Is There Another RoddyC? Queensland, Australia
By Liz and Bruce (maintained by artesiancacher) on 26-Sep-18. Waypoint GC7Y96Y

Today we travelled from Barcaldine to Longreach. There were a number of caches that we found along the way, This was one of them.Accurate coordinates and a familiar style of hide led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks Liz and Bruce for the cache.

Thanks Liz and Bruce for placing and maintaining this cache. I don't know why but I was looking everywhere and bang, I'm in a creek, maked sense to me after that.RVCL.

Attending the last QOGM, this year held in Longreach. Travelling with MorganEd visiting from New Zealand and we signed the logs as MEec1. Having a great time catching up with everyone and finding heaps of caches. TFTC

Found while attending muster and caching with echocage1. Had a great time thanks to all the COs for placing all the caches aroha and happy caching from nz Signed Meec1

This was too far from edge of road with lots of knee high grass to wade through late in the afternoon. We got to 33m but the wrong side of the creek. Now its on the next time list!

New container placed.

Many thanks and for maintaining this one also. TFTC

After leaving the QOGM 2023 event which we thoroughly enjoyed, we heading towards Mitchell and collected a few caches en route. TFTC Liz and Bruce

Attended QOGM 2023 with Imbunda and we making our way back to Brisbane and picking up caches we missed on our way to Longreach.Luckily we had no problems finding this cache.Log signed, cache returned.Thanks for placing these caches for our enjoyment.

After attending another fantastic QOGM Event Patrol14 and I were homeward bound and picking up a few caches that we have missed on previous visits. This was an easy one to find, log signed and cache replaced as found, now it's a Smilie. TFTC

Well my trip up to QOGM started a couple of weeks ago and after taking the very indirect route up to outback QLD to get there.So after cruising up the Hume to Sydney then the M1 and A1 up to Byron Bay with a few other roads in between as I have been cris crossing a bit so after heading west and making it to Longreach time for a break from the travelling.So after a couple big days out to Stonehenge, Isisford and Ilfracombe, The Tritonz and Roaming Howie finally joined me and we did the puzzle trail.Then a fun first muster day to Muttaburra and back then a great tea event and a few more caches.A trip to Stonehenge and back again for so now a new day.The second muster day and boy what a busy day as there was a lot going on in the car with everything we had to do.Collect trads, look at photos, find some forks and then some property numbers as well.The Mexicans as we were called teamed up with a couple of other cars The Morris and Pool Pool to have a lot of fun over the radio.Well all the caches have been found and after another great dinner event QOGM has officially finished.This was my first one and I had a great time, but all good things must come to end and today I had a big drive ahead of me to my next accomodation which was Ilfracombe as Im staying at the pub just to tidy a few things up.Roaming Howie and I headed to Barcie for the day and we are on our way back to Ilfracombe to finish up for the day.Just a few back along the Hwy to finish off the day.Thanks Liz and Bruce & artesiancacher TFTC.

Day 22. A last minute plan had been hatched to make my by way to QOGM. Very little planning had been done but a very rough outline was in place and it was going to be a day by day trip.We sadly said goodbye to our fellow team mates The_Tritonz after celebrating Ms_Tritonz birthday, and I set off for a day caching with posums in Barcaldine.A nice quick find here on the way to Barcaldine.Thanks Liz and Bruce for adding this cache to the worldwide collection for us all to enjoy.----------------------------------------------------------Are you planning a trip to Victoria? Check out some of these caches on the nominees list for the 2022 Victorian Cache of the Year Awards. The shortlist is available [here](https://coord.info/BMC8QYR)

While attending QOGM 2023 with the MummaBear and the cubs gang, Nathan_and_Alyce and ??54.Thanks for the cache placement and maintenanceThanks for the huntThank for giving us a reason to stopTook nothing, Left nothing, signed logSigned log as MummaBear and the Cubs and for smaller logs MB&CSigned as MGNT or with our team stampMummaBear and the CubsGEM_54Nathan_and_Alyce

While attending QOGM 2023 with the MummaBear and the cubs gang, Nathan_and_Alyce and ??54.Thanks for the cache placement and maintenanceThanks for the huntThank for giving us a reason to stopTook nothing, Left nothing, signed logSigned log as MummaBear and the Cubs and for smaller logs MB&CSigned as MGNT or with our team stampMummaBear and the CubsGEM_54Nathan_and_Alyce

With QOGM 2023 over it is time to head home. Today will be as far as Jericho. This cache was a quick find and in good condition.

No there could never be another RoddyC, or hatzofff, or youngoldfella who have provided us with thousands of caches like this one, as a result of the five QOGMs they have run.Found with Alcorns and icybeetas on another lovely day of good weather.Thanks Liz and Bruce for an older cache.It was great to catch up with you both during QOGM

Out and about with Fitzy_1965, Nibletricecakes, Contesta, Albida33 and Cosmonaut97, HappyFeet, SilverFox70 and Firebatman. Signed as CC+5. Great to be out finding QOGM23 caches on the biggest day of this event!

So excited to be up in Longreach for our first ever QOGM. After a few days of travelling it is great to have finally arrived ready to hit the trails. Caching today with many friends from Canberra and surrounds; Cosmonaut, contesta, albida, Fitzy, firebateman, silverfox, happyfeet and GLISS! Great to tackle the next Muster (this time to Isisford and Ilfracombe). So much to balance and solve, but loads of fun. We signed as CC+5. Thanks to everyone who has placed caches and planned this wonderful event! TFTC

Found on a trip with e.gregory1 traveling through western New South Wales and central Queensland to attend the QOGM at Longreach. After QOGM I made my way to Brisbane for a few days before a return drive back to Adelaide via the north coast of NSW, central NSW and the Riverlands. Signed our names in full, or variously as FW e.g1, or e.g1 FW, to save time and space in the logbooks. Thanks for the cache Liz and Bruce!

Found with FeatherWaite while attending the QOGM event at Longreach.We headed up to Longreach from Adelaide via Broken Hill, Cunnamulla, Charleville, Blackall and Barcaldine, camping and picking up caches along the way.The weather was a little warmer than we had anticipated, but it made for some pleasant evenings.Most of the caches were found without any issues and were in reasonable condition unless otherwise indicated.Thanks Liz and Bruce for the cache.

TFTC

As we head of with the van on from Barcaldine to Longreach for Qogm 23 We managed to pull over here and get this log signed. SingnedMGN and replaced as found .. tftc

We had a great time during our stay at Longreach for QOGM event week. We were fortunate to have found and signed up an amazing group of Deaf PVCCEP members, including DeafPhantom, DeafVW, DeafCat, crank1, Everlasting and pwala.

We had a great time during our stay at Longreach for QOGM event week. We were fortunate to have found and signed up an amazing group of Deaf PVCCEP members, including DeafPhantom, DeafVW, DeafCat, crank1, Everlasting and pwala.

On my way to QOGM with geo friend Bluewattle, and we are collecting most of the caches heading into Longreach.Thank you, Liz and Bruce (maintained by artesiancacher), for placing this cache for our benefit and enjoyment ??

33,024. Found during our Queensland Outback GeoMuster (QOGM) 2023 Longreach Adventure - a 33 day epic tour of Northern NSW and Outback Queensland finding many caches, attending great events and catching up with awesome Cachers along the way.Queensland Outback GeoMuster (QOGM) 2023 Longreach Adventure Day 17. Today we continued our clean out of the Barcaldine region, then attended a couple of events on our way to Longreach, where we set up for 8 nights. We keep bumping into fellow Cachers which has been a lot of fun and will keep getting better and better at QOGM itself. This was the next cache of the day. A quick find once at GZ. Signed the log, usually as F65 A33, replaced the cache as found, then we continued on our journey.Thanks to all the COs for putting out these caches !!

I was looking for the cache at the wrong place but Grub62 put us right. TFTC.

Tftc, today we joined Happy Feet 1 on the trail travelling from Barcaldine to Ilfracombe to attend an event and collect the caches on the way.

All were found and in great condition

Thanks Liz and Bruce ??

bunadoorian and I were enroute to the event in Barcaldine and had some time up our sleeves so decided to find a few caches. This one I found. TFTC and for bringing us here Liz and Bruce and artesiancacher for maintaining it.

On our way to a pre QOGM event. It really feels like a muster once you stop for a cache and another two caching groups join you in the search. Tftc

We are on our way to Longreach for the QOGM event this week. As we missed all the previous events, it is now time to grab some of the caches in the area. Another big day doing some of the caches around the Barcaldine and Ilfracombe area.

Stopped off here and found after a short search.

Thanks for placing the cache and doing the maintenance needed, so we can find this cache.

Found by Mary and David at 13:30. We arrived just as Hans and Linda were leaving. A quick hello, and we went our separate ways. A quick find in our case. Dropped off Travel Bug Dog Tag. Our thanks to Liz and Bruce.

TFTC

TFTC Liz and Bruce your cache Is There Another RoddyC? that we found today enroute to QOGM 2023
After enjoying a couple of days camped at Jericho Showgrounds it was time to start some of the QOGM fun. First an event an event at Barcaldine followed by some caching on the way to Ilfracombe before another event at Camden Park. Along drive from Jericho to Longreach where we are camped at Apex park.


Find Count: 16873

Thanks mum and dad. Found on a sojourn all around during QOGM 2023. A fun jaunt with lots of dust, mud and starry skies. Thanks Liz and Bruce and clear skies from TeamAstro. ?? Cache the planet! ?? Caches signed as TADJR (Tenkae Astro Deanside JooJoo57 Richmond lad). * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *SAs Leap Year Event - GCA1DNA - keep the date free - 29th February 2024. Keep looking up!

No trouble here.
Day 3 QOGM 2023! Teamed up and signing logs as TADJR (Tenkae Astro Deanside JooJoo Richmond Lad), Tftc

Caching the area during Longreach QOGM 2023 with a great bunch of people teamed up and signing under TADJR which incorporates Deanside , TeamAstro, Tenkae, Joohoo57 and RichmondLad. Just loving these outback trails, red dust, green foliage and blue skies!

Thanks Liz and Bruce for placing these caches, contributing to this great game for others to enjoy Happy trails, Deanside ??

Found today while on our way to winton.

On our holiday trip, we will be stopping in many different towns before making our way to Longreach for QOGM 2023. We will be taking in the sights and sounds of each town, exploring the local culture, and trying out the regional cuisine. We are looking forward to a fun and exciting journey! ??

Here's one to find today. Thank you for placing the cache ??  Liz and Bruce.

On the way to QOGM at Longreach.

Accompany with deaf friends. I am appreciative of them because they are young and have more energy and good equipment. I just stood and watched.
Thank you for organising the cache and hunt.
Sorry about copying and pasting

Outnabout for some solo caching while camping in town overnight. We’re taking the roundabout route to QOGM 2023 at Longreach. It’s always a great day for caching.
TFTC Liz and Bruce

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On a slow, meandering trip out to Longreach for the QOGM 2023 event.
Cache found in the expected area, within a reasonable time, without difficulties.
Cache in good condition.
TNSL TFTC

Good to be able to meet RoddyC even though it is only a cache. Thanks for the cache.

Find number 12220 at 7:50:04 am on Wednesday the 19 July 2023
Departed Melbourne the other day and travelling north for the winter, well, for the northern warmth actually (hopefully ), passing through as many small towns as I can grabbing the odd cache here and there as I travel. Leaving Barcaldine this morning and heading north east again hoping to find somewhere for the night just past Winton. I'll be heading out first thing in the morning through Longreach and Winton
God, I hope not
Almost couldn't find it for tumble weed!
**Thanks for placing this cache Liz and Bruce**

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I was looking for a bit of geo trail but now I see why there was none,it hasn’t been found for a while.TFTC

Easy find but boy millions of flies tftc

Ha! Surely there is only one RoddyC! A wonderful human being, who does so much for the Geocaching community.
How lovely to have this tribute Hide for him.
Nice one!
Thanks Liz and Bruce
Domsky

Great Northern escape 2022 Day 142. Barcaldine Day 1. With no pressing targets in mind today, I decided to do a day trip to Longreach, so I could visit a few caches and say I drove that far as well as went on the train. A short stop at Illfracombe on the way home made for a fun day out in the warmer than the last few days.

There was a parade of caravans heading east on the road today. I managed to get over the road into the dried mud to find this one without any further problems.

Thanks for the cache Liz and Bruce

37670.1 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & March 2021 Search and Rescue A#440

**Albida**

TFTC nice quick find with PeteBev on our way to Winton

Tftc found with 2beez

On my way to NT via Birdsville Queensland with a few detours for shires. TFTC.
Trek to the cache was fine today. Grass at the road had been mowed and the rest was ankle deep. Quick grab.

After having a very pleasant night in the Council Camping area in Muttaburra which we thoroughly recommend for anyone passing through our main aim was to clear up the caches around here that we missed on our last visit before making our way to Longreach.

When we read the cache name, we thought , no way there can be only one RoddyC. We then read a bit further and were proven wrong as there can be another RoddyC and Liz and Bruce found it.
We pulled up near gz and were very dubious on our walk to it as we weren't sure how soft the ground would be after all the recent rains. Happily it supported us all the way there and back .
The container was spotted a couple of meters away sitting safely nice and dry which was a bit of a wonder as the top of the lid isn't in very good condition at all but the contents were still bone dry.
After adding our name to the log we returned it upside down with a little modification so hopefully this will keep it going for a bit longer.

Thanks Liz and Bruce for the cache.

Fun, adventure, travel, history, geology, mental stimulation, social gatherings, support and friendship are just some of the elements of geocaching.

Out and about enjoying the opportunity to grab a few caches, yours being one of those I targeted on my journey today. Thanks ??

Thanks Liz and Bruce (F=72982 H=300) for placing this cache and adding to our game.

We couldn't see anywhere to pull over on the way out of town so made the find on the way back to Longreach. We did wonder what we were going to find with the name of this cache. Although it was somewhat soft under foot, we managed to find the cache and add our names. Thanks for placing it for us to find.

We did wonder why the name of this cache and now we know. We weren't able to pull off the road on the way out of town but was able to on the way back. Can't say that I was displeased with my style of footwear, I only had to wash my feet. Thank you for the cache.

Easy find. Make sure you wear long pants and shoes

On the road again. I came to this cache. It was quickly located and the log signed. TFTC

Driving back home to Brisbane after a couple of weeks road tripping the bush. We did a loop from St George out to the Hay River Track in the Simpson and back. Easy find. Cache in good condition. Took TB. TFTC

Left Cunnamulla after QOGM 2021 heading to Sth Australia, Then WA then back to Cairns June 2022. 2 October 2021 2:10 pm Tyfc Liz and Bruce (maintained by artesiancacher) total caches now 2668 after attending QOGM organised by Roddy C and others had to get this one and left a tb as well.

Found while staying in Barcy for a few day to attend to some personal admin admin and find any outstanding geocaches in the area. TFTC.

Full time nomads since 2013. Still tootling around the country trying to avoid Covid hotspots.

Moving today retracing our steps of the past few months. Why? Because we cant get to SA without going through NSW! Thanks Covid. [:(!] Today with caravan on tow from Barcaldine to Winton.

TFTC Liz and Bruce (maintained by artesiancacher)

Found!

1st day in the Barcaldine area on our outback caching trip from Townsville. Thank you for the hide

Found with orth71 on a trip from Townsville to the outback caching.
Travelling from Longreach to Barcaldine.
Next destination on the trip.
First for the day.
TFTC

All those known names!

We continue our road trip towards Muttaburra.

Along the way we are looking for a smilie or two.

We signed the log.

Tftc Liz and Bruce and artesiancachee

Yes, and we saw this RC!

We are heading towards Muttaburra on our caravan trip.

We stopped in Longreach for the night, fuel and coffee and got couple of smilies on top.

Tftc Liz and Bruce and artesiancacher

Nice to stretch our legs. Left our trackable for the next cacher

Well, this journey started about 12 months or more ago, skip 2020 and we find ourselves planning a long-overdue road trip. This means one thing ... a cache run would be involved. One or two different routes where planned caches were studied, some more than others (manly puzzle styles), and a plan was hatched.

It includes the most number of puzzles we have ever solved personally, Wherigo's, and even a few 'FTF' (FTF) FTF caches. The distance that was driven is approx. 3500 km. Over some 10 days. 14km of muddy, red, and black soil 4wd only slip-sliding heart-pumping road - which we got through without incident only to get bogged a while later on the side of a tar road doing a U-turn.

The total number of caches found is yet to be determined, could also depend upon my logging them, as those who know me also know my lack of logging or length of time to do so could mean the correct total will never be shown. Still, it’s not about the numbers.

Logs have been signed with any one of the following, JABs, FWBs, TasReach, MEMO, or TR. Often depended upon who was signing the logbook, time of the day, length of the days caching run, sleep-deprived state, condition of the logbook. Penned often in the first available spot (except in the case of new cache), in between other cache's names. Hopefully to help extend the life of a logbook. The date was not often recorded, again to save room and maybe a little time.

Distance travel is undetermined, basically, fly from Hobart to Brisbane, drive northerly to Gympie, out through Gayndah, Monto to the Westwood, and then turn west straight out to Longreach, with a part-day layover to collect all those 92 solved puzzles. Home is hopefully via Jericho, south through Mexico and into Blackall then down and cross to Roma, Toowoomba Brissie and fly home.

Meeting up with great family friends of ours to share part of this journey MEMO, the cache name TasReach or TR for short was born, been both Tasmania and Longreach. So wished each cache could have its own story, but in that case, I would never finish logging. So I thought a long story was better than a TFTC. But hey thanks for the cache anyway.

JABs.

Holidaying/travelling parked up at longreach
A day out at Barcaldine caching
What could be better
TFTC

Great to finish our caching day on a high Thank you RoddyC , we enjoyed finding your caches. Cheers

We stopped by for this cache heading to Longreach for the night. A bit of a leg stretch and the cache was spotted and log signed and replaced. Thanks Liz and Bruce.

Another random cache visited during this crazy covid time which involved shuttling between jobs in SA and QLD while my Victorian colleagues were trapped at home.

Logging old caches originally found with alphag_25. Now have my own account and logging them separately so that I can claim the finds or not as the case may be. TFTC.

04/01/21 Today caching around Barcaldine and surrounds. Roadtrip Mackay to Emerald to Barcaldine to Aramac to Blackall to Jericho over the next 3 weeks. Lots of puzzle solving before and during trip. Searched area and found GZ . Replaced and signed log. TFTC SL Follow my muddy footprints lol

Nice side of the highway find on the way to a few days in Barcaldine. TFTC

Found it with dad

TFTC

Thanks for the cache and another way to break up our 1800km today.

Nice easy find here.
Cache is in excellent condition and doesn’t need any maintenance.
I visited 4 TB.
TFTC.

Quick find for first of the day Good stretch of legs TFTC

Find number 200

Found with Geodad on a quick trip out west.

A big thank you to all the CO's for placing these caches for everyone to find.

Sorry for all the same logs.

SL TFTC

If there is, I bet he doesn't travel for caching as much.

A quick find here.

Thanks to all involved for placing this one.

SL TFTC

Quick and easy find with geo-girl Minniemousejojo. TFTC

TFTC smile 7324 out and about with Hatzoff RoddyC and miss Millie geo dog on our way to Barcaldine after going to Mutterburra



Thank you, Liz and Bruce (maintained by artesiancacher), for placing this cache for our enjoyment.

Driving from Winton to Barcaldine today and there were a couple of caches to collect along the way. We saw this one just after we had driven through Ilfracombe and decided we would pull of highway to collect a smiley. Pretty busy on road today. A short walk from pull up spot and the container was spotted, well hidden. Log book signed and returned all dry and good here. Thanks for the cache

Quick find
TFTC

Day 9 of my outback adventure, today travelling from Barcy to Winton and Longreach.
After a few last minute caches to find in Barcaldine, I hit the road to travel further west and had this cache as a target for today. I overshot the mark on this one and decided to park up on the other side of the bridge. A lady who was driving a small truck pulled up next to me to check I was ok, very thoughtful. I gave her the nod and she took off, but then pulled up just ahead of me. She jumped out of her truck, grabbed a towel out of the back and used it to grab a dead roo by the tail and drag it off the road. Only in the outback!
Back to the cache, a quick find here, log signed and cache replaced as found.
Thanks Liz and Bruce and artesiancacher for the cache.

Hooray Landsborough Hwy

Today was the fourth day of my little journey to outback Queensland. While I’m not in a hurry, I do have a list of caches that I do want to collect along the way and probably some extras as I see fit. It won’t be hard to continue my challenges of a trad a day and a cache a day challenges for the next few days, I am also hoping to pick up a few new challenges along the way and some target caches too.

My plans today were to grab a few caches again in Tambo then head up to Blackall and start a few around there. But with the rains here I could only grab a couple, so I decided to head to Blackall and leave Tambo for another time. I got to Blackall and it was raining just as bad and in between the rains I got 1 or 2. I could see the rain was clearing out west further so I headed to Barcaldine hmm everything was wet and it seemed as though another band of rain had come in while on the drive up. But wait, there was blue sky to the west. Looking at the map it was only 100k’s to Longreach, so I headed to Longreach, the roads were wet and flooded in places, but I was getting blue sky as I pushed on. As I passed a couple of caches I grabbed those only to find the dirt was now mud and super sticky, I was even sinking at a few stops, but in 4wd the dmax just eat the mud up and drove out, something about “go your own way”
Finally in Longreach and I had enough time to grab four caches and then turn around and head back to my original plan of being in Barcaldine for the night so as I could back track after the rains. A long day of driving but a rewarding one just the same when I collected “Endurance”, I think it is appropriate for today’s efforts.

Grabbed this one on the way to Longreach, a bit of a mission in the mud but i got it, lol.

All good with this cache and with it found and log signed I returned it as found, thanks for placing it here, I enjoyed the drive today.

Found. Thanks for the Cache Liz and Bruce.

Found TY

Found it. Quick stop and go
Clava

Muddy after the rain.

Cheers

Bundy

NEF
TFTC

It was fun and easy

Really liked this one. Love the swaps

My muggle husband and I are traveling from Brisbane to Mt Isa and after staying a night in charliville we are heading to our next stop, Winton. This was our 16th find for the day and what a nice tribute to Roddy c. Thanks for placing this cache here for us to enjoy

Quick and easy find. PDT21M. TFTC

Day 14 of our outback adventure which included QOGM 2019.
Today we headed Nth then West from Blackall to Longreach.
Continued with some solved puzzles as well as some Geocaching Australia finds.

TFTC Liz and Bruce (F=57324 H=263) SL

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