The Path To Madness #2 (Blue) Lauderdale, Tasmania, Australia
By RedVikingX on 11-Apr-23. Waypoint GCA73N8

TFTC. A fun series.Some bumps are worn, which make the puzzles a little easier. Well done RedVikingX.

TftchSo cute

Another great find!

Thanks

Easy to find

Today we further explored our back yard and finding caches in and around the Hobart area and this was one of them.We found a variety of hides with varying degrees of difficulty. This trail was excellent to do with challenges along the way.Many thanks RedVikingX for your cache placement.

12 January 2024 16:30Found today with AndyAnd42Enjoyed the hide.TFTc RedVikingX

Clever hide, But not hard enough for us to give up!Missing Log!

Initial fright, but then realised it was a just a shy frog! Take care of it!! TFTC

Another on this great walk thank you

Another creative container although with the amount of finds it had become worn and opened too easily. TFTC!Cheers,The Hancock Clan

Another great container but this one needs replacing TFTC.

Found by Dad, Max, Jobe, Felix and Rocket

This puzzle was very easy to solve, I think it's been worn down a little with use but still fun to find and solve

Very easy retrieval open, signed the log as all good..

After getting into 3 and 4, this one turned out to be much easier than the last time I tried TFTC

While rambling with our U3A group we found this one easily and were able to open the tube. Tftc

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Well now I can see why they are called The path to madness! The cache was found easily enough, but I just couldn't get into the log container I will have to return when I have plenty of time to try again

Our next challenge was found and it didn't take long at all to get to the log.
Enjoying this walk and the caches
Thanks for the cache RedVikingX

Easy find, easy open. TFTC. Found with Swampy

Thanks for the cache RedVikingX.
Headed out for a short walk with the GeoGSP's this afternoon and decided to head to Lauderdale to see if I could find another in this series.
Had a little bit of excitement as we approached GZ, a potoroo appeared before us on the track and apparently didn't see the two 30+kg dogs in front of it, but it soon hopped away.
Back to the cache which was quickly found at GZ.
Accessing the log was pretty quick - so the log was soon signed and another in this series completed.

TFTC

After completing #4 and #3, we enjoyed this less demanding field puzzle. It didn't take long to get to the logsheet. Reassembling the puzzle was a relatively straightforward task. Thanks RedVikingX for another enjoyable field puzzle.

Loving this series! TFTC and TFTS! We’re timing ourselves to see how long it takes us to open each of the 3D printed parts…
This only took 1.5 mins but felt a lot longer, haha

Found today while out caching with Zozetta. We began the day at Lauderdale where we did ‘The Path To Madness’ series, then we went to Single Hill where we found four and then went back to Lauderdale to get a multi and a couple of traditionals, although one of those was a DNF. We found seven traditionals and two multis ending up with nine finds and two DNFs. A fun day out with many quality caches found.

This series was our first target today and, after reading previous logs and watching the caches accumulate favourite points, I knew that they would very good and we were not disappointed! Unfortunately, we had a DNF on 3 so we’ll be back.

Another quick find and solve, about 90 seconds this time.

Thanks for the cache RedVikingX!

Geo Kid E likes these puzzles so we went for a drive this afternoon to the caches so he could have a play with 2 and 3 which we hadnt found. 2 was found easily and the puzzle solved reasonably quickly, with the name added to the log book

Cache 3 outer container was there, but not the inner, which was interesting

TFTC

Second find from the trail, similar puzzle, but still very cool, and treasures were also very nice. Thanks to the creator for the effort put into this cache, the container was also very cute!

Hello RedVikingX thank you for the cache

Tonight been our usual BNO and with two missing EeePees and I went caching.
We continued our walk to your next cache which was easily found this one took a little longer to get into the log.

Found on Thursday, 04 May 2023 at 1754

**TFTC**

Found this evening with AlbyDangles - as the muggle members of our usual BoysNightOut dinner group were absent, we 2 went geocaching instead.

Parked nearby #1 just on dark, grabbed our torches and headed off - completing a return walk to #4 - and then back to the car. No rain, but quite cool, so walking was brisk, and muggles sparse.

Quick finds as expected, although times between finding, and accessing the logs slowly increased proportionally with the difficulty level along the way.

Kinda wish I'd put my beanie on. It is frustrating trying to open the log container, but probably more frustrating watching someone else trying!

Thanks RedVikingX, for the clever cache, the series, and the adventure.
Cheers, EPs.
№ 3336 - Thursday 4th May 2023
@1755hrs

Thanks for only having 1 level on this one. I love how much effort went into this series

We had to be up early for an appointment in the city then we were meeting the daughter and grandchildren in Lauderdale to get some supplies for the weekend. After a coffee we went our separate ways.

Had seen these 4 caches and not quite the right timing to find them until today. With some nice weather we decided to tackle these field puzzles and after reading some logs, we decided to start with #1 and work our way up the difficulties, however, number one seem to take ages…..even struggled to close it after signing the log! This one was a nice quick one to our surprise so we were feeling more confident with the next 2, maybe false hope!

Well done and thanks for the challenge.

This was a nice area to stroll around whilst listening to the birds. The field puzzles were very well constructed. Thanks for your effort in building these caches and thanks for the series.

Well from the brief read of the listing all I knew was that a bit of work must have gone into these and was going to be treated to something different. We in fact drove into the street the last one was in and as I was turning round at the end found a car behind me so parked up a bit further along, someone got out of the car and dashed off down the trail we needed, how very odd, soon the penny dropped that this was in fact the CO.

We got to GZ just after he had recovered the cache and after introductions I was told two things, 1. the cache was broken and he was about to do some repairs and we would be best to start at the other end and 2. I deserved a punch in the face for my Nine Inch Nails puzzle so with that we headed off to #1.

Now this one took a little longer but nothing major, but we could see a pattern but did wonder what was next.

This was to be a day of maintenance of other peoples caches for the Tas Community profile and we just threw in a couple of caches that were along the way so we got some finds too.
But it turned out to be one if not the largest number of Fav worthy cache finds in a day I have ever had and get this I was home before dark!

Thanks for the cache.

Found on 15/04/2023 at 11:26:00 thanks to RedVikingX for placing this cache for me to find.

The best caches I have found so far are:-

Sentimental [Moorgreen P3:1, Penny Pincher](http://coord.info/GC32Z5B) By [Sven&Cup](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=6596795)
Traditional [Hanging Around in Toorak](http://coord.info/GC62KAP) By [bobthebuilder_123](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=586681)
Multi [Gawler Fort Knox](https://coord.info/GC5T0W1) By [**JEM**](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=11449141)
Unknown [Men In Black Holes](http://coord.info/GC1DVB0) By [SG-3](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=918045)
Letterbox [Rolf's Letterbox](http://coord.info/GC5NCYM) By [membsec](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=5318842)
Earthcache [Totem Pole](https://coord.info/GC862H8) By [The Hancock Clan](http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?A=263428)

Visit the [Geocaching Tasmania Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/318455407771/)

Ok, number two was quickly found and it was my turn to extract the log (SSR did #1). A little trickier that the first because the grooves are hidden but still it didn't take too long.
Great presentation again, another fav point!
Thanks RedVikingX

another lovely puzzle. managed to work out way through the 3D fun while the bloopy dog found some bandicoots. cheers!

A short walk after finding the first in the series.
This one was a lot trickier but got there after a minute.
Left some swag behind.
TFTC.
Another favourite point to add to the series.

Having had success with the first puzzle, we made our way to #2. The cache was easily located and the puzzle in hand. RoadieR didn't even give it a try this time, just handed it over and waited patiently. This was different and trickier than #1. The same procedure, a jiggle here, a push there, tongue out in the right direction, a bit more of a jiggle, back the other way...yay!
It took a bit longer but got there in the end. Signed the log feeling quite chuffed.
But then.....I couldn't get it back together! ?? Oh no!!!! I can't possibly be only the third finder and have to fess up to the CO that the puzzle is already in pieces..??. Deep breaths, and some calm actions (definitely not how I was feeling) and it eventually slid it back into place. Phew!
Thanks RedVikingX for some fun, some angst and a different and challenging cache. A favourite point definitely deserved.

After dropping off my Brother and Sis-in-law at the airport for their 2 week Adelaide visit, i decided to swing by these new 4 hides on my ay back.
I started from Pink through to Purple before the All-Day-Drizzle started around 12:30pm.

Quickly found the hide and managed to access the log within 10 minutes... this one took a wee bit longer. I have developed a "Patience" in attempting these and it has paid off... kind of ha ha

On the 'Path To Madness' which i know will only get harder starting from this end first "Yeeaah bring it!" i say ha ha..

Signed the log with no Muggles about at 11:19 on Wednesday 12 April 2023.
Gotta love 3D Printers, my brother's youngest son has one and has made allsorts of things.

TFTC RedVikingX and the challenge the puzzle posed

*FTF* Well done on a great series of hides in this lovely reserve. Luckily we had the perfect tools with us - the grandsons who made us look inconspicuous while hunting and solving. Mr W went off with a couple of grandsons to this hide, after being unable to open the last one. A reasonably quick solve compared to the first two except Mr W had to re-solve as one of the grandsons put it back together before signing. Thanks for the first to find coins. These 3D printers are amazing. TFTC Deserves a favourite.

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