12th of 50 Must See Places - MACHU PICCHU Cabbage Tree, Victoria, Australia
By Sol de lune on 12-Nov-23. Waypoint GCAGC3K

Enjoyed the forest drive with goingplaces2 and finding the caches along the way. Have not been to many of these places yet, but we can always hope. TFTC.

Most of these Must See Places are overseas, but we have seen the Aussie ones. Logs were signed, but we found some of the containers could not be opened. Maybe one day we will get to see more of the chosen places. Thanks for these placements go to Sol de lune.

I have been to Machu Picchu! I walked old Mach picchu and it was the hardest walk I have ever done but well worth it.Thanks for the cache

Today we've returned to try to complete this series, we found all but one (number 27), others have been finding it but the undergrowth defeated us. Most were fairly quick finds with a couple requiring a bit more of a search. We've really enjoyed this series as we're always more comfortable with bush caching away from prying eyes. Unlikely that we'll ever visit this place but TFTC

Another smiliey...thankyou

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Would be a great place to visit but do not think I will ever get there TFTC

When the 50 Must See Places series was published, it was immediately placed on our "must do" list. We had intended to attempt the series in March this year but an unexpected change to our travel plans meant that we had to leave our visit to our current return trip for Adelaide to Tassie. Today we visited the area and over a period of about five hours, we visited all cache locations - we found 49 of them but missed one (Zanzibar). There was a second that we didn't find at our first attempt but a message from the CO that the coordinates had been updated a couple of months ago (and we had the old ones) enabled us to find that cache.We enjoyed the series - we much prefer to cache in bush settings rather than urban environments. In most instances, each cache was found after a short search and was found in good condition. We found a variety of container types and sizes. There were, however, a number of logbooks that were slightly damp but still usable - a brief period of summer weather will dry them completely. Although there had been recent rain, the roads were in good condition and our AWD Forrester handled them easily. Any variations to these generalised statements are highlighted below.Thanks Sol de Lune for this very enjoyable series - greatly appreciated.MACHU PICCHU - still on our bucket list.

After a big walk with the sister and Little Goat at St Georges Lake, LG fell asleep in the car which provided us with the perfect opportunity to grab some quick stop and grab caches. Hibileamon has finally joined the caching world so we had to keep going to get here a few stats on her first day! This was the 13th of 19 in this series that we grabbed today. The best series of this style that I've done so far!

Out for a drive with Tangent Goat and Little Goat and stopped to get some quickies while the Little Goat was sleeping. Good series, enjoyed the finds!

I did the walk on the traditional Inca Trail to Machu Pichu and spent a day wandering around the ruined city. A highlight was standing at the Sun Gate watching the sunrise over Machu Pichu and then it was basically a downhill walk from there. the cache was found in good condition.

After meeting Allansee and stopping for a chat i realized that the daylight was soon going to disappear and the temperature would drop. I decided to just roll along finding caches till dark then log them when i got home. I will see how far i get but i am sure i will ll be saving plenty of the series for another visit. Its been ages since i just headed off for a day caching without plans and lists and all sorts of statistical goals in mind. Today i am going to enjoy a trip to Creswick and see what i find when i get there, i know there have been lots of caches published since my last visit, so im sure it will be fun. 12th of 50 Must See Places - MACHU PICCHU is find number 3,489 for me. A fun small sized traditional cache I enjoyed finding as one of my caching adventures in Hepburn Shire. Unless otherwise mentioned above, I found the coordinates to be accurate, the cache in good condition and the log dry and with plenty of room to sign. I am logging this one on Friday 21 June 2024 at 8:18 pm and the weather is Clear Sky 13C 58% 4 m/s . Thanks for placing this cache for the rest of us to enjoy Sol de lune.*Found with [Geooh GO](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobiltal.geoohGO)*

Done while heading to Creswick for the Solstice Dinner. Most of them were found, some easily, some not so. Thanks for the caches Sol de lune.

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Brisk outside today! This would be an incredible place to visit - not sure I'll ever get there though unless I wins Tatts?! Ha ha. Thanks for the cache.

Another productive visit to the forest. 1.8km from home. Lovely stretch of road through the pines.Many thanks Sol de Lune for another

Out today with littlecogs in the PeuGEOt on a world tour, well one can dream.Had a lot of fun and little littlecogs proved she was no match with many finds.TFTC

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Staying in Ballarat for next 3 nights. Lot's of caches to get and to go to an event. Saw this trail and wasn't sure if a car could do it. All good for the car

The road is pretty quiet today, although the drizzle is persistent. Enjoying the walk, and the addition of more smilies. Last onefortoday, willhead outfora few more soon! TFTC

Found ) enjoying the last day of annual leave

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Out on a rainy day. Pulled up at the first of the trail and it poured down. Waited for the rain to slow then a quick find. Continued along the trail racing to beat the weather. Almost made it getting rained on at the last couple. Didnt see anyone else along the way, maybe we were the only mad ones out in this crazy weather! TFTC

Found it. TFTC

I'm not really a fan of logs that just say Found it. Mostly because you've gone to this effort at least we can type some sentences. So I figure I'll just ramble a bit TFTC

We must be getting quicker or the threat of a toilet break looms but will soldier on tftc

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TFTC. Setting up camp for a week in Murray Bridge before the MEGA for 29th Feb!Moving to Ballarat for another week afterwards. Last hurrah travelling before wooding season at home starts!Happy caching and safe travels!

TFTC, out with Mr 11yr old and Miss 4 for adventures. Great find. Proudly found by Miss 4. She was so pleased

Out with the two Monsters today chasing the 50 most see places. Made a quick find with this one. TFTC!!

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Found with LittleBoss2 and Geo the puppy on a short trip to Creswick. Quick find here, thanks Sol de Lune

Found with Bogonghazy and Geo pup. Quick find. Thanks for placing the geocache

We were in Ballarat this week end to join in the fun of all the events being held.After the Farewell to the Geotour event we decided to head back here and continue this series and learn a bit more about the world.If we were a bit younger and a lot more wealthy there was not one location on this list we would not like to visit.Our Son and daughter in law visited here a few years ago and loved it so much, we received a lovely painting from there.Many thanks Sol de Lune for all the effort gone into this really enjoyable trail and the cache pages.

It was the day to farewell the Ballarat GeoTour.I packed up camp early and made a start on this series before the CITO. Once I had found a couple I got into the groove.Thanks Sol de lune for adding this cache to the worldwide collection for us all to enjoy. ----------------------------------------------------------The Ballarat GeoTour ends on 4 March 2024! Be sure to find all the caches and earn the souvenir before the tour is archived. The [Farewell Ballarat GeoTour Event - GCAFQ8B](https://coord.info/GCAFQ8B) is on 18 February 2024.Are you ready to nominate in the 2023 Victorian Cache of the Year Awards? Start preparing by checking out the 2023 geocaching lists available [here](https://geocachingvictoria.com.au/information/great-caching-lists/) and find some of the new caches ahead of nominations opening.

Spending the day with Tenkae, attacking some caches in the area. Continuing on from yesterday having not completed the series, once again,apologies for the generic logs, a great series! Thanks Sol de lune for your fantastic efforts and for contributing to this great game for myself and others to enjoy. Happy trails, Deanside

Third day collecting this series with Deanside, quick find here.We're living on the road and using geocaching to discover interesting places. Thanks for bringing us here

Out trying some of this series today. Thanks for the cache.

Mr 3 found this as we held back Mr 8. Again havent been here

Chook joined forces with The Tritonz and wozzle68 today for a very full day of caching, fun and laughter. After doing the letterbox trails this morning, we headed out for another lovely walk through the Le Gerche Forest, finding a few more caches, before finishing off with some more of the 50 Must See Places series.Would be great but don't think we'll get to Machu Picchu.TFTC and series Sol de lune.

En la zona este fin de semana con Papi4506 y Geoturtle37, as que es una oportunidad perfecta para encontrar esta serie de MSP.No est en mi lista, pero espero que mi hijo, que actualmente viaja desde Mxico en direccin al sur, algn da llegue a este destino.Gracias por colocar este cach, Sol de lune ??~????????~

With so many events on and good company, GT37 and I met up with OHC at Slaty Creek. After setting up camp, we all jumped into Gertie and set of to make a start of this new (to us) series.We had a great time and had fun guessing what the next destination was going to be. Can't say that I have been many if any. We will see when we complete the series what my count is. Nope 11, Yes 1.Thank you for placing this series for us to enjoy.

It was planned to visit Creswick today with chooknchunk and wozzle68 while in Ballarat for the smorgasbord of events this weekend.With so many new caches in the area of late we were spoiled for choices. After completing the letterbox and AFL series before lunch we are now hitting up the 50 Must See Places the CO has kindly put out for us and others to enjoy. The day is heating up but we are enjoying the caches and the camaraderie while seeking each hide out.Thanks Sol de lune for the series placement.

This one is very high on my to do list. Equal with Everest Base Camp. Many thanks

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Find No. 4520. Found at 11.13am.A day spent at Creswick to do the '50 Must See Places' caches, on our push bikes.We got the first one on the way in, then parked the van between the 1st and 2nd and off we rode doing these in order. Got to No. 34 then it was back to the van for a rather late lunch.After lunch we loaded the bikes and moved the van to No. 35, got the bikes out and off we rode again to finish off the series.We enjoyed riding the tracks through the pine forest and finding the caches as we went.We also found the extras on the trail.TFTC Sol de lune

Tried to find this series in a day but too hot so will return soon to find the rest. TFTC

Find # 13281Solo trip to Creswick to tackle the 50 must see places series and others along the way. Spent 3 and a half hours driving the forest and finding a total of 62 caches.Day started off ok, thankfully the sprinkling of rain from mid day, that lasted to 2:30 kept the heat away. While a bit annoying, it did make for a more interesting and enjoyable time caching the forest.Alot of places on the list are a Dream. Never say never. Maybe one dayTFTC Sol de lune

Out for a fun day caching with Donutholes through the back roads of Creswick pine plantation while enjoying the 50 Must See Places caches.There was plenty of banter and laughs as Donutholes chauffeured me about in style while dodging a pot hole or three.Log signed and replaced as found.Thanks for the traditional cache Sol de lune #7,671

AusFox and I decided to leave Geelong at 6:30am to smash out this series! It has been on the list ever since it dropped but finding a time that suited us both was the tricky part.I drove and AusFox was on directions as we worked our way through all the hides. Very happy to get all the smiley faces here . I was surprised that it didn't take us as long as I thought it would.Looking for caches is fun but it's all about the banter and hanging with mates for me!Thanks for all your work in placing and maintaining these hides .

Found during my roadtrip from Canberra to do the Ballarat GeoTour. After finishing the GeoTour yesterday, the redux of the 50 Must See Places was on my non-negotiable to-do list. I found the original series in Canberra more than 11 years ago when I was just starting high school so it has been cool to read my past logs for that series and reflect upon how much has changed since then. Full-time worker, university graduate, full-driver's license and I have now visited 7 of the Must See Places whereas before I had only visited 1! I also appreciated how different this rendition of the series was to the one in Canberra; this rendition involved driving, different containers and I didn't see any snakes this time so I'm calling that a win! The drive took about 4 hours including a few stops for bonus caches nearby. I drove past SciFiRulz, PapaGrouch and MazzyMay at one of the intersections which was nice social time in the middle of a pleasant drive. Many thanks to you, Sol, for the significant effort that you have put into recreating this iconic powertrail from my childhood, from memory it may have been my first ever powertrail. TFTC and series! THIS CACHE: Quick find at GZ.

Found this one with SciFiRulz and MazzyMay TFTC

Found with PapaGrouch and MazzyMay on a day out in the Creswick forest and surrounds. Had a fun day finding a lot of caches. Most fairly easy, some took a bit longer. We were racing to see who spotted the cache first, we each found some so everyone was happy.I haven't been to this location.TFTC

Found today with PapaGrouch and SciFiRulz. Thankyou for this group of caches.

Found by Mary and David at 11:00. After the Event this morning, we headed over here to finish the 50 Must See Places series and find a couple of other caches along the way. Machu Picchu? No way Jos! Our thanks to Sol de lune.

A group assault on this cache series/trail was made by McLookers, ConnieandRick, Muzza, lumpyjrb, pprass and yours truly, micaparamedic.Machu Picchu has been on my bucket list forever. Nothing more to say about that.Thanks Sol de lune for placing this series/trail for our enjoyment.

Found today in a group assault consisting of McLookers, Lumpyjrb, ConnieandRick, Micaparamedic, Pprass and me. All signed as CITOMob.I have not been to this must see place but would really like to. Perhaps one day.My thanks to Sol de lune for the cache.

Out with a large group to enjoy this new power trail with Muzza, McLookers, Micaparamedic, Lumpyjrb and Pprass. Signed at CITOmob and all found present and correct. We've been to the Machu Picchu and our useful hint is stay at the nearly town for at least one night and go twice as there's so much to see and its a huge site that that is well worth two visits.

Found with McAdies and Jelly_bean14.This is a fun series and we have done a third now.Looking foward to visiting again to do some more.Thanks for the hide.

Found with McAdies and Geo_Eddie.It was a nice day to do some of this series.Thanks for placing it I hope to visit many of the places one day.

Found with the family today.We decided to take advantage of a rare quiet afternoon and do the first 18 of this series.It was nice and quiet on the road here.Thanks for the series.

Have not beenyet!After the CITO, a contingent consisting of Muzza, micaparamedic, pprass, ConnieandRick and lumpyjrb. The log was signed CITO Mob.Thanks for placing the cache Sol de lune.

Found at 1:21 PM in the company of ConnieandRick, Lumpyjrb, McLookers, micaparamedic and muzza. We signed the logs sheets as "CITO Mob" due to the CITO that we all attended that morning.Another place that we have learned a lot about on YouTube. Fascinating how nature totally reclaimed the structures over a few centuries.Thanks to Sol de lune

Car 2 logged this for the CITO mob. Tftc

Suscoe headed to Creswick this morning to get a start on "The 50 Must See Places" trail.We go a bit over half way this morning so another trip is already being planned to find the remaining caches.It was a pleasant drive around these tracks with lots of butterflies and dragonflies in the air.Thank you to Sol de lune for this cache and the series.

A new series in the area highlighting some of the worlds greatest places, I have been to many of these over the years and still a lot to get to. An interesting series with the cache all being found expect 1 no.44, the coords on most are a little out but after awhile I got an eye for them and was able to spot them all quickly. This week I decided to head to Victoria for a few days to target finishing off the Ballarat Geotour and also find the new series in St Arnaud, anything else was a bonus. I ended up finding a little over 300 caches plus a tonne of ad labs along the way. Thanks for the series

Twelve. CIGC TNLN TFTC StA

Out and about with Rebel Acts and The Empire to scatter smiles on the map, marking our final geocaching escapade for the year. Despite the less-than-ideal weather, it turned out to be a fantastic day of caching.This is one of the caches we were lucky to find, Cheers for the cache

Found by The Empire with Rebel Acts and omegaman1971Teaming up with Rebel Acts and omegaman1971 to tackle some new caches in Creswick, eager to escape the hustle and bustle of city life for a weekend retreat, I found solace among the towering pine trees that formed a dense green canopy overhead. The plantation stretched endlessly, offering a tranquil and secluded haven.Spotting a group of kangaroos near the edge of the plantation, we slowed down to observe these iconic creatures. Their powerful hind legs propelled them through the wet grass as if the rain had invigorated their spirits. The unexpected downpour had brought the landscape to life, each raindrop enhancing the colors around us.Amidst the rain, a burst of laughter echoed through the air, catching us off guard. We looked up to see a group of kookaburras perched on the branches above, their distinctive cackling blending harmoniously with the pitter-patter of raindrops. Another quick find here. Thanks for the cache, and the series Sol de lune.-M

I noticed the new must see places trail had been published so plans were made with Omegaman1971 and The Empire to meet up and do them, we also tackled the AFL series and a couple of other caches on route. The hanging containers on the trail were a real challenge, those lids were really hard to get off.This is one of the caches found today. We could not off picked a worse day weather wise as we all went home like drowned rats.Thanks Sol de lune for the cache.

Joint [FTF] with Dromaniax and Sims familyResting calmly mentally preparing for the last few days of the school year. The phone rings Dromaniax says there are some fresh caches in Creswick forest do I want to come this means an 11pm pick up and Im guessing an early morning. Lets do it. I have no Passport currently so it will be nice to visit all these places; surprisingly at night they all look very similar trees in the dark. Fun was had, a few rotten stumps upended in frustration, yet in the end a good amount of FTF to keep even the Geelong FTF crew happy. Thanks Sims-family and Dromaniax for the adventure. Thanks too to Sol de lune for setting up this wonderful series of caches.

I had been working on assignments all day and noticed a lot of emails popping up, but I ignored them as assignments have due dates. Fast forward to the evening, and Sims_family called to see if I was interested in an [FTF], one I would have passed on, but 30-something, that is a different matter altogether.On the way to my rendezvous with Sims_family, I called my brother JTreeTrack2 and asked if he would be interested in joining the feast of FTFs. He asked to call back in twenty. By this time, Sims_family and I were on the way to Ballarat, and he agreed that he would love to join us if we could pick him up.Once the crew were together, we headed to the first GZ and picked up our first FTF for the night. This was another FTF that we picked up.Visiting Central and South America is a must-do for us, and we would definitely want to see Machu Pichu.Thank you, Sol de lune, for this Traditional Cache.

Joint [FTF] with Dromaniax and JTreeTrack2 I was having a quiet day trying to recover from a massive day yesterday with Geocaching Geelong Annual Christmas Events day and my Birthday when my phone went crazy with over 50 new caches published in the Creswick area. Normally the first to find hunter in me would be right shoes sock lets go but I was truly cooked from yesterday. As the day went on I did keep half an eye on them and noticed a few had been found but by late afternoon all action seem to have ceased.After resting most of the day I couldn't resist the urge to head out after dark. A call to Dromaniax who was going to be working on some assignments could pass up a chance at so many First to finds and while enroute to Ballarat his brother JTreeTrack2 said he would also join in for some fun. After picking him up it was off for the fun to begin. starting a little after 11pm we had 12 down before midnight and a new day stated. All up I think we managed 39 first to finds and 1 DNF and a lot of laughs. Home around 4:30am meant it was going to be another tired day ahead but it was definitely worth the effort.Thank you Sol de lune for the series

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