BLUE POLES Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia
By dgfb33 on 17-Feb-19. Waypoint GC83NVR

Came back today and thinking about the description found it. Make sure you read the description carefully and read the hint. Well done.

Not today

Cache was found after a short search. Thanks for the fun. Cleaning up Victoria with gridge98. We are on a mission this week. Completing twenty finds in Mexican local government areas is the challenge. Another find with the correct criteria. It is in Victoria and we have not accumalated twenty finds in this local government area.Today was the day to find this cache. Today is Fryer's day the eighteenth day of the octavus month of the Roman calendar in the wonderful year of twenty twenty four. We found your cache container and added some inky stuff to the paper sheet or note pad you have supplied for a log book or scroll. The cache container and log book or scroll were in good condition. It was a bit windy today. It was so windy today.With the log signed and the cache replaced it was time to leave. Onwards to the next cache. Woot, that is not to far.I would like to show my respect and acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Land, and their continuing connection to it. I wish to pay my respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.I will apologize right now, because everything from here on is here solely for the purpose of padding the word count and winning that one hundred word diamond badge again. Somebody moved the goal posts. So many caches to find. So many caches to log. We find them, sign them and replace them.This particular geocache was found using one of the following GPS enabled devices, Garmin GPSr, Montana 680t, Oregon 650 or Dakota 20 and an Apple iPhone 11 using the marvelous Cachly app. Waypoints and paperless geocaching were downloaded via GSAK 9. Log prepared, checked and submitted using GSAK publish logs macro.Warning, this hobby can be addictive. It can lead to exercise, meeting new people and finding interesting places you might not have known existed otherwise. Beware: you may have fun. Apologies for the generic part of the cache log. We do apologise for the generic logs. Thanks to all the cache owner for placing this cache here for our enjoyment.Thanks for the cache. Merci la cache. Danke fr den Cache. Gracias por el cach. Bedankt voor de cache. Kiitos ktkst. Terima kasih untuk cache. Hvala cache. Nga mihi mo te keteroki. Dankie vir die kas. Ksznm a rejtst. Vdaka za cache. Dzieki za cache. Takk for at cache. Obrigado por isso cache. Dky za ke. Aciu u ta talpykla. Paldies par o cache. Aith selle eest cache. Tack fr att Cache. Tak for denne Cache. nbellek iin tesekkrler. Ksznjk, hogy a cache. Graas para o cache. Dankon pro la kasmemorone. Dank fr de csch. Eskerrik asko cache horrengatik. Na gode da wannan cache. Zikomo chifukwa cha cache.I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Blockheads Unite in 2025.

Arrived here and made quick work of the find but had to go back to the car to get an extra TOTT as someone had put it back wrong. Log signed and cache fixedTravelling around Victoria with Freddo for a week finding caches as we go. With two challenges on our radar we were in full force. All logs signed with our names or F+g98 for the smaller caches. Thanks for the cache

Pulled in on my way back to Inverloch. I knew I had my magnet in my bag after a fiasco at Werribee the other day where I thought I had it, the realised Id left it at home, and then found that I had it all the time. Good to use it here. Signed after 2/6/24 log.

Thanks for the find. Magnet tool used. Message sent to owner about condition.

Would highly recommend tweezers or a magnet for sure but a great little hide TFTC

Well this one had us scratching our heads, we had convinced ourselves it was gone when we thought wed try one more idea and luckily there it was.Nice work on the preparation and placement of this one, made us work for the find here.Thanks ceebee for another cache, your dads done a good job, glad youve kept it going.

Magnet was required, so were tweezers (as it got stuck) Tftc!

Easy find tftc

We are supporting five scouts as one, our geogal, complete her Adventurous Hike for the Peak Award. Today is their 2nd day.We waved goodbye to them at Kilcunda and got a latte and hot chocolate. Then off we went to collect some caches.The Scouts are only 1hr away. So after our lunch we did two more caches. Luckily, I read the cache details and had the correct TOTT. Hubby was about to give up, and I located it. We had trouble getting it out, but we worked it out. Message to CO coming. Added a favourite.Thanks for the cache

I'm glad I brought a magnet

T4T$

Loved this one. TFTC

Was able to return here with a tool, before I left the area. TFTC

BLUE POLES was transferred from dgfb33 to user ceebee2013

Great little hide, well done. TFTC

Nice work. Took me 2 visits All in good order. TFTH

4.45pm 09/09/2023 - Maintenance walk done to check another cache. Checked this one on the way past & all looks fine here.

One of the best ones yet

On our Annual trip to Cape Patto. Thought we would do a few more l8cal caches. TFTC

Today I came prepared to extract the cache I missed a few weeks, or was it months before. A short walk from the carpark and I was back at ‘Blue Poles’. The cache was relocated and extracted with my powerful TOTT without any problems. As I discovered the ingenuity of the CO once again, I was reminded of his other caches I have found. Thanks once again. A favourite point from me!

The most dangerous beast is the beast within.

Quick easy no magnetic but found the cashe

Nice hide. Next time will bring

I Found this cache on our East Coast Trip Day 1 in company of Bazzars. A quick Wonthaggi walk before continuing the trip. Thanks from D B-A

Clever hide and lucky we had our kit with us! Found on Friday night. Thanks for this great cache

Pretty easy

Another find on a chilly afternoon... very clever camo and had to improvise with a magnet on my phone cover as I realised my other magnet wasnt with me .. TFTC

Found with icw, a long way from Jackson Pollock. Tftc and a fav point from me for the ingenious hide.

Another with the hard backed one. The newly purchased tool is working wonders. TFTC

Found with my daughter who was down to celebrate my birthday. She couldn’t believe that people went to such creative lengths to hide geocaches. Love this one - ripping construction and description - loved it. Tftc dgfb33

Quick find with the right tools.
Much better when you read the description and realise you must bring magnet with you


TFTcC

TFTC! Great little spot. Returned to this one today with the appropriate tool to extract the cache.

In the area for a different geolocation event. No magnet but a friend with long fingernails was helpful. Thanks.

Found by Peter and Marian at 1505hrs. A very clever hide, TNLN TFTC.

Found with Allanb and Riley. TFTC

We had to search a number of possible places before coming across the hide, and then feelings of deja vu!

Every year Mr SKI's family tries to get together for a few days, usually at Inverloch in one of the caravan parks. The logistics can be interesting as he has quite a big family. All but one made it this year as sadly the youngest still has to work. Maybe next year!
The weather has been mixed, but it is great to get together anyway. Plenty of coffees and meals out and much catching up.

No other family members geocache on a regular basis, but with a gap in the activites and a fine day we organized for Rebel Acts to join us so we could head out and fine as many of thos unfound caches in the surrounding area as we could.
As usual it was a great day with plenty of fun and the usual branding of ámatuers' when someone overlooked hides. Usually us. The scenery was often spectacular with a variety of cache types and hides. Even managed to correct a couple of blue faces.

Thank you for your efforts in creating and maintaining the cache dgfb33.
**SKI Pair****
All logs signed as Rebel Acts & SKI Pair or RASP.

Wow this was a good place

Nice walk along bike track

Well what a day, we had prepared for rain and cooler conditions but apart from a few spots the day was pretty good all round with sunshine most of the time and a cool breeze to remind us that the southerly can be a cooling influence.
We covered a wonderful range of countryside with hills, farmlands, swampy areas and townships.
All up this was a pretty good day for caching.

Thanks to dgfb33 for this nice cache.
We had a very quiet walk to GZ and found this nicely hidden cache,

The first cache of the day and what a fun one!!!
Amazing Idea!!!

I'd had a look for this one back in Feb without luck but time was short then so the pressure was on (well, that's my story and I'm sticking with it ). Today though, I had plenty of time and once at GZ again, I spotted the stash in the second place I looked and was signing the log at 12:05.

My cache notes say to assign a fave point and who am I to argue with myself.

TNLNSL, although our BYO pen geocoin had a visit to mark the occasion. Thanks dgfb33.

Didn’t have the tools to extract the cache yet found it! Another clever hide and a lovely walk. Tftc

Came back with extra eyes and there it was. We should have found it ourselves, but a bit out of practice didn’t help. Very clever construction. Fav point from us.
TFTC dgfb33

In town for a holiday with 2peasinapod2012. They took us to a few difficult ones and geodaughter found it straight away. Nice walking track too.

No luck with this one today. Might try again tomorrow with extra pair of caching eyes.

Nice hide, a fav point

*Found on the 27 Feb 2021 @ 5:06 pm.*
*Cache find # 11404.*

After missing out on the one on the other side of the road, we then made our way to this one next.
Once in the GZ area it wasn't long before the cache was in hand and the log was signed.

**Thanks to dgfb33 for placing this cache.**

27 February 2021 5:05 pm
After ticking off all the boxes Stemicmitsar, Brainiac03 and I had wanted we decided to go around and collect some random caches along the way before we head back for the day. Eitherway thanks for the cache and the lovely walk around.

After attending the CITO and Event in Bass today, buhfuhguh and I met up with SteMicMitSar to do some caches around Wonthaggi that we'd been eyeing off for a little while.
In the end, we were able to grab some neat D/T combos and check out some other great caches in the area with a fun time had all round.

We'd attempted some other nearby caches that I'd done previously and made our way over to this one to ensure that our day didn't end on a DNF!
Thankfully our map didn't end up quite as blue as the poles, as I managed to spot the cache fairly quickly and retrieved it nice and easily as it was sticking out a tad.
The logbook was signed and this neat little hide replaced.
Thanks to dgfb33 for placing this one here!

TFTC, Brainiac03

11:08
Unlike the Australian Open tennis players in Corona Virus lockdown, who are unable to get out to play, we are completely free to enjoy the geo-game!
We were able to duck across to this cleverly crafted cache while waiting for bicycle traffic to clear on the rail trail. A FP awarded here.

Thanks dgfb33 for placing caches for everyone's enjoyment.
27994

Finally found it after 3 times here 3rd times a charm

After a while of looking we finally found it

We were on a trip on the bikes to Kilkunda and back on the bikes. No luck for this one...gone?

Nice cache. Thanks

No luck getting hot moving on

Found

2nd time trying to find ... I’ll be back

TFTC
Magnet seems be missing part it

I really liked this cache very creative and nicely hidden signed and replaced...TFTC favorite from me

Good hiding spot

We found this yesterday didn’t have a magnet so came back today. TFTC

Founs

Tftc

Came back after buying a magnet! Cool Constructed quick hide!! TFTC

I was unwell yesterday but decided to start the New Year, as I had finished the previous year, with a cache. I needed a nice short walk as I am still not 100% today and this being the shortest walk of one I haven't got a smiley face on it was decided to do this one today. It didn't take us long and were impressed by the inventive nature of this cache. We were lucky there was a break in the push biking public who were very thick on the ground today, they just kept coming after we had found it. Such a beautiful day and a public holiday certainly had many families out on their bikes. Also the flies were quite bad today, almost time to break out the fly nets for geocaching I think. I had to hunt out my caching tools for this one today. They have got a bit musty through lack of use, but fortunately were all exactly where I left them and still work Oops forgot to leave a favourite on this one. I had to relog this one as I logged it on the wrong date. Ooops. #268

Found by Mary and David at 10:10. But wait, there are more. Another wonderful example of creativity and engineering. Met KylieandCody nearby and able to retrieve the cache with the right TOTT so we could all sign the log. Our thanks to dgfb33.

Wandered over from caravan park with only the dog and no tools. While having a look another cacher came who had just the right tool for the job

Sitting at my computer during these Covid lockdowns, I am trying to catch up on a few logs that I haven't sent in yet.

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 log, something I am notorious for. Thank you for adding to the adventure that is geocaching.

Thanks dgfb33 for the cache.

Out and about with Honeysucker and the cache was found and happily logged before the evening event.
Our thanks to Dgfb33 for the cache
Regards
The Coffee's

As we wander the great land seeing the sights, this is one of the caches we have done.

Thanks to dgfb33 for placing the cache for us to find.

Date: 28 December 2019 Time: 5:32 pm
Find #10788

Headed out today with beckNmonts and a rough plan was to attend both the events and due to both of us being on strict minimal activity, decided to mostly do caches around town.

Bumped into honeysucker and Mr Coffee at this one. Thankfully another fairly quick find.

Many thanks to dgfb33 for the cache. TNLN.

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Met up with a couple of caching friends here and sooon had where the cache was hidden. Had to go back to the car for a tool and then had the cache.

A day out caching, at last! ahomburg and myself were both not at full “capacity” today for caching, so we decided to join forces and find some almost drive by caches we could limp to. As usual, for the area, we found some high quality caches. Thanks for placing the cache dgfb33.

Today I headed to Wonthaggi to attend the two events in town, I managed to convince My old caching Mate Trailrunning to come down for the day as he was so close to his 10,000 find, also teamed up with another great mate Omegaman1971, I had a great day finding caches and catching up with friends. We met up with Alansee at this one, none of us had the right tool for the job, we backtracked to the car and the tool bag was carried for the rest of the day. Interestin container, love to know what it was or how it was made.

Thanks dgfb33 for the cache.

A quick find here In the logical spot. Thanks for the cache

Omegaman1971
The Omega Empire
@ 5869 finds
In town today for the annual event at the old mine, but always sometime to hit some of the local hides before and after.
After meeting at the nearby cache Rebel Acts and I decided to tackle this one and a few others together.
We were soon joined by Alansee and Trailrunning.
We soon discovered that the TOTT we had with us was not going to do the job, so made my way back to the car for one that is a little stronger.
Soon the log was signed.
Cheers for the cache.

Today we found BLUE POLES on our travels. We were sent off to find this one. Always lovely when your name gets written down on the log as you approach! Don’t you love social caching days!

Thanks dgfb33 for being part of our geocaching fun.

A short walk brought me to Blue Poles. Just as artistic but not as valuable as its namesake in the gallery but a cache worthy of a favourite point TFTC dgfb33

Found at 1:32 PM GAFF1.
Located the right pole with excellent co-ords and after the lesson learned from "Leaving Town" the cache was quickly discovered and extracted [^]
Thanks dgfb33 - once again nice work with the construction.

Found, signed a lovely clean log It took me a while to find even though the coords were spot on returned it as found. Worthy of a favourite TFTC

Find 2248
This one took a while to locate even though the coords were spot on. Once spotted I had the right tool in my Geochaching bag. Everything then went to plan and the excellent cache was extracted. We both went wow. This is certainly worthy of a faviourite point from me.for the craftsmanship and thought process.
All now back safe.
Thanks dgfb33

Wow tftc

Out and about &others for a couple of what we thought to be easy pick ups. We searched and searched but needed to resort to PAF. What a very clever well camoed cache. It certainly deserves a favorite but it needs to have a higher rating. Love your work dgfb33

Cool

Very clever.

Very clever

Quick find with tassie expat. Accurate coords, good cammo. That must have taken you a while to make. Thanks for the cache.

TB visit, forgot to add

A quick find with frmen1. Nobody looks twice at a Scout in uniform, looking around the bush/grass/leaves lol TFTC

This was a very clever cache. It took me a while to find and then a little while to figure out how to get it out. Deserves a favorite point. Thanks.

[FTF] -- -- -- 19/02/2019 -- 7.33pm -- No. 1023 - 1st & only find for the day - This was a surprising FTF!
I had my email open, not a normal occurance at that time of the night as I'm normally still busy working or packing up to head home. I had a glance past & ... what... a new cache was in the list & it was only ... 0.73 km away ... and ... what's that ... by dgfb33. Hmmm ... aaahh ... is that why he's been been doing 'stuff' & making cryptic comments? !!!! Sneaky! OMG it was published at 5.52pm ... time was 7.15pm .. would I still have a chance of a First To Find? Got my finder, tools & dashed (well walked very quickly) out to see what could be.
Got to gz then had a ??? moment, there's nothing here ... let me read the info ... oh finding device had co-ords & I remember hint but no further info & I couldn't remember most of what I had read except I needed a tool. Ok ... so ... can't see anything here, maybe I'm in the wrong place totally ignoring finder giving strong indications where I should be, as you do ... ... [:/]. So I'll wander over ... here a bit ... no ... still don't think it's right ... ok back to this one then ... no I can't see anything .. .. has someone taken it? ... ... ... Hmmm ... !!! !!! !!! ... ... Ok, so I didn't look well enough & after having a bit of a panic that someone had taken off with it I found what was needed! Hah ... sneaky!!!!
Found, signed a lovely clean log & returned it as found. Took a quick photo with phone so it's not great quality but it's still a photo of new log & cache Muggles that had been waaayyy in the distance on the other footpath passed just after I was leavng gz (phew!) with a 'not doing anything here' Hi as they cycled passed, oh I know her! Bet she was wondering what I was up to there Thanks for the cache Sneaky & very nice construction ... will give a fav point.

FTF gone 7.33pm 19/02/2019 ... Full log to follow.
What a sneaky man he is!!! Knew he was up to something but not what it was!

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