(MMM) Gasworks Park South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
By Partic on 20-Jan-05. Waypoint GCMJ3V

Whoops - archived just before my visit today with some slighty out of date POIs on my Garmin. No wonder it didn't appear on the iPhone app !
Still, lovely place for a cache.... ohhhhhh there's an idea.

After visiting to check GZ last week, I confirm the cache is gone.

Time to retire another MMM Series cache.

Hiya,
Was passing by with gkragen and she hadn't done this cache, so I made the detour...unless you've swapped this cache for a nano (!!!) I couldn't find it where it was last time...and there's a heck of a lot less vegetation there than there used to be...there's walking paths in there! (before you had to leap over)

Found with TasmanJumper, TFTC

Nice quick & easy find. TFTC

Quick find.

TFTC

KALFJez from Dubai

Well this is the 3rd visit to this cache and 2nd today there always seems to be someone around but after having a win on the melbourne cup - SHOCKING i turned up and found it using the HINT !

glad to finally knock this one off !!

Thanks !

My last find of the day, tired feet!
TFTC.

#771. Night find, with no one else in sight.
+My 2 cents worth GC
TNSL TFTC.

Quick find after visiting the plaque. The pen has seen better days and we just could not get it to work - best BYOP. TNLN thanks Partic.

A quick find thanks.
TNLNSL TFTC

A quick find on a wet Melbourne day.
TNLNSL. TFTC.

101745ksep09
1,321.2Km from Home.
It is doggy school night and the k9's were everywhere. Had to resort to the very helpful clue as the co-ords had me 70 metres away from the cache. EDIT Because I didn't read this one all the way through, did I ?
Grabbed a TB and signed the log.
TFTC Partic

[This entry was edited by Roaring Ford on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 2:37:57 AM.]

After reading the plaque in this great park, i got to gz. Away from all the muggles and their dogs I made a quick find TFTC

Found this after a bit of a hunt. The GPS had me in open ground. So after a think about where I would look to hide a cache, I found it. TNLN TFTC

Found using hint - wife was getting cold after a day's cycling so had to get it quickly!
Wanted to take dogtag but wife vetoed the idea - sorry, it's still there! Took a picture of it though but I guess the idea was a pic next to Eiffel tower, rather than where you left it!
TNLN TFTC

Dropping off the Travel Bug Dog Tag.

This TB wants to have its picture taken with lots of dogs. My Geo-dogs insisted we leave it at their local doggie park - Gasworks!

Dropped in during the lunch break for an easy find.
In: Scholar Statuette
Out: Wrist Watch
TFTH

Found by PR&F on 5/7/09 @ 13.30pm in the company of Geohusband and The Empire.
#3 of 10 finds for the day.
TFTC
TNLNSL

Found by The Empire with PR&F and her Geohusband
5/7/09 @ 12:30pm
First outing in Team TNLN apparel!
TNLN SL TFTC
- M

Didn’t quite follow the clue and so we searched in the wrong spot at first. Turned out the cache was much easier to find and we didn’t need to go poking in the bush. We liked the MMM series of caches and the interesting spots they took us. Thanks again Partic.

Found @1315Hrs
Found on my lunch break whilst working not far from here.
Great Little park.

TNLNSL
TFTH

The last cache of our first ever caching day - also the closest to home. Great Park and fantastic place to discover and walk around! TNLN TFTC

Found in the dark with philandv - our last of the day. And what a great day of caching it has been. Finished off at this the closest cache to their place. Left a jandal. TFTC

Fount It! took sister in law and family to show them how it is done! quite interested.

Took jigsaw, left toy car.

TFTC

I (finally) found this one at 12:15 with m of ssmc4 as we killed some time while EuDes herself had her pre-boat ride briefing at the lake.

This was my fourth attempt at this one:
• the 1st time, I went to the posted coordinates without paperwork not realising it was actually an offset cache;
• the 2nd time, I simply couldn't find it ;
• the 3rd time, I was muggled by a picnic group on the grass about 3 m away ;
• but today, armed with paperwork, hints and my trusty Aldi poking stick, I came up with the goods straight away .

TNLNSL. Thanks Partic (and we'll see you in about 10 minutes or so ).

Tristan has come for a flying visit back in time.

Found at 12:45pm on my lunch break with PrincessDiala and two other friends from work. Found the cache easily. We enjoyed our lunches on the bench next to the cache and watched people strolling by with thier dogs. Was more difficult to put it back than get it.

Took: Golf Ball
Left: Ball Puzzle

TFTC

Interesting memory! Found with Larny&Rups, Chris and Katherine at 12:45pm during our lunch break.
TFTC. TNLNSL.

Find # 49 @ 15:20 on a nice sunny day. After doing a couple of cache's in the CBD I thought I'd amble down here and do this one. Plenty of dog lovers were showing off their hounds.
TN but left golf ball. SL TFTC

A little confusing upon arrival at GZ (or thereabouts!!!) due to the presence of two doors, more than 3 walls and lack of vegetation. Found @ 1526 after a bit of a poke around. 2nd MMM for the day. TNLN SL TFTC )

Too many people around. Will come back

Found early Sunday morning whilst walking dogs (our first geocache find!). Log book was full so replaced as found.

Returned later today with new log book/notepad. Took yellow smiley face. Left sheriffs badge and notepad.

Grand prix is on so not many people around!

Hope I didn't get any etiquette wrong with adding a new log book.

Thanks and onto the next MMM!

Found 12.30pm with Ywurry

Loved the idea of MMM, wish we could have done more. First for the day, with Ywurry on the phone I ran round the co-ords. Once at the location, a thanks for the clues, then Ywurry grabbed. Good team work [:X]

TFTC
Raainjoy

12.30pm
so many of these MMM's to do! I'll give full credit to Raainjoy who did most of the leg-work for this one while I was on the phone... Then I found it in a quiet corner of the park.
TNLNSL Thanks for bringing us here and creating new memories for us!
Ywurry

Had co-ordinates 200 ft away but went by the clue. Saw a pilot skywriting whilst waiting for muggles to leave. He wrote Jojo will you marry me, hope she said yes. TFTC.

Boy this started out easy... but we didn't read the description properly... and were searching in the wrong place... once we figured that out we eventually found it easily enough. On the way there a man stopped us and told us a joke... not sure why... won't repeat the joke... kids might be reading...

Found on a night out caching with The Lone Random,
TFTC.

Found w Kiwi Friend.
Nice easy find ...

TNLN SL, The Lone Random

I found it in the first spot I looked. It was buried under leaves, but the clue was very useful.

Thanks for drawing me to this place I previously didn't know existed. My wife and I rode down there and she remarked that she liked me getting the caches, for I could do my think, while she could have a rest! I'll have to go have a better look down there sometime.

Ever heard of the phrase "needle in a haystack"?... That's what I though I was looking for here! With all of the dry weather, most of the trees in the area have dropped all of their leaves, which were today piled up high around GZ. I spent a few minutes searching through them, but soon gave up. I'll be back on another day after they've been removed - I just hope that the cache isn't removed with them!

Waited for someone to finish their cigarette and then swooped in for the find...whilst waiting to get on the Spirit of Tasmania. Quick find. Took the TB. TFTC.

PT prepared himself for the boat.

Just dropping TB

1 FTD

[Cache found and logged using GeoScout (http://www.navstation.co.uk/geoscout)]

visiing Melourne on a 2 week cruise vacation - glad to find some caches along our route of travel. thanks for the hide!
took flying doctor sticker, left a recycle pin.

Second Partic cache (MMM) of the night, although deserted at this hour, still had me looking over my shoulder while searching for the well hidden cache.
TFTC.

B-Team find while enjoying a late afternoon walk in the area. Found the likely hiding location without too many problems, but was forced to endue an extended wait for the theatre crowd to return inside after an intermission break. With the coast clear, I retrieved the cache, completed the log and continued on my travels. TNLN Good Luck!

What a nice day for caching!
We had finished doing "The Planets" from St Kilda Marina to Beacon cove, which is well worth doing if you have the time and we stopped in at the Gasworks Cafe' for afternoon tea.
Well wouldn't you know it, there was this cache nearby!
We had to pay it a visit and we have taken the Geocoin out for a bit of a spin.
TFTC
The Riddellers and crew.

Found at 1430,with kids,great history and park,when i have more time must come back here,now off to the cricket.Thanks.

Night Time Caching Run PM Thursday 1JAN / AM Friday 2Jan '09.

Found at : 03:31K

Thanks for the hide.

TNLNSL - vk3jap

While I was exploring the solar system (http://www.melbournesolarsystem.com.au/) I took a detour between Uranus and Neptune to look for this cache. After reading the plaque, I had a bit of an explore while I waited for muggles to clear away from where I suspected the cache to be. Interesting place, I'm glad it's been kept.

Nice little park full of 4-legged muggles (and a few 2-legged around, too). Now I was prepared and consulted the description as soon as it got obvious that there's no cache at listed coords. Actual cache spot was fortunately deserted and I found the box after a short search. I just wonder what happens to those geotourists who only download waypoints of all traditional caches in Australia to their GPSs and have no description to read.

1774 re-logging due to name change

Found this one after a wonderful hike from the Station Pier while our cruise ship was in harbor. Dropped the Servabo Australian geocoin I'd picked up in the Blue Mountains our second day in Sydney. SL and re-hid as found. Thanks for the excuse to hike along the beach and even walk barefooted in the surf!

Found this one after doing 2 others close by. Nicely hidden.
TNLNSL

Entered into the book of LEDGIN'S. Greetings from Brisbane. Found while visiting Melbourne port during a 21 day cruise on Pacific Sun. TNLN TFTC.

31st on the "Bought a car in Toowomba, had to drive it to Tassie, do some caching to break up the trip" Tour

First find of the day. TFTC
"Cache around the Bay in a day"
Cache number 2/25
DNF: 1
F:1

Excellent cache, very good coordinates, well done.
A scary but short walk.
TNLN

Found! TNLN!

Thanks. got it in the very early hours. nice hide

Cool spot - I'd heard about it but never visited.

Believe it or not, it's worth going to the cafe and asking for the toilets. On the way to the toilet, you pass by all these old photos of the surrounding area - very interesting, although recent development has gotten rid of a lot of the more interesting stuff.

TNLN TFTC

Found easily , quick stop on our way past.
Thanks Partic

Another Partic cache and another beauty.
The good hint guaranteed a find and with the WWFM event not far away we were watchful of the time so we had to resort to the hint so we could be on our way.
Think I will keep my asthmatic son on the puffers rather than their idea

Found this as part of my MMM Mission today - got to listen to some theatre rehearsals as well.

Found this one today on our visit to Melbourne on the cruise ship ms Amsterdam. Thanks for the cache! TNLN.

Finally had an oportunity to nab this one. I have been here before but didn't think to look to see if there was any near by. TIP: The cafe has a free wireless hotspot, which came in handy today, as I left my GPS a home.

TFTC
Took: tutrle and gazelle.
Left: L/S tokens

There was something special about the atmosphere in this park, with all his history. Well worth the visit.

T: Frog
L: Tortoise

TFTH

Found on a quick trek around while staying nearby for the weekend. No muggles around on a sunday afternoon and cache was easily found in the right spot. TNLNSL. TFTC partic.
Roostaman.

:w00t: found this one, peopel are right - this park doesn't smell quite right! haven't been to it for about 5 years, don't remember it smelling like that last time..

--- Found at 14:35 --- No. 93 ---

Had to use the clue as my Trimble Navigator was putting me in the park 60m away!

TNLNSL

TFTC

Still smells a little of gas around here! Thanks for the fun.

Found on my trip to Melbourne after having dinner at a mates place near by. We went for a walk and I showed him a real life example of what geocaching was TNLN, TFTc.

5th Partic cache of the day.
They're all good and this was no exception.
Many thanks

A fine day in Melbourne so lets' go and find some more history of this finw city. Off we went and grabbed this one. Talk about muggle heaven !!! Dog training area on Saturday mornings.
Eventually got it out and did our stuff then waited for the rehide.
TNLN TFTC SL

Found the cache, but didn't record the day. We have properly signed the log. Nice hide and we appreciated the hint as our GPSr had us in another area. Thank goodness our cruise ship gave 'free' time in Melbourne.

Quick trip to melb to see priscilla and of course had to find a cache or two while there. Easy walk from my reli's place and easy find.
TNSL thanks

We had attempted this one before leaving for tasmania on the spirit but there were a group of muggles having a bbq right at gz. We managed to get it early in the morning on our return leg. TFTC TNLNSL

found with good friend sablgrl in the afternoon
TNLN TFTC

11/01/08 18.50hrs

A nice walk through the little park - lots of dogs enjoying a walk out. Cache found by Hunter511, but i held the GPS hehe.

TNLN, TFTH.

Sablgrl

An interesting spot, Enjoyed the architecture and sculptures nearby. TNLN TFTC

Found with the onset of darkness. Had to wait for a nearby muggle to leave, and required the clue as it was well hidden.

TNLN. Thanks Partic

Dropping off the Scout Asia Surveyer here following Cache's mix up with TB's in Melbourne last week.

Dropping the Geocoin Scouting 2007 in where I found it this week after a mix up in the logging by visitors last week.

A quick dash and grab whilst not too far from Partic place. Easy find in a nice park. Looks like a great place to spend an afternoon. Thanks for the cache Partic! Took the two Scouting Travel Bugs.

Found at 2320. A nice easy find, with no muggles around this late at night. Nice park.

TNLN. TFTC.

Found with Cached on our Melbourne trip – TFTC!

Dropped a travel bug here. Now I just have to remember what it was...

Emailed Lyttletonwitch to get her to reclaim Sam the tb, as it was a logging issue that left Sam stranded.

Called back again tonight for a second try at this TB but it was not there

Found by Team Ladava 4.45pm
We are not having a lot of luck with this one.
We tried on Saturday evening but a catering business had set up in the courtyard for a Gasworks function only a few metres from the cache.
I went back tonight after work to 'clean up' and retrieve the TB. When I got home I found what I had grabbed was a GCA Swaggie and I must have missed the TB amongst the trinkets.
Oh well TNLN
Thanks again Partic

A nice, peaceful oasis. Enjoyed a stroll around the park before getting down to business.
T4TC TNLN

The sign and the cache name said the same thing so I was in the right place.
Short search and came up a winner.

Found with womblywoo and a friend after we had been out for breakfast at a local cafe

Oops tried to add the wrong travel bug,I left Millhouse TB here.

An easy find with Lwitch and another friend early on a Saturday morning. TFTC
Left a TB and something else (sorry memory is terrible and took the beanie as it wouldn't fit back in.

Man was it blowy here. I had to shelter in the alcove to sign the log. TFTC

A quick find during a lunch time caching trip

Thanks

luck Dogs Crew

No-one around today so it made for a comfortable search and an easy find! TNLN and SL at 3:15pm. Thanks Partic for bringing us here!

Found by The Swaggies today in an interesting little park. There were muggles everywhere today, in the art gallery and sitting on the benches. Given the low temperature of the day we thought they would be all at home in front of the fire. However we used the cover of the bushes to log our find.
TFTC Partic.