Oscars Walkies (The longest walk) Hoppers Crossing, Victoria, Australia
By Lizard1983 on 05-Feb-18. Waypoint GC7HZQK

Gone missing and near GZ is overgrown. Might replace.

Need to check this one

DNF but will keep trying

Couldn’t find not sure if it’s too overgrown

Spent 20 mins looking but couldn’t find it. I think it is a bit too overgrown to find

Quick find tftc

Found the coolest park thanks to this cache ♡♡♡

Avoiding heavy traffic from freeway. Stop here to find it.
TFTH ️

Being in town we had a small break so we’re keen for a cache so headed over. We parked and crossed the bridge to see what was before us. A careful look and there was the cache. We completed the signing duties and re hid. TFTC.

Found it fairly quickly. 1st visit was too overgrown. Lots of fun.

TFTC loved this series

Found pretty quickly

Got caught in traffic getting to and from this cache. Avoid the area in peak hour on Friday!

Parked quite a distance from the cache due to the gated community and google maps showing what looked like public roads.

Walked in and found a nightmare, so may places to hide! 10 minutes of search finally located the cache.

Thanks.


Find: 259
Found: 17/1/2020
streak: 18

Find number 8099 at 12:22:19 pm
Out doing a few chores on my day off and I finished up on the other side of town (the west) and so I thought I might sample a few caches whilst here.
Oh, the dilemma, I was sure of what I was looking for here but it took quite a while to spot it. Found in the last spot I looked.
**Thanks for placing this cache Lizard1983**

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Took my puppy for a walk and randomly decided to cache! Sure enough one around the corner from home!

Got up early after staying in the area for a 50th and on the way to an event I thought that I would do a bit of early morning caching.
Parked the Geocruiser and went for a long walk across the bridge and around the path.
I soon spotted the sneaky hide and added my name to the log.
Thanks Lizard1983 TFTC.

*2 Nov 2019, Found @10:27 am, Find # 3407.*

Out this way for a park run event and stopped to pick this one up along the way. A lit evil, but not to hard to spot.

**Thanks to Lizard1983 for placing this cache.**

*2 Nov 2019, Found @ 10:29 am.*
*Smiley # 10033.*
*Cache find # 9988 + 45 Lab Caches.*

While over this way for an event, we decided to find a few more caches while the rain had stopped.
As we were walking across I was thinking it was going to be under the end until we got to the end and saw what was there be then almost straight away it was spotted, it did stand out a little amongst the others, the log was signed and it was back to the car we went.

**Thanks to Lizard1983 for placing this cache.**

When I saw the array of you know what before me, I was debating whether to save my street and move on. However, I seem to be able to find these ones a lot easier lately, and sure enough it appeared quite quickly, T (guardedly!) 4TC.

15:24
After attending the Vision 2020 Event in Werribee we enjoyed a day in the splendid company of Alansee seeking out a few caches on Melbourne's western fringe.
The longest part for us today, was finding the best route to GZ, where we found a neatly camouflaged cache. It would seem the map does not reflect the true location of the life style village.

Thanks to 'Lizard1983' for adding this cache to our gameboard.
24914

Decided to collect a few more clues, jewels etc. for The Mystery at the Museum challenge.
Thanks for placing this cache for me to do that Lizard1983

Came along this morning to have a go at this one with ilook4geo. There was no problem making the find. Osgar sure got around when he went for walkies. This cache in his honour also had two more names added to the list of finders and was then carefully put back before we moved on. Thanks go to Lizard1873 for placing these caches and showing us where Oscar used to enjoy going for walkies.

Came here with goingplaces2 and parked quite close and was happy to find the container. The cache, log and contents were all in good nick. Signed log and replaced. TFTC.

This certainly could have been torture.

Lucky I have found one before and soon spotted it.

I rested a little and signed the log.

Then I was on my way.

TFTC

Our hearts sunk as we approached GZ, however, Mrs Riddell thankfully spotted this one straight away.
Yes, we also drove around the maze to arrive at the spot and were pleased to see the bridge access.
TFTC

I always save a few caches close by for a rainy day, and this being a last day of the year souvenir day, it was finally time to find my closest unfound from home. Parked not too far away in this newish Eastgate and we enjoyed the walk over. The council has done a great job building the park, footpaths, and gardens - time for them to tackle the overgrowth and weeds along the creek now.
The cache is in a nifty little spot - thanks for the history of the area too. The retirement village nearby seems to be in a quiet area. Although the cache blends in perfectly, youngest geokid spotted it straightaway. Signed and returned. Kids enjoyed a play on the cool massive spiderweb playground on the way out. Thanks for the souvenir and the cache. TFTC

Hi there Lizard1983.

We started the day with "Eagle Rock", and then started to cache around the Werribee area, using a "next closest" methodology before heading off to Melton to catch up with a few 'cachers at the "Intervening Days X" event..

All up we found 9 caches & DNF'd 3 in this cache run. Thanks for placing the caches. Without geocaching as our guide we would never have found so many interesting places while we meander around Australia.

**Coordinate Accuracy:** We found this cache around 3m from where the GPS said we should be looking.
**Cache Condition:** The container and log book are in good shape.
**Took:** Nothing
**Left:** Nothing.

Regards

Ian & Penny.

Found on my second scan of the area. Nicely hidden.

After two DNF's I just had to make up for back to back sad faces. Thankfully I was able to make a find here today. It wasn't easy getting to the location but I picked the right way first time and also wondered why a walking area had been gated. Oh well. I had to walk back and forth here three to four times before I spotted the prize, nicely blending in here.

**Thanks to Lizard1983 for hiding this cache for us to find and enjoy**

We are now trapped in The Truman Show - HELP
Good morning, and in case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night

8:02 pm #6687
The hardest thing about this cache was finding the best parking spot. Advice to fellow cachers: Don’t trust Apple Maps! You’ll end up in another world, a surreal one! Hard to find your way out!
Cheers Lizard1983

Needle in a haystack alrightgreat use of this containertftc

Our clearing up some closer to home caches

Thanks for the cache Lizard1983. Appreciate your efforts.
- P

*Took*: Nothing
*Left*: Nothing

**#13778**

Yep

A nice place to visit with a clever hide .
Thank you for your cache
Lizard1983

There are plenty of fences and gates, the poor residents are all caged in. I hope their physical separation from outsiders doesn't make them fear the rest of the community outside their gates The wet weather this afternoon was very helpful and I soon spotted the container on my first sweep, it is always great when that happens.

Thanks to Lizard1983 for placing this cache.

Found by caughtatwork at 16:15 on 8/04/2018
A nice new area for a stroll and according to the man we encountered on the other side of the 'exclusive' fence, hopefully to be opened to all sooner rather than later. An easy find right where the GPS said. Nicely done.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks for this cache experience here today.
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 1

Rated: for Overall Experience

Well hidden. Thanks

Took us a while but we soon found it! Needle in a haystack!

Forgot to bring a pen but that took longer than expected when we knew what we were looking for.

Having managed to finish work early I took a detour on my way home to grab a smiley and fill in a gap on my days caching calendar. TNLN, TFTC Lizard1983

I needed a cache to mark off this day on my calender. This was the 3rd closest to home and I thought it would be a quick park and grab but no the old people have put a gate on the footpath I wanted to use so I drove around the other side which proved to be better. Finding the cache was better but I did look in the wrong spots first and then there it was. TFTC

Suscoe found the shorter version of this long walk.
Terrific public space too.
Not sure why the retirement folks dont like walking paths.
Thanks for this neat hide.

With my car in for a service nearby it was time to wander around the area aimlessly. Aimlessly geocaching, of course.
Sure is the 'longest walk' around here - would be great if the local council removed the gates and actually let us use the paths rather than let them go to waste.
An enjoyable find in a pleasantly and surprisingly 'secluded' GZ by suburban standards. Camo blends in perfectly.
Damn, these Oscar and Dudley geomutts sure got around this 'hood back in their day !
Thanks, Lizard1983.

Found by The Empire
Don't you just love it when you can spot it from a few metres away. Luckily. If not I was up for a good search. Not sure about the gate on the boardwalk - bit weird. You can just walk around it. So it's not keeping the ferals out - just the nice people looking for a walk. Thanks for the cache Lizard1983.
- M

Well, as usual we went for the long way to find this well hidden indeed cache! How well this cache container blended into its surrounds. Turned out to be a lovely walk back on a path! Am sure this are has changed a lot in the last 15 years?? Am sure a pet like Oscar will never be forgotten.
TFTC Lizard1983 - we do like finding your Oscars Walkies series.

16:37, 12 February 2018. #1225.

I was tempted to make a dash the day this was published, but weighed the odds of getting a first to find in the shark infested territory around here against my need to hold off until a day when I could clear a date from my caching calendar. The need to hold off won, particularly since this cache was only a small detour between work and the gym, so today was the day.

After a minor navigational glitch, I found myself parked close to GZ and had a bit of an, oh, one of those moments, when I saw where I was headed, but the sight did give me a fair idea of what I was looking for. After pausing near the final destination to let the iPhone settle and cogitate on likely hiding places for a moment, the sneaky little hide was located without too much trouble and day #325 bit the dust.

The cache is in good condition.

SL. TFTC Lizard1983.

Found by Mary & David at 1439. Our nearest unfound, so we couldn't resist an outing to find it. We well remember when Westbourne owned this area. We hadn't explored this estate before, and were surprised at the extent and speed of development. Able to park close by, and spotted the cache quickly once at GZ. Our thanks to Lizard1983.

[FTF] at 11:55pm
After a beautiful evening having dinner on the beach at Point Roadknight followed by some playtime in the cool waters, we were made aware that this cache that had been published earlier in the day was still unfound. Anyone who knows us knows that we love a first to find so we couldn't let this one stay unfound any longer.
After a quick stop off at home Miss 12 our eager first to hunter and Sims_family Dad headed off to set thing right.
The GPS had me coming in from a gated community so a quick look at the map had that corrected and I was parking less than 100 meters form GZ.
I already had a preconceived idea on what I thought we would be looking for before I left home and once at GZ I saw that was correct. Now all we had to do was find it . The hunt went on but it wasn't too long before miss 12 was saying, "What is this, I think I have it" [:d] and indeed she did.
Once it was extracted the log book was opened to find that lovely blank log we all love seeing.

Thank you Lizard1983 for the hunt

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