Snazzy Sculptures Adventure Lab Bonus Cache Clyde, Victoria, Australia
By Pinkpiggy7 on 03-Oct-22. Waypoint GCA0H7N

This took some time to locate as our GPSs were about 5 metres off. Started a systematic search and eventually located it. Thanks

I really enjoyed doing the Adventure Lab and seeing the snazzy sculptures. At GZ we had an idea where it would it be but it definitely took us longer to find than was necessary as it was tucked away further than we thought it probably was. Thanks for a great ad lab And the mystery.

Did your Snazzy Sculptures Adventure Lab Bonus Cache today. 8 October 2024 2:44 pm Tyfc Pinkpiggy7 total caches now 6997 .

We enjoyed the Ad Lab, thanks for the bonus cache.

What a great adventure. We discovered many amazing playgrounds for the grandkids!The cache was straight forward although a bit muddy after all that rain.

On our way to visit friends nearby, we stopped for this bonus cache.I had done the lovely Sculpture AdLab a while ago, but didnt have time for the bonus. Thanks for showing us the sculptures Pinkpiggy7.

Suscoe was heading home today after a delightful and sunny week on Phillip Island.The weather had turned a little today with cloudy skies and light rain every now and again.We love the countryside near Western Port Bay with rolling hills, flat lands and the ever growing urban areas to the north.So many happy cows, green paddocks and asparagus poking through the ground.Thanks to PinkPiggy7 for this Adventure Lab and Bonus.We were stunned at the development out this way.A total surprise as the last time we were in this area was at the Mega all those years ago.Things have changed so much.Stunning public spaces and the art work is brilliant.A favourite from us.Time to head home.

We found this cache today on our Casey Caching Clamber. This area looked nothing like this the last time we were here. A lot of varied sculptures that we had not seen before and a lot spent on foot bridges in this general vicinity. Thanks from D & HA B-A

Geo 8 found the bonus cache.
Thanks from the ad lab.

Enjoyed the adventure lab ️
Find it and sign the log as EV, and thanks for the cache and hunt.
FP for adventure lab.

Excellent t snazzy adventure.

As for the final, very cool windmill. Solar and wind. Like a clothes line!

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

Thanks Pinkpiggy7 and clear skies from TeamAstro. ️ Cache the planet!

Found with Muppet95. TFTC

I found this cache during a week in Melbourne with a mate.

An interesting Adventure Lab experience. Made a quick find at GZ.

Thanks For The Cache!

Out caching with Bernspagette today and ended our caching day with this Adventure Lab. I can’t believe how much this area has grown in such a short time. Looks like each estate has its own sculpture.. the structure at this GZ is interesting too. We overthought where the cache would be .. Doh! Thanks Pinkpiggy7 for bringing us here.

Really enjoyed exploring this growing suburb and the various sculptures set in the playgrounds. This cache was our final for a long day, well hidden but a quick find. Thanks Pinkpiggy7

It's funny, as we passed this on my travels, l thought ... hmmmm that's a geocaching hide spot if l've ever seen ine, so when we arrived l thought aha. I have been struggling with an unstable knee but that didn't seem to worry me, when there is a hide to be had. Great sculptures and had a really nice time, exploring the area. Amazing how much has popped up ... since the first mega !! '

We did this adventure lab over a few different visits as we were driving passed the area. Mr Crackers was very familiar with some of these sculptures as he had had an idea for a cache based around them as well.

Today was a day we needed a mystery for a personal challenge so we had saved looking. for the final until today.
We made our way to gz happy that the area was muggle free, we had timed our visit well.
Once at gz the GPSr led us directly to a likely hide and sure enough there it was in the first place Mrs /crackers put her hand.
Our name has been added to the log and everything returned as it was.

Thanks Pinkpiggy7 for the adventure lab and this bonus cache.

I took my daughter about to collect the adventure labs, and on this day, she accompanied me to collect the final. I struggled a little with the hide, but it was soon in my hands, and everything was completed.

I do prefer adventure labs to have a bonus attached, and both parts of this cache were heaps of fun to do!

Photo: windmill (spoilers edited out, lol)

I had a great time finding your cache Pinkpiggy7, thank you so much for placing it.

Found it

Accompanied with bombers27 to do the Adventure Labs around Clyde North that we enjoyed it but unfortunately the rain arrived so lucky I brought my raincoat to search this cache. Found it and thanks Pinkpiggy7 for placing this cache and the A/L.

Enjoy the cool weather for adventure labs with Kangas11
Pity it ended up heavy rain but still went ahead with it
Thanks

Date: November 3, 2022 Time: 11:20 AM
Find #13113

Out for lunch with beckNmonts and Manfred Wolfgang, while we were in the area, we had a look at the map and decided to do a few ad labs and finished off with this final

Massive thanks go to Pinkpiggy7 for placing this one.

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ahomburg and I decided to do some caching today. The weather did not agree. So we decided some drive by lane we’re in order. Only they weren’t all drive by!! It was a great series, showing some cool sculptures I hadn’t seen before.

Thanks for the labs and bonus cache, Pinkpiggy7. A favourite point for the series.

I needed a Non-Traditional and Mystery cache for today for some challenges I am working on. However ever time I thought about it is was pouring down. I'd started this Adventure Lab on the weekend is got released, but ran out of time. Today between storms I ran off to finish it.

Really dislike that the developers and the council have done a sub-par job here. The traffic lights and playgrounds are great, but they could have actually duplicated the whole roads, made the car parks actually large enough to fit a car and relating to this AL, made enough 4G Towers for the people. The few people I know who work and live in these estates all complain about the terrible phone signals. Unfortunately this meant I had to restart the AL app multiple times because it kept crashing.

Eventually it was all solved and I had to backtrack to the final. Starting walking there, but ran back to the car to avoid another storm. Once that past I dashed off to the final and quickly found it. The new building being built on top of the footpath and GZ will make this final interesting. Boy they are packing buildings in.

Thanks for the cache Pink Piggy 7 and for highlighting these great playgrounds.
Hunter

Spiffy- and I along with our geokids came out for a drive and cache in his new Ranger! Cold day so we were able to test the heater.

Rain heavy made a fun find here. Great locations

Thanks to Pinkpiggy7 for the fun and the adventure.

Today I went to test the new car and chose a great day for it - cold, windy, raining and even some hail so the car got a good test and didn't even get to stay clean for 1 day.
After gathering all the clues it rained just as we got to GZ and I had a quick look and luckily found it straight away as all the water poured into my ear from above as I was checking out where the cache was. Don't worry .... I'm ok now and could hear properly after a couple a minute or so of jogging back to the car in the rain. Cache is perfect and all dry, the rain is all soaked into my jacket.
Thanks Pinkpiggy7 for the cache, the adventure, the hunt and the fun.

We enjoyed this adventurelab, and thanks for the bonus cache! A beautiful area to revisit, great example of suburban development!

We area always surprised at how much this area changes every time we drive through.
Cache was found safely tucked under.
Thanks Pinkpiggy7 for showing us all of the sculptures in this developing area.
Chiefton!!!

Being lock inside for the day is not fun, so with the weather being so lovely today I decided to go and finish this bonus off. With message being sent out to Brain we were soon off an on the road.

It is rather bizarre remembering how this area used to look not so long ago. Enjoying the drive around and picking up another cache for Brian whilst out on the minitrip.

Thanks for the cache and the lovely drive today.

> I wanted to do something today, but not too much.

Sounds like AdLabbing to me!

I noticed the AL pop up earlier this week and then the final came along shortly after, but Clyde North is a deceptively decent distance away and I decided to postpone an attempt at it accordingly.
buhfuhguh floated the idea of getting it done today at about 9am and I took my sweet time to wake up at 10am (blame daylight savings for that one) and accept the offer.
We took a drive around the city of housing estates and admired the variety of sculptures on offer - from "abstract excuse for colour in generic outer suburban street" to "oh that one's pretty cool actually" (you get to guess which ones are which!)

The questions were straightforward and the clues accumulated until we were at the recommended final waypoint and quickly calculated the whereabouts of our end destination.
It was only a short stroll and I was soon heading down to the cache - thank goodness it hadn't been raining recently otherwise my shoes would be telling a very different story!
The container has obviously had an encounter with the ground at some point, but its contents are fine and I quite enjoyed the presence of the smallest stash note I think I've ever seen!

Thanks to Pinkpiggy7 for putting this AL and bonus together!

I was down south for the CITO and teamed up with OzHockeyChick for some post clean up finds.

New estates a plenty around this area. I noted the signage directing residents to all the different parks and reserves available which was cool.

After inspecting some nearby infrastructure for Mega purposes we set about locating the cache and signed the log soon after.

Thanks Pinkpiggy7 for adding this cache to the worldwide collection for us all to find.

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**08/10/2022, 16:13:00**
**Find #4908**
**Mystery Find #921**

I wanted to do something today, but not too much. I then remembered this new Lab Cache and it fitted my requirements nicely. I headed out and after negotiating a plethora of road closures, found myself at the first waypoint. I had no problems answering the questions and the bonus final was also found quickly. A very enjoyable cache.

**Thank-you to Pinkpiggy7 for placing this geocache**

I started the lab on the way to a couple of events, ran out of time to come back for the bonus, so I went to the events and then came back on my way home.

I had visited the Barrow before but not the other sculptures, the water spirit was my Fav, the yellow fruit reminded me of the yellow peril.

Thanks for the lab and bonus cache.

I can't believe how much this area has grown in recent years. No wonder the highway is such a carpark! We made our way to gz, (discussing temporary fencing and tarps, lol), where after waiting for a couple of muggles to pass, we made a quick find.

Thanks for bringing us here today by placing this cache, Pinkpiggy7

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Big things are continuing to happen! *Are you joining the fun again in 2022?*
[**THE**](https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8EW40)
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[**EVENT 2022**](https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8EW40)
19th / 20th November 2022 – GC8EW40 – Whittlesea – Victoria
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Snazzy sculptures indeed!
Not having visited this area for some years, the development is astounding
And the playgrounds have sure improved since our day
We were happy with a swing, a slippery dip and a seesaw!

As for the cache, with the sky threatening another downpour, we were pleased with a quick find
Log signed and cache returned, it was a mad dash back to drier grounds

Many thanx to Pinkpiggy7 for the Adlab and bonus

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{FTF} # 353
06/10/2022 @ 19:24

This area has known many different lifestyles over the last 10,000 years or so.
With some of the oldest sites of human habitation found in Victoria, to rolling fields of cattle and market gardens.
Now a seemingly endless sprawl of modern day suburban life.

An interesting drive around some newer suburbs this evening checking out wheelbarrows and windmills, wildlife and other sculptures. gathering information, but sadly almost no recognition of the first inhabitants. *(Barring one or two little signs.)*

Thanks for the tour Pinkpiggy7.

I'm sure I spotted you out there keeping an eye on things. (Photo attached.)