"Van Trough" Murrumbateman, New South Wales, Australia
By The Sundowners on 08-Sep-05. Waypoint GCQG27

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Area has been cleared.. All that is left now is just a tap.. No more trough... However there is a wine tasting on now. So not all is lost

If I'm in the correct area there has been some work done in the area. Looks like a grador had leveled quite a bit of area here and the cache may have been lost. All I saw was a tap near a corner of flattened field and a roped of area for the horses, nothing else there.

first one on our 'all the ones on the hwy from canberra to wagga' hunt.
were a few workman muggles, but they didn't seem to care...probably use to people hunting around =)
(#24)

Found this one on the way to Canberra, No muggles nearby so it was a quick easy find. TNLN. TFTC

2 worker muggles were nearby - one got curious and came for a chat. He thought I was checking the water quality. Intrigued. Big guard slug protecting cache.

500 caches at last! Nice location but the cache is drenched. Thanks.

Muggle workers nearby made this a challenge. After signing and returning log we were then approached by a different worker asking if we had lost anything.

TNLNSL
TFTC
Magpyre

Finally found the time to log the caches found with Moo.

17/07/2010 10:38 Found: with Little Red Shoes and a new cacher yet to be named. Have been meaning to sto for this one for a longtime, go past twice almost every day. As others have mentioned, cache contents are a bit wet, but log is dry.
SL TFTC

Cache contents still very wet - new log however is ok. Cache requires clean out and dry, unfortunately I didn't have time today.

Very quiet here today. Found by Anna. As previously mentioned, cache contents are very wet, but new log is still ok. TFTC.

I like the hide it was very muddy as it had just rained

P.S all things in cache are wet but not the logbook

TFTC

Found with Candy Cane 101. The log was wet so we have replaced it. SL TFTC

Found with Just a cacher. The log was soaked so we replaced it. TFTC

Great little cache on our way out to Hay..
Did not sign log - very wet and waterlogged.

Thanks!!

Found by harry_stamper with PR&F, The Empire and The Lone Random on 28/6/10 @ 1.15pm.
4th of 12 for the day on our way to "sunny" Canberra.

With a muggle within eye-sight of us, careful retrieving was in order.
No horses to contend with, but lots of mud which both PR&F and The Empire can attest to!
TFTC!

CANBERRA INVASION 2010
Found By The Lone Random,
W The Empire, Pocket Rocket & Friends, Harry Stamper.
@ 1.15pm.
Cache is extremely wet.
Was quite amusing watching The Empire and PR&F grab this one.
TFTC, The Lone Random

Found by The Empire with The Lone Random, pocketrocket&friends and harry_stamper @ 1:10pm
Find number 3 out of 11 on the first day of our Canberra Invasion 2010! Had to do a U-turn after driving past the entrance, when we were in, there were a few muggles around but they didn't bother us. There were no horsey's to be seen at all, there was some horse poo which PR&F stepped in (up to the ankle), making her two pairs of socks wet! The cache is wet, I tried to sign the log with something that is legible.
Our thanks to The Sundowners for the cache.
- M

Found by PR&F with harry_stamper, The Empire and The Lone Random on 28/6/10 @ 1.15pm.
#4 of 12 finds on the first day of our Canberra Invasion.
The Empire made the find for this one. It was very muddy around GZ and the log book was very wet and could do with replacing.
I remember stopping here with my Mum and Nan when I was much younger- we stopped to stretch our legs and so I could cross the bridge.
Thanks for bringing us here The Sundowners.

Got to ground zero. Think i know where it is. Decided it's not worth getting as filthy as would be required to fetch the cache

Container is completely water logged, whilst it does add to the authenticity of the find it makes it difficult to leave and read details, perhaps leaving the notepad in a plastic bag might further protect it.

tftc lovely bush walk on a lovely day thanks for the hide

A first Mother and Daughter find!! Very impressed with ourselves for working out the GPS!! Good fun and got some great photos. TFTC

AKRPG(ARP) + Flora found this a while ago.
T: -
L: -

nice cache and awesome hiding place too!

wet, wet, wet
soggy, soggy, soggy
Yes indeed previous cachers are correct in their sumaries of this cache,
and now you can add stinky, soggy, smelly, runny, cow poo flowing into the "not waterproof" cache container.

Next time I come through I will bring a replacement log and container - like those who were here before me I found it so soggy I didn't even open the box.

TFTC
MC KENNA

Found at 1622 hours but unable to sign log book as it is too wet - left 2 marbles - TFTC

Log very very wet could not sign. Needs maintenance.

Nice hide but the log is too wet to use.

Needs maintenace, very water logged

Armed only with the co-ords and cache name having done a route query for the trip "just in case" we stopped somewhere with a cache, this was a nice easy find during a quick toilet stop with not a muggle in sight. As I now know what previous finders have said, the cache is indeed quite wet so I didn't actually sign the log! Had neither the time or the spares to do some cache maintenance, so hopefully someone else will stop by with a new logbook on their way through. Oh yeah, and this was our first NSW cache as well! Thanks Sundowners!

The log book is wet and probably needs replacing. TFTC

Unfortunately, as mentioned earlier, this is a very sodden cache. I managed to etch a 'G' on the paper before being too grossed out and replacing it. Most amusing cache name/placement though!

URGENT! Cache is situated in a puddle.
Wet is an understatement for the condition of this cache!

As per previous logs, this cache is wetter than the river under the footbridge we crossed over to get here.
Added a log sheet, but had no plastic bag, so it too will be wet by the end of today!

This cache needs urgent attention!!

Found with Indiana08. We could only etch or imprint our names into the sogging wet logbook. Unfortunately, we didn't have a new ziplock bag with us, so decided not to leave another piece of paper. It might soak up a bit of the water, but be quickly as useless as the other papers.

Anyway, thanks for showing us this place.

Quickly found. There is only one place it could be. Removed the plastic bag. Hopefully the log will dry out in the box.

Took off lid of a nice and dry outer container to expose sodden yukky contents. Didn't even attempt to etch my name. Maintenance is desperately required.

Will log this as a find, I suppose we managed to etch our names into the sogging wet paper, but this cache needs immediate attention.

Ewww yuk! Read the other logs, not a nice cache...

On our way to Oz Mega...from Brisbane to Wagga Wagga, via Canberra. What a quaint little town. Found the cache easily but unusable log. In company with Gunnie69.

Thanks for the cache The Sundowners. Cheers, svn07

My 1300th find unfortunately, I was unable to put my name in the log. Heading west to Wagga Wagga with Svn07, I thought about leaving a sticker but it would have been sodden within a couple of hours.

Cheers Sundowners.

Waterlogged cache and logbook - not possible to legibly sign the log.

No one around to foily searching today. As the previous finder has noted, the contents and log book are saturated. Just managed to scrawl my name but impossible to read it. Maintenance definitely needed, so I'll bite the bullet and post a needs maintenance log too.

Couldn't sign the log as it was water loged - all the toys are slimy, will log a maintenance note, you can visit but don't expect to be able to sign. On a lighter note it is in a very cool spot and favourite stop over in and out of Canberra.

TFTC

[This entry was edited by Puddle_Jumpers-PJ's on Thursday, April 01, 2010 at 4:14:50 AM.]

Cache run on the way from Auckland to the Megga Event in Wagga. Quick find but the log was too wet to sign so left our calling card T4TC.

Everything is wet please change container - 01-04-2010

[This entry was edited by Puddle_Jumpers-PJ's on Thursday, April 01, 2010 at 4:15:57 AM.]

As per previous logs cache is in desperate need of some maintenance.
Thanks the sundowners

Cache soaked, log unuseable, please remedy

I've attempted this a few times but as GZ was occupied couldn't get close until now, but err perhaps log book was left in the Trough.. I think the log book is starting to ferment, I did my best to write on the book but only manage to smesh it into the page, so really ..really needs the disabling till container is replaced etc..

Positioned the vehicle at the aforsaid watering hole.The cache is very wet and still smelly.

Found it this am.
Very soggy underfoot and cache very wet. unable to sign log. Needs some maintenance.
TFTC

Found with 131. Not logged, as everything in container is still wet and smelly.

Read the logs and as this is my closest cache I will have to do some maintenance on the cache.

Smelly and wet was an under statement.

Took t-rex left lobster.

Cache is thouroughly soaked and seems to have been for some time. Needs replacement and possibly relocation.

Water, leakage, ickie, creepy - crawlie swimmy things.... ewwwww

Found this one after dark but sadly it was in a very poor state. Cache was saturated and bugs had made it there happy home.
Couldn't sign the log due to the state and Geodriver asked what the smell was when I got back in the car.... ewww.

Loved the area and the hunt for the hide but the water seems to be constant now, may need to either repair the area or move the cache.

Cache 37 of 37 for the pre-oz mega wagga raid by CazBol and Oz Lurker.

Good hide, couldn't sign log as cache was saturated - in fact, there was so much water inside, things were breeding. [xx(] CazBol voted this the most disgusting cache for the day.

TFTC.

Visited my Finds GC.

Hi, found the cache, however, there has been a lot of rain in that area recently and the cache has suffered. Everything was water logged so we couldn't write in the log. We emptied all the water out and removed the slugs.
Good cache location and it was fun to find.

Hmmm, yes, I probably should have moved the car closer. Still, noone about. Log is full.

Tricky little cache lucky there was no one around. Cheers TFTC.
Pick up TB to move along.

TFTC

This one has all the facilities anyone would want, playground, toilets and a pub nearbye! We made use of them all.
I've left a Geocoin to tempt more cachers to come this way - however the log is full - so may pay to bring some paper.
Thanks!

Took a trip to Wee Jasper, collecting caches along the way. This was 12 of 15 for what was a very enjoyable day out in the country.

TFTC

The log is full.

the name gave it away, still the last place i looked.

Went for a walk over to this one and spotted a couple acting all wierd trying to hide something, G'Day Team Viking, nice to meet another team at the cache.

Great hide. Took some determination to find this one. Forgot to bring pencil - so didn't write in log. Left scratchmarks instead.

The cache name and the hint told us all we needed to find this one.
While performing the duties, another couple came along: Team Young at Heart. Nice meeting you!
Took nothing, left nothing.

Found on trip from Canberra to home TNLN SL Thanks for a great cache.

TFTC, took a little time to find this one, found with team voss

Wasn't difficult at all, when we finally got a chance to look for it without too many muggles about.

We cheated and got there early whilst all the campers there were still asleep. No-one came out to see what we were doing, so all was well.

Thank you for the challenge.

found on my way from Yass to Canberaa

Pretty quiet here this morning. Had popped in once before without success but after a more thorough look the cache was in hand. Thanks!

Ohhhh
I sooo should have read the hint....i drained the trough
lol

TFTC

#3/45 on cache run with the Mercury Prawnheads.

A pretty quick find it you use your head and make sure you stay "under" the radar when the people and horses arrive.

TFTC
AP #148

#515

3/45 for the day on our Wagga Blitz run with Mrs MPH and Agent Provocateur.

Even at this early hour, there were a few people and their horses around. Fortunately, it didn't prevent us from getting nice and close and soon located the cache.

TFTC!

Mucking around at GZ up wanders someone and casually askes if we are looking for the same thing. Lucky Lgoody was on the case because he soon had it in hand. First geocacher I have ever met in the field. Pleasure meeting you.

SL TFTC. Coin out.

Found and logged at 15:20, After running into another cacher in the field, Hanjac was there looking around
TNLN
Thanks The Sundowners

We think we found about where this one is, but when we were there, people and horses were all around, so we'll try again another day.

We are the family that Gunnadoo was visiting when they did this cache.
Just happen to be talking to them on the phone when we got to GZ.
It was bucketing down so we cheated and asked them for a clue as we really didn't want to get out and look in the rain.
Spent the next 5 minutes trying to decide with them what was the front and back and probably would have been easier if we just found it ourselves. Doh.

Any way got the cache thanks for the hide.

Left TB

A few muggles around so had to be stealth on this one was not exacly too sure about where to look after searching briefly the item which it might of been around, i did eventually reach in even though the description said we should need to get wet. Guess what. You don't have to lol, another search of the area and cache was in hand. Log book was full so put in an Emergency Log book.

On our way home from visiting family at the ACT
This was first stop Geo Dog was very happy to check out the local stops.
No Swaps
Thanks

Nice hide. Took me a while because I didn't have any doco, just the location on my GPS. I did try some underwater activities. I walked with Geowife. I couldn't have covered with car but no muggles on a weekday.

Found it.
Not a soul or animal here today.
Nice easy hide but cache very cold from its location
You can forget trying to get it when there is something on here . TFTC

Very wet at GZ and ended up going in circles for a few minutes before it was discovered. Some caravaner's camped on the other side of the oval.

TFTC

[Found by djcache. GAFF3

The hint had me looking in the wrong spot for a while as I took it literally but ]after assessing the yard and ramp nearby for a while [I got back on track.

Very handy spot to stop as I needed some baling twine to replace the cracker on Aislin's stock whip as she's rapidly wearing it out. There was an abundance of it growing on nearby hay bind trees.

TNLN Thanks for the cache.

DJ]

Too many kids and horses around...

After my last attempt of this cache being muggleville. I decided lets go back and try again. Out with the geograndmother roo as she wants to be called (my mum). This was our first stop for the day. Parked the geomobile and mum said you go for this one, and id wait here. Got to gz not using the gps and could look abit easier this time. Found quickly and replaced hooray got you TFTC

Found this one after stomping around in some poo for a bit. I reckon the old GPS must start cutting laps when the batteries are low. This stop saw the batteries run out on arrival, the back up batts start out flat...and the back up back up batts only last as long as it took to find this one. Not to self...buy new batteries first stop in Canberra!
Anyway, this was located by the last member of the group, rounding out the virgin caches introduction to our little game.
TNSL
Cheers,
Pig's Ass.

Found on satrday afteer a quick find and think
TFTC

PS. really needs new log book

Sigh only dnf I didnt find all day! Guess I showed up the wrong weekend. People and horses everywhere. Good tho to watch the kids jumping the fences will come back later as I know where the cache is after ringing a friend

Found on way to ACT for work.

Needs new log sheet [^]

Nice find - 104th

A new log book is needed!

Found with Matt_Stomper. A popular little stop on the Easter weekend for a stretch of the legs and a wee break but we found the cache without being detected. I looked in the hiding position first but wasn't willing to reach too far thus this find went to Matt today. TFTC

Found this one on the way to Bathurst with Shell_seeker.
TFTC!!!

Found on my way out to the Canberra Invasion of Bathurst!

No horses to be seen today made for an easy find before heading on my way again. A nice location that is not obvious from the main road. TNLN and TFTC.