#46 The Turtle Series Mildura, Victoria, Australia
By 4Moule on 06-Feb-19. Waypoint GC8442D

Found while in Mildura for the weekend. And staying sooooo close too, almost like Id planned it that way . Many thanks TheMoules for providing this game piece for our enjoyment.Greetings from Tatura

Taking a few days off work so I can get away to Mildura for a long weekend. My first time in Mildura so lots of geocaches to tackle to keep me entertained. Perfect conditions to be outside and geocaching. I managed to solve all of the puzzles in this series in the months leading up to my visit. A good variety of puzzles to test the gray matter. I found all of the caches over 3 days. A good mix of hides and terrain. My 2WD car was really put to the test. For the last 6 of the series found, I didnt trust my car so ended up doing them on foot. I really need to get myself a 4WD car. All found and no DNFs. A couple had cracked lids but all containers were found without problems. Thank you 4Moule, for placing #46 The Turtle Series for the geocaching community.# # #15804 # #

Out for a ride to locate where the turtle's adventure has been. An amazing series.

A week of caching and golf with bogonghazy and Littleboss 2 in and around Mildura and of course any smileys we can pick up on the way.

A week away geocaching in Mildura with Bogonghazy, Sorceysal and Geo dog. Thanks to sorceysal for solving the majority of these puzzles. A windy day and a bit soggy underfoot, we managed to tick off most of this series. Thankyou to TheMoules for this great series

Up to Mildura for a week with Littleboss2, Sorceysal and Geo the puppy. We'd solved a few puzzles between us, (Ss about 97% of them) and this was the week to grab as many as we could, as well as the multiple labs, multis and trads, and really enjoy this stunning area. After a wild night, we really felt the heat and humidity that happens post rain, but it's all a part of what Australia's diverse zones bring on board. Plenty of sharp bindis added to the fun. Is that what gaiters are for? Our thanks to TheMoules for this amazing series

It was time to tackle the Turtle Series. Solving the puzzles began some time ago, but was done in earnest during the first of the long Covid lockdowns while supervising our eldest grandson while he was involved in remote learning. A great way to keep us occupied, but also stopping us from hovering over him while he did his work.We had envisaged doing much of the trails on bike but decided the night before to abandon that idea and do the caches with a mixture of car travel and walking. Turned out to be a wise decision as with soft and spongy trails and a myriad of thorns, burrs and bindis we think we would have been in trouble. It meant a lot of walking, but then that is supposed to be good for us!The hides were straightforward with in most case few options which was appreciated. Only one DNF. We also picked up a few other caches en route, a couple good field puzzles and containers.Thank you for a great series well executed.Thank you for your efforts in creating and maintaining the cache TheMoules.**SKI Pair****

We found your cache today 6 May 2024 1:56pm , while enjoying another day in our beautiful countryside. TFTC 4Moule

Found while having a look around the area today, staying in Mildura for the week. Went for a walk around to find the last of the turtle series caches, getting all but one DNF. A great piece of geoart, thanks for placing!Find #6958 on 18 Apr 2024.TFTC TheMoules!

Out on the deadly treadly this morning to complete the series , all were quick finds except for one DNF.TFTC

Today we went looking for Turtles. It was a nice walk with a bit of a breeze. We found all caches bar one. TFTC TheMoules

Thanks for the puzzle and cache 4Moule.

Tried to drive in to do the Turtles we didn't do on our last trip to this area but had to backtrack due to two trees that are down over the access track. Just as well it wasn't a hot day because we had to walk to the 16 Turtles we found this time, only five more left for our next trip! Thank you for the caches and the puzzles

time for a new access strWhat a fabulous series that I have been looking forward to experiencing. AMoule is a very interactive, generous, and creative geocacher. Thank you so much for this wonderful geocaching experience in an environment with so much wildlife! It was great to walk after so much driving. Much respect from kbucky Taegu before this silt engulfs me

On our second day dedicated to finding more caches in this wonderful series, we parked the car and set off on foot. We thoroughly enjoyed the scenic locations these caches brought us to. By now, we were pretty familiar about the types of hides and thanks to accurate coordinates, most were quick finds.Our thanks to TheMoules for all your efforts in setting up this great GeoArt series, from the puzzles to the beautiful locations.

Find # 8815

First and only full day of caching today so making the most of the opportunity to duck out for a few caches while on a work trip to the area. Seeking out the occasional challenge or two, or trying to mop up any solves that I might have from puzzle group or even some from lockdown days of old.

We worked these out awhile ago but haven’t done them all. Slowly chipping away grabbing them using Cachly and the Garmin Etrex22x. Thanks 4Moule for The Turtle Series tftc

Logged as MMA. Doing the turtle. Kutgw

Chooo ooo [Found] with dty73 youban kittykatch Joolay Albida NRC and GLISS on our mini Mildura invasion! Thanks TheMoules!

Mildura
I joined a group of Canberra cachers to tackle the caches around Mildura. Signed as MMA (Mildura May Adventurers).

Thanks for the hide TheMoules

This is a really interesting place. A lake teeming with birds and life on one side and nothing on the other lake. But the river is awesome. Appreciate the work and effort that has gone into this series.

Day 4 of our Mildura Madness run and the gang is all here ??. Really looking forward to looking around. Signing as MMA23 or MMA or caching name depending on the signer. (Mildura May Adventures)

Thanks for getting me out and about TheMoules

Found while on a fabulous weekend away to Mildura to complete the Paddlesteamer, Turtle and various trads, multis + gadget caches. The Canberra crew included Nibletricecakes, joolay, kittykatch, youban, dty73, tankengine, & albida33. We signed as Mildura May Adventures 23 (MMA23). Unless otherwise mentioned, all caches were quickly found. TFTC.

Today was our second day adventuring together in the district. Out to tackle the Paddlesteamer and as many other amazing caches as we can with a lovely bunch of Canberra friends! Always fantastic to be able to get away for a long weekend of caching together. Loved the red dust and the crazy caching trails. Thanks for all the hard work from COs make and maintain these caches. Called our trip the Mildura May Adventure so signed as MMA or MMA23 today. Great to be caching with you KLSARC, GLISS! Albida33, Kittykatch, Barb2e, Joolay, Tankengine, DTY73 and youban. Thanks for a great weekend everyone. Thanks for the cache.

Southern Autumn adventure Day 54. Mildura Paddle Steamer Trip Day 3. After a huge day, the MAA team (Mildura Autumn Attack and we consisted of Nibletricecakes, Gliss!, Joolay, Kitty Katch, Barb2e, Tankengine, dty73, Youban and Albida33) headed back to the Paddle Steamer to finish the last bit. It did not take too long, and the whole series has been a joy of accurate and present caches. The next goal was the various Gadget caches rear Red Cliffs and then by the Gliding field. The day was completed with an all out effort to get to all the Turtle caches. Plenty of drive bys, but a few fun walks on muddy flats. This was another great series. A few of us gathered for take away dinner and retired for what rest could be achieved before tomorrows activities.

Thanks for the cache TheMoules

43177.65 TNLN
Visited: World Traveling Gold GC A#6 & Crystal Compass Rose 2009 5th Ann Glacier A#145

**Albida**

Tankengine, Youban and I came to Mildura for the weekend for a bit of caching with a bunch of other Canberrans (signed caches we did together as - MMA. Which I think stood for Mildura May Adventurers. It’s so hard coming up with group names).

We had an awesome time and ate at some really nice places, met a whole bunch of lovely people and found some great caches. Thanks to all the COs for their placements and my caching friends for their help and great company.

This series - the puzzles were fun to solve. I like some of the easier type as I was actually able to solve them. The caches were all found in their cute little containers, I don’t think there were issues with any of them. They were all in great condition. Great series! Tftc!!!

Found the cache and logged the log with Everlasting Deaf Phantom 63Roos DutchAus All7 as 6ACDDE ?? TheMoules, Thank you so much for placing it.??

found it all good with team 6ACDDE ( 63Roos, All7, Crank1, DeafPhantom, DutchAus and Everlasting ).

Accompanying 6ACDDE (Deaf group) enjoyed run series, and TFTM

Signed the log as 6ACDDE (63ROO, ALL7, CRANK1, DEAFPHANTOM, DUTCHAUS, EVERLASTING)

Accompany with 63Roos, ALL7, Crank1, DutchAus, DeafPhantom, and Everlasting .
Signed the log as "6ACDDE"

Enjoyed myself wandering the country and caches. Thank you for the cache and hunt.
Sorry, copy and paste

Found it

63Roo, ALL7, Crank1, DutchAus, DeafPhantom, and Everlasting .
Signed the log as "6ACDDE"

Love drive along highway beautiful country

Enjoyed myself wandering the country and caches. Thank you for the cache and hunt.

Although we did not find a conventional way to solve this puzzle, a little trial and error soon had a green light for us. This was a very interesting part of the walk and we took a short cut to cross the Saltpans nearby. The surface is quite dry, however it is still wet and muddy underneath.
Thanks 4Moule
Domsky

Solved these puzzles a while ago in preparation for staying in Mildura this week. This morning I got up early and headed this way on my bike. Was able to pick up ten this morning before heading home. Beautiful location. All quick finds!

This is our second day searching for the Turtle series. Apologies for some generic logs as in many cases the finds were similar and the containers were usually found quite quickly. No muggles were seen during our whole trip around the lake. Thanks to 4Moule for the puzzle and cache.

Another cache find on our 2022 South Australian Adventure, yes I know we have wandered over the border. Never mind, It is a wonderful day just perfect for geocaching so we are off to look for turtles. Thanks to all the COs for taking us on this geo-guided tour.

#18560. Day 2 up on the Murray near Merbein with Robmc. Another full day on the bikes with the doggies in their trailer. A 32km riding day so amI feeling a tad weary and my knees and legs hate me after approximately 50km in two days. The doggies had such fun today running across the sandlands. It looked like we were going to finish this 26 off in 2 hours - but that was before we noticed bindis in our tyres (we were on the wrong track dammit) so had to keep checking them until we got on the right track. Back at the caravan park in time for lunch and then off to Mildura after lunch to do the two AdLabs. A good day but am glad to put the bikes away for now as tomorrow will be all by car.

Thanks 4Moule

Second day in Mildura with BettyBoo3747.
Hit the trails on the deadly treadlies and did some more Turtle Series caches in the morning.
A great series for the bikes, some very nice trails. (Except for #35 - 3 corner jacks alert!)
Dogs enjoyed the run and ride too. They were fanging around on the sand.
Thanks for this interesting series.
Solved all these when they first came out, glad to be able to finally pick them up.
Thanks, Robmc.

Should have worn gum boots

Quite an effort to get to this one with out shoes caked in mud

Cowabunga Dudes. The puzzles were solved many moons ago. We came back after the epidemic to complete the full set.

The cache was found in the last place we looked, which as usual was not the first place we looked. Thanks for placing a fun cache guys. We do love your work. We signed the logbook. Of course we did that is way we play this game. Cache in pretty good condition for the cache age.

I will apologize right now, because everything from here on is here solely for the purpose of padding the word count.

This particular geocache was found using one of the following GPS enabled devices, Garmin GPSr, Montana 680t, Oregon 650 or Dakota 20 and a Samsung S8. Waypoints and paperless geocaching were downloaded via GSAK 9. Log prepared, checked and submitted using GSAK publish logs...

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.

Thanks for the cache. Merci la cache. Danke für den Cache. Gracias por el caché. Bedankt voor de cache. Kiitos kätköstä. Zikomo posungira. Terima kasih untuk cache. Hvala cache. Köszönöm a cache. Nga mihi mo te keteroki. Dankie vir die kas.

In 2019 freddo and I planned to come and find this series but only managed to get through half of it, so back today to finish it off, a great series.

A trip to Victoria with Freddo for 3 days to complete the paddle steamer and find a few caches in Mildura and along the way to and from, all the caches were signed respective of the day FG23, FG24, FG25 or our own caching names.
Total of 468 finds for the trip

Thanks for a great series

Day 7 of the long road trip from Western Australia to Townsville, Queensland.

Caching today was in Mildura mainly doing the Turtle Series and one of the Adventure Labs. Unfortunately half the final ground zeros somehow dissappeared from the GPS so had to rely on the tablet to work out where to find the Turtles. It made the day long and a case of backtracking a few times when it was found some caches had been missed.

This cache found without problems. Log signed and the cache returned as it was found.

Thanks TheMoules for placing and maintaining this cache for geocachers to find.

Day 7 of the long road trip from Western Australia to Townsville, Queensland.

Caching today was in Mildura mainly doing the Turtle Series and one of the Adventure Labs. Unfortunately half the final ground zeros somehow dissappeared from the GPS so had to rely on the tablet to work out where to find the Turtles. It made the day long and a case of backtracking a few times when it was found some caches had been missed.

This cache found without problems. Log signed and the cache returned as it was found.

Thanks TheMoules for placing and maintaining this cache for geocachers to find.

# 14492 Found and logged at 9:38:00 AM
Spending the day today on the turtle trail plus a few others
Beautiful day to be outdoors
Thanks for the cache TheMoules
Lgoody

Cool morning for a walk and a few caches to find with Earthlight to tick of our list
Great little series
8 more to locate to finish series ,next trip
Tftc

Nearly coffee time so 1 more cache after this one before turning back.
A very quiet area today caching with The X-Trailers.
TFTC

Day 25 of our southern trip. Our final day based at Red Cliffs. Finishing off some Turtles and GOT and more. We areTeam 4 4 QLD - RoddyC, hatzofff, Snickersallan and Grannysmith1947.

Thanks for placing.

Log signed and cache replaced as found on February 3, 2022. TFTC, 4Moule

TFTC smile 12017 out and about with miss millie geo dog Hatzofff RoddyC and Snickersallan great caches, great day ,good weather, enjoying a trip to Mildura to cache the Paddle Steamer ( now finished) working on the Turtles today
signing as Team 44 Qld
Thank you, 4Moule, for placing this cache for our enjoyment.

Day 25 of our southern trip. It is our plan to finish the Turtle geoart today.
It was cold again today.

Caching and travelling with RoddyC snickersallan and grannysmith1947. Signed as 44 QLD (4 for QLD)

TFTCache 4Moule

Third day out on the local trails with hatzofff, grannysmith1947 & RoddyC. (Logs signed as Team 44 QLD)
Finishing off the remainder of The Turtles geo art, some multis & trads along the way.
Really enjoyed the walks around the two lakes whilst finding all the caches today.

TFTC 4Moule

#13055 - 8:23:00 AM; Day 5 of the Wang Mega tour with Sol de lune. After a day of caching in and around Mildura and Wentworth, our plan for today was to finish off "The Turtle Series" then collect a few more caches as we started our journey east for Narranderra, where we plan to spend our last night away. The caches we found today were mostly in good order and now have Sdl and L.L10n or vice versa in the logs as evidence of our visit. Nice to wrap up this series this morning on our final tour de saltpan! TFTC 4Moule

After a couple of great days in and around Wang at the Mega, followed by a drive to Echuca, LuckyL10n and I were now in Mildura. LL has some business to attend to, however with time before and after meetings we set on the path of the 'Turtle'.

Not knowing the area that well, we took a few wrong turns, however once in the right spots, we parked at some caches and walked for quite a few of them. All the locations we walked were interesting to see and the good news was that all the caches were found. We completed 40 of them today, leaving us another walk for 9 tomorrow, and then #50 to finish off. That was fun itself, but is also a log for tomorrow.

Many thanks for the series 4moule. All the decorated containers were appreciated and shows a commitment to the series. A favourite point for each and every one.

An enjoyable series, coords were spot on. Love having this piece of geoart. This was one on the caches we targeted and found. Thanks 4moule

Out on hot summers day turtle caching adventures with Wollaston.

Container condition good
Log condition lots of room

Thanks to CO’s for taking time to set out and maintain hides and for showing us your very special part of the world

Log signed in first open spot with stamp

TFTC 4Moule

Find # 5271

On the hunting trail again with SeasonedBird. It’s a great day for caching. TFTC TheMoules
Find #7598 at 11:18.

What a fab day of caching in the by 4WD, MTB and on foot! Took some nice pics. Soaked up the fresh air and got a healthy dose of exercise. Only got a bit muddy today but rounded out the day at the carwash

The primary targets were the which were solved over a few sessions on the couch. Fun puzzles and nearly all solved solo. A couple of the trickier ones required a CO nudge. Really good coords and consistent hides and some scenic locations. I decided to allocate points to my favourite puzzles rather than GZ.

TFTC 4Moule

We found this cache today on our Mildura Midday Mayhem 2 hour cache hunt. Thanks from D & HA B-A

A little moist under foot, but cache safe & sound, T4TC

TFTC

In Mildura for ANZAC day and to catch up with some family so decided to do this interesting little series. A few days of solving and today I'm collecting some more of the Turle series caches. Hope to finish the series in the next day or so. Tftc

Had the puzzles solved for a while now with a bit of an early nudge from CO for a couple, thanks. Today we had the opportunity to get out and sign the logs on our transit to Adelaide.

All the caches attempted today were found, assisted by good accurate coords. All were in good condition even down to the nicely sharpened pencils. Generally great hiding spots.

Apologies for the generic logs which in no way detracts from our enjoyment of the trails on a beautiful autumn morning. Thanks 4Moule

Found by Rebel Acts

In Mildura for a few days with Snap Happy, omegaman1971, Happy Feet, Happy Pants and The Empire.
After finishing off the GOT series it was time for Me to do the turtle series, it was a little challenging getting to some locations but I managed to get them all done.

The highlight for the day were the fantastic gadget caches in the area.

Thanks 4Moule for the cache.

In Mildura as part of a larger group of caching family and friends to tackle a couple of series in and around town, today we focused on the Turtle Series and also made the most of seeing some new sights and grab a bag load of smilies. Never really had much of a chance or reason to have a look around Lake Hawthorn besides driving past it so it was good to have a chance to explore this beaut area a little more closely. Had some great weather for us to enjoy our visit and also had some laughs and fun as we made our way around the area, this hide was soon found after a short search, as they say many hands make light work. Thanks 4Moule for the puzzle and the hide.

*Staying in Mildura for a few days*

In town with Happy pants, Happy Feet, The Empire, omegaman1971 and Rebel Acts for a few nights and to clean up the Paddle Steamer Geo Art Trail and a few other series if time permitted.
After grabbing fuel and coffee, we headed out to clean up the The Turtle Series which were solved prior to our trip. We made our way to GZ where we made a straight forward find. Such a great variety of hides and containers. I have seen many wonderful sights, a fantastic variety of hides and taken many photos around this fantastic area
Thanks for the cache 4Moule. Appreciate your efforts.
Stamped log and returned as found.
- P

*Took*: Nothing
*Left*: Nothing

Cache on!
**#16126**

This was a great opportunity to get away with some caching friends in Mildura. The plan was to hit some of the local trails and geo art. There was many other hides discovered, with some really great containers and hides in the area.

Thanks 4Moule for placing the cache and doing the maintenance, so we can enjoy the find.

Omegaman1971
The Omega Empire
@ 7919 finds

In town for a few day with the crew to hit this powertrail and put some smiles on the map.
Has been many years since I was here last , the town has certainly changed.
Really enjoyed these puzzles and the series, cheers 4Moule.

Found by The Empire
Here in Mildura for a few days with Snap Happy, omegaman1971, Happy Feet and Happy Pants.
Today's target was this cool Turtle Series - we were able to find all of the caches and had a few laughs along the way. Driving along the edge of the lake was a highlight - I was able to drop off some stickers and pathtags in some of the caches. Thanks for the cache, and the cool series 4Moule.
- M

Quick find.

After collecting 22 caches in this awesome series in the morning, back on the trail in the cooler evening. #5 so far. Thank you!

For the first time in a long time, it was road trip time. With COVID-19 keeping everyone at home for so long, the borders were finally opening and the feet were itchy for a decent caching trip. Plans were made with FurfacesLL to do a 10 day road trip across to Mildura and Loxton to do a heap of caching and we were excited. Across the 10 days we racked up over 4,300km in driving, multiple hotels/motels, brought home enough red dust to create our own sand pit in the back yard and collected over 1800 finds between us. It was a massive trip and lots of fun was had.

We teamed up with GoodLook, FeatherTop, The Drovers and LiB and signed most logs as "The Mob". There were a few caches which were signed as individual team names as some teams had already completed said caches, those will be noted individually.

Our target caches were the Turtle Series, the Paddle Steamer Series and the On Ya Bike wherigo Series, heaps of other caches were also collected along the way but our primary target caches were completed which made us all very happy and very tired geocachers.

First day out and about in Mildura, remember solving this one, knew I had seen the code but couldnt put my finger on it. Finally located the source and soon had it solved. The hides on this series are getting more and more difficult to get to especially since the day was heating up and the flies were intensifying.

Thanks for the hides 4Moule And thanks to "The Mob" for a trip to remember [^].

A plan was hatched with Rapidlywild to attack some of the caching trails down in VIC/SA.
With the boarders slowly staying open we thought Easter might be a safe time to try since the QLD boarder was still too fragile to attempt going to the MEGA.

The group grew from two to six rather quickly after having a chat to GoodLook about our plans.
Our power team “The Mob” consisted of GoodLook, LíB, Rapidlywild, The Drovers and ourselves. This team ended up being very productive and some new friendships were made. Always a bonus in my book.
All logs were stamped with “The Mob” to save space and time.
This series proved very challenging and tough going.

Thanks for the placement and maintenance of this series 4Moule.

All caches are stamped as The Mob (consisting of The Drovers, LíB, FurfacesLL, Rapidlywild and myself).

I acknowledge the hard work that went into creating this series including the puzzles, and sincerely thank the CO.

Overall, our group found the hides a little disjointed (locations wise), and difficult to access, yet the containers were great and the series is certainly well maintained. It was quite hot when we tackled this series, and navigating some of the hides were challenging (working out where to park the cars and where to walk/ what 4WD tracks we could access etc). I enjoyed solving the puzzles, so it was great turning the green dots into yellow smiley faces.

2020 was not a great year, and the beginnings of 2021 have also been tricky - so when it looked like the various borders would be open again (without quarantine restrictions), a trip was spontaneously planned and I was able to pull together a number of my caching friends who hadn't cached together before to form "The Mob".

LíB and I started in SA, drove to Victoria and ended our trip in SA; FurfacesLL and Rapidlywild came from Canberra and The Drovers began their journey from NSW; and then a few days later, feathertop from Victoria, joined us to complete the On Your Bike Series and other caches in SA.

We filled our days with piling in cars, hard core caching, Adventure Labs, crazy funny CB radio chatter, some laughter, some tense moments (OMG some of the ladder and tree climbs on this trip were crazy!), lots of lovely meals and even live music from a band called "Kung Fu Jesus" - nope, that is no joke.

We had hot weather each day (well into 30s), so I am thrilled that I now own a car fridge to keep the drinks icy cold (loving them at about 1 degree).

Thanks to 4Moule for placing these caches

This cache was found during a week long geo vacation, spaning Victoria and South Australia, with the company of several awesome geocaching teams

All logs were stamped/signed as The Mob. For the Mildura leg of this geo vacation "The Mob" consisted of GoodLook, The Drovers, FurfacesLL & Rapidlywild.

The day was warm and the flies annoying as we walked the dry and dusty trails.
All containers and logs were found in good condition.

Your efforts in placing and maintaining this series are greatly appreciated

TFTC 4Moule

A plan was hatched a few weeks ago to head to Mildura,
to complete the Turtle series and the PS series.
We stamped each log as 'The Mob' to save space and time.
'The Mob' this time was made up of GoodLook, LíB, FurfacesLL, Rapidlywild,
and ourselves.

Due to lack of local knowledge, we ended up doing a lot of walking.
Some of the tracks were a little rough, but we were grateful they were dry.

Many thanks for placing this cache, 4Moule, for us and others to find.

Found today with hevwalker and Trigger_Fish during our adventures to find all the turtle series today. Back in the Covid 2020 hevwalker and I worked together over what is our now regular Friday night video catchups doing the puzzles on this and the Paddle Steamer series. ..... thanks for the cache, love this series. TFTC

scramping & I spent some time on video calls solving puzzles before our long awaited Mildura trip.
We joined Trigger_Fish in our quest to find them all today.
It was a fantastic afternoon with friends looking for all the Turtles.
TFTC 4Moule

Four South Australian's ventured across the border to attempt the paddle Steamer series.
Three of us then went on to do the Turtle series the following day.
What a fantastic day!!!
Thanks for placing this amazing series for cachers to find.

A group of South Australians jumped to border in to Victoria for the long weekend. The group was Allister W, JJ52, Mogni, Sir_spectre, and BratKat. All logs stamped as " Mystery Random's ". We left Adelaide and headed over to Mildura. The target for the puzzlers was to clear the highway caches then complete the " Turtle series " and the " Paddle Steamer series " since they had solved all the puzzles before coming over. My target was the D5/T5 underwater field puzzle and also hoping to get up to 13000 finds this trip ( that was achieved ). Once those goals where filled we mainly targeted caches with high favourite points and started on the many multi's that are in Mildura. I highly enjoyed the field puzzles and themed caches from the locals and sorry to say that we only did 1 of the night caches. On the 2nd night after doing 356 caches during the day it bucketed down that night and we had a beer/wine or two instead. We will be back, maybe not this year, but it will be the sooner, not later.

A long weekend with a big plan. A group attack on the powertrails near Mildura. Two of us solved all the puzzles and then covid hit so they got put into the get around to it one day basket... Covid back under control so a plan was hatched to go interstate for the first time in over a year and be allowed to return without having to isolate for 2 weeks. Joined up with sir_spectre, JJ52, Allister W and Bratkat. We cached as the mystery randoms which suited us while well. Both powertrails were found and we managed to grab a few others while travelling around. I am usually a regular visitor Mildura but it had been a couple of years between trips. I am sure we will all be back to complete the many great caches we researched but din't have time to find. Thanks for a great weekend.
Thanks to 4Moule from mogni

I enjoyed the walk around with the Mystery Randoms finding all the caches in the Turtle Series and a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Thanks for the series 4Moule

A plan was made for a group of us, (mogni, sir_spectre, allister w, BratKat and myself) to head over to Mildura for the long weekend as the borders are now open and we wouldn't have to quarantine on the way back. [^]
Two of us spent a long time solving all the puzzles in the Turtle and Paddle Steamer series along with the other puzzles around Mildura, but they were put away waiting for the time when we could get over to find the caches.
We had a very busy weekend and managed to find all of the Turtle and Paddle Steamer caches along with some of the high favourited caches, an Adventure Lab, one night cache, quite a few gadget caches and a couple of water caches...and then we ran out of time.
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and had a great time finding lots of different caches and we will have to make a return trip to find those that we didn't get around to.
All caches stamped "Mystery Randoms" [^]

Managed to find all the Turtle caches on our drive and walk around the lakes. [;D]

Thanks for the puzzles and caches 4Moule.

Lucky for me, the team I was tagging along with had solved the puzzles back home. Thank you 4Moule for developing such a cute geoart series
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After an 18 month geocaching hiatus, this March long weekend I tagged along with Mogni, Sir Specture, JJ52 and Allister (caching as the Mystery Randoms) to conquer the Mildura Paddle Steamer and Turtle. We were lucky to encounter good weather, fine caches and a lot of red dust! Many thanks to 4Moule and the Mildura caching community for creating an entertaining geo-destination. TFTC! See you again soon.

Geocache. Sanitise. Repeat. Day 3 of lockdown restricted walking.
Parked on Flora Ave and walked across the causeway to this set. A quick find (as all have been). Saw a person walking their dog...the only human lifeform we have seen out here the last two days. TNLN TFTC

Another day of covid lockdown, and tassieexpat and I used our exercise time effectively, searching and finding this terrific series. Please refer to tassieexpat logs as well, and understand that mine are c & p. Thanks again for these caches. I really enjoyed the walk.

Maybe night caching was not the smartest idea.....
Tftc

Mildura was a target caching destination for Spiffy- and I with the many art trails here and in S.A. Lockdown was the perfect opportunity to solve them all but we had to wait to visit. Finally a window opened up and together with geopartner the 3 of us headed off.

We decided to complete the turtle in the morning before it became to warm. The cache was found in good condition and we enjoyed the walk around the lake.

Thanks to 4Moule for the placement and fun.

Day 4 of our road trip to Mildura with Fleabag- via the silo art. We chose a good week for the weather, not too hot. Good to be on road trip, it’s been a while.
Today in the cool of the morning we decided to go and find the rest of the turtles we hadn't found yet. We had one DNF but it was replaced that day so we got it the next morning. Much appreciated and we could have taken it out there for you!
The Turtle series was published and promoted on Facebook otherwise I never would have known it existed so I started solving the puzzles and eventually had them all solved with help on 2 of them hoping to get up here to find them one day.
Apart from the 1 missing cache, we didn't have any problems with the ones we found today and they were all in great condition including the little turtle pictures which probably reminded Fleabag- of his pet turtle.
Thanks 4Moule for the cache, the adventure, the hunt and the fun.

Found on a trip from Adelaide to the Mildura area for a few days of caching with Team Waldron, Brisal5 and FeatherWaite. Our main targets were the Paddle Steamer and Turtle geoart series' but we also took the opportunity to seek out a few other caches along the way.

We were fortunate with the weather. After a burst of very hot days, we timed our trip nicely to coincide with the milder conditions before the next hot spell. That helped to make both the caching and the camping along the Murray River and in the Murray-Sunset National Park very pleasant.

We ended up finding all the caches that we had targeted. Most were in good order. Some of the puzzles were quite challenging and there were some very novel and entertaining multi's. Some certainly took a bit of finding and there were many very clever and/or tricky caches and containers that were a credit to the cache owners’ ingenuity.

It would have been good to have had another day or two to complete the remaining caches in the area, but I’m sure we’ll be back.

Thanks to all the cache owners for the hides.

Over from SA for 4 days of caching with Egregory1, Featherwaite and Brisal5.

We came primarily to do the Paddlesteamer series but picked up orthers as we drove around.

Apologies for the generis logs.

All caches we found were in good order.

Thanks to all cache owners whose caches we found.

TFTC

Found during a trip from Adelaide to the Mildura area for a few days of caching with Brisal5, e.gregory1 and Team Waldron with the main aim to complete the Paddle Steamer and Turtle GeoArt series but also to find other caches along the way. We camped out on the banks of the Murray River near Mildura on the first night, at Rocket Lake campground in the Murray-Sunset National Park on the second night, then back to the banks of the Murray River near Merbein on the last night. We signed the logs as B.E.F.W. Thanks to all the cache owners for placing the cache!

***Generic Log unless something special above this line.***

I have seen a T shirt with Sleep Eat Cache Repeat [^] Well a four day trip to Mildura with caching friends Team Waldron, E.gregory and FeatherWaite certainly fit that bill. Logs were signed with initials only for the teams - BEFW

Up at daybreak, quick breakfast and cache all day stopping only to have a snack whilst out on the trails, rush to set up camp near dusk for a meal, then perhaps some night caching, early night and REPEAT!

Strategic camping at Kings Billabong, Rocket lake and The Common meant we were close by the Geoart and target night caches. Two previous trips in 2013 and 2016 by me and some by E.gregory meant we visited some (well quite a few actually) previous finds but that made it quick for the people that hadn't found them previously.

I can't thank the CO's of these caches enough as some were really very inventive. Even having solved most puzzles before we came we were confronted with field puzzles and gadgets that were just mind boggling. [:X][:X][:X]

***Thanks 4Moule for putting out this cache and maintaining it for our enjoyment. ***
Logs prepared and published through GSAK.

A slightly cooler day had us finishing the series, we started early before it got hotter but at stages, it was incredibly hot on the bikes! (apologies for late logs!)

12172Out today to collect a smiling face for them.

Some were hard to access but my competent driver managed to get to most and I walked to the others.
Accurate co-ordinates made all the finds a pleasant experience.

Thanks for the fun here 4Moule

Found with Rocstar70 on a lovely winter’s afternoon. The hardest part about finding this lot was trying to work out where to drive in from! TFTC 4Moule!

Found it,nice peaceful walk

It was mid afternoon now and I once again enjoyed a stroll picking up a few caches in this interesting area. I never knew about these lakes until this trip. Great themed puzzle series and nice to finally find the resolved caches. All in great condition too.
This one was found after a mucky walk through wet sand.
Cheers

After an amazing few days ou in the Murray Sunset Park chasing the Paddle Steamer art, we stopped off for a few of this series and as a passenger I had a lot of fun taking some amazing photos over the lake, most I have turned into black and white images and I have many more still to edit one day soon.
My big thanks to micaparamedic, Alansee, McLookers and Team Crackers for taking me along,
My sincere thanks to 4Moule for the caches series, I apologise for the generic log but I can say they were a fun series to find.

Regards
The Coffee’s

After having a great time completing the PS Series we some how had enough energy left to at least start this series.
We teamed up with McLookers, micaparamedic, Alansee and the Coffees. While doing this short section we all commented that we were glad it was dry as we could some trouble after rain.
All the containers were found quickly due to excellent coordinates and a fun time was had by all..
We signed the logs McMACC to save room in the logs.
Many thanks 4 Moule for another great series we will be back ASAP to finish.

After completing the Paddle Steamer Series, a smaller group of micaparamedic, Alansee, Mr Coffee and Team Crackers began this series. We signed the log book as MMACC. Thanks 4Moule for the puzzle and the hides.

Found as part of a group consisting of McLookers, micapa ramedic, Mr Coffee, and Team Crackers. We decided to come here after finishing off the Paddle Steamer series. All in all a great days caching. All caches were simple finds, thanks 4Moule.