Wetlands by the Burn Deer Park, Victoria, Australia
By caughtatwork on 31-May-04. Waypoint GCJJR7

After much soul searching (and 159 finds on the cache), I've decided that the best result for the game of geocaching would be for this cache to be archived. This will allow the area to be opened up for a new cache to be hidden as well as allow a refresh of the area, not that there was any damage in the area anyway. Thank you to everyone who had kind words on my very first cache hide. It brought me much pleasure to read all of the logs over the years. So long little plastic box.

I checked the location this afternoon and the cache was no where to be seen.
As this is the location of my very first cache hide, some 6 or so years ago, I'll think about a replacement before I decide to archive the listing.

Gutter-kat and I searched and searched, stuck our heads where we shouldn'tve, but unfortunately there was no cache to be found there for us... Even with the clue!!!

Oh yes, it was a little less obvious, in fact we couldn't find it. Unfortunately, the GPSr was playing up a bit, and we couldn't see previous logs or the hint, which didn't help. Also, we were having a few snakey thoughts, and didn't like fiddling around in the grass too much. In hindsight I think we were looking where the hint said; but had no joy. Thanks all the same.

When I arrived at GZ, there was an obvious tell tale sign where the cache would be so I headed straight in and grabbed it... [^] A little too easy as the camo had not been replaced...

So, after business was sorted, I tucked the container away and tidied up aroud GZ. Should be a little less obvious now... [;]


Oh btw, I think your tests worked...

Cheers caughtatwork

Found it @approx. 19:00

A nice easy find on a great melbourne afternoon.
Nice area. love it.

TNLNSL

TFTC

Found on a night caching run with geobuddies Blacklegend17 and Quasar3671... Easy find in the end.. T4TC!

Found on a night caching run with geobuddies Blacklegend17 and Quasar3671...easy find.. T4TC caughtatwork!

7th of 35 finds on a night caching run with my mates Blacklegend and Xraydelta1. Quick find compared to the last one we did. Nice little spot. Thanks for the hide.

needs a new log book

A nice easy find on a beautiful sunny day in a lovely peaceful setting - had afternoon tea in the rotunda. Took: Watch, Left: Koala Keyring.
Thanks caughtatwork for sharing your beautiful area with us.

Log Book full - needs replacing.

This was the last of three while over here on this glorious Saturday morning. I must admit that I did have a squiz at the hint , after which I soon had the stash in hand at 11:50. A very nice area .

TNLNSL. Thanks caughtatwork.

#595 @ 4.35pm. Another cache done whilst waiting for our fellows caching friends travelling over from Adelaide for a caching holiday in Tassie. A really nice area with lots of birdlife, thankfully the locals we all indoors today so made the find and replacement easier on us.

TNLNSL TFTC caughtatwork

Beaut spot. Thang for the cache

First place I looked. TFTC

Found it while geohubby played with his phone in the car. Spoilsport claimed he was too tired. Really nice area and I could hear the froggies croaking away nearby. I wonder how funny i looked with my head down and bumb in the air. Took racing car left smiley flower. TFTC!

Nice quick find. This would be a really nice spot if the council would just spend a little more on the up keep of these areas. TNLN, TFTC.

easy find before lunch, TFTC SL TNLN #379

Grabbed a handful for the day.. This one was around lunchtime.. However the day was still young.. Thanks Caught @ Work for the cache adn exercise.. Thanks..

This entry was edited by Spladem on Tuesday, November 06, 2012 at 12:11:07 PM UTC.

Quick find with dunko on a night cache run TFTC TNLN SL

Out on a night excursion for caches with Slink1. Good find TFTC SL

Relatively easy find, though not quite as involved as some of caughtatwork's stuff (but I did note this was the first hidden cache). Still, have seen others in similar locations and even this one took us a little while to find, so well placed indeed. Also, my first trackable picked up! Nathaniel's '98 'vette will need to be moved onto a new home!

Bralock and my last cache for the day, there was a bit of vegetative lolling around as we tried to find this one. My GPS went nuts on this cloudy day, and his was running out of power, so I was flying blind and we were running out of time. We found it though! TFTC! TNLN.

Found easily thanks to the hints. Took the toothpicks & left a soldier. TFTC

First regular for some time so dropped off Nathaniel's 98 Vette and took watch. TFTC

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The moon was almost bright enough to get this without a flashlight

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In caching from Canada. Dropped off 2 travellers. TFTC

Nice hide. Some cool stuff inside.

Stopped at the nearby park to eat lunch (and let 3yo play) before heading to CCCC 5: Carinya Gardens... wasn't until reading the desc of that one while eating that I realised this one was here. Doh! Needless to say, I grabbed it while I could.

Thanks to the man who let the 3yo use his toilet to avoid a potentially embarrassing and smelly accident.

Nice easy find. TNLN.

Found it, great hiding spot, but could probably use a new log book soon.

Thanks for the Cache.

Difficult to find but worth it! Well hidden!

An easy find with no muggles to be seen anywhere.

A lovely place in an ever increasing urban sprawl.

TFTC C@W

Left a child's watch (new)
TN

TFTC, TNLN. needs a new log book, we found a blank area big enough to log our visit.

Nice'n'easy.
Plenty of room in the logbook if you write in the unused spaces.
The Riddeller [?]

Edited to correct iPhone date.

This entry was edited by Riddell on Saturday, 12 June 2010 at 02:58:52.

C@W's first cache eh, nice location too. Signed log, read the OLD entries in the logbook, a few 1/2 pages left, then watched a couple of dopey kids on mini bikes try to cross the creek AND GOT BOGGED!!!!!!
Thanks C@W for the nice spot.

Found today but not logged until 28/11/2011
Many thanks for the cache.

v93 found it. TNLN. TFTC. Logbook full.

After doging the kids and walkers and dogs found this at 0915 today as the second and final cache before leaving. Interesting place to visit. Should be quite spectacular after it rains with a lot more water running down the creek. Thanks.
Maxi and the Jackpot.

A quick find when it was quiet.
A very full log book..
TFTC TNLN

Found at 4.20pm after having to wait and wait for a pair of lovebirds to find another place to walk and talk.[:X] Then a very quick find TFTC

Found this cache as part of a 2-day blitz in Melbourne. A nice quick find as the sun was just coming up.
Thanks

This is the fifth cache placed by C@W today and was his first hide. You have come a long way since this one and your hiding has improved. Had to wait for a muggle to move on and then it was a easy find but was very careful where I searched owning to the heat and the likely hood of tigers.

Found a spot in the very full log book so a little job one day when you are passing. Thanks another nice area.

That was an easy find, thanks to the clue. It's a nice location, and I didn't have to share it with anyone. Thanks caughtatwork.

Found easily.

TFTC

Wally

Found after two DNF ! Testing out new gps i brought this afternoon ! Maybe ill blame that on the DNF's lol !

Nice little spot .. had to be quick as there was allot of muggles about !

Took TB im off to Adelaide next week so will drop it off somewhere over there !

Thanks for the cache !

Easy find ths morning tftc!! left tb

Found it no probs.

After a bit of snooping around with Mrs. AMM9449, we finally discovered this cache. Was cautious reaching for the cache, a warm summers day.

TNLN. TFTC!

Well.... Mrs AMM9449 found it with Storm Chaser750 while I was in the car with child..... Pretty funny watching the.
They found it!!

29/12/09

Great spot for a find! Was a bit nervous about the possibility of snakes ...must remember to pack some gloves next time!

Perfect weather and muggle free!

Took: Basketball card Left: smiley face magnet

TFTC )

Found with the Walenators on our way out to an event in melton we decided to grab a few cache's in the area,
Thanks for the cache C@W
TNLN SL

Nice hide, found with Mr Jibblets on a caching day in the western suburbs in transit to 'Intervening Days II (Event Cache)' TFTH...SL....TNLN

lovley spot.
took: funky traveler t.b.
left xmas klaidescope

TFTC SL

It heartens me to see that not even caughtatwork (enviably famous for well constructed LARGE caches) started off using smaller plastic containers like the rest of us. And, not even a sistema or a loc-n-loc!
At least the camo was good and this container and location has indeed stood the test of time.
Left: Funky Traveller TB.
The logbook was full and I didn't have a spare one with me. [B)]

Thanks caughtatwork, I hope my first cache lasts as long and that I can progress to the type of quality hides and containers that you have.

Tristan has come for a flying visit back in time.

Another quick and easy find for today.
That is one gigantic prickly weed nearby though!

L: Pathtag, Teenage Tantrums TB came to visit.

Thanks again caughtatwork

Our easiest find so far. No snakes in the bushes yet, still a bit too cold.

Found at about 2340, 4th for the day and 4th on the start of my USA trip. Staying at Caroline Springs tonight, at my brothers house, so i thought i would drag him out for a bit of caching. Needed his wheels for transport... lol. SLTNLN. Liked the spot.

found after nat finished complaining about how cold it is!! we wanted to play some ball on the court but i think it was a bit windy for that!

TNLTSL

TFTC.

Cheers scott&nat

Down for a visit with the family and decided to introduce them to geocaching.

'It was good' - ha, the lack of emotions from today's teenagers!

I enjoyed it, but struggled to find somewhere in the log book to sign my name

TFTC

The log book is absolutely full. I ended up signing my name against someone who signed back in 2007. Please replace

No one about early in the morning, had cache in hand soon enough and put it on the deck for photos with our travel bug Snowee Sheep. We squeezed our name at the page just after ADV! Nice views, so took more photos from the platform. Thanks again, c@w.

Find # 159
Nice easy find in a nice new estate. TNLNSL TFTC

A pleasant walk in an area we didn't know existed. TFTC

found this morning after a ferral muggle cat left the area - thanks

Lots of caughtatwork caches this morning, not all successful so happy to add another successful find with this one.
TFTC

a nice easy find after the cccc one I just did. interesting trail like track on the other side with kids zooming past on 2 stroke monsters disturbing the peace.

One of the quickest finds of the day. Great hint took me straight to it. No-one around so the log was signed and cache replaced without even moving........

TNLN & TFTC.

Omegaman

Long time between drinks, but was good to get back into caching!
TNLNSL

Found with omegaman and Georgi*

Not much of a crowd here today, must be too cold for 3 on 3.
T Skydiver TB and Tassie Devil
L Glass Easter Egg

found with shabbyidears, can't remember exact date.

Another find in Caroline Springs late in the afternoon, would be a fantastic area when the rain finally returns. Sad to see the place so dry, but it is still lovely nonetheless.

Left a Scotland Keyring, took nothing.

TFTC.

An easy find to finish the day, after the other not-so-easy ones nearby....Thanks.

On my second visit, this was a quick find at dusk when noone could spot a suspious cacher.

TFTC.

We had bought 2 TBs from Adelaide that needed to be in Melbourne. Only had time for a couple of caches as they get in the way of the rest of the families shopping. I thought we came over for the tennis.

We stayed at Ashley Gardens Caravan Park so this one was ideal.

A quick find and the TBs were resting inside.

T:Nothing
L: 2 Tbs
SL

TFTC

Found this one pretty quick.
Comprehensive hints made it pretty easy.

Found it! Nice easy one to do with the Kids...they like "treasure" hunting (but hard to stop them plundering the treasure when it's found . Nice start - first time caching and one is so close to home!

Took "Geodude #1 (Likes travelling)" .... will take him on a journey next week

Found with The Empire. A good day out.

TNLN, The Lone Random

Found by The Empire and The Lone Random on 29/12/08 @ 5:05pm
TNLN SL TFTC
- M

Lots of muggles out exercising & enjoying the balmy conditions after the heat of the day had passed, but they did not interrupt my very quick retrieval of the cache. The clue was very useful given the muggle factor.
TNLN TFTC.

Ahhh, our 1200th cache today and the last for the day. As we were both tired, we decided that if we found this one it would be our last as we were satisfied with doing 20 caches today. A nice little park it was too with the serene surroundings only spoiled by the trail bike riders on the opposite hill.
Thanks C@W for all your caches and we will do some more when we come back this way in the new year.

RedPaw64 found this cache at 1536. Did some caches in this area while up for the caching event at melton.

NINO TFTC C@W

A nice quick find. The park is looking dry and ground deeply cracked despite the overnight rain. Thanks.

TFTC, relief to find a normal cache after 4 of your other's this morning. Oh, and a nice peaceful spot, thanks for showing me

I had been working nearby today, so I decided to go look for this one before heading home. TNLN & SL at 4pm. Thanks for the cache!

A really nice location and a quick find.
No one around so we had the place to ourselves.
The "needs maintenance" tag can be taken off this cache now, there is a logbook in there.
Thanks again C@W for showing us your neighborhood.

Visited at 13:10
While we were in the area we popped in to grab a quick find.
Isn't Australia amazing, we are in a drought & we keep building wetlands everywhere?!
TNLNSL TFTC, find #305 for Echo & Spice.

We snuck up on the birds and manged to find a good spot to sit and do the paperwork while they sticky nosed. made sure they weren't looking while we re-hid though.

Took: Brush
Left: Taz Devil.

Another great c@w cache, found this afternoon at 1:45pm. Didn't take too long, as coordinates were spot-on, and cache was quickly found in a typical cache hiding spot. TNLNSL. TFTC c@w!

A nice cache to find while on my lunch break.
TFTC

Found by Mr Emu & Demon Boy @ 10:45 a.m., GAFF1 http://wiki.geocaching.com.au/wiki/GAFF . #7 of 43 on our big "get to 500 or bust" day.

This turned out to be the first of many "wetlands in the 'burbs" type caches we found today. The funny thing is, you start to think that ALL of the newer suburbs are next to creeks or in reclaimed swamps. Hmm, maybe they are? Good to see that some effort has been made to preserve a piece of the natural habitat, rather than converting it to concrete and storm drains.

A nice, easy find after our recent problems at CCCC:Carinya Gardens. Thanks for the cache caughtatwork.

Took: Nil; Left: Nil

Found at 1400hrs. Great spot. The wildlife totally ignored me so I just took a stroll on the wild side on my own.
Took car, Left Australian Native Bird Feathers. TFTC.

Signed log as LEDGIN'S.

In the book of LEDGIN'S. Found at 1400hrs. Great spot. The wildlife totally ignored me so I just took a stroll on the wild side on my own.

Took car, Left Australian Native Bird Feathers. TFTC.

Simple find while in the area

no log in the cache.......... left car took golf ball

yay we found it after 5 mins of searching

Finally found it!! TFTC!

Left : Geodude, Fridge Magnet

Took: Lock with key, rubber ball.

My 3rd time here and I still can't find it.