Tommy's Stairway to "Freckle" Research, Victoria, Australia
By Barkers08 on 02-Mar-17. Waypoint GC71F4C

We got completely distracted by the greedy goat that was over the fence. The kids were delighted to feed it large handfuls of grass and over came a few fears along the way. That is until one of them took a tumble but it is all steps in the right direction. When we finally got to looking for the cache we were having a lot of difficulty and we were about to give up when I saw a glint of something and there it was. Turns out the hunch of the geokids was pretty good had I actually attempted what they suggested I probably would have found it.

Nice easy find while walking off brunch on a dreary day. Much hillier here than I expected, trying to log a few caches before rains hit. Cache log is full. Tftc

Tftc

Found it

Found it

Going back and logging some old drafts, sorry for the late log! Found with day1976

This is one of many geocaches that I have found over the last 12 months, but have not got around to logging. Sorry for the generic log. Just catching up now.

First ever with my six and four year old! So much fun!

Delighted by Tommy's micro, yet decadent freckle

Nice little area. Did get a bit wet, but worth it

The hint misdirected us but we did attract a goat as a result. Finally did find it anyway. TFTC!

Log book full so here’s a photo. Needs to be updated I moved the thing where I thought it would be and I was spot on TFTC

Couldn’t sign log, didn’t have the right type of writing tool and log is pretty much full.
Thanks for the cache

Omegaman1971??Support Your Local Villain?? ??Live - Laugh - Lurk?? Ventured out on a warm yet rainy Sunday with Rebel Acts, putting some smiles on the local map. Despite the persistent rain, our geocaching adventure brought us to this find. Grateful for the cache and the opportunity to enjoy some laughter outdoors.

Out and about with My good caching mate Omegaman1971, there are always plenty of laughs while we are turning caches into smiles.

This is one of the caches found today.

Thanks Barkers08 for the cache.

The green grass was wet!

Nice one

Teeny tiny find!

Getting dark. Nice black goat: David

Second cache ever! Really enjoyed finding this one and my little brother loved the llama

cool hiding spot took me a while to find it

We found "Freckle" when we found Eli's Patrol, but my kids had already named it "Marble"! This one took a while, but I was bemused that I had found a much larger version of one of these hides in the past. As a previous cacher mentioned, it was a pleasant surprise to find a pencil, because I always forget to bring one. TFTC!

Found it!!

That is quite a steep hill. I came from the bottom - not halfway down and back up again. Took me a few minutes before I found the clever hide. Not something you would find by accident!

Quick find while exploring some of the local gravel trails. Jeez that's a punchy climb in the heat.

What a clever hidden cache on a stinking hot day we knew we couldn't leave this site until we had seen the donkey. I think searching for Freckle was harder than the cache, but there he was!! Way on the other side of the paddock taking shelter from the sun. What a great way to top a great cache!!

Found it
TFTC Barkers08

Thank you

so much poop

World's most curious goat muggle followed us, fortunately on the other side of the fence. Tftc!

Careful down the slippery hill, watched by a curious goat, around the back of the bushes, and a glint gave away the cache!
TFTC!

Great hiding spot, took me a while to find.

Fourth of four finds walking in from Main Rd along this steep track that I reckon is unknown apart from a few locals. Thanks for the cache and bringing me here.

Found it! In the rain mind you, and it was camouflage. Very tricky, but the best one I’ve done so far. Thanks

Found it!

found it but it was empty

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Some robed it

TFTC!

Very creative clues and fun to find

Found it

Good spot

Great little cache.

Gg

We saw a small scorpion . Looked in the hiding spot but didn’t find it then my cousin looked their and found it.

That's quite a hill but well worth the effort to get a smiley for this one.
Gteat hide.
TFTC

Thanks for adding a pencil most micros don't have them

What a hill.

Found it!

Found it quite easily steep hill but the cute goats made up for it.

Found it after I read the clue more carefully, the hill was a bit big but the adorable goat made up for it

Found it! Very tricky with high grass

Out for a walk to collect a few local caches in the fresh and cool air.

At first distracted by something else but soon found.

Thanks to Barkers08 for the placement and fun.

This one was easy after we found the one further down the track.

Takes a child's mind...

Very well hidden tricky and awesome camo

Fwll

Well hidden, thanks! Very tricky to find.

Out on my own today to get a bit of sanity. Parked the car some way a way so I could get my steps up with a few hills and to walk where I have never been. This is a well made camo - nice easy find added an additional log sheet. Thanks for bringing me here Barkers08

Found it! We kept walking up the hill and visited the very top! Great views and today there was a beautiful rainbow! Muggle Heather found the cache in the first place she looked! TFTC SL

TFTC. Couple of quadrupeds watched all the action.

Tricky find! Very small!

I had something in my mind about this cache and it was wrong. I spent way too long hunting around where I thought the cache would be. I gave up and moved in to the next cache. I decided to return and found the cache almost immediately. Woo Hoo persistence paid off.

Found. Needs new log. This was about our 90th cache, our 1st was your Tabi's - Sparkle Ice Cream which we found on 29/2/2020. This was latish on a very busy day doing a stocktake for the sale of the Research Post Office with the incoming owners but we couldn't ignore the significant date. We found the rest around Research and the NW and NE of Victoria but the hiding of the first one was certainly memorable. TFTCs.

Hanging on a piece of wire!

Nice easy find in our regular walking track.

Didn’t take us too long.
Found 4 meters out, but easily found.
Neighbours know it’s here.... geocache themselves!
TFTC

After being cooped up for too many months it was nice to be out and about. Todays plan was to walk across to Research from Eltham and grab any caches on the way.

We spent a bit too long searching in the wrong area but it was a good rest before tackling the rest of the hills on the track! TFTC.

Nice, easy find. All in good condition. TFTC

Found again with a friend. once again, Great cache!!

Find number 5 for Lamby29 and I today!

5th find for the day with Blackopal

Tricky one...but a good hiding spot. Thanks for the cache

Cool

Great hiding spot!

Found it!!! Great spot and the animals kept my brother busy

Found it on our second visit. Good hiding spot!

Overgrown and tricky to find

so tinyyy

Found by caughtatwork at 15:50 on 5/07/2020
Up then down, then back up only to walk down again. A struggle in the wet today but I certainly got good and warm.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks for all of the geocaches that you hide for us to find.
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 1

Rated: for Overall Experience

Found it

A very enjoyable walk. Thanks

Found with Aaliyah and Jack

Easy find

Logged literally!

Thank you!

This one needs maintenance, the elements have taken over, including the snails...

I couldn’t find it my friend and I searched for ages

Thank you anyways but we couldn’t find it

Bit tricky but we found it

Gottem

Enjoying the animals

What a cute little hide in this urban back alley. There are some very interesting places around here that provide beautiful views.

Tftf

The bison was visible from some distance.
After signing the log I rehid the cache in the way it was planned.
Tftc

found it!! Thought it was a bomb didn’t wanna touch it ahah

Great find! Looks like mini bomb

Cool hiding place

Find #1008 @16:15

A short walk down the hill had me searching for a good minute. A fallen trackable on the ground was an indication I was close. Then I wished I hadn’t found the cache as a big black spider has decided to make a home here and lay its eggs inside. A braver cacher than me might want to try and wrestle back the log book. I think the donkeys were laughing at me

Found at 08:34
A bit of a walk over the hill from the last one. I spotted where I thought it would be quickly but distracted myself looking in other spots first. In the end it was where I originally thought it was.
Thanks Barkers08 for the cache