Logs for Dashing Dog Mac 

Coordinates changed from:S 38 33.308 E 143 56.830Coordinates changed to:S 38 33.311 E 143 56.831Distance from original: 18.8 feet or 5.7 meters.Replacement cache for Sounds of Silence (thanks Geoff) 

I will be there with Madam Dash and Dashing Dog Jock, subject to Madam Dash’s successful recovery from a back operation in June. 

Gerry and Carol Dekievit will also be at this event. They were members of the winning team (Dashing Dog Mac) at the original event. 

Coordinates changed from:
S 36° 38.780 E 145° 01.610

Coordinates changed to:
S 36° 38.780 E 145° 01.640

Distance from original: 146.4 feet or 44.6 meters.
The sign containing the first clue had been removed but has now been replaced. The starting coordinates need to be adjusted as the original starting point was inside the fenced property. This new starting point is at the edge of the car park. 

I made a special trip to Whroo, a place that I love to visit, because I had received a report that the sign containing the starting clue had been removed. When I arrived at the initial coordinates I found that the old sign had been restored and the original clue (the year the Presbyterian Church was built) was back in place. I then checked all of the computations and all were accurate.
One note of caution: the mosquitoes were out in force following the recent rains, so repellant and/or protective clothing is recommended.
Dashing Dog Mac 

Maintenance was successfully carried out on Sunday 11th January 2015. This cache has always been a Traditional Cache but it has had a multi-cache form, with clues destroyed by subsequent bushfires.
It is now a Traditional Cache in traditional form. The container has been replaced and new contents provided.
I hope that you all enjoy the Barbecue Area near the Car Park after finding the cache. 

Along with gmj3191 I continued on the Easter Monday city trek and found this cache on the return loop from the city to the MCG. It was great to find this tribute to "Weary" Dunlop on the weekend before the Anzac Day festivities. 

On Easter Monday I went for a city walk before the AFL clash between Hawthorn and Geelong. This cache was well-hidden but not too difficult to find.
TFTC, LNTN ... 

Checked this cache at the request of gmj3191. Found it on 11th January. TNLN, but the view from the lookout was great, and the relatives travelling with us were delighted. Happy to oblige, Geoff. Regards, Dashing Dog Mac. 

Tram 2024 was boarded by my wife Trish (aka Madam Dash) on Remembrance Day earlier this week. She caught up with the tram after missing her train stop at Richmond and then continuing to Flinders Street station. She boarded the tram (going in the wrong direction) at the corner of Flinders St and Swanston St (Stop 5). The location was S37° 49.054'S E144° 58.021'. GeoffJ3191 has already reported our visit with his wife Pam on 15/11/2008, but Trish could not make it. She had a French Conversation Class, and on the way home she had to catch a tram. Guess what ... it was Number 2024. This was getting spooky. Trish purchased a two-hour ticket, as I had told her that the Serial Number is printed on these on other trams that I use every day to get to work. Sure enough, the magic numbers were printed there for all to see. So today, after our BBQ birthday celebrations for the original Dashing Dog Mac (the West Highland White Terrier), we went to the cache with our daughter Christine and deposited the two-hour ticket. We did not take any of the items, but we recorded our visit in the logbook. This has been a great journey. Thanks Biggles Bear, we have been tram-spotting for the past two months and are probably now hooked.
 

This was our second visit here in an effort to find a suitable place near Melbourne to send Taz the Tasmanian travel bug on his journey. The first time the gate to the car park was padlocked as it was after 7.00pm. Today it was still padlocked as it was Saturday - according to a bicycle-rider with his child and dog. The trick is to ignore the padlocks and squeeze throught the gates, or even better walk through the bicycle track entry then walk around the gate to the car park and onwards to the cache. The views of Melbourne are magnificent, and we could see the parachutists and the Australian Flag flying over the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park. This was a great spot for Taz (even though a bit squeezy) as it was close to the city and well worth the visit. The park is new and will keep developing until it is a terrific addition to the city of Melbourne. To make room for Taz in the small container, we took some Eau de Toilette and a set of erasers, and left Taz and a box of matches from the Hyatt Hotel.
Thanks Maccamob for a great cache.

[last edit: 3/8/2003 2:48:43 AM PST] 

Thanks to some timely assistance from Team Frogger, we found this cache on Sunday 23/2/2003. We were determined to find the elusive white bucket because it contained the travel bug Taz, who had started his journey in Tasmania and had stalled at this beautiful beach-side cache, probably because he was close to his homeland Tasmania and was pining for his original family, Horus (the Irrepressible), Bastet (Dashing Dog Doc), the Caching Kid and Little Bastet. Duty called and Taz had to continue his journey. Our first attempt at the cache was on Saturday 22/2/2003 with Dashing Dog Mac, his Mum and his Grandparents. This was not a viable attempt as we had to leave the Grandparents with the car while we trekked over seemingly endless sand dunes only to find that dashing (or other) dogs were not welcome because of the sensitive area (nesting birds, etc). Coming in from the west was not a good idea either, as the clue was more relevant to coming from the east. As the dog was restrained at the other end of the beach, and the inlaws were waiting in the hot sun, we withdrew after a cursory search for the cache. This was serious, so we contacted Team Frogger to confirm that the cache was probably still there, and made a return journey the next day. We made an approach from 2kms to the east and found it. We also found a much closer access across the dunes which would be very difficult to discover from the road side of the national park, but any future visitors should try Alison Avenue and look for a tiny gated access track through the bush over the dunes about 500 metres from the cache. Found it easily and with much satisfaction this time minus the dog and the inlaws. This is a beautiful place with much to commend it - ocean views, wild weather, conservation values, peace and serenity and nesting hooded plovers (no dogs).

Thanks Team Frogger. We took Taz (of course) and a metal keyring, leaving a Jeffrey Archer book on tape (Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less - thanks GeoffJ3191) and a box of fancy coloured paper fasteners.


[last edit: 2/24/2003 1:38:46 AM PST]
 

Alas! The Royal Park Stash (re-invented)is no more. The Dashing Dog Mac found the indentation at the appointed spot within 1 metre of zero but there was no container. This was a serious problem as we had dropped in early Christmas morning to pick up the Travel Bug (Deadly Duck: Anger) and take him with us on our holiday trip. Many potential geocaches beckoned, but now we will have to go alone. Sorry Geoff, it was a good idea but it is not to be. Thanks for persevering.
Regards,
Dashing Dog Mac and family
 

After a very comfortable night at a local dog-friendly cottage and following breakfast in the historic township, we found this cache with little difficulty. The views of the surrounding area were magnificent and Mac enjoyed (?) the walk up the steps to the viewing platform (see photo). Took a matchbox Ford V8 Supercar and left a stuffed echidna from the Papal Managerie.
Thanks for the whole weekend - this is a great part of Victoria.


[last edit: 9/14/2002 4:54:33 AM PST] 

At around 4.00pm we approached the cache location from the East, through Glenmore in a beautiful valley North of the Brisbane Ranges. There was a very steep (but sealed) road up to the ridge where the cache was cunningly concealed. Dashing Dog Mac sniffed around for about 15 minutes within 3 metres of the cache and for his efforts he picked up a large number of burrs, making him look more like a merino sheep than a white wombat.
While he rock-hopped, Trish and I gazed with admiration at the magnificent vista down the valley - Nomads certainly picked a great spot for a cache. There were no eagles, but some young men had three radio-controlled gliders aloft, and they turned on quite a performance.
We took the Jeffrey Archer audio tape and left a small blue SMS M&T Stress Ball in the shape of a football.
Thanks again for the great panorama - it is well worth the trip.
Ian, Patrizia and Mac 

This cache was an initiation for the new Subaru Outback - although on arrival at the ultimate destination a group of people in a family sedan already had the pick of the parking spots.
I had decided to introduce my Italian in-laws to GeoCaching and we started with an excellent lunch at the Mansfield Hotel - roaring log fire, wind howling outside, tender steaks and red wine. After lunch we checked the first step in the cache hunt. This was the monument outside the pub, and to my horror it was dedicated to the police who had been murdered by the Kelly Gang in 1878.
Welcome to the Kelly family, Liliana and Renato.
After the initial embarrassment and explanations of Australian history, we recorded the clues in the GPS and took off for the Papal Managerie. The terrain was typically Australian, with gates to open and close, and Private Property signs to be circumvented.
Thanks again to gmj3191 for taking us to such a great location, challenging access roads, beautiful scenery and magnificent views. My father-in-law Renato found the cache and was photographed with Dashing Dog Mac, swapping a stuffed Guide Dog Puppy for a stuffed Echidna (Mac thought that was very appropriate).
Thanks from Ian and Patrizia Kelly, Liliana and Renato Lori, and Dashing Dog Mac.

[last edit: 7/8/2002 7:41:28 PM PST]
 

We all had a terrific day, thanks to a great location and brilliant organisation by Mark, Darren, Mike and Betty. The hard work and meticulous planning certainly paid off, and the presentation ceremony and the awards donated by Garmin and Magellan were the icing on the cake. Let us hope that this event can become an annual blockbuster fixture on the Victorian GeoCaching calendar.
Thanks for the great day out,
Dashing Dog Mac, Wonder Dog Rex, Ian, Patrizia, Gerry and Carol.

[last edit: 6/23/2002 3:49:50 PM PST] 

Dashing Dog Mac will be coming (at about 11.30am), along with Wonder Dog Rex and four adults - Ian, Patrizia, Gerry and Carol. No children (all grown up). Looking forward to meeting all the other GeoCachers. 

Thanks Biggles Bear - not only was the cache where it should have been, but we have learnt a little bit more about Melbourne's heritage. The rock was essential to access the cache, and it appears that the lid has come apart from the container - some water is getting in. It will take someone taller than me to reach into the hollow in the tree and retrieve the lid. The items are well-protected in plastic bags. Took the SES fridge magnet and left a small pink mirror picked up around the bend.
Thanks again - Dashing Dog Mac.

[last edit: 4/28/2002 2:57:53 AM PST]

 

Dashing Dog Mac went to this ingenious Cache site so that he would be visible to the known universe. Unfortunately he is only a small white blob in the attached photo from the WebCam. There was a very pleasant walk through a coastal reserve to the site - thanks to Patrizia for operating the other end of the phone and recording this for posterity.

[last edit: 4/26/2002 11:49:05 PM PST]
 

It is far better to visit this site in the morning as the afternoon sun gives the impression that it is evening after about 3.00pm. The small silhouette is that of Dashing Dog Mac. Dogs are allowed on this beach off a leash before 10.00am and after 3.00pm, so this is a very civilised location.
 

On Sunday morning in drizzling rain we braved the wilds of this inner urban parkland. The clues were of interest and took us to places we had not previously seen. We had with us two friends, Gerry and Carol, and their very own Wonder Dog Rex (see photos). This was their first experience of geocaching, or in fact geodashing in any form, so it was fascinating to watch as their understanding developed. Patrizia led us all, including Dashing Dog Mac, with the GPS to the cache location and Carol discovered it in its secret hiding place.
We completed the log book, taking the small pink mirror and leaving a brand new liquid paper correction pen, which may be useful when someone needs to alter a hastily scribbled note in the log book provided.
Ian and Patrizia Kelly (and Mac). 

We arrived at the cache without too much difficulty at about 4.15pm - we must have just missed Muzza. We did meet a local lady walking her large black dog (Mac was most impressed) and after her initial amazement at what we were doing in her backyard, showed much interest and gave us the full historical background of the site and the local area. Very interesting. The cache is in a wonderful location in suburban Melbourne - once you are in it you could believe that you are in a pristine Australian bush setting. Very peaceful, secluded, idyllic.
Being a Kelly, I took the Ned Kelly pin and left a small aromatic cigar (still wrapped in cellophane). Someone may enjoy it with a glass of port one day.
Ian and Patrizia Kelly (and Dashing Dog Mac).

[last edit: 4/22/2002 5:15:09 AM PST] 

On Sunday we spent a very enjoyable few hours following the clues and solving the Winnie the Pooh riddles with our Dashing Dog Mac. The sun was shining and Autumn in Melbourne is really beautiful. We were getting close to one of the clues and were down on our hands and knees with Mac when two friends that we had not seen for 12 months descended on us and asked what was going on. So now Ron and Moira have been initiated into the world of GeoCaching as they completed the visit with us. Thank you for the inspiration for this morning in this wonderful part of Melbourne. 

I found this cache on a beautiful sunny Sunday accompanied by my wife Patrizia and my faithful dashing dog Mac. It was located in an exotic bushland setting in suburban Melbourne. The clues were suitably cryptic and the cache was well-hidden, but soon gave up its contents.
Being an ardent North Melbourne supporter, I picked up the Kangaroo Pin. In return I placed a small soft toy bear belonging to my daughter. She kindly gave it up so it could undertake the adventure of its life. Around its neck it bears the inscription MY NAME IS CARABAT 2. PLEASE TAKE ME NORTH FOR THE WINTER. We photographed the cache before replacing it and bade our bear farewell. We hope it reaches Cape York or Darwin eventually. This was an excellent cache in a city location. 

This is a belated post as it was my first Geocache on a long day with gmj3191 15 years ago when we reached one Confluence, one Dashpoint and one Geocache, all for my first time. Since then I have only made 21 Geocache finds, but one has been in Sicily and 3 in Tuscany so I have great memories, plus all the regular notifications from Geocachers across the globe.