42nd of 50 Must See Places - BANAUE RICE TERRACES Chapel Flat, Victoria, Australia
By Sol de lune on 13-Nov-23. Waypoint GCAGCDT

Good one

I have not been to the phillipines. Thanks for the cache

Our target for today was to find some of the caches in this series of 50 in the bush, we much prefer caching away from prying eyes so this series suits us perfectly. We found all those we attempted and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Don't think we'll ever get to visit this place. TFTC

Rice terraces sound nice! Thanks

Rice paddies would be great TFTC

Another nice cache in good condition and another place i want to visit. This series is reminding me how many wonderful places there are in the world, and how few i have actually visited. My phone coverage got pretty patchy here so i waited till i got home to log this one. Im sorry for the generic log but my mind is now completely consumed by the travel bug. 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. 42nd of 50 Must See Places - BANAUE RICE TERRACES is find number 3,820 for me. A fun small sized traditional cache I enjoyed finding as one of my caching adventures in City Of Ballarat. I am logging this one on Saturday 31 Aug 2024 at 8:34 pm and the weather is Broken Clouds 14C 48% 8 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.BANAUE RICE TERRACES - still on our bucket list.

While I have been to the Phillipines I did not visit the Banaue Rice Terraces on that occasion.I did visit the cache and found it in good condition.

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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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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We often manage to start at the end of series - heading backwards! Thanks Sol de lune for a great series.

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

A morning walk with the dog and Adam saw us along this trail. All was quiet out here today and a quick find was made. Ive barely explored Asia so hopefully Ill get back there one day - this is on the list!

Had to wait for reception to log this one TFTC

Out for an evening drive in the Geo Tucson with the Geo dog Shem and Dromaniax to collect the last of the 50 Must See Places series that we didnt collect in February when it came out. This was found and signed and returned to its hiding spot.Thanks for the cache and the series Sol de lune

Returning today to complete the Must See Places series that our fellow partners in crime had already found. Armed with the cruiser we felt much more comfortable driving the tracks even though the i30 would have coped with them.we think!Thanks Sol de lune for the series placement.

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A quick find and a friendly doggie chat with a passerby had us on our way tftc

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!

Youngest monster whos not really trying this afternoon made a fairly quick find. 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.

*Found on the 18 Feb 2024 @ 2:19pm.**Cache find # 15511.* Yet another place that I have not visited before and I'm not about to in the foreseeable future.Today I headed for Ballarat with Mark (biggles1024) to attend the farewell to the GeoTour Event, with the event now over, we headed out for a drink on the rocks before heading over to this series to find a few, turned out we found about half of the series today, the rest will be for another day.Going by this list of must see places, I still have a lot of travelling to do as I have not been to most of these places.**Thanks to Sol de lune for keeping the game going by placing this cache.**

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.Thanks to Sol de lune for creating this fascinating list!. 36528

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 visitMany thanks Sol de lune for all the effort gone into this really enjoyable trail and the cache pages.

**18/02/2024, 14:21:00****Find #5697****Traditional Find #3416**Steve and I headed out early on a perfect morning and headed to Ballarat to attend the end of the Ballarat GeoTour event in addition to finding caches of interest. This series has been on our radar since it was first published but today was the first time for me to make a start. Thankfully, the tracks were very quiet and only two other cars were encountered and at least one of those was driven by a cacher. No problems with finding any of the caches and not much bending required either for which I was grateful.Apologies for the generic log.**Thank-you to Sol de lune for placing this geocache**

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

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 40, Yes 2.

Sa lugar ng Ballarat para sa katapusan ng linggo kasama ang Papi4506 at Geoturtle37, kaya isang perpektong pagkakataon upang maabot ang serye ng MSP at iba pang mga random na cache sa daan.Ang ikawalong kababalaghan sa mundo.Salamat sa paglalagay ng cache na ito, Sol de lune ??~????????~

Walked through every spiderweb in the forest to find this one.Today Deanside and I have returned to continue this series with more appropriate vehicles.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. 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

Enjoying being in the Forrest that I walk dogs as a kid. Thanks.

Find No. 4553. Found at 4.00pm.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

Found with McAdies and Jelly_bean14.I enjoyed finishing off the series today.Again only one place I have been so far but many years of travel to hopefully knock some off the list.Thanks for the hide and series.

Found with McAdies and Geo_Eddie.We managed to finish the series today.Only one spider joined us in the car!Thanks for the hide and series.

Finished off the series today.We have enjoyed driving around here doing them and it has been really quiet.Thanks for the placement and for most we haven't visited the place yet...Thanks for the hide.

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The last of the Kangaroo Gully Rd caches.I saw this logsheet had been replaced. All good now!Thanks for these extremely useful placements Sol de Lune

Find # 13314Solo 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 #7,657

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 .

Cache and log both replaced. All good to go.Cache on...

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

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 this series and made a last minute decision to come and explore early afternoon. Loved the theme of this series, reminiscing about places Ive been and others Id love to visit. Unfortunately hubby cleaned my car this morning, and after todays adventure it is much dirtier than it was in the morning Thanks for placing these caches! Looking forward to coming back to finish it.

Found this one open and log on the ground sopping wet. Dried on the engine but log in tatters, needs replacement. TNLN TFTC StA.

Will check this one this weekend

Found by Mary and David at 15:00. 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. We haven't been but M has had many Filipino nurses working for here who would be familiar with this. Our thanks to Sol de lune.

Suscoe was back this morning to complete this trail.It was a cool morning which was pleasant for caching here.Saw one car, two rosellas, lots of caches and a huge number of butterflies.Thanks to Sol de lune for this cache and trail.

Another quick little find from the car. Signed in green pen.

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.

Not yet visited.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 not been here and never heard if them before. Maybe one for the future travel list?

Found at 12:53 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.Seen them on TV and YouTube Look good! Wonder if the rice from those paddy's are anything special though.Thanks to Sol de lune

Car 2 logged this for the CITO mob. Tftc

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

Omegaman1971Support Your local Villain Live - Laugh - Lurk Caches Found: 12795First To Find : 147Sidetracked Cache Finds: 105Out 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.

A small group assault on a part of this cache series/trail was made by chook, wozzle68 and yours truly, micaparamedic today after an event and CITO locally.I have not been to the Banaue Rice Terraces, but one day I might get there.Thanks Sol de lune for placing this series/trail for our enjoyment.

A pleasant afternoon caching with chooknchunk and micaparamedic after a couple of morning events.Thanks for the hide.

After starting the day with an event and a CITO in Ballarat, Chook joined forces with wozzle68 and micaparamedic to tackle a handful of caches in this new Top 50 Must See Places series. We decided to come in from the bottom of Codes Forest Rd, and start at the end of the list Wow these terraces sound amazing. We knew very little about them though. This is where we finished our batch of caches today - leaves plenty more for future visits. TFTC and series Sol de lune.

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{FTF} Out the door and off to grab some FTFs, 50 would be nice but Ill settle for 10 as muggle husband is joining me today. An awesome spot for a cache trail.The Banaue Rice Terraces havent featured on my must visit list in the past. I couldnt find any caches there, it would be a good spot for a virtual.Thanks again, all good at GZ