Mokoan Serpent Winton North, Victoria, Australia
By Team BGF on 18-May-21. Waypoint GC9BFNK

Thanks for the scare!

Found while walking around the lake

Very clever and appropriate to the surrounds.

A nice container. TFTC Team BGF

Spotted the guardian and nearly bolted Cache and contents all gd Tftc

Found it! Thanks for the cache!

Found on 29/3/2024; find number 1652.A lovely warm Good Friday to do some exploring. We stopped at the Hub for some lunch and since the cafe was closed, we were able to enjoy our BYO picnic in the shade and on the tables.A short walk to GZ and the cache was easily spotted. Then something else was spotted giving a minor brown trouser moment. Nicely done Thanks for the hunt and the cache Team BGF.

Tftc. Lovely spot.

After driving from Albury to Wangaratta this morning, we left the camper trailer in the campground and decided to head to the Winton wetlands.We spent the day walking, and taking our time, as it was a great opportunity to explore an area we have not visited before. Such beautiful location, glorious weather, and plenty of birdlife around here. The serpent near GZ is very beautiful Log signed. Thanks Team BGFDomsky

Another weekend away at Bonnie Doon meant I could head over and do a few caches, I had unfinished business at Winton wetlands so that was the chosen destination for the days caching adventure, met up with Tiz13 who was in the area, the plan was to tackle some T5 caches but sadly we had no luck with them after three DNF's in a row we pulled the pin and stuck to caches on land.This is one of the caches found today.Thanks Team BGF for the cache.

Beautiful evening for a walk TFTC

One of my favourites here. A hot day for a walk.

Found it, thanks

Camped at Broken Creek with some chums, we decided to lunch at the Winton Wetlands Hub. This cache was close by, so after lunch we headed for GZ where the cache was found after a short search. Great lunch and great cache.

Geopupper enjoyed this one. TFTC.

Another quick find at a nice picnic area. TFTC

Lol ... found the cache as I was signing I saw what was holding it ...did I jump a mile ? Yep lol well played lol .. thankfully it's a friendly cache gaurdian.

TFTC Will log later

I was heading up to Bright from Melbourne today to join friends for a week touring the high country... taking my time so I could find caches in the Benalla and Wangaratta LGAs... the things you do when you get bitten by the "challenges bug". It was now early afternoon and I still had many caches to find... so it was on to the Winton Wetlands... and some mixed success in hunting caches.Thanks **Team BGF** for this cache... a straight forward find.

Quick find after our lovely afternoon here. The log was completely soggy and bag ripped so we have replaced both. Tftc.

With the family away I decided to head down to Wang and Winton to collect a few caches (and to go a bit of birdwatching). Was a bit of a mixed day but got some good caches and enjoyed the beautiful spring weather (and only saw two brown snakes today). Plus got a few to keep my streak going (and hopefully earn another souvenir soon).A nice quick find here and gif once I found a friendly cache guardian nearby (after the snake at the previous one). As previous loggers have noted log is soaked and unsignable.TFTC Team BGF

found Ok but still too wet to sign. What a great area!!

TFTC
The log is drenched! Requires replacing. I can’t fill out my log so please accept this as my log?
No pen or pencil

To wet to sign. It's little friend scared the hell out of me lol.

Q&E TFTC

Log drenched. Unable to complete

Easy find and good sneaky scary friend looking after it. SL at 3:10pm.

Y did it have to be on a snake

Found it haha got scared reaching for it

A nice easy and fun find for the geokids as we explore the nearby sculptures TFTC

After a wonderful week in Rutherglen, today was the day we were checking out and it looked like Rutherglen was sad we were leaving as it started crying from about 5am onwards! (Raining) Packing the car was fun!! We headed off to get the last point of an adlab we had done the nght before and the rain started easing a bit so we decided to do the other art adlab and collect a couple more caches on the way. After a lovely morning tea in Rutherglen we set off for Chiltern to find a cache or 2 on the way home. After Chiltern we headed here, thankful the rain was clearing the closer we got. After finding Boggy bridge cache and heading to the water tank, and wishing we had longer to explore more, we headed to the cafe for lunch as time was marching on! We had a lovely gnocchi lunch then set off to find this cache and the multi before heading home. Love the bright colours on the serpent!
TFTC Team BGF - GJMMelb

Find # 12395

Rutherglen MEGA Long Easter weekend trip. Day 7 Home time.

This year with new tools and transport on board. Bike, ladder, poles and a variety of other items to help with the cache grabs.

Puzzles were all sorted before the weekend. Making way for the finds to come.
Plans sorted for cache attack days, between ladder climbing, power trail grabs and the large amount of ad labs in the area. Not to mention the MEGA site visits and numerous other events to attend.

My stat's of finds started at 11,886 before leaving home. Let's see what the final numbers are at trips end for the MEGA.

After a full on weekend it's time to head home from the Rutherglen MEGA... there was lots done, lots seen. Thanks to all.


TFTC Team BGF

A couple of Roos greeted us. Oh then the cache! No snakes seen!! Well one!

Found out and about on the 2023 trip for the Rutherglen Mega.

Thanks Team BGF and clear skies from TeamAstro. ️ Cache the planet!

Watawieh from Norfolk Island South Pacific.

Together with TeamAstro, I am on my way to the Rutherglen Mega. We detoured here to do the nearby Adventure Lab. TFTC

Found & logged using Cachly for iOS

Found and log with Everlasting on the way to Mega detour Team BGF, Thank you so much for placing it.

Accompanied crank1 on the way to mega Rutherglen. Detour and find it and sign the log. Thanks for the cache and hunt ️

Driving past and needing a cache, this was the place to stop. Cool bit of artwork, and how awesome is seeing water back in the lake. TFTC Team BGF

Replaced plastic bag and put new paper in. Interesting art work. Now onto the next one for the day. TFTC

Nice hide.
Really appreciated the monuments and artworks.
Had a mini heart attack at GZ.
Very happy to be having lunch at this lovely Cafe. Bit hungry after my walk.
They even serve craft beers .
TFTC

Quick find TFTC!! Log book is soaked!

Bit hard to sign its wet inside. Very cool and well done though.

KP & MP

*Found on the 15 Jan 2023 @ 9:02 am.*
*Cache find # 14019.*

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 was long before the cache was found and the log was stamped.

**Thanks to Team BGF for placing this cache.**

Very nice TFTC

In all our travels we would not have even thought to travel to this location.
(HaHa). In your dreams, these cachers do.

[:(!] Thanks for an awesome effort.

Devilish

Brilliant and Clever

I like it

Another one off the list

TTBLNSL TFTC/TFTH/TFBUH - Team BGF [^]

Mr Tardis was out for a caching run today around Benalla and Lake Mokoan.Mr Tardis found the cache in the first place he looked - don't you just love it when that happens? A well themed cache.I eventually found the nicely themed container after checking the same place three times!Signed the log. Thanks for the cache Team BGF.PS: Sorry for the late log - I'm back in the area for our annual pilgrimage, and I'm slowly working through the backlog of finds - I'd be lost without the wonderful GSAK.

RoamingHowie and OzHockeyChick’s Epic Road Trip - Day Four: Leaving Rutherglen for the next stage of our adventure.

We enjoyed a quick visit here, and an equally quick find.

Thanks for bringing us here by placing this cache, Team BGF
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TFTC!! Cool hiding spot, although I think that the name was slightly misleading and the cache itself was full of ants! But overall a fun find!

️ snakes thanks for the placement

Spending a few days on the road with Wilbert as we travel to and from the Whittlesea Mega event.
Having a great time finding an array of different types and D/T rated caches.
Thanks to all the CO’s for hiding your particular cache.
Day 4 and it’s home time, but not before we make a few stops along the highway.
My apologies for the boiler style log.
TFTC

Last day of the Victorian roadtrip with the Rats. Overnight at Winton wetlands. A short visit to Wangaratta and then on the long way home.
TFTC Wilbert67

Found while doing the nearby Adlab series. Nice quick find today.

Thanks to Team BGF for the cache.

Found by Mary and David at 17:15. There is always time for one more. Still have several hours till we get home. Have just had several days in Corowa to make a start on the Rutherglen caches, then an overnight at Bright. Took "Travel Bug- Deutschland" and "Touristenkrokodil" TB. Our thanks to Team BGF.

We found this cache today while we were on site to do an adventure lab. Loved the nearby sculpture, outstanding. TFTC

TFTC

Im back baby!!
No it's just been a while since we have been caching.
Nice to see a well presented and maintained cache.
Thanks for the hide.

TFTC. Heading to Violet Town to stay at the daughter’s farm for the weekend. The weather had improved a little and we stopped here to collect the AL Bonus and this one. We had left these on our last visit as we ran out of time. Good to get these off our list.

Mmmmm, a slithery little sucker in a great little hiding spot. Very creative cache, love it. TFTC.

What a wonderful place to bring us to..without caching, we would not have driven this way...Mr KC thoroughly enjoyed the way in which cache was hidden

Such joy when you find it

Thanks to Team BGF for this hide, We stopped off here today to break the drive and find an Ad Lab.
A quick find, thank you for showing us this place.

A return visit to the Winton Wetlands with Suscoe, gave us the opportunity to seek out the serpent, which has taken up residence since our last visit.

Thanks to Team BGF for placing caches in interesting locations..
33004

Down under again

Went for a drive out to the Wetlands, found this little one without difficulty. Quick find TFTC!

Biglailo from Germany

#2956

Decided to visit Lake Mokoan on our way to Goorambat. Tftc

A great spot to visit and complete the sculpture walk and do some bird watching. Thanks!

TFTC! Lovely sunny day for a find

Nice to see the sun out again today. We can’t believe we overlooked this traditional cache when we were here in May to complete the A/L. As we plan to camp at Nesting Ground tonight we thought we’d call past and sign the log. The serpent sculpture is stunning. We visited the wetlands a while back and watched the artist cleverly carving with his chainsaw.
This return trip is the first time we’ve seen water in the wetlands.

Thanks, we enjoyed finding your cache at this great location.

Nice little find this one before heading off in the rain to complete the Adventure Lab
TFTC

Found and signed log at 11:15am before beginning Adventure Lab. Were really impressed with this colourful serpent and friend cleverly revealed in this tree! Thankyou for bringing us here.

Found this one as we began the ad lab. Great cache .
Thanks

Nice find ,thank you

New logsheet installed

Logbook was found on the ground below cache. Soaked after recent rains.

First stop today. Getting the kids out of the house this morning and into some fresh air.
What a great artwork near GZ!
We spotted the logbook on the ground at GZ and it was soaked. The cache was all sealed up so I’m not sure how the two were separated. We made our mark and put it back inside the container but it’ll need some attention.

TFTC

TFTC what a great day for a few caches

Found on our way to the event at Glenrowan this morning. Thanks for sharing another beaut and colourful topical piece

Not where you’d expect it to be. Took some help from the spousal unit to find this one.

Nice when you can get two for one with a Adv Lab Cache also at this location. Nice hide, TFTC

Find number 10544 at 11:58:55 am on Saturday the 11 June 2022
Staying in Goughs Bay for the weekend but came up to Makoan for a drive for the day to visit the wetlands and find a few geocaches in the process.
A quick find here today but had to watch out for the native wildlife in the vicinity of the prize.
**Thanks for placing this cache Team BGF**

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We spent part of today in the Winton Wetlands - a fascinating area for its natural beauty and its rich indigenous cultural history. The Mokoan Serpent was a very creative piece of work. Accurate coordinates and an obvious hiding spot led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks Team_BGF for the cache and for brining us to this wonderful area.

We spent part of today in the Winton Wetlands - a fascinating area for its natural beauty and its rich indigenous cultural history. The Mokoan Serpent was a very creative piece of work. Accurate coordinates and an obvious hiding spot led to a quick find. The cache and contents were in good condition. Thanks Team_BGF for the cache and for brining us to this wonderful area.

Found after a nice lunch at the cafe with family. Initially headed to the wrong object but found it quickly once gps was reconsulted. Beautiful artwork, TFTC

#18764. Well here we are almost home again after a week away. We decided to detour via the Wetlands and the Hub for a well-earned lunch as we neared home. I knew there was a cache about this fellow but completely forgot about it in the hurry to be FTF when the AdLab was published. Made amends this afternoon and added our names to the well hidden cache.

Thanks Team BGF.

The last day on the way home from Mildura with BettyBoo3747.
Stopped off at Lake Boga last night, and made our way home today only picking up a few caches.
Arrived at Lake Mokoan Hub for a late lunch.

I can't believe we had not noticed this cache before.
We had a good look at the Rainbow Serpent the last time we were here.
Collected the cache today.
Thanks, Robmc.

Glorious day, fabulous spot. TFTC

Last night, 2 new caches were published however I was too [|)]tired[|)] to go for a late night caching run[xx(]
Decided I'd sleep and then head out in the morning[^] I had visions of Team BGF beating me to Winton Wetlands though so I knew I'd have to be up earlier than normal for me![^] As a result, I had just over 2 hours sleep all night![:(!][xx(][:(!] Excitement and anticipation equals a body and brain that won't shut down!

Rex and I arrived at Mokoan about 8.30am[^] and eventually arrived home again about 11.30pm, tired[|)][|)] but happy too!
We found 9 caches today which was fantastic[^][:X][^] as I finally completed the old Gourmet Run series by finding #12 and #18 the final[:X]
We completed 2 adv labs, the new one at Mokoan (LOTJPATJ NATJAN DANAK - SCULPTURE WALK) and the new adv lab at Benalla (It's on the Wall)[^]
There was a 6WP multi at Milawa cemetery, where we had a chat to the neighbour next door[^][^] and then a lovely Lamb and Rosemary pie[:X][:X][^] from Milawa Bakery for lunch[^]
We also found 2 FTFs, had a chat with kmace on the phone and just generally relaxed for the day[^] while enjoying glorious blue skies and warm sunshine[:X][:X]

Our first cache of the day A quick find in an easily accessible spot before we started the adv lab[^]

TNLN. SL. TFTC Team BGF

**Sunday, 8 May 2022 at 2:17 pm**

**Find#7,581**
PamJ and I are staying in Mulwala for a week with Lorraine and Terry, our muggle friends from Lake Macquarie near Newcastle.
This is one of the caches we found during our stay.


Found easily, and a very nice cache it is.
Also loved the serpent.
**Thanks for the fun Team BGF**

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

Out on a caching adventure of 4 days with bushfire, Brisal 5 and Blackadder. We stayed nearby at Goorambat and travelled around from there. This had to be postponed a few times due to Covid.
Tag along and I have been to Benalla many times as we lived nearby when we were married. Now I have been back to this are quite a few times too. I have only seen it dry.
Stopped here admired the serpent. The Rainbow Serpent is a favourite legend of mine.
Signed in as 3Bs while the sun shone us.
Thanks for the fun Team BGF

In the Wangaratta area for a few days caching with my very good caching mate from Bacchus Marsh 6Hinemoa2 and great caching friend from Adelaide and his mate the Blackadders.
Due to COVID lockdowns and other problems this trip has been postponed a number of times but we are finally going. Once in the area we put 3B6 or Bushfire in our logs to save space.
With so many caches found I have to use the cut and paste method as we found so many great caches from so many different cachers, so a big thank you to all those folk.

THE LATE TO THE WANGARATTA MEGA TOUR. [:o)]
We were booked for November 21. [^] Didn't Happen.
Booking transferred to February 22. covid
Booking transferred to May 2022. Yah - made it albeit a tad late.

DAY 3: Some Winton Wetlands and back to Benalla:
The Fab Four of Bushfire, Blackadders, brisal5 and 6himemoa2 set off for a days of Geocaching adventures. Although we had a plan A, we progressed through Plan A, Plan B and ended up doing Plan -wing it. [^] So to save space in logs we signed BBB6 or 3B6 or similar. Sometimes I stamped logs, but that ended very suddenly. Here is what we found during plan - wing it.

What a great carving. Oh yeah found the cache too.

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

Day 3 of a trip to Victoria targeting around the Benalla area with Brisal5, Bushfire and 6hinemoa2. The forecast for the day was for showers however it ended up as a perfect day for caching.

As always the planned targeted hides were not visited due to time constraints but many more varied and fun caches were found. A number of disabled caches were also looked for and found to be there but in need of attention by the owners.

All caches were in good condition unless noted otherwise.




Thank you for the cache Team BGF, found 5/05/2022, 1:34:06 PM

Great cache and loction. Tftc

Found it. Last one for using the wetlands. Tftc. Greetings from Adelaide

I loved this cache and the beautiful artwork. It was found after walking along from the nearby multi. I was so glad it wasn't real. A quick find and sign at GZ. TFTC Team BGF

19 March 2022
11:46 am
1635
Many thanks Team BGF for providing and maintaining this game piece for our enjoyment.

A nice fun find as we make our way towards Greta for some more cachng. With all due respect - I did not love the cache guardian!

Another day exploring the wetlands. Made the film set security guard cranky by taking a photo. Hehe!
TFTC!

Love the artwork. Enjoyed hanging around and following the geotrail. Tftc

Quick easy find. Love the wetlands… TFTC

Good find.

Found while out cruising the area, thanks for the fun