along North Boundary track rather than descend down to Channel Track.

Quick & easy find. TFTC

Enjoying the walk around this park with caching friends on a blustery day, lots of wildlife around too. An easy find.
TFTC

Out for a caching day with our caching friends, Mrs Biggles and Wetjala and this was the fourth cache of 9 for the day. After finding Exclusion plot we continued along the ridge track doing a big loop back to the carpark picking up the caches along the way. Once at GZ this was a quick easy find TFTC. TNLN

It would have been easy to give this one a miss but since we climbed all this way up we might as well take the long way down and grab this on the way. A short search and the cache was found. We walked along Bellbird Track on the way down which was great. Quiet, a little different, and nobody about on these side tracks (meanwhile on the main tracks... busy on this sunny Sunday!). Thanks again guys for the cache.

Followed the path to this one .. previously had been taking short cuts through the bush (thrill seeker much

While grabbing a few of the nearby challenge caches this was near by so made a quick find. Plenty of Roos around as usual making for a nice walk in the bush. We completed the signing duties and re hid. TFTC.

11:34 am #6027
A nice quiet spot to stop for a rest, drink, and snack.
Cheers clancy79

Found it ok great walking in the park today

Checked on cache. All good.

Quick find when looking in different spot. With lisyb

Went in circles for a while. Wit taz_6

Found while on a on a geowalk through the park today. TFTC

Found on a walk with 2nd Hawthorn Cubs

Number 2 for today. 7 and 10yo very happy.

Found it

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Find 1517
Enjoying these caches as we move around the Park.
Cache found without problem. Log signed and back safe again.
Thanks

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Found while walking around Churchill Park.

Found woh Danoz

I could hear voices not to far away but never spotted the owners so made a quick sign and rehude. Tftc

Another cache for the day. TFTC!

Loving these bigger caches

My family were away on a trip to New Zealand so I planned a few evening excursions to cache after work. Exhausting but great fun as I headed here straight from work in Frankston and tackled a bunch of caches in Churchill National Park that I hadn’t tried before. I don’t know this park very well but we did come through here a few times as training for the Oxfam Trailwalker event so I’m not sure why I didn’t get this previously. In any case it was a quick find and at this point I looped back towards the car to find a few more. My fourth find of fifteen on a sunny evening in splendid isolation in this park. Took nothing, left nothing, signed log and visited some trackables. Thanks for the cache clancy79.

Spotted this one as I startwd my search a metre in the wrong direction. Thanks to clancy79 & GeoKidsGifts for placing this cache.

Took us a while, but when we went in the right direction we managed to find this one. Our 4th cache today. TFTC!