Welcome to the River Road - BL #3 Bethanga, Victoria, Australia
By Thewins5 on 09-Feb-20. Waypoint GC8KCB2

Great view. TFTC

Dear CO,I'm in Albury for the weekend with my GC Adventure friends, DarksideDan and QueenK8, enjoying a fun-filled geocaching trip. Its been a fantastic opportunity to explore the area, find hidden treasures, and share some laughs along the way.We found this cache and signed the log as DQK10. It was great to see how well-maintained it is, so thank you for putting in the effort to keep it in good condition. The hide was cleverly placed, and we appreciated the thought you put into it.About this Cache:Found easily! Loved the traditional. When looking DSD said 'What is the chance... And then it was!' Loved taking photos here. Coordinates Accuracy: The cache was very close to where our GPS pointed us. Nice work on the placement!Hint: Don't think one was provided.Cache Condition: The container and logbook were in great conditionalways a joy to see.Thanks for giving us another memorable adventure to add to our trip. Well be on the lookout for more caches as we continue exploring.More adventures ahead!Kind regards,C10Appel

Signed Dq10 for Dan Kate and Chriatina

I'm in Albury for the weekend, geocaching with DARKSIDEDAN and C10A. This is one of the caches that we found. We spent quite some time here taking photos.Log signed DQ10.Thanks for the cache, Thewins5

Nice easy cache. Great place to see the lake.

There is a great pull off here complete with picnic table and fantastic sculpture which is great for photography. We found the cache quickly due to good coordinates. It needs a new log. I crammed mine in sideways. Unfortunately we didnt have a spare one with us.

Great view. Tricky to get log out. Good hint, thanks. Log full, needs replacing.

Nice view for my last stop in Towong Shire. Log is full. Squeezed my sig among the headings. Thanks for placing.

We found something so gonna claim it as a find

Couldnt find this one unfortunately. Might come back when the sun is out

My hubby was extremely excited about this one. Great hide thankyou

What a view!!

Omg 2nd times the charm on this one

Hello Thewins5 thank you for the cacheA quick find.I found this cache during our Newcastle 2024 trip to see the grandchildren.Found on Thursday, 02 May 2024 at 1330**TFTC**

Couldnt find

Could not let cte this one

What a nice spot to stop as I'm passing throughTFTC

Another clever one that our 8yo geokid was very proud to spot. Log just about full on this one. TFTC

With Featherwaite we're on our way home from Canberra after the GeoBash Mega over Easter.On our way we set our route to take in LGAs that I have no finds in. Day 1 we made it to Wodonga and Day 2 we arrived in Terrick Terrick NP and Day 3 we were home.Unless stated this cache is in good condition.Apologies for the generic log.TFTC

Found with Team Waldron on our way back to Adelaide after attending the Capital GeoBash mega event in Canberra over the Easter weekend. Stayed in Wodonga overnight then headed westward to Mt Terrick Terrick campsite near Mitiamo, searching for caches along the way. Log book was full so we signed as FW TW. Thanks for the cache Thewins5!

On our way to Canberra Mega, decided to spend a few days in Albury as we cache our way to 4000 caches.Today was the day we wanted to explore Lake Hume. We made a quick find here. Cool cache.

Easy find TFTC

Great view

Found before travelling from Albury to Canberra (home) after having been in Ballarat to complete the GeoTour. Great lookout! Took a few minutes to spot the cache, I was weary of a spider which looked to be a redback (but it was a distance well away from where I had to retrieve the cache). Last cache before heading back to Albury to get fuel and head toward Canberra, I get the other BL caches another time. TFTC Thewins5!

Nice view

This was a nice easy find while out with JR379 today to collect a few caches along the river road. The log is quite full so we signed WB & JR.

I was in the north-east to spend a few days in the Snowy high country with the MX-5 Club... starting tomorrow morning in Beechworth... so I had driven up from Melbourne today for an easy start in the morning... and to find enough caches in the Towong Shire to be able to cross that LGA off for the **WCW - The 80/20 Rule Challenge**... something the beginning of the **Border Loop** series was perfect for.At this point I will apologise that my logs are going to get rather repetitive... most caches were easy to find and were in good condition. This one, however, had a full log and I didn't have anything to replace it with. Thanks to **Thewins5** for this cache... and the series.

very micro

Very clever!! Needs a new roll of paper for people to log! Loved this one. Thanks

Took us so long! Be sure to check EVERYTHING

Day 128 of our greynomad trip up north from Vic which started in June, and day 127 of a streak.With QOGM done and dusted for it's final year we are heading the caravan towards home, well sort off. Goal is to tick off LGA's and missing sectors in 360 degrees from home. With that goal in mind, we are heading across the border today to tick off Toowong LGA, gathering smilies as we travel.TFTC TB's visited

Nice easy find and very quiet today

Nice hide. CACHE ok

We checked everywhere - this one bay have gone missing

Nice little spot,
Nice views.
Thanks

Nice cache watch for spiders

Easy find, tftc with jeffner5556

I was wise to this sneaky find. Signed as j+S 5556. Tftc.

I’ve found this sort of hide before and was soon in hand.
Over from New Zealand to attend the Rutherglen Mega. Now heading back to Sydney getting many caches along the way.
Thanks for the cache, Thewins5
#4897

This is mogni's 2nd to last Vic LGA. We drove down the road to we had 20 caches in this LGA for that challenge cache then keep going on our trip. quick find. nice cammo.
Found with JAMS (( JJ52, Allister w, Mogni, plus sir_spectre ) Mitchell&hound wasn't with us this trip) crew. All logs stamped as JAMS to save log space. This trip we are off to the Rutherglen Mega and then slowly coming back to S.A. for a total of 8 dys and 7 nights. The targets of this trip are for JJ52 to get 11 more multi to get to 1000 multi's and a few more Victorian LGA's, Allister W was targeting 17 virtuals ( or as many as he could get ) a few more Victorian LGA's Mogni to make the Rutherglen Mega her 20, 000 find and also for her to complete all Victoria LGA's, sir_spectre needs 1 more multi to get to 1000 multi's and get his Victoria LGS's down to 2 LGA's left. We got 20 or more finds in a LGA if we stayed in there over night. We also detoured to stamp any challenge caches that we were " in the general area off " and to complete that challenge before we came back to S.A. This meant that some times dirt road (s) had to be walked down because they were to wet to drive down and/or haven't been repaired since last years flooding. We started off the holiday in the rain and then that cleared up only to start raining and a overnight thunder storm but most of the trip was dry. Over 600 caches found for the trip including over 120 lab stages in that total. Got to complete the GPS Maze at the Rutherglen Mega for a 2nd time. Allister w was the team driver for all of the Victorian part of the trip. I think this was the first trip ever to Victoria that the extension pole didn't get used but the 6.2 meter ladder did get a work out.

Found with the jams crew on our way to Wangaratta from the Rutherglen mega. TFTC

The JAMS (JJ52, allister w, mogni and sir_spectre) go mega... We came, we cached, we laughed, we hugged and we had a great time. All caches were replaced better than found.
Thanks to Thewins5 from mogni

The JAMS team (JJ52 allister w, mogni and sir_spectre) were on a road trip heading to the Rutherglen Mega event (staying in Corowa) for 3 days then winding our way home via Albury, Wangaratta, Bendigo and various other places in between. It was a great week with many more caches found than we expected. There were targeted caches, challenge caches, Ad Labs, events and various others to fulfill various statistics for the four of us. We were lucky with the weather, it rained a bit on our way over on Friday, then half a day after we left Wangaratta but on the whole it was great caching weather. We did drive a few slippery muddy roads, but nothing too bad. We also caught up with lots of people either at events or out in the field and enjoyed many great chats. All in all a fun time with lots of Victoria explored and then very tired when I arrived home. [^]

We had left our accommodation and had headed out of Rutherglen, on a round about route to our overnight accommodation in Wangaratta stopping for a few caches along the way and another LGA that we all needed.

We came over here for a new LGA and had a nice drive along River Road finding a number of caches. A very pretty area.

Thanks for the cache Thewins5.

Exploring around Rutherglen with Wicky. She's not great on road trips, so plenty of cache stops to break things up. Thanks for placing this cache!

Cheers

Over from Western Australia at the Rutherglen Mega. Picking up some smilies around the area. Thanks to the COs TFTC

On a trip from WA with Burns345, this area was a must to visit. Loving the area!
Cache found and some logged as WA B345 M28.

Find number 8023

The Booos are in the area for The Rutherglen Event.

To save space on logs we have signed or stamped with GUSHBSTDTT for all teams initials.

Thanks for placing this cache

Found as part of team GUSHBSTDTT - TFTC

Found as part of the Rutherglen event. To save space on logs we have signed or stamped with GUSHBSTDTT for all teams initials. TFTC

Rutherglen Mega Road Trip
Day Three: Around Albury and Rutherglen
Weather: All over the place

One of ten caches found “over the bridge” and along the Border Loop today on a special side trip from Albury to claim Towong, my last Victorian LGA. It felt like I was on an island! A super experience for the short distance I covered this morning, I’d be keen to come back and do some more. I appreciate that care has been taken to put the caches near safe pull out spots, as the Easter traffic today may not be heavy, but it sure is fast.

Great work, thanks so much for the cache and the series Thewins5.

First cache in Towong, a big moment and a FP! My first completed state.

It’s officially a mega!
GCA1DNA - The Great Leap Forward
Adelaide, South Australia, February 29th 2024.
** WE HAVE WEBCAM CACHES! **
We’d love your company.

In the area for the Rutherglen Mega Event.

To save space on logs we have signed or stamped with GUSHBSTDTT for all teams initials.
TFTC

most

In The area for the Rutherglen Mega and found this cache.

Logs have been stamped/signed GUSHBSTDTT to sve space on the log

Thanks to Thewins5 for placing and maintaining this cache.

TFTC

7 April 2023
This is find number: 7998
Streak Day: 2671

Found Today while in town for the Rutherglen Event.

Logs have been signed or stamped GUSHBSTDTT.

Thanks to Thewins5 for placing and maintaining this cache.

TFTC

Streak Day #3357 - Stopped by for a quick find. Signed as GUSHBSTDTT to save room on log. TFTC

Something appeared different about it, shiny.

# 15083 Found and logged at 9:57:00 AM
Spent the day around the Hume weir , belbridge and Talarno before heading back toTallangatta
cloudy day witn a few light spots of rain
Thanks for the cache Thewins5
Lgoody

This one goes to Geohubby. TFTC

Fun but easy

What a ripper. Very sneaky
Was worth the protracted wait whilst old mate was on his phone so I could locate and sign muggle free.
TFTC

Cheeky hide!! TFTC!

Find number 11461 at 1:04:05 pm on Sunday the 29 January 2023
Visiting friends in Wodonga for a couple of days but today we are heading to Jingellic for a few days in the van. We stopped to grab a couple of geocaches but it was difficult with a 22ft van on the back , will grab a few more during the week.
If I keep looking for caches along here I might never get to camp…
**Thanks for placing this cache Thewins5**

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We’re all going to Rutherglen to participate in Victoria’s next Mega!
*Are you coming to join in the fun?*
[**The Rutherglen Event 2023**](https://coord.info/GC9MH9M)
*6th - 10th April 2023 - GC9MH9M - Rutherglen- Victoria*

Tricky cache
TFTC

# 8383 Found some time ago when out with iPlod65 on a long weekend from Canberra.
Thanks Thewins5

On a day caching with StrangeTrousers
TFTC

Clever hide, TFTC

*Found on the 15 Jan 2023 @ 2:06 pm.*
*Cache find # 14038.*

After completing one LGA, it was now time to move onto the next one.

I headed out on a road trip to concentrate on 3 particular LGA’s finding enough caches in each so that I will finally qualify for a particular challenge cache.
I was passing by this one so I stopped, it wasn’t long before the cache was found and the log was stamped.
There are some good views from up here.

**Thanks to Thewins5 for placing this cache.**

Love these kind of caches, very clever.

TFTC TNLN

We've seen a few of these types of cache "hides" before so it wasn't too much of a stretch of our caching imagination for us to spot this one - "Hmm, what looks out of place . . poke it and hey presto, cache found!"
TFTC

Took a few attempts but checky find

Took us sometime to find it but was very funny when we finally realised what it was!

Albury. Day2
Camped at the SSA club
In the afternoon we took a run out to the Hume Weir to view the water comming over the spill way.
Naturally we stopped to locate caches as we went.
This was a really interesting way to visit this area
Thanks for placing your cache.

A trip from Canberra, ACT to Whittlesea, Vic with a few side quests for LGAs. TFTC.
A great view from here.

Best hide I’ve ever seen thanks for the cache

Found on the trip home after another awesome, annual QOGM event. On the hunting trail again with SeasonedBird (aka Mrs Geo, Salty Chook, the Old Boiler, Old Chook, Dirty Bird, Angry Bird & occasionally even Love Bird). It’s a great day for caching.
TFTC Thewins5
Find #11596

Thanks Thewins5 for taking time to set out and maintain this hide and for showing us this very special part of the world

Log signed in first open spot

Find # 9255

#LockitupintheOutback

**THE** **WHITTLESEA** **EVENT ** **2022**
19th / 20th November 2022
GC8EW40 – Whittlesea – Victoria

While in the area and with a bit of free time, we picked up a few caches.
Very enjoyable traveling this road, with some great scenery.
Caches found in good condition. Signed and replaced.
Many thanks for placing this cache, Thewins5, for us and others to find.

Found with McAdies and Geo_Eddie.
We are on school holidays and enjoyed a few days away exploring the area.
Thank you for placing the geocache for us to find today.

Found with McAdies and jelly_bean14.
I had a great time exploring this area with my family.
Thanks for the hide.

Love these ones.
Amazing view as well.
Thanks for the hide.

Easy find nice place

Nice easy find on a cold day

A couple of tools and the cache was opened. Sprayed with WD40 so hopefully will stay open for a while.
I will keep an eye but design may not be great for open location. I can replace if needed so see how it goes

Just a write note to let you know we had the same issue as a previous cacher in that we could not open the cache. It has rusted shut and as we were in the Pajero we had no need to carry any tools (any Pajero owners will get this joke).

Great cache!

So sneaky

Found it but, could not open it tho.. as it was seized

It was quite the disappointment but we are sure to go back to the geocache.

We found it we all went back and found it after 10 minutes of searching

Very good hiding totally enjoyed it

Cache and Dash.
TFTC

Beautiful spot - clever cache

I made a short detour up to Toowong LGA from Wadonga to fill a missing LGA on my map.

The cache was found without problems in a logical place. All good here.

Thanks for the cache Thewins5.
# # #10929 # #

Found by The Empire + H
Heading from Albury to Corryong to complete my FINAL map in the Victoria Country Road Atlas Challenge! Such a great drive along the Murray River Road, taking in the views of Lake Hume. Thanks for the cache Thewins5.
- M

TFTC. We are stuck in Albury for a few days while waiting for part for our Motorhome. so many decisions as to which way to cache. We tossed a coin and decided to make a start on the Border Loop series. We went out as far as Tarrangatta creek. A lovely trail and great views everywhere.
Cache find no:13518

Quick find at a stunning viewpoint. Thanks for bringing me out here. I Albury for work so can't go any further on this road but glad to have seen the great Lake Hume full. Thanks.

Mr Riddell was disappointed until Mrs Riddell came along and said … is this it with it in hand.
Don’t you live it when that happens!
Mr zRiddell added a new log… other was super full.
TFTC

Just catching up with some late logging on caches found with ilook4geo. This was one of the caches we found and the log was duly stamped with both names. Thanks go to Thewins5 for placing this cache.

Went out on the caching hunt with goingplaces2 and found this cache. No problem with the find and signing duties were soon done. TFTC.

Getting closer to the end we continued our adventure with Papi4506 and Geoturtle37 along the Murray taking in the magnificent vistas of the tree clad hills one way and calm waters the other.
Great view of the bridge.
Thanks Thewins5 for the placement.