[Next!] ROWVILLE GUARD TROLL Ferny Creek, Victoria, Australia
By Datruk on 01-Apr-06. Waypoint GCV5T8

One or more of the following has occurred:

No response from the cache owner.
No cache to find or log to sign.
It has been more than 28 days since the last owner note.

As a result I am archiving this cache to keep from continually showing up in search lists and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements.

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Spent way too long under here.
Nothing to be found.
Scored a Munzee!

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The logs tell the story.

With so many DNF's and the fact that it's not a multi anymore (GZ is given in description) this needs the CO to take a look at. I know ownership of this has passed through a few hands so maybe time to archive?

Spend a good 45 minutes looking for this with no luck

Attempted the final of this one again after looking in the wrong place according to Google on my previous attempt. I went back to the correct place and while I found a munzee - no cache was to be found then.

Attempted this one today - I visited all the waypoints and apart from the first one and the final all were in order though the anti-colour police have removed the graffiti from graffiti house waypoint and have made it very functional. I looked around at multiple places that matched the hint for the final cache and even expanded the search but to no avail. I will email the cache owner details for the final check but I think this one needs maintenance.

Learnt a lesson in that you won't be successful if you try to cache in a hurry. Just didn't have enough time for a thorough search so we'll be back soon.

Searched high and low. Positive we are in the right place as the photos match. Probably needs maintenance.

Followed everything and it pointed us to the obvious troll home but nothing found. It hasn't been found since last year. Might need a check

The bridge where you count the planks has been changed. But read through the description and you should find it's not necessary.

Was heading out to the Cup Day event and decided to pick this up on the way there. Not sure how the last 2 finders didn't find it, the cache is in excellent condition right where it said it would be. TFTC.

This was a little confusing because the description says to start at the coordinates that turned out to be the last cache. We started there and couldn't find anything and it didn't match the clues so went back to the first location and worked our way back to where we started. But sadly, we never found the cache.

Recent maintenance on troll home and couldn't find cache. Did see some black cockatoos though, so not all lost!

I was planning on doing this one and read through everything. Oh it is actually a low difficulty once you read it. So had a quick find. That's my kind of multi stop. Tftc tnln

Started doing this cache last weekend when I did some nearby caches. I did the first stage this multi but did not want to continue as I was heading the other way. After getting home I realised that this is no longer really a multi and so I went and picked it up today. The weather was miserable so there was no one about, apart from one other person. Once at Gz that good size cache was quickly found. Thanks Datruk. I hope things are OK for you. We are thinking of you and praying for you.
GJMMelb

We made a special trip in the 35C heat to find this very simple unloved cache. Goodness knows why it hasn't been logged since August. TFTC.

Today I brought the bike along with me in the hope of completing some longer multis. This is a great ride that I really enjoyed. GZ was a peaceful little spot too. Thanks for the cache.

Finally finished this one. Can owner please check that container is where it is supposed to be? Didn't expect to find it where it actually was. Thanks for a great multi !

I found this one tonight after solving it many months ago. My running buddy and I had ran past the final several times and tonight we made the quick detour now it was back in action.
Cache was found in perfect condition. TFTC and SL

Found this with my running buddy!... TFTC!

Tftc

[Next!] ROWVILLE GUARD TROLL was transferred from Next! to user Datruk

Picked up on Sunday morning. I'm not sure why this one is a multi when the answer for GZ is given to you? I checked the co-ords given on the cache page by a virtual ride along the trail on teh internet and google earth and then headed out and parked within 100 m of GZ to grab the cache. Special mention should go to Blacklegend and Quasar3671 for replacing the cache container at GZ. When I arrived bridge was blocked by a large fallen tree. When I emerged from GZ I was caught by a bike muggle but she was happy I help her bike through the mess of the fallen tree. She obviously thought I was under the bridge tring to get past the tree!!

One of 23 for the night on another legendary night caching run with my best mate Marty (Quasar3671) around the Greater Melbourne area.

Well, Marty told me of cache that he had the final for, and that it has been missing for quite a while. What were the chances of replacing it and keeping it going. Well, after telling me about it, we both agreed it was a good multi, and with no owner interventions for quite some time, and the owners not having been active on Geocaching site since November 2010, we decided it was worth a container. So we replaced it and it is now up and running again. TFTC.

I headed out tonight for my regular legendary fornightly caching night with my best mate Blacklegend (AKA Marshy) who travels down from NSW for these nights. We met up and firstly did an Earthcache before heading down south to tackle the main caching event for the night . . to complete the Geoyak series.
With this now completed it was back to some 'normal' caching. We decided to head back north towards our accomodation and collect some caches along the way.
We stopped here to collect a nearby puzzle cache and to replace the container for this cache. I had the final but the cache had been missing for quite some time. With no intervention or replacement by the CO, who hadn't been active for over a year now, we talked and decided it was a good cache to keep going.
We headed to GZ and put in a new container with log.

Tried to find this one last night with lights to help search the tight areas. Found lots of things, but no cache. Will email the owner to make sure my final location is correct.

I will be back.

Had a quick look for this tonight, but the conditions were not favourable. I will wait until it is dryer and maybe take a torch to help light up the nooks and crannies.... I am sure I am in the right location. I just need to find this sucker.

As reported the log was a little damp by dry enough to sign.
Nice Area, enjoy this one much.
TFTC

7.31PM

Started this one on the 1st November, completing all the waypoints, went back to GZ tonight to have a better look. Finally found it after a 10 Minute search.

Drained the water out of the cache, log is a bit wet tho.

Thanks for the cache.

TNLN.

Oh beautiful found it after work out.
Thanks for this challenge and cache.
Beautiful park here.

did the workings and made it to GZ with Dunko quick find Log was very wet TFTC TNLN SL

Did the work with Slink1 and made it to GZ . Quick find although the log was saturated but thanks to gel pen technology no problem. TFTC TNLN SL

Got home from work tonight and decided, the sun is out so why not go for a bike ride and incorporate a cache at the same time. just over an hour and 14Km later I arrived at GZ, unfortunately I was unable to locate the cache, and it was starting to get dark, so I left it there, unfound Will try to come back another day and have a better look. Thanks for the cache.

Great ride, good fun on sunny day,TNLN,TFTC,SL

enjoyable ride on a brreazy day.. wish I had worn brrrr long pants.. enjoyed this multi.. Thanks [Next!] SL TNLN TFTC #414

took alittle while. TFTC

Did it by car instead of bike as didn't have the deadly treadly packed. Maybe next time.
Fortunately none of the trolls were at home to give us any trubble. TFTC

2/5 Found with Laker63.. Explained Laker63 over it as she is still learning she realise as it was big day for her, we did walked why not as have fun but luck the weather was not raining phew... Luck that Troll did not attack us.. TFTC

i really enjoyed walk around ....yes crank1 explain me everything all about it... yes i still learner... but i really enjoyed it
where is 3 gruff goat ummm .... lucky troll did not attack us....

Enjoyed the sTROLL along the track to his final hiding place.

Started this one two weeks ago and run out of tme. Resumed it todayl, nice easy find. Cache was extremely wet. I replaced log book.
Thanks for the cache.
Enjoyed the walk
TNL log book

Found this cache at 8.15AM.
I was lazy with this cache, went to WP1 and got the A & B points and then did the rest of the points via google earth. Boy did I feel silly when I verified GZ points.
At GZ container is still there but log book is very wet and container is starting to grow mold.
TFTC

After completing almost the same walk last week James the Peg, GeoMonty, Sam and Spaz found this cache.

Thanks for a good walk in the rain

Nice cache on a nice ride - strong tinge of duplicated rabbit though!
My printer had managed to chop a couple of centimetres off the side of the printout which made things a bit challenging.

I completed this one while it was getting late into the afternoon. I opted to use my car as my bike was given to me on my 14th birthday and probably needs 14 years worth of maintenance to make it ridable again! I enjoyed the cache and the locations but made no trades.

Thanks!

R - B

Did a few caches in the area yesterday (7/2/9) and while I was looking at them I took another look at this one and realised I'd done it months ago with Robmc but somehow forgotten to log it. Never mind it's fixed now. It was a nice ride but wouldn't have been so pleasant yesterday in 45 degrees.
Thanks Next

Followed the Rabbit today, but recognized a few trolls at the same time. On our return we had enough information to find the troll in his home.
We felt it was a pity that this cache didn't form a return to match the rabbit.
Nice multi though.
Thanks, Robmc.

Found @ 3.25pm with the help of G & D.
TNLN... nice ride on a sunny day!! TFTC

Beautiful ride - perfect 25 degree day for it too!
Fun - quite easy clues
TNLN
TFTC

Found by edmil (maddie was still at work). I have done this track so many times before on my bike and only just last week I walked right over this cache. I decided that while maddie was at work I would go out and do a few before she got home. Thanks for the cache TNLN

Coin drop

I cannot believe that we walked over this bridge half a dozen times without realising that a troll lived below. So today we dropped in for a visit and paid our dues. Must admit we only did this one cause the rain had set in by now and we did not want to get any wetter than we were before. The log is very MOIST even though the cache is in a dry area.
TNLN, SL @ 1735 hrs. Thanks Next!

Found at 15:30hrs

I have crossed this bridge so many times without paying the toll...

I thought it was time I stopped and paid up!

The cache was a little damp, I dried it out as best I could and made sure the lid was on correctly.

TNLN signed the damp log

Thanks...

Took the short cut as the bike was still back at home. Quick find at GZ

Thanks

Luck Dogs Crew

I must confess that I shortcutted this one though I did do WPs 1 & 2 some 6 mths ago. A few dog walkers about but not much else at 8am this morning. Thanks Next

I confess that I took the short cut to this one. It was getting dark and I had forgotten the torch was my excuse! It does look like a lovely cycling track though. The cache was found easily with the area being very quiet at the time. TNLN Thanks Next!

Found @ 18:55. Did this one over two evenings in conjuction with Rabbitto's Ride. It was a little cold tonight so not many muggles around so an easy grab in the end. Thanks for the ride. TNLNSL

Found in conjunction with Rabbito's Ride. Great day for a bike ride along a track I knew well as a kid. TNLN. Thanks Next.

Found this one bright and early this morning.

TNLN,

Thanks Next!

Found this today to pick up the South African Geocoin will do the complete activity when it is a little warmer, along with the rabbits ride. Three muggle kids were swinging on a rope over the creek nearby but I was out of sight accessing the cache, Thanks Next!, took Geocoin, left Tricep--(Dinosaur).
Geocoin is "South African Geocoin 310" has it been tracked if so how do I add to the log?

[This entry was edited by Tank47 on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 3:56:13 PM.]

Found @ 16:14. It's fun being a Troll, Came out from under and scared some poor quite muggle half to death. He He He.
In South Africian Geocoin 310 Out Car.

First of seven finds for the day. The early bird catches the worm, and the early cacher gets the advantage. When this cache was first published I noticed that the final coordinates had been inadvertently published as well. I noted them down and hence saved myself a few minutes this morning. I was to meet acts2youthgroup at 1000 and still had another Next! cache to log after this one, so I was glad of the short cut. I found it at 0940. Thanks to Next! for the cache.

IN: Toy car
OUT: Rubber shaped like a toy car

Late log... found with Muzza.

I've been along parts of this track for another cache some time ago. Alan-san and myself did this one together on what turned out to be a lovely autumn day. There were a couple of muggles near GZ when we arrived, but they soon took off. A short time later we had the cache in hand. Thanks for the cache.

Once again we knew the area around WPT1 well as we do two fireworks displays here a year. We really enjoyed travelling around collecting the clues thinking how much work you have put into the locations and writing the stories attached to each WPT. We should have taken a bike if it only takes 1/2 hour as it took us just over an hour by car.
With all the information in hand we headed for GZ for a relatively quick find.
Took TB Demokrit
Thanks Next for another enjoyable cache.

Found by Mary & David at 1210. A very entertaining cache. Arrived at the final troll's lair just after the postie roared across on his little motorbike. Still, the troll seemed unperturbed, and revealed himself readily. Took nothing, but left TB 'Demokrit' to spend some time learning about trolls. Our thanks to Next!

Ninth of ten caches for the day found at 19:45. Well this was fun doing the cache in the dark, I was sure I would be troll dinner. Thanks for the cache.

Found by Bob at 1635

This was a case of deja vu, case of deja vu, case of deja vu!!! After a bit of a ride around revisiting a number of spots that I'd already visited on another occasion (plus a couple of new ones - to be fair), I eventually made it to the final GZ and located the cache.

TNLN

Thanks Next! - but I hope noone decides to do a 3rd version

G'day Next!,

I did a quick log in this morning to find a new cache with the word "Rowville" in the name which got my interest straight away. On looking at it closely, the first paragraph looked very, very familiar. This made me look at the starting point - even more familiar. As we are also really, really familiar with the area in general, the name of the cache then told me exactly where the cache would be located. We only had 10 minutes spare before we went out so we swung straight to GZ and picked up the cache for a FTF at 8:35am. For something eerie, check out GCHNX8. Great minds etc etc. Congratulations on your first cache placement and thanks for a very amusing (though short) hunt, which probably won't be duplicated.

Regards,

D,H & H B-A

Found alot of interesting trolls houses along the journey on this one.Many marks ,calculations ,counting and bike riders around .We found one of the best bmx tracks at 7 th waypoint we didnt know was there.Finally after all the backstreet treking got to the final cache location and troll habitat.Logged at 9.00 am .,took sun keyring,put in large eraser and enjoyed the Rowville cross-country trail ,.thanks to Next !

Found at 7.40pm GAFF1. Looks like we are the only ones so far to have done all of the WPT's listed to the final cache! There appears to have been some earlier information that eliminated much if not all of the preamble. Still we enjoyed working out how to get to each WPT by car, even mucking up one calc and ending up 1.5 kms north of where we should have been. After finding the cache, we met up with the Coffee clan and ended up having a good long talk about caching, GPS's, tyres, trips etc, etc - a nice way to end the evening. Thanks Next! on an entertaining cache. Took: Lady figurine, Left: Geocaching sticker.
ps - looks like the instructions on the cache page have been duplicated.

We were on our way home and while looking over the cache notes we noticed something was very clear as to the final location of this cache. We decided a short detour on the way to home was in order and in no time we arrived at the cache location.
We parked the Hilux nest to a familiar Patrol and on our way to the GZ we met up with Pprass who was returning from the GZ. Pprass decided to join us back to the GZ and we chatted while myself and Luke found the cache.
After returning to the vehicles we spent some time talking about Geocaching, tyres, trips and we were shown a very impressive Tom Tom navigation system.
Many thanks Next! For a interesting cache in a familiar area of my working day and thanks to Pprass for a enjoyable finish to the day.
Regards Mr.Coffee and the “Honey I think we need a couple of new GPS units†Clan.

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