Tennis anyone? Thomastown, Victoria, Australia
By napier92 on 05-Jan-20. Waypoint GC8HRJQ

Didn't find it.

Coordinates changed from:S 37 40.867 E 145 2.469Coordinates changed to:S 37 40.871 E 145 2.472Distance from original: 28.2 feet or 8.6 meters.Cache had to be moved 9 metres to a new location following damage to the original cache hide. Coords updated accordingly, otherwise no change to details required.

Thanks to Rabbitto and RoamingHowie for all there assistance in providing maintenance to this cache while I am away on an extended holiday. The original cache hide was damaged and a slight relocation and coord update was required. All good and the cache is back in the game! Thanks for all the help from the caching community much appreciated!

After a heads up of some cache support needed at this mornings CITO I dropped by here to relocate the cache after recent storm damage to the caches previous host. A new host a few metres away now holds the cache. Updates details sent to the CO.

A beautiful, but cool, sunny Melbourne day. Perfect for dragging out the bike to enjoy the sunshine.TFTC it remains firmly attached to a fallen branch. Still hidden well.

I found this cache on my Mega Walk #28 - a 23,000 step walk through Hawkestowe, South Morang and Keon Park. Now on my path back up to Childs Road, my next stop was here. I searched a little before more closely inspecting a freshly broken off limb on the off chance that it contained the cache. Unfortunately it did. Now the cache is still there and it does fit the hint but it may not last long if the council remove that limb. To discourage this from happening, I have pulled the limb off of the lawn and more leaned it against the tree. If any future finders come past, I have been in contact with the CO and know that they would appreciate the cache being detached from that limb and reattached into a tree. (Unfortunately, when I walk, I travel as light as possible and do not carry the tools to have done it myself). Also, the tree in question does not have another place low enough to discretely attach it so it may need a shift to the next tree over, which is about 4m away and may need a slight co-ords adjustment. Thanks from D B-A

Have been in the area for the last two days and was heading home for some rest. Stopped in here while what looked to be a friendly double match under flood lights was happening. I initially searched the wrong object, but once I rechecked my GPS I moved nearby and found the cache straight away.A big thanks goes to napier92 for taking the time to add Tennis anyone? to the geocaching map for us all to find and enjoy.----------------------------------------------------------Nominations for the **2023 Victorian Cache of the Year Awards** are now open and will close on **17 April 2024**. Nominate your favourite caches [here](https://forms.gle/Ktb6LZvtAJDX5iCb6/).Join us for a sausage sizzle as we announce all the shortlisted nominees at Cherry Lake on 21 April 2024. Log your will attend at [GCAK9V2](https://coord.info/GCAK9V2/).

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Busy... busy... busy! Christmas is almost here and lots to do still... hardly any time for caching but I had to get out this morning and find a heap of caches if I was going to earn the *December Solstice souvenir*. And so I was up early and heading over the the City of Whittlesea where I still had lots of caches to look for. The first hour was really productive... every cache a quick find... but not so the next couple of hours. As is the way of caching, my targets were either hard to find or possibly missing... Still, with perseverance, I got there... I got the souvenir. Thanks **napier92** for this cache... a nice easy find.

#10 09/12/2023 @12:11pmEmpty tennis courts made for easy pickingTFTC

Nobody around so had a free go here.
Thanks napier92

Arrived to Thomastown for an afternoon walk and a few caches. This was a quick find.

I’d need an umpire’s call but the clearly visible bison was a few metres closer to the courts than my GPS reckoned: David

Did not find after some looking

Today was cold, glad it was a quick find

Honestly can't believe I didn't spot it sooner! It blended in so well and yet now I can't help but see it. Forgot my pen though so couldn't sign. TFTC

Forgot to bring the tennis racquets . TFTC!

TFTC

*Found on the 10 Jan 2023 @ 9:09 am.*
*Cache find # 13962.*

I was needing a few more finds in the Whittlesea LGA to try and qualify For one of the Mega challenges so I decided to head back over this way and go for a ride along some of the trails.
I stopped by this one on my travels and was able to find it, the log was signed and I was on my way to the next one.

**Thanks to napier92 for placing this cache.**

Well spotted by me, the Geo Grandkids missed it.
SL TFTC

TFTC

Cache check...all good.

Sneaky little hide
TFTC

Quick find on a nice path tftc

So glad geo hubby was with me! I can't say how long it would have taken to find otherwise. Almost thought I was going put a dnf. Thanks for this find.

Tennis? Yes. Geodaughter #1 played Saturday morning NEJTC here, during the season & finals. She is too old now for that comp, but good to come back to cache. TFTC

Nice looking cache!

Found by caughtatwork at 14:57 on 13/02/2022
A quick find for us as we approached the end of our caching day.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks for placing this geocache here for us to find today.
*Overall Experience: 3*
GAFF 1

Rated: for Overall Experience

Nice little stroll today to pick up a few caches. TFTC.

So quiet here today, unlike the freeway to get here.

I don’t like the camo tree hides it takes me so long sometimes. But not too long today stamped the log and off I went. TFTC

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Quick find!

Found it, TFTC!

Tennis anyone? That’ll be a yes from me. I am here for a tennis semifinal tonight. An easy find at GZ under torch light with a good view of the courts we will be playing on. Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache. It is in good condition. My 200th micro

Thanks napier92, we have enjoyed your tour around this area of the north.
We always enjoy caching in this area, it is usually reasonably quiet and easy to get a park.
Another nice hide.

No-one playing. TFTC

Omegaman1971
The Omega Empire
@ 7543 finds
In the area for some Caching fun with Rebel Acts, it was great to be back in a area I haven't cached for ages.
Cheers for the cache.

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A great day out with Omegaman1971, Our trip last weekend got canceled due to the five day lock down so we were glad we could get out again this weekend, we had a great day out exploring new areas.

This is one of the caches we found on our travels.

Thanks napier92 for the cache.

Out here today exploring northern Melbourne for a change. Once at the correct location it was a quick find.

A nice quick find... thank goodness as we found it in the dark!
TFTC

Another quick find along the trail, no one on courts today so nice & easy.

Thank you!

A speedy find while wandering along the trail from Epping to Thomastown.

Fun find to round off the Wonders. Haven't been up this end of the bike path before, need to get out more! TFTC.

Tricky find but awesome!!

Out for a ride with the family and stopped for this cache. Checked the description and realised it was a cursed bison in a tree. However for once this one immediatly presented itself and we quickly logged it. Tftc

Find number 8535 at 3:38:52 pm
Quick find on the way home from work
Cache logged with sanitised hands.
**Thanks for placing this cache napier92**

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No one for tennis today but TFTC and the walk

Now that the COVID-19 restrictions are being relaxed and we are allowed to travel further than 5km from home, and spend more than 2 hours away from home, I was very eager to get out this morning and exercise west of Plenty Road.
There was no-one on the tennis courts so I made a quick find and was on my way to exercise more.

Thank you napier92 for this cache.

Sneaky hide lovely spot

Really awesome spot
It takes patience to find this one.

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19:37
It was lovely and sunny this afternoon... and I was indoors helping a friend make the leap from his old feature phone and almost defunct tablet to a shiny new smartphone. He's gonna hate it.

Anyway...

I finally rode out the gate as the sun was setting, and the temperature cooling rapidly. But I warned up fairly quickly, especially once I'd gone over the Ring Road on the bridge to the west.

A few finds later, and I reached the Darebin Creek. Now, I've cached, played Ingress and ridden the creek trail many times and tonight, was impressed by two things: firstly, that the squares of reflective tape I placed near the entrance to the trail are holding up surprisingly well, and the trail and the creek in general continue to be improved by various interest groups.

Third find along the creek, and one of **those** hides. Fortunately, I managed to spot it without using the, er, concussion method.

Thanks, napier92

#5173

Had to wait for a muggle to walk past, but once he had it was not too hard.

First day for 11 weeks with no kids! I couldn’t think of any better way of celebrating than picking up a couple of caches. TFTC

Great

Another one of those caches where you find it immediately on the second visit and wonder why you couldn't find it first time

Took some time but at least you know where to look! Thanks napier92.

No luck with this one

12:42 pm #9294
Parked at the tennis club and got this one first. Now down to the bottom two before heading north.
Thanks for placing and maintaining this cache, napier92

Found at 12:41 pm.
Well I didn't go away anywhere for the long weekend and neither did OzHockeyChick. So today we went on a bike ride along a couple of trails and this was one of them.
After completing the aqueduct trail in Research/Eltham area we headed over here for another nice and not too hilly ride. It was a busy little trail along here today with the beautiful weather but it was handy having the bikes and a companion so we looked a lot less suspicious.

Rode my bike right up to this one and as I stopped there it was in front of my face. Love it when that happens.

Thanks napier92 for the cache, the adventure, the hunt and the fun.

Found without too much trouble. Saw some kangaroos across the way.

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A lovely morning out on a solo ride, starting from here.

Thanks napier92 for Tennis anyone?

#4496

Out and about with Trailstevo, on a 10km walk, which went wrong and ended up at 16km. Having reviewed the map and seen a few more cache being published in the area I thought we would do a lap. Certainly know we had covered some distance by the time we got back, but were rewarded with 14 (I think ) cache. Two of which were prior DNFs. Thanks for the exercise and adventure Napier92.

Our last one for today, was getting a bit too hot to continue.
Out with caching friend OzArtek.
TFTC napier92

Our last cache for the day while out with 2peasinapod2012. Again, I found this one (in fact I found ALL the caches we did today). Thanks napier92 for bringing us to some great areas around Mill Park.

Found it

Well, that 10km walk with Gunks to do a Mill Park loop collecting caches turned into a 16km trek. Found all except one. Good mixture of hides. Plenty of muggles out early but got a bit lonelier once darkness descended. TFTC

Very well hidden, the cache is a good colour. There was no one playing tennis today which would be just as well, because it would've made for a difficult retrieval. TFTC Napier

Last one of the day before the phone died. It was right next to where I left the bike, but it took a little while to realise that. The courts were busy today, but the Open will do that. Thanks napier92 for this hide.

I was a little off with this one until I widened my search then I aced it. Thank you again for getting me out here.
Greytiger

No one here which made this a quick and easy find.
Thanks napier92.

Out with xambo4u, we set out early to cache in Mill Park. A lovely day with some interesting caches along the way. Nearing the end of the day and feeling weary, it was good to have a quick find. Thanks napier92

Out and about with echidna44 for an other enjoyable day of caching. Nice easy park and short walk here. Nearly got run down by a bike - too much talking again. Thanks napier92 for all your variety of caches and spaces that you have led us today.

I've been meaning to tackle the caches along the M80 bike path for a while now but never managed to find the time. Today, the afternoon opened up so I hopped on my bike and headed off. A fairly windy day meant the return leg was a bit of an effort but a successful one none the less.

These can be difficult to spot unless you look from the right angle, luckily today it didn't take me too long. Thanks for the cache napier92.

Found while caching solo on a sunny day. Had better luck than I thought I would and found it quickly. TFTC.

Out with Bunadoorian we tried to find this one but thought we may be snookered (sorry wrong sport) due to a nearby road closure but we were able to navigate a way around to here. I aced this one by just looking in the correct direction. Now to go to work. TFTC napier92

This cache was surprisingly well hidden. I suppose it was camo but it was also a little larger than I thought it would be. It actually took Grub62 to find this cache I was just there for my good looks. TFTC.

**Find #3124**

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Out grabbing the new caches tonight and lucky for us we got 3 gold medals. I usually struggle with this type of hide, they blend in so well. Today it was a very quick find.

Thanks **napier92**

TFTC.

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