Avalon to Canberra TB Travel Lounge Point Wilson, Victoria, Australia
By Mr.Coffee and the Coffee Clan on 15-Jan-06. Waypoint GCT112

Cache removed due to complaints of where it was located. Time to archive it and hopefully one day the Canberra will fly again. Thanks to all who found it. Regards Mr.Coffee

Any word on this one is it still there? I think I sent the Queenslanders on a goose chase.

I have decided to archive this cache due to the sensitive nature however for the next week I will leave this cache disabled but online for anyone who would like to adopt it, ot take it over and locate a cache container in a better spot.

Cache on Hold until a decision can be made about its sensitive location. The cache container has been removed, so please dont go looking for it.
Regards Mr.Coffee and the "come fly with me, lets fly away" Clan.

Found 200801122145 . This is one of my more unusual finds but with Mr Coffee supervising it must be all kosher

TNLN

Cheers Mr Coffee and the English Electric Clan [:p]

Found @ 10:30 with the Mob while on holidays. TNLNSL TFTC
Grabbed TB "sharp the dragon" and "jumbo"

My first time at this airport, Lambchops flys here all the time when visiting her sister
Took nothing Left a TB
Thanks Mr.Coffee and the Coffee Clan

A very busy spot at certain times I expect, however it was quiet today which made for an easy hunt.
- 2 TB's, + 2 TB's
Cheers, really enjoyed the inspection of Canberra while I was here [^]

dropping off TB

Dropped off two TB's here although had I read a few a few of the logs first I might not have. While we were there I felt the location is a little sus given that there are signs to say not to proceed into the area and I notice others have made similar observations. Might be worth a rethink I'd suggest.
Thanks.

Like others, I was surprised to see the changed security around this area, but we weren't troubled today. A quick find and we were on our way.
Thanks, Robmc.

Found in company of Vombatus. I was useful to have a 2nd person around as there were lots of muggles. It may have been just us but I felt very uncomfortable about picking up this cache and given the current security measures around airports it may cause some issues in the future.
Took TB
Thanks

Found this with Teppwa whilst working locally. I have read Teppwa's log and agree. It might just be us. I did like looking over the feature at this location. What an incredible thing.

Tks

Our second find of the day in the company of the swaggies on our way to the Geelong event .
while i took photo's of the plane as a decoy swaggie 1 came up with the goods.
TNLN SL TFTC
Cheers
LIVERPOOLRED
(Y.N.W.A.)

Second quick find of the day @ 0830 hrs. We hid behind the bomber pretending to take photos whilst we searched for the cache. There was no room for anything else in the cache as all the space was taken up with a monstrous key TB.
Thanks for the cache, Mr Coffee.

Found at 1120. Found after a 5 min search, as there were a few muggles cars passing from time to time and had to wait. Really don't like hanging around airports searching for caches.

TN.

L - Le Key TB

TFTC.

Approached this cache at about 9:00pm last night. Immediately the security guard yelled out a message over his PA. I friendly approached him and asked him if he'd heard of geocaching. He hadn't, and told me that we were on private property (I have my doubts, but still....). He told me that it used to be public property but not anymore.

Was also worried about the "No public access" sign.

Would strongly recommend that this cache is moved to somewhere more safe, especially as it is meant to be a TB lounge.

First time I have been here since the changes to active airport. I was surprised just how busy it was and worried when I found the final cache container which looked pretty intimating this close to the airport. Logged cache, grabbed tb's and moved before security passed by. TFTC

Found @ 4:00pm Had a look at the old plane, lots of cars using the nearby road. Hadn't seen Avalon before thanks for bringing us here.
Took: TB Mobile Phone
Left: TB Dino Buddy (Sorry couldn't a mate for him)

To electronicly deposit TB Dino Buddy

Found with geowife on our way to Geelong to see some relatives. Easy enough to find, but we were a bit put off by the sign at the round-a-bout saying "no public access". We trespassed anyway and escaped before any security people turned up. Signed the log, grabbed a German geocoin and left the Mobile One TB.

Found with Lat&Long Junkie on our way to Point Lonsdale. Avalon is a busy little place! TFTC TN/LN/SL

1:00pm
TNLN
Quick visit as the car feels like it's going to blow away!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Winds were hitting 150km and visibility shocking
5th cache on the way to Geelong.
Cheers
Highrod

Dropped by today to re-shuffle some TB's. Dropped of "Herman down under", picked up "Honey bear" and "Ze nate" SL

Easy find and in good location. Dropped off 2 TBs. Pinocchio and honey bear.

11:32 was found with geowife taking me out again while on holidays. I love looking at aircraft and this was a good one to mull over... would love to know more of its history. I bet it has some stories to tell. TNLNSL TFTC - Bug MISSY MOO taken

bug visit

This was the start of our day out, the rabbits were not happy to be scared out of their hide-aways.
The weather was great and the plane was good too.

T.N.L.N Signed log thanks

Dropped off a couple of TBs, and picked up a Geocoin.

Happened to be down from Toowoomba to attend the Avalon Airshow and thought this cache was just to good an opportunity to pass up.

Took some photos of the Canberra Bomber before finding the cache. Even though the Airshow was on this was an easy find and no problems with the security.

T: travel bug
L: Geocoin

Cache in good condition.

ianandmichele

Found today at 1137

Nice easy find.

Took - Helicopter
Left - Frog

Thanks,

VKC1SR

Mrs Gribbly wouldn't let me grab this one as it looks to be in the security controlled out of bounds employee only area.

Dropped by to check on the cache and it's access. The sign about entry is to stop employees taking shortcuts, however the public is welcome to go and have a look at Canberra. I confirmed this with security and all is OK, they did ask that geocachers do not go further than the cache. Security will be tightened during the air show and with plenty of muggles around I ask people to be extra careful as the cache contains travel bugs belonging to others.

This was our second attempt at this cache with a lot more success today. We used the same m.o. as most other caches and pretended to take photographs. As we are doing the fireworks for the airshow in a few weeks time we approached the security guard to see how preparations are going and he informed us that all was going extremely well but security around the area will be tightened quite a bit, so between now and the end of the airshow we advise people to use extra care when doing this cache
As we had no TB's today we took nothing, left nothing
Thanks Mr Coffee and the clan for an interesting little stopover

Found this very windy day by Mr Emu & son @ 11.45am. This was an interesting little side track from the Geelong-Melbourne Rd. We've never thought to drop in before, and a geocache is - as always - the best excuse to see a new area. Mr Emu has some work-related travel coming up, and thought some of the TB's might like a trip. Thanks to Mr.Coffee and the Coffee Clan.

Took: Nil; Left: Nil
TBs: Took: "CR-124" & "Russ"; Left: "My Nuts"

Called in to drop off TBs 'RUSS' (he wants to go to Tasmania for obvious reasons) and 'CR-124', that likes to be seen with aircraft. Collected TB 'Sandy' while we were there, and we'll take it northwards in a couple of days.

After arriving at the "blast from the past" plane ,parked the car and zeroed in the exact gz area.At the first movement a rabbit took a huge jump and scuttled off,under the plane and vanished.A short time later found the well hidden "lounge" and did the bookwork.Certainly a huge airport setup out here much more than imagined.TNLN and thanks to the interstate cachers and coffee drinkers.

I have found this cache as part of JADE004, but have now created my own separate account (therefore I am not shown in the log book under this username).

Good start, except for the thousands of flies hanging around and a rabbit that appeared. I don't know who got the biggest fright, the rabbit or Geokid! Dropped our first ever TB off "Sandy" on her worldly adventure hopefully!

I have been to this cache before but I was going to put the TB I received from Unite for Diabetes in here to get it on the way. I searched around the area, where this cache was when I was last at it and I couldn't find it. My last visit I did note that it was light on in the way of anything to exchange, So I am wondering if this cache has been muggled. I will email Mr Coffee and the coffee clan and let them know that this may need to be checked.

Drop cousin to airport, find geocache.

Found this one on my way up to sydney.

RedPaw64 found this cache at 12.35pm. Found in pretty quick time. Was a fun find anyway.

Left: Palm tree (This is the tree you will see when you are flying over the islands on holidays)

Took: Nothing. (Cache seemed to be very light on for stuff to take.)

Thankyou

OKMate58
Found cache at 5.45 pm on Wednesday 13/12/06.
Great find.Only my 3rd cache with my own gps.
Left: Helicopter
Took: Car
Thanks.
Look forward to doing many more caches.

I think that this cache is worth it just for the plane! I nice easy find an worth putting one here. TNLN thanks Mr C and I wonder if they served coffee on that plane?

Walked from terminal with wheely suitcase etc to GZ. Explained to worker that I wasn't lost but wanted to look at Canberra. Found Cache, took "Rock" TB left Acorn Geocoin. Called taxi to pickup at front entrance. TFTC

Easy pick up while heading down to geelong with Mrs F. Hadn't been into here before so it was good to look at setup and nearby plane from yesteryear. Thanks Mr Coffee and your Clan.

Went by this cache last weekend on our way to Sydney without having time to look for it. But now we had...

Took TB Golden Buffalo - SEA Games mascot
Left a Moomin booklet

Moomin & Snorkmaiden
The Hattifnatters island
Sweden

Found on our arrival in Melbourne Quick stop on our way to Bright TFTC.

8th of 12 caches on Head Chefs quick overnight work visit to Warrnambool, only had limited to do caches along the way, but made the most of it as still had to work!

TNLN

Thanks Mr Coffee and the Coffee Clan for the cache

One of 4 finds for the day. Lots of "birds' about today, nice and early (0900).
Did a tour of "Canberra" and found the cache after a quick search.
TNLNSL. TFTC

Dropped by today to make sure everything is fine, I may increase the container size soon.

Flying in visit for a couple of Rotties

Almost drove away cache-less here but just-in-time spotted a likely place on the way out....Whew! We replaced the Flying Doctor Service Sticker with a Tetleys Bird Series card. TFTC.

Found 12:25, a nice easy find in a location that we had not visited since Jet Star opened up here.

TNLN. thanks Mr.Coffee and the Coffee Clan.

Found @ 15:45

Well we've finally found this cache very quickly, not like the long and fruitless search last time we were here.

The log in the book says TB Swap - too dark to see what we took or placed.

Now that I'm home I can report that we left "Rock" and picked up "X-Plorers Field Trip".

TN LN SL, TCFTC

Found with the family , wife found it , she always finds it. Took loose moose TB - took nothing else - was going to leave roo boy TB but container is to small for roo boy.

Found this cache with Jaky Dory.
A very cold day.
Dropped off Loose Moose TB and picked up Kane Bear TB

Found this cache at 16.00 while on our way back from an 80th birthday at Lara.
Took - Key chain
Left - toy car (to get you to the airport)
Also picked up Kane Bear TB and said goodbye to our friend The Loose Moose TB who is on his way home to Sweden.

After reading the note by the Molly Doggers to please free their Olympic Moose, I felt obliged to help.
Took: Olympic Moose TB Left: Nothing

Called into this cache on way to Melbourne to purchase new GPS at 1.20pm.Lot of muggles around and dead rabbits noticed a dead bird which had become trapped in cockpit.Took Pterry T/B to move him on his way,nothing in.
Good idea for a cache.

Located @ 14:00 by Suitman, Private Ryan and The Mooze.
Just showing the Mooze "how to" drop off a TB. What a perfect place for the flying Pterry to start his travels.

Left Pterry TB
Took nothing.

Thanks Mr. Coffee & clan for the cache!

Everybody was looking for it. Only I found it. It was a lot of fun. Never been to Avalon Airport before!!! Found it with Suitman & Private Ryan at 2:00pm.

Located @ 14:00 hours with Suitman and The Mooze.

was a nice easy cache to do on a sunday. We placed the TB Pterry at the lounge.

Thankyou Mr. Coffee and the Coffee clan.

Found by Mary & David at 1710. David actuall flew in one of these (as a passenger) over the Gold Coast more than 40 years ago. TNLN. Collected TB "Cruising Harry" and dropped off TB "Golden Buffalo". Our thanks to Mr Coffee and the Clan.

Free Olympic Moose!! Free Olympic Moose!! Free Olympic Moose!! Please!!!

Found after a bit of searching. Nice idea!

Left: X-plorers Field Trip TB
Took: Frog TB & Water Game TB

1st find of 4 for the weekend. Found @ 2.50pm
TNLN Thanks Mr. Coffee!! A very fun and novel way to send TB's on thier way!!!

Found at 7.40pm GAFF1. On our way to Ocean Grove, we zipped in to do this cache and hoped that it wouldn't take us too long. Found a few likely looking spots which were havens for rabbits and luckily the second hole we looked in was successful. Cache container paint was still holding up, so 24.75 years to go! Thanks Coffee's tn/ln.

As we have some TB's we need to move, we spent some time looking for this one at around 15:00

Unfortunately we didn't find it.

We did find the spot we think it should be, but the only thing of any significance there was a concrete block.

Last of eight finds for the day on the way to Geelong to see Emu-M compete in the inter-school swimming carnival. I had driven past this one on several occasions, but this time I was determined to log it. I found it at 1645 after a short search. I had five TBs with me to drop off, and I was expecting a larger container, like an ammo box. You could certainly fit one here. Anyhow, I grabbed the four TBs that were in the cache, and managed to squeeze the five replacements in.

While I was filling in the log two cars pulled up, and I thought they might be geocachers. They weren't! They were there to look at the Canberra Bomber nearby. "Just what I need", I thought! However, I managed to replace the cache while they were around the other side of the 'plane. Thanks to the Brazilian Bean Benders for the cache.

IN: Five Travel Bugs
OUT: Four Travel Bugs

On the way down to the Cattery for an overnight stay before AWG50, this one popped up on the radar and was too close to leave. A short excursion off the main road and a quick search had the cache in hand at 18:15.

TNLNSL. With some potential trips from here coming up soon, a few TB exchanges might be made. Watch this space!!! Thanks Mr.Coffee and the Coffee Clan.

This cache probably took the longest of all the caches attempted today. I looked around quickly but failed to find it. Another circle with a more detailed search again failed. Finally, a very thorough search located it.

No exchange was made. After logging my find and replacing the cache, I had a bit of a look around at the nearby aircraft before heading off for more caches. Thanks for bringing me here, and for the cache.

Cache twenty-eight of thirty for the day. The cache was found at 21:10 on my western assault day. A nice easy drive by. I soon had the cache in hand and returned to the car to log it and to exchange some bugs. I dropped of the TB giraffe and picked up the chicken TB. This sure was a quite airport. Thanks Coffee clan. I liked the plane near to GZ.

Did a bit of work on Oenze's car this evening so we went down here for a road test. Thats the excuse anyway!!
Dropped off two TB's (the red hat and Elli's friend) I hope they get to go for a nice trip somewhere soon. Also took a train TB. Haven't read it's goals yet.
Found the cache easily enough and admired the nearby -----!Many thanks to the Coffee team for the pleasant diversion.

Nice area.....liked the cache name now.

Found after waiting several minutes for muggles to disappear and then the rain to stop. Was a bit worried about security, however i placed my life in your hands and was rewarded with the cache.

Dropped off TBs, picked up some

Thanks
Agsmky

Found by caughtatwork at 7:20
A beautiful evening, too good to be sitting inside, so the entire family took off to Avalon.
Arriving at GZ we didn't quite know where to park. Eventually, hoping no one would notice or care, we parked on the grass and grabbed the cache in the 2nd place we looked.
Our excuse was going to be pictures with the plane.
Took nothing, left nothing.
Thanks Mr.Coffee. An interesting location, but one that we didn't explore too long in case someone came looking and wondering what we were doing.

Dear Coffees,

We found your cache today at 3:45pm. This was the twelfth cache of fourteen on our tour of the Bellarine Peninsula. We weren't planning on this one today but on the way home, we coudn't resist and made an easy STF. The area around the cache was a bit plane though . Thanks for the cache.

Regards,

D & H B-A

Found at 4:00 pm Accompanied by the Mrs.
After retrieving the cache I sat in the car to do the usual and when I was ready to put it back a heap of cars apeared out of the airport it was like bourke street,it must be knock off time at 4:00pm at this place I had to wait about 10 minutes before I could put the cache back.
I:-Pilot pen(which worked out OK because there wasnt a pen in there),Out:-Flying Docters Sticker, Signed Log.
Thanks Coffee Clan. My 4th FTF..........

Dropped off TB's Midnight express and Chok'n Chick'n into the TB Lounge.

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