Thompsons #6 Lyndhurst, Victoria, Australia
By crank1 on 22-Dec-19. Waypoint GC8H6YD

Tftc

Found after a search of a few minutes. TFTC

Cache was found after a short search. Thanks for the fun. Do the cars ever stop?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 Woden's day the sixteenth 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.

This was a series we targeted today as it had the easiest numbers to get to our 20, walked and drive between some here. A lot took a bit of searching for but got all but 2 which was a good outcome here. Thanks for the hard work and maintenance Travelling 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 series

Found by our tiniest shepp. Nice and easy find.

Spring Victorian Incursion 2024.Day Eleven: Bayside, Frankston, Dandenong.Weather: a bit of everything. One of 14 Thompson Road Power Trail caches logged this afternoon. Only a dying phone stopped me from making a clean sweep. This series ticks all the boxes for me - Im trying to reach 15000 finds before my 5th anniversary on Sunday, Im trying to get 20 find in Dandenong LGA to get me closer to a challenge, and Im just a few hundred micro caches short of the diamond badge too. The traffic on the road itself is horrendous, but I didnt see any walkers or cyclist on the path. I thought all the coordinates were good, the caches were in reasonable shape, and best of all, no DNFs.Thank you very much for this cache and the series Crank1. Whatever you do, dont drop the log like I did.

We were a little disheartened after our previous lack of finding, but fortunately we spotted this one very quick. Geodaughter plunged in and grabbed the cache. TFTC

This one needed more of a search , but soon spotted it from a different viewpoint. TFTC

Yes a clear 6 metres out, but I could say that for most, agrees TFTC

Found with icw. We had an audience of muggles tending seedling beds in the plant nursery. icw ignored them and turned his steely gaze on the shrubs on our side of the fence and quickly located the cache. Tftc.

Another cache before dancing

No luck despite good look: David and Simone

Found second time with GZ 6 m SW of cache for me: David and Simone

TFTC! Was looking when a muggle working at Van Dyks saw me, good fun tho.M

Another day, another walk. I decided to revisit the south-east and walk the Thompsons Rd. Bike path whilst attempting to find those caches I didn't find in 2022 and reaching those which I hadn't reached back in 2022. I can't say that this is the most pleasant path to walk given the large volumes of traffic on Thompsons Rd. I'd say it rivals the path by the M1 for sheer noise but has more vegetation. Now, sometimes that vegetation is picturesque and benign and sometimes brambles almost predominate. Unfortunately for us cachers, those brambles often appear very close to the caches we are seeking. I did what I could and added my weight and feet to stepping on those branches which were completely in the way but sometimes there are quite a few branches and there is nothing for it but to exercise care in where one steps. I found almost all of those I was looking for but there were one or two which were random. Many thanks to crank1 for putting these out.My logs will include this standard blurb and then a comment or two about each cache separated from this blurb by a dividing line. ---After fruitlessly searching for this cache on the way to the end/start of the series I had another crack at it on the way back to the car. At first, I still came up with nothing. I then changed search strategies. I then promptly found it.

All in good order here.

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Wow, there are lots of very big greenhouses in here - I wonder what they are growing? Cache all good, thanks for the hide.

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Found with LittleBoss2 on our way to a week in Rye. Thanks for a quick find today crank 1

Found with Bogonghazy. On our way to Rye, quick stop. Thanks for placing the geocache

I have been staring at this long line of caches on the map for many months now, wondering how best to get them. The bike was an obvious solution so it was just a matter of getting in the vicinity and then going for it. I generally dont like doing caches in full public view so was wary of this series but quite a few were tucked away behind bushes from the main road. I picked a seriously hot day and the middle of the day but it wasn't too bad in the end (slip, slop, slap and all that!!). Using my bike i was able to speed between caches and vast majority were straight forward but a few needed a second attempt (on way back) and a bit of digging around between brambles!! Managed to scoop them all up in the end of the course of 3 hrs. A good afternoon's caching! TFTC.

D@geo had made herself a summer challenge to complete a summer challenge cache.These were great to get some numbers found to help, and also help her walking challenge numbers too.We don't have any trails of caches left un-found near home ain't more. So it was great to make these finds while in the greater Melbourne area while attending the Brickvention Lego Expo.Sorry, I didn't take notes on each cache, Please accept the generic logs to cover my visit to this series.On a caching run with D@geoThank you for the cache crank1

Found with gwd.aussie.On a bit of a numbers game today for a challenge cache I am trying to achieve. Finding this nice trail on the way home from a weekend in Melbourne to attend the Brickvention Expo.Thanks crank1

Nice walk to bring the dog right under my nose thanks for the good set of caches

Thanks for the power finds. Great walk along here. Watch out for blackberries

Should have brought some aeroguard today TFTC

We had started this series some time ago ( by car and by foot) and today I'm back with a bike to complete the remainder. Apologies for some generic logs. The GPS coordinates were usually very accurate although a couple were a little off. The blackberries and thorn bushes were an issue in places and in a number of spots the blackberries looked as though they were trying to take over the bike path! A few cyclists were and about so a little care was required at times. In the main the caches and logs were in good condition. Thanks to crank1 for the cache.

S+K

It is such a beautiful day for a stroll along the shared path.Picking up crank1 caches as I go.Five finds out of five.I like those numbers. All caches were found in good order and condition thanks to accurate coordinates. Thanks for the caches and the series Cheryl.

Yay look and you will find this still tied up safely.

TFTC SL - out with the geodogs

Thank you

Found with @Rayin TFTC

Fun change found with @torchsnore TFTC

Hard

Did not expect to find it there TFTC

Found it with Rex46

Out and about with dot558
To do some more of this trail and grab some smiles on a winters morning

Cache all good
Thank you for placing the caches

big thank you to crank1 for the amazing geocaching experience we had along Thompsons Road. Despite the cold and windy conditions, our electric bike and scooter journey from 11 am to 5 pm was unforgettable, largely due to the fantastic hides you provided.
Team CrustyVarmint and JuzzMagic, we're truly grateful for all the caches we retrieved throughout the day. Your dedication and creativity in placing them added an extra level of excitement to our adventure. Each find brought us joy and a sense of accomplishment, making the entire experience memorable.

One of Many fantasic Caches from Crank1 ..enjoyed them all. Out and about with Crustyvarmint and Juzzmagic TFTC

I had been avoiding these caches because of the busy road. Only the other day did I learn that there was a cycle trail on which to travel.
Today I went out with Team Juzzmagic with their bikes, and my scooter. The path was the best I have seen for a cache trail, and we had a wonderful day. Most coords were very accurate and the caches found in good condition.
We enjoyed chatting with the animals in the paddocks and, at one location, the frogs serenaded us as we passed by.
Please accept this generic log to cover each cache visited.
Thanks for the fun day, Crank1. Your work is much appreciated.

From Marriott Waters to Frankston-Dandy Rd, this power trail provides plenty of quick and easy finds.

A quick summary for todays finds: Muggle free, footpath lakes and not enough snacks!

Tftc

Chasing the souvenir on offer this month (which I thought finished today), we needed quite a few more caches to be able to qualify. This series on our bikes fitted the bill nicely.

A little cold and windy, however, all caches were found in a reasonable timeframe with great coords.

Thank you crank1 for placing and maintaining this series.

Today the weather beautiful full sunny and I feel like walking to path all the way make me fresh air .. TFTC

Missing and I text her where mirco but can’t find and put new one for her..

Oh dear this will be the only in a long run of s... I looked for it as I headed west... and again as I headed east back to my car... but no success. I realised later that had become fixated on one type of hide so it is quite possible that I wasn't even looking for the right type of hide.

Maybe I will be back for another try one day... but it is so hard to find anywhere to park nearby so who knows...

My current mission is to be close to 7000 find before the Mega at Easter so with some things to do in Dandenog followed by needing to be in Hampton Park later I thought I would try and grab the numbers 1 to 10 of this series. Finding somewhere to park is the hardest with this series.
A 4.5K walk later I was hot a sweaty but I had a smiley on all 10 caches so I was happy with my afternoons work.
Thank you crank1 for the series

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I spent ages looking for this, both on the way up and back. I knew where to look from a previous log. I wonder if recent pruning has meant it might not be there anymore?

Gold find, such a great trail

**Thompsons #6**

We have returned today (with bikes) after starting this series a few weeks back. Happy to say all were found without issue.

We stopped and parked the bikes, but then they fell over (with my phone in the holder) so I may have let out an expletive. Unbeknownst to me, a worker was close by. He came over to see if he could help, but once we explained we were looking for something (he'd heard of geocaching) he just let out a "good luck" and wandered back over to the garden. Ah muggles. Anyway this was a relatively easy find once we focussed on the dead tree.

Thanks for this cache series and the fun crank1. “Thompsons” is now complete. Can't wait for the next crank1 series in the near future. Cache on

The Cache: Great condition. TNLN, signed log as LTEC or Let Them Eat Cache as space would allow.

Today was our 45th wedding anniversary, and it was Mrs SKI who suggested we hit some of Crank's trails down towards the Peninsula. We haven't done much caching to date this year! A quick look and the realization that this would be a bike ride, but Mrs SKI was still keen. A lovely day for it with temperatures in the low to mid twenties and a slight breeze.
Only one DNF for the day and all caches in good condition and largely straightforward finds. A few challenged us however.. What more could we ask.
We particularly enjoyed the ride round the wetlands area and all the sculptures and appreciated the flat terrain. Not sure how far we rode in total, but it was quite a few km.
Thank you Crank1 for a great day out. We have now completed a number of your series and enjoyed them.

Thank you for your efforts in creating and maintaining the cache crank1.
**SKI Pair****

Eventually spotted gold.
Thanks for placing the cache crank1.

Relatively easy find!

Very easy find! Much easier than the last one!! TFTC

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Another down TFTC

Our first task this morning was to walk the Thomsons Road power trail. The weather was ideal for walking - mild temperatures and a slight breeze. Of the 23 caches in the series, we found 21: one we could not find (#11) and there was one (#23) where there was too much water to start a search and we did not have waders with us. In places there was very long grass which slowed down searching.

Unless stated otherwise the coordinates were reasonably accurate and the caches were in good condition.

This cache was a quick find.

Thanks crank1 for another of your cache series.

Quick find after some hard ones Thanks Crank 1 ️

So today I decided to get brave and attend my first event outside of home territory. It was lovely to meet people and put faces to names, and I survived!
Afterwards Tiz13 and I joined ranks to tackle Cranks Thompson trail to smash out some numbers to get me closer to 1000. But sometimes, as life should be, it is not about the destination but all about the journey. I had a great day out. Thanks Tiz for our journey today and thanks to Crank for maintaining this series for us all to enjoy

Number 6 cache located, signed and replaced it was at this point that we realised we had a slight problem, slight problem being 200 Meters of water over the path about 15cm deep repeatedly being splashed by cars driving by,
A - do we risk getting the unavoidable wet feet and socks?
B- Do we play Russian Roulette with the waterfall..

Nope nope nope

C -we hop back in the car and drive around further throwing out our already off kilter OCD.

Down in Melbourne for a visit, decided to attempt the trail with the kids while the rest went shopping .
Nice view of the nursery. TFTC

this was so cool

Found

T4TC - mini cacher found it for me

Noticed this grouping that would be perfect for a day on the bike.
Cold start but the sun was out so decided to see how many I could find. #6
Parked off Thompsons Rd intending to move the car further north after I had done a section, I ended up just riding them all then back to the car.
Thanks crank1

I redeemed myself after a DNF - tftc

Found

Thank you was a good find

TFTC

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Out for a quick Hunt on Easter Sunday. Found the cache but unfortunately Easter Bunny didn't leave us any eggs. TFTC

Easy one

Found after a little searching. There are actually 2 different bison containers here. Signed both just in case.

Nice easy find

TFTC

Found David McFarlene venture unit

Reasonably quick find. Discovered that a mate had found this cache last year!! Hi Croadie!!

Out for an epic cache grab with merkinofloki to rack up those steps and cache numbers! :3 its been awhile so lets keep going

**24 Feb 2022 10:56 am**
**Find#7,363**
Found while out on a biking caching expedition with BernieH.
Our original plan to go to French Island was put on the back burner due to the weather forecast, so plan B was activated, staying a bit closer to home and shelter, should the storms arrive.
This crank1 series filled the bill nicely.
Took us a few minutes.
**Thanks for the fun crank1 (F=16640 H=173)**

*Found with [Geooh GO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobiltal.geoohGO)*

Find number 10303 at 10:56:58 am on Thursday the 24 February 2022
Out for a bit of an eBike ride this morning with gmj3191. Parked near #20 and rode back to the start before starting from #1 and travelling through to #18; I have done the remainer previously.
Most caches were found quickly and in good condition with the exception of the two DNF's.
**Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache series crank1**

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Ohh, I different colour, same location.

This one was a little tricky but we got there . Thanks for the challenge

Out adventuring to lose with AlexiKatty and decided to add this smile to my map
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Found today with ThaKraken. A beautiful sunny day wide a great walk TFTC

TFTC

Another quick find - TFTC

checked all Thompsons Series and some missing so replace the new cache. Also new log papers.  
Please when you found and replace the same spot where I put hide. Thanks 

Planned a bike ride with Campbell and he suggested up here and grab some caches!!

We started the afternoon at Marriot Waters and circled around out along Thompsons Rd and back. Great afternoon cycling and caching, a few DNFs but found one that had a few DNFs!!

Thanks for placing the caches crank1!!

Bit of a scramble but got there. Lots of colour in the nursery to enjoy

Tricky one

TFTC!

Found 22 out of 23. #8 seems to be missing. A couple were missing logs which I replaced with some paper I carry for this purpose.
Thanks for a great run of caches crank1.

Found

Lots of growth in this area.....poor old cyclist prolly thought I had taken a whizz when I walked out of the ditch as they were coming the other way from a distance lol! Oh well. Signed the log.

Fun

Had an hour to spare this morning so took the opportunity to seek out caches #1 thru #8 in this power trail
All found in excellent condition and all with relative ease
Many thanx to crank1

Quick find by Midaho, TFTC!

Eye height for a midget. Yeah. Nice hide

Muggle workers at this one. Since I didn't spot straight away I thought it best to keep walking. Will try again on the way back

Thanks crank1. Took a bit longer, I'm blaming the growth rather than being old! Giddy up.