27th of 50 Must See Places - ANGKOR WAT Creswick, Victoria, Australia
By Sol de lune on 12-Nov-23. Waypoint GCAGC6K

Coordinates changed from:S 37 27.238 E 143 53.005Coordinates changed to:S 37 27.235 E 143 53.002Distance from original: 23.5 feet or 7.2 meters.The wildflowers / weeds have certainly grown over the area. Cache has been a few metres to ensure a quick find. Hint has been updated.

TFTC

All we found were wild flowers

No luck for us here today, the thick undergrowth between the trail and the tree line defeated us, got some lovely photos of the floral display though

I did once plan a trip to Angkor Wat but the Tourist Agent messed up the bookings so I cancelled the trip. Cache was not an easy find and the under growth was soaking wet from the fog so I ended up very wet from the thighs down.

Tftc found with earthly 65

This one was more challenging....fun...thankyou

Maybe get to Ankor Bit more tricky to find but least colour helpedTFTC

Leaving the car with the ducks, I continued on foot to gather more smilies. This one threw me for a second, as it was not what I was expecting! However, all is good! TFTC

Another nice cache in perfect condition. I ran an event this morning in Castlemaine, the weather looked pretty ordinary and i wasnt sure if i would spend the rest of the day caching or head home afterwards. However, by the time i was leaving, the clouds had lightened and the conversations had fired me up so i decided to head to Creswick. The last time i was in this area i had started the 50 Must See Places series and hopefully i will be able to complete the rest of them today. 27th of 50 Must See Places - ANGKOR WAT is find number 3,805 for me. A fun small sized traditional cache I enjoyed finding as one of my caching adventures in Hepburn Shire. I am logging this one on Saturday 31 Aug 2024 at 3:07 pm and the weather is Overcast Clouds 11C 83% 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)*

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.ANGKOR WAT - still on our bucket list.

Found

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.

Back to pick up some caches we missed the other day.

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

Found it. TFTC

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

What can I say... Found it! TFTC

Off to the forest again this morning. Featherdown and I went to Angkor Wat.All good here....

Found

Another place I havent heard but the cache made up for it yftc

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, Never heard of this place. Great colour container for this hide

Found with the hubby and geo dog on a walk. This is one place Id love to visit. Such different culture to what Im used to. When do I leave? Oh yeah - when I get a passport

Scrub was a little more thick and took a little bit of extra time before it was found! TFTC!!

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

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

After the CITO left us in such a convenient spot, I joined forces with RoamingHowie, Phetlern and Team Crackers in completing some more of this series.Most were found easily, but a few took a bit longer. You get used to finding a certainly type of cache and hide, and when that alters it throws you for a while.Thanks for this series, Robmc.

After attending the "Creswick Forest CITO" along with fellow geocachers from near and far, the idea of a whirlwind world tour of "Must See Places" was proposed.Together with, Robmc, Roaming Howie and Team Crackers, we set off on our world tour. (For economy of log space & time we signed as Post CITOs) The information about each of the places was intriguing as we drove from place to place. The series brought back memories of places we have actually been fortunate enough to visit. Thanks to Sol de lune for creating this fascinating list!. 36510

It was the day to farewell the Ballarat GeoTour.After completing the CITO, I teamed up with Robmc, Phetlern and Team Crackers to complete some more of the 50 places series. To avoid clogging up the tracks, we piled into two vehicles and attempted to get through as many as we could before I had to leave for the Farewell event. We logged the caches as the Post CITO gang.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.

We were in Ballarat this weekend to join in the fun of all the events being held.After the Cito which was not far from this series we joined forces with Phetlern, our chauffeurs for the morning, Robmc and Roaming Howie to try our luck.Happily all caches were located quickly but some did take awhile longer.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.Many thanks Sol de lune for all the effort gone into this really enjoyable trail and the cache pages.

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

nowknong tambn Ballarat samreab chong sa bta cheamuoy Papi4506 & Geoturtle37 dauchneh chea aokasa da laitakhchaoh muoy daembi chhean dl saeri MSP ning khleang samngeat chaidany phsaengtiet now tamophlauv .kaunobrosa robsakhnhom ban now tinih . khnhom? kit? tha? vea? chea? kar? thveu? damnaer? tow? kraw? bratesa? leuk? ti? 4? robsa? keat .arkoun samreab kar dak khleang samngeat nih, Sol de lune ??~????????~

OHC, GT37 and myself are out here again so that we can hopefully, finish this series. Again, many laughs were had as one or 'tother gave clues as to the next destination. The girls made a little bit of time to grab some ripe blackberries as we went. Thank you for placing this series. Thank you for the time and effort that has gone into doing so so that we can all enjoy the experience. Nope 26, Yes 1.

Nice quick find here after grabbing out the chainsaw and clearing the way.We're living on the road and using geocaching to discover interesting places. Thanks for bringing us here

Spending the day with Tenkae, attacking some caches in the area. Spending the day with Tenkae, attacking some caches in the area. Apologies for generic logs but a fantastic seriesThanks Sol de lune for your fantastic efforts and for contributing to this great game for myself and others to enjoy. Happy trails, Deanside

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.Think Europe would be on the list before Cambodia for us. TFTC and series Sol de lune.

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.This one tricked us.Thanks Sol de lune for the series placement.

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Find No. 4537. Found at 12.58pm.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. 33 then it was back to the van for a rather late lunch.After lunch we loaded the bikes, drove and done No. 34, then drove onto No. 35, where we got the bikes out and off we rode again to finish off the series.We enjoyed riding the tracks, approx 20 ks, through the pine forest and finding the caches as we went.We also found the extras on the trail.TFTC Sol de lune

Find # 13297Solo 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 #7,687

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 with McAdies and Geo_Eddie.I am looking foward to visiting some of these places one day.Thanks for the hides.

Found with McAdies and Jelly_bean14.Some of these took a little while to spot but we found them all.I don't know how many of these spots I might visit in my life but they sound great.Thanks for the hides.

The weather looked like it would be really nice in the mroning so we headed out to Creswick Forest to find another 16 of this fun series.As it turned out after lunch we got a massive storm so it was very good timing.We enjoyed finding these caches and the area was very quiet today.Thanks for the series and we look foward to the last section.

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 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 this one with SciFiRulz and MazzyMay TFTC

Watch the thistles, ouch. CIGC TNLN TFTC StA

Today I returned to get a few more caches in this series. Todays aim was to find 12 caches in order to get the solstice souvenir.Travelling here seemed to gain massive popularity over the last few years with many people I know making the trip over. I was not one of them. I do love exploring temples and places with rich history so well see if I can make my way there.All was good at GZ, cache was a quick find with good coordinates. Thanks for the series SDL

Found by Mary and David at 12:40. 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. No inclination to go there - can watch all the docos on cable. Quite a geotrail developing. 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.I've not been to Angkor Wat, maybe I'll put it on the bucket list.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. Perhaps one day.Thanks to Sol de lune for the cache.

Have not been to Angkor Wat.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.

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 Ankor Wat and our useful hint is before you go, do lots of leg exercises as stepping over each really high temple doorway ledge is one of the hardest leg workouts we've ever had!

Got up early to watch the sun rise over the temple and it poured rain. Car 2 logged this for the CITO mob. Tftc

Found at 1:47 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.My best friend has an orphanage in Cambodia and absolutely loves the people and has helped many young children in their life journey. Wealth spent on temples by the kings was a waste as compared to helping their people!Thanks to Sol de lune

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. Been there, found a cache or two and enjoyed the history.

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

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.Angkor Wat is another on the Bucket List. We are planning to live in Vietnam for a couple of years which will make this quite accessibleThank you, Sol de lune, for this Traditional Cache.

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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