Message In A Bottle Moe, Victoria, Australia
By kryslazz on 26-Jun-18. Waypoint GC7RZWT

Disappointingly, the hiding place for this cache has been cleared out and only a massive mound of dirt remains. Glad you all enjoyed the cache and gave it so many fav points.

Suggest owner check on this. GPS has us stain g on a mound of dirt that appears to have been recently bulldozed.

Cache was full of water but still a great cache! Thanks for hiding

We had stopped for a play at the nearby Apex Park, and with 6 keen geokids in tow, this cache seemed like a great opportunity. We soon had the cache in hand and swaps were made. The kids were intrigued by the puzzle but eagle eyed geo-parents located the log and enjoyed watching the kids but it out. Thanks so much for placing this fun cache, a favourite point for us

Very wet getting to the cache GZ and the container was also very wet as was the log. I dried it off as best I could and it should be OK Thanks Kryslazz for another different type of find.

With a great day out yesterday, DAB and I wanted to continue the fun exploring day out with some more finds. With the little Na'wal enjoying themselves with a few stops along the way playing at playgrounds, it allowed DAB and I make a few finds we had on our list. The morning was full of sun until about lunchtime when the weather turned. Still a great day out!

After getting up early to make the most of our time here, it was time to have some morning tea and a play. We grabbed a few caches here before taking off for home. This one twisted us and had us scratching our heads as we worked on the bonnet of the car. Soon ants were all over the car and we tried something different and found the log we wanted.

[^] **Thanks for placing this cache for us to find and enjoy kryslazz** [^]

After a good nights sleep, we awoke feeling refreshed and ready to tackle some more caches. We were planning on heading home around lunchtime and we still had a dozen hides to find. So after breakfast, we packed the car and got cracking !!

This was another hide that attracted us for it's D/T rating. Unfortunately the container was full of water and a million ants and their eggs. Lucky for us it had no bearing on the cache. We were stumped as to what to do, until we had the light bulb moment. Very clever, I like your thinking. TFTC kryslazz

Found it unfortunately full of water. Container may need replacing great idea though tftc

Deserves a fav a quick find of the cache once the GPS warmed up. The log took a while longer, but I soon sussed it out and had the log signed. Note that both the cache container and the log book had a lot of water in them Thanks for the cache

Wouldnt advise doing on hot day, terain not maintained. Found it eventually

Great cache. Favourite point from me. Had me for a bit there. Sat with the cache utterly confused. And then after 5 mins found the log and signed it

No luck today.

Over the years, geocaching has taken me on many adventures, including interesting destinations all over my home continent of Australia and many overseas as well. It has also introduced me to a diverse group of like-minded caching tragics, many of whom I now call close friends.

Today, I was lucky enough to be out and about searching for caches, something I do on almost a daily basis. This was one cache that was targeted and found.

Sorry for the late and generic log, something I am notorious for. Thank you kryslazzfor adding to the adventure that is geocaching.

Catching up with late logs.

A plan was hatched earlier in the week to join up with Alansee and Micaparamedic to do an assault on the Robot Charli series but of course we were grabbing any other caches that might be in the area.

We arrived at gz after a short walk and found the cache very quickly. We don't want to say too much so as not to give away the fun for future finders so we will just say that we didn't find it in the first place we looked, nor can we say that it was a quick find and sign but we can say that there was a lot of laughs and we did eventually get to leave our names on the log and also a favourite point on the cache page.

To save rooms with the smaller logs we used the acronym MATC.
Many thanks for the cache kryslazz.

Found with Team Crackers and Micaparamedic today. We checked everything and had to resort to a paff for the logbook. Very good!

Found by Mary and David at 1345. You can't keep a good engineer down. Even though David has been retired for many, many years, he can still see the possibilities, and so it was here. When the obvious proved negative, he looked elsewhere and soon found the log. There was a fair bit of water inside, which we emptied out. Well worth a FP. Our thanks to kryslazz.

Quick find on the way to the Australia Day event in Moe. Great hide. We had a little help with the field puzzle though. Thanks for the cache kryslazz

An easy find with some help from Muzza!

Quick easy find with some help from Muzza this one get a favorite point from me thanks for the cachev kryslazz
With Zedaycee and Angelique Anja.

I arrived in Moe a little early for the Australia Day caching event, so I chose this cache to do in the meantime. My GPS had me a little away from the real GZ (but not too much), but I was expecting a difficult/clever hide, so I concentrated on where the GPS was pointing.

After spreading out further, the very obvious cache was found. Hmmm. That was not particularly clever. I wondered what lay in store inside. Thousands of tiny ants and some water. I constantly had the little ants running up and down my arms after touching anything inside.

I poured the running water out, then began my search for the log. I spent quite some time searching then realised I was now running late for the event. I gave up and headed to the event. Towards the end, I asked if anyone could help with a hint, and a wonderful hint was forthcoming, so I immediately returned to the cache where the log was duly signed.

A group of three cachers, also from Melbourne, heard the clue, and just as I was returning to my car, they arrived. I joined them for their find as well.

Thanks to Kryslazz for a very clever cache (and to the event attendees who helped). It gets a favourite from me.

**# 23205** Found on a drive around Moe while visiting nearby.
A great day on the trails with Rebel Acts, Ski Pair & K I Bug.
All good safe hides and many quick finds.
Very tricky and well done too, a good hide.
Thanks for the cache kryslazz,
***Roostaman***

Four of us out and running for the day. Two of the team had previously done this one so they sat in the geo-truck not too far from GZ. So RoostaMan and I headed through snake territory to find a suspicious container. We poked, prodded, pulled, studied and followed the signage - no luck. I figured we had missed something and we started to look a little wider. Then the phone rang - "What is taking you so long?" came a voice. So look harder we did and eventually we made a discovery. So it was back to the geo-truck to cop more flak!

Thanks for the message kryslazz - very sneaky.

Very fun!! It took us a minute to find the log, but we found it

Spent a Day caching the area with Ski Pair who had recently returned from thier travels, always more fun with great company. Yep got us but we got there in the end. Thanks kryslazz for the cache.

After travelling through New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia then South Australia for 6 months we have arrived back home.
We needed to catch up on some jobs around the house, had 2 of our grandchildren stay for a week, and Mr SKI has started back at his ‘hobby job.
So now it is time to head out into the local area and look for some caches both old and new we have not found in the past.
So a plan was hatched to team up with Rebel Acts for a day out in the Moe area to see what we can come up with.
Our second cache for the day and after an initial false start we found our way to GZ where a quick find was made, or so we thought! A nice big cache. we examined th contents in detail but it was some time until we could sign the log.
Nice.
TFTC

3rd find in the area today while exploring Moe/Morwell etc

Cache is ant infested.
I went to work for a few minutes but thought something isn't right, moved on and spotted the bugger.

Thanks kryslazz

#2913

Since moving from New Zealand in 2016 I have been enjoying the area, exploring and finding caches.
So far I’ve knocked off 4 of the states. VIC, SA, NSW and A.C.T all multiple times.
No two areas are the same here and almost every place I go to is stunning. The beauty of caching is that it takes you to so many places you would never usually find.
Thank you to all the cachers out there for hiding and maintaining their caches. Especially to those who put so much effort into creating unique and fun hides.
I enjoy finding well maintained caches in fun and unique cache containers. No one likes finding a mint tin – but a find is a find after all
Well she was an American girl
Raised on promises
She couldn't help thinkin' that there
Was a little more to life
Somewhere else
After all it was a great big world
With lots of places to run to
Yeah, and if she had to die
Tryin' she, had one little promise
She was gonna keep
Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Well, It was kind of cold that night
She stood alone on her balcony
She could hear the cars roll by
Out on 441
Like waves crashin' on the beach
And for one desperate moment there
He crept back in her memory
God it's so painful, when
Something that's so close
And still so far out of reach
Oh yeah, all right
Take it easy baby
Make it last all night
She was an American girl
Well I'm a-runnin' down the road try'n to loosen my load
I've got seven women on my mind
Four that want to own me, two that want to stone me
One says she's a friend of mine
Take it easy, take it easy
Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can
Don't even try to understand
Just find a place to make your stand, and take it easy
Well, I'm a standin' on a corner in Winslow, Arizona
Such a fine sight to see
It's a girl, my Lord, in a flat-bed Ford
Slowin' down to take a look at me
Come on, baby, don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me
We may lose and we may win, though we will never be here again
So open up I'm climbin' in, so take it easy
Well, I'm a runnin' down the road tryin' to loosen my load
Got a world of trouble on my mind
Lookin' for a lover who won't blow my cover, she's so hard to find
Take it easy, take it easy
Don't let the sound of your own wheels make you crazy
Come on baby, don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is gonna save me
Oh, we got it easy
We oughta take it easy

**Found en route to Raymond Island**.

*Out and about with TR!*

This one took a while for the lightbulb moment. Do'oh
Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache for our enjoyment kryslazz. Appreciate your efforts.
-P

Stamped and returned as found...

**Took**: *Nothing*
**Left**: *Fave Point*

**#13110**

Cache-On!

We were on a trip to our holiday location of Raymond Island today.
Awesome hide today. Fav from us
TFTC

We followed the finding device and The _Evil_Muggle saw it from a few metres away. The real issue was finding the log. As with other caches like this, when you eliminate the obvious, you just have to look more carefully at what you’ve got. We eventually found the log and signed it. A huge tree has fallen fairly recently right over the location of the cache. I’m not sure whether it had fallen before the tree fell or not. This cache has earned a favourite point from me.

Out road tripping before the event when we pulled up to this one to find Jascat had the same idea. Through we went the long wet grass to find the spot, but to find the log was a little tricker. After a few attempts and thoughts it was geoturtle that muttered something and the light bulbs all went off …… Oh and that's how you find the cache. Well played.

10:09 am #6144
Road Trip day with MrsPapi4506 & 4B Ninjas.
This took longer than it should have.
Many hands/eyes make light work.
Cheers kryslazz

Well this one certainly had us going. I think that we may have dissected everything possible until there was only one place left. There it is, sneaky little blighter. Thanks for the cache.

This one certainly had us going. We looked and checked and squeezed and checked and squeezed and looked some more. There was only one place we hadn't looked and when we did, we located the sneaky little blighter. A pre-cursor for the puzzles to come today. Thanks for the cache.

After attending the Robot Chali workshop today, we came by to collect the one. Our GPS seemed to take us to the middle of a valid area, but not to a specific spot. Followed a few geocaching trails until the cache was revealed.
Then the fun began, kind of. After a few false starts, the onsite field puzzle was solved and the log retrieved. The wife says it was "annoying" but I liked it so much, it is deserving of a favorite point.
Thanks for the cache Krys Lazz
Hunter

15 Jul 2018, Found @1:46 pm, Find # 1757

Found with OzHockeyChick, 4bninjas and Papi4506. An easy find but retrieving the log not so easy. Luckily I had the right tool on hand.

Thanks to kryslazz for placing this cache

Visited Moe with crank1 and pwala for Robot Charli Workshop. We found this cache in the dark which was so much fun. The cache is so tricky. Good one! Fav for me. Thanks kyrslazz for the cache

Excellent one we had been searched for logs. Where is it. So take it in the car.
Oh that is there one found it yay.
Phew. Very good one we loves it.
Fav from me
Thanks for the cache kryslazz. We must go to Mc Donald now for our dinner.

Wow what can I say, umm very clever and love this cache. It took Crank1, kangas11 and myself about 30 mins to sign the log. I look forward to find more of your caches in the future. A big fav from me.

2nd for the day it had us going for a while but finally found it tftc

Much to the kids annoyance we set off to find this one after a small search we came across what could only be the cache. Confused by the contents searching everywhere with still no luck at finding the log book. We retreated back to the car for a better look and to tip out the water that was making its home inside. A few more head scratches and then we finally spotted the sneaky log in a well hidden but in the face place. Enjoyed how creative this cache was. Tftc as always

2nd of the day this had us going for awhile finally found it tftc

Was getting sick of being stuck inside in this crappy weather so I thought i would go out and find a few caches between showers.
You had me thinking I was going blind checked twice and then it clicked get cache for both kids and adults. Sl thanks for the cache giving it a favorite point

11;07

Joint FTF with Billy Shears @1107

FLTF

***FTF*** at 10:07 5/7/2018. With Poiter.h
I was happy to see that both kryslazz’s new caches were still unfound overnight. A chance to redeem myself.
The wine quaffing Hunter obviously didn’t leave his dinner party.
I drove to JumpNClimb and had success.
Buoyed by that I proceeded to “Message In A Bottle” GZ.
I was better prepared this time. No work clothes to impede me this time!! I even had overalls if needed!!
I checked all the places I’d looked last night, and increasingly expanded my search to include ridiculous places. It wasn’t in any of those. I concentrated closer to GZ and what do I find. A huge cache. How the hell did I miss that??
I marked where the cache was with a key - sometimes I struggle to remember exactly where a cache was when I go to return a cache, so I’ve learnt to mark with something -. and took the cache back to my car.
It had leaked so there was about ½ cup of water in it. I removed the contents and then dried the cache. The cache had lots of contents. I went through the contents,... twice, ... but couldn’t find the log book. While sitting in my car, another vehicle turned up. I wonder what he’s doing here wandering with his phone in his hand? Clearly a dodgy bugger. It was Poiter.h. I walked over to him and told him that I had the cache in my car but couldn’t find the log book.
He came back to my car with me.
We reinspected the cache contents again, including many decoys, including checking elephant’s bums.
Then for the second time I found what I was looking for in the last place I looked.
Poiter.h wrote on the log for us and we departed.
tftc kryslazz .. a fav point from me.

Very clever young lady almost had me at the swearing stage signed and replaced TFTC kryslazz

5:20pm 4/7/2018
Q. What’s worse than not finding a new cache on a FTF search?
A. Not finding two caches on FTF searches.
I was in a meeting. Giza_Gal tried to call me. Twice. I disconnected both times. The meeting finished. A message from GG. “New caches!!” …. What a keeper!!
I quickly checked my emails. Three new caches. Two trads very close to my work and a puzzle a bit further. I’ll message kryslazz to tell her I’m going to search. Bugger!! .. They are all her caches.
I drove to the closest, JumpNClimb. Failed.
Then continued onto Message In A Bottle.
A regular. This should be easy he says to himself.
He was so wrong. So very wrong.

Tramping through the long grass, mingled with blackberries, steep creek banks, and quickly depleting light. And I needed to get back to work.
I failed.

But I’ll be back!!

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